The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-05
NEWBURG.

CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES ON NATURALIZATION
FRAUDs.-A subcommittee OF the Congressional
committee charged with investigating the alleged
naturalization frauds are at work taking testimony
IN this county There e great excitement In conse-
quencc among the politicians.
ISLANDER SUrT-Arba Cosman CIRCULATED the
report that David Agnew had stolen various tools
nsed In blacksmithing whereupon Agnew Institutes
legal proceedings against Cosman to recover S. 600
IN the SIM OF $4,000. The matter will be litgated
ut the next Circuit.
LEG BRoKEN.-On Friday night last Miss Catharine
Clark, elderly lady, fell into hole In the sidewalk
OF Ann street and one Of her legs broken above
held last evening, steps taken to compromise
with Miss Clark in relation to damages In order to
keep the case out OF the courts Judgment for 1000
damages against the city was recovered not long
since for q similar accident.
CoAsTING KILLED.-The Common Council recently
passed ordinance making 1t an offence punishable
by fine to coast the streets Of the city lying east
Of Dubois street. This action was found necessary
In consequence OF the numerous accidents resulting
from that sport. on wednesday evening, the 2stl
ult., three persons two boys and LADY, were IN
jured two OF them severely and the third lone OF the
boysl fatally. There Is considerable grunbling AZ
the action OF the Common Council.
NEwBURG BAY HORTICULTURAL SocIEry.--Yester-
day this society elected officers az follows for the
ensuing year:-President, Colonel o. s. Hathaway;
Vice Presidents. Rev. Dr. Forsyth II. Cornell; Secre-
tary L. w. Gardiner; Treasurer D. Smith; Directors.
Colonel w. G. II. sherman. O. 8. Jenkins. The
society IA four years old has membership OF 150
and IL prospecting financially. IL holds two grand
exhibitions OF fruits and howers-one In summer
aud the other in autumn OF each year.
PERus OF NAvrGArIoS.-For some weeks past a
large field Of ice, several hundred acres in extent
has noated up and down with the tide I'm front OF
this city, making the crossing difricut and some.
times dangerous for the ferryboat to Fishkill The
Ice has field OF operation OF about quarter Of q
mile, ana through this shifting "open passagev on
the north or SOUTH as the may be- the ferryboat
makes her way. On wednesday morning. while In
her slip on the Newburg side, the Ice started, and
she had Just time TO get out 10 escape being crushed
between the ice and the long wharf the slip being
open to the north.
CHRISTIAN CoSvESTroS.-During the revival sea-
son OF 1ss7-s 1000 persons experienced conversion
In Ulster county. The religious people OF Orange
hope to that large figure exceeded in this county
during the present season. Az tending TO effect
contamination 80 devoutly wished, the Young Mems
Christian Association have called christian Con-
ycntion for the county OF Orange. TO be held In
tins city on the sth, 9th and 10th instant.
Delegates are expected rom nearly all the
churches In the county. The New YORK Christian
Commission, at whose instance the Convention has
been called furnish the speakers, among whom are
Rev. stephen II. Tying. Jr., and Rev. Alfred G. Roe,
OF New York. time OF great spiritual profit "
looked for.
NEWS N STRENGTHENING the past eighteen months
scyenty-nve persons IN the Eleventh Congressional
district have saken the benefit Of the Bankrupt act
The police reports show that thrty-one arrests
were maze during the month OF January. In the
same period the city provided lodgings for seventy
three homeless persons.
Next month Newburg completes the fourth year OF
tts existence az city, lts expenditures for public
improvements during the four years amount to
sQ5eO0D.
Martin Teaney. charged with pcendiarism, has
been arrested and committed TO await the action OF
the Grand Jury.