The New York herald., 1869-08-03

FREAK OF A STANDARDIZATION Thompson.
living IN rear Of SO Msdougal street, early yesterday
morning, while asleep rolled or walked on the roof
OF his dwelling and was severely injured lnternaiy.
DR.. ArmstrOng Of the Central 0ffee ordered DIM 10
Bellevue Hospital.
DRFRAUDIN0 TIE REvENUE.-Ten empty whiskey
barrels were yesterday seized by Deputy Collector
wheaton OF Collector Bailey's ONCE, which had the
tax paid stamps. These barrels were on the way TO
Philadelphia to be refed and aid IN clearing the
contents frOm the payment or the internal revenue
tax.
The ENVELOPE SwINDLE AGAIN.-Marshal T0oker
heard yesterday morning another Of those cases of
fraud by means OF the envelope game" which are
becoming OF daily occurrence The complainant,
Henry STORM OF buchanan, Mich, came 10 the city
on Saturday mornlng asst, and before he had been
here one hour entered an 011ce on West street and
was there swlnded out OF the sum OF forty dollars
An oilicer was sent and the money refunded.
SINGULAR AND FATAL AccIDEST.-John Kelly,
labOrer In the employ Of the Nicolson Wood Pave
ment Company on board their beat, at the foot Of
East Fourteenth street, where the blocks Tor their
pavement are made, was knocked down yesterday
hc % ng & ooek S s s oa sveyey e Uhe o.
tured Death ensued soon after the occurrence.
Coroner kee an ned an inquest and obtained
verdict OF accidental death.
DEATH FROM BUENs.-An inquest was held yester-
day py Keenan, on the body OF Mrs. Caroline
Herftenbelt, who was fatally injured on Sunday at
264 West Houston street by the explosion OF some
Kerosene oil she incautiOuaiy poured over lire. As
Inc case was Clear one the jury rendered verdict
Of accidental death, recommending That the author
tiles investigate the quality of oil sold IN this city Tor
domestic use. Mrs. herltenbeit was native vi
Germany aged twenty-five years.
GALLANT RESCUE FROM DRowNING.-Last night
about ten O'CLOCK as the ferryboat Mlneoa, OF the
Fulton ferry, was approaching the bridge on the
Brooklyn side and all apparently made fast, lady,
Mrs. Charles F. Smith, Of No, 20 Huntington street,
Brooklyn, accidentally stepped overheard. Simul.
tane0us with her frgh1u screams As sac struck the
water young mau, Michael Luely, OF No. Hudson
avenue, same CITY, who witnessed the occurrence,
Immediately climbed down between the boat and
bridge and, fortunately, by means OF rope aud
LADDER, nObly rescued her from terrible death.
SHARKS CAPTURED IN THE EAST RIvER.-Yester-
day forenoon four sharks, averaging 500 pounds
each, were captured In the East river, or Fulton
Market slip Their sharkships were safely taken to
shore, where they excited the curiosity OF large
crowd OF persons. The assembage at one time Was
a rope along the strnepiece OF the dock While the
crowd was pressing the rope mschievous leilow
cut 1t, and preclpitated about half dozen well
dressed chaps into the water 10 the delight OF those
VINO witnessed the affair.
HEBREW BENEVOLENT AND ORPHAN AsYLUM.-
The managers Of this institution, located the
ner Of Third avenue ana Seventy-seventh street,
have Just published their fortysixth annual report.
There are now in the asylum 1853 inmates OF whom
ll3 are boys and As girls The funds received In the
last year from all sources amounted to 81 6,69l lS
and the expenditures to S54, 69 02, which includes
Sl1, ,O53 IS paid for steam.heating apparatus and
other Improvements The permanent Iund amounts
to s45,65 ~ In order 70 teach SUCH children, as
shall not be otherwise suitably provided for trade
the bung owned by the society IN Seventy-sixth
street is to be arranged as workshop where they
can practlse various mechanical emplo yments,
which would seem o most excellent and iudiclous
step.
The NEW YORK JUVENILE AsyLUM.-The agent OF
this institution lett for the West yesterday with
thirty.one ooys and girls in charge who go to live
| with the farmers Of Illinois, to whom they are
| indentured until Of age. The indentures require
! employers TO give the children a good common
school education and TO pay DOys 5000 when twenty
one years age and girls fifty dollars when eigheer
years Old, and to furnish them complete outfit o.
clothing. Great care Is taken by the directors
the asylum to find good homes and to see that the
terms OF indenture are faithfully carried OUT and
Tor this purpose two agents are constantly employed
In the State Of Illinois to which state the asylum
| cOnnnes It's work Of ndenturing children.
The FORT WASHINGTON RAILROAD ACCIDENT
Coroner keenan, commenced an inquest yesterday
| in the case Of Edward Lefere, the man who was
suddenly killed on Saturday by being run over by
Hudson River express train in Washington cut, as
already reported in the HERALD. Only one witness
was examined yesterday, when John DOran
Issa tas cut near 0 Mannatanviie viii testified that as
the through freight train passed him. at seven A. NJ.
| he saw two men passing through the cut, Hearing
ne sgnaed to the men to stand close to the aide OF
| the cut. One OF them TOOK heed and did So the
| other one continuing on the track. As the train
| came up the locomotive struck him and threw HIM
against the walls causing severe injuries. The other
man caught up by the cow-catcher, carried over
| 200 yards and then dashed beneath the wheels
| being instantly killed. Nothing more being at hand
N the shape Of evidence the Coroner indefinitely
| adjourned the further examination in the case.
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