The New York herald., 1869-09-06

Average temperature Tor corresponding date last
year.
SERIOUS FALL.-At one O'CLOCK yesterday Mar
garet staus. aged three aud half years, residing
at No. "a Forsyth street. fell from the third story
Injured y w ' ~
AFFRAY IN OAK STREEr.-Durng an anray be.
tween Philip Riley. OF No. 36 Oak street, and some
person unknown at haf-past ten O'Clock last night
the former was cut In the arm with knife. His
wound was dressed by police surgeon, after which
he went home.
RECOVERY OF STOLEN PRoPERrY.-The Sixth
police precinct reports that Sergeant O'Brten Of the
harbor police, while cruising in the bay early yes.
terday morning boarded canal boat and there
found two barrels OF sugar. valued at iorty-two dol
lars, which none OF the hands would claim as their
property nor explain how 1t came aboard the craft
The property was consequently taken to the police
boat to be turned over TO the property CLERK at the
Central Oalce.
THE PARK METEOROLOGICAL RECoRD.-The report
of the Park meteorological Department for the week
ending September 4, 1869, shows the following at
mospherc conditions during that perod:-Barome-
ter-Mean, 30 ia inches: maximum at nine p. NJ.
September 3, 30.2S2 inches; minimum at seven A.
NJ. August 20, 29.9o2 inches; range, $50 inch.
ThermOmeter-Mean, 63.O1 degrees; maximum at
four p. M. August 20, 50 degrees; minimum at five
A. M. september l, SO degrees; range, 80 degrees.
No rain during the week.
FOUND IN THE WATER. The body of an unknown
man, apparently about forty years Of age. was found
fast. The remains were subsequently removed to
the Morgue for inquisition by Coroner Rollins.
Yesterday afternoon about one O'Clock S., tne Ing re-
was found floating in the dock just or pier 26 East
river. Deceased was OF about medium size and
collar and gaiter shoes. The body evidently had
been in the water for week or two.
WINNECKE's CoMEr.-This comet was first seen
by M. Pons at Marseies in the year 1919. 1t was
again discovered in 1858 by Dr. Winnecke at Bonn.
1t is faint telescope comet moving In an elliptic
orbit and is not readily found at each return to
peroheOn. Its perodi is 5.541O0 years. Its present
position is In the sign Of Taurus, about fifteen de-
south % Of the sr o seyn 9
q right ascension for September OF hours 50n
minutes and north decnaton seven degrees fifty
nine minutes Its motion IS direct. or from vest TO
east There is no danger Of any collision with the
EARTH
LOSSES BY FIRE FOR AUGUsT.-The Fire Marshal's
report for the month OF August shows that during
that period there GA fires In the city, OF which
number were caused by kerosene, 10 by careless.
ness, by spontaneous combustion and by
children playing with matches. There were q
fires. in which the loss was between $4,000 and
between 500 and $1,000, 10 less than s1OO
each and 90 in which there were no losses. The
total loss buildings was S22 200; insurance,
$4,000. Loss on stock, $4,000; insurance on the
same s216 200. Total loss $4,000; total Insurance.
ssi5, zoo. The losses for the corresponding month
were 26 fires in Brooklyn during August, 1862 Total
loss on buildings, s29, $50; insurance, $3.50 Total
loss on STOCK S39 400 insurance. SIS, 500. Total loss
on stock and buildings s6Ss5O insurance, S37,350.
SUDDEN DEATH IN PARK Row.-About eight
O'Clock yesterday morning Mr.. Levi W. Barnes, a
gentleman twenty-eight years Of age, who had been
stopping at the Dey Street House, entered the res
taurant No. 13 Park Row and called for cup Of
cofee and few minutes subsequently directed that
his cup be filled again. which was done. He then
ordered glass OF water. and while drinking It
sank forward, resting his head on the
counter. Shortly afterwards the proprietor
OF the place believing that Mr. Barnes had fallen
asleep endeavored to arouse him. and TO his asonis
ment found ne was dead. The Second precinct po-
ceased to the Beekman street police station, when
coroner Rollins was notified. The body, by bis order,
was removed to the Morgue, where DR.. John Beach
will make q pOst-mortem examination. Deceased,
who had recently returned from dubuque, Iowa,
was to leave for Boston by the next train TO JOIN his
family. II Is believed disease OF the heart was the
cause Of death.