The New York herald., 1869-01-26

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Average temperature. .........................3 32z
Average temperature on Sunday. 42H
! FIRE IN NINTH AvESuE.-At forty minutes after
three yesterday afternoon fire broke out in an old
stone building belonging to the carman estate, cor
her OF i52d street and Ninth II was totally
destroyed and was not insured. Loss about $1.to0.
| PRiNrERs' SrRIKg.-The book and Job compositors
belonging to Typographical Union No. yesterday
made demand on their employers for en- increase
on their wages. large number OF Offices acceded
| TO tue demands Of the printers, aud some as was
| expected, refused.
| FATAL RAILROAD AccIDENT.--John Frost, Ger
man, and forty-ttve years OF age, was run over a
| few days ago on the corner Of Water and Oliver
| streets by a Second avenue car. lie sustained
compound fracture OF the leg and thigh and linger-
cd at Bellevue Hospital until Yesterday, when death
| ensucd. Coroner Rollins Will hold an inquest to-
| day.
| BOARD or ExoIsE.--A session OF the Excise poard
| was held yesterday, when tho licenses OF Grady
| Derinoay, NO. 81 West Broadway Jacob Decker No.
| e5 West Broadway, we're revoked, and the hearing
OF the charges against Co,leib Lctz No. To Duane
1 street; Andrew Jurlock seventh street. and John
SherIcn 40 70 tnnce street. were indefinitely post
| ponci the licenses OF Christopher Ross, 40. pa
! Cherry Street, ana Hermann kusser, 10. i13 Lewis
| street, were not revoked.
| CcoULTamos OF REsULUs.-At ten minutes after
four O'Clock on the morning Of The seth Instant and
following the eclipse at thlrty-swo minutcs after
seven O'Clock the evening Of the 2sta, tie moon
VIII pass te well known lunar star OF the 1lst
mGgn,iuae Regaus, III the sign OF Leo. TIE moon
| at thrtytwo minutes alter ten O'Clock on the even
/ ing OF tic 25lA. wncn tins Brilliant star Wln be
| plainly visible near IT on the cast.
! nasoNic.-AlDna Chapter No. /, Order OF the
/ Eastern ltaf, commenced their work OF initiation
yesterday 1t their chapter rooms 5ol broadway ac-
cordDg TO ritual prepared by II. W. Robert Iacoy,
National Grand Secretary The work was exceed
ingiy pretty and well done by the ladies, the
& - r prasns y ri me eersss rass
| OF tic Eastern star on about lso laa.cs-Wives,
motheTs, widows. sisters and daughters OF Masons
| IN Iecunseh Lodge, no. 2o7. Alter the degrees
! ball and supper took place, and all were much
| pleased with the entertainment
/ pJlLIc ADMINISTRATORS OFrIoE.--The annual re-
port OF the Plbc Administrator to the Beard OF Al
dermen shows that daring the past year the amount
received from the estates ofintesates was s4d65 a.
Of which sj2lsg 20 have been disbursed to the
, proper parties, and that S6,4cl 10 have been
| paid into the city treasury on account OF
estates for which no claimants appeared.
Tho o,llce expenditures during the year amounted
TO s4,o-5, 10 cisct which 500 were received for
storage aud slli2 from commissions on the settle
ncnt OF esates leaving balance due OF $3.50, for
which amount an appropriation by the Common
| Council Is asked.
SHORT SUPPLY or WArER.--Down town residents
complained very much yesterday about the no.-sup-
ply OF Cro:on water. The lack OF the indispensable
luid Is explained Ly the fact that stop-cock
broken and cannot yet be raised, and also that o
break exists in the pipe In the twenty inch line on
| First avenue. In consequence OF these accidents
piled Win water. WorImen were st once des-
| Patched 10 remedy the evil and yesterday afternoon
connection was made with the large main ia Fifty
! seventh street, between Lexington and Th,gd ave-
nGcs, when caused partial supply. IL Is expected
that todas the breaks VIII be repaired and that the
| wafer VIII run as usual.
FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE BAY.-lesterday morn.
| ing "a the tug Hercules, belonging to the Pacific
! Steamship Company, was rounding the Battery,
| having Ia Tow large marine derrick, small
| boat from the British ship Yarmouth con-
tanning Captain Osborn vito and sister-inaw Miss
HThite) and two seamen, attempted to pass before
| tls tag. Cnfortunajey tine selnicn miscalcuiated
the distance, and aIdiDg coiisioa inevitable,
ieaped into the water The boat was struck annd-
the water. Captain Osborn and wife ciung 10 part
II the boat until rescued BY tie Of the Her
eues but Miss White Was struck " The bow q the
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SUDDEN prATns.--Coroner sctirrcr held an a.
quest yesterday q. 10. lel Greene srett over the re-
mains or Mas Jennie Wilson, aged twenty-five aud
natige Of New York state, who died suddenly yes.
| terday from heart disease. Deceased was under
| ball 10 answer Charge OK graad lnccly.
| An inquest was held yesterday BY Coroner schir-
! mer over Tie rema.nf OF paErcS Wla,en aged ;wen-
/ ty-fcur ana native OF Ireland, whoss death was
! iGe result OF excesslve iatemperance. Deceased
! was Knocked down recently in quarrel, but tho
4 physclnr- could tn1 no trace OF Srfh Injuries.
/ Coroner Rollins wGs notified yesterday To ,,olI In
Hssd tSry who WI soaisdfs The p peafsn'isfs SSisr
Sa s saaen sas Il sss sas Gsec os os
! SALE OF BooKs.-A choice assortment OF theoio-
gical and miscellaneous works, from the private IL
hrary OF the Ees. W. L. Johnson, rector Of Grace
c.urcb Jamaica, L. T., disposed OF last evening
by Mcssrs. Lcevtt strebeish b Co., at the Clinton
| Eall salestooms. Tie attendance was fair but the
bidding was exceedingly tame ami prices ruled re-
marsablylow. "hacSstone's commentaries,' i2mo
| sheep. lioe, brought y cents per volume; Bowcis
"sistory q tue ropesr tto calf l7is, so cents per
volumes th,rty-fuur volumes of tho "prltsh Cri:icr
from 1851 TO is45 inclusive. syo ha caif 81 each;
! thirteen volumes OF The "Brnsl poelsr $40. calf
| Wars,n imperial svo, fall turkey morocco. oxtra
e ,;.,;s sascs - s, sssy aag copy, t2s; sntasls
SAINTS War Against the pcvn,' folio cal. 1902
Sc 10; 'lIal!an's Complete wcrSsn 10 vols syo haf
salt s, q eaca 10Y sibls rroasely illusratcd
vols, imperial $40, calf lies ss s0 DSle 10 Arabic
language larc, csl Is; ihc POPE PEN NOT y, An st
ta.st' Y Bishop Hopkins, i2ao, cloth. salt, 20
| cents.
MYSTERIOUS DEarH OF Nreso wouav--Coroner
Eecnan yesterday commenced certain Investigations
Regarding the death OF rhebe r. Lyon, an unmarried
cclorcd woman aged thirty, which event took place
on Saturday very suddenly and under suspicious
circumstances. u appears that the deceased
woman had been FOR the past ten years supioye ~
COOK u the family OF James COW doing Business 81
| No. la6 b0wery, and had been IN for feyeyBi Weeks
| when she was attended BY Dr. Belcher, OF Twenty.
| first street. sho subsequently visited sister In
Rye, West.hoster county aud on Friday last was,
committed :? the care Of tie sexton OF
and lion sttects. VINO lvcs in the basement
\ of the building. Here she seemed TO endure
great physical pain, though no medical old
was summoned 10 her relief. ON saturday she be-
came 80 much worse that death ersued ON that day
IN q very sudden manner. Despite the non-attend.
ance Oft physician at the bedside certificate was OBJ
tanned from midwife named Mrs. A. Barnett OF l42
East Thrty-hfh street, who gave ovarian dropsy Is
the immediate cause OF death. burial permit Was
granted by the Board OF Hcalth upon this certia.
cate, and the funeral OF deceased would nave
taken place yesterday had not the relatives
| suddenly become aware OF phebe's death, when
they called In the Coroner. The deceased was 70
have been Inferred at woodlawn Cemetery! ent COT;