The New York herald., 1869-03-15
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INFANT ScALDED TO DEATH.-Yesterday morning
infant daughter OF Mr.. Bates residing at No. 2a7
East Fortysixth street. died from scalds accidentally
received the night before. The coroner was notified
SHOT HIMsRLF.-About half.past twelve yesterday
morning William Wilson, young man residing at
No. 40 West Twenty first street. accidentally shot
himself through the hand while carelessly handling
pistol.
CHILD ACCIDENTALLY PoIsoNED.-Elen Mahoney,
an infant OF three years. died suddenly last evening,
at her parents residence No. 132k Seventh avenue
being poisoned by eating phosphorus paste The
coroner was notified to hold an inquest.
DEAD INFANT FOUND. yesterday morning. about
halfpast seven O'Clock, oficer Hasse OF the Seven
teenth precinct found lying the stoQp OF premises
No. "a Third street the remains OF still born infant,
which he conveyed TO the station house. Coroner
Rollins was notified to hold an inquest.
NAVIGATION ON THE CoNNECrIcUT RIvER.-vessels
are arriving here from Middletown and Hartford.
to-day, the City OF Hartford leaving Peck slip this
afternoon and the Granite State tomorrow. This Is
ABOUT eighty days earlier than last spring.
A HEAVY OVERLAND MArL-About seventy-nve
bags Of overland mail matter have just come through
and have been received by the Post once in this CITY,
The dates from the 4th to the 25th Of February and
embrace the heaviest overland mail ever received
here. The full force OF Post Office clerks was yester
day engaged In distributing the despatshes
SUDDEN DEATHs.-Alexander Wiley died at his
without medical attention. The coroner was notified
to hold an inquest. A woman named Edel Hartman
died suddenly yesterday morning at her residence,
No. 107 waverley place. Coroner Keenan, was notf-
fed to hold an inquest on the body. N&
CORoNERs INQUEsTs. Coroner Rollins held an
inquest at No. 136 Macdougal street over the re-
mains OF Hibbard Lubin man forty-hve years OF
age who died suddenly OF disease OF the heart. De-
ceased was a native OF the United States.
An inquest was Yesterday held by Coroner
Keenan,, az No. 99s Washington street, on the body
quite suddenly. Deceased is said to have been
somewhat intemperate IN her hablrs
The PARK METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.-The report
the week ending Saturday last shows that the
weekly mean Of the barometer 30056 inches. the
maximum at nine A. M. OF March being 30437.
The thermometrical mean for the week was 1921 de-
grees the maximum at three O'Clock p. M. OF March
Is being 52.5, and the minimum. at five A. M. OF the
7th, IL Degrees showing variation OF 36.05 degrees.
March TO- rain fell with duration OF over nineteen
hours and the amount OF water was LOG inches.
THE SURVEY OF UNSAFE BUILDINGs.-The building
known as Mllliman's Hail. located on the northeast
corner OF Seventh avenue and Twenty-slxth street,
having been reported in an unsafe condiSion, the
superintendent for the Survey and Inspection Of
Buildings. Mr.. James N. Macgregor, ordered sur.
vey TO be held on Friday, 18th inst The result Of
both streets found to have bulged out the third
and fourth floors to have settled nine inches and the
lintes OF the windows TO have cracked On the
same day survey was held on the two and . half
story brick front building In the rear Of No. 1872 y
Greene street, used as carpenter shop. The front
wall was found TO have bulged and cracked and the
chimneys to be In an unsafe condition.