The New York herald., 1869-04-09

Average corresponding day last year.. 39s1
ATTEMPTED ISCESDrARIsN.-On wednesday night
a. late hour the occupants OF No. 16l Perry street
discovered a fire In the hall. and calling officer
Doyle, OF the Ninth precinct, 1t was eXtinguished
The Incendary had carried IN sbavngs, and placing
them In corner applied match and made his es-
cape.
METB0Rs.-The heavens were unusually clear after
midnight on the sth. number OF meteors were
here and there shooting across the sky. These
seemed to emanate principally from the stars IN the
vicinity OF Alpha Lyrae. AT eleven minutes alter
midnight brilliant meteor Of a red color shot into
the atmosphere at a point ten degrees west of the
piane saturn anu moving towards the south SOUTH
west HORIZON soon disappeared leaving long tram
Of golden light.
THE UNITED STATES MAILS FOR EURoPE.-Ac-
cording TO arrangements made by the Postmaster
General the United states mails Tor Great Britain,
conveyed on Tuesdays by the Hamburg American
Steamship Company's steamers, will IN future he
landed at Ply mouth instead OF Southampton, thls
efecting saving OF several hours time. The steam
ers viii proceed from Plymouth to Cherbourg,
France, TO land the French mails and passengers for
France. The Hammonia. which Will sail April -,
will be the first steamer TO leave New York Tor Ply
mouth and Cherbourg, Instead OF southampton as
heretofore.
THE SPRING VALLEY MURDER.-The man. Antonio
Maurer arrested on Wednesday evening by oflcer
Phelps Of the Twenty-1fth precinct, on suspicion OF
being the slayer OF J. 7. furter who 14th March
was found dead at Spring Valley. yesterday de-
msnded OF superintendent Kennedy by two detec
uves Of private agency As the arrest was made
by metropolitan policeman, the accused was not
turned over To the detectives Al half past three
yesterday afternoon 0ffcer Phelps, by order OF the
superintendent, conveyed the prisoner to R0ckand
county, where a reward that the detectives were
anxious to secure awaits hIn
BoAsD OF PoLrcE.-A session OF the Board OF Po-
lice was held yesterday. Roundsman Covers OF the
foriy-hird precinct, was promoted to acting SER
geant Of the forty-nintn. and George d. Kass,
rouudsman OF the Eighth, TO acting sergeant OF the
same precinct; acting sergeant Peter A. smith, OF
the Eighth precinct transferred to the Twenty
third; palrOinan W. Z. Berghold, Of the fourteenth
precinct, promoted TO roundsman OF that precinct
Charles ;. smith, " the seventeenth, tO roundsman
Of the Twenty-third Peter Mly, Of the Ninth, 10
rOundsnan OF the second. and william Fountain, OF
the Iwenty-nfth, 10 rOundsman OF that precinct.
Ihe designations Of rUundsnen Blackman, OF the
lNentyninth and Charles Van Nort OF the twenty
seventh. were put In
THE Hoo YARDs.-A further and final hearing In
the case OF the Board OF Health against Allerton
Brothers for the removal OF their extensive pig
yards on Eleventh avenue, near Forty first street,
was had yesterday before Referee Hasbrook. Dr.
Edwin James. Sanitary Inspector was the only wit
ness examined. lie stated that In his opinion the
removal oil the yards outside OF the city would ate
rally tend TO abate the impurities OF the air In that
neignborh0od. While these yards were kept In
hne sanitary condltion he did not consider u posi-
BILE for pigs 10 be yarded so as 70 prevent Obec
tionabe smells impregnating the air. lie stated fur
ther that he considered the exhaations OF swine as
Injurious TO health as produced headache and loss
OF appelite. The case viii be submitted TO the Board
OF Health ct Its next meeting.
THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION IN ELtzABErH
srRgEr-Asrs MoRrEx EXAMINATION = esterday
morning Carl Ksrcnssseusf shs German arrested