The New York herald., 1869-02-28

/ yesterday morning James Carldn, Whie o0Sdgeu III
excavations on Broadway, near Sixty-sixtn street.
had his skull broken IN by stone from blast fall
/ Ing upon hun. The man WAS taken TO st. Luke's
| Hospital, but his recovery Is questionable.
| HEBREW INSTITUTES ExAMINATION.-The public
examination OF the Hebrew Institute, in East
Sixreth street. under direction Of Mr.. Heilbr0an,
took place on the Esd INST, and passed or most
satisfactorily In all the elementary branches ofstudy.
and also IN the Hebrew, French and German Ian
guagcs, as well music, the pupils evinced grati
fylng proficiency rejecting credit on themselves
and the zeal, adelity and skill OF their teachers
CITY POLITICIANS AND THE INAUGURATION OF
GENERAL GRANr.-The two rival Republican General
Committees OF this city and the Lincoln Club, OF
which John v. Gridley Is the president, are making
extensive arrangements for visiting Washington ON
the occasion OF the inauguration OF General Grant:
will leave on Monday. The Republican General
Committee, and several Grant clubs VIII leave on
Tuesday. In addition to these organizations large
number Of private citizens OF New YORK will witness
the ceremonies OF Inauguration and JOIN III the les
tivltieS which will succeed IL.
INTERNAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Webster and Su-
pervisor butcher have departed for Washington on
sudden summons thither IN reference. 1t Is pre-
sumed, to the pending bankers and brokers' affair."
full statement OF which both of these officers VIII
no doubt lay before the higher authorities. In the
meantime all operations In reference to this matter
are suspended in the assessors aud supervisors
Offices in this city until the return OF their respective
heads, when lit is safe to suppose, the campaign will
be again reopened with redoubled vigor and persist
ency
UNION HOME AND ScHooL-The seventh annual
report OF this nstlt ution organized for the educa
tion and maintenance OF the children OF volunteer
soldiers and sailors left unprOvided for, has just
been published. The number OF benehciaries since
the organization of the institution either provided
for temporarily, placed in employment or otherwise
cared for is stated as 272T, OF which number Oh
were received during the past year. There are at
present in the school or under the care OF the man
S7s9s 81 cash balance on hand at the beginning OF
the year. Tne Home is situated at the corner Of
ISlst street and Eleventh avenue and Is exclusively
under the direction OF ladies'.
NEW YORK OgrHoroEDIc lDIspENsARY.-This in
sttution, located at No. 1920 Broadway. has just
issued its first annual report During the past year
there were admitted l0l patients, making, with the
1O5 admitted during the previous year. 208 thus far
under treatment, OF whom only eight had received
previous treatment. All these have been regular
inmates OF the dlspenslry. In the same time there
l27 patients treated who have visited the institl-
tiOn or 1876 patients at present under treatment
l06 are suffering from Potts. disease Of the spine,
eight OF disease OF the hip JOINT and eleven other
oIthopIdlc diseases
MAYORS OrFICE-The business OF this Office yes
terday was but slight. John Reilly was arragned
before Marshal Tooker for driving cart without
number on it., and fined two dollars Kirby Smith
for driving vender wagon l,40l. having no license,
was fined one dollar. A. J. Healey, The keeper OF
an intelligence office at 571 Broadway, was over
hauled on the complaint OF Charles d. schwartz on
u charge Of obtaining five dollars promised en-
p0yment. The employment was not obtained, and
by direction OF the Marshal the money was returned.
During the past week licenses were issued as fol-
lows:-Junk cart l; express wagons, .; vendors,
~; carts, 50; drivers, %; porter5, 8; boarding
houses, 3; COACH l. Total 1S3. Received for fines
and licenses, $685.
SUICIDE OF AN ESGiNEER.-Coroner Schirmer was
yesterday called to hold mn inquest on the top door
OF premises No. "a Forsyth street on the body Of
George Bockh9f Trussan. about fifty years OF
age. who had deliberately taken his own life. De-
ceased. who was u civl engineer, had occupied q
room at the above named house for the last three
months lie had recently taken contract In his
line or business, and doubling his ability to carry
out the conditions Of the contract II seemed to
min much trouble, besides which he was In the habit
OF drinking to excess at intervals. by those In the
house BocShGn was not seen after four O'Clock on
Friday afternoon, and not appearing ut breakfast
as usual yesterday morning. Mr.. Charles Kuchen-
becker, OF whom he hired, went 10 his room and
Knocked at the door, but receiving no answer look
cd through the keyhole, when he BockhGif lying
on the floor. An officer beng called, pried open
the door and found the occupant lying IN pool OF
blood quite Dead life apparently having been ex
tinct for several hours A bloody razor, with which
the deed had been committed, was found lying on
the table beside where the body lay. No cause for
the act except his inability to execute the contract re-
ierred 70 Is known Tne jury returned verdlctcor-
responding with the foregoing facts.
THE METROPOLITAN GAS NUfsANCg.-Mr. Haw-
ley's referee In the case OF the Board of Heath
against the Metropolitan Gasllght Company for The
suppression OF the purifying nuisance by the dry
lime process, yesterday held further examination
OF witnesses, Mr. Hastings appearing for the Board
and Hooper q. Van Mort Tor the Gas Company.
Messrs. Zocofler, President OF the company, the
engineers OF the Manhattan and New York Gas
Companies, ana DR.. Harris, sanitary Superinten-
dent, were examined. and the closed,
the counsel agreeing to submit the evidence 10 the
Board OF Health at lts session tomorrow. MIR. Zo-
Golfer testified that the company had at recent
meeting, appointed committee with full power To
make whatever changes IN their Judgment were
deemed necessary to secure q good quality OF gas
and at the time reduce the vapors arising from
the manufacture OF the article. lie further showed
that the company were willing to adopt the oxide
Of iron method, or any other method that was
deemed best calculated TO accomplish the end aimed
at by the Board. They had sent chemist to Europe
to report upon the best methods adopted there, and
. resident chemist had made some very successful
experiments In deodorizng the lime by means OF
liquids. The company had secured dumping
ground on the Jersey shore, and he pledged his
c0mpany's faith that hereafter the efete lime would
be at once removed from the purilying banks to the
Jersey grounds without being deposited In New