The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-24

year. 20
FATAL Acc,DENT.-Yesterday morning Hugh
Kelly. aged seven years. OF I'll Duane street, while
passing through Barclay street, was Knocked down
and fatally injured IN the head by cellar covering
NATIONAL TELEGRAPH UNION.-The National Tee-
graph Union met at the Western Hotel yesterday
morning, but there were not members enough
present to form quorum the meeting adjourned
over until to-day.
QUARANTINR.-Yesterday morning the officers and
crew OF the French corvette D'Estrees which was
recently infected with yellow fever while on the
voyage rom Port AL Prince. were transferred from
that vessel to the Quarantine Hospital on the West
Bank.
BOARD OF PoILcE.-At o session Of the above
Board, held yesterday, Sergeant McDermott Of JEFF.
lerson Marked Police Court was made acting Cap
tain Of the Broadway squad, vice Copeland, made
ninth precinct. was transferred to the Forty. ninth
SUBJ and sergeant W. II. Barwick, OF the FOrtyninth
SUB, To The FortV-njnth.
TIE PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD.--At the Presbyterian
church. 1o7 Seventh avenue, the opening services Of
the synod were held iast evening. A sermon was
preached by the Rev. Mr.. Barr, of Philadelphia,
founded on clause IN the nineteenth verse oil the
second chapter OF St. Paul's Second Epistle to Tim
arguments and truths TO illustrate the indestructi-
biity OF the Christian Church. Mr. Barr urged his
hearers to take encouragement from the history OF
the Church which showed that she had withstO Cd
TEE LEONARD STREET RoBBERY.-The Seventh
precinct report that the landady Of a boarding
house at No. 81 Market street asserts that the silks
stolen on Sunday afternoon last from the store of
Guiterinan Il BrOs No. 63 Leonard street, was taken
to her house in coach. The men took the silks
from the bags. and ON Tuesday evening left her
house. The bags were left in the room on It's vaca-
on by the three mel and having read the
discovered the character OF her dodgers.
the attacks Of her enemies. the corruption and
weakness OF her friends. He dwclt long and forci-
bly, on what he DESIGNATED the legal view OF the
atOnement which, he said, In these latter days was
designated even by pr0fessedy Christian people as
O view Of sacred truth that was somewhat anti
quated. There was large attendance. The Synod
church in Seventh avenue. Nearly oil the ministers
expected to attend the Synod arrived in the city last
evening, most OF whom were present at the service.
PRESENTATION TO A POLICE CArrAIN.-Some weeks
since the Board OF Police Commissioners removed
Captain Thaddeus q. Davis from tine Tenth precinct,
to take charge OF the Thirtieth police precinct.
Captain DAVIS had been for many years attached to
the Tenth precinct, and had made large number OF
warm, personal friends On his removal the
police OF his command and the citizens
Of the district determined to present him
with some testimonial AZ Q sign Of their
appreciation OF his ability as an Oflcer and his
kindness as man. subscription was started.
and money rolled in 30 quickly that the committee
IN charge of the matter expended 8, 500 in the
chase or valuable horse and wagon. Yesterday
the presentation was mode. The subscribers met at
station house IN Eldrdge street, and about two
O'Clock proceeded to a wine saloon near by. JUS
tlce Mansfield was called upon to make the presen-
tatiOn The Judge spoke OF Captain Davis as a good
officer and a thorough gentleman and after giving
some personal "reminiscences Of the captain In a few
well chosen remarks presented the handsome testl
monial to Captain DAVIS. The captain returned
then made by Captain Ward, Sergeants Dayen-
port and BabcOck and Messrs. Thomas Graham, J. p.
Freshman, DOney, Farmer and Others The assem-
blage then partOOk OF a very elegant lunch which
had been provided by the committee