The New York herald., 1869-01-08

tourtn avenue hne and hrs arm crushed. He was
removed to Bellevue Hospital
FOUND DRowsED.-Tne remains Of Peter Tnate,
laborer were found yesterday noating In The North
river. near pier No. O. Deceased resided at No. IL
Carlisle street. and had been missing Tor some days.
Coroner Rollins was notified.
THE MIDSIGur MTssIoNs.-De Cordova viii deliver
hts humorous lecture entitled .'Miss Jones' We'd
ding" at steinway Han. on tomorrow evening, the
proceeds to be devoted for the benefit OF the Mid
night Mission Society.
ASogHER BURGLARY.-Wednesday night the pre-
misses OF George Ben e, No. 3s7 East Tenth street,
were entered by burglars, who succeeded in getting
away unobserved with $1,000 cigars, worth 5000.
No clue has yet been obtained to either the properly
or thieves.
FATAL FALL.-Yesterday morning q painter
named Patrick O'Donnen residing in First avenue,
between Ffftv-third and Fftyfourth streets. fell
nom q ladder while at work on new building in
Fiy-second street, and was almost instantly killed
The remains were taken TO the M0rgue for the action
OF the Coroner.
NOT vAGRANT.-In the report OF the proceedings
OF the inquest over the remains Of Martin Murray,
who recently died suddenly IN the liquor store No.
5l9 Second avenue 1t was inadvertently stated that
the deceased was vaerant and died OF exposure.
Murray was q hard working man and died from
disease OF the kidneys.
CHILD BURNED 70 DEATH.-Coroner Rollins held
inquest yesterday at 374 East Fourth street.
the body Of Pierre G. Charpliser, aged four years
and Six months. The Child was playing with piece
OF lighted paper ON the 5th instant and thus set 1re
to its clothing. The flames inflicted such severe in
jures that death ensued the following day. The jury
rendered verdict OF accidental death.
FOUND BLEEDING.-Yesterday morning, about two
O'Clock an officer of the Seventeenth precinct found
Walter Burke In the Bowery bleeding profusely from
q cut in the head. The wounded man was taken to
the station house, OF Fifth street and First
avenue. and from thence was sent to the Central
Police ONCE, No. 300 Mulberry street, where his
wound was dressed by Surgeon Armstrong and he
was then sent home. The report does not state how
the hurt had been received.
NOVEL FEATURE IN THE CELEBRATION OF BURNS
NATAL DAy.-A grand festival in honor Of Burns
will take place at the Metropolitan Hotel the 25th
instant. The presence OF ladies, novel feature on
such occasions in this country, will lend an addi-
tional charm and brilancy to the festival. The
large dining saloon Of the Metropolitan, capable OF
accommodating 1000 guests has been secured for
this rumphal celebration OF the birthday Of Sc0tias
and Natures favorte bard.
AN INSANE SHAKsPEARIAN READER. Professor
Emil Franklin, at one time favorably known as
Snakspearian reader Is now In the Tombs on a
charge OF insanity, and will be sent to the asylum in
few days. He has written letters to General Grant,
President Johnson General Sherman, Judge Chase,
Alderman Conan the Austrian Consul General,
thority asking their services In securing his release
ana limiting In mysterious way about the probably
Dreadful consequences OF non-attenton to his de-
mands.
ROAD--An inquest was held yesterday, by Coroner
Schirmer, at 30l Tenth avenue, ON the remains OF
John Mclaughlin, aged eighty-one years, and native
OF Ireland, who was run over on the I'd instant by
an engine and car on the Hudson River Railroad at
the c corner OF Tenth avenue and Thirtieth street
discover that the employees OF The road to blame
In the matter, they rendered verdict OF accidental
death, and recommended the erection OF stationary
lamps at the corner above named.
FIRE IN FIFTEENTH srREET.-At one O'Clock yes
terday morning q fire broke out in the one story
frame building No. 5l3 East Fifteenth street. owned
by Mrs. Fossil and occupied by John Mccall as
dwelling and stable. The persons in the building
entirely destroying the structure with all its contents
including valuable horse The loss is stated at
snce in At the Bowery Insurance COMPANY. The or@n
OF the fire s not known as all Of the occupants
asleep at the time it broke out. The building was
ONE MORE AFFRAy.-About four O'Clock yester-
day afternoon Charles Moody OF No. 72 Amity street.
and man who is unknown, became engaged in
fight in the barroom Of the Metropolitan Hotel.
Samuel Porter, the special oflcer attached to the
hotel, rushed in to quel the disturbance, when the
stabbed Porter In the right side, INJECTING severe
but not dangerous wound The injured officer. how
ever. succeeded in securing his assaiant, and took
him to the Spring street station house, where he
was locked up to await an examination ut the Tombs
this morning.
ACCIDENT TO CYRUS W. FIELD.-Mr. Cyrus W.
Field visited his country place at Irvington, the
North river, on Wednesday, in company with an
engineer and architect, for the purpose OF laying
out improvements for the coming season. The
ground was covered with frozen snow ana Just as
Mr.. Field and Mr.. lgnatz A. PLAT, OF the Central
Park began to descend q hill two or three hundred
feet high, both gentlemen slipped ana slid to the
bottom with great velocity, striking against tree.
Mr. plat was able TO return home In the cars but
Mr. Field wss more seriously injured He was placed
In sleigh and brought to the city. Al first t was
feared that he had sustained internal injuries but
yesterday he was much better.
SUICIDE OF AN UNKNOWN woxAS.-Yesterday
afternoon while the ferryboat Suffolk County was on
her passage from James slip to Hunters Point when
opposite pier 80 East river middle aged woman,
rather shabbily attred, to unhook the for
ward chain and before any one was aware Of her
purpose jumped from the boat into the river. The
poaa Mus hnr % anu m every exeaon M maae
without success subsequently, however, the re-
mains were found floating In the river near
OF the ferryboat +. Woodruff, and, being
recovered, were sent to the Morgue for Identification
and inquest. No person on the boat Suffolk County
knew who the woman was, nor hal the body been
recognized up to a late hour yesterday.
Row IN THE BOARD or Observation-Disclosures
and dissensions have prevailed for some time in
the Metropolitan Board Of Health which promise
to work material disorganization In that body.
A resolution was adopted at recent meeting
which has had the effect designed by IT,
and Dr. 4. b. Dalton, the Sanitary Super
intendent has resigned. This action, Il is said,
will be followed by the resignation Of all the
sanitary inspectors. Dr. Dalton mas always been re-
garded as a very efficient 0ricer. DIR. Dalton was
appointed on the recommendation OF General Grant,
with whom he served during the entire war. Il has
been proposed to ask legislative action in the pre-
sent case aud abolish the present Board and appoint
others without pay as several OF the leading physl-
clans OF New York have signihed their Willingness
To accept positions as commissioners, without any
salary or compensation.
THE SECOND AVENUE DUMMY ENGINE AccI
DEST.-An inquest was held yesterday at No. Cen
tire street, by Coroner Flynn, over the body OF
Thomas Mullens, aged twcnty-six and native OF
Ireland, whose death resulted from injuries sus-
tanned on the 3oth ut. by being run over by dunn
my engine on the second avenue line, near Sixty
s"a .,.,.. The testimony adduced before the Coro-
nor ssas 10 the efretss fiaf several men, among
them the deceased were on the truck aqd exchang.