The New York herald., 1870-02-20


About nalr-past two O'Clock yesterday morning
fire occurred on the nith foor Of No. 50 Duane
street, occupied by Mc?an & Lemon, dry goods
folders and packers. The nre played saa havoc with
the third, fourth, and upper floor, which W as dam
aged $1,000 by fire and water. Briggs II Taylor,
paper dealers, on the first floor sustained $500 loss.
The building owned by A. T. Stewart, was damaged
900. All the sufferers were insured.
Thomas Corrigan was penunous ragp,cker and
occupied Il shanty in SlXtylIth street, near Eighth
avenue, with lad who attended to the outdoor
branch OF the business. C0rrgan's bed consisted OF
pile OF rags ABOUT seven feet nigh, and his
acquatntances believed he could not afford better
one. A morning or two ago CorriRan was found
showed that death resulted from natural causes.
On his person was found q bank book showing o
deposit IN his favor OF 500. Deceased was forty
Ioar years Of age and a native OF Ireland: The
money and other effects or the rag merchant were
turned over TO Public Administrator Rogers.
An inquest was held yesterday at the City Han, by
Coroner Flynn in the Of Philip Carey, the young
man VINO was last Wednesday afternoon
by car ut the Thirtieh street depot of the Hudson
River Railroad and died In Mount Sinai hospital
from the effects OF the injuries. Deceased with
others was Of work on the track. assisting to make
up the Albany tram. when one OF the cars backed
against and crushed hlm. II did not appear from
the evidence that the deceased warned OF
danger by the agents OF the company, but the
Coroner thought The occurrence to be accidental,
and the jury, taking the same view, returned a
verdict accordingly.
TWO men, giving their names as Hugh McCarra
and James McCarTon, were yesterday arraIgned be-
fore Justice Scott as Essex Market Police Court,
upon two charges OF burglary. the compIainants
were Water L. Judd, No. 329 East Nineteenth street.
and George Sten OF No. 353 East Nineteenth street.
Entrance was erected into the houses by means OF
breaking of the locks OF the scuties and thus de-
scendrng from the roof into the houses. Mr. STEMS
suspicion was aroused by noise upon his root and
he called in an of1lcer, who arrested the prisoners
as they were attempting to enter the house Of Mr..
Judd. The burglars did not succeed in stealing any
property. Both men were held 10 answer.
The recent retirement from the superlntendencs
OF the Inebriate Asylum Of DIR. w. X. Fisher was
made the occasion Of very happy little circum-
stance, by the presentation to him OF beautiful
cane by the officers connected with the institution
under ms charge. The cane was presented by Mr..
Simpson, superintendent OF Public Works on Wards
Island. III very neat and appropriate speech, fol
lowed by few remarks BY Mr. Cullen, Of the insti-
tute DR.. Fisher replied IN speech replete with
emotion, and conveying Il touching assurance his
apprecatlye qualification The cane Is most
pesb piece OF workmanship. OF ebony. with massive
gold head, elaborately carved and suitably In
scribed.
mass meeting OF all those desiring the passage Of
a law 10 establish soldiers home in this State, as
an asylum for the wounded and disabled men
who fought to put down the rebellion, Will be held
at Cooper institute tomorrow tMonday) evening.
Beecher, Charles r. DAILY. Horace Greeley,
Rev. Stephen Il. Camp, ex-Lieutenant Governor
SIcWhTt NO0ufoTd, rev j0SCpu 4. thompson ana
Others Letters In support OF The movement have
been received from President Grant, Governor
Hoffman, Hon. Roscoe COnkllng, Ex-Governor Hora-
tho Seymour General N. ". Slocum and +. II.
Chapin WIN be read, and q large number OF
other prominent citizens. The turnout OF the
friends or the soldiers viii be doubtless immense on
the occasion, as 1t should be.
At the TOmbs Police Court yesterday the following
cases were disposed OF by Judge Dowllng:-Thomas
Sweeney was arrested by olllcer Robb OF the Fifth
precinct He was found in the possession ofa guam
tity OF cotton at AGO Washington street, which had
been stolen from Nessrs. Bryce, No. Reade street.
Jniius G. Solinger was charged with breaking into
the premises OF 232 Church street and stealing 1870
worth Of property: The property was found at WI.
merdtng, Hognet Co.'s, H. Duane street where
properly had been sent TO be sold. Songer Is
Prussian ana resides at AZ Frankfort street. Leon
Levi was charged with shopnlting at Louis Des-
sarts', 276 BOwery. He went into tnis store under
the prefence OF selling some satln and while he was
there some satin was missed. Charles Hansen
was charged with stealing half o chest OF tea from
the store Of Henry Swift 4 Co., PARK place. John
McGfath was cdarged with breaking in,o No. 81
Spring street and stealing some wearing apparel and
u razor. All the prisoners were committed to an-
Swer.