The New York herald., 1870-08-12
NEW YORK CITY.


NEW YORK CITY.
Police Intelligence and Minor Matters Of Me-
tropolitan News.
temperature for the past twentyfour hours In com.
parson with the corresponding day Of last year. Us
indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut's phar.
macy, HERALD Buildlng Broadway, corner Of Ann
"a AM...... 10 ss sp.M...... s. 50
sA.MM........ 4 s. sspP.M....... IS q
II Nj. ......... 81 81 l2P. w.. ..... So 50
Average temperature yesterday ........... s34
Average temperature for corresponding date
Sarah Brady, OF No. 43s West Thirty ninth styeet,
was Yesterday sent to Bellevue Hospital, with sun
stroke
barge named Franklin, lying foot of Ninety
siXth street, North river, and loaded with brck,
sunk last evening.
The Department OF Public Parks announces that, II
the weather fine, there will be music by the Gen.
tral Park Band on the Battery this evening" from six
10 eight O'Clock.
The Board OF Aldermen were to have met yester.
day, but sufficient number not being present to
transact business the Board adjourned until Tues
The summer nights festival OF the German Lied
erkranz Society, which was to have been held last
night was posponel on account of the inclemency
oil the weather 20 this evening"
The Croton main in Fifty-seventh street, between
Fifth and Madison avenues. burst last evening, MI
ing up the easements OF many houses In the vicinity
ana causing considerable damage.
During an alarm ol fire yesterday morning in
Madison street the truck Of Hook and Ladder Com
nany No broke down and badly injured two OF
the men, whose names are not known.
In the Supreme Court yesterday Louis NJ. Van
Eaton, who was indicted for forging u check for
$1,000 on the firm OF Fisk x Hatch. and on whose
trial the jury disagreed, was released on $4,000
bail by Judge Barnard.
Treasure was received yesterday by the steamer
Arizona consigned to the following persons:--
Frederick Proost Co 81 S5o yoha Wood 700
NJ. Echeverra r Co... luOO
Toai. 50, ,2Sl
John Williams, who was committed day before
yesterday a the Yorkvllle Police Court as q sneak
thief was identified yesterday the thief who stole
$500 worth OF jewery and other goods q few days
ago from Mr. All. Porjes. OF No. lbs Second ave-
nue.. several other lutte 'Jobs' that have come TO
light in the Nineteenth ward recently also atiri-
Duted 10 nlnl and his fellow cracksmeD.
The examination in the case OF Francis B. Swift,
the lawyer, charged by Arthur Cosgrove with de-
fraudiDg him OF portion OF his bounty, was to
have been resumed yesterday before Commissioner
shields, Tie absence OF a material witness CON-
PEELED It's further postponcment till next Monday,
when, the Commissioner having issued peremptory
orders for hearing The Investigation VIII probably
be concluded.
Elizabeth Baxter, q servant employed in the
boarding house tS West Fourteenth street. was COM
mitted Tor trial yesterday afternoon ut Jefferson
Market on complaint OF one OF the lady boardcrs,
named Harriet NJ. morrison, who charges that Eliza
BETH atole rom deponents trunk, the Sd OF Au-
gust, pair OF earrings worth fifteen dollars Oicer
Htely, OF the Fifteenth precinct found the stolen
property IN possession Of the prisoner
The Boaro OF Police yesterday transferred Ser.
aeant Samuel W. Christie from Fourteenth precinct
to Squad 2, grand roundsmen; George W. Barrett
Twelfth to Nineteenth; Isaac Bird, Telegraph Office
TO Ninth; Henry Wood, Jefferson Market to SIX
1senta william + MccomG o Twelfth to Jefferson
Fourteenth, aud promoted, l.. T. Long, of TIE Twenty
third to sergeant Of the Twelfth. Patrick OBrien,
OF the Tenth precinct was dismissed from the force
ior some OF MS peccadioes.
Coroner Schrmcr held an inquest yesterday at the
Morsue over the remains OF James Gallagher aged
tnrty-ife ana native Of Ireland, who met his
death under peculiar circumstances The deceased
VINO resided while living at 345 East Thirty fourth
street. was ut work On Wednesday at the new build.
ing ZIG East Thlrty-fourth street, and fell from q
ladder distance OF only SIX feet and broke his neck
The jury rendered verdict OF accidental death.
Philp Mcclure and William Smith were arrarned
yesterday afternoon Ut the Jefferson Market Police
Court charged by Samuel G. Bonnie with entering
the dry goods store $40 Broadway and stealing there
of
Mcclure was seen by Samuel Johnson OF 157 Seventh
Avenue, to crawl into the store on his hanas and
knees ana take the cloth from the counter Smith
stood outside the door ana took the clOh from
NcInire Both boys were held TO answer in default
Oi BAH
The superintendent yesterday issued general
order No. 70, compelling captains TO relieve SER
gcans when sick or absent: TO report in person TO
the Superintendent at nine O'Clock daily and, on no
account. permit any plebean below The rank OF SER
geant 10 bring IN the returns; captains must
correct al reports OF sergcants and rOundsmen;
citizens complaints must be made to the Superin-
lines when on duty but not going to or coming
from meals; they must only converse with each
other on police business; must never sand nor
converse with citizens, except on police business,
and then only for the necessary time.
About five O'Clock yesterday morning, while Hook
ana Ladder No. was proceeding 10 an alarm OF fire
III Madison street, the truck broke down in Madison
street, throwing OF the parties who were riding
upon II, and injured them as fOows-Robert King
foreman, residing 90 No. 32I East Twenty
street, foo6 broken; Thomas ODougherty, OF 50
Washington street, sprained ioOt Thomas j. Farrell
Of No. 430 East TWenfy-tnIrd street, spraned back:
Jobn Finn OF No. 4l0 Pearl street, Thomas J. Hart
OF No. 10 city Han place; Robert Kenney OF Thirty
third street, between Seventh and Eighth avenues;
William Mckenzie, OF No l23 Liberty street, ana
Thomas Hutchinson, OF No. 500 East Twenty-6fth
street were slightly injured. The occasion OF the
accident was ihe breaking OF an axletree.
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