The New York herald., 1870-01-21

from the money drawer.
The body OF an unknown man, about forty years
OF age, was found lying in the basement OF premises
100 Chrystie street. Coroner Rollins was notified to
hold an inquest on the body.
While lighting the gas in his show window, No. 3s
Grand street, last night, j. Lowensten accidentally
permitted II to fire the goods, 5000 worth OF which
were burned, as well as his hands.
While intoxicated last evening q man named
Brady. Of No. 4O6 East Nineteenth street, fell from
the second story Of the new building No. S5e Third
avenue and fractured hts skull He was sent to
Bellevue Hospital In q critical condition.
nrc yesterday morning at No. 1915 Laurens
street innicted $500 damage to stock OF boots and
Shoes and extended to Lena Rhodes grocery store,
where 5000 damage was sustained. The buildings
were damaged $4,000 and are fully insured.
John Asher, OF No. 422 East Fourteenth street,
while jumping or car No. l52, east side belt line,
over one OF his legs crushing 1t In horrible man.
ner. The man was sent to Bellevue Hospital for
treatment.
At an election OF officers OF the Atlantic and Pacigc
| Telegraph Company held yesterday at their ONCE,
| 81 and SO Broadway, New York, Arthur +. Wimarth
was elected president; VIM. ii. Guion and John Dun,
vice presidents, and Alfred Nelson, treasurer and
secretary. The following gentlemen were elected as
| an executive committee:-John Dillon, John II.
| Mortimer, VIM. ID. snow, James Brooks, Roland q.
| Hazard, L. Ii. Van kleeck.
| On Wednesday evening some twenty Of Judge
Joseph Kochs friends and former companions enter
tanned this gentleman with grand dinner at the
rooms OF the Progress Club, No. 13l West Twenty
third street. at which he was also pre-
| sented with a splendid imperial photograph,
| emDOdyfng the likenesses OF his entertain
| ers. Mr. George Mayer presided with grace
I
Judge, on his left Mr.. Philip Frank, president OF the
! Progress CLUB. Speeches were made by the chair.
| man, the honorable guest, Mr.. Frank Mr. Weyman,
Isaac Heyman Mr.. Elsas Mr. Dmkel and others.
The bench, the bar, social science, commerce. the
mentin bumpers OF sparkling "Moselle' and widow
| Cliquot." The banque. was everything that money
and skil could make It,
Last evening Mr.. JONES' Assistant superintendent
OF Public Schools, delivered lecture the "Life
| and Character Of Benjamin Franklinn to the pupils
OF male evening schooi No. II, Vest Forty seventh
| street. There were about 500 boys and young men
present, who evidently appreciated the pleasant and
| instructive entertalnment afforded them. Mrs.
Dr. Ayers and Mr. Barrows sang two
tse' tee Pale % Moon," % was received with with marked
| favor The exercises closed with an address by Mr.
e sSaoo 3 s 5
an average attendance o. about 500, and Is under
the able management Of Mr. Matthew J. Elgas.
assisted by an experienced corps OF teachers. One
OF the new features OF the school is the hitectura
ana mechanical drawing class under the tuition OF
| Mr. Thomas q. Williamson. In point OF numbers
the school ranks second IN the city; In discipline II
i Ii not excelled
After considerable delay progress was made yes
terday IN the OF George stOll, the German who
was fatally stabbed in the lager beer saloon, No. 123
| Delaney street, the night Of the oath ult.
| but without reaching satisfactory result.
| The case has been under the management
OF Coroner Flynn, but he could not obtain
evidence pointing directly to the murderer but sus-
plcon reflects strongly upon Charles A. Albright
one OF the three men concerned IN the fatal ARRAY
| the particulars OF which have been repeatedly
| printed IN the HERALD. Witnesses were examined
at the Tenth precinct station house, and Macmillan
| Emlucson gave testimony with hesitation and
| his manner indicated that he knew more about
stolrs death than he was willing to tell. Oficers
Moran and Reilly, OF the Tenth precinct who ar
resled CHARLES A. and Edwin Albright at their club
| sworn but their evidence was OF no particular i'm.
| portance 1t appeared in testimony however, that
| Charles A. Albright was one OF the three men who
| ance which resulted III the staDbng OF deceased
ana his subsequent DEATH Albright asserts that he
does not know the names OF his companions, but
evidently the Jury did not believe him. All the
| testimony beng in the given to the jury,
| who found g. That deceased came to his death from
tetanus, caused by stab wound inflicted by one OF
| three men on the night OF the cath OF December,
1863 and they believe Charles A. Albright to be
| OF the party" Albright was held to await the ac-
| ton of the Grand jury.