The New York herald., 1870-06-17


meeting Of the Commissioners OF Emigration
was held yesterday afternoon. The business trans
acted was entirely OF routine nature.
Gus'ave Schafer, the German announced In yester-
day mornings reports a. drowned. Is evidently q
good swimmer. Captain Byrns reports that he AVIAN
the river to Wards Island and returned yes
terdaY morning.
The American Society OF Engineers visited the for
ticatons IN the harbor yesterday, and subsequently
discussed the subject OF piers and whagves for tho
CITY, Az the As.or House they gave their amman
Or. william w. Sanger, the wel-known Physician
in-Chief Of public institutions under the Cover
OF the Amshouse, Is seriously III, and has been
so for noarly three weeks DR.. Sanger has the con-
stsnt attendance OF his old lrlends Drs. Willard
Parker and William II. Draper.
The Lotos Club association of critics and httera-
teas last evening entertained their Vice President,
Mr.. Frederick A. Schwab, at the Lotos Club House,
a. oxen OF their appreciation. prior 70 nls depart
monico and was recherche affair. MIR. Schwab
leaves on Saturday next and will return TO New York
Yesterday morning William n. Botnomby, OF wor-
cester, Mass, temporarily stopping at the st. Ho.
more Hotel, who is a.member OF the Handel and
Haydn Society, 1T present participating In tho
Grand jubilee. was knocked down by mad bun.
corner OF sixth avenue ami Fottieth street. One OF
the bull's horns entered Mr.. Botnombys left side,
breaking his ribs and causing a dangerous wound.
He was removed 10 his hotel.
BY fire IN the boardinghouse Of James Flanagan.
No. rs seventh avenue. yesterday morning, $260o
loss on furniture and building was sustained. "A
party had been given at the house the previous
evening and the are broke out In the.paror.shorty
after the departure or tho guests. Mrs. Burns. o
vls or, and servant named Mary were nearly suf-
focated but were rescued by the police and nremen
The building Is owned by John Il. Deviin.
In the Supreme Court yesterday Judge Cardozo
granted order OF arrest against Aaron K. Cory,
at the suit OF the Eric Railway Company, holding
him TO bail In the sum Of 1900 for the embezsie-
ment OF funds received by him rs ticket AGENT 40
Newark, N j., the amount elaine by the company
being $4,000 Late in the afternoon Cory was
arrested by Deputy Sheriff O'Neil and escorted TO
Ludlow Street Jail. where ne now awaits the forth
coming bail
The New York State Sunday School Convention,
| which meets In this city, commencing on Tuesday,
the 21st inst, win pr bably be ono Of the most Inn
portant assemblayes of the kind called together
| In this country. very large number OF the mOos
efficient Sunday school men in the State VIII engage
In its discuesOns and It's deliberations Will DO OF ma
ttonal interest. The sessions OF the Convention Will
| be held In the Reformed church, Fifth avenue and
Twenty-nnth street, and will continue through
| Thursday.
| The Seventh precinct report that yesterday CathA-
rine Morris, OF No. $50 Water street. fell through
hole at pier 4s East river, with child aged seven
months IN her arms. She was rescued by the police
OF the precinct In falling the mother struck against
4 plank and broke her thigh but maternal feeling
| triumpiel and Catbarine chung to her Infant and
forgot her personal pain In her Efforts 10 save s NE.
Mrs. Morris sent TO the hospital by order Of Pc.
lice Surgeon James. The child escaped unirljured,
| thanks to the herosm Of Its mother.
Philip Duclos residing ON Third avenue between
Fifsy-scventh and Flfy-cighth streets; on Sunday
evening visited the Tarnmany Concert Saloon, In
West Houston street. ana charges while there pretty
| waiter girl, named Fanny Delany, and o person
who represented himself as her brother stole nry.
| six dollars IN money and silver watch from him.
Fanny was arrest d on Wednesday by detectives
Glynn and Dunn, OF the Eighth precinct and yestcr-
4 day morning committed by Justice Shan,liey. The
complainant IN default OF ball was sent TO the House
| or Detention.
| Coroner Rollins yesterday afternoon was called to
| hold an inquest on the body Of John sullivan, o man
seventy-seven years Of age, who was killed ON the
| Hudson River Railroad, near Sevcnty-nfth street.
Deceased left his home In Eighty first street to call
on his sons family, In Forty-sixth street, and was
| his custom walked down on the rail track Seeing
| train advancing Mr.. Sullivan stepped upon the
| opposite track and was run over ana killed by
| down train which he did not see or hear The body
Was taken up ana conveyed 70 $50 West Forty sixth
| street, where an inquest Will be held to-day.
The JERSEY CITY MYSTERY.