The New York herald., 1870-05-03

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The Fire Commissioners held an executive session
yesterday. Tho business transacted was not made
pubic.
The Board of Aldermen met yesterday afternoon,
but without transactIng any business, adjourned
until Thursday.
The ship Hudson Captain Pratt, which arrived al
this port yesterday from London. brings the exten.
sivc Van Amburs menagerlc, and also thirty Alder
ney cows and six calves
Abraham Cohen, OF 154 Madison street, fell down
stairs In his store, l61 Water street, on Sunday,
morning, and sustained serious injuries. He waH
yesterday morning removed to his residence.
II is rumored that Comptroller Connolly win waive
the right conferred upon him to appoint an extra
Tax Commissioner AS the provision is perm'ssive,
not mandatory, no appointment Will be made, az
least f0r the present.
fire broke out yesterday morning In the two
story brick house 130h street, sixth avenue,
owned by G. w. Loss. of 70 Fulton street, and occu-
pied by William Bidgdon, damaging the building
5000 and the furniture $500.
complimentary concert win be given TO Miss
Aide TOpp, the celebrated pianist, at the Union
League Club theatre this evening. II VIII be her
Mendessohn Gee ClnO, MISS Adelaide Phillips Mrs.
Imogene Brown Levey and Won lnten Will assist
The subscription raised in this city by Messrs. A.
T. Stewart and Moses II. Grinnell amounting To
$52 o00 for the benefit OF the family OF the late Sec.
retary or War, Edwin M. Stanton, was deposited
yesterday with the New York Trust Company, the
company agreeing to act a. the trustees oi The und
City chamberlain Bradley, following in the foot
steps Of his iustrous predecessor, has returned to
the city treasury the amount accruing for interest
on the public moneys In his possession. during the
past month, s6354, making, In all. some $2l0,0OO
returned since the commencement OF that course py
Mr.. Sweeny.
At the annual meeting Of Live Oak Exempt Ass0-
ciation No. A. held at their rooms, No. avenue ID,
last evening, the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:-Presilent William M. Oakley;
Vice President, Patrick McGowan Secretary sl John
Peter Maloney, George A. Moore ana FRANK Mar-
tnez.
The body OF an unknown woman, about forty years
OF age and Ave feet in height, was found oating In
the dock foot of Seventeenth street, East river Yes
terday. The remains were removed to the Morgne
and Coroner Keenan, notified To hold an inquest. Dc-
ceased had dark brown hair and wore merin0
dress, white skirt, gray knlt stockings and laced
boots.
The Sisters OF the Stranger mold their annual meet
ing this truesday) afternoon at three O'Clock, In
! room As Bible House. The entrance is on Astor
place next to the Post Oice. This society has for
Its object the relief OF all strangers without regard 10
! creed or nationality. 1t Is composed OF ladies be-
! longing to various churches In New York. All who
take interest In this good work are invited to
| attend.
Yesterday afternoon Coroner Schrmer received q
communication from DIR. Morris. Of The Health
Board, setting forth, on the Information OF Mr..
Charles Hotchkiss, OF the st. James Hotel that O
person mad died suddenly In that hotel on Saturday
last. The name or deceased, cause OF DEATH nor
any OF the particulars connected with the matter
we're furnished the Coroner. An investigation Will
be had
DR.. Morris the new Sanitary Inspector OF the
Board OF Health has been installed in ONCE, and for
a few days has devoted much time 10 arranging for
a vigorous campaign upon fat meters, relapsin&
lever and cholera The fat meters running their
establishments in open defiance OF the law, and in
| consequence the stencil on the west side between
Thirieth and Forty-fth streets Is SO bad that hum
| dred5 Of families have been forced TO move else.
| where.
At meeting OF the Board Of Police, held yester-
day. Christopher Kiersted late Police Surgeon, who
was on Friday dismissed for improper treatment OF
patroman Dowling asked to have his case reopened.
lie claims that he has been practising physician
that his treatment OF Downg was proper The Board
referred the application to the Board Of Surgeons.
FOrty-hrst precinct was received and accepted BY
the Old Board
The resignation Of Deputy Naval Ofiicer Cornell s.
Franklin on account Of Ill health, terminates the
part of that gentleman official career OF some
thirty years. MIR. Franklin appointed to a clerk
ship in the Naval ONCE in 1S4l, under President
Harrison. He made a deputy naval officer in
ls49; Naval Officer from the period of Mr.. HOnes
death until the appointment Of his successOr acting
naval Oncer from the death OF Mr.. NJ. f. Odell
until the appointment Of the present incumbent,
General Merritt, 10y whom he was appointed q
deputy.
very f,attering minute, but one that 1t was
deemed was well merlted, was yesterday adopted by
the Preachers Meeting in relation to the death oc
Bishop Thompson, OF the Methodist Episcopal
! Church. The Rev. Drs. Harris and Roche, who had
known him long and int imately, presented
the paper, which was discussed by Messrs.l
Taylor r, Woodruff, Curry and Others. BY some it was
deem ed too aduatory and fusOme but by others
the contrary. 1t represented him as the greatest
man the Methodist Church has mad, and one or ita
submesuthinkers and of,the brightest exemplea
OF Christianity. IL was deemed by Dr.. Curry thae
an invidious distinction had been made betweeH
Bishops Thompson and Kingsley, and TO the negec4
S 3 iSaO WIG d0f aT more FSs FSs
paper was adopted and ordered to. be-
printed in the Church journals. committed
VIII present similar paper Ia regard to Bishop
OF the New York and Brooklyn districts were
appointed committee TO arrange the details OF the
religious services to be observed next Friday week
as day Of fasting and prayer throughout the New
York and New York East Conferences as, recon.
mended by those bodies IN their late sessions.