The New York herald., 1870-01-03
NEW YORK CITY.
Matters and Manners in the Me-
tropoGs Yesterday.
Earbor POlice-The After Part Of New
Years Day-Felonious Assaults in
Number-Accldsnts, Assaults, Ar
rests and Miscellaneous Items.

Iests and miscellaneous Items.
The infant child OF Nj Gaiger, of No. 40 Hamilton
street. was accidentally sufrocated In bed Satur
day night. Coroner schirmer was notified to hold
an inquest
About one O'Clock yesterday morning Conrad
Oestreioher or No. Sc Roosevelt street. was stabbed
In the side by some unknown person in Norfolk
stree near stanton. Sent TO Bellevue Hospital In
critical condition.
John Mulligan, OF Ne. 10 Monroe street. was yes
terday morning found grossly intoxicated opposite
No. so James street. He had been badly beaten
about the head by some person whose name he
could not tell. Sent to Bellevue Hospital.
Adam Koelch, German, twenty.three years of
age, was taken suddenly Ill At his residence, 439
East Thirteenth street and expired soon afterwards
An inquest VIII DO neld on the body by Coroner
Schlrmer, who was notified
Edward Gaines, thirty years OF age. ana native
OF this country, died suddenly at 16 Baxter street
attendance Coroner schrmer was called and win
hold an inquest on the body
Bernard McNaly, OF No. 500 East Sixteenth street.
during fight yesterday with Christopher Boone
ana John wogan. alias 'sThe clipper" in Twenty
fourth street, near Third avenue was severely cut
Oh the head with paving stone. He removed
subsequently 70 Bellevue Hosplal but his assaants
were not arrested.
Mr. James Mallon In driving through Greenwich
avenue, near Thirteenth street, yesterday morning,
was thrown from his wagon TO the pavement ana
received injuries which resulted In death soon after
dence OF deceased 32l West Twenty-iirst street.
where an inquest will be held to-day
Margaret Grant, q woman OF middle age died yes.
terday at her residence, No. lI8A Annty street,
from the effects OF burns received on the 18th ut
Deceased dropped bottle OF benzine hot stove,
/ when the name communicated TO her clothes and
burned her most fearfuiiy before the fire could be
extineuished. An Inquest VIII be held to-day.
About quarter to ono O'Clock yesterday morning
fire broke out In the cigar store OF Mr.. Ackerman
No. 200 Grand street, loss on stock. $500. The pic
ture frame shop OF James Mcguire was damaged
$500; fully insured IN the Western Insurance Com
pany. No. 220, occupied by MT Fraucis as sewing
machine store, was damaged about $780, The loss
| ON tho building Is about $780,
Shortly before seven O'Clock yesterday morning
Thomas Fagan, forty years of age was found lying
dead in the hallway OF tho premises No. ~ Morris
street. During She night IL Is supposed that de-
ceased who was q Hongshoreman fell down stairs
one falling was heard. Tue body was removed to
the Morguo, and an inquest will be held BY Coroner
Flynn.
Coroner Schirmcr was yesterday called to the
Morgue to hold an Inquest on the body OF Edw ard
Mott, who died In Bellevue Hospital from the effects
OF injuries received tho LIST day OF September last
by accidentally falling through the skyght OF pre-
misses AS West Forty-first street 10 the lower oor
Deceased was taken to the hospital Immediately
after the occurrence. Mr. Mott was sixty years OF
age and native OF England.
The season thus far has been very remarkable for
its mild temperature. During the fourteen hours
ending at two r. NJ. Sunday nearly two inches OF
| rain fell. Such an amount for the second day OF
January Ia extraordinary. During the period from
1924 1910 to ls4o the Hudson river closed as follows:-
In 1924 on January g.; In 1929 on January IL. The
earliest period was November rs In 1927 and 1888.
In 1872 1t opened as early a. February In tho cold
| year OF 1S43 as late as April 13.
The statistics Of arrests ana property re-
| covered BY the harbor (Twenty-four precnct)
| police, for the year ending January /, shows
| increased vigilance over the previous year.
| There were seventy nine arrests made during the
year 1869 and $11 873 worth OF stolen property
covered $2,0l6 OF which was recovered by one off,
| cer-Sergeant OBrien. The property recovered the
| first six months, while Captain Hartt was in COM
mand s S. 49, the last six months, during Captain
Todd's term, $9,421-increase last six months over
/ the former So 96s. Considering that the command
/ cODyistS OF not more than sixteen men on patrol
duty the statistics for the last half year good
| showing
| The Park meteorological report for the week end
ing January l. 1870, shows the following amOspher-
ica conditions OF the weather during that perod:-
| Barometer-Mean, 1928 inches; maximum at one
A. NJ, December 2e 80. 343 inches; minimum at two
| p M, December 2S 9.5SS range, O75i inch.
| Thermometer-Mean, Ala degrees; maximum OF
| two r. NJ, December 28, 40 degrees; minimum at
Oh. om. A. NJ December 20, 1877 degrees; range, 15.e
| degrees On December 20 rain fell from noon to
hve p. N. to the depth Of LA lnches ON December
n, from 64o p M. to twelve p. NJ, TO the depth Of
039 inch; on December %, on ON. A. NJ to $3.50 p M
to the depth OF 0.23 inch; and on January !, from
1:30 P. NJ. 10 five P. M to the depth OF 0.OS inch
making the total amount OF water for week, 1884
| inches.