The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-30

The old pupils OF Grammar School No. 20 viii
meet at halfpast three P. NJ. to-day, at the school
house, No. " Greenwich street.
To-day being the festival OF st. Andrew, the st.
Andrews Society win have their annual reunion
dinner at Delmon,cos, Fourteenth street and Fifth
avenue.
Edward J. Mallen, youth OF fifteen years, died
yesterday, az No. $3.50 Cherry street, from tetanus
caused BY the fracture OF one OF his arms two or
three weeks since.
John Gomez, aged twenty, yesterday pleaded
guilty before Justice Shandley, at Jefferson Market
TO stealing horse and cart, valued at $780, from
Christopher Mcclure, or AT West Sixteenth street
on Monday and selling 1t for twenty dollars to 4
man named Patrick O'T0ole. He was committed TO
answer.
Mr.. Patrick Merrigan, President OF the Franco.
Irish League. gives notice that the persons now
going about representing that entertainments are in
Contemplation under the auspices OF the League
for the benefit OF the French cause, and inducing
friends OF france to contribute for such entertain
ment5, are "fraudS.r
The body OF an unknown man was brought to
the Aergue yesterday from foot Of Seventeenth
street. North river He Is about thirty-nve wears OF
age, I've feet eight inches In height; had brown
pants and vest; gray wO0en shirt and boots. The
body was too much decomposed to be placed on
morgue.
The annual meeting Of the Society for the Educa.
ton and Advancement OF Young Seamen was held
in the rooms Of the society," o. Madison street. yester.
suing .year:-Prssident, Captain O. Richard.
SOM; Vice Presidents, T.. 4. smith, and Cap.
tain p p; Macy; Corresponding Secretary, DR.. Yer.
Faulds Ih0ms Treasurer K L. shaw. The New YORK
Nautical school, under the auspices Of this society,
naval officers during the late war. 207s5 seamen
have attended the literary department. The society
is sustained entirely by voluntary contributions.
At the Essex Market Police Court yesterday a
man named Andretti residing In First. avenue, in
the ncighborhood Of Twelfth street, was charged
with having attempted at an early part OF the FORE
noon to shoot his wife. The woman created some
alarm by rushing into the street and crying MUIR.
dern at the top Of her voice. She told an ofYicer
that she lived over store az no, 20 a1d that her
offcer went with the woman to the house and found
the man with revolver In his hand, ready to shoot
the first person who crossed the threshold. The
policeman was Joined by another officer, and utl-
mately the prisoner was secured. He was held for
t'i@' i-rf
Yesterday morning, .as Albert Kcnna, aged 10,
was passing through West Twenty fifth street with
basket OF provisions, he was annoyed Dy crowd OF
boys VINO commenced hurting missiles at him,
which 30 enraged him that he threw a large
Frank Mckenzie, on the head, cutting him In fear.
full manner. Onicer Burk Of the sixteenth precinct,
found the injured boy lying on the pavement IN
where his wounds we're dressed by a surgeon. A
certificate received from the attending physician
by Justice Shsndley, NJ Jefferson Market, yesterday
states that the boy IL In q critical condition and
unable to leave his bed. Kenna was committed Ia
await the result Of the Injuries.
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At an early hour yesterday morning two ne.
groes, named John c. Cornish and Jshn JefYers both
residing ut 80 Watt street, were holding q sidewalk
conversation In reference to q colored female of
some remark which 80 fncensed Cornish that he
drew 9 large claspkniie from his pocket and
plunged IT, into the left side Of Jeners just
below the heart He made q second attempt TO
murder him. but Jeffers, throwing up his right
arm, received the kniIe in the wrist where It in.
nicted An ugly and painful wound. The injured
witch street. and his wounds dressed by police sur
gesn. The wsud-be murderer was arrested by
Justice shandiey, at JefYerson Market, denied the
charge, but was committed in default Of $4,000 bail
to answer charge OF felenions assault
meeting was held yesterday afternoon Of medi.
cal men aud superintendenrs Of inebrlate institu.
tons, at the rooms OF the Young Mems Christian
Association, Twenty eighth street and Fourth ave-
nue., for the purpose Of considering ana discussing
the various moral and scientific modes adopted for
the cure a Of drunkenness UNI Dr; Parker Of New
briefly introduced the object OF the meet
Ing DR.. Parish, or the Philadelphia Sanilo-
the washington Home Boston; Rev. john Wctt.
Dr. Mason and DR.. Mason, Jr., OF the Kings County
IDeDriate Home, were present. Papers were read
by the following gentlemen:-Dr. Davies, OF Chca-
causes of intemperancc and their influence on the
mind. Mr.. Lawrence read on the proper treatment
Of inebrates at these nstitntions Dr. Dodge, oil the
Binghamton Institution, on the necessity Of re-
etralnk