The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-05


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Average temperature yesterday . sax
Average ,emperatare Tor corresponding date
wb'ie fighting In New Chambers street yesterday
morning Henry +. Johnson, some place not stated.
was severely cut, II supposed Dy Michael Grlnln
The Department OF Public Parks announcrthat
IL the weather be fine. there Will be music BY the
Central Park Band At the Battery tins evening. from
SIX u eight y clock.
The Coroner was Douled yesterday OF the follow
ing sudden dcaths:--Ceorge Conkin, at i2a Norfolk
street: Peter Baxter, at l47th street, near Eighth
av '. hugh pu.an, AZ 30 second avenue Ham
Ut f4o west Forty -iith street.
fire occurred In the foundry and frame buildings
Nos 522 ga and 526 West Thrty-thtr street yester
day morning. The foundry where the fire originated.
~ owned and occupied by Van Tassle x Co. Loss
$4,000; insured In The Columbia Insurance Com
pany idr $500 Tue Other buildings were saved.
In the Court Of Special Sessions yesterday Justice
Shandiey presiding, Henry Hettrick was sentenced
to TWO months In the Penilentiary for obtaining 81
In money aad several drinks roia Henry Kutzber-
ger Keeper OF ~ lager beer saloon at. 5Il Second
avenue, under the prctence that he iieItrick, wAR
policeman.
In the TOmbs Police Court yesterday before Jus
tce Shandey Michael Britt, porter In the employ
OF Thomas M. Patton, OF 341 Broadway, was held Tor
trial on charge of stealing lrom his employers Sl32
worth OF donna Marl.s." Britt sold tue property
To julius Meter, u pawnbroker In Last Houston
street. who has been arrested.
Last evening. as Third avenue car was passing
through Inc Bowery and when near Grand street, u
rod hetxx
accidentally ran against the other Tho party run
against Instead Of accepting the apology oiciea Oy
the other. commenced cursing him in good round
style, whereat the party OF the frst par kiiocsed tho
party of the second part down and. but for the In
reference or some OF the passengers ana the
ductor, would have, M he remnrKed, "Atckcd hia
head ol.n
At hallpast two O'Clock yesterday morning nrA
broke out in shed In Eighty first street. near Third
avenue, which is used by william Fischer as a sto-
rage for lumber. II entirely destroyed togethse
with ITS contents, valued ut $4,000. The fire commu1
nicated 10 the two story and attic building al DIN
| ING, occupied by Christian Kerns as boarding.
house. This, too was completely consumed. kerns'
loss - 5000, fully covered, as also ~ fischers, In
Inc Gernlna insurance Company. The building.
owned ~ Thomas IL. Ferris. was worth 5000.
The Executive Committee appointed at the mass
meeting held at DelmoDico's on the last Monday Of
Juiy for collecting funds to relieve the suerings oc
| the French soldiers who shat be wounded in tho
francoPrussian war, held regular weekly meet
,Dg last night ut No. % West Houston street. Mr..
| y. A. Gerdy presided. Mr.. Leon Menner acted IA
/ secretary. The OBJECT or the meeting was 10 ro-
4, ceivo the money which had Dccn collected during
| the week by the officers OF the Aid Society ap-
pointed Tor that purpose. Nj. ve,abic the treasurer,
| announced at the opening OF the meeting that tho
II they wers as successful In their m ssion I'm
The future as they had been tie past three weeks
they would be IN position 10 carry out the in,ea-
! IONS of tile society.
The Michael Norton Association held their second
annual excursion yesterday NJ Excelsior Park,
opposite Yonkers. They started from this city with
q steamer aud three large barges, filed with Jolly
company, and enjoyed themselves hugely. The rain
IN the afternoon somewhat danpened The affair." but
Nd not materially interfere with the fun MIR. Johs
| Kelly acted as floor manager and seemed to nlpar
TO the company his chronic smile and thus gave q
cheerful phase to the anar. The Committee OF Ar.
4, rangements. Mcssrs George II. Mitchell Peter Nit
chell, James Fay, Judge John Cox aud Thomas Nell-
gan Conducted an these matters admirably, and
| hearts and heels tripping 10 inc melodies.
| The applause which a courteous action a.!
| almost invariably wins from the popular
heart and tongue greeted Captain Hoion,
! OF the steamer Stanford, on "Wednesday.
/ when he put the vessel out or her course TO land
| young girl at whitcstonc who had mistaken the
| vessel and was being carried 10 Greenwich, Conn.
she was travelling acne, and but FOR the Kindness
OF the captain would have been compelled TO return
| from Greenwich 10 New YORK, at which point She
would arrive IN the night Her first tears and dis.
trcss changed TO smiles and JOY at beng landed at
| home, and the passengers s,nihcd their approba-
ton OF captain noton's course By three hearty
| cheers. Other conductors and captains would du
wei to Initiate Captain Holton's example
AT twenty-five minutes after three O'Clock yestcr-
day afternoon, William Jacobs, boy OF nine years.
| or 1873 Wooster street. While riding on a Hudson
River freight tram. thrown or fell from the car
70 the track the train passing over him. finger on
I MS right hand was broken, the left was badly
| cut and he received several scalp wounds Oilcer
Trainer OF the Twenty eighth precinct, post
ner of West and GARRISON streets where tue acct
| dent occurred took tile boy To Bellevue Hospital.
| This should be q warning to the numerous boys,
| large aud small. and men. who make ii q poinl 10
| purion n ride from the railroad company In TINS
way. scarcely a train passes up or down without
| being crowded from front rear with male hii-
! manty, mostly working people going u ,heir
| homes, and tho wonaer - tnlt more acc dents do
not occur. The company are blameless, ~ they
have made every EFFORT 10 prevent people, especially
| youngsters, from riding on their cars.