The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-09-03

everything passed pleasantly. rr
Walter Taylor, the lad who was run over on Thurs
day evening, in Hudson street. near Desbrosses, by
freight car belonging to the Hudson River Rail-
road Company died subsequently In the Ce0tre
Street Hospital. Deceased lived AT No. IS Laight
street.
About eight O'Clock yesterday morning Annie NJ.
ONel, three years Of age whose parents live at No.
449 West Fortynth street, fell from the fourth story
window 10 the sidewalk and was killed instantly.
Mrs. O,Nell, the mother, was temporarily absent
from the room at the time OF the accident
james Crea, thirty eight years Of age and born in
Ireland, died from the effects Of injuries received on
Tuesday last by falling from the roof through the
skylight of the gashouse IN Forty street,
Eleventh avenue. Deceased resided at 800 West
Forty second street.
The free reading room OF the Cooper Institute Is
once again open to Its thousand ha6uu6s and all
others who take a simple pleasure in gaining know
ledge or learning what their fellow men are doing
II opens at eight A. NJ. and closes at ten =. NJ
The corner stone OF the new st. Alphonsos Mission
church Will be laid tomorrow, with impressive
ceremonies, at four O'Clock p. NJ, by Most Rev.
Archbishop McCloskey The church Will be erected
on Laurens street. near Canal, and all the Catholic
Church societies will take part In the solemn service.
Yesterday an alteration occurred on Twenty
ninth street, near Eighth avenue, between Eugene
Cess, OF 252 West Twenty ninth street, and James
Knold and Christopher Berger Of 255 same street.
Berger and KnOd were slightly stabbed; but as
they refused to make complaint Cess was not held
by Sergeant Brush. OF the Twentieth precinct.
Patrick Smith. abOrer, yesterday morning fell
from a wall, about fifty feet high, OF Commodore
vanderbilts railroad depot (FOrty-second street
and Fourth avenue) to the ground and was fatally
injured. lie was forthwith conveyed to Bellevue
Hospital but died on the way. Deceased lived at
No. $50 Tenth avenue.
Collector Murphy has issued the following order
in relation to the carriage of goods by Custom House
cartmen:-
CUSTOM HOUSE. NEW YORK.
SURVEYORS OFFICE, August "a, 1870.
SfR--You will please instruct the Inspector OF Gus
toms that whenever pubic store or general order
gOOls are landed from any vessel and the said mer
chandise is not promptly removed from the wharf
by the district Custom House cartmen. that the said
can be got TO perform the service on mat day.
Yours, &c, THOMAS MURPHY, Collector.
A. b. CORNELL, Surveyor.
Preparations are now being made for the Fair OF
the American Institute, which opens on Wednesday
next, and on Thursday the reception of goods in
tended for exhibition began the Empire Rink on
Third avenue. The exhibition of machinery Is ex-
as some remarkable modern Inventions viii
be included Among other machines will be
found diamond pointed drill OF O new pattern,
and an ice making machine requiring 10, 600 gallons
of water hour when In full operation viii also
attract much attention. The show OF flowers and
fruit will be very fine, the managers OF the Inst
ue have set apart 5000 for prizes IN this Depart
ment. All articles forwarded for exhibition should
be directed to the "American Institute Exhibition,
Empire Rink, Third avenue, Sixty-third aud Sixty
fourth streets, New York"
The Department Of Public Works has awarded
contracts according to law as foows:--
nj m doOu
river, +. c. Crowley, $3O.9l7; time 90 days. Thir-
teenth street, from First to East river same
bidder $32515; time 100 days. Forty.sixth street,
same bidder, $33. 649; time 80 days. Six
teenth street, from First avenue to avenue G,
same bidder, $25 057 80; 90 days. Fifteenth street.
IRON Eighth to Ninth avenue, same bidder So $40 90;
60 days. Fifty-fOurth street, from Eighth to Ninth
avenue, same Didder 9,2S5; so days. Thirty-s xth
street. from Seventh TO Eighth avenue, same bidder,
$9 3s6 40; 80 days. The streets mentioned to he
paved with stone block or Belgian pavement.