, 1870-04-13
THE CITY N BRIEF.


rrgulat meeting Of the Board Of uealth WAS
held yesterday afternoon, the President In the
chalr The Sanitary Superintendent submitted
his report showing 100 deaths for last week, being
is less than for the preceding one. OF these Is
were males and 81 fetnAlea, and S were Under
rcar1. There were 10 deaths by scarlet fever, BY
pntuwonia, By consumption, and II b. convuL
The following shown the morality for the
rAH week: Accidents. 2; bronchitis, I; consuup-
ie4el se q putfpe. T. 1ese ~ s9R see fs1s
photd, &; hyd1oeephalua, I; lpaniron, s; meaales,
r 2d i easR Z anieF III 1:a
There Is marked decrease In the number Of
deaths compared with last week, and about the
1860. The causcs Of death are not 80 great, but
The deaiha Ey pneumonia Arc GTratay Ia excess Of
a1en ,Srs ~ ssusnE Ia Sh fnase u snfaase
thls week than List among our foreign populs-
EThe mean temperature OF the week *as 50 higher
I1an las: with constant po1thtr!5 Winds the north
east predomtnattng, the came hay1ng been the case
Winds IN increasing the n1nber Of deaths By pueu-
rnpnil.
Chicago Avenue. on April 3, and aiso caae Of
NnaN po1, on the s11ne day, 1t No. 1D4 South
Despaines street The latter case was undoubt-
edly infected from the same source a. the boss at
the Catholic Reform School
DurtaS the past week there WIS grocer 1ued
TOT selling petroleum without attaching the eau
Much progress Ia mating IN The abatement Of
nnlsans1S ,H an, anf ne gensEai saatay condition OF
The board then sdtourned-
The ShcriH,s Dnlee.
Matters pertaining to the snet1n-s once rrmaln
IN the same entanRltment as that indicated on
Monday. Deputy Sheriff Bradley sttl continuing to
exercise The functions OF the shrteralty. and Jacr
The decision oi Judge McAllis,ef, al papers issaed
frnfa the Recordefa Court afe given to Coroner
f1S5n, G1ssysz tss s,, ea1s essss ws aoss io@
In The hands of lie aetins shef. IN consedaeaee @ @
IND IL e sae !, T
fsttn serving papers through fear Of consequences
to Themselves, and being unwilling 70 act until the
sanostng anA tneonsenlsnt safe Of uncertainty
prevails among the attorneys, who are 20 CON
pletcly puzzled as 70 whss 70 DO With the papers
in new Eutta, etc, That Legal business BIDS
understood tha, several lawyess contemplate
gpEynEh to one of hs Spas for a. order con-
hut No deGni1e plan Of 8ctiun has get been settled
upon. As the matter now stands, Coroner C7eaTes
While Mt. B.adleF Is also Sheriff tJ the adrtce md
decisions Of the Judges Of The upper courts There
aIt said to .e some nice legal points lnyolycd In
cunrt and the possibility Of an appeal being taken
from Judge McAllister's decision. Il is prubanle
taa tae gsss*Et "a annoying and unpEontanae coadi
Heh OF auo1t5 Will lead 10 an cdffJ settlement OF
The mntter.
tfysterioua Suicide.
IN AondaE, at noon, residents on Michigan
a7tnuc observed N elderly man passing mp ind
da~n the shorr ot the basin In very disaacted
a shen aox1 G1ss5 ths a
~ ana 5 sWn5 70 and f9o Is u raeked BY some
srn1 'y pa1 q Ene,nE Ss men1a,
an sessssa coa aens i. e g.. pIsa poia;
n Tss nsst Y NJ pnE ann IN .posasr
br.a2wster, had noted the movements OF the sui
Rut % * e, IN yap n 1n sa
than half En- hour, however, the luauIma.e
Iss11+ 1"ly re3pp.red, , and vas taken On shore:
Of tac occurrence lie hAd the reEnains rruoyed
10 the A1uoTT and then held an inquest over the
hae IN dynnins a1s UT Egsgnsa verdict q ..s1.eias
1oTsssnt,, about % yeazs Of aEc, with eray halt
ana heavy EtzF moustache. lie wore 4 tall ak
feet were encased II slippers, covered bT rubber
tNoes SHtE1pE Int = red handkerchief and some
pug tohaeco was loand Oh hts person- Lase ou
snhuat evening womac came to the CoruneIB
once, snd IN fecetEsng description of the de-
csased, declared the suicide to he her hpshand
tnqu.sr<, nez uz1ne Of Mace uf Tes,aenrs ne
co1ttt!cd that she could asslza no reason for tn,.
rash &C. Of her husband. The body VA ~ conYesed ~ I
10 fhe dead house for lIeutincsston
Rassrnna Clerks Convention.
Ine tttt animal convention Of the Association
2! Rsi!Et Al Otiee C'csts WIZ heId II the fremont
nnGte last evening, The President John @. Nell
In the chkir-
Ile commi1iee on Credentials reported the 1t
1enHahce q c'Ehtt"rn driy acc1cdttctl delcxslck
REPRESENTING railroad ot1ces In VARIOUS sections 81
tnt country. -
Ihr ANIMAL report Of the Scczrt.1y, Il D. Keen
Wa submitted, showing that the Organization h&
mfmtefahp OF IS, and IL in i satlatactoi.
financial Condition
The rcpof1 Of the Executive Committee Was pre-
sehtsl, and 1rsn II appcars the f1ct thai ch2ltc
has tfch granted by the St6ie OF New jersey, BIZ
the Workings Of the Organization have dcTeiope'
some iaults u It's construction, and the neocss,t
OF thorough Feviston Of tie constitution
committee Tot this purpose. md 10 prepare IN o1
ocE oi business, WIS accordingly appointed.
The convention then procectiel 70 the elecao
O. 6H1cers for tho ensuing year. which resulted .
S,veary a.d T14.rw-R- ., Keen- q the CA1n6s
L hc7toy RailfaAd.
tn. convention then adjourned until 10 o'clot
this morning.