The New York herald., 1870-11-04


Justice Hogan yesterday committed James smith.
OF 80 Beach street, for having stabbed in the aide
with knife Sandy Saxon, coored man. or n
Moore street. BROOKLYN, u. ID. kfa
The children OF the Home Industrial School held
fair yesterday, In the afternoon and evening, at
Roae Memorial chapel, ll8 West Forty-arst atreet
1t was numerously attended, and the little ones en-
1oyed themselves amazingly. 1t will be continued
to-day. .A s@f#ss @88 I0
Celonel Cavanagh, of the slxty-ninth regiment.
states that the regiment, an organization, had
nothing to do with the OF the lease OF the
Cooper Institute Hall last evening to the republican,
Captain Lyddy, new member OF the rcglment
hired the hall On & his own account. and any dspo
upon MS own responsibility.
The fair for the benefit Of the New York Found
ling Asylum-a noble and deserving charity-wil be
opened on Monday next at the armory OF the
Twenty-second regiment This Is one OF the most
worthy causes now being carried In this city and
contributions are solicited. The Institution has sue
cored upwards OF 1900 innocent and Abandoned
wallis OF the world during the past year. ysrr"
The Pennsylvania Central, New York Central, tho
Erie and the Southern Railway lines have Just
adopted new list OF passenger rates to many OF the
prominent Western and Southwestern points. Tho
new rates are generally higher than those heretofore
in force, and 1t Is now generally understood further
increase rates will begradually adopted as soon ~
the managers Of the different roads can agree
The body OF male child, apparently about
week Old, was discovered bysome children in the
vault OF premises No. 800 West Thirty-seventn
street, occupied rs tenement house. The remains
were sent to the Twentieth precinct police station
add thence to the Morgue whore Coroner Schirmer
WIN hold en- inquest
Oficer Thaycr, OF the Nineteenth precinct yester
day found tine body OF female infant lying on the
track Of the Harlem Railroad at the corner OF Fourth
avenue and Seventy first street. and Captain Gunner
caused II TO be conveyed TO the MOrgue. An inquest
will be held by Coroner Schrmer. No Information
could be obtained concerning the parentage Of the
child or by whom IL was abandoned.
Jacob Stewart, aged twenty, OF No. 79i Henry
street, Brooklyn, arrested by officer Brush. OF tho
Eighth precinct, on Wednesday night, charged. in
company with two accompllces stlll at large. with
knocking down Casper Letviile, OF No. I62 Prince
| street, and robbing him OF watch, was yesterday
morning arraigned before Justice Shandoy at JEFF
On the LIST Of January last the premises No. Ala
West Thlrtysec0nd street were entered ny burglars
and property valued at $780, the property OF George
Waen. taken from o trunk. On Wednesday after
noon detectives Brice and Mcconnell. Of the Twen-
| tieth precinct arrested . young man named James
| Mcbride. aged nineteen, or 43I West Thirty ninth
street. having IN his possession portion OF the stolen
property. lie denied the charge before Justice
Shandley, OF Jefferson Market yesterday, but gave
bonds in the sum OF $1,000 to appear and answer Ut
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| Coroner flynn yesterday held an inquest on ths
body of James Connolly, man thirty one years OF
| age, and born Ia Ireland, whose death was the re-
suit OF Injuries received BY being crushed
| by an elevator at tho store 64 While street,
| where he was employed AZ porter. Deceased
| stepped on the elevator to go TO the top
noor but before he reached there got crushed be-
| tween the elevator and the top noor; was almost
instantly killed. Deceased was accustomed to the
use OF the elevator and In consideration OF this tact
the jury empaneed rendered verdict OF accidental
| death. Connolly lived ut 1853 Madison street.
| John Jennings, connected with the law firm OF ID.
w. Porter, OF No. 4 Wall street. was yesterday ar
raIgned at the Tombs before Justice Hogan charged
with having attempted to extort money from Louis
Dagron, OF 80 South william street. jennings called
on Mr.. Dagron and said that II he would not settle
with him IN regard to case then pending In the
| Superior Court he would arrest him. Dagr0n
told him to call again. and In tha meantime he
| would think the matter over. When Jennings
| called again Dagron asked him 70 show his warrant
for arrest and as he was unable 70 produce any
authority Dagron caused his arrest Joel O. Stevcns
under sheriff, testified that jennings s not IN any
way connected with the Sherrs office. Justice
Hogan held the accused TO answer. .s.