The New York herald., 1870-02-17

12M.... ..... Al AZ I2P. M.... 40 a.
Average temperature yesterday ......... 4oX
average Temperature lor corresponding date
LAST year. ..'..................,...... Hx
The annual meeting or the Hudson River Confer
ence OF the Unitarian churches was held at the
Church OF the Messiah corner Of Thirty-r,urSo
street and Park avenue, yesterday.
The treasurer OF tho ChHdren's Aid Sooiesy reports
that the receipts for the nine months from the ls a.
February the 1st OF November, 1869, were $o4014
and The payments $9097S. The total receipts during
the sixteen years and nine months the s0oety hay
been IN existence amount 70 $7o1ol5.
The case OF Andrew Hyland,. the lad who was
Killed last Sunday afternoon oy being run over cor
ner Of tenth street and A. by cnr No. Il oe
the Thirtyfourth and the Grand street ferry
iinc was investigated yesterday before Coroner
Keenan,. ut the CITY Hail. Some testimony was
taken ana the further hearing was adjourned to
Monday IieXt.
Solicitor Burt, one OF the legal lights OF London,
arrived In this city by the steamship Siberia. Mr.
Burt brings with MIN large SUPPLY OF British gold
for the purpose OF inaugnratng new war on Erie
IL Is reported tnat the British capitalists going
IN for the control OF Erie utterly regardless or
pepse Cood news Tor the lawyers. The foreign
phaanx IL to cooperate with the Ramsey. Eaton
party.
Tho Quarantine Commissioners, I'm company with
the Health Olcer tDr. Carnochan} and several prac-
tical engineers, visited the quarantine station the
lower bay yesterday, ana made full examinations,
win the purpose or determining The style OF build
lngs 10 DC erected. The Commissioners are com.
mencing by making themselves thoroughly ac-
qainted with the details OF the In Institutions coming
under their control.
Columbus Dclano, Commissioner OF Internal.Rev.
enue arrived in this city yesterday from Washington.
IL Is understood tnat he has expressly to IN
veslfgate the late wholesale seizures by Collector
Bailey VI leading liquor merchants In the Thirty
second district which have NOT vet been prescnted 10
r.
| terday BY q large number OF leading politicians
merchants bankers lawyers aud prominent citizens.
The average attendance at the charity schools lass
year was 2,747. The aggregate number OF boys
lodged at the Newsboys' Lodging House was 7.3s3;
at the Girls Lodging House 955 girls have been
ceved AT the lodging house IN the Eleventh ward
House IN the Sixteenth ward 563 boys d.
The whole number received at the Phelps Lod ging
House, No. 327 kivin2ton street, was 53l.
John Mcdonald. who keeps liquor store In Forty.
| nfth street, was yesterday charged before Judge
Coulter, at the Yorkville Police Court with commit
ting gross outrage Mrs. Eliza Farrell respect
able sewing woman living in the Same street rho
on Saturday night last In McD0nadS place Tor some
ne aaes ~ ser e nar sse w went
| gas and committed the outrage subsequently It
was further CHARGED: ne assaulted her husband for
| answer both charges.
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City Hall politicians. but more particularly In the
| Police Department, by the announcement publicly
made that Coroner Flynn earnestly seeking tho
appointment OF superintendent OF Police, IN place
] OF John A. Kennedy, and that he FLYNN was Rb-
sent IN Albany to use his influence IN passing the
new city charter. The spirit exhibited by Coroner
murder case and other inquisitions which might be
referred TO seem just reasons Tor vesting him with
sucn great power as he seeks to attain.
The Commissioners OF Emigration hold their stated
meeting last night at the Society Library, the presl-
dent Mr.. verpank IN the chair After the transac-
maze an official inspection OF the proposed site for
| the Insane Asylum on Wards Island on the 22d
inst and 1t was agreed 10 invite Dr. Brown, SUPER
| tntendent OF BloOmlngdale Asylum, TO confer with
the Commissioners on the plans for the building that
have been submitted. The total number OF emf
grants reported arrived In this port since January
was 60l7, against 7,706 during the same period Ia
1859. number OF biils were audited and ordered
paid and the Board adjourned
Jeremiah +. Sullivan Of No. 80 Spring street yes-
terday morning preferred a complaint before Justice
Cox. at Jefferson Market, against Joseph Carr.
charging MIN with setting IRE TO the premises Mo-
3l4 Fourth avenue on sunday night last The COM
painant states he was employed to watch the build
| ing and about seven O'Clock on Sunday night dis
covered the prisoner throw lighted piece OF paper
into the front door OF tho store and walk rapidly
| away up town. Fire Marshal Brackett who accom-
panied the prisoner to court EXPRESSED II as his
opinion tnat the complaint was rather wea and had
the appearance OF beng put up job.n Justice
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| out bail pending an examination.
| very singular case OF sulIocation occurred in
the stables 1855 Broadway. James skely kept
| horses at the above number and took care OF them
| himself On Saturday evening deceased was missed
and search made for him, 6ut without success; but
ro E cn po e Stable
the horses and saw his (Skeiy's hat on the floor
near ae nm ana ,s 1oins s up saw Inc sns
Cead. IL " supposed deceased went alone to feed
the horses and fell backwards into the manger and
was suffocated. Coroner Keenan, was notified In tno
case. Deceased was sixty eight years OF age and .
| native ol Ireland.
A meeting OF the manufacturers and dealers IN
| fruit jars throughout the United States held at
the Astor House yesterday TO consider the present
/ and prospective condition Of the trade. Edward
| Tatain OF the nrm OF Whtall, Talnm Co., acled a.
| chairman aud stephen Il. Plnckney, president OF
| the Mason Manufacturing Company, as secretary.
| committee OF manufacturers Consisting OF Messra.
| Lyman, Boyd, Shaner, Moore and Samuel, and
| Messr5. Booth, Wisner, Almy, Savini and Haler,
the part Of the jobbcrs was appointed and submit
| tees present be appointed committee to take into
consideration questions for the furtnerance OF the
interests OF the trade, ana recommending all other
| manufacturers 10 take similar steps ADOPTED. Tno
meeting then adjourned to the z4th.
Coroner Keenan, yesterday commenced an inves-
tigaon In the Of John Merkle, the German. late
Of No 459 Tenth avenue, who was fatally beaten on
the night OF the 1st inst. by gang OF unknown row.
| dies, previously puDllsneu In tue hERALD. Cap
| tain Williamson, OF the Sixteenth precinct police,
has yet been unable 10 learn anything concerning
Inc perpetrators OF tne CRIME: When the assault
| was committed upon Merk.e his friends did not be-
ere him To be fatally injured; consequently the
attention OF The ponce was not drawnto the matter
I'll after Merkles DEATH ana then II seemed impos-
sbe for Captain Williamson or his detective onicers
TO a gam ,a., any clue to to @ the guilty parties
| the further hearing adjourned.
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! A.-n YOu Want Barrel of Good Flour Go
| TO FusskLL'S, 800 FOURTH AVENUE You will aavS
| tnoney.
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