The New York herald., 1870-02-28


ast year. IcS
Weekly average. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. T&
Weekly average for corresponding date last
year.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. "
A FIRE occurred LAST evening in the clothing store
OF Hermana Fsbel, No. 4l0 Grand street which en-
tirely consumed the stock, valued at $1,000
While breaking the Sabbath yesterday skating on
a pond corner OF Sixryfourth street and Lexington
avenue an Snknown man av broke 9' through tas acc
At six O'Clock last evening an alteration occprse0
between two boys. named William Hart and Thomas
Perry, at the corner Of Forty.fourth street ana
Hart IN one OF his arms, innctlng dangerous
wound.
nre occurred yesterday morning in the notion
store Of John Fl. Wilson Co., No. "a FrankllA
street. that inflicted 81, 900 loss stock and $500 on
building Tne Fifth precinct not having telegraphed
the details In AZ eleven O'Clock last night, par
tculars are Obtained from Deputy Fire MarshAl
Rnisch.
Warden Brennan, Of Bellevue Hospital, yesterday
sent word to the Coroners' once that John Maxwell
who had been admitted to that institution on per-
init from the Commissioners Of Charities and Correc
on TO nsS 9Ss 81 the MP had &
twenty-five years OF age and native Of New York.
James Digen. of als East Twenty-fourth street,
Thomas Sullivan, OF 815 East Eighteenth street.
The array occurred about i've o'clock ct the corner
Of Sec0na avenue and Twenty-f0urth street. 6uf-
Ivan made his escape. Digen was sent to BELLEVUE
Hospital. he surgeon WIS unable to tell whether
the wound Ii dangerous.
On Saturday oficer Parsons, OF the Seventh pre-
clnct seized lot Of gunpowder at the Bridgeport
dock, pier 3s East river. which had been shipped
by Urah Woodbury.. OF No. 120 Maiden lane, to Win
chester Arms Company, East Bridgeport, Conn.,. on
the passenger steamer Bridgeport. It was shipped
as merchandise. The powder was turned over TO the
FIRE COMMISSIONER.
Coroner Schirmer was yesterday called TO Al Jack
son street TO hold inquest on the body OF James
McNulty, who died In Bellevue Hospital nom the
effects Of injuries received on the lltn Instant by
being run over by his own wagon. While somewhat
under the influence Of liquor DECEASED was driving
he fell from his wagon, the wheeis Of which paAse0
over his right leg, causing compound fracture. De-
eans a Years Of M age and naye @ Of raa
The report OF the Park Meteorological Depart
ment for the week ending Saturday, shows bhs
following conditions OF the weather during tn6t pc
H sssar, g Sss usSss ass; nns
A. M, February "a, 2o47s inches; range, .6ts
inches. Thermometer-Mean, 2o.s degrees; maxi
MUM a. NJ Sruar a. a. sIs asssess ssssss; rsnsa
80 degrees. Rain fell op the goth, having Q durs
oo.6o OF inch. The distance travelled oy s6e Wind
during the week was 2,si1 niles.
John D. Currie the father who is charged with
committing an outrage on his daughter nmma
Louisa then thirteen years Of age the 80 day Of
June 1897 the facts Of which have already APPEARED
In the HERALD, was YESTERDAY morning 4rrAtRne4
ss.y ~ Ss ND and S
fault Of 81 600 ball In ns informal examina.ion he
stated that ne was thirty Ave years Of age born 70
by occupation shoemaker, and not guilty OF tbe
charge preferred against him.
John Mccormack, eighteen years Of age, residing
at 5o7 West Thirteth street. was yesterday morning
arraigned before Justice Scott at Jefferson Market
by detectives McCanerty and Butcher, OF she Six
teenth precinct charged with being implicated IN
OF roughs In such Q 0rutal manner, the night OF
The 2d inst as to subsequently cause hts death.
lie was rsmanded to the custody Of Coroner keenan,,
who will continue the investigation already begun
at the Cor0ners Office to-day
Mrs. Gertrude simon. German woman, thirty
years OF age died in Bellevue Hospital on satur-
day night from the effects Of burns received the
night previous. Mrs. Simon, who lived at No. 127
OF a kerosene oil lamp suspeaded from the
ceiling when IL exploded, and setting ire to her
clothing burned her most earlully about the head.
neck, body and lower extremltieS. The cause OF the
explosion is to be the subject OF investgaon before
Coroner Flynn. the husband OF deceased win give
Information where the oil was procured and EFFORTS
VIII be made TO ascertain whether t was safe TO use
for Illuminating purposes. Mrs Simon left hus-
band ana several children the youngest of whom
was severely burned at the time OF the explosion.
George Prince, who gives his residence at tne
Post ONCE, Newburg, N. " on Saturday night
visited the establishment OF "Genera John Rogers,
No. l2l Greene street. having twentythfee dollars In
his wallet Upon retiring with one Of the females
Prince stated he gave his wallet to the proprietor for
saie keeping, and received 1t back yesterday morning
empty Rogers alleging 1t was 30 when ho received
IT, William townsend, giving the same address,
a'so preferred a complaint, charging that Rogers
took mis- wallet for safe keeping, containing 1fteen
dollars and refused to return the money Q4 the lo
lowing morning, but when arrested Dy omcer
Smith, Of the Eighth precinct, returned him seven
dollars In addition to the above complaints Omcer
smith, upon arraignng the prisoner before Justice
scott at Jefferson Market yesterday preferred Q
Complain against Rogers and his wife Mary, charg-
ing them with keeping disorderly house. In de.
fault OF $500 bail to answer each charge ne was
locked mp 10 answer at the General Sessions