The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-28


the weather be fine there VIII be music by Grafullas
Central Park band at Mount Morris square to-
day from five TO six r. NJ.
Marshal Hart has issued licenses tor tho week end
ing on the 26th last. rs roIlows:Express. 8; COACH
IL cart and cartman, 20; link shop, I; porter I;
drivers 81. Total amount received for licenses and
lines, t2G0 10.
woman named Margaret Hogan, who Is thirty
seven years OF age, and lives at 9s4 Eighth avenue
fell from the second story window OF her dwelling to
the Sidewalk While asleep. and was severely In
Jured.
G. D. Cardozo, Chief of the Ordinance Bureau, has
received during the week ending the 26th instant
eirhty-thrce complaints OF violations Of various CITY
ordinances, all OF which were referred to the proper
depa tnenuS lor remedy.
The arrests by the police during the past week
were as Enthusiastically, August 10, 81; Sunday
August 20, 240; Monday August 81, 295; Tuesday.
August y, 2i5; Wednesday, August q, 256; Thurs
liza. 80 '''''
At half-past eleven yesterday morning Professor
Thatcher, who lives at 1SS Duane street, was cross-
ing on plank from the ROOF of his building to an.
o,ner Ia me rear me plank gave way in the
middle, and MIR. Thatcher fell height OF eighteen
feet on to the roof OF building between the two
About ten minutes before nine O'Clock last night
while the ferryboat New Brunswick was making
tne pilot observed boat living In the middle OF tue
river. me Terry BOAT was stopped, and the boat
proved to be q yacht lying Keel upwards, II had
evidently been struck by the squall during the alter
noon.
A truly wretched old woman named Dora Bensa,
who Is seventy-eight years of age attempted 10
commit suicide by jumping OF into the river ut the
foot OF Forty-fourth street yesterday morning as
half-paSt SIX O'Clock. she rescued aud brought
TO the Central Police Once by William corgln, OF
u n
vue Hospital
At half-past nine O'Clock Yesterday morning two
policemen found the body OF man at the foot OF
Thirty fourth street, North RIVER dressed in black
frock coat blue flannel shirt plaid pauts, leather
belt around his waist ana new cafskln boots The
man c0ud not be guessed Ut. lie was i've feet nine
inches high, and had 81 03 IN his pockets, but no
papers whatever.
Mr.. James Donahue. superintendent OF the Free
Labor Bureau, Nos. and 10 Clinton place, makes
the following report OF business for the week end.
ing August 25:-Appcations for employment, LOLA;
Of these there were 100 males ana Sl5 females;
male nelp required la female SO; situations pro-
cured for lo4 males aud 75o females; whole number
OF situations procured Tor the week ending August
~. 863.
The festival Of St. Augustine, which occurs
to-day, will be celebrated at st. Augustine's
church. Morrsana, under the supervision Of the
Rev. Father Joseph z. Woods. Grand high mass
WI be celebrated IN the morning at which The choir
from st. Patrick's Cathedral viii perform, and the
Rev. Father Malone, OF Williamsburg, VIII pro-
nounce the panegyrlc. In the afternoon grand pic
nc ana festival Will be given at the sylvan Park at
the foot OF kIith street, Morrisania.
florence. the COMEDIAN who has just returned
from Europe presented TO the Oriental Club on Saur
day evening spirited col0red thographic picture OF
the burning OF Paris by the Commune The scene OF
the evcntul night, when The Tuier1es ana other OF
the principal public buildings were in flames, ID
most vivdy represented, and affords the beh older
fair estimate Of its terrible grandeur. The picture
Is quito large being forty eight inches by thlTtysiX
iuchcs and Is enclosed In a magnificent and costly
frame IL will be hung la the grand billiard saloon
OF the club house.
The Central Park Meteorological Department re-
ports for the week ending at two p. NJ. August 20.
1871, the following atmospherica phenomenal
Barometer-ileaa, so:l2O inches; maximum at
p. N. August 20, 3).312 inches: minimum at A. n.
August n, 29s34 inchas range. .43S inches. Their
70.S degrees; maximum at p. II.
August "a SL2 degrees; minimum at 5 A. M. August
20, 6G.2 degTeeS range $50. On August 20 rain fell
from midday to $50 T. NJ to the depth OF &c inches
August "a. from 3:s5 A. M TO a:G Ann, 10; August
%, from A. NJ. TO 43D A. NJ, 49, August 26, 1915
A. n. TO II p NJ, .S2; August 26 from on. ON. A. NJ
to g.l5 A. NJ, l.00-naxiny the total amount OF
water for the week, 2.T3 inches. The distance ira
Yelled by The wind during the week was s2r miles.
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