The New York herald., 1871-01-14

James E. Beck, o child nearly four years OF age
whose parents reside at 7S Goerck street. died In
Bellevue Hospital from tine effects OF extensive
burns received on Wednesday last. The mother left
the room Tor few moments 10 get pail OF water,
ana during her absence the child struck q match
which he took from the mantelpiece and thus set
his clothes on dre. Coroner Schirmer held an In
quest on the body.
Mayor Hall, Comptroller Connolly and other city
ofcials win confer with the people OF Yorkville and
Harlem this evening, at Brevoort Ran. Fiftyfourtn
street. near Third avenue. at balfpast seven O'CLOCK
on the great question OF ''quck transit" This wi
no doubt, prove the most Important meeting ever
held Tor This object The Improvement OF Fourth
avenue BY sinking all the rails below the surface.
VIII also be considered.
Eugene Doush, the burglar who about three
weeks ago. escaped from onicer Tnte. Of the
Eleventh precinct, by jumping from the second
story window OF the police station was recaptured
by the same officer on Thursday nlgnt IN sherin
Essex Market Police Court, by whom he was held
to answer Doush Is one OF the most daring crImi
nails IN this city, His arrest originally for break
ing into certain premises and stealing number OF
live pigeons. rfttf
Mr.. Nicholas Muller, who received 81, 900 check
from Mr.. William M. Tweed for the purpose OF buy
Ing coal for the poor of the First ward, has ap-
pointed the following gentlemen Irrespective OF
parity on the committee 10 supervise the distrib,
tlon:-John WOODS, John Rufer, j. Herman Schultz,
| Michael Cusack, Patrick Htzsimmons, John Hickey
| John Cultey, Charles Hutchins, James p. Burns
Herman Borneman, John Lynch, Thomas Cleary
Michael Mccormick John MCINTYRE, Patrick Bald.
WIN, Daniel u. O'Connor Michael +. Dalton, Patrick
Koran.
| Mr.. II. Schuber OF Panama, has presented and
forwarded, through the house OF Marcel h Co., OF
this city, 10 the Department OF Public Parks val
liable addition to their geological collection in the
shape OF vienna, from the highlands of Bolivia.
II arrived day or two SINCE by the steamer Henry
Cnauncey, ana IS now at the Central Park source
| OF considerable attraction IL being rare animal.
II Is species OF the ama native OF the most ele-
waited table land and mountains OF Bolivia and
Chile. Mr.. Schuber sent, at the same time, PEN
gum, from Peru which unfortunately died, In con-
sequence OF the severity or the weather.
Coroner Schirmer yesterday held an inquest in the
case OF Mr.. David Adams, of 493 East Houston
street, the man seventy-seven years of age who on
the 5th instant was crushed mot run over beneath
car 40 OF the Dry Dock Railroad Company, In Lewis
street, near Stanton. No evidence could be pro-
cured TO show how deceased came under the
car, and after the accident he seemed to
be unable or unwilling to make a comprehensive
explanation, although Mr.. Adams seemed to be In
full possession Of his mental faculties The Injuries
to the head were OF superficial character The
jury rendered verdict of stdeath from pneumonia
snperinduced by injuries accidentally recewed.n
Deceased, who was native Of Ireland, lived at 493
East Houston street.