The New York herald., 1872-08-01
Removal OF tho Health OnIco.


At meeting of the Board OF Health, held In tho
Mayors Office yesterday 1t resolved to hire the
Waring mansion, owned by ex-Alderman Newman,
at ga 278 and 2T5 Washington street. as the Health
ONCE, Health Oncer COchranc being compelled to
vGcate his Office in the Court House, by order OF
the Board OF Supervisors.
Attempted Suicides by Throat Cutting.
Carroll Bergenhold, Swede. forty years Of age,
and who, 1t is said, has been unable to procure en
ploymcnt for some time past attempted to put an
end to his life yesterday by cutting his throat at his
boarding house, asa Warren street. He was re-
James McSorley residing at 2i2 Gold street. near
Nassau, attempted to put an end to his life ycster.
day morning by cutting his throat with razor.
The wound lie made, it Is believed, will prove fatal.
Starving q Child To Death.
Yesterday Coroner Jones held man names John
Harkins to await the action Of the Grand Jury on
charge Of having starved his daughter, Child be-
tween three and four years OF age. The man, who
Is poor, dlsspated wretch, resided with his wife
street. Their room was worse than hog pen, and
,do the children IL AL little boy ana gIr had wal
emacisted and unable to hold themselves Ia . sit-
OF the little girl when she was discovered, but she
soon expired. The boy was sent to the Nursery.
Pes Of as had SseS to s
The Coroner's jury returned the following ver-
dict;-"We find that Mary Jane Harkins came to
her death by starvation, through the culpable and
inexcusabe treatment OF her. parents, John and
Bridget Harkins and we, the jury, call upon
deceased with the utmost severity Of the law foR
their cruel and unnatural treatment And we. the
jury, hereby censure the persons residing In the
same house with the deceased for not reporting the
depl0rable condition OF affairs In regard to this
enid IN order Der thar reei might nave We been
and had Harkins removed to the Raymond street
Jail.
stopping the Leak In the City Treas.
ury-City Hall Since curists Dlsmaycd.
Commissioner whiting, OF the Board OF City
Works, made determined advance upon the army
OF sinecurists in that department yesterday, and
created great CONSERVATION In their ranks BY
moving that twenty-four be suspended without
their money for July. Here are the worthless
David Collins, Sub.Inspector, 81 per day; J. DON.
nelly inspector q per DAY; DAY. GTotnisr SUP
per day; ii. Jones, SdbInspector, 50 SO per dsyi
!; c. Kirby tal, s%ub;InsPector, % 81 So per dsZi
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sub-Inspector, IS per day; Jacob Woerth lol, m
Sub Inspector, So SO per day. H. J. Hicks lel, Ia.
I1SsG psT DAY. rev Isss Mcab
5Oha GSsSnn , q 81 20 P:
fss; Robert t. Murphy, NJ H. % snSinspector Is per day;
shannon, Su6-Inspector, 70 % per day; d.
s0n' rullsy sO'9sReii1St saRS.inspector day.
can. who once held the position Of fsuperintendsnt
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ton. Worth, or "Jakey Worth" a. he 10 familiarity
known, is prominent republican and member q
the the sixth district but wss expelled
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10 the City Court for violation Of the election laws
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and Hicks was once supervisor. Johnny Costigan
was formerly in the once Of the superintendent Of
IN the TAX ONCE. The others can be classed among
When Commissioner whiting asked for the DIS
missal Of these men yesterday, Commissioner
Fowler, the democratic member OF the Board, Wa
absent and Commsso9sr Palmer ddp rom h9% 9Sy
/, and wanted Corporation Counsel De Witrs
opinion Whiting didn't want PC Wits ss" or sna
Tsnserea Ssnss service sSsy ssd against tas
Palmer replied that they had been rec0gn,aTt sr
sens nans as n snS as smSSy Ss
ment Il they had nothing 70 ao famer harnr
hs Wish to have fSs Pc Pc Smss would Be IN q
,naairi1g of the Corporation Counsel whether the
city could recover its mSnsy from nese ssrvc .en1ws
lie had no courtesy for thieves, Any v,n man VINO
wonid fake money from she city without rendering
or or thing was put a stop to the better. Palmer
said he was willing TO stop those men wmosc
services We're not required, but ne DID not wsa 70
more than these mems wages. After some Iurtner
talk the arccal formslty OF vote was enau' anrse
whiting voting yea" st ana =. shey stood at the
Upon the announcement Of the result the oi1en men
above byeathed more freely, fhey anxtously AWAY