The New York herald., 1872-10-20

70 tne ground, last evening, anu was dangerously
injured.
William II. Wood, seaman on board the pro-
peller City Of Houston fell down into the hatchway
OF that vessel yesterday and broke his leg He was
sent to the Park Hospital.
John Mowat, o sailor on board the Atlantic
steamship Hevetia, was, on complaint OF James
Mclean, a sailor on board the same vessel COM
mitted at Jefferson Market yesterday for stabbng
him In both arms.
John ONeil, eleven years DID, OF GA Water street,
was kicked in the abdomen by James Reilly OF 3ol
Monroe street. last evening while they we're play
ing in Cherry street and severely injured. Reilly
was locked up by the police Of the seventh pre-
cinct.
Sister Irene, of the New York Founding Asylum,
acknowledges the receipt Of $476 from Mr.. w. J.
Hughes, Treasurer Of the New York Catholic Choral
Society," being the proceeds OF the concert given at
81. stephens church by the society for the benefit
OF that very worthy institution.
The remains OF an unknown man, fortysix years
old and five and half feet in height, with brown
hair, whiskers and mustache; right leg amputated
below the knee, wearing black alpaca coat, black
cloth vest gray pants with diagonal black stripes,
white felt hat and laced shoes, were taken to the
Morgue from the Centre street Hospital yesterday.
Work has been begun upon the Rev. Dr.
Halls new church at Fifth avenue and Fifty-ffth
street. The site has frontage of100 feet on Fifth
avenue and 200 feet on Fifty-ffth street. The
building will cover the entire front on Fifth ave.
nue., and the lecture room Will be erected on Fifty
fifth street.
Private watchman Errlcson, OF 20 Dover street,
yesterday espied two river thieves in yawl boat
near pier 46 East River, and engaged in stealing
iron from the lighter Minnehaha. The scoundrels
took the alarm, but before they had escaped he
fired four shots at them, none OF which had any
nffn rhnu rnfoi iUa1 n NIT a
tity OF iron.
william Kelly, Twentieth ward pugist, and
William II. Norton of 953 Second avenue who were
arrested at the policy shop in West Thrteth street
on Friday evening, each armed with huge re-
volver from which they fired several shots, were
arragned before Judge Ledwith at Jefferson Mar
ket yesterday by an officer OF the Twenty-ninth
precinct Kelly was held in $500 bail for trial and
Morton In S., 600 bail.
James Donahue, Superintendent of the Free
Labor Bureau. Nos and 10 Clinton place. makes
the following report Of business for the week end
ing October 19:-Applications for employment,
1921; OF these there were 2l6 males and ], Jos fe
sae e9 ss @
whole number OF situations procured for the week,
1857.
At meeting last evening OF the Pioneer Oliver
Club, Of the Fourth ward, held at 80 Cherry street,
Mr. James Oliver was introduced to the assemblage
as the next Congressman from the Fifth district.
Mr. Oliver said in his address to the
meeting that 1t was claimed the
part OF Mr. Roberts friends that Apollo Hall
was afraid to nominate any man against Sheriff
Brennans candidate, which was Mr.. Roberts, all
Of which statement Mr.. Oliver denied in the
strongest terms, and cOntended that the people
were In favor of their own representative men and
against all carpet-baggers.
The fair which has been held in Irving Hall dur.
ing the past two weeks for the benefit of st.
Joseph's Home for Destitute Old Women will ter
inmate on Tuesday evening next by disposal by
lottery OF all the articles which ornament the stalls
OF the various churches represented. The ladies'
who have inaugurated this meritorious undertake
ing are somewhat disappointed at the want OF pub
lie appreciation OF their efforts. The proceeds OF
the fair SO far fall considerably short OF the
pected to be realized and unless the benevolent
half Of the destitute old women, - many of whom
are the wives and mothers OF deceased soldiers of
the late war; the ladies' OF the fair viii be sadly dis
appointed.