The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-11

amount Of Insurance, sal 0Os
The woman Harriet Martin, OF No. 2s Oak street,
who took sulphate Of morphia on Saturday morn
ing to destroy her life, has died at the Centre
Street Hospital Coroner Young has been notined
and Will hold an Inquest.
valuable and interesting addition was made 10
the geological collection at the Central Park on Sat
uraay in the birth q three lion cuba Mother and
seeing and VIII repay visit.
At the weekly meeting Of the Board OF Fire Com
missioners on Saturday the Department Of Combus-
tibles presented the following list Of kerosene acc
dents FOR the month Of February From explosion,
2; from upsetnng, .; from explosion liquid gas, 8;
from lighting arsS with oil, 2: total, 10,
Two thieves entered the rooms Of H. Friedl ander.
at 81 Grand street, on Saturday night, and stole
quantity OF ladies' underclothlng, valued ~ abont
three hundred dollars. This property the thieves
took TO an unoccupied building close by, but they
precinct and ran away, leaving the goods behind
them.
Last night there was brought to the MOrgue from
the Fourth precinct station house the body of an
unknown woman, aged about sixty years, height
I'VE feet three inches ana hair gray. Had on black
dress, brown Balmoral petucoat gray woollen
shawl, white muslin chem1se white cotton Stock
ings black woolen hood and laced shoes. The
body was placed on morgue and photograph taken.
The superintendent Of the Free Labor Bureau
makes the following report OF business for the
week ending March 9:-Applications for employ
ment 900; OF these there were 15l males and 769
females. Male help required, 70; female SO. SIT
uations procured for ~ males and 100 females.
Whole number OF situations procured for the
week, ITO.
Next Sunday. the l7th inst being the festival OF
ST. Pat lex, q solemn P0ntincal high mass viii be
celebrated Ia ST. Patricks Cathedral ct half-past
ten O'Clock A. NJ, by the Most Rev. Archbishop, ana
the paneeyric OF the saint VIII be preached by the
Rev. Father Thomas Burk o. >. ID. The collection
GU the occasion viii be appropriated ior the benefit
OF the poor
AT half.past three O'Clock yesterday morning a
fire was discovered on the third floor OF IS Duane
street, which was occupied by Lennon Il Co., cloth
folders and packers; damage, $780, The drst floor
ers in rags ana old paper, was damaged $780, The
second noor, occupied by Ames II Van Camper.
cause OF The ire IS unknown. The building is the
property OF A. Il Stewart.
A committee, consisting OF Major General shaler,
commanding the First division OF the National
Guard; MAJOR General woodward, commanding the
Second division; Colonel william @. Church, Cap.
tain George w. Wrngate and several other leading
members OF the National Rifle Association, WIN visit
ring with the Legislature and The Governor In re-
gard to the passage OF an act for the promotion Of
ride practice among the National Guard.
large and enthusiastic meeting OF the veteran
members of the Eighth company, Seventh regiment.
was held Friday evening at the Armory for
the purpose OF presenting TO the Eighth company
portrait OF Colonel Henry G. Shumway, who for
many years commanded the company. The pre-.
sentatiOn was made by cx.Colonel Leerts on behalf
OF the donors. and the receipt OF the picture was
%S s ae Ver aapp Of the
Eighth company.