The New York herald., 1874-11-22
NEW YORK CITY.

NEW xUhA CA1 i.
Daniel Connel. a laborer fell into a sewer In
Ninety second street Yesterday afternoon and
bruised himself painfully.
A child named william whaen. aged TWO years,
died suddenly yesterday afternoon at the resi-
dence OF his parents. No. $50 First avenue.
The police made 1897 arrests during the past
week. There were 52l deaths, 457 births. l67 mar
rlages and "A still births during the same period.
Hon. Carl Schurz viii deliver the second lecture
OF the Hebrew Young Mems Association course
next Wednesday evening, on "Educa:onai
Problems"
Treasury Agents howe and Brackstt, assisted
by Inspector Fideau, seized 1000 smugged cigars
from the corner OF Twelfth street and Fourth ave-
nue. yesterday
Rev. 4. De Witt Talmage win lecture ON "People
We Meetn tomorrow evening at the Spring street
Presbyterian church, near varick street, Ior the
benefit or the Sunday school,
Shortly before seven O'Clock yesterday morning
a IRE was caused in the steam nt.ing shop OF Pc
lix Demartin, on the fourth moor OF No. 20 Greene
street, by spark from forge. Damage 80.
woman named Doyle, sixty years OF age. who
had not been seen alive since Wednesday evening
last. was found dead yesterday in her room. st No.
so Clin street. Coroner Woltman was notined 10
hold an inquest.
lamp exploded yesterday at noon and caused
a fire in the bookbindery OF August Walton, on
the second floor OF No. 1876 East Thir street,
Fire and water damaged the stock to the value OF
$780, and the building to that OF $50.
At the meeting Of the Geographical Society to-
morrow evening DR.. !. l. Hays will make mis- re-
port OF his recent travels as the society's rep.
resentatlve IN Iceland, and DR.. Du Chailu will Illus
trate the habits and customs or the Laplanders
The managers or the peabody Home" corner
Thirty-tnird street and Lexington avenue desire
to inform those VINO have made arrangements TO
become permanent inmates that, unless they
enter lmmediateiy, their places win be gwen 70
others.
Michael Cavanagh was taken sick yesterday
morning while in Canal street, at the corner OF
Church. He fell to the pavement and died almost
instantly. His body was sent to the MOrRue. cav
anaah was aged thirty two years and resided It
No. 80 Jay street.
The friends OF the colored orphans wish to give
Thanksgiving dinner to the $50 children al the
Asylum, 143d street and Boulevard, and would
gladly receive donations Of eatables or money,
which may be lett at Mrs. Landon's. No. East
Fourteenth street. or at Mrs. Stokes, NO. ~ Madl
son avenue.
The City OF London, Inman line, sailed yester-
day, carrying 20 cabin and 800 steerage passen-
gers The Ethiopia, Anchor line. sailed with 20
cabin and 1856 steerage passengers; the honen,
staufen, German Loyd's line. carried sS cabin and
106 steerage passengers. The Baltic White star
line, took 81 cabin passengers
An inquest was yesterday held by Coroner
Eickhon in the case OF Nathan Bass German,
nearly forty years OF age. late OF No. az Clinton
street. who died from injuries received on the 10th
ult. IN Second avenue, near Third street, by being
run over by car No. 90 OF the Second avenue line.
SIX OF the jury found that the occurrence was ac-
cidental, but che seventh juror censured the rail-
road company.
The newly organized surveying party for work
among the antiquities OF Palestine, under the
leadership OF Colonel J. G. Lane, will start from
this city next Saturday and proceed via England,
where 1t will receive relnfofcements. Professor
Payne, who has been on the ground for two years,
viii soon MAKE mis- report. Rev. 0. S. ST. John.
Secretary, No. &c Exchange place, Will give any
desired information.
fair is to be held at No. 80 Union square in aid Of
the Association for Beriending Children and Young
Girls whose admirable institution, at No. ls6 Sec
ond avenue, Is doing a noble, charitable work in
the care and reformation OF large and interest
ing class or young women, who, except Tor the
to save them, would soon find homes In dens OF
vice. The entertainment Will open December l.
ana continue for two weeks.
Mr.. Cyrus W. Miner, residing at No. All West
Twenty street, fell from the Elevated Rail-
yesterday morning and was badly injured. He
maue an effort to get on the twenty-three minutes
10 eight tram, which was moving south from the
master, and missing the platform iell headlong to
the sidewalk below He was carried to his home,
and it Is believed MS injuries are serious.
Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Laing, commanding
the Seventy-ninth regiment, N. G. s. N. Y, has ad-
dressed note to Colonel Wm O. Church, Pres-
dent Of the National Rifle Association, expressing
surprise at the decision Of the executive body OF
the Ride Association deprlvng the Seventy-ninth
OF the eating gun, the prize lately shot for in q
contest at Creedmoor, and announcing that the
gun Is at the disposal OF the association. Colonel
Laing argues against the Judgment OF the Board,
but concludes by saying tlat his regiment having
taken whole batteries IN the shock Of arms while
fighting Tor the National Union, can afford to lose
one for union and good feeling In the National
Guard.
The ladies' Association Of the New York Hos
pta for Women will give an informal entertain
ment IN their new building, at the corner OF Lex
ington avenue and Thirty seventh street, on
Tuesday evening, November "a. This is the first
OF series oil tier tainments to be given by these
ladies preliminary TO a grand fair at the end OF
the season. Distinguished artists in The musical
ana dramatic professions have rendered their SER
vices. The officers OF the association are :-Pres-
dent, Mrs. Parke GOdwin; Vice Presidents Mrs.
Jonathan Sturges, Mrs. William ". Klngsland
Mrs Horace +. Clark, Mrs. Salem Ii. Wales, Mrs.
Josiah NJ. Fiske; Treasurer Mrs. William L. An
drews; Secretary, Mrs. w. A. Ogden Hegeman.
This institution has been at work for more than
six years, at second avenue and Twelfth street,
where IL has treated some seven hundred women,
mainly as charity, and, needing more room, has
lately purchased its present quarters, for which
1t owes 9O000, and appeals TO the public for aid
to discharge 1T. The tickets for the opening en-
tertalnment are for sale at Rushtons pharmacy
Broadway, between Nineteenth and Twenueth
streets; price ST.