The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-04

coroner kessicr va yesterday called 70 NO. -
Attorney street TO Aold an inquest on the body OF
Solomon Dre'scr4 q German, SIXTY four years OF
age, VINO WAS Atally injured the night previous ~
acciaentsmy Aliing from the stoop OF ms resldeuce
-, ,S ' neo ment The injuries receiseo ~e'e "
Info Imatlon was received at the Coroners' once
yesterday afternoon that man named James r.
Carr mad died In the Park Hospital from the enects
~ injuries received by falling through the hatcn.
way Of premises No. l43 Chambers street several
days ago. Deceased lived at No. ~ Cbrystle street,
Coroner WOlsman Wall hold an inquest
meeting OF she Young Mems Hebrew Associa-
ton was held yesterday At the synagogue IN
Thirty-fourth street. between Sixth and seventh
avenues. DR.. 8. A. Leo presided large number
OF new members were added, including Mr..
Samuel A. Lewis, Judge Koch, Lewis May anI Rev.
Dr. Gortleil. Inc following BOARD OF Directors
Bennett, J. J. LIONS, l. s. IsAacs, ]. p. solomon.
:: !. Frank, ). b. Solomon, A.. L. sanger, A. ..
Wise, L. May. George Samuels, o. s. Strauss, A, L.
Tanzer and William strauss.
temperance mass meeting was held last night
at the Church OF the Disciples, corner Madison
avenue and Forty. NTH street. under tine auspices
the ladies' OF this society occupied the chancel,
and the church WIS crowded WITH q very large
audience u ladies and gentlemen. The meeting
Was opened with prayer ~ Dr. Hepworth and tue
SIN ing by the CONGREGATION OF tue hymn "Nearer,
lverel an add ess on the curse OF tue prevailing
sin II intemperance. Speeches Of q Similar STRAIN
were subsequently maze by Mrs. ReDecca How
land, Mrs. johnson, Oi Brooklyn, and Mr.. A. Al.
Howell.
The Mercantile Literary Club gave an entertain
ment at Manhattan College, on the HUDSON. yes
terIay afternoon. The lecture hall was crowded
by fashionable audience composed or the trends
OF the students ana the patrons OF the lnsltu.ion
The following items RON tue programme show
that the commercial gentlemen have IDEAS beyond
"ron and "Byn:-J. w. Rogers, Journalism !" NJ.
f. McCrohan ''henry Grattan;' }. B. Fagan,
1'Those whom We hVnor;" ". W. Elliott, "Our
Country" J. NJ. McManus, "(onmerce;n Walter
X. GOruan, 'New York Charity - b. II. kiliOran.
"TDe late Panlc;" J. II. Monahan, "Berln ana
ROme.n The occasion was enllvened by music,
under the direction OF Professor Carroll.
In the Inherent wards OF the city the German
house and property owners nave recently formed
associations with view Of taking action in all
matters OF state and municipal enactments touch
Ing the interests or the taxpayers. A meeting OF
the egates Of these different organizations Was
held At the German Free acnod, IN Eoulth street,
yesterday, for the purpose or forming q
central organization to insure unity Of
action. Delegates we're present from the Seventh,
Eighth, Ninth. Tenth. Eleventh. Seventeenth,
Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Twentieth, Twenty nlSt
anu Twenty-secOnd wards. representing IN all
about 1850 members. the organization also pro-
poses to establish trust and IRE Insurance cOn-
pany on shares; and, to give start TO the under
taxing, 1000 shares at $500 each are 70 be issued