The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-29

Commissioner Van Mort or the Department Of
Public Works, has ordered the discharge of ninety
men, consisting OF foremen, mechanics and
the pipe yard, to take effect May l. in Consequence
Of the dlminution In the pipe iund.
The nnal conditions OF the Irish-American ride
match have been settled by recent letter from
Mr.. Leech. OF Dublin, to tie President OF the
Amateur Rifle Club, In which he accepts on behalf
OF the Irish team the amendment proposed by the
CLUB, and consents TO bring over at least six men
to shoot IN the match
An inquest was ned yesterday, at the Morguev
by Coroner Kessler, on the body OF Thomas Con-
way, q man sixty-our years OF age, who died from
exhaustion consequent upon an messed wound OF
the throat indicted BY himself at No; t2o CHERRY
tired Of living and wanted to die.
Coroner Kessler was yesterday called to tho
MorRue to hold an inquest on the body OF Patrick
Casey, man thirty-fve years OF age, who, while
setting boiler, corner OF Twenty eighth street
and First avenue, on Monday evening" was crushed
to death by the boiler careening over upon hIm.
Deceased, who lived at Dutch Kilns. Long Island
City, has left widow and i've children.
Police superintendent Matsen yesterday called
the attention OF the Police Commission to tho
necessity of renting the Harbor Police boat SER
vice, so as to increase her efficiency o pr0tec-
ton for the immense amount OF property at all
times afoat in harbor and along It's lOrty miles
Police be strengthened oy the employment Of pa
troll rowboats to watch the various slips ana
wharves.
musical and literary entertainment was given
last evening in the chapel OF the Church OF tho
Strangers, Greene street. near Eighth by tho
Union Temperance Prayer meeting. The pro-
and Rotations from favortte authors. Rev. Hasey
Moore, or the Second Baptist church, Harlem, and
Rev. DIR. DEEMS OF the Church OF the Strangers
delivered brief addresses on the temperance ques-
ton. At the conclusion Of the enter tainment the
campaign hymn, Nearer. my God, to Thee" was
sung, the audience uniting.
The property owners OF the Eighteenth ward, be.
coming indignant at the ORDER issued py the Board
OF Health, to the effect that each house should be
furnished with "two boxes or tubs, lined with
metal-one Tor ashes and one for garbager-a COM
mittee was chosen by the House owners Ass0cia~
ton to wait on the Board or Health and also the
Board OF Police commissioners, to enter q protest
against what they consider an oppressive
rule. At meeting OF the association last even
ing, at NO. 254 avenue A, the COMMITTEES
reported that they had been told by the Police
Commissioners that the rules would not be en-
and given time to procure the article, in which
case no one need subject himself to aryest or nne.
At the regular meeting OF the Board OF Health.
held yesterday afternoon, communication was
received that the stencil from the stables in Fifty
ninth street. near Third avenue, had sckened
several teachers and scholars at Grammar School
No. IS. The following resolutions were passed.
Resolved THAI the Sanitary superntendent be and d
hereby directed inspection Of ali
houses. together with the yards. areas cellars and
closets thereof and report orders the Board all
violations OF the sanitary ordinances
Resolved That the Sanitary supernrendent be and Is
hereby directed report the next meeting the
Board the condition OF the grounds which manure
has been deposited during the winter.
Reports were received RON the Registrar or Vital
Statistics and the Sanitary superintendent. The
former states the number OF deaths during last
week at 479 against $50 the preceding week. The
Sanitary superintendent presented the following
comparison OF cases Of contagious diseases Tor the
two weeks ending April 70, lS74:-