The New York herald., 1874-11-18
NEW YORK CITY.

NEW YORK CITY.
small fire occurred last evening In the rear Of
Heyman d Loenstein's cigar store. No. 3s3 Fourth
avenue.
Mary McDermott. aged eighteen years. unlor-
tunateIy. fell through the hatchway OF No. 90 West
Fourth street. yesterday afternoon and broke ner
leg. she was sent 70 Bellevue Hospital
The boys OF st. Johns free scnoo, Trinity parish
with their principal, q. q. Henderson, went on an
excursion to Fort Lee yesterday to study the trap
rock system, opportunity for which is aoundant In
that vicinity
Cyrus Omsted a lad OF nlteen years. while play
ing ON dirt train Of the Fourth Avenue Improve
ment Company. yesterday. accidentally fell be-
tween the cars at l04th street. He was run over
and instantly killed.
A meeting OF the Board OF County Canvassers
will be held to-day TO declare the exact results OF
the recent election in this city, the footing up OF
which was concluded BY Deputy County Clerk
Gum0leton and his assistants at late nOur yester
day.
Frank snyder. aged twenty-five years. resident
OF Tooth street and Broadway, while working In
the cut l0lsc street ana Broadway. was slightly
injured IN the back yesterday oy a stone falling
on him. He was taken 70 she Ninety -nintn Street
Hospital.
Francis Winter, keeper or saloon at No.
Great Jones street, assaulted In his place yes.
terday morning by Warren r. clark The latter
hit Winter with large MATCHBOX, and lnflcted
Clark was arrested.
Horace Scnermernorn, for twelve years cashier
at the Astor House, died on sunday and was buried
yesterday After Masonic services At his late
residence the iunerai services oil the Episcopal
Church took place nc st. Marks The dag OF the
Astor House was at hal-mast during the day
Arthur Park, aged orty-iour years. resident OF
staten Island, was struck yesterday afternoon by
a brick. which Tell nom the top door or Ross'
Hotel, being erected at the corner OF Forty-1rst
tured. He was taken to the hospital at SEVENTEEN
street and Madison avenue.
James Reilly, who was injured BY jumping from
the window OF No. 3ls East Thirty eighth street
while that building was burning, died last night
at Bellevue Hospital His right leg was ampu-
tated at the hospital on saturday night, ana ne
never recovered rom the exhaustion induced oy
the loss Of his llmb and the shock OF his lall.
Shortly before eight O'Clock last night James
Long. aged dlty years. a resident OF No. 255 Navy
street, Brooklyn, was run oyer and instantly
killed by truck at the corner OF South and Cath
arne streets The driver OF the vehicle, PhomaS
q Tp Sc Eoprnh aton hnese where
Longs body was also conveyed.
A special meeting OF the Independent Silk Hat
ters' Association was held at No. ia Allen street
last evening. There Is no special agitation In the
trade at present. The oosses and the men get
along well together on an established scale Of
prices satisfactory to both and no apprchenstons
or strike are felt. The object OF the meeting was
the organization.
The officers or the National Rifle Association,
together with few friends and the Board or Alder
men, are to escort the members Of the Irish team
down the Bay tomorrow on their departure for
home The Quarantine steamer Nelson X Hop
kins to touch at whitehall ten O'Clock, taking
few on board. and then proceed to Twenty.tnrd
street. North River, ana receive on board Major
Lcech and his party.
The repairs on the Seventh Regiment Armory be.
ing still incomplete company drills will take place
at the State Arsenal. seventh avenue and Thirty
nth street. as foows:--Eighth company, Friday
November go; Tenth company, Wednesday, De-
8; Eighth company. Friday, December a.; Second
company, Thursday, December II; Eighth CON-
pany Friday December 18; Seventh company
Monday. December q.
The regular weekly meeting Of the Commission
ers was held yesterday. The question Of admit
ting the new pilot boat which has been built ex-
pressly for the service was discussed at consider
able length. and counsel appeared In behalf Of the
owners. There Is Il rule. however. limiting the
number OF boats TO twenty.two, the present num-
Der, and the Commissioners decline at present to
rescind II. The subject, however, will be again
brought up at a future meeting.
1t IS proposed by some ladies and gentlemen in.
terested IN the welfare or the Indian to MAKE o
"spontaneous efort' to inauGurate q .'peace
policy' which would endure forever. For this
purpose 1t IS INTENDED TO raise fund sufficient to
men, 90 the council OF the tribes now assembled in
the Indian Territory rhe fun1 to be raised Dy
contributions or one cent and upwards, to be
taken in every church and school, the money to be
sent IN postal orders to the address or John
Beison. care OF Peter Cooper, Cooper Institute
solemn requiem mass was celebrated yester.
day morning at ST. Teresa's Church, Rutgers and
Henry streets, over the remains OF the Rev. John
&. McSweeny. The ceebrant was the Rev. Father
Mclaughlin; deacon, Rev. o. McGynn, OF st. Ste
phens; sub-deac0n, Rev. Dr.. Burtsell: master OF
ceremonies, Rev. Father Kearney. The remains
OF the deceased clergyman were atCtred in the
prestly vestments and were ensnrined In richly
svermounted casket A numDer OF priests rom
this and neighborng cities participated IN the iu-
neral service and the body OF the church was well
filed with respectable congregation.
From the report OF the managers OF st. Luke's
Hospital for the year ending October Is. 1874 1t
appears that s54 patients were treated during the
year. OF whom Cos were charity patients, us OF the
aggregate being Protestants and the majority Of
the remainder being Roman Catholics. The mum.
ber OF deaths was S9 and the number remaining in
hospital l49. The new west wing Is completed.
At this wing all patients from accidents occurring
In the nelghborhooG Will be received. day and
night. The managers express sorrow ut the death
or the Rev. Dr. Montgomery. late pastor OF the
Church OF the incarnation friend OF the hospital
the receipts by sl0,o00 which 1t had done for some
years previous.
BROOKLYN.