The New York herald., 1874-12-08
NEW YORK CITY.

The Gags on the City Hall viii be hoisted at half
mast to-day In COMMUNICATION OF the death Of
Dock Commissioner Gardner.
fair In aid OF Hope Mission win open this even
ing at Masonic Temple, with short addresses by
Rev. Drs Crosby, Taylor and Anderson.
John Fields, iorty-three years OF age, OF No. 26S
Even street, Brooklyn, had his leg broken while at
work at pier North River yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Francis Aiexandre was yesterday elected
President OF the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
and william Fl. Fogg was chosen a member OF the
Board OF Directors.
Elizabeth McCleary, young woman whose resi-
dence ls in Greenwich. Conn.,, was found SICK in
the street by an ofrcer OF the Fourth precinct
yesterday morning, and was taken to the Park
Hospital.
John T. Kehoe OF No. 266 West Thirty fourth
street, while at work yesterday afternoon on the
new building, corner OF Fiftieth street and Fifth
avenue, fell distance OF two stories and frac-
tured his skull.
City Chamberlain Lane makes the following re-
port OF funds in his hands tor the week ending De.
cember 5:-Balance November 80, Sc, s,o35. Re.
ceips, S. 753507 payments, s. 692, go; balance re-
naming, $6,s49,lS2.
At nalfpast five O'Clock last evening Charles
Skin, colored man, aged thirty having no home,
died suddenly at the corner OF Thompson and
Grand streets. His body was removed 10 the
Morgue and q Coroner notified TO hold an inquest.
The conva.escent patients at the Blackwell's
Island Charity Hospita. were given q ball last
night by DR.. Kitnen, chief OF staG and Steward
Joralemon This Is the first OF series OF enter
tainments arranged ior the amusement Of these
patients this winter.
Yesterday morning Benjamin Silve-, who Is
bright-hued colored seaman, aged twenty three
years was helping to unload vessel at the foot
OF l52d street, when q large stone fell from der
rick and struck his leg so as to fracture II. He
was taken to the Ninety ninth Street Hospital.
The Board OF Assistant Aldermen held meeting
yesterday. the only business OF interest trans
King Kalakaua, and the appoin intment OF q commit
tee OF five to draft suitable resolutions In COM
memoration OF the death Of Dock Commissioner
Gardner.
full dress reception viii be given by the
.T.ght Guard" "a company, Seventy first regi-
ment), on Friday evening" 18th inst. at the Lex.
ington Avenue Opera House, ana Will be an ele-
CANT affair. Military guests VIII appear IN uni
form. and the occasion Will Doubtless be graced
py the presence OF many distinguished citizens.
Yesterday afternoon Roundsman Rynders, OF the
Twenty seventh precinct found Patrick jenkins.
OF Albany, lying insensible on the sidewalk in
Greenwich, near Dey street, and took him to the
Park HOSPITAL where the surgeons. on examining
In his pockets were found severalett addressed
TO W. 4. Hart, Albany. He is about sixty years OF
age.
Edwin Davis, Of Jersey City. had numerous
warnings In the iikenesscs or black eyes and eiab-
Grated heads borne by other unfortunates not to
interfere in the quarrel between the 'ongshore-
men and the capitalists. Yet he could not help
interfering. Fate doubled on him. She followed
him tnrealeningly, and drove him on to the evil
event she had prepared, and which he met vester
day morning. Fate had several assistants IN ner
plot against Mr.. Davis. They were several ierocous
'strlKing" rongshoremen, who stopped him as he
was going TO work on pier Al North River, and
who Knocked him down and kicked him until they
had altered MS facial expression, and made more
bumps on his head than phrenologist could In
terpret. When mis- assaiants had ned police
man came, like an untlmely samaritan, and
helped Mr.. Davis to the Twenty eighth precinct
station house, where his wounds were dressed.