The New York herald., 1874-08-13
NEW YORK CITY.

Rosanna Rooney, who, on Thursday week, fell
out of window at No. 5sS West Fifty-fourth
street, died yesterday morning at Roosevelt Hos
pital.
While suffering with 1T of dellr1um tremens,
yesterday morning, Margaret Kelly, OF No. s4s
First avenue, jumped out OF third story window
and was instantly killed.
The steamship Granada, Captain Cavarly, arrived
at Panama August 5, from San Francisco, and on
August II arrived at same port, from same place.
steamship Arizona, captain Seabury.
The death OF Mr.. John Mason, formerly OF this
city, and q director Of the North American Insu-
rance Company and OF the Merchants Fund, Is
announced in the Philadelphia papers.
The clothing house OF Isaac Hartz, on the fourth
noor OF No. "a Murray street. was entered by sneak
thieves on Monday night, and property valued at
$500 was stolen. NO clew to the thieves could be
IOund.
AT halfpasr one O'Clock yesterday morning Will
liam Gruber, OF No. 65 Ridge street. and John Kline
engaged in an alteration, during which Gruber
was stabbed IN the arm, causing severe wound.
Kline escaped.
The officers Of the Peabody Home and Reformed
Relief Association inform their outdoor benef-
carries that orders for a weekly allowance OF bread
can be had at the residence OF the Treasurer, M NJ
Baker: M D., No. sos East Eighteenth street or at
the 0fice Of the association, corner Thirty third
street and Lexington avenue.
Louis Bollen OF No. 10 Walker street, reported
TO the police OF the Fifth precinct yesterday that
Leonard Bernbum, who was employed by him as
messenger, was sent to the Shoe anu Leather Bank
on Monday with check for $3.50. He received the
money at the bank and has not been seen since.
The police are now looking for him.
Six grafes arrived on Tuesday at Philadelphia,
sent via New York from Africa. They were con-
veyed directly TO the Geological Gardens, where
they now afford the latest object of attraction So
resn and lively was the action of the camelopards
on terra M71ld that 1t took all the exertiOns OF
nearly score oil men TO hold them under control.
The Bavarians and Suavtans Of this city intend
to have grand festival at jones' Wood Colosseum
on the 18TH 10th and 18th OF next month"; The
amusements will consist Of five festivals, en-
Dracing variety entertainment OF dancing,
music athletics and historical representations In
medieval dress and character. wr
Topographic information has been just received
that eighty car loads OF teas aud silks ore now on
their way from San Francisco to New YORK. The
first iustalment consisting OF eighteen cars,
passed Hannibal on the 9th inst. The cargo
amounts to 500 TONS and Is the first full one of the
sort that has passed from the Pacific to the
Atlantic coast by the overland route.
Serious complaints are made against the author.
tiles OF the New Jersey Central Railroad because OF
their lack OF facilities in aiding passengers to
ascend and alight from their cars at the jersey
end OF the road. Several serious injuries have oc-
CURED to both sexes, requiring the atte ndance OF
physicians, as a consequence OF the long step re.
quired 70 reach the platform OF both cars and de-
pot. The means OF relieving this difficulty are so
simple and economical and the road is otherwise
30 wen managed that II seems strange q slight
oversight OF this character has escaped the atten.
ton OF officials. A few pine movable platforms
would cure the evil
Coroner Eickhon held an inquest yesterday
morning in the case OF Mrs. Mary Gramean, who
WAS run over and almost instantly killed on the
evening Of August 8, by an engine OF the Hudson
River Railroad Company. The testimony showed
that she was walking across the sidewalk iii u
careless manner, with her head DOWN that the
fagman caught hold OF her and tried to pull ner
back, but ner cloak gave way and she was Knocked
down and run over. The engine was packing out
OF the yard slowly and the ffagman had no nags.
The Jury rendered verdlct OF accidental death.
but thought the fagmen negligent In not having
their nags.