The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-21
CITY NEWS ITEMS.

The Board OF 6altn was INFORMED yesterday " Tue
Uuiled States Consul at Merida that yellow fever was
raging in that place.
Tho Fire Commissioners have ordered that every
available man IN the department shall be put duty
on the Fourth OF July in anticipation Of hres result
ing from tho explosion OF fireworks.
little child Of Mrs Kelly residing at No. AZ East
Thirteenth street, fell from the third story OF ths
building on Wednesday evening" 70 The street below.
and, strange TO say, was not fatally injured
The health authorities yesterday notified the Me-
tropoiitan Elevated Railway Company that some
means should be adopted 10 prevent cindsrs IRON
dropping on the pavement under tneir Tacka
TWO story frame building at 18TH street ana Lin
coin avenue, occupied by Smith Foil - syrup
ma ufaclory was destroyed by tire yesterday morn
ing The damage II is reported viii reach So 900.
Tue cause Of the lire has not beeu ascertained.
Patrick Sweeney, OF No. 10 West Forty street,
a oue-armed veteran Of the war, drew his pension OF
jonu sullivan snatched $50 from him. Sullivan was
held for trial yesterday 10 the Jefferson Market Ponce
Court
The Board OF Health yesterday passed a resolution
requesting the Department Parks 10 stop the con-
struction OF Mill Brook sewer on the ground that
obstructed the channei Of Mill Brook near l56sh
street, and causing II 70 Overflow IN mat way creates
= nuisance
The annual report OF the Fire Patrol Committee
just issued that forty nres werc exnguished
whore no telegraph warning had been sent out. The
aggregate loss during the year 10 estimated 81
$2,l32, 6sS SO.
In inc JeUerbOu M1Iket rOIC0 OOuIL yostcIudy
Catharine stewart poor amt frIendlsss woman, was
sent 10 the Island Tor three months for stealing
pair OF SHOES from an Eighth avenue store. When
asked why she committed the theft she said :-"As
honest woman l would starve, bat AZ q thiel
would be cared Tor. So stole the shoes"
Tho Corouer's jury yesterday IN the case OF John
Peters painter, who Killed by being struck Dy
n down train the Metropolitan Elevated Railway
at Eighth aud sixth avenue the 9Th insi.,
rendered verdict OF accidental death, and suggested
that the company "cmpioy some one, until the CON-
petlon OF the road TO warn employees OF approaching
trains."
The last truss on the superstructure Of the east
side branch OF the New York Elevated Railroad, from
the Battery TO Chatham square, was placed In posi-
ton yesterday The entrance 10 tho depot al Fulton
aud Pearl streets will be through the United Statos
Hotel while the entrance from the street 10 the
depot Franklin square will DO from the west ado OF
Pear street.
-Four hundred and sixty-two deaths were reported
10 occurred in this city during tho week erdtug
Saturday, June Is This 10 Increase oil % as COM
or deaths reported during the corresponding
week OF 1877. Tho cual mortality for mo week ond
ing June 49, winch Is 20 below the average tor
the corresponding week Of the past i've years, and
represents death rate oil Il 81 per IL 90 ~
habltants, the population estimated Al 1,OS2, 44a
James A. Martin, Of No. 62 East Twenty nth street,
was arragned yesterday afternoon In the Harlem Po-
lice Court very serious charge Two lady passeu-
gers the steamer Sylvan Glen, oil the Harlem Nav
iusuIlcd them while the passage from Peck slip 10
Harlem. he annoyed them TO such au extent, they
said that they were obliged to appeal for protection
to tie officers OF the boat Martin made n weak
fencc in court aud Justice Kasmre committed him n
default oil $500 bail for trial at the Special Sessions.