The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-06-02
City Intelligence.

FARMERS, CLUB Tuesday June This being re-
guar day the despatch Of the general business Of the
Club US well the particular subject Of the OCCASION
e. Dairy Husbandry,') the members and officers assem-
bed at the usual place. Judge Van Wyck In the Chair
when the business opened by the
ing of an extract from work entitled Lndleys Vege
table Kingdom" published in England, in 1896 and
descriptive of the projections Of Spanish wool and the
introduction the breed into Spain coeva with the time
Of Srabo when the patarchal father OF the breed was
valued at 000 aud from whence mas the
usrous race that spread its ramfyng branches
all Europe. An article was presented anu read to
the Club by Mr. @ Smith, on the antiquity ana dmen-
sions of tbs locust tree of the South Amer
forest the genealogy of which was traced TO Inc Pc
Rod of Homer and Pythagoras and OF such monsrous
size that fifteen Indians with oustretched in Bra
I'll, could not embrace one OF them on the oottom
they described as measuring "a feet IN
and 60 feet where the boes became cyiindrica-they
ceoval with Homer and 1872 years old III the days
of Pythagoras Professor apes technically explained
his views on tho process of making wne and adduced
many scientific proofs of the blity Of some prevalent
theories that have rendered the manu- OF the
grape into wine In this country unequal TO the mate
rial produced in others. from q probale misconcep
ton Of the progress of fermention. Mr.: Smith diff
fered all chemists the subject of fermentaton
considered the greatest mystery in chemistry but
his theory electricity would when developed to the
world, explain the whole In the mean time he en-
treated Professor Mapes take note of his remarks
the nature of the that converts the alcohol
sugar and some other points not exactly in conso
nance with Professors theory the doctne of fer
mentation. A communication was read from MIR. Skin
ner of the Office OF the Farmers Library" the sub
ject of glass pans the of daries practsed
cessfully in HolsteD and requests the Club to offer
premium for the of the article 10 inches
broad at tho TOP and II at the bottom He also recon-
mended q premium to be offered for the best set OF
weights and measures by which an exact and authentic
ana Of the the shock and cob, especially
oou.d be obtaneo and from the variation OF produce
that they should particularly applied to the south
and east Alderman Hall sent In article on the sub
ject Isabella grape by which 1t appears that late
traveller in France obtained cuttings OF grapes Tor
England of Mr. Audibot of Tonee in the department
of pouches des Rhone and amongst them, was the
Isabella described American grape black with the
estpg to ascertain the result of the transportation of
the plant from TO France as to its qualities,
and whether q change of country has made change in
anv of them in color, sc. The question could
only be solved by sending cuttings to France, when
to the western hemisphere could be ascertaned.
The subject of Dairy ausbandry" brought from Pro-
in the bottom Of the milk pam experiment. which
veral acknowledged had been successfully adopted
Judge Van Wyck continued with his usual felicity his
cleanliness in the apparatus Tor making butter the feed
dairy and the causes of foreign butter possess
ing superiority over that article as manufactured In
America, for export &c at the termination OF which,
| the club adjourned.
| New Yonx HsroRIcAL SOCIETY. = The regular
| monthly meeting Of this society held last evening
| mt the Historical Rooms in the University. Hon.
Luther Bradsh, LIST Vice President, in the chair.
The minutes of the last meeting were read aud APP
proved the Secretaries read their reports and the Exc
cutive Committee reported fsvoraby upon the subject
OF living members II the society persons proposed
at previous meetings. number II new names of per-
proposed for membership was read and. usual,
referred to the Executive Committee. Among those
names that of Governor Beob Of Ohio who is pro-
posed as corresponding meinber A resolution was in
troduccd and adopted to the effect that the Executive
Committee to be published series OF volumes Of
| the collections of the society.
Resolution-That immediate measures be taken to
raise by subscription and otherwise the sum Of 100000
to be expended in building fre-proof building for the
preservation Of the works aud collections ofte society,"
This resolution was also adopted
James w Beekman, Esq. read paper on the Early
| European Colonies the Delaware" This
admirable paper, giving account of the various
Dutch Swedish and German settlements in those colo
MES There great deal OF humor in this produc
ton and it received with great applause by the So
cety of tn. members Of which, by the way there was
full attendance. vote of thanks was voted to Mr. B.
for the paper which he had just read and the Society
adjourned to meet on the evening Of the first Tuesday
| of October next
THE wEArHER-we had a sudden change of weather
yesterday again. and the day was exceedingly close and
warm. The thermometer was up to &c degrees about
o'clock, r M.
DR. HoLL,cx' last lecture will be given this evening
ut his Hall the corner Of Broadway and Grand street
FIRE-A hre discovered at one clock, Yesterday
morning, in Aston Place number ofline barrels
piled up and covered from the rain and voluntary
which caused the lime to Stake The ire was prompt,
y put out by the police The lime was intended for the
new opera house.
FrREs-Through poteness of the Chief Engineer
c. " Anderson Esq we are indebted for the following
returns Of fires that occurred in this city during the
mouth Of May last
G, roofs of three small dwellings destroyed
I'd Sd district, LIST section ga AM, alarm, cause I'M
known.
I'd I'd district I'd section, lOh A. NJ. alarm, cause
unknown
% I'd district P stv I'd section M alarm cause un
known.
9Th LIST district, LIST section, "a P.M l6s Thompson
street, dweiog slight damage.
9Th. I'd district, I'd section p NJ sth street, near
avenue b. one story carpenter shed destroyed.
9Th ID district ID section, l0% M, alarm cause un
known.
9th. LIST district LIST section, ~ A. NJ, l2th street.
West street, two story wooden pottery partially
destroyed.
7th lst district ID section. ~ p NJ alarm by burn
ing tar barrels for illumination.
lth I'd district, ID section, l0K A. NJ, ll9 Division
street. two story wooden stores and dwelling slight da-
mage.
18th LIST district I'd section 81 NJ, corner of 9th
avenue and 10Th street. two story and attic wooden
dwelling. slight damage.
18TH Sd district list section, az AM 40 John street.
four story brick store, slightly damaged, stock much
injured.
lsth ID district I'd section, ~ p NJ ll9 Third street,
two story brick front dwelling, roof slightly damaged
18th I'd district LIST section ga +. NJ. 10 Elizabeth
rear four story brick cabinet makers shop slight
damage.
14th I'd district, Cd section, 81 A. NJ, 454 Grand
street. two story brick dwelling, slight damage.
18th lst district, I'd section, r. NJ, ALARM cause
unknown
I4th I'd district % section ICY P. NJ, 80 Roosevelt
street. story wooden dwelling and paint shop slight
dimage.
10th Cd district I'd section, a74 A. NJ, 80 Water
street 3 story brick sailor boarding houe, slight
damage. n,, ~, ,,,,,, -.
rear 4 story brick shop, slight damage; stock much
injured. , .
unknown. =. -
10Th I'd district, I'd section, A. NJ, corner Houston
and Ridge streets story wooden store and dwelling,
slight damage
10Th district, I'd section, II P. NJ, alarm, cause
unknown
18Th. I'd district I'd section P. NJ alarm, from fire
in Wilamsburgh
nth list district, LIST section, 10 A. NJ alarm, cause
. unknown.
nth I'd district, ID section. IL P. NJ, l76 Chatham
street. story brick store slight damage stock much
injured
10th al district I'd section, 81 A. NJ, 800 Third
street, bakery slight damage
ast I'd district I'd section, GA A. NJ, Delaney near