The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-04
0ity IntelIigencc.

FIRrs The organ factory OF M,ssr Davis & Fer
;sst uing. Damsge about $4,000 partially insured
y tire broke cut early yesterday morning In the base
msns OF house No 2os varick street occupied by Ncho
las Csssiday. twas put out with trifing damage
Another fire broke out about IL O'Clock last night in
the stove mandatory of Mr.. Spencer, No ~ Witr
street, which was extpguished with but trang damage
JOHN JACOB AsroR's WrLL.We have examined an
abstract Of this document, in which the community
feel at eass the Of curiosity account Of the
prir cpal document executed July 4sh, 1886 But
AZ Mr. Astor acquired estates the circumstances
OF ms devzees changed or he changed his opinion Of
What ives best he made sondrv codics at the following
dates viz July 10. 49, Jan g. 39, Aug a. '3e Oct "a
's9, March g. al, juno 8, al, Dec g. 42 and Dsc %
'4s There various re.attes.ations of the prine
pal will, up to January IL, lss5. The great features
OF the will and its codcils, are ample provisions for
all the relations of Mr. Aston and their children his
son, VIM. b. Asor being the great r,sduary Iega,ee
There are no trusts created for the benefit Of rela
tives; though in quite number Of cases only in
GENE, or sum per snnoin ia to be paid 10 the pre-
"nt generation, with r.version to their children.
or other heirs who succeed to uurssriccd possesiop
The only important quest for tho public beneft ia one
OF $500 600 by the codic of August 10th 1899 for erec
ing suitable buildings and establishing library in Nav
York for free general For this purpose 10 appro
PIRATES plot Of ground the hsrly side Of Astor
place sixty Ave feet front by hundred and twenty
i've deep for the budng Or If the trustees OF this be-
quest think more expedient plot Of Ike szs on the
east side OF Actor Place The building to cost
$4,000 and the land is estimated q. S35 Goo Then
$40 900 are TO be- expended In books map, ESTUARY
&s aud the remainder is to be placed a. interest 10 d.
trsy the cxpeDses OF man sgemen purchase OF books
or N. establishment Of lectures az the trustees nav
tbi best The trustees the mayor of the CITY and
the chancellor of the State, oUeio land now named
AS mark OF respsct) nessrs Washington Irving VIM
D Aror, anel Lord, Jr, James q King Jos C.. Cogs.
we'll, Ftz Greene Hslcck, Henry Brevoost Jr samuel
Ruggles Samuel Ward. Jr. and Charles Bristed who
are to appoint their The trustees are TO have
no pay; nor is any Of them to hold any office Of
emolumsn INT under the board There bequrst TO Ia.
poor OF Wrliorp by establishing institu ion for the
SICK or dbabed or for tho Improvement Of the youog
$4,000 Tbs other public uests are as follows. bnt
most " not all Of them, we beevs paid In vance
durIog the life OF the testatof: The Germs Al Society
1000; Institution for the Blind S. Ou0 slf Orphsn
Asylum. 50 u00 Lying in Asylum, 81 tOj The perso.
nal estate cf Mr. Aster Is worth from seven TO nine mil
Hons OF dosrs and his real esfst-s perhaps much
more; that The aggregate lees tban twenty millions
or bali the cum put down the her day Either sum
is quite out Of our small comprehension: and W. prs.
that with most men the ides one rl,op l. jus,
shout us large an ica as thsto aoy numbor Of ons
--yoatneL