The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-25

FnE.-Yesterday morning. between two and three
O'Clock Messrs Hunter Pamers grocery store. which Is
a brick building ut the Of Washington and York
OH covered to be fire rhe alarms prometly
sounded the City Hall and the district bella brought
gnes to the sp and by their joint exertons the
flames confined 10 the lower part the house
eonsdsrase quantity Of gSod was destroyed 60 the s
insurance in the Groe rs Mutual Insurance Company of
New York.
L.Ecrsr.-PEKsrvrHrSo AND IsGryrous Punyr "A
young man named John Volmer native OF Wirtem-
burg. Germany, lad lately he auiacity TO commit
sers OF dePredatons upon his employer and counyman
John Friend, late vigilant officer and now oepusy
sheriff IN the county Kings. lie had been anp lyed
as shoemaker, and the articles stolen consisted
Of boots and shoes made up, also some nate
rails Friend being Informed there was vacancy fora
disciple OF Crispin IN Westchestr county and htncyng
his employee might have awaited himself OF IT, took an
excursion, and be expected, found the dsinIuent,
who received him with the utmost nonchaance and
talked Of his innocence and honesty The prosecutor
TO his astonshment, however, arrested him. and on
being brought back, and finding that he had too old
soldier to deal with he acknowledged the corn and was
fined by Judge King twenty five dollars and, In add.
tion, committed to the county Jail for six months.
The BUrcHERs-This case which the defe ndants
charged with violation Of the city ordinances in selling
meat without license partly argued yesterday be-
fore Justice John b. King The principal ground AIKEN
by their counsel Col Crook is the OF
the law by which impost sirnnariiy recoveraOe
the defendants being deprived OF trial by jury There
ale Other points we understand. they intend to insist
upon and if necessary to appeal to superior court
Inc matter before the Justice adjourned to this day
Last night, in the Common Council, petit IN was
presented signed By several of those carrying bust
might be stayed, and discussion upon it, in which
Alderman spinoa explained that these petitioners had
long rented their stands from the city and that IL
in maintenance OF the faith created between tnem that
license had first been required TO DC taken out by
others carrying business in shops ordinance after
wards repealed the instance OF citizens.
lie argued that the ordinance not good AZ re-
garded them, but whether IL or not, the Common
Council bound to deal honorably with these meu;
and he moved that they and stay proceed
ngs in the others till they get decision On motion Of
AID stilwe e.petiton was referred TO the Attorney
and Counsel.
THE SCHOOL TAX PREssyT YEAR.-The Board
Of Education having applied for grant OF 900, for
building school house in the Ff5h ward, the subject
up last night in the Board of Common Council,
whtn Alderman Marvin explained that the Finance
Committee had not reported their to the
visoys but that they could not coDscieutously
mend appropriation in view of the large ncre Of
for tt year applicable to school purposes, Desg
5 il was S25 COO though there doubt that
ton Of the city reque Ell further accommodation.
fur consideration hat - 900 had been allotted
he Seventh district which comprised large portion
of the Fifth ward Alderman Stigel urged he appro-
pration, notwithstanding the large amount of the tax
After some discussion. the views Of the committee
above express pre- vailed and proposed resolution to
The contrary was lost.