The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-06
City Intelligence.


MISSIONARY DEMONSTRATION. AZ present extern
sise arrangements being made by the young men con
neced with the various Methodist Episcopal Churches OF
this city, for n grand missionary demonstration, tn be
held in Metropolitan Hall the afternoon and evening OF
the ID Of November next II will doubt be one OF the
greatest efforts made by the Methodist Episcopal
Church either in the city in the United States, in be
half OF the missionary cause and must attract much in
terest.
AMERICAN BIBLE UyIoS-Dr Cone viii open the anniyer
sary exercises OF the Bible Union this morning, in the
Brocme street church, at 10 O'Clock large number of
delegates reached the city yesterday attend the meet
ing The Philadelphia Bible Union is largely represented
Its venerable PRESIDENT Hon. Joseph Taylor arrived last
evening.
AMERICAN Issrrrurr-The opening of the great fair of
the American institute is postponed to Monday the 10th
instant.
FuGri,yr FROM PEsSsyIvASA.--A named Daniel Fill
herman was Yesterday arrested by officer Roberts, of the
Third ward as fugitive from Wkesbarre, Penn where
telegraphic despatch states, he stands charged with
grand larceny in stealing DRAFT ,or sov " o Was com ,
mtted by Justice Osborne 10 await equston from the
Governor of Pennsylvania.
FRES.-Iast night, about twenty minutes past seven
fire broke at ia Greenwich street. occupied by mo
mas G. Hodgkns as q confectionery store. The place
where the fire originated in substantial orick pu
ing situated in the Of the above, which Is used ny
the owner purpose of manufacture as well as Tor
the storage Of used by him in his trade me pud
is three four stories high and was built Few
The burned with great ferceness and much dcnity
experienced by the fremen in getting heir engines
near 1t from the circumstance that the road IN TINS part
Of Greenwich street between Liberty and Cortland mas
been lately broken up for the purpose OF building
The fire lasted until nine O'Clock The loss by hre
and water is estimated at So oOo Insured $40 oo
the building and So 900 the stock in the Aston ana
City Insurance Offices about the in each. The fire
originated in the fourth upper story OF the building
in which there "a stove used in the manufacture of
candy. The captains Of the First Second Third Fifth
and sixth wards and the lieutenant of the Fourth ward
present with platoon of officers as was also g. W.
Matse Esq, Chief Of Police At the time that the
alarm rang the Eighth fire district alarm Of fire was
rung for the Fourth district by which much confusion
caused ii turned out to be false alarm. Many OF
the engines, finding this to DE the proceeded down
Broadway the fire in Greenwich street bat before they
arrived there the fire had been already much got under
that their services required The running of the
engines up and down Broadway however, caused much
confusion.
On Tuesday last fire occurred in house at the
of Amity street, caused by child who had been left
alone in the 1t was however, soon exnsushed BY
Engine Company No. 4. The captain Of the Fifteenth
| ward present with the force
On the same day fire broke out in the galley of the
brig illen Foster Captain Hilnan lying at pier No
East river 1t extinguished with little damage by
| the police Of the First ward
ANOTHER FIRE.-Between and eight O'Clock Tues
day morning fire broke out in the dwelling house, No
~ Goerck street occupied by number of families. Tho
fire caused by crack in the chimney masonry giving
vent to the flames. The roof was much damaged, wa-
also that of the adjoining house. No. ~, occupied by
Thomas Cunningham, grocery store Damage 81 ,0Jo
Insured in the fremen's Insurance Company The pro
perry belongs the estate Mrs. s. Champion There
large police force present from the Tenth, Eleventh
and Thirteenth wards.
SERIOUS AypRAY.-on Monday afternoon, difficulty
occurred at the of and Eleventh street
between one John Matthews, who resides there and
relative of his, named David Adams, living at No Is
avenue c. when the former becoming highly exaperated
seized club and felled his antagonist to the floor by
powerful blow with it upon his head Matthews was
rested after 10y policeman Wade, of the Eleventh
ward and locked up by Justice Welsh for examination
Adams taken home in delrious state and his nju
ries deemed that the Coroner has been
titled 10 take his ante examination Both parties
are said to be OF Incorporate habits.
ANOTHER CASE STABBING Boy-In the
Monday, two boys about fifteen years of age named
spectiyely Doyle and Dennison, got quarreng about
some triing thing when the latter called the other
hard names Doyle Immediately drew out knife an,
plunged it into Bennsons stomach, making deep cash
nearly two inches in length. The injured boy taker
home by policeman and physician sent for, who OF
examinations pronounced him to be in very precarou
| state.