The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-29
City Intelligence.


last meeting of the Ten Governors held in the Rounda
Tuesday evening, there present. Messrs West viii
HsD lin
for the City Prison. gave rise to rather personal debate
but is to be fully and finally discussed at meeting to be
held time soon, believe but the Board did not
inform the reporters when. A communication
ceved from the Superintendent of the workhouse which
showed the the present date
375, and daily increasing Forty of the inmates have
been transferred to the Hospital the island for the
that the physicians are unable to attend to the
the ssity Of hospital at the Wokheuse Referred
to Committee on Almshouse and Workhouse The follow
ing resolutions were then passed.
order hs building; Known the store
building suitable state unatcs that
as the '1s ON Island be
It, to b to this M ns %
Island and whether in their opinion any Of Thorn can be
Resolved That the President and Secretary Of this Board
draw their on the t Of the city Of New
dert and Secretary for the sum Of seO on account OF
The following number of inmates remaining in the
different institutions under the Governors for the week
ending October %, 1s53:-Belsvue Asylum, 500; Aims
house. $685. Penitenary Hos pta 1885, Small Pox Asylum,
ae CITY Prison 2 ss tnnats Asylum 1s % HGy
pital 23S. Total, 5,795. Decrease, g.
THE Dutch REFORMED CHURcH-ASNUAL ExHmuoN.-The
TWEEN annual exhibition and examination of the
pupils Of the school Of the Dutch Reformed Church took
place Wednesday evening the Ninth street church Of
that congregation This commodious eeitce is situated
Broadway and most tasteful fitted up for the
occasion, with high broad carpeed platform, upon
which the pupils were seated and from the front of
which they could exhibit the fruits of their literary pur
SUITS in the full display of cultivated oratorca talent
This thu. did, the delight Of many anxious parents
full pastors and solcitous teachers The exercises
menced at O'clock the pupils having be conducted
down the aisle by their teachers Mr. Henry Dunsee and
the accomplished Miss h Parker After the usual prayer
Misses Blauvet Weservelt Vanderbilt and Arkls high
ly disngu he'd themselves in the recitation Of beaut
V ono hne r O. 10y MISS
gaze"-by the last named ladies. Messrs Du Bots, Babb
and Mabs, much remarked for their fine Style OF te
clamaon The presentation of the premiums and the
hsnors' to the graduates then took place which
fo wed BY singing y the graduates after which en-, Lord
and most happy dismissal took place
FALL Down INTO THE HoLD OF vESEI.-0n Monday af-
ternoon boy named Thomas Parker, belonging to the
ship Alfred which is lying at pier No s. North river fell
do into the hold by which the bone OF his left thigh
broken. 1t appears that he employed in carry
ing save aft from the fore part of the vessel and fell
through new hatchway which had been just made be
tween the main and fore hatches Of which he not
be walked along the deck. The captain very
humanity Immediately sent the injured boy to the City
Hospital in carriage but the olting of the vehicle
the rough streets acted inurously on the broken limb
The bone of which protrudng through the aesh when
he brought In from the effects Of the rough mott to
which he had been subjected This might be obvatso by
usI in such suitable mode Of convey
such as sedan chair ard indeed we believe that this
latter be obtained on application at the Hospital
SILVER WARE sToIEN-On Tuesday evening" at bali past
O'Clock while the family at supper thief entered
the premises of No. 179 Madison street. by Of false
keys and passing to the second floor stole large amount
of silver ware, consisting Of silver teapot cups spoons,
property of DIR B. Andrews. large reward has been
offered for their recovery
ACCIDENT on BOARD OF AN EMGRAST smp-A German,
named Frederick Richter, by trade dyer who pas
senger board of the ST. Louvre line of packet ship
that arrived the other day at this port from Antwerp had
the misfortune In the of the voyage about ak
weeks ago. to break his leg in two places, causing
pound fracture Of the limb during storm, when Richter
acciden, took place. He taken on Tuesday to tho
City Hospital from the vessel but from the fact Of the
bone having knit together the voyage in crooked posi-
ton from want of the necessary yca attendance, 1t
will be equiste to break the bone again. at least in
llace, in order TO bring 1t quite ST. aight
THROWN Or OF WAGoS.-Tuesday night man known
John, supposed to be German bat whose right
could not be asceraned and who appeared to be about
Fifty of age, fell from his wagon in Eighth street.
having pitched upon his head. He taken to the
Fifteenth ward station house by officer Wells where he
should be- taken to the hospital The wagon was loaded
with grain from brewhouse, aud was together with the
horse tai en- in charge BY the police. Nothing further
known of him until Wednesday morning whe inquiry
was made the Office of the Chief Of Police respecting
the horse and wagon, which led to the discovery by
his friends of the accident that had occurred.
JAMAICA STAGE RoUTp-TRIoSs TRAVELLERS A pas
sepger Thursday in Of the Jamaica stages running
from Williamsburg, imposed upon by of the
drivers who retained fifty cents for passage To Jamaica
instead Of eighteen cents, the latter being the re-
guar fare The driver belonged to the Union line and
the driver demanded pay the passenger having
ticket that line day two before, handed up the
said ticket he refused TO take it, rematkng that he could
not receive it The passenger then handed him half
collar and received ticket in exchange Of exactly the
same character. No change given thus retaining
fifty cents for the fare We notice these facts not for the
value Of the two shngs and sxpence but in order that
the propreors of this of line stages may be apprsed OF
the imposition thereby apply the prcpor, REMEDY
This driver has peculiar way Of doing business.
CD IEssrTfD. Nv edpesday night. an infant child was
found by Mr. Smith, secretcd behind the door OF the
Wooster street entrance to the University which had been
abandoned by some unknown The infant was con
yeyed 10 the Aims House.
FIRE On Thursday night Ere broke out at 81 William
treet whish In occupied by Waller Wslee as cap
uacory 1t originated IN the fourth story back room,
among ZONE empty packing cases and paper that lay
about the stove The damage done s estimated At
about 81, TOO.
| ForND DRowNrD-Thursday about noon the body Of a
man fou0 floating In the Fast river at the foot OF
Stanton street by boys who information to the
police An officer eent TO take charge OF the body
which hsa not vet gnaj aud the Coroner mott.