The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-05
REPLY TO AN INVITATION TO DINNER.
CITY lnte.llyence.

New YORK TypoeRApHIcAL UNIos.-At the meeting Of
the above society Saturday evening last ths following
gent'ersen elected the officers for the enuing
year
VIZ pas;ett fan masu.
Reccsdiug Setre;ary... ............ Robert back.
tinaneiOl Secretary Robert Cannington.
corresponding Secretary Charles b Smith.
Treasurer. r.......................... Joseph Smyth
TIE fo,ovin1 namsd censmeo tss Rnsius..
Comm ttee samuel sloan, Charles f. Town 8 Bctton,
John Griffin, J. 9. Johnson G. A. Colburn J. l. D. Boycs
THE WEATHER sin barrng on the weather. Well,
why notp 1t is not always that enjoy such fine days
these and when they do come they should call forth
praise 1t rather colder yesterday than have
coat Yesterday was Of soe use sometsnr which
the approach Of tbs nppuS winds Of Boreas Last
night clear blue shy all lit up with stars met the eye
Long may such weather BE- spared to
CONSOLIDATION OF BRoaKLTs FERRIES Coon Nxws
FOR PASSENGERS are Informed upon good authority
chased during he past week, the different interests u
the Montague, WALL Ca,hsrins and Jackson street fer
consolidated under ,hsir CONTROL A uniform rata Of
charge Of one cent will prevail at each and the company
will sell cou mutation tickets for any This wi bs
very grateful to many readers who daily travel those
routes
SCHOOL HoJsE FIFE --on satu day night last q
about loH o'clock Are discove ed in the public
chco bouse No. Is in Forty seventh street. between
Eighth and Ninth irenues It originated In one of the
oassrcoms az extinguished without much amags.
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pipes connected with the heater
FIRE IN WEST RsKr-About half past 10 o'clock yes.
terday fcrspoon re broke out in the Eagle Spice Mills,
corner of West and Detrosses streets The mills were
the property of Williamson. Mann Co an occupied
five story brick buil-ng Tbs inside Of the building
totally consumed leaving standing nothing bat the bare
wallis is not yet knewn what s the amount Of the loAs
is understood that the propretors OF the mills were
fully insured
FRv Last night about o'clock a Are broke out in
the lower story Of the building No lS2 Nassau street.
cupied by Mrs Page as gentlemens furnishing store
The hre extinguished before 1t had done much
damage.
ANOTHER FIRE Onsaturday night last tho ear entsr's
ss Ss a. ssa q ts ~ Trinity
consumed before the flames extin suished Tne o
was about $1,000 There was no insurance.
THg ALARM OF FIRE At 6K O'Clock yesterday morning
was oce asioned BY the burning of two houses Nos ~
cuped b, Mr.. Gilbert ONei and Mrs Er xin. The Are
originated in building No. 42 which communicated with
No. 49, doins 1t damage to the amount Of 81 00o fully
insured in North River Conn any. House No 442 Wa
damaged about Seo0 insured in the Eagle Company fog
s7co. Tie gallant remsn did all they could to pro
party.
PREPARATIONS FOR CELEBRATING THE BIRTHDAY ThoxAs
PAINE Yesterday afternoon the friends and admirers Of
the late Thos Paine, assembled in the library OF Military
to s 1Gr snpvssry Of his Birth day
James Thorn pson took the chsir On notion committee
appointed for the occasion, and TO ordee
the printing OF tickets
F.r., Acfnyxr - yesterday Coroner O'Donuell heyd
an nouest At the New Hospital the body OF John B.
Knapp aged patve OF this city, who
came 10 his death the following melancholy circum
seems that the employ OF Mooney
pnrmenter king aud ink manufacturers and drove
horse and cart for that frm that Saturday he was
driving bis horse and cart around the corner Of Fifty
fourth street Eighth avenue wheel against the
cur stone the shock pitched the deosased from the cart
he fell on his head ard fractured hi. skull Hs was
ana then to the hospital where ks died IN ssw houxa
! 4 vse1:. Has ssa:arsd q accidental asatA