The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-21
Civ IDfalllUence.

We should judge from the colored janitOr
applications to the Collector that he has
business to attend to than any of his predecessors
since that noble ed6ce erected Hundreds of hungry
Office seekers TUNED away each day by the modern
Cerebus above mentioned with De Collector cannot
any body cept rsbenue business If you got papers
OF recommendation to Office got to leave 'em wild
De Collector busy wild rabenue business" gentle
bearing much about ''rabenue business mstook
the meaning of The .pior and thinking that he meant bu
sness connected with the claims of Harry Rabpeau left
the place much delighted with the idea that his friends
clams receiving attention from the Collector
and that there might be probability of his appointment
TO office without any further effort being made by him.
FRE.-Yesterday evening between and 8 O'Clock,
FIRE broke out in carpenters shop situated in the
of the premises Nos Al and 40 Hanersley street.
which extend backwards nearly to Downing street. and
used lumber yard well a. for storing building
occupied by Mr. Morton. who carries business
cabin ct maker, and adjoining them side is
iron foundry and on the other brick building the up
per part Of which Is occupied csryers shop and the
lower part es forge From the early hour in the
ing at which the ire broke out there strong
ter Of The spot the had
given, and The exertions Of the feuen iminedi.
s1ey put IL oice 10 keep the FIRE from ndug any
further This Vas very for ON account OF the
quantity Of lumber stored in the premises, there would
have been much damage done had it caught fire Fortu
naiey the scrs Of the fren efec.uAl in keep
Bg lie liz mes from extending yond the shop, that
ineo 10 The above raDed building and to the lumber
pled ts roof which partly burnt ami charred by
the TIRE How the FIRE originated was not known
II broke out not long after the worknen had left
aud when observed, the shop ~as already IN blaze
Had il Ut later period. perhaps the damage
might have beet siderable for if the flames had
been allowed exieid the ubois of the lumber stored
on tie premises must have fallen the devoariny
element. Such bo.ever, OF the case; in the
of half au hour the FIRE extinRuisbec, and the
gpes left rather silly for even then appeared to US
that there yet dsr gar that the fire might break out
again, consider ing the the premise, the
probability Of It's -mouloe ing among the ruins The
occurrence brought together a large crowd of spec
tstors but heard OF accident. There strong
force Of the police Of the Eighth the ground
preserve order We believe that the proprietor is in
sursd.
Urea FIRE discovered Thursday night a5out
10 ~, at Isl Pearl street by officers Kposles, Lang
don and Others 1t extioguished BY the above
fore the alarm gsen, and the damage done by 1t
but trifing.
SOCIETY FOR THE RmIF or DESTITUTE CHILDREN OF SRA.
MES1he seventh anniversary of the above society
beid at their Home, the sailors Snug Harbor
"wednesday last tn at present ninety nine chill
dren-,isty SIX boys and thirty thee grls-of who
sixty ole have been received during the past and in
the time twenty have left during
the current year. So 59 49 balance hand from last
year, Sl76 81; total, So $50 80 amount expended,
s. ee2 81 nsking deficit of 1925 Il; and with other
charges amounting 10 1922 debt of 81 ;S q For the
OF this, the society have money, Ia fund Of
savings Bank, amounting " 81 23l 81 and have lust
completed building st cost of SIS 154 o. which has
been paid for by Donations ard by bosd and mortgage
given to the trustees OF the Sailors snug Hsrbor
IS coo.
ACCIDENT AT THE HpPoDRoag-Undar this caption
there appeared rigmaroe paragraph in two Of
city papers yesterday which is totally void OF
truth nobody having killed stated by the wheel
of chariot coming off," The young lady who
onou g killed by the reporter and to whose sup
poses hfeess body two aUxiously hurried
yesterday morning, they heard the fatal
to hold an inquest Is alive and well. The
chariot wheel certainly did off, and the young
lady (hss Sylvester) slightly injured bat she is
performing every night. In the other instance,
in which Madame Caroline is said TO have been
injured, there is similar negligence as fast. exh-
bited, although in this the is quite
serious. The lady who thrown Madame
Adelne, French lady who however contrary TO he
8Rgerated report that appeared In
lumn hardly injured at all for she able to
pear on the same evening We are sorry that such
unguaIded reports should be made for they
times great deal Of siuess especially in
where IN the mentioned above the friends Of the
young lady live long distance OIL Miss S. vester
believe is English There is, however, consolation
the evil carries it, remedy for we doubt much
whether the papers alluded TO circulate miles
the City Hall, at all events, nobody would like to pay
for. POI tsse for them With regard the
who have been thus mefces y hoaxed, they thank
tbenfelyes for their trouble, They should only read
newspapers that contain authentic intelligence and
be gulled 50 easily.
ACCIDENT FERRY Boar STATEN ISLANDER YESTERDAY
y after leaving the landing at New Brighton
the steamboat Staten Islander became disabled having
broken her shaft, shacte bar pillar block &c. and wa
taken in tow BY the steamer Hunchback Capt Cole Of
the Quarantine ferry and towed 10 this city. The scc
dent occsrred tas clock trip from the island
Of course delayed the arrival o. the passengers hour
fcs OyR-on Thursday evening", about half pas,
eight NAN named AeaIn Elmer in Broad
way near barclay street, by stage and picked IN by
ponce officer He nlbln.