The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-30

City Intelligence.
TEMPERANCE NRETING r. SEVENTH WARD-A meeting
Of the temperance men OF the Seventh ward held
last night in Botanic Hail. No 68 East Broadway There
the 5 mSn AZ
the Sailors Home, called TO the chair Mr.. T. L.
Carson of the Carson League then introduced to
the audience, who explained to them the work. of this
league and the good results Of establishing it in this
city. Speeches were also made by Mr.. Buchanan Hewitt
Mayer and the Excise Commissioners who have granted
licenses in the ward, were severely censured. It
stated that about $500 had been collected in the ward
prosecute rumselers who violating their licenses
or were selling liquor illegally 1t stated that there
several cases in the ward of the violation Of the
law, and the evidence strong the tenn perance side
and in q short time these be brought be-
fore the court and the offenders made to suffer- AT
O'Clock the meeting adjourned.
THE BARRIERS AND HAIR DREssERs' ASSOCIATION
meeting OF this society held last night at Mechanics
Hail. in Hester street The object of this body is to in
duce those abers who shave for four cents to raise
their prices to six and informed that they have
already been successful in persuadng large number to
agree 10 the proposed increase The society has been In
existence only few months, and 1t is now in most
fourishipg condition, numbering about hundred men,
bers who chiefly Germans. The meeting last night
called to by the president Mr. Charles Mayer
the transaction Of some preliminary business large
number Joined the socie and signed their names to the
list Of those Who had pledged themselves to raise the
prices AS this the principal purpose for which the
meeting was called, 1t adjourned soon after.
LARGE FIRE AT STATEN ISLAND ON Wednesday right
last destructive fire took place upon the premises Of
broke out in the barn. from unknown. The
outhouses Of these gentlemen destroyed together
with their large country store and large quantity Of
lumber belonging 10 Mr.. 'Bodine The greater part of
the stock of goods in the store Of Pine and sueder
consumed. Loss about 81, 600; insured for $4,000
Mr. Podnes loss from 50 600 to "a, 600; insurance
The 6remen from Factoryvie and Port Richmond we're
early on the ground and work manfully and
ngly until six O'Clock yesterday morning Their efforts
mainly directed to saving the surrounding build
ings.
POVERTY AND FnTH.--on Wednesday evening last, a
poor German woman discovered in shanty, in a
suDken lot Thirteth street. the Third avenue,
by the Twenty first ward police aborng under cholera
She was taken to the Bellevue Hospital whore she
refused admittance She then taken to the Cholera
Hospital in Franklin street The place where the poor
woman was found Jointly tenanted by q couple Of
hogs, and was filled with old bones, rags ADD other
things OF the character which she had gathered in
her pereprinatons through the streets.
STRUCK WITH hGHI1ISG-DuIng tho storm on Weducs-
day evening, large willow tree in the yard of Mr..
Threme the foot OF Forty eighth street East river
was struck by lightning The tree was split
and handsome dog which chained to the trunk
silled II then passed OFF into the post of
the house, which destroyed Officer Rockwell Of the
tree when 1t was struck. and was somewhat stunned
with the effect of the passage Of the electric stream
Hurt ruE FALL OF A PIAsK.-Henry Wolf, little
led living at 1903 Pitt street picking chips in Bell
accidentally tell upon him and broke his leg, which
dressed by Or. Kenbolk. He was I'll EN- sent home.
KrcErD BY HoRsE Yesterday, Bernard Murray was
kicked by horse whilst driving through Eighty fifth
broken in two ,iacss He was taken to his home in
Thirty sixth street, near the Ninth avenue.
ACCIDENT Edward Drake, a blacksmith employed at
the inc shop of II. J. McCollun, 40 F1drdge
street. was yesterday drawn to the machinery BY bclt
and severely II not fatally injured
AN ADDITION TO THE PopUIAnoS.--The ship Webster,
which arrived yesterday from Liverpool brought ninc
hundred and forty.Cve emigrants.