The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-04

CITY IntoluXonees
Tm wEAiHu.-Sarsap arils men and soda water
ders aid tremendous bosiDess yesterday. It one
constant pap" pop Of corks and "sPirt" "sptr'
VIE. The thermometer stood at Of degrees In the
shade 1t was an asfully warm day. Writing In the
cool Of the evening" II makes one hot 70 think of It.
People aho han q leipnre hour to speod went TO
HobokeD much the annoyance OF their friends who
compe led BY the demandso Of business tn remiin
In he ~, to sweat stew aud ssturae their hsndker
chiefs We say ance because it Ia old sasge
that mi.ery always Hikes company and this Is
weather. for nothing ia more provoking than TO
have ones self pent up In strests perfect
and TO know that q friend Is laying oh IN cool
breeze and laughing to ones self put and blow and
perpire, and pant compelled 70 grin and bear" old
scorching Sol This is tine Oh ers weather, and there
may AFRO be expected hcavy crop Of stroke The
Tps Mt the present time Is for cooler atmosphere,
The eAysrY THE SrRuB-GRoss OUTRAGE --Ou Satur-
day evening, at balfpsst eleven O'Clock, Mr. Reed,
tive born Citizen residing in Washington place the
parade grounn proceeding 10 his hone, when the
Of hacdougal street and Washington place,
stepped up TO him and demanded knew Of what
ed he was whether Catholic or Protestant which,
his declining TO answer Of fellows struck him
saying You damned Know Nothing Prote .,
when she other man drew long knife from his bosom
and msds luDee at him, which Mr.. Reed warded of
with his baBd receiving the point Of the knife In the
thumb cutting him severely On bis calling out am
h 1a 70 ssrs and
Were were the police at the timeY
ELIMINATION At THE FREE AcADnry.-fh1 aanssl exam
nation Of the pupils Of the Free ,cademy
60 yesterday and will be continuea TIL Thursday, J.s
H. The course Of study pursued at this institution
braces the ancient and modern languages civil engineer
ing English literature logic. natural history msthema-
and constitution OK the United States analytical seors
try rhetoric, chemistry history and intellectual pho
soyhy. &C. Yesterdy the senior class examined In
Creek German and civil engineering; the junior ia Eng
Ksh literature end German; snd the sophomore In og,
The organisations take place between A. H. AMI u Pm
and between and bh n. The result win I be mad
known till the close whom the premiums will be dstri
buted
The JouRNEYMYs TAnoRs.-The regular members Of the
above influential trade society held their usual weekly
eight O'Clock the meeting called 70 order BY the
Chairman. The Secretary read the former minutes
which we're approved Of whom after some observations
of the body which will be found to be worthy Of the
trade The members viii celebrate this day DULY Fourtn
In conducive to their health and productive of
pleasure to all concerned.
PROFESSOR GRANTS CAsEux IloM.-rhi evening win
be exhibited from the summit Of the Latting Observable
~. this light by Prof Grant designed for govern
ment houses The light viii be directed the sixth
avenue, and upon remote parts OF the city
FIRE ENGINE EXCURSIONS Tho following fire compa-
pies passed Office yesterday their 4th Of July
cursions to neghboring citiesAmericus Engine Co.
No 8, accompanied by Turls brass band Live Oak En-
CINE No A. viii their entire apparatus and band Of
to stay over the ith Constitution Engine No. I, of
Brroklyn their way to Albany accompanied by Shel
toms band May they all have good time.
A DANGEROUS BxD--The halfp Eve o'clock train Of
proceeding slowly along the track for the purpose
Of taking up passengers The engineer observed lying
the track two dark Objects which proved TO DO two
drunken men who had fallen the rails and gone
TO sleep. They removed but the engineer not
SEEING the fagmen anywhere the train proceeded very
slowly until Ninetieth street, where the tunnel is
Here the two aagmen found fast asleep with their
flags beside them They were aroused, and the train
proceeded ON its destin alton
AccIDEsTs-Henry B. Clark member Of Engine Com
pany No a. bad Of his ankles crushed through fall
ing the track of the engine, which passed his
foot, whilst running 10 Gre on Sunday
John Atkinson fifteen years If age residing with his
PARENTS 1853 Leonard street. had his left hand blown
of BY the discharge Of pistol He was taken to the
New York Hospital