The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-21
City IntelligeMce


City Intelligence.
Thg STEAMER FOR LnERIA-H affords us pleasure 10
learn that evidences coming in sho slng very oon-
siderable interest In the purpose of the United states
and Liberia Steamship Company. The enterprise Of this
company is important not only to the humane design Of
the American Colonization Society," aod the interests Of
free colored people, but to the more general
of African exploration and civilization, and the Increase
of commerce with AfiA. One gentleman In the far
South who gave or thousand dollars to the enter ,rse
writes that his wifes father will give thousand
dollars This last subscription la owing to the psrsua
sve influence Of the benevolent daughter There are
Thousands of kindred spirits in the South and in the
North too If they viii but smile upon this enterprise,
the means necessary are secured. Look for further
cheering news.
TREATMENT OF PAssINGgRs on THE SIXTH AND EIGHTH
AVENUE RAILROADS OF late we have received
complaints from respectable relative to the nm
gentlemany conduct of two three Of the conductors
Of the Sixth and Eighth Avenue Railroads who seem to
have forgotten the important fact that the lucrative
privilege granted these companies guarantees that the
public shall be accommodated and not ncommodsd and
insulted whenever employe may think ct to do So
soue Of these outrages have been Of fragrant char
acter the conductor in all forgetting his station
70 far as to no longer become man or gentleman
and returning in No. used most shamsfully
For the benefit Of the public will give the account
as follows -
CoNpucroR-Tsre sir-fare
PAssRsGER(Hanos two dollar bill the Mercantile
Bank of Plattsbarg. N "
cosDucron Gin . bullying mann.r)-I won't have that
PASsKxerR-ve,y well, here is a one dollar bill on the
Milford Bank Of Milford, bass.
CONDUCTOR lin decidedly worse humoz)-I won't
have that eh her.
PAssGER-Whats the matter with the bills, that you
refnse themS
PAssKNGKR-I have no other money about me /
DO not think these bills are bad
CONDUCTOR Tin . loud tonc)-You don't, oh Didn't
You come here to pass them on uss
PAssxSGxR-NO, SIR old not But II you believe did
you At perfect liberty to do 80.
CONDUCTOR Every sarcastc)-Oh, you didn't, eh |
Well, II looks very much like it, anyhow
Now 1t happ*nea thst our reporter was not mistaken
in the genuiE value Of this bi TO- going to
some Of the very peur judge. - ,non.y IN ~. ;cni.y u
the Herald Off e, he found that the bills rendered the
conductor of chr No we're as good any Of State
bank bills can be: and Furthermore, examining the
cetctor he found that there count-rfeits on
these banks, Of those denominations in circulation
his character The conductor, in loud tone SO thu
all the passengers might hear him, charges him with
having made an attempt to pass bad bills upon him,
while the money rendered was good any country
banks In New YORK or Massachusetts, can be.
In connection with tho above, We give the follow
communication relative to the Eighth avenue Railroad
TO THE zDrroR OF HERALD.
Having been the victim Of wha. conceive to be most
unjostinable outrage deem 1t my duty to state the
facts in order to pu. the public thsr qua d against
such uncourteous atment and to call the attention of
the proper authorities the In which tker en-.
pioycf perform their duties On Saturday night when
proceedng up town No 20, the Eighth Avenue
Railroad in company with my wife, rendered the con-
ductor bill Of stare banks In nav mont Of our
fares that being the only money had with me; the
conductor refused to take It. Then showed II to gen
teman sitting opposite me who pronounced 20 fectly
ram 0pta NJ Shn
genuineness the bill. the conductor peremptorily re
fused take it, end actually stopped the car and or
de,ed me and my kdy to get ont. At this juncture q
gentle perfect stranger to me- to our relief
by Offering to paw fare which h. did, and this ,ly
saved from being elected from the car Surely snch
treatment this IL not KNOWN gly sanctioned BY the d.
rcctors Of tie adj the conductor 10 question not
fuficie mt judge OF money to tell 60 I'd bill from bad
one or II his conduct above stated IL sampl of the
general performance Of his duties toward tina public
submit that 1t Is in which the directors ,hould
ascertain whether his duties caonot be accepay
performed ~ some other gentleman, W.
lETIYG OF THE SUB COMMITTEES FOR The Rnus on rHs
SUFFERERS BY YELLOW FEVER AT SAVANNAH, Yesterday
morning at IL O'clock the subcommittee met at the
Bank Of the Republic to hand 10 amounts collected for
the savannah sufferers The meeting called to orde
at ten minutes past IL o'c ock-J Lamar ESQ ia
the chair The committee then stated that tbcy had
selected since last meeting $3.50 The Preadsnt
an,he rzed to forward the above amount Immediately.
AMOUNT COLLECTED IHCs FAB
Reported on the 18th. $20le
Ittn... $40
Total amount collected. $50
dollars handed to gentleman from savannah a,d
forwarded by he committee of savsnr All citizens to the
Mayor OF that city
The meeting then adjourned to meet =. the bank on
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