The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-27
City Intelligence.


the front room OF Stuyvesant Institute Saturday
ming The assistance of distinguished artists has bsen
Emma GillinghAm Bostwick Sig. Corradi and Mr. H. O.
Tnm contribute the music; Prof Hows and Prof MAR
wy win read scenes from Shakespeare; Sig. Gsjani .
prsphic scene from Dante's Divin& CommsdiA," and
Sig lAtila will give I'm provsasons. Besides this
musical and literary feast Dr. Abbott with liberal
tey viii throw open his adjoining Of Egyptian
antiquities to the aud esoe, and Mr. Snare win invite
them TO see his Vessquez portrait OF Charles the First
With this blended attrasti.n OF music socuton, paint
ing and antiquities the Ladder cannot fail to realize
thing nj. for their benevolent enterprise.
MEETING or BUTCHERS. -A mseting OF butchers held
yesterday Afternoon corner OF First avenue and Fifth
treet for the purpose OF devising for the better
protection Of slaughter houses and the detection OF
Thieves There were present quite large number OF
butchers, and upon notion Charles Cooper, Esq
called TO the chair and Joseph W. Cnoh was appointed
Secretary.
1t was carried that fund be collected for the purpose
Of swsrdny those by whose aid the pundsrers Of the
slaughter houses should be secured.
1t carried Also that permanent treasurer be APP
pointed. Wn r. Warner, Esq WAS thersupon chosen
The following gentlemen were then appointed COM
nittee to collect funds:--
Fred. Clrch, Henry NJ Valentine,
A. Varisn, Geo. Dkken,
Wm. B. wooscook VIM Labor
J. r Reed, 7. n. Glover,
J Brown, A. Sto ms,
B. I. Weeks W. Briggs,
d Read, John Q. Hooper,
Isaac Anderson, Phil X. HAight,
Josh. Martin Robt. Brown,
to sny detecting thief stealing IS worth Of
property
VIM Ialor, ESQ, moved to amend the above by fixing
the rewards follows $25 reward for detecting thief
stealing $40 worth OF property under that amount
$50 eward for stealing anything between $40 and $685.
and 500 reward for the thief stealing anything above $50
worth Of property.
The original motion Was Withdrawn, and the amend
ment lost
It then moved that the rewards be- for any theft
under $25 snd 81, $780, any theft Of $25 and up
wards, $loo reward This resolution vas carried
fAcffS al hat ha in of
ing be published In the city papers, after which the meet
ing adjourned.
MEETING or run FRIENDS OF WEIGHT, LAsrER \ Co-Ths
friends of this firm who disposed to subscribe towards
their relief and reestablshment In business
last night at the Of the New York CITY Guard No.
T. T. Ferris Who stated that he considered the chair now
vacated inasn uch Is this special meeting Of sub
,srosrs and Others AND not general meeting suah Is he
WAS elected tAs permanent Chairman OF the committee
and Draper, Esq tho permanent sscrstary
through Chester Dgas Esq reported that Mr. La Fargo
had been called upon, and his terms the
granted hsm to decide whether shsy should socsps Of NJ
La Farge's proposition not The committee themselves
were In favor Of acceptance.
The question WAS then put to each subscriber present.
A very large majority decided in favor Of IT,
was then moved and carried, to elect permanent
Treasurer Of the committee AID Capt. T. T. Ferris
It was then reported that Mr. La Fargo claimed large
building leased Mr. Burroughs stat.d thsre doubt
whether this claim legal.
Upon motion, = committee Of three, Messrs. Chester
briggs VIM Niblo, and Mr.. Beers, appointed to call
upon Mr. Ia Fargo and request him to give quitclaim
for amount which he might demand OF Messrs Wright
Ianier & Co for tho rent OF the late hotel.
Several subscriptions then handed H. running
te amount already promised somewhat above 800 000
The friends Of the project think there il doubt Of
its success.
The meeting adjourned to again to night At the
same place
MASONIC BALI.-Ths National Lodge Of the Order OF
FTeenAsons will have their ball 1t the Apollo Rooms this
eyerinT 1t is expected that there will be brlia
tertsnment, and ty certain that Captain Crigh
ton viii be present during the evening" which will add
to the other attractions.
FRI-On Wednesday night Are was discovers in the
hsserent OF No. 45 West street. occupied by Charles
IL was extngusbed with slight damage.
Grand street, pied by j. N. and G. W. Human DA-
mage about 600 Iasured In the Brook yn Insurance
Company.
About nine O'Clock Wednesday night fire broke
In the indigo color factory Of John Edwards
Twenty eighth street and First avenue The FIRE was
caused by the furnace being built the floor Of the second
story in On improper manner Toe damage was about
S25. No Insurance
The alarm Of FIRE about seven o'clock on Wednesday
night, caused by tbs paint shop Of Mr. Newman,
titused ~ No ass West Twenty n1th street, taking e.
The originated under the lower stairway and burnsd
partly through the shop Damage TO the store tri6ng
damsge to stock 81 600 The building and contents
In sursd in the Pacific Com psny