The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-11
CITY InteIilgonco.

CITY Intelligence.
THE wnArmR.-Aho In not IN love with this charming
vesthsif In the midst Of winter We are enjoying .. the
delightful temp nature If summer OvercoAts and heavy
clothing have. again become useless, and with light
clothing ore "a comfortable The walking Is not SO good
might be. owing to the thawng Of the late storm,
which Ia l let in spots about the city Take ALTO
Esther However We have good reason to be thar ku TO
the clerk OF the weather for the present fpsn.
TIM luxns TWO LEADING CrnzE@ We learn that
The friends Of Erwin Ooswel Esq are relieved from their
imnsdiAts aDxietss respecting his health favorable
FOR hoping the most favorable issue We regret to hear
That the Hon. Edward Curtis Of this city, vas taken 70
ne insane aum on saturday His health ma Sns 0ss
ins for some time, and during the psst year ms nsei
Iect las been fensibly affected.
MECHANICS Ixsrnun-An election OF officers took place
st evening Mr. ohses Ds,.n T .lss,sd 70
Pyesiieut Jacob A. westsl ye,tb shipouiider,
Wee Presidents -Fir.t william Murphy sA a sssr;
second, Thomas Little architeot; tniio, 0oov
Tea,mr Henry H. Hooper picture irAmsr.
Reosrdsno SCI ary James McDonsd pia.oforte maker
Diyeclrs John 7. Fisher, marble worksr; William
Noses Merritt iron worker; D. D. wsstervst, ship
builder; George Pratt. lsathsr m.nufsotuter Daniel
d Tracy. tssohsr; oliver Hoyt leather manufacturer;
James s Wood, halter Ayron Wight, engineer
MEETING OF LIBRARY soaFnB A meeting OF the dele
Bowery and proceeded to transact the business
aary to carry out the designs Mr.. Douglas Lelingwe
Vas elected temporary chair man the constitution Vas
then resolved itself into Library Union, and elscted the
following officers for the ensuing yearPresiden Douglas
Morgan Of the Everett Clubs Correspor ding Secretary
Phil Pritchard. Of the New York Athsneum; Recording
Treasurer, R. Mccormick Jr. Of the Irving Library
Union The society then made arrangements for holding
an 10 IS vsrsd sy
nan OF .a... City Place and speaker to bs made known
hereafter.
ASEr1Nd or THE LIrHooRArHc PRsrxRs OF NRw YoRK.-
AZ meeting Of the photographic printsrs Of this CITY,
held ut the Crystal Grand street. yesterday to take iato
consideration their OF action with respect to set
Of rus adopted and carried into action BY the Ltho.
grapi 10 Employers Union, dseang that the TACT OF
ths employers attempting to carry rules into operation
dictator al amer. without committing unemployed,
prn cipes Of liberty established b. the constitution Of
this republican countryths following resolutions were
Resoyod That We send circular each establishment
where the rules arc in operation requesting Tho employers
Resolved Ths. The h.sr.phic printers Of New YsIa
% IN
:rss,.r r #?
Who have Struck ssans the rules .ro bsaI to the
Rssoy.d That e.li tn; mon Of every establish
worn 1nti ose rules are renovsd
The meeting then adjourned
VINO Exp THE PIPE TILL rHR NozEr BURNED p 1t
Ut the late FIRE, when the Metropolitan Hall and LAfage
House laid In ruins the noze Of some hose held
n the blaz by heroic fireman till 1t burned to
ciader Tive three different cnes have claimed this
distinction In addition to what have already said We
have received the folloSing communication -
HERALD
IN article in paper shis morning, headed Honor
GOODWIN having held tho pipe Of Hoae Co. No twas Hugh
Curry and that he the first to enter the building TAs
mistake member Of Engire Co. No was the first in
The building and when The NOEL was burned the pipe was
Of ITSELF not feeling safe in the building - r
This, probably, Will settle this affair The pipe, it
finally appears, held itself.
TRz.-Between twelve and O'Clock Monday night
Gre discovered In the dwelling OF Mr. James L. Petre
10 West Eleventh street. supposed to have by
the mice carrying away spermAcett matches Ths ds
ago about l0o which was fully covered By insur-
Ance
POLICEMEN KENNEDY AND SMITH PARDoNED By THE
GOVERNOR.
The two policemen, Kennedy and Smith, Of the Firth
ward, no, few months since, convicted OF
burglary have both besn restored to their liberty and ct
enshp, by unconditional pardon granted By Govern
The peculiar character Of some OF the evil
the jury submitted to the Executive and since their
sonvoon the Governor ordered their detention in the
city pr until the whole matter could Be further and
fully Investigated, upon newly discovered evidences
favorable to the accused. These matters have been
thoroughly looked by tho Com msoners Of Police and
Judgment by them to the Governor In favo;
W the sccased, upon which the Executive has though,
proper TO grant pardon We understand Recorder I'll
lon Intends to permit the evidence which he formed
his opinion TO be publh led In . few days.