The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-02
City Intelligence.

FIRE BuRIING SP-A fire broke out yesterday after
noon about O'Clock in the store of Egan Coghand
No 10 Burling slip The store filed with rags cot
ton and old junk. The engines promptly on tine
spot and hopes were entertained that the ire would
be confined to the upper stories. The business
Of Messrs Egan g. Coghand the manufacture of
binders and handbook board. The store adjoining
that Of Peter Cooper and the loss is believed be-
building and stock, between FIVE AMI seven thousand
dollars. The fourth story, in which the fire originated
contents Of paper, &C., damaged by water We
derstand these premises fully covered by insurance
The New York LAW INSTITUTE annual election for
ofcers Oh this institution was held yesterday Much
element prevailed among the members, there being two
tickets in the field known the old foges" and the
Library in evenings and the former opposed this
sure The officers elected were President John Anthon
LIST Vice President Henry Dodge; End Vice President
James l. Brady; Bird Vice President Edward Sanford
Treasurer Charles OConor Recording Secretary Judge
Emmit, and the old Library Committee of last year
Messrs Henry Dodge Judge Morris, Henry H. Morange
C. cambridge Smith, and others were re elected upon
the Committee on Jurisprudence.
NEW YORK HORTICULTURAL SoClEry.-Thi society held
its regular monthly meeting last evening in it's rooms
No 600 broadway. There small attendance 81
members present; Shepherd Knapp Esq, President in
the chair After the minutes of the last meeting
read and approved the Secretary that whereas the
New York State Agricultural Society has decided to hold
its annual fair in the city OF New York has solicited
this society 10 cooperate with it. therefore, be Il re-
solved, That this society comply with said solicitation
and extend to the state society its best wishes
OF this city parcel of seeds Of the s'cedras deodora
atree which grows to an immense height the Hlma-
were returned 10 the donor The meeting then adj burned
fouNp lRowNEp-Mi John Murphy, residing on staten
lsaLd, and employed on the government works at Fort
Richmond discovered, on Friday last near the yarrows
drifting, the body of IN unknown drowned Was
about five feet eight inches high had long black hair
whislers andno beard dressed in black cloth pants
(no snsrendes alpaca coat red flannel SHIFT and calf
skin boots clay pipe the only article to be found
about him. APPEARED to have been in the three or
four weeks For further information inquire OF Coroner
Noble al Quarantine Staten Island who took possession
Of the body.
BEsErrr FOR THE cUr1Tprps ny rur an, Fur cb,r,as
White of Whites Serenaders announces that on Satur
day evening next, May he viii give benefit behalf
OF the sufferers by the late disastrous Broadway
when the tickets Of admission will be fixed dollar
each This is certainly a most worthy appropriation
anu upon the evening OF the benefit the house should be
crowded to overlooking.
Boar UPsEr.-on Sunday small boat containing four
persons capsized off the Battery Two of the party
were rescued by Capt Roach of the United Stltes re-
venue, and the others by another boat.