The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-03
NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1856
City IntelllwcpHce.

City Intelligence.
The wAR ON THE ALANTHUs TRu-THE OrHxR SIDx or
THE QuEnos.-ssvers Of our city Contemporaries made
violent onslaught ysstsrday morning. on tbs aanthus
tree, which described being great nuisance and
called, among other hard names and epithets, .
"UpAs tree" These pssledo philosophers who write
thus are either very sighted Individuals or else
their faculty Of smelling Is superior to al their other
Now while We challenge those alanthus hsters to and
single zee Of that species that Is eaten BY worms On
the contrary, the elm, the lndep the maple, the weep
Ing willow and the rough laed button wood are
literally cevoured by millions Of vermin renderng It
trees the alanthus tree though Il may BE- surrounded
by other trees swarmioe with worms Is Itself absolutely
whether the sroa Of the Towering tree be poisonous
not very evident the leaf most uupaatsbs to
caierplars and ors, that nfest every other in
New York and vicinity, from June 10 September.
The alanthus Il every where clearly tree, vigoros
tree it grows rapidly and Aourisbss spite Of stone
70 fatal to smost every otD.r variety Of tree By
little trimming, It MAJ DO made to give dense and
agreeable shads ana an for the poisonous arc na from
its blossoms, II only lasts fer two, while tbs
foliage continues green and grateful from June 70 No
vmber. Go into sny Of our PARIS and look u ths de-
gnstipg appearance from the myrisds OF worms that
NEST them, and then look at the green untouched TO-
va are Wiling to suomt tbs fate Of the aaoshu. upon
this issue alone, to any twelve 'ntesent msn or old
wemen in the country. The sense Of smelling Il =
powerful ngumeut but the facult of sight and feel
ing are quite as convincing.
The CONDITION OF THE srRrlTs-DASGER OF REL ApsING
THEIR FORMER FILTHY CONDITION. Mayor
Woods accession to office there has been something like
an approximation towards cleanliness In streets.
Let any in passing through the lower part Of the
city contrast its situation with what it year ago.
and she bow great the improvement has been, oil of
which ia due 10 the energy Of Mayor Wool 10 introdu.
eng and sustaining the sweeping machines,
whose working has often been witnessed by
our citizens. 1t appears there eupiry officials who
do Lot like these machines, as 1t Ia way in
terftres with the mosay they would make 10 smaller
contracts Accordingly obstacles have been throwo in
the OF the sweeprs from time time, and every
oppo tunty watched to take awny the contrast from
itseh.-
o;,,cs or Cow or STREETS AND LAnps June 3. 1855
sreched y the made with this
M 70 ssn The 5 the r Fourth ssd
theIefora streets mentioned
TIA pToosea to tho =" * .r
sac tine s 'sd
Com Of Street. and Lamps.
Lamps Is amply provided with to clean the city
properly, for If he is not and he permits them to re-
sp.e INTO their former filthy condition. the public win
hold him 10 stern accountability for assuming
spops'bty be Is pnaele to sustain. We are now ia
m'dsu INNER the weather intosrably aud should
inperii the sanitary condition OF city, puolc indfg
nation will fall hot and heavy tncre officials have
orotRnt sucn STATE OF things ah0ut.
FREE ACADEMY EXAMINATION The examination OF the
respective elias Of this institution commenced ysstr
Gay, and continued throughout the day. The senior
cass was examined in Greek by Prof. Owen and In Ger
man by Prot G'anbensklee. The junior and sophomore
classes also examined by Professors Benedict Bar
ton and Hon man, in civil engineering. En- sh iitsra
1ure Roman antiquities aud logic We never could
oersaoc Why the younger classes should he trained in
logic study fitted only for larger boys and bard 70 ne
understood even by Them strong meat ia uodt for
bsbee. These examinations will 10 continued for two
weeks ana they public IL wou,- be- we'll for those
inter, sted in educstion TO witness snem IT possible
A DELICATE IND BEAUTIFUL PREssNT.-ve uuderstend
that Mr.. W. Powell the psinter OF that splendid go
verpmsnt picture, "Ths Discovery of the MISSISSIPPI BY
lie seto has ust completed life Ike portrait CABINET
hize of M,e Collins lost with her mother and brother
with the i'll inied Arctic am that this portrait ~ nend
90 present this morning to her beresve5 father
u, George steers, from osRuerreoype of the young
lacy has bad this portrait paipt-d anc
tbat is rs 'elhe and nstursl a. II had bsen taken
directly from the living orgios. Its ption ny Mr.
Coll ns VIII be Welcome aud delicate surprise. VIZ pre-
me that may he NJ Mr. Powell O. as East Twea.
t5-ftcono street, during this day.
Tn FINE ARTS AMONG PROVISION DEALERS very
FIRE marble bust, 10 Vermont white marbls executed
by Thomas jones, the sculptor o. this city, of Mr.
Nathaniel T. Huhtsrn. ono smopg Oldest and most
respectable INGREDIENTS il the trade yes
:eiesy insueurasd at the Corn Ex.hsoge. corner Of
south aud Broad streerr 1t con ioeIeo NY ali
Jaw it Ms a most striking aud excellent likeness It
was 60: up as teafroorsi OF respect Tor Mr. Hubbard
BY his brother merchants chiefly devoted TO the
'tpT Of business, spd aho contributed this for
execution 1t is crsGtabls TO tier pond and H.
hcrsiify, as veil as to the talents o. the sculptor
HoKucrI TURaL SOCIETY meeting OF the New York
Horticultural Society held night in the lecture
room OF Clinton Hall, the President, Wilson G. hunt.
Esq, in Tire char and Peter B. Mead acting as Seer.
tarJ. tt Ifzeo avnrred nj the late JuLe exhibition
then 6tverd TO those entitled TO them, by the
eecaon Of the JUDGES The prizes cone st~t o. silver
cupe, napkin rings drsssrt Spoons &c Mr. Crsnstouo
prtstp'so come choice cut flo from the &rdu o.
Er Stevens, of Hoboken. vote Of thanks passed
70 r. Rev M Ctgood for his adoress At the Jun. OK
h'b ton. After the transaction Of other unimportant
busnsrs, the focety adjourned
MOSQUITOES tue y ATtR CLOSETS A coyres popdeut
has put mna Of the tsc, that the present warm
weather likely to generate myrnds Of musqui.oes
water closets, unsss proper be taken
prevent their Acsr molstou. With the water at ten
IT "a suggested n should b. placed over the tanks
rty secured, 70 that the mosquitoes c,ud not
issue from tie sides
FIRE DIVISION srRExr.-Betweea two aud three
O'Clock Gu Moneay moroiog Ore broke out in toe prs
misses No. 204 Division street ,cupisd By Nc John
Peters liquor store. The flames spread tn the up
per part OF tie building occupied dwelling. The
fire was very soon exingutshso. causing damage to
covered BY insurance the aaahsttso and Suyves,ut
insurance companies The fire is supposed to Dc tbs
work cf sD ,Dcepdisry
FIRE BROADWAY Last evening, between and Q
O'Clock, the alarm Of Ere tho Eighth District was
caused by FIRE taking place in the CELLAR o. Tnomp-
For @ ssloep, No 500 Broadway The fire was cau-ei
BY one OF The men crasfog of som- liquor wni:h aud
ceply took FIRE; til. alarm given and Il IN
e,upauisbed by tie inmates: a quantity Of salt vas
thrown on tbr Gre when kept the flames down until
.stsr atp al sufficient out The -stim steo
loss sustained smopg-, the orrios PACKAGES IL said
70 smourt to per 81 ,0oo Covered by Insurance.
The fr.ren were At the prem ses In foil tor add
Rad their bosc stretched ready spply th. water bat
were rot required 70 put any into the BUILDING
MARITIME INTELLIGENCR.
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