The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-25
City Intelligence.

The Crssus TAKERsFron the following it will be seen
the Census Marshals cesirous Of doing tner duty
faithfully and accurately II the Secretary OF state VIII
but do bis duty and promptly any one who is
proved derei!ct in his duty will certainly have CEN
sus that can be relied upon. This movement OF the
Msrrhaps will be popular ard wil iavorsby dispose
the public towards the increased compensation they
now ask for -
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s.isss sss fsfa 'Gss census
Mr. hSafs " is ssa: d
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they would their work copying oy
s paaSS % S yeS ss Of I they
completion Of tie census
task assigned to tasm such 81 the removal
q, 81 families into the Tor the GUNNER Of shoss ssas
neishbOrs The s.astics ship soard isSs
been obeed make several calls at these places before
they could obtain correct information tho required
In pegsense delinquency tho part Of
enton Of the secretary of state will bo promptly called
geners convention Of the entire body Msrsha,s is
hSTes o,sa q meet ~ hs Broad House. on Frdsy
desired as U, anmoui memorial Of thcCommon
aasSs s e their thank. to
' rss sss a
n s & rss ot y T MA1 % have
m s the ans in 81 have
eurateiy prepared whom the nsashsis e.iIsa
Secretary Of { onyestion OF Marshsis
PUBIC MEETING ABOUT PRIvArE DISPUTES Tho
Of the steamboat Hero called meeting Satur-
day evening, at the pier foot of Robinson street. pro-
test against what they call the injustice Of the Mayor
in refusing to sheds from the pier, which
they say is encumbrance to their buaness. 1t ap
pears from their statement that they rent side Of
the pier, while rival company, the Of the Man
I.AA~ A.
pied portion Of the premaes of the former with
office The Mayor was Spped TO, but he refused to in
Iisss ssr in the % Tatssr ana last "Wednesday the oics
the parties discovered and arrested but released
afterwards procuring bail 1t to protest aganst
wishee the owners Of the Hero called the meeting
at the pier As ssainst the law however to hold
peed to adjourn 70 ,he Pars, where they assembled
with band OF music. Here crowd Of some four or
Ave bundrsd persons mbled the majority Of whom
doubtless ignorant OF the objects OF the meeting
They were addressed by several speakers who set forth
srorgass hs hs na .ne nero n
pressed their belief that the neglect Of tue city authori
70 o q. Sao 81 as y Of %
series ofresoutions the same effect were adopted
after which ths meeting adjourned.
BURNING OF TIRE STEAMBOAT BUFrALo.--Betwsen two
and three O'Clock Sunday morning, the steamboat
Buffalo, lying in the North river, foot of North Moore
street, discovered H.e. Smoke first seen ia.
suing from the machinery and upon the forward hatch
being removed, between deck found all fire. ex-
tending from the forecastle to the engine. The alarm
soon brought the rsmsn to the The flames then
burtt out around the walking beam and Threatened de-
struction to the boat and surrounding vessels How.
ever, by the rapid exerions of the fremen tho flames
were soon subdued and in less than two hours the frs
WAS out. The boat has been laid up for time past
and under repair her boiler had just been overhsued
together with other repairs amounting to about s7O0
$500 The boat s est mated to be valued 900 and
partly naured-ths amount could not learn. She Ia
4 al Tla ira Ia noa~d
to have been the work OF an inct ndiary.
FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE BAY-Two MES DaowsxD.-A
moht melancholy accident occurred yesterday at noon
of Governors Island. 1t appears Eve persons hired
sail boat for pleasure excurson down the bay when
they reached Governors Island owing to mismsn-
sgeent the boat tipped over and the men were pre-.
cipated into the river Two OF them swept OF by
the current and their bodies have nos been yet recc
vered The other three men named respectively John
Donnelly, Luke Savage, and William Small were fortu
nate enough to secure hold the boat, which they
manned by two fishermen, VINO picked them up and
landed them safely at whitehall The names o. the
drowned men could not be ascertained but 1t was
derstood they were fathsr and SON
FATAL AccIDESr.-Mr George Gibson contractors,
siding the Fourth avenue, between l2Sth aud 126th
Streets was killed Saturday Last, at Morrisana, in
the following manner:-He overseeing his workmsA
embanIment and was in the act Of seeing whether tina
rock solid, when 1t gave way and crushed him to
death He vas about 60 years Of age, and leaves wife
AN UsKSowS MAN FOUND DRowSEp-Coroner VIII
helm held inquest Saturday upon the body Of an
unknown man, about 35 years Of age, who was found
floating in the slip At the Fulton ferry The deceased
stout built Of dark complexion features large and
had dark brown hair. supposed that hs the mas
who, about ten days ago, committed suicide BY jump
ing of Of the Cstharine ferry boats, although
positive evidence OF that fact could be ascerained Ths
jury rendered verdict Of "Found drowned"
The Massachusetts, FREQ S0ilers In Trouble.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT, ESQ. -
In your paper Of this morning fnd the following tels