The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-07
City Intelligence.


HergL PRICES AID PRorzs,-It has been officially
nouncsd BY OF our leadng hotels that and af
ter hs lat oil May Charge for board would be 80 per
day The Astor st. Nicholas and New York have raised
their prices account believe Of the high price Of
bee pork potatoes The potan Hotel continues
the old charge Of 90 SO nton Of the
propretors make change under any circumstances
short Of famine With -four at Sl2 pea barrel potatoes
at 81 90 per oushe and other articles in proportion 1t
5ces pay very well at 81 so per day propre
tors of the Metropolitan believe that for the year
tie old prcea will BE- sucienty rem
ard they also believe that hotels should take their
chances With other kinds business, good seasons with
the bad Uniformity in prices, IL an important matter
with the travelling public, and the Metropolitan wli ad
here to the old rate through summer and winter.
DEDICATION OF THE BRooxE STREET CENTRAL PRxsBYTE.
RAN CHuRcH.The church in Brooms street. near Cen
tire, which destroyed by FIRE last August has nce
betn rebuilt and opened yesterday with appropriate
dedicatory exercises. The pastor Rev A. A. Wood
preached N the morning Dr. Adams, the late pastor
In the afternoon, and the Rev G. H. Read OF Richmond
ya formerly pastor Of tie Pearl Street Church. the
congregation Of which has since been merged in the Cen
trail oiciated in the evening The site occupied BY the
Central first built in 1921, since which time II
hss been rebuilt twice As the city enlarged many Of
the old members moved up town, ami finding 1t
venient to attend church service the sabbath In
Brcome street, they have built the mselvas and
sing usr specimen Of church architecture Madison
square in which edce Dr. Adams former pastor of the
Central now breaches The new church in Broom
street Is unostentatious but neat and comfortable
cdice and is much superior, both externally aud inter.
Day to WI at its predecessor before its distraction
Rev. A A. Wood Is the pastor.
ELECTION OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS. Wednesday ere
ming next the first election under the new Jaw creating
Board OF Fire Commissoners win bs held in the va
rous engine houses throug hout the city The board
when fu viii consist OF four members, and there
eready nearly dozen candidates In the field.
DAsIE AND WORKS "A series Of lectures are at
present in Of delivery by Professor vas scherb
at the Chapel Of the New York University, the life
and writings of Dante. The third was delivered So
turday evening last the o love aud poetry Of the
great Fiorentine The lecturer gave graphic and slo
quept Of the contest which wAged between
the Biapch ana Neri and which terminated in his ban
shment rcm TIE city of his birth He had served his
country In the against Arezzo and Pisa; but II
recalled him from his exile In which the greater
pert OF hs life was spent His early love for BEATRICE
whom be has inmostalized In his Dirna Comedid was
cescrieed In eloquent language As the lectures Of the
course are, however, OF purely literary and critical
Sais @ d ,nsm wIu.a ns oe gu. 2, pace IN
selves with this brief notice.
STRIKE Fourteen compositors, out of the twenty ono
employed at the Courier ad Enquirer oce left their
situations Friday evening. Cause;-Rsfnsal Of the
employ pay 35 cents per c0o for type setting
tho price pad by the HERALD, Times. Tribune and
Daily Nrs, during the PAST winter, notwiths tanding
the commercial crisis and the depression Of trade
ACcIDEST-RUS OyER,-while engine company No. 81
terroon, John Cregan was knocked down and over
at the Of Broadway and Great Jones street. He
taken to the Fifteenth station house. where the
eoctor in ATTENDANCE gave 1t his opinion that Cegan
injured internally. The Injured man was snbse-
quenty conveyed to his residence, No. 233 Elizabeth
street, where he now lies in q critical condition
lsborer named Tbos. Higgins fell from ladder that
he ascending, while at work tearing down the old
bulcng Of Duane street and Broadway, and re-
ceved very injuries, having fractured his
skull and otherwise injured himself He was conveyed
TO the New York Hospital for medical attendance.
woman nsmed Alice Foster was brought TO the New
York Hospital yesterday afternoon, suffering severely
from injuries received BY lpg into the hold Of ship
iypg the foot Of Pike street Her injuries mot
dangerous
AxormR CAxrHESE AcciDEST.-Mfs Philips, residing
corner OF Third and thirty first street. fatal
In iured last Freay by the bursting OF camphere
lamp. An inquest will be held on her body today.
soAr FOE CALHoRSIA-In one Of the city papers, afsw
days since We noticed contract sale Of 10000 boxes
thirty ave pounds each, chemical olive soap, for the
California market. This makes 1000 600 pounds, or
about three pounds each for every man, woman and
child In the country and think It win b enough TO
keep them clean for awhile.
FIRE IN WOOSTER erRUr,--Tbe alarm Of Are In the
Fourth district yesterday afternoon, shortiy before
O'Clock, caused by Gre discovered in the shinsls
roof Of the dwelling house No 103 Wooster srsst oocu
MED by Mrs Andre Tho nremsn extinguished shs nrs
before had time TO extend beyond three or four shin
giles. The property belongs 10 Mr.. Battus, No. 1os
LauIens stxeet