The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-16
ExcEL sIoR CLuR.
City Intelligence.

Judge. D. Iumrner Judge. ). Recorder Cutter
Rsleree-Ar. 9. L. Caverly, Of Columbia Club, q. b 80
CITY Intelligence.
OID JOHN srRnu METHODIST EPISCOPAL CnURcH,--we call
the attention Of readers to advertisement IN
other column calling meeting Of the members and con-
gregation Of the above church, in the Greene street
Mehodist Episcopal Church this evening at O'Clock We
anticipate large audience from the fact that the John
street Methodist Episcopal Church is the oldest in the
United States and is much wanted in the lower Part Of
our city.
ArPoSTxNr.-The Mayor has appointed Capt. John
W. Bennett Boarding Officer Of emgrant ships in the
port of New York. Capt b. formerly keeper Of the
Mno!s ledge lighthouse, Mass, which, it win be .eeol
lected swept away few years since, and two
OF the assistant keepers lost in its destruction
THE UNION FERRY COMPANY AND THE PRICE OF COAL
When the Union Ferry Company decided to raise the fare
their boats from to two cents, they alleged
justification that the high price of coal took much
away from their profits that running the boats at
cent per person losing them money. They promised
that coal became cheap, they would
duce the fare to cent again. The public IL must be
ed were incredulous to the good intentions Of
the company and attributed the rise to speculative
movement their part, as 1t known ferry was
bought up about that time 1t may be that in this sus-
fine to Rs woa Sss
declined from 81 ton to from 81 to IS tom and the
ment will be made by them that the fare again
reduced to one cent PER person. We will chronicle the
announcement p,
gers
FIRE Crosby sTnEr.-About quarter TO two O'Clock
yesterday morning FIRE broke out in the second story
Of the Ave story brick building No. 90 Crosby street.
The cellar and first floor occupied by George F.
Bellows livery stable; the second and ourth
floors are occupied by Mathews Stacy, enameled
cabinet furniture manufacturers; and the third and
ffth floors by Henry Stoney manufacturer Of cabinet
furniture From examination IT appears that the fire
started In the part Of the second floor, about
the staircase but the Gremen arrived and extin
gushed the flames. George F. Bellows, livery stable
insurance Of ESQ., divided equally the Broadway and
Stuyvesant Insurance companies; his horses and
sgss taken out By the patrol Mathews
insurance their etock of 1000 in the Theaix Insur
ance Company Of Brooklyn. Henry stoney etdnates hs
81 Goo in the Rutgers Insurance Company Tie building
belongs to Mr. Daniel Walker, which isSainaged about
tI5O and insured in tie National Insurance Company 6f
o. 800 and the St. Nicholas for 81 &C., The origin 81 The
nre Is under investigation.
FIRE IN SEVENTEENTH snErr-About 10 O'Clock, on
Tuesday night, fire broke out in the building No. $50
oor some ssye on the second
lew pals Of water. No damage "A1 +"
fiAs THOMPSON srRf1T-Between IL and O'Clock on
Tuesday night, camphene lamp was unset in tho roo
Davis on the first floor Of No. IS Thompson street
ct.Ing nre 70 chair 1t was exngushed with a nail
OF two OF water without doing any damage No siar,n
given. 'ee No aiAr"
ALARM or FIRE TIE FOURTH Drsrncr.-Ia,. n;,ht A.
ABOUT ~ O'Clock, an alarm Of FIRE struck for the
Fourth DISTRICT caused by the taking FIRE Of cmnev r
the restaurant of Thomas Cisco No 5s6 Rrooavo, !.
seems pan OF fat boiled over which fire to the chin
ney' II was soon extngushed and without damage
bRoosxsS CRY DREcToRY-The Brooklyn Civ Direc
tory Tor TIC year ending May ], 1885, has Just been H.
sued. IT well gotten up, and contains much informa
ton Aat must be important not only to Brsokynites
but to New Workers. Besides being general edrec4o-
OF the inhabitants it is also an avenue ana street ~pt
anu conans an appendix in which s q record of the
FIRE departments Navy Yard ctv hank ana
m mi companies, and public instutsns me
fhs r. exchange directory List Of city policemen
tague Building -' "oA-
BLAMING TIE WRONG PARrr-An account was given IN
'ne HERALD last sunday ola wagon falling overheard at
the Hobokcn ferry in which blame IL thrown on tho
driver for unnecessary haste We find on INJURY that
the blame should rest elsewhere It appears that the
wagon came to the gate and was admitted bv the
keeper, and when hallway down the bridge the ball was
struck for the boat to leave The parties being near the
Of course endeavored TO get board hey should
been admitted inside thu gate They had rot nartisiiv
on ooaId when the chains loosed by smc oaicsf
tSe h%rss WIN ,ne ey and Of course the boat left
wagon over with him. If blame Is to fab anywhere ~
~ On me company; as they either ihould not
ave aoHed the wagon, or else have given the driver
time to get on board. >
LOOK OUT FOR COUNTERFEIT OCEAN BANK Bnis.-ws un.
ierstand that great number of counterfeit i've dollar
bills on the Ocean Bank in circulation and IL IL
cared that many poor persons have suffered pecu-
iiary thereby Over fifty dollars of has been Offer
a at the HERALD Office in payment for adyerisenents
ND was, Of course, not accepted by clerks The
ounter1ets were exceedingly well done and in the
bsence OF any mention in the Bank Detector of spurious
money being IN circulation no doubt many persons have
eAs1iE GARDEN ExIdRsST Dgror-Two vessels arrived
esterday-thc Mary Norris from Greenock Scotland
Nth l72 passengers having in their possession nearly
2, oo0 in specie; also, the Devonshire from London
MN IA passengers. The Palmer that arrived the dav
eiore, mad 4os passengers and $4,000 in money.
NEW BASE BALL C1up.-A new base bah club has
cen organized in Brooklyn under the name of The At
intic Base Ball Club They win play this afternoon at
T. d., at Seelam Stillwes shooting ground Coney
land plank road They number twenty three per.
ons and expect 10 do something astonishing in the wav
batting and bowlln
A Doc sroRy.-on oAday vicious dog BIZ little girl
Fory-'hir street. Eleventh avenue. Assistance
as called, and German, named John Bng volunteered
make an end Of the animal. He procured an old
orse pistol and fired but found he was as much injured
inself as the dog The weapon had ierked up on the
oncusrion and severely hceratcd his Forehead ply
lean pronounced the wound dangerous.
Accumulation or Archiepiscopal Property.
The following extraordinary epistle has been just re-
fsed by one Of the Judges of the United Curt Of
lis district II shows the desire the par. Of the
faithful" to treasure up for the use Of their soulsn
e have not heard officially the amount contained IN the
'pers Of the Court, but whatever II Is hope the
shop may get IT.
MrysrIR Aug. s, 1856.
AsGtAIzF Co, ono I
y UNITED sTATrs DISTRICT c1rrr:
Tear sir-It i my win that the money q James Kos.
security Of New Orleans shall be aHyn IN the
ishop Hughes of New York for the Of M soul a-d
ish that the shall be recorded that viii, be-
free Of the evil thoughts about my mind which was
me to me by bad meaning OF q bad mans ghost
nd hope that all will be fixed right You viii 6nd ali
papers in the Court of the year A. n 1ss-2 and TT
lould come myself write TO me- Il not I, would be no
e, and viii consider all right. Hereof fail DOT Your
uiy friend,
and obedient servant, ~
CLEMENS FEARING
To THE CLERK OF I1F UNITED STATES DIsrRET Corr
po.,nortoa ,,..... o,,. Nnw YoRs, ). Y $50
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