The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-11
City Intelliccnce.

committed This alleged outrage. His bOndsman Burren
dered bin yesterday hearing Of the second charge
made against him.
CITY Intelligence.
COMMISSIONERS OF tMIGRATIoN.The Board met yester.
day. Commissioner Verplanck in the chair. The diff.
Guilty with the Ten Governors in relation to the charge
of lunatic emigrants the subject of discus
siou resolution was passed instrucng the Counsef
Governors il settlement could not be effected and
harmonious action between the two Boards secured
communication was received from Dr. Harris resident
physician at Staten Island asking the Board to appoint
Americans officers to board vessels foreigners
in the habit of afilating with their countrymen and
negecting their duties This excited warm discussion,
Commissioners Carrigan and Purdy denouncing the
quest and asking that it be laid on the table, The
no The
adjourned without doing thing else oimportance.
BOARD OF CoUycLMES.-Some of the members Of this
Board assembled yesterday afternoon at O'Clock at their
chambers IN the City Hail. pursuant to the
of the last meeting of the Board Monday last The roll
being called and being found that there not quo
rum Of members present the Board declared adjourn
ed till Friday afternoon, at O'Clock.
LOCOMOTIVES THE CTY-To-day the Committee of the
Councimen hold their last meeting the subject Of sup
pressing the steam locomotives the Eleventh avenue
below Fnyninth street, where the railroad up
from the river side to the Tho testimony at
several successive sessions the committee affords salts
factory evidence that all property along the Hudson
river and the east side Of the Eleventh is de-
preciaed in value at least by the Of steam
that business cannot be carried with safety account
OF the danger TO the lives of horses and Of men, that
families cannot reside the avenue by without
feless mutilated to the abode of broken hearted
parents Of bereaved and destitute children After the
ev1ence 81 grea. number OF Witnesses respectable as
ments well calculated to excite, from their
standing men Of business and wealth, hardly
believe that such outrage as the running Of locomo
tive trains thirty four times day along public avenue
endangeripg alike the lives of the population and the
travellers the road would be tolerated for another
day. But know the corruping power Of great, soul
less, monopolies. We believe that many members Of
our Common Council have tree tickets the Hudson
and IN land viii Of tself ia
something of bride, to say nothing of other modes
resorted to to secure immunity from enactments to the
that nothing will be done to abae the abuse complained
of and that We shall be compelled for the future
have been In past times every and then to record
horrible tragedy the Hudson River Railroad 1t
is to be observed that If the locomotives at the
Gsts Of SIX %e an o rate
street weud be got over m nineteen minutes by horse
power at four miles hour in twenty eight minutes
saving by steam of nine minutes. Yet for this msera
BILE pittance of time moral and humane members Of
society consent to witness the bloody the Hud
son River Railroad which have had occasion often
to record.
New YORK TYPOGRAPHICAL SoCErY-The semi annual
meeting Of this tmehonored institution took place
tary Treasurer and Board Of Directors Il the Library
were rendered. and election Of officers held for the
ensuing term, with the following resalt:-Presdent
Daniel L. NOrthrop; Vice President, John w. Forbes;
Secretary Thos c. Faulkner Treasurer James Marine;
1rustees-c Savage, John Thomas; Directors of the
Iibrary-Chas. McDevtt, Henry ]. Crate j. P. Nesmth
The total receipts for the term last past have amounted
to 1854 81 and the expenditures to the Of $500
bers sol, funeral benefit s35; and for rent and conin
gences S151 &c. The funds Of the Society at the pre-
cent time, amount, nearly to the sum Of $4,000 The
roll book shows $50 members The library contains
goo volumes, with constant additions and under all
circumstance this vorite institution exhibits the
marked fact that although its founders have nearly all
passed away life is given TO year after year by
cessons in numbers to its ranks, and . regime
successfully bear aleft its banner.
EXPLOSION OF STEAM DREDGE-About O'Clock on
Tuesday morning steam dredRe employed the canal
at Mott Haven, Westchester county exploded into
beIess fragments inuriDg several men and one man
blown through the roof Of the house, but fortunately
capped with slight cut in the head. The machine
insured.
FIRE AGsz1Sm srREn.-About half past four
O'Clock yeasrsay aAGnoon, fire broke out in stable
at No. 26S wss<N ssssenh street discovered
and extinguished before it made much Roadway. The
fire originated in ~ part occupied by Mr. James Edgar
and is supposed to have been set fire by children
play in the adjoining yard The stable belongs to the
Russell estate; damaged about $50 fully insured Mr.
VIM Brown, one Of the occupants, has lost, by water
about damage to hay and feed his horses carriages
&c., were taken out without damage.
FIRE CHERRY STREI1.-Iast night at quarter before
II O'clock fire broke out in the front basement of the
hardware store No l2e Cherry street. occupied by Brow
er Brinkerhoi. The upper part Of the building
occupied by twenty families and in a building four
other families resided. The smoke gave the alarm
and the inmates Of the premises hurried out waiting
TO any of their property, the smoke became 80
dense that many Of the tenants occupying the fifth
sixth stories came near being sufocated The fremen,
the fire extending beyond the first floor. Mr. Brewer
estimates his loss at ISL 900, which he has an
surance Of s000s50o0 Of which is in the orilard In
Company and 80 600 in the Merchants Insurance
Company The stock is considerably damaged by water
probably to the amount Of several thousand dollars The
building belongs to r John A. Appeby, and Is insured
in the Aston Insurance Company Damage to the build
ing about $780, The police rendered very great service
in extricating the tenants from the premises.
New YoRK, Oct. 10, 1865
70
In your account Of the FIRE factory Twenty
street, you state that there Ere there August
VIII obge by consradictpg this
ALARM but portion OF the building Gre there
any DANA DONE Our business viii without inter
rupton at our store No 257 Broadway
GROSS INSULT TO THE MAyOR.-About three
O'Clock this morning procession composed OF persons
who had been marching around cheering the democratic
candidates and newspapers and groaDng those of the
pose party went into Grard street preceded by band
Of music. halt was made opposite the residence of
Mayor Conrad and the house OF that magistrate was sa
uted with groans and yels The leaders Of the gang
directed the band to play the Rogue's March, which
the leader, Mr. Perkenpne, refused to do. The Mayor