The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-14
CITY InieIlieenca.

City Intelligence.
MECHANICS INsrTUrE-At general election for officers
and directors, held at the of the Insute No.
20 Fourth avenue opposite the Cooper Institute last
evening" the following ocers and directors were unsui-
mously elected
For Prssident.-WiliAm Milss leather manufacturer;
first Vice President-Over Hoyt leather manufacturer
second do do George W. Pratt, leather aautacturer
pons
com. merchant Treasurer-Geo W. Glaze boot and shoe
President Of the 6ixpenny Savings Bank; E. B. Fell
lows, Secretary Rutgers Insurance Company; James g.
hossr John Martin, merchant Robert j. % BisoS tale
graph OPERATOR Thomas Little architect John MeDonsld
William R. Msrsb, eDgraver; Joel ". 1ss5n, shsrmaksr
Clinton Roosevelt, inventor Nathan Nssbitt attorney
Mathew Basket, publisher; Joseph Haydoek nassins,
John NJ. Irimb.e, builder; Sami. p Ayres engineer.
After the election, appropriate speeches were delivered
the mSbers to use their exerions II promotn9 ths n
terests Of the Institute.
ANOTHER EMErrE.-On Monday evening, MI. Thos. J.
Mundsy and Mr.. Theodore s. Minis met at Keefs's, In
Broadway and had quite little time. Mr.. MundAy ad
dsssted Mr. Nins, vhsa Mr.. N. applied to Mr.. Munday
some hard names, and that he could HEX him. The MAJ
tor here ended for the present. but they subsequently
met when Munday struck Minis on the moush. Minis
then drew pistol and threatened to put ball through
Munday's heart. They were, however, separated. Mr.
Minis is under ths impression that Munday Is the main
fprrg In the action OF Councilman John Van Tine chair
Of the special committee TO investigate the
Of the COMMITTEES on Streets relative to the widening of
ReAde street.
ACCIDENT IN NASSAU SrRKEr.- Aichasi O'Brsn, stone
masop while ct work at the marble buildings,
Of Nassau and Cedar Streets seriously injured
by the fall of large stone, which struck him the
back, prcdu,ng frghtful contusions. He taken
the City Hospital for treatment.
WIDENING LArRKNs STREET The Committee On Streets
Of the Councilmen-Mr Van Ripper chsirman-mst Mon
is and heard various parties for and against the widen
ing Of Laurens street twenty five feet the sde
from Canal street to Washington square This s under
thoroughfars from the Battery through Fifth svenue
Harlem river To effect this, it s proposed to have au
rsns street, after being widened extended through
Washington PARADE ground TO Fifth avenue while down
town College place Is to be extended in strait line
through Barclay and other streets to the Battery.
TIE Cry RoADs.-The Councilmens Committee on
Reads took inspecting tour ia carriages Monday
Of the roads of the cy-thAt the streets
above Foreth street. those streets still bearing the
primitive Of roads. They went particularly to look
after the grades of 1aOth and 13lst stree
for the altering Of which refer led TO them Il ID
noticeable feature OF the tour that took three carriages
TO convey the committee, and party OF nine to bear
them company.
MILITARY Vsn.-The Columbia Rife Corps Captain
Mclean, Of Philadelphia arrived in this city yesterday
morning frem Newark and received at the pier by
the New York Rifle Corps, Captain johnson, accom-
panied by Dodsworth's Band. The Columbians, with
their escort marched through the lower part Of the
city, and eventually took up their quarters Tammany
Hall Last evening they visited Laura Ksss Varieties
The Jackson Gua,d, Captain Rittsrich, nom Baltimore
are also In the city, and paraded yesterday with the New
York company. Both companies intend returning home
and viii no doubt carry back to Philadsphia and Bai.
more many pleasant souvenirs Of their visit to this CITY,
PARADE OF THE FIRST BRIGADE.-East New York was
the of grand bigase drill and rsve. Monday.
The Seventh Eighth, Sixty ninth regiments and GArde
lafayette comprising the First Brigade OF New York
State Militia, the ground In fAgue Dress and
went through number Of company, regimental and
brigade The feature of the day, however,
was the firing, Of which great deal done. The Ma
tionA Guard exceed themselves In firing BY wipg BY
flank, BY company and regiment There was an nn euso
number of outsiders the ground who took lively In
terest in what transpred The brigade returned late In
the evening" atgued but pessed with their days oceu
patton, which was both amusing and profitable.
The Seventy first Regiment had resimsntal drip 1t
Hamilton square, also yesterday.
BuRsISc OF UNocouPIED FRAME BunDNos.-About
O'Clock Monday morning. fire broke out in the large
unoccupisd frame building situated at the foot Of Fifty
fifth street. East river formerly occupied BY the New
York Juvenile Asylum Society. The premises have besc
unoccupisd since the lat OF May. The flames spread
all destroyed The fire 10 supposed TO be the work Of an
incer diary The property owned by Mr. French but
insured We TO The buiIdiu0C
are said 10 have been worth - 900 or $3,0OO
BURNING OF srABrE.-Beveen 1 and 2 O'Clock On
Tuesday morning fire broke out in the hay loft Of sta
bic in the of No. 1s9 Heser street. There were four
horses In the stable which all taken out In satisfy:
three Of these belonged to Mr. Martin spsmAn and te
other to Mr.. II. Potter The remen very soon extin-
gushed the names Damage estimated ut about SIS.
THE HORSE sHoKRs.-The members Of the Horseshoers'
Protective Union paraded Monday, accompanied by
Aanshans Band, to celebrate the anniversary Of tho
organization OF the socsty. The horseshoers are .
sturdy, hardy body Of men, and made crsditAbe ap-
pearance wit, their showy banE and handsome
gahs The dsy nne, ard everything tranapired 10
ierder the occasion pleasant ore.
SUIT OF FRBEDOM-A suit, which excited con-
siderable local interest," brought to close Satur-
day evening In Chesterfield Circuit Court Judge NAah
pvesiciDg The style Of the Betty ct al An
dersons Executors. II claim on the part Of
tsiA negroes Betty and her descendant to freedom ur-
der deed Of emancipation executed by Jordan Andsr-
scn. the elder In 1900 After the most patient nves.
CATION and the most aborate argument Of counsel t
decided In favor Of the compainants There wsrc