The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-12
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CHANGE IN THE BOARD or EMIGRATION COMMISSIONERS -
Wilson G. Hunt Esq has been appointed Commission.
Of Emigration, in place of John A. Kennedy, Esq
whose term Of Office had expired Mr.. Kennedy, it is
understood did not wish to hold the Office any longer
through his efforts that the Castle Garden eigrr
ton depot established, to him It whatey
has attend ed it, Mr.. Hunt In 0 vhig with Sew
aIdite tendencies AID Mr. Kennedy soft shell 3ems
crat. The Board stands Guisn G. yerpsnck, Cd
line democrat; Ed. D. Morgan, niger worshipter; John
r. Cummings, do; s. p Curtis, do. Geo. Hal old lac
whg; Elijah F. Purdy. soft shell democrat; Fernando
Wood, do; and Messrs. Garrgus and Carrigan who
prefent the German and Irish societies respectively
fERRIBrE CAMPHEE AccDEST-Another accident by the
'Camphene hend" occurred Thursday evening o. 20
tenement house No. $50 Stanton street YRS Eliza Cohen
filing the lamp when explosion took place. ard
she Injured that there Is hope of her ~
Esther Cohen her daughter and Simon Sraus and his
wife and daughter all in the room, and also
ereadfuily injured. The flames set ire TO tie building,
but they were soon extiDguished.
The CLARENDON Hor1.-Mr. Kerner, who was so long
and avoraby known the superintendent Of the Union
Club House, ard whose management. Of that sunptuous
establishment obtained for him such extended repu-
tation in his particular profession has recently pu-
chased the Carel don Hotel which formerly owned
by Mr. Putnam and which stands the ofFourth
avenue and Eighteenth street Since il has come rso
Mr. kerners possession he has greatly enlarged .ts
dimensions By the addition OF two Of the adjoining
houses Fourth avenue, SO that 1t capable OF
ommods,ing between two spd thu ee hundred guests
FIRE IN PEARL STRr1I.-Between and O'Clock, "a
Friday morning, FIRE discovered In the roof OF
three story building No. AZ Pearl street. occupied by
Hman Smith as brush mandatory. The FIRE is sup
posed have originated from sparks blown from the fire
in Gold street and lodging upon the roof which is
shnged The building is surrounded on three sides by
houses about two stories higher than se thus forming
resting place for falling cinders. the hremen
the ground and exnguished the before it had
stroyed more than the roof The building belongs Mr.
VIM. MITCHELL and is damaged about 5000 Insurance
Mr. Smith imates his loss ut about 81 800 He has
COO insurance his stock in the Brooklyn Insurane
Company.
BURNING or STABLES EoATfLSm Strict About half
past o'clock Friday afternoon IRE discover cd
In the hay loft Of range Of brick stabes-No los West
Eighteenth street-occupcd by about sixteen tensn4,
and owned by Pardon White, Jr. The fremen were
promptly 10 attendance, and subdued the flames in
short time-not however, until the lofts buent
TIN oughout and the roof mostly destroyed The damage
done the stables will probably amount TO 5000 No
insurance Each Of the tenants losers, their hay,
feed AMI harness being mostly destroyed. Their oss IN
The aggregate, win probably amount to $780, No in
MAP or NV York We have just received frora 81.
Hiram Anderson, Of the Bovery, . map of New York
and vicinity, which Is pretty well got up.