The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-06
City Intelligence.

UYKSMG OF TEE EyKsING ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the evening
se schools will open for the season throughout the city
The advantages which may be derived at these evening
schools by those whose occupations require their atten.
lion during the day. beginning be seen and pro-
pery appreciated. There thousands in this city who
BEL the want Of education in their every day
duties who not In position 10 devote any portion
81 their working hours to study the requirement Of
knowledge. To such these evening schools nss-
themselves Of the advantages which there offered.
mo principal In the l25th street school, Ia Hsrem
forms that he has had n his evening schools persons
rsngng in ages between sixteen and sixty years. com
posed OF appr ntices journeymen, AM even ooyng
NJ w,sog 10 the hsser hrrnebaa sS,. = ,Ss
SCIENCE Of mathematics. These evening schools are
therefore looked forward 70 with considerable anxiety
tho part OF those who fee theNnecessy Of proper
degree OF learning, and their opeang viii be hailed with
10Y by thousands OF our young men who prefer the
revelry or perhaps worse employmsnn. Go 10 the
evening schools.
rn NV Yo9x rSPoGRAPncAI So0KrY-szEr-ASSrAL
MxESe-A very interesting meeting Of this old society
Of pr nters held Saturday evening last at the
Printers free Library No. Chambers street, The fol
sowing gentlemen chosen officers for the ensuing
term
Eirst district police court.
Vice PyssidAt-Oliver G. Fisher.
Tsastssr.-Jamcs Marine, reelected.
Secydary.-J.C Faulkner, re elected.
nvstses-George Ma her and Robert H. Johnston, re-
elecsed.
Directors If The Printvs' Free Library Charles No
Dewitt William Mccrea, James H. Brown and William B.
Among the venerable typos at this meeting was David
n Reins, seventy years Of age who stll sets
type for livelihood He Is OF the founders OF the
society which was Instituted 10 is09 id 10 now probab y
the Oldest benevolent Institution OF printers In this
Try From the reports OF the Treasurer aud Secretary
we learn shat the society has Ia register the Of
me receipts from members and from dividends on
stocks held BY the socey have amounted during tue
pest six months TO Sass, and the expenditures 10 SlhS
Ack and members have received benefits
70 the amount OF s2a3 CO. In reference 70 the last festival
given by the society 70 aid tho funds Of the library the
treasurer xtAes that the receipts SSi2 TO- besides
donations Of upwards Of hundred and ninety volumes
IL books from Miller, Orion Mulgan, ID. Appleton q
Co, Hewitt davenport stringer Townsend, the Ame
rican Tract Society. j. = RedfeId, George r. Putram,
rckuor Fields OF Boston, Professor Longfeow, Benson
J. Losing and 7. X Genn. Al the present time there
are nore man four thousand volumes In the library.
The directors stac that the liberal gf
OF moocy By few Of our benevolent enrens, they nnd
mag In week. Oh the original fund there now remains
but slss So Upon the Recommendation Of the directors
Peter Baker, James White Charles G. Savage, and the
Presdept and Secretary appointed committee 70
iAkc into consideration the financial condition Of the
library.
FusRAr srRroS or GEORGE sryKs.-The large circle
of friends and relatives Of the late George steers
sled yesterday 1t p ~, In s. Georges hhspel corner
or Bcskman and Gin streets, when very appropriate
funeral preached by the Eev. b c. Parker
me church crowded with devout and attentive
Aience. The regular Episcopal service read. Dr.
Parker spoke from First Corinthians 5th chapter and eth
Referring 10 the personal character Of the de-
ceased, the Doctor said he (dcoeased) always
guar attendant Of bis church that be absent
Sabbath without coming telling the speaker
Tor u. He narrated, evidence of Mr.. steers
regard for the sabbath that c.ssion having
gagged 10 bd boat for the az particular frcn a,
end have fpehed by certain time Mr. steers gave
yop bis BROTHER fee days befose the time
Jagged have completed. Mr Steers asked hs brother
u he could have n done. "No,n replied the brother,
unless werk on II nev Sunday = /" Then do not do
~ replied Mr.. Steers, who always uoyielong on
tAs subj CT ne would Fever allow working tbs Sab
hath day The Doctor spoke s some o1sth Of the noble
character private virtues and great achievements Of de
ceascd, giving brief history Of him since he came 20
fhss osy.
socrrr IsasAsr-we requested Ia state that Mr..
r. Forbes the ssrmer librarian Of the Ns~ York sccty
library, authorized 70 act agent In selling tie
shares of tbst institution.
TARGET Excursions. - The First ward Independent
Guard Captain Thomas Green, on their annu, tar
get exourson TO River House, Harlem. with sixty
muskets. They contended for forty prizes.
Frontier Guards Captain Gilman, paraded forty mus
kep and commended for eighteen prizes.
the secoad ward police, under command Of Captain
Isotard, W, Mt their annual excursion saturday
Tp.y marched and looked well, hat . pleasant day
tpot and distributed large number OF prizes among th
best thou