The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-29
CITY Intelligence.


Sic TRASsn GLonA SUNDAY. The down town churches
are fast disappearing snsforuins into buildings for
tho use Of merchants and others II II wonderful to OBJ.
serve the rapid strides wAch mercantile occupation ID
taking plain tablet the acsls bears the simple
inscription, "A Prssbytsran church. erected In the year
Of our Lord 1767" The Brck ohuroA go salled) f,r
half century occupied by the venerable Rev Dr. Gardi
ner Spring and his people, furnishes the most notable Of
these changes II ID to be sold ct public auc4on together
with the property adjoining and belonging IT, bounded
By Bseknaa street, Park place. city Hall square and
Nassau street, the 14h Of May next; NO bid to be
lower than S295 oOo This property upon the lot 20
long wanted for the Post Office II donated originally
to the church BY the city and copoat!sn and 1t was for
this that the right Of Its trusees to sell wSs 90
long disputed; but present munici,s government
have compromised the matter, and the property ID
now likely to b. more available for commercial
uses than lowing to the disappesrancs of dwellings
In that once aristocraue nsighborhood) It has
been for religious purposes for ten years psst
St hope that the Manifestations Of the old church
may mot entirely abandon this goddess neghborh ood for
here and there, In cellars and garrets there remains
pretty considerable sprnkDg Of Irish, French Spanish
italian aud Dutch tenants ahoesss perhaps bat with
souls to be saved. The Brick Church society H. rich "a
CIosus; but We trust IT hes bowels than tha. an
the society has not yet ned UPON iocsAon uO town.
the trustees will allow would suggest that they
thould purchase area enough to risk Of having
their house surrounded and elbowed cheek by ow ia
tee course OF few years. by porter houses and Dutch
groceries little less expense upon an ed6cs than Is
uiual upon modern city churches and little more be.
raj QUITE for land, would be the wiser course Dr.
Spring continues bale, with the exsepuon o. one
81 his eyes. Last Tuesday he underwent the opera.
ton OF the removal of q cataract. Another meta
noIphotis OF church property ia that of another
meeting meeting houss-the s.- building in FraDkn street,
sd6oe was erected in 1922 by few wealthy ami enter
prisrg Ptesby terian members, now deceased More
sociats Reformed Church, but owing to the change In
the Deehborhood it has not served very we'll foi reN
eous PURPOSES. 1t is the property Of Me,srs Ed
Msxd SPTague and George Dayton who have leased 1t
for . term of five years to Mr. A. L. St!mson, the we
known produce commission merchant. Under the hands
Of the latter gentleman the old building has undergone
: msgical chal gs. Three spacious doors have Been
mace In the 'front.' large i,e in the cellar the
have heen removed AID the interior c the house
converted into an arcace with the lower floor
end tn he galleries tor sixteen twenty stalls for the
,aie Of al kinds Of produce used BY the cuisine In shsr
IL IL BOW comm Odious market house The cellar and
above Mr. reserves for the transaction of owa
businses but the stalls be let auy who choose to
vesesbsp plants, seeds &c This Dew msrfss Il ici
bly, located convenient to the North river ana Hudson
tha. ths msd Of supplies and within M rods of
GAS ExPIosoN.-About six O'Clock last night, an OK
poecn Of gas took place the oarh OF the large
new building en- the corner of Canal and Thompson
streets, occupied by the Peoples Bank 1t appears that
the gas ter trying the meter the fourth foor
and frem seme neglect the gas allowed ecaps BE-
tween the astelrg When the light ap Piled to
meier terrific explosion took place. tearing away tbs
hooripg, blowing out the windows front aud rear. ana
piastertrg eff of the ceiling OF the uncernea ami
setting fire to the woodwork. An alarm OF Ore was
given, when the 6iemen arrived extiuguished
the fsmes Tbs damage done t. the baIlaing will psooa-
bly, amount to $500, Fully insured.
TRIAL OF STEAM FIRE EsGNEs-Ths trial OF several steam
fire engines announced to take place to- day. in the Park
before the Committee Fire Department the Common
Council has in &C Of the funeral OF Hon. Robt
Kelly occurring day, been postponed till next Tuesday