The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-07
('ity4nteNigence.

VETERANS OF THR WAR or 1sl2.-The Veteran Corps Of
the Wax Of 1872 met Saturday evening at Mr. Henry
Riels, Star House. Iispenard street, near Broadway
and organized by the choice Of Col Raymond their
manding officer as chairman, pursuan. to previous
cal, made arrangements for their departure for
Washington Monday morning, for the purpose Of
sertirg in person their individual claims the
sderacn Ct Congress TOR pensions for services rendered
their country by military cuty during the OF 1872
Many of these cid veterans from sixty to eighty
years of age, and in INDECENT circumstances,
and have never received curing the forty
compensa ion from the government than the mere pit
tapcs given them es pay aurrg the time they served
mounting ten guns wsich was thro .n up ct Sandy
Heck ard when the city CT New York threatened by
an E. h e1Hs,rg Of ,h ships ct the line
then in ccnnsnd of Col. Forbs with 500 volunteers.
gained through an Intercepted letter, addressed BY
Commodore Hardy, in command Of the English
that the Commodore would dine with him on
a certain day. An answer was sent to the letter;
starg tina. TIE Americans would Re very happy to see
him ARD would serve him up red hot shot for breakfast
Upon the arrival OF tins feet Of the block house Colonel
Forbs sent the English commander challenge TO meet
him shore, with one thousand Of bis men, which he
very oely dec led stating that he knew the Yankees
too we, to trust his shore. The SHOW Of -esit
presented compelled the English squadron TO leave
Sandy Hook, without attempting landing It is 20 be
hoped that hs Cover nment will not BE- unmndu Of their
services ia their declining years ere ttey have ceased to
exist
SAILING or Tug CALIFORNIA SrgAx1R-sczsR AT THE
Posi- oss1EThe postal order, requiring all letters
after L first instan. to he envslsted stamped Paid
by letter stamps created tho utnost confusion ct TIE
city Post cce. The clerks refused, according TO orders,
10 receive 'pey in payment for letters Hundreds had
lscee ct the Post Office to neil their letters Offering
to postage IN current coin Of the United States but
tod it could not lie received, and that They mus.
60 AMI purchae postage stamps tsto-e they could mail
OF the general delivery" whe1e Uncle San's Jost
stamps 20 be puchasod crowded by long lines
Of letter have iusrtl; aeen .he Office wineow
uf mail ate crowded with passengers for the same
partoss The cry 81 Show your Sssts ct The en-,
TO the cay Of the Pest eice clerks, Get your letter
stspps TteCalczpis correspondents we're in terrible
stew and furne twans but hour Of the closing Of
the NAIL ard the ioI columns Ct men at the windows
bid fair 70 Deprive .hcse behind Il the opportunity of
mailing theiI le at sn. The pcs.sge ie ter to
California il ten c. nts gentleman who mad pur
quarter of dollars worth # stamps in ethree cent"
tickets, awards toe be must go back and buy
penny stamp 10 mike charge and in despair told
the cle he would put al the stamps he hal (eght)
if he would only receive the letter in time
WEIR ARE PoIIcEf-This is question frequently
asked but not easily answered. and those whose business
pleasure calls them from home aer dark had beet not
place reliance these Hythica guardians Of
the public safety Another Of these frequent occurrences
which show tie insecurity OF tbs citizen in public
streets occurred on Saturday evening. Mr.. JAMES
home in West Twenty street. attacked opposite
to Trinity chapel by or two ruars who ly ing
In wait He received two cut The efs side Of
his head, from heavy, sharp instrument which left
him insenbe for time but ~ length succeeded 10
home where ply attended to bis wounds
probable, the object plunder the parties dis
appointed, he happened 70 have no money On his
pe.eon.
ScvqB SrREtT FRE-FURTMR PARTICULARS The fire at
100 South street Saturday night not fully ex,io
guisl en- until O'Clock Sunday moroirg. Mr. Kew
let's loss VIII amount probably, to upwards Of % 600
Ices covered by Insurance. Second floor occupied by
Scott Swsnton car makers; their less will probably
amount to shout 81 coo. Insured in the City Insur
apce Company for 81 500. The building No. 100 is d.
aged the extent Of about 30 co., II belongs to the
Messrs Stevens Brothers; loss covered by insur-
ance, Building Nos. 106 and no. owned by
No 10s frst aoor ocerpied by Jacob Wilson, liquor aud
covered by insursrce Thomas Allen who Kept small
dy goods staud front OF said store damaged about $50
insured for $500 IN Hamilton Insurance Company.
second hoer, occupied as shipping ofiee by ryder
stored with cotton ny Brady enney, damage about
$500 No ITO, ccupied by john L. shaw . tobacco
kd snuf dealer, damaged about 500 by water. j. Ii.
Frost second door, importer Of seear, loss by water
about $5c-no insurance. Same floor A. Dexter, steve.
dore loss about SIS. Third aoor, Wooli6e's shppi1g
| Office. damaged by weter about sl00-insurei. The
upper lofts occupied by Walsh Eughes for the storage
OF cotton, estimated damage about S6o0-insured 10
Howard Pacific Insurance Companies for 500a I.
estjn Ated That the total amount OF less Will
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| MANHATTAN G1s CoNP,AY Some OF the lamps in Pifh
street have rot been lighted for three or four nights
/, win the Superintendent logk after his men
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