The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-16
City Intelligence.

ANNIVERSARY or THE OCCUPATION MExIco.-A party OF
the surviving officers OF the army and navy the United
States who had served in the with Mexico and who
now members Of the Montezuma Club commemo-
rated yesterday the tenth anniversary Of the occupation
Of the City Of Mexico by the American troops. The
,ioDal flag was displayed during the day from the City
Hal and tie other public buildings The officers dned in
the evening at the Everett House, Union square Among
the celebrities present the occasion Commodore
the New York Volunteers &c. The band OF Governors
Island furnished the music The proprietor OF the Everett
House having left invitation the office during the
day, with an ntimation that Gen. Scott and Commodore
Perry were TO be present. and would probably speak
sent our reporters to notice the affair and TO give full
report Of the speeches Teey were informed, however
accompanied with polite invitation to participate in the
festivities, WHICH they respectfully declined, that the club
did lot wish to have publicity given TO their proceed
ings. Commodore Perry to have them there
In their professional capacity but Gen. Quitman for
sons best known to himself opposed TO it. Their
sayings and doirgs, therefore, must 20 unrecorded.
FREMEs's yIsr.-washington Engine Company No 5,
OF Charlesown, Mass Captain George Rogers will visit
New York and Philadelphia next month. They will
leave the sth and will be in time for the hremens
parade of the 18th October. Flaggs band accompany
them. Cataract Engine Company, No. T. OF Boston VIII
also leave the Stb OF October tour to New York
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington. Bonds corne
band comes with them.
srrrosgp MURDER GA AM INFANT The body of an In
FAINT four months old, found in the woods near
Flasbush, on tho Cony Island Plank roai, few days
whose name Susan Fndley 1t appears gave the child
TO old lady Mt No. G5 James street. to some
days afterwards she called at the housc and aneed it,
Was given to her. Next day she again called at the
house and requested the nurse to accompany her She
did and found the Child dead in the woods covered
with leaves. Capt King, OF the Twentieth district
police, was informed OF the circumstance, and he had
the remains Of the body decenty inferred The mother
B deTapged, but yet at large. She should be to-
VIGILANCE COMMITTEE MAN ASSAULTED TIKI ST.
NICHOLS On Sunday night gentleman crutohes,
who had bUn member Of the San Francisco Vigilance
Committee was violently assaulted while standing on the
steps OF the st. Nicholas Hotel by Of the banished
Tascals OF that city, but rescued by the bystlndcr
before he received much injury. great excitement
occasoned by the assault and had not tho ruan mad
speedy tracks, he would probably have been severely
handled.
LIEUT. BrRss, Of tic First ward police requests to
state that the man, Doughery whom he arrested Sa
tur6ay nfgit was not Policeman, as represented but
vas the son OF Brooklyn policeman and himself pr
waite Waterman. He says further that had Dopt bert
given satisfactory account of himself he would not have
been arrested but this he failed 10 do and hour
two before had been assaulted In the neighbornoo
where Dougherty was found, he (the Lieut. dcemei
bis duty 10 take him 10 the station house suspicion Of
being the person who Ind committed the assault Dough
city had further a large club on his pei son.
CONTINUED Hines OF MAYOR WOOD Mayor Wood was
reported very III yesterday and unable TO leave his bed
His tscase Is aggravated fever and ague, a,d il will
probably be somc time before he Is thoroughly cured
Isaac o. Parker tcaies In his absence acting Mayor
Boar RAu.-A ing match, for SIS side. between
Peck Slip took place yesterday afternoon. The distance
rowtd was from stake boat anchored on Greenwood
dock around Bedloes Island and back 20 the place Of
starting. The race was won by Carroll