The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-26
CITY InteIll~cucy.

sseursrroS IN NEW YoRK.-The public net gen.
orally that in this great city have
IN session from time to time secre. ecclesiastical court
similar in most respects 70 that bugbesr Of old wo,en
children and Know No,hings-the Holy Iuqusitou Ye,
II rs: and II we are no. mlsinformed. that secret
court has been for some time past, and still, in
son, engaged IN trying clergyman OF the Episcopal
church Of New YORK for immortality and conugal infde
n.y. II is SAID that the matter before them rs one oil tue
cIe cases for lovers OF scandal that has come 10 gnt
ior years-even putting in the shade the amoIs Forrest
divorce The members who are Judging the
cause said 70 EMO the Developments wonderfully
scrstipz0g tine most intimate details of the domestic re-
they exclude all but the witness uuder examination
joyipg monopoly Of the affair They take the greatest
delight In pryng into secret matters. exhibiting pru
rienry Tor details that is hardly becoming TO
their age and undo retand that ladies' who have been
on OF mountaineering with the parties any ume
within the last eight years ndustriousy hunted up,
subponaed andFsubected to course OF examination that
would astonsh the innocent We believe that their at
tendance as witnesses before ouch court cannot be
compelled by these inquisitors. Where the Know
Nothipgs ?-where the knights Of the dark lantern3
MniTARy.-The Joipers' Guard, Capt. White, OF Brook.
Ign, their annual target excursion yesterday to
Flatfands whore they sho. for a number Of valuable
przeg Their good discipline and ane appearance re-
fected much credit on the Captain and Lieutenant Ben
Price.
The Malone Guards. Capt Bender. paradcd I, st.
Romans Well where nineteen prizes were distributed to
the best shots.
Office Tuest fay with fifty muskets. They evidently
had q nice time.
Simpson Guards Capt Shaher, paraded with III mus
kets on their nual target excursion.
Empire City Guard went on their annual target excur.
sion to East New York. with ninety one members, and
distributed twenty seven prizes to the bost Shots
FENCING VACANT LoTs.-The Committee on Public
Health Of the Board Of Councmen met in the City Hall
Wednesday, at O'Clock p NJ, Counc;lmhn Vim. II.
Crane the chair. The Committee reported in favor Of
fencing the lots in Twenty third street, between
Ninth and Tel tn avenues; in Tenth venue, between
Thirty second and Thirty third Streets in avenue and
Thirteenth street. in No. 244 b. in No 1872 Wet
Eighteenth street, in Thirty second street. between Sc
csnd and Third avenues in Tompkins and East Streets
In A. between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets.
They also reported In favor OF filing sunken lots Nos 129
and Isl East Forty frat street.
OBsEouIEs REV. T. F. RANDOLPH MEEcslN.-The fune-
raj services occasoned by the death Of Rev. F. Mer
viii take place Of the Mulberry street NJ E. church,
this afternoon at O'Clock p u. Mr.. 81 but thirty
years Of age the time Of his DEATH yet had already
acquired enviabe reputation theological writer.
His volume on Natural Goodness Is held in high
pute and in press, entitled Childhood and the
ton to native theological literature The greater part
Of this werk was ready for the printer when the hand OF
the author was arrested by death.
MARRIAGE AT THE Cir HAII-Ay ALDERMAN Sold
Yesterday, rather poor looking couple entered the
Mayors ce and asked for the Mayor saying that they
desired TO be married. but that Gnctonary DO
found. he having gone home. There being other ma.
gs,rae in the neghborhood, Alderman Briggs married
the parties, and received for his services oar In
the exuberance of his good nature the Alderman invited
the wd In attendance to take drink at his expense,
and all very readily complied but producing the
dollar he had received for the marriage ceremony 1t
was pronounced counterfeit The Alderman was, Of
course compelled to pay for the liquor in good money,
and his only compensation was In having done a good
action,