The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-03
City Intelligence.

UNITED ORDM or AMKMcASs.-The annual session Of the
Chancery Order United Americans Of this State held
on Monday evening last The attendance very large.
We list Of officers elected for the ensuing year.
Grand sachem-LAban Stiles Of Plymouth Rock Chap
ter, No. 9l G. LIST C-Judah b. Voorhees,, OF Lexington
Chapter, No. II, G. ID CJohn b. vesor OF Excelsior
Chapter No. 2s; G. c. or the C-Heary g. Banker, Of
Woodhu. Chapter, No. "a; G. c. C-Alex e. Reech, o.
Hancock Chapter No. IA; O. r. CT Mayo Bartlett, 0
Freedom Chapter, No 72 g. c. OF the E.-J. T. Dickn
son, Of Apha Chapter, No. Il G. 8. at A-Stephen n.
Thorne, OF Washington Chapter No 2; Grand Represer>
tave to the Arch Chancery Of the United sa,eseorge
H. Ray mond Of Manhattan Chapter, No 4, Grand Execu-
tive Commiltee-FIederck @ Wagner OF Jasper No. 35
Joseph H1lse, OF Il. Purbus Unum, No ~; William w.
Osborn, OF Washington No q Peter Bogart OF Deaatr
No TO- Grand Chaplan-Peter Fullmer OF Pauding, No.
PolIcxaEs's Pic Nc Asp. Rswrw-The Central Park
police, under command of Captan Bennett to the num-
Der Of about thirty assembled their quarters yceter
day morning and marched TO the residence Of Mayor
Wood, In Forty ninth street. The Mayor reviewed them
and compimented them upon their appearance In the
afternoon they proceeded 10 Ssrykers Bay. where with
number OF their lady frents they participated pc
mic, and had o very pleasant time.
ACCIDENT THE FuIros FERRY-The steamboat
Whitehall of this line when her one O'Clock trip from
Brooklyn to New York yesterday foul OF tow boat
and one Of the plates OF the boiler Of the latter having
been displaced LOT OF steam escaped; and hence much
alarm. No person was injured on either vessel. Al
though reported office by passenger thai
the whitehall had burst her boiler in consequence the
foi ice Of the collision. and that in all probability some
persons on board killed Our reporters were in.
formed however, that the accident trifng
ANOTHER FERRY ACCIDENT On Monday evening the
Wall street ferry boat Metropolis into and sunk
small schooner, loaded with sand, about midway the
stream The darkness of the night caused the difficulty
Three men on bo ard the scboo taken the boat
The Metropolis sustained DO damage.
TARGET ExCURsIoN.-The William Carey Guard went on
their annual excursion for target practice weehawken
NJ j., yesterday.
FAST RowNG.-A whale boat X ieot in length, was
rowed the Hudson rive opposite Yonkers, and
back again. distance Of two + anu a half, by Simon
Howarth, Saturday last twenty three minutes and
nine seconds the same teat performed by Thomas
Cogan IN twenty -four minutes ard nineteen seconds.
MILITARY PARADE.--rhe Third Regiment Hussars, n.
Y. s, NJ, Colonel s. Burke Poaey, will parade in full
Uniform with white pantaloons Friday the 18th day
of September next.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
AS my frenos seem somewhat anxious that should
not fail exposing the sided way OF bookkeeping in
the financial department Of this city, can only say,
through your valuable and independent Journal hta they
need have no fears as 10 the result so far as
cerped. When you Iat, ana know il to be SUCH
quite useless for Mr Comptroller Flagg any other
person, TO cay II Is horse and go il is with the
orporauon books speak about. They show for them
selves. oLCorT RHINES.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
OFFICE or New YoRx Gas REGULATOR coMrASY,l
NEW York, Sept 2 lS56.
In of yesterday the notice Of the >ss of this
pany by the fire OF me evening previous, 1872 Broadway,
The Atlantic, Brooklyn and FIRE and Marine Com
pany this city both Of which have promptly paid the
j. l.. DOUGLASS. Secretary