The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-12
CITY IDtsiilgclscs.


me seventeenth ward Democracy viii uses his even
ns empkns squase, 70 protest against the lae oppres
sve scs OF tho Lossstu-e mo weaahes prevented their
assembling On Monday evening ~ originally intended
CLEANING BsoADwAY-Tils BROADWAY Association. Tho
committee which appointed at the rseetIng OF the
broadway association at the AstoF House. aud which
empowered 70 collect subscriptions 10 clean Broadway
thoroughly throughout The year, repo. hat their efforts
Der after Broadway win be model street GO f,r az
cesnliDsss is coacerned The city pays $3.50 for
cleaning the street shree times per week. snd broad
~ey ccRtOn VIII raise $3.50 more viii viii DO sui-
acept cIesnse the street every night In addition
wasb the sidewalks and gutteys Tho work will be done
by the rec, sweeping naebes which seem TO he sell
adapted for smooth pAvements. The work
neDced snder the new srangemen, at IL o'c' CT sst
night there caution the committee urge ulnn
pers which they thud heed, and hat stores
shoud be swept every evening af,er business hours,
rather than evey morning The unit Of refp diri
which 10 weps the cutters By shis Is very
great cannot be kept FREQ from dirt while
this practice continues Let be amended f"th~.h
Broadway Association would seem t. anorh gronnd for
reasonable hope uat associations OF sa liar cnsratsr
might be in Ill the principal business streets Of the
city Why should not Broso Wall, Ch,hsm at eet The
6osery, Cram, oher thriving streets, no cleaned
the ssme mspbe 10 usele's to e.cecs any tniog IRON
the city horities they hop lessy corrup 10 do
their duty, c,tizens must themselves clean the
sxteus Let the piap be tried.
Bmp Rrscup FROM DRowsNo -Yester day mprniog two
~, ramed respectively henry Jores and - Poilhps,
Nsnt 10 swimming from oil coal barge at tae er nenr
the foot of Dover street, where they got oud their
deph and would have drowned bat for the bravery OF
M William Beecbiy, Of the Registers Office, Who p ins ID
and VI he risk Of his life saved tho boys Ia their
eros they had clung 70 each otn'r with all Inc dospera
ton OF D rtops and NJ Beechly D. avoid ih.ir
fatal grasp compelled 10 seep behind them and fnove
EN- forward until they near tho doCk, Seen assist
rendered and the laos saved. Fe'al accidents
arc constantly occurring the doors from this CAUSE
cJ fathers should build pub 10 baths for the boys and
net let them risk .heir lives for what 10 natural and
oOmmebdAbk purpose on TIT R part
GRAND CE,ss CosGRHs AND TOURNAMENT rne,e IL 70 be
national convention Of chess players in this city during
the ing month Of Octe ber me session will
eth instant and will continue daily for week.
opgor II II Is deemed desirable. Among the subjects
Tia. rin before the convention will be revision OF
the chess laws, about which there 10 dispute and
which the best players deem imperfect There also 70
grand Tournament In which players Of sckno ~dged
nom ell parts OF the Union aud few from Europe
viii This csngress viii cr &c. considerable ct
ntiop, chess play ing has become . nat ooal amase
uent With ns and oil clarso. of so partic, ato In IL
Tie New York Chess Cab contains some Of tbs DIST
players the world, and tho nns tournament will DO
Interesting; a. showing how they compare 9TH the
nearly every Stale The Union Will be represented 10 this
cong ess and expected snat delegations viii also DO
present nom Europe
Commemorative have been assured by the occupants
OF the house No l0a East TWENTY eighth street, that the
parss raph pubrshed Mondays HERALD, charging them
with having interrupted the congregation Of the Catholic
church In that Sweet while attending Divine ~orehp doea
IN, IN great rjusice that eplthes abuse Of any
applied any OF the congrs CATION, sod tina, the
difficulty originated In Misunderstanding between ono Of
TIC INN stcs and Of the congree arou, which
eventually arranged to the saidaction Of all pa'sea
FIRE WET rHpIy NINTH srRru-About half past
eleven O'Clock Monday night Ore discovered in q
stable tho rear Of the frame work Of unfinished
building in Tb ~ ninth street, Tenth avenue TIE
flames communicated u The building In 'front.' and
before the a. xuaguiehed Tho frams work and
stable totally destroyed Loss abou: 34a0 No In
suysnce.
F11 In CANNON sIIE1.--Abor! half past four O'Clock
yesterday Afternoon Ore broke out In the frame build
Ing No. 1873 Cannon street. in an ATTIC room occupied by
Ms Navy Mark. Il originated from some chips taking
Are from . stove. Damage about So