The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-02

mIS for foot passengers the st. Get with
safety. Nov there Ii no necessity for this BY
the Common Council cart stage, truck
carriage perpt,ed ostop on cross walk uoder penal
" Of five dollars for offence Yet this excellent
lance liz ep,Yey ov er by our Jehus an policemen
think OF enforcing People mo the ferries
norbpg ard evening complain that they have often 10
walt for half hour TO Pearl, Water Front aud
South Streets on account OF the drivers cyowdng their
vehicles upon another 10 q TO leave
It's oroipsn ces preveBsE these uussnoes and In Cnc,u
pst heavy fine Is enforced II drivers alloW legs nan
twelve feet between the oor.es 'osy rive and tue preoe
ding cart This matter that should be taken IN hand
BY the police a. they could very eny make the drivers
obey the ordinances. The enforcement OF few liner
wouid clear the crosswaks very efsctuay.
MAYOR WooD AND TBE HAcKNKy Mayor Wood is de-
termipcd that the hacs shall cheat their
eys. On lest Thursesy . number Of these people were
hased ard fined IS each for not keeping she rates OF
posted prominently In their hacks This regulation
10 hereafter 70 be iiedly enforced
CANDIDATES ASSISTANT ENGINEER A meeusg Of
The authorized repre- OF the Fire Department
recently held 10 nominate candidate for Assistant
Engineer IN place Henry II. Howard, recently elected
Chef Engineer decided 10 nominate three oandi
Gates 10 be voted for by the whole Department Nomi-
tsens we're mace and vote Was taken, which resulted
Vaes. Votes
s.: Hook and TsSs Roe ki Tod En
6. q LyoSs Hcse Go. 10 IS g,ne az .;;...:..:: 9
T1 Company Ss' Engine A,s:l Hook 81
D~pie Donovan, Engine and Ladder h..
Company ID. .......: ID Jas Leonard, Engine FL.
Ladder l6............ IL Total. 10!
Nesns. Lyons and seixu, Ward ana Donovan, bcins
the hebes, were oeclared the no nnees The election
ene Hose, and Hook and Ladder Companies nou,
the city, between the hours OF l0P n.
BAsI BAIL CosvNroN Tho d. al meeting of the Can
7sp,ion Of Base Bail Clubs Of this vicinity was held .,
400 Broome street, % Wednesday, Feb. Is code Of
rules sdopteo not differing very materially from the
old rules, as coming up 10 the expectation Of many
old players, who had given their valuable advice In AID
dfaush, submitted by then TO the Convention The
Epick had called the Convention for the Pur
pose OF rendering sns ssns base ball more zoe. uuc
one OF The principal reforms intended by them and do
lated BY the ex srence 81 the oldest CLUB In existence
In vicinity TO cateh the ball ION the lily, In
siead of zen the bound" certain sages OF the 60
smother was allow the round bat 10 squared the
opth II The striker, which would have ensood bats
puteo point ~ 70 what ous,t 10 be considered bauif
proposed TO be decided by compel Ing the pitcher TO
deliver the bali TO the striker whens the pitchers foot
given These excellent addiuors we're mega
uvoo nunsd by alteration and pr ncpaly by the voice
OF the delegates OF cubso afrw mon,bs standing
sui cssre - tho reforms are there 10 ~ ieaat step
70 advance SEQ THE size and weight OF tho ball. -
s ~ .ssu.s . u aoap Sc lSsr
indefinite In enddavorrg 10 define . baulk, In saying
hat whenever TIE tsn1 II drawn back with the spps
rspt purpose Of delivering bail, II snail DO declared
bsu.k " he should DO for the purpose OF th wing
bare n you'd be deemed . bsuIk Tor may be conflict
ing Sec Ie-Isa great Improvement upon me old rule
by rewsidips coed fielding, u compals al who
ming fro mstng or baso tho ball caught be-
lore TOUCHES the srosna snn eompn every p..ge,
deder fer Superior play partially nulioed BY protect
ipg the rurbe's from berg rp out soisi returning 70
iheiy tts instead OF sliovng the ball TO be I'm mod
aieiy psy being rfurned 10 the hands Of The pitch
Sec 2e-Inuooucs6 ~ the kr'cserbocter, cor.
upos mships TWEEN y one runs il -ss ohassed 10 the
committee 30 'ba, the gano might be DECIDED By the
,rts,ss. number o. run. 10 seven nnsss saa ms -
worth to nine Innings Win power OF the unm ,ires TO
terminate The ssns after i've ippur had been plsysd,
Hdsrtpess any other cause prevented nine innings
re'ps p'ayed out MS rule wn proven, game from
beus Play tvo hours, playing against
mo case IN nskrs trsoty.ope runs SEQ so-is sno
thtv sood fule. and prevents any person engaged In
msich. either I. umpire, refer,e os player, from
Anc,htr section prevents players b. los sshen INTO cuos
merely 10 psy In matches ooe ceins allowed TO 'ske
cubsor thirty days previous. and plsye, holding
mbershp In n an one club 10 auo ved 10 play IN
e... 70 s,s nm ,ssp men 70 to- .me asrsea upsp or
,bsy iorfep tfe tsme and somii deess The code Of
rol,s, - ADOPTED ~ the conventon rot oohga'oiy
practice but only intended 70 govern match games be
tween of clubs that clubs will have On opportunity
me Pre.iosbs Of the Copvenuoa ~ Adams OF tue
Kpwke booker Grub, sod ~ Andrevs Of the Eroslsie~
S,eS rss,. pr p.rs eo.ssm, ssiue saosl.lo1, Allan
70. he, ncny, BsrIsnn, NISSAN, o,ntsen,al, oiynpc,
Onion. Putnam AND Eoliore, SEINE Of which -ere 90,
fuv reprspenud Of the 1pal meeting anf the LAST 90
obs rot all thai occasion, oy tbe rules nigh, have
b,rpe cierent Aspect Ono thing Gin be accomplished
tovever, ana that more general attention to ne ne
o.sshy, on tbe part Of Young New YORK, 10 out doc,
beautiful eytrcbe Great pvepasauons for ors>sixirg
oubs snc psparns grounds are taking place for me
sIsms oapTsRn.
Ffnr IN CssK1D srRur About three O'Clock On Sun
deg snerr Ore broke ont In the smoke house Of
A. Crssfn No ISL Chryae street. Tho nsnes soon
,rr,sd and In few mhoses snvcopsd tue surrounding
frant buuopss and sheds The bremen were pronpty
IN the around and ytipsrsbed tho ore before ter
,pded Ieyopd Mr.. william crsgns pre- nises r~o
frt he bousee, q stable and part o, the pAcsnehouse
sss Urn, Damage about 81 40. They wcr owned
h, william Reynolds. The Las on stock OF smosed
nests so owned by M Oasln will probably amount
Ccutsny Aborp owned by Mr.. Crsein, waived s s2to,
vas burnt 10 death.