The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-23

"a. y intelligence.

NAL CURRENCY ro. ~HE SPANISH SILVER CoIN.
The anticipation that the b before Congress to rsduc
she value OF small Spanish q YIN s~enty'dvo p'r oen
VIII become . Law, has slrsed, induced number
EoreSeepefs AID corporations 70 d chne receiving I'M
ooclonasls currency exoc* s tho - 'uoed rates. In
Union Ferry Company has ssrcd ordors ~ that ede
he' ferry MASTERS and yesterday ariy all che recei
rere tie decimal American currency. The Brocklyu
AAiroad oompases have come 70 srstisr understand
iSg q. has also ths Second Avenue Railroad Company
,nm cit The oser city railroads, the ferries on he
NORTH river and tho Williamsburg forries still recsve the
spanish oon The Post on1ce has always had rrie not
violated for the accommodation OF the pabhc Hereafter
nw 90 rgtdly cnfo,csd Many Of the large SALOONS
ognnng 70 decline accepting the now depreoiated eoin
ana the movement Is kept up ss It has begun wl
soon be nd OF It entirely. Tne people, however
I should take the initiative, and refuse the span
be os by the enforcement OF the law the coin OF
better silver than our American small change, and when
coin. There are now immenEe quantities OF American
COIN melted up by s,lversmihs but the passage OF the
s much more valuable ntrnsicsIly tSsn the IeSa valus
put upon It, We may be short OF change for time but
that VIII soon recufy itself Meanwhile let the move.
CORRECT AND UNrroRx TIME poR THE CITY AT
The citizens OF New York about to be furnished
With true and unor time. thanks 10 Mayor Wood who
has taken the thing In hend just issued IN order TO
the berngers Of the different re alarm bells to strike
the hour OF nine every evening upon receiving signal
sent to them by Prof Bull Of the University OF the
oity OF New York, who has boen engaged for several
years past In taking true time by transit observations
Ibis method OF giving the time to every nhAbtant Of tue
CITY VIII 90 Into effect soon proper notice be
take the striking OF the hour alarm OF FIRE II ls
probable thai the time viii nrst be struck wodnes
be impossible for the sremen TO MISTAKE tbs striking Of
the nro bells for an alarm OF re nine str ,kes will be
given one stroke more than there fire districts the
city and besoes all tho bell, will ring out inutaueous
y whereas In the OF ire boil gives tho alarm
before the Others take up Fire Marshal Baker states
that fewr fires st nine O'Clock Than any other
hour Of the twenty Cir due to the tact
that tho accidental fires from stoves heaters and the like
shortly after the stores are closed at nightal
While the incendary ares take psoe towards mianight
Nine O'Clock In the evening also good tins TO give the
sgra as most sensible housekeepers about retiring
for The night and can 20! their cO,ks 10 the correct time
while winding them up census Of the city would
toubedy provo that more people at home aud awake
right The transit o6servs!ions arc taken a. private OBJ
rervatory IN Eleventh street. near Second avenue and
@ BE- sn .% 3ss,on sosn ss to the 0n.
stroke will be given precisely at nine the subsequent
one at Intervals OF two seconds after It's to be hoped that
the succes OF this movement win induce ss CITY to h.ve
sn observatory Of ia own q. very distant day The
offer OIL the Dudley Observatory M Albany to furnish
their Information comes by ieIegrsphio wire, suspended
on poles must bs Inaccurate as II Is fAble 70 &tmos
phtrc luences that will make vary seconds at times
The fact s VIC ehoud have IA observatory OF our own
ihe city, for tho benefit OF business community
well as citizens generally.
AcoIDkkr on THE HARLEM RAILROAD.
The Harlem Rsilroad train 10 Albany from New York
al O'Clock yesterday morning, was thrown OF tho
track a 1loth street, after passing the bridge. The
ward passenger car was thrown down IN embankmeut
OF 6 feet the next pountng II; the hind trucks
broken to piecss roe accident was ocoasousd By
the breaking OF rail-; luckily NO passengers were hurt
The track cared 5 O'Clock.