The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-17
City Intelligence.


City Intelligence.
OrgsnI OF rHE (NEw) Essex MARKET Police COURT Tho
now Essex Market Police Court Ia Essex street Grand
uees formally occupied for the FIRST time yesterday
10y Justice Bennal The building has been in readiness
for occupancy for the past -four months but owing TO the
difficulty in the Street Commissioner Office the msgistrates
could get the court 6aed up with appropriate
furniture until Justice Brennan applied to the Board of su
ervsors and they authorized him have the necessary
work done and the city would ~ the bills. The new
cour. house ID neat bsNk stuc ~ with brown stone
trimmings, and front stheono pre'ensions 70 ornAmen
aaton The brndips hc . froa OF about so feet and
depth CT nearly 100 feet Tho coirf - IL on the hrst
door and L meat, clean spprOrsiAisly ted up room.
mere no al,ep, display dscorao but everything
There are tares ,eniipg rooms on the same floor,
ewo Of which be used for private exsmi
Tse secoaa dot IL one large ROOM through which runs
goidng doors. II Ia contemplated To hold the Special
8essious In this roon during the winter seaeon THIS
building with the prison adjoining, which has also been
recently erected. cost the city some SGT 600, and both
90 abishmerts reflect credit upon the bureau undor
wbosa auspices they constructed. The prisoa is
also Of bes i. rcomy and well ventilated, and contains
accommodations for 81 Hisoners the average num-
Der In the cells Is about 3S TIC opening OF the new
Essex Market Police Court Will, Is to be hoped lead 10
an agitation that will evensuae In the reno9aing OF all
our police Their past condition has been exceed
ea to have been 70 make them as much as possible
Ike the people who equent them They are exceeding
~ nl.hy announcement places, ana no one win sasSepu
do % agsn. LIS il sny sender That the dangerous and
discrderly casses have very little respec. for these
an It's I'd miptraGoDs. There qu sston but what the
moral effect OF police court ae poor wrslches who
ore brought 70 wouit be MICH he hened we're oil Us
nOs,pg magstyse the new fohoe Court yesterday no
decd tha the manners Of the prisoners were much moro
subdued an usual circumstance he attributed very
rightly 70 the atmosphere Of order and ceanness thA,
pervadec the Tue Acting authorities al the Iombs
shear cour,s renovated immediately. They NOT as for
OH tstiAns 10 do busness In.
waAr HAS Bkoosu or TIE NEw CCrs-rhe new cents
chat were issued from the Mint with such flourish Of
erumpets few months since, have almost entirely dsap
pcsrcd from circulation. Occasionally In met with,
ut ia oYs brig ntness Is all gone, and has that dinsy
shame faced appe peculiar Alloys. Since the sd
Of the cent the old penny nuisance has become
wo.c than ever In addition 70 the o.d AmerosT cent
nave put in circulation In retail tAie, and are readily
accepted BY dealers This should DO checked Immediately
The public opinion tba wn brought 10 bear 70 drive
che Old spanah currency out Of existence should again be
brought play With regard 10 these spurious coins
Let there be enerA demand io' the ne. oen and our
cA,yens should dsooanenanos the foreign conk In retail
business trAnssctoDs.
Exun AT In NEW YoRK Horn. frscu occurred Il
che Nov York Hotel Saturday, bcwecn southern gen
ceman AID Norhcrnor, growing out OF an unpleasant
domestic df Guilty Of long standing Tho Nosiherner took
refuge water coset, vh,her his assallant followed
M.
vprey The police called In and finally the No' therner
rescued from hts asssilant and taken 10 bis room
his inds dressed On the same afternoon
.She Southern gentleman for homo with his family
he aAr hAA created considerable gsesp among scandal
Knoagera
THAs GoLo ssuys Box--rne prop-icty Of the recon-
award OF General Jackson gold snu box 10 MAJOR rvoS
man u still matter OF much Controversy and bad fohns
nDons the Volunteers To get full expresrca Of the
gcons OF the regiment proposed to call them together
rder croumstanccf nat win admit OF FREQ expression
vpirou Lieutenant Colonel Barnham In the olty
and Application has been made 10 him 70 call the volunteers
fogeher on yaly, 70 take action on this much vexod and
delicate question.
CmD KIrIID By AN lon Can "A poor hard working
widow woman named hcNuiy len her chIid nue boz
ewo years and half old with some neighbor while shC
cn, 70 DO some work Ddring hsr ssseroe tue child
snso the street and ever by an loo cart NJ the
orner OF Third avenue IND Forsiesh ,trus, from hs
cGecsA o, which Hei boCrs he mothers return IA
inquest w,il be he'd on the body " cay.
TIE FRnxAr's RIor--Among The ra-tes moss sctve IN
1usiinx the riot between he members Of Engine 0om
csp,es No. Al and No 6, Councilman Hughes, OF hs
Evcn,b du rct who arrested orc Of the rioters snd tool
On axe from aposher. yerT good FOR oouncilman-
THs Slsl EGHra AypuB-The following companies
,nsured the amount named the ssoek and building No
3ls uahh avenue where the recent FIRE occurred On
stock, Conruspiai insurxsee Company, 5000 Jefferson
$500, Exchange, 5000; Broadway, 81 100; Pacihc
o. COO; 81 kcbolss IS COO On buiisr, Republic Insur
asce Company, 81, ooo-Toal els $50
Tm THarsr,TH WAsD MUNICIPAL CIrs. composed o
Policeman OF that ward, propose 10 lave excursion
60 Clnwoed Tuesday, The 1sh Ins, for tho bepeft
che members. The price Of tickets u cny cents.