The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-11
Cry Iutelllgence.
YIR1 IN LIBERTY srREBr-LOss yYrwHDs 10000
AND $50 900.

AND $4,000.
Between twelve and ono O'Clock yesterday morning
IRE Was discovered In the six story building, No z
Liberty street, occupied the Erst, second and third
foon by Edward Schniu Co., importers Of fancy crock
cry and glassware, and dealers in liquors and segars
The fourth and fifth foors used BY Ahof Bergman
Co. for storage OF German fancy goods, toys crying
babies &c. &c. The IRE appears to have originated a,
the Of tho third story burnt through
second floor and extended upxard 10 the lofts me chief
engineer and bis yaluab.e as istans early at the
premises, and directed the most prompt means ex
ting lshng the 1ames At one tune the whole
bsiidng appeared doomed; but by the united zeal
OF tho fremen the flames were .ubdued. and the
0re kept within the building in which IL originated
The Of Schmi Co. viii probably amount to 1000
Tn have an insurance CT $4,000, the following
ing, $4,000 Arctic, Is, 600; New York Fire and Ma.
rine, 5000, Manhattan, $1,000, and Niagara, So 000
Althof Bergmsnn Co. think their loss will amount to
10000 or sl2 0O0 They have insurance the goods
Of sl0 OO0 The Liverpool and London Insurance Uompa
MES The building is owned By Hugh Maxwell. II is
damaged about So 0o0 and insured for 900 the Com
monwealh Insurance Com pany. Some damsee was done
by water to the occupants Of Nos rs ana "a Cedar
Fry Rosensuen sesar Makers have PROBABLY los, $500
They are insured for $500 IN the Rutgers Insurance Con-
panv. Root Il Anthony, printers abont $25; Insured IN
the MON Mutual A. 4 C. Elton, comm ission house,
iogs are also owned by Mr.. Maxwell. They are oamsgcd
about 500, and insured for 900 the Excelsior lusu
rance Company The origin OF the brc Is at present I'm
known, but 1t will be Investigated by the Fire Marshal
TIE FARMERS CIuB Tuesday at the American Insti
tute Broadway. DR.. Waterbury occupied the chair The
Secretary, Henry u. Kegs during the sitting reported
tue receipt of the proceedings of the Agricultural Society
held IN France which contained statement the efec.
about "a GOO coo pounds OF sulphur had been distributed
among The vine growers OF France aud had been employ
ed by them apparently with complete success checking
the vine disease and that within period Of many years
the grape crop had rot been promising 81 well sas
fed had the government become with the success the
rea ment that hal awarded the prize OF 1000 francs
to tho discoverer or ntroducer Of the remedy.
PrHLo AcTs OF TIE LAST LIsEIArusK.-wc have re
ceived from w. C. Little Co.. law BOOK publishers in Al
bany, neat volume of some three hundred pages,
tanning compilation Of all the public ac and those rela
ting to the city Of New York exclusively passed by the
last Legislature. Dot Of the eight hundred la
thing less than two hundred may be regarded of general
interest The publishers have placed these in separate
volume, conveniently indeed with marginal references
thus rendering unnecessary axy ers and others to
turn over couple thousand pages Of local la tint
public set This volume is an Improvement upon the
practice OF printing and compelling people TO purchase
from three to ak hundred laws which of public
consequence We hope TO the practice introduced
annually continued BY the snerprising Albany law book
sellers.
MANURE, Mrcs, MUD AND AIsRy If there be pa % In
the city requiring dsinfecon s shantes grounds
located entire block bounded by Fret and Second
avenues and Thirty ninth and Fortieth streets No hess
than $50 shsn,ies are planted here, occupied principally
by rish families. The ground is fifty feet above the level
Of the grade of tbs street. Each ahany cannot have less
than Elk persons In the rear Of each shanty Is 10 aed
pig sy with from three ID six pigs or hogs, ~ the case
may be. Between the shauties foot shs In these
PAINS has accumulated all manner OF nth. manure and
mud. No privies SINKS found In the
The croton water along the grounds the
soil seems to be impregoaed and alive with myriads OF
animated matter in the shape OF maggots. They crawl
and struggle for life 10 this Of The stencil
arising from this locality Is deadly in Its effects Ire
grounds a. before stated being above the grade Of the
great dstapue and must provo detrimental 10 health Our
reporer suggests that DR.. Coutant asGse By George
BONNER, be commended in dc .otorizDg the locality
health warden sherman (recenuy sppoin,ed) has taken
these soanies under his charge, and judging from toe
character q the man. We doubt not ii distant date that
locality will be thoroughly renovated In accordance with
insiruc IONS from the City Inspector.
ADDITIONAL PowsRs or HsurH wARDEys The Police
Commissioners, 1t b understood, have ten tered to the
City Inspector the appointment of Health wsrdens a.
special policemen. with power 10 arrest
CowmntD ~ Wall srssr.-A broker doing business in
Broad street, cowhided yesterday Wall street. near
the corner OF Broad by gentleman whose female friend
relation he charged with having grossly iusuted
The casgaon severe. and the victim rushed bleed
ing from the face, into restaurant In The neghborhood,
whore he followed and the ashing rene wed uu
I'll tue bystAnders interfered s-ge Gro I'd quickly
gathered, and for short time the excitement intense
CoxrIuDSrARY CRY Iysrscros Every street In
the Fifteenth ward has been put In clean and healthy
condition. in accordance with the po,itive instructions
from City Inspector Morton Citizens In several OF the
streets last night gave vent 70 their satisfaction by um
nation OF their houses, BY bonres and other demonstrA
Ions
PoiIcs IoSrr.-C Mclaughlin and James Ravens
yesterday arrested by officers Of the Twenty first DISTRICT
for violating ordinances in casting dirt and Gnh into the
streets. They taken before Jusccs Flandreau aud
Dawson and nned The police render ssenUal aid In
promoting the public health
FNED Hm.-hr. Bsgnbo,iom Was yesterday brought
before Justice Connolly and fined 81 dumping dirt In
the street Citizens should always take the number OF the
cart when they drcover du npns OF dirt any other
n int Than provided by the Corporation. There be
good reason why the Corporation should pay for cuupg
10 the proper places private dirt