The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-02
NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, APRi.L 2. 1858.

Mr. sohaTec has sustained damage $500 o' IN .SS
fruitare, probably about s2ce insured fs de ars b
hAmntOn Insurance Company. fhs os&is u ',,,gated
BY the Fire Marshal
FIRE Ii CHERRY srssEr-Beswecn two srd three ocio>
yesterday (rhursdsy) morning, q fire ws discovered In
tbs iron foundry Of Msyher Co. No 294 Cherry street
The flames spread rapidly. and before the DIRE wsi cx
uDsashed The grester portion OF ths roof ws desrcyed
The henen succeeded preventing the ire from exeod
ing into the building on wster street. which contained
large quantity OF Agricultural Implements and arc acco<v
ing Of prsss for their interchangeable exert:cns The
building, tools and machinery Owned by John hcSsy
The loss on tools and machinery about $780, insured
$500 In the following insurance Hamilton,
damaged about 81 COO and is Insured for 600 r the
Hcne Insurance Company. Messrs May her Co, are In
sured for 81 orc On their stock which taere is some
foundry, the greser part Of destroyed Loss
about $780, insured for $500 the Relief Insurance Com
pary.
CHARGE BIGAuv-Mr. Charles II. Camp, late OF
Indiana, was brought before Justice Kelly at the Jeer
Market Police Court charge Of bgamy preferred
against him BY Mrs Jane Sprngstec, mother Of bis first
wife, Eleanor The defendant it is charged, united
In marriage 10 Eleanor Ia l84S and lived with
her until 1907. when he left this city aud went
three weeks ago, AND on tho 18th uumo sn.
torod into q matrimonial engagement with Miss Emma
i nnrsu; while nis arss wts WAS sun living inc de-
said t0s be had divorce fro his es wife graoted h,
by enc Of the Circuit Courts IN indiana tina. he had ad
newspapers, and that upon the appea auce of the
wife the Court granted him the desired divorce Fur
granted by the Circuit Court in question. The magistrate
decided to hold the accused for examination
Brooklyn Csty Nevvs.
DESTRUCTION OF AN OuC1om FACTORY Ftry.-A fire
broke out in The extensive oco,h mAnufsotory OF Edward
street. Wednesday night about ~ o'clock. n,ed with
large amount Of stock and finished unfinished mnte
rial, which being Of a highly combussibe nature, the
flames spread with great rapidly and enyclcped tbs
whole building Tae light could be seen for great dis
tanoe The structure Of BRICK four stories In height
and Is feet trent by rs feet deep II comparatively
new having been erected last summer Some sixty per
employed in the building and dependent
the mandatory for their support The building was en-
tirely consumed and il with great eEertions that
cluster of five six frame tenements IN tue neigh
borhood were saved. The furnace and boilers were
placed in vault and disconnected from tho building IL
therefore deemed impossible that the fire could have
acquainted the premises entered the drying
and set on Gre thence the flames spread throughout the
s22 $50 in the following Offices -Ns,ious Rev York,
81 S25; Equitable New York, $2,925 firsusn's, New
York, $1,000; lafayette, Brooklyn, 5000 Moatsuk,
Brooklyn, s. GOO; Mechanics Brooklyn, $500 Nassau
Brooklyn 81 boo-,otai, se2 $50 Inc tremon laoorec
under great difficulty In consequence Of the waat OF water
IL beng very scarce In that neghborhood
srRKK oY I.ABoRERs WATER Woxx..-rhe
lsborers employed the reservoir at Cypress Hin Gene
terry the number OF about hundred and fifty struck
Tor higher wages yesterday. They receive s7K cents
day, and now demand 81 IS Tie SUB contractor, Mr..
Coemal directed to bring load Of stone from the
Reservoir and while engaged in loading them he was at
tackled and beaten by Of the hborers, VINO was en-
eouragcd by some others. The man made complaint bc
fore Squire H.ckox, Of New Lofts, ana warrant Was
placed In the hands OF officer for the arrest OF the
ss.lsnt On repairing 10 the place he beaten OF by
tvo other latoreis aud Deputy Sheriff Albert
Horner was then cont. large humber OF labor.
and attempted the guilty parties Int, custody,
when he assaulted with stones ana very badly
beaten He fred at Of hs assa.iaot and shot him IN
the wr.st HE "a Patrick Murphy. and hz oonea
nicn- ccnveyed him 70 Newrcwu farick Hogan, ooe a
the aasaiiani arrested by other parties Hor
ner having been knocked soaseess was conveyed TO
ueiahocru ing house He sooa recovered aud came 70
BROOKLYN. About thirty forty laborers engaged
the disturbance. sheriff Rsmscn, with otcer Denton,
repaired the last evening" but when they
rived the parties had all left having heard thai bcay OF
police haa been sent for nnmber OF tie aborers have
agreed 20 resume work TO Gay at the old wages Inc
at the call Of tho Sheriff. but hor services were not re-
quired.
rnx REPUBLICAN, CirY CONVENTION An adjourned meet
ing Of the Republican City Convention was hold a, their
headquarters in Joraem0o street, Last eveDing-H n.
Holt Ed, in the chair The objeot was 10 take action
relative to nominations for city officers. Some remarks
made by several delegates 10 the eecthai The lA~
authorizing eec',on Of financial officers would not be
passed by The Legislature; and therefore deemed
advisable 10 make nominations. The practcabilty OF
nonioa,De Justice Of the Peace for the Fourth dssr,
making nomination, which was accepted
Academy Of Mussc.-Last Night OF tho Season.
Mr. Ulman brought his Opera season TO hna close on