The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-08
City Intelligence.

THg Vwn or HIBKRyA ENGINE COMPANY PHIIA.
pEpmA Representative from the engine aud hose
panes that to the Hbernia Steam Fire En-
CINE Company last Saturday evening" met yesterday alter
the house Of Americus Engine Company No g. TO
see what be done the unexpected postpone
ment Of the visit to the Goth instant Much disappont
mcnt was felt, it put the New Workers to extra
pense which they had not calculated upon Nearly all
the that engaged for last Saturday claim pay
ment and can enforce the demand However, as satur-
day was very stormy and the would have
suffered in consequence New Workers. console them
selves with the reflection that the 20th should the
weather be fine, they do something very handsome
and make the demonstration effective. The follow
ing letter explains why the PhIadelphians did not
come on . 49,
Ny DEAR siR-we cannot get away on Saturday The tIn
is not with The company they are a ready ID trying .e en-
and throws splenddy The brass cylinders pump
s. aas p IT, ts e @
y s S1s neep s sf5eHns 9 Ha %
and subjected to much annoyance BY
SOD OIL H. am very 's'5sSi 55%ass iGE Pres HIO Fire Co
Ps-It Is better this occurred home than abroad.
WIIIIAs NJ. TWEED Esq
The ARMY or OCCUPATION. right wing of the Fifty
9th regiment who have been doing duty at Staten Island
for the past week have had most uncomfortable time OF
Il during the bad weather. The tents they sleep
very good Of their kind but they they did not prevent
much Of the rain sauraiing the hammocks and max
military heroes exceedingly uncomfortable Tho
experience of the past week may cure some Of them OF
martial ardor On Tuesday next the left wing OF the
Fifty fifth regiment VIII relieve the right, and viii pro-
baby remain on duty a week
Slw ffRRy "A new deck has recently been completed
at Mariners arbor Staten Island opposite Eizabethport
by the New Ferry Central Railroad Company and their
boats are making of their ferry landings People
live that part Of the Island have heretofore beer
eVsnpcs 60 Port Richmond distance OF two miles
conveyance 10 this city, and 10 them this
raDgcmoni viii be great convenience. The Bergen Point
people also patronz this line 10 the great detrent
The Port Richmond boats, which have been very unpopu.
ar The population Of the staten Island and Jersey
shores rapidly Increasing, and must have additional
ferry facilities.
Puruc School ErHEuos-Tbe annual exhibition of
drawing painting, needlcwork, pcnmanshp, &C. OF the
public school under the charge Of the Board Of Education
OF this city will the 22d INST at the Cooper
institute and will continue open for week. There
Will be table with a certain amount Of space set apart
for the products 81 the schools Of each wsrd-a
stance that viii much rivalry between the scholars
and teachers Of the several schools In addition the
exhibition Of articles, there will be defamation, music
calRthencs, drilling, reading and other interesting
exercises.
A wusH CALvIye1lc CnrscH process of erection
in Thirteenth street. between Second and Third avenues
The building constructed Of Nova Scotia stone in the
Go,hc Style with open temple roof II win be dfly
feet vide eighty four feet deep and sixty one feet high
and will about &b0 persons Tho basement large
room, and viii hold about AZ many persons. Tho
cost will be in the ncighbcrhocd Of $4,000.
Assnr oF Rotp pIIlcHwAyuAS.-IIarvey Fowler dar.
ing highwayman was taken INTO custody yesterday by
officer Josing u tho Fourth Precinct charge OF rob.
hing Terence Rooney of No 3ss Water street. Of purse
containing seventeen dollars The complainant alleges that
be walking through tho public streets the night
othe 18th utmo he attacked by the prisoner and
ther man, whose name II unknown, and sarroed amer the
approved style While of the robbers choked
him half to death The other red his pockets q all that
valuable. The rascals ten gave coupla part
ing knockdown, and OF Fowler positively
dcnthcd of the garrocrs, and being brought
before Justice Connolly, at the lower Tolce Court he
held for trial
1ScrrEK Nv TRosAs FRsvcrs Ms.cms Meagher vii
deliver hs lecture Costa Rca this evening The mem
btrs Of the Mcaghcr Club, body Of possessing the
"snex and muscle of Old ireland" have determined b.
march 10 procession from their rooms Broomo street.
Nibois, and viii doubt muster large numbers II
expected that the lecture will he largely attended