The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-23

What singular condolences mark the history and fate
Of these young officers What striking lesson Of union
in life and death, between North and South, has here
been designedy sent down to US by our fathers who
reared and Inscribed these memorials viii not both
extremes Of our day heed the lesson
AN INCIDENT or TRUE PIRTy.-On the annual return
lent has been the custom to hold evening service in St.
Paul's Episcopal church, Broadway, each Wednes
day and Friday evening during the fast On las. Wednes
day evening, after of the service
three Indian girls enveoped in their blue blankets,
tered the door. The moments pause which they made
showed that they had entered sanctuary whose forms
were strange TO them; but with grace and common
sense worthy Of imitation by their pale laced sisters and
Immediately TO the front Of the altar and devouty knelt
before IT, They pursued their devotons IN their own
way, conscious that il in Christian church and be-
fore Christian altar that they knet and without the
least TO its orthodoxy Near the close Of the
service they rose made the sign of the Cross saute the
altar and left ~ quietly as they came They are OF the
number OF Indian women who frequent hotels, par
ticularly in the evening for the sale Of rnkes and
cssins Nearly all Of them Of the Caughnewags tribe,
having their home At the village Of the same name few
miles below Montreal Being Catholics they usually wor
ship the French Catholic church in Canal street. but
evident that passing by and seeing the light In st.
Pauls they turned aside FOR few moments at the hour
Of their busiest traffic 70 bow before the Great Father Of
all That was truly union prayer meeting the Catholic
with the Protestant, The aboriginal native with the alien
worshppng in peace ct the altar Will those who
sometimes thoughtlessy insult these Indians with improper
language reflect that their words may be giving pain
the heart Of q sincere Christian woman
DoN'r Throw AsHEs AND CARRIAGE IN THE srEEErz-C.y
Inspector Morton has addressed request TO Supernen
dent Tamadge asking him to iseue order 70 the police
in relation TO the repeated violations Of the city ordinance
by housekeepers, in throwing ashes and garbage into the
Streets and neglectng TO keep their walks clean. The
replies that he will at an early day ssue
such order and promises the help OF the police in pre-
serving the cleanliness Of the city during the summer
months. The City Inspector promises to have the city
cleaned immediately. Let us watch and pray
THE Ics HARvKr.-The Knckerbocker and New York
ice companies have discontinued their operations up the
river and their warehouses about three quarters
full The has stored about 1855 900 tons,
and the New York about 125, 900 tons This with the
900 which each company had left from last year,
will give total OF $40 900 tons, quite much as usual
II also expected that these monopoles should put the
price up high enough would bring in large quantities. OF
ice that garRered last winter TO the north and east
the expectation that there would be snort crop.
FIRE IN WEST FORTY SECOND SrREn.-Abo4 quarter
past IL O'Clock yesterday morning fire was dis
covered bursting between the franc buildings located
at Nos l69 and III West Forty second street. The smoke
FIRST discovered by he occupants OF No. leo ana
alarm promptly given, when the firemen soon arrived
and extingushed the IRE. From examination Of the
premises the fire appears 10 have originated from Chin
ney nue. Building No. Ill owned by Peter Schneider
and occupied grocery and dwelling house by himself
and two other families The building damaged about
$780, and insured for 81 600 in the Citizens Insurance
Company The damage 70 the stock of groceries by water
will be about $50, and TO furniture about $3.50; Insured
for $500 groceries and $500 furniture in the Haml
ton Insurance Company. The furniture OF the other
cupants was damaged about 5000, which there
insurance Building No. 100 10 owned and occupied by
Andrew Beser. II Is damaged about $780, and insured
for o. 600 in the New York FIRE and Marine Insurance
Company The furniture is damaged about $780, and
insured for 81 500 IN the Rutgers Insurance Company
An old woman rescued by the remen from tie third
almost sufioceed by the smoke, and 1t was viii
come difficulty that he made his escape.