The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-21
City IntelIiRsnce,y

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HE EMlGRAST DEPOT CAsplE GARDEN --Three ysafa
ago thls institution established Castle Garden for
'ne exclusive landing place Of aen crgrants undo, the
au'hory and direction of act Of the Legislature pls
CD Aprh ~, 1856, to afford them temporary shelter aud
10 project them from ticket swinders and runners who
formerly pcGted by taking advantage OF the ignorance Of
The newly arrived and friendess Strangers also for IA
ciatpg their transit to the interior Of the United states
their interests called them their abo4s were
Ia demand Three years have elapsed since its establish
ment, and tire question naturally arises whether not
meets the ends for which il instituted? During the
first year complaints frequently made Of system OF
peculaon practlsed, and brutality exhibited towards its
inmates by The employees In charge Of the building; and
not unfrequenty the emigrants were feeced Of their
scaLiy means The second year was decided improve.
men over the frst from the fact that the Commissioners
OF Emigration Adopted code of rules for its govern ent
and which operated IN measure TO correct the evils emu
merated The third year since its establishment has
elapsed during which the arrivals of emgrants have
been very light to make 1t question 70
the necessity OF keeping such an expensive depart
ment the cost Of sustaining which paid out Of the bang
rupt treasury OF the Commissioners OF Emigration At pre-
sent the building is in very dilapidated condition. both
internally and externally 70 render 1t almost unin
habiabe, even by the humblest emigrant The flooring
Is rotten and the many places perforated with large
aper'ures which admits the Introduction OF damp and
fetd atmosphere calculated to engender disease. These
evils should be rencded The poor creatures at present
temporarily detained "A the depot, in ptfui condi
tion being hudded together at night without regard
to sex, nationality in order to protect them from
the cold and Indictment weather.
The WEATHER. CONDITIONS STREETS, &c-Yesterday the
weather was very mild aud pleasant, as to render
overcoas, winter mantles and furs rather oppressive
The has almos entirely disappeared. Broadway
was in toerable clearly condition. but susceptible OF
Improvement by the application OF the street sweeping
machines The by streets rather dirty and slushy
caused by throwing garbage and ashes into them The
police whose duty is 10 the vioators of the
poration ordinances are remarkably inactive.
THE SOUND BoArs, Yesterday the Boston steamboats,
arrived in good The weather during the previous
right was delightful. The United States mails heretofore
sent per the Vanderbilt OF the stonngton line, tenn
porariy carried by the Commonwealth, OF the Norwich
and Worcester line 1t is rumored that the directors OF
the Sonngon line negotiating for the purchase of the
last named boat and that the Norwich Company are about
chasing the state OF Maine, Of the Fall River line,
replace the Commonwealth.
The Commodore, her last trip from Sonugton stop
ped at the wreck Of the Vanderbilt, at Fishers Island
and there learned from the wreckers that the
taken for the floating Of tue Vanderbilt were likely to
he crowned with II the weather continues mild
and the Vanderbilt released from her present position
she will be towed to this city.
PUBLIC SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS -The annual examinations
into the condition of the public Schools under the drec
ton Of the General Superintendent of the Common Schools
aided by competent assistants, commenced this week.
On Wednesday school No. a. located in City Hall place.
examined. The scholars evinced considerable ad
yancement in all the departments The scholars in the
primary department exhibited considerable proficiency
their studies.
EXPLOSION OF GAsoMErER BArrRoAD CAR.-Miss
Fowler residing Depau row, in this city, slightly
injured on Wednesday last by the explosion Of gasome
ter in OF the Of the IL O'Clock A. NJ train the
New Jersey Railroad from this city for Philadelphia She
holding conversation with party Of friends when
suddenly the filled with gas. One Of the
passengers lit match and opened the meter for the pur
pose of ascerainng the locality Of the leak when
ploson took place, filling the with flame and smoke,
and setting fire to Miss Fowlers hair, besides burning
some Of her wearing apparel gentleman, passenger,
also slightly burned about the face. The
damaged to such extent that it deemed prudent to
cave II behind
PosToNEMKNT OF THE SALE OF THE WILLIAMSBURG FERRY
LEAsEs-The sale Of the Williamsburg ferry leases which
to take place yesterday at hapas one O'Clock,
postponed by order Of Comptroller Haws until Wednes
day. February g. account OF certain defects in the
advertisement of his predecessor, Mr. Fagg The adver
tsement Of the latter worded convey the i'm.
preston that the city owned the whole wharf pro-
perty connected with the Peck slip. Grand street and
Division avenue ferries, while they only owned portion
Of the first two named ferries. In the advertise
ment the latter named ferry slip is omitted.
FIRE IN EAST ELEVENTH SrREET-Between three and four
O'Clock on Thursday morning fire discovered in the
cellar Of the grocery store No. 1914 East Eleventh street.
owned by Samuel Doyle. The flames quickly extin-
gushed damage the stock OF groceries about S30
sured for $500 in the Stuyvesant Insurance Company
The building owned by Andrew Cullen. 1t is damaged
about $25 and is insured for 50 500 in the Republic
rance Company The fire supposed TO have been the act
of an ncendiary.