The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-11
CITY Intelligence.

MoRE Srns AGAINST nm ooRroRAnoN.-The Comptrol
Ter has been notified TO make TO nine suits
against the Corporation for amounts under $780, for
work and other services The answers these suits
must be filed by the 18th instant at the Marine Court
There were but two original claims, amounting in the
aggregate to 81 56s 6 which belonged to John McCoole
and James McKim; but by ingenious trick Of
COUNSEL by the aid OF the splitting process they thus
divided up into 20 many claims, making separate bill OF
costs in each case, 70 be paid by tho defeated party,
which Is most generally the Corporation. It s stated
that the claims thus divided for the purpose Of
bringing the suits within the Jurisdiction of the Marine
Court that being limited In Corporation cases to $500
euch is the object would be well for the Court in order
to free itself from the shadow of suspicion of injustice
refuse the customary counsel fee on a recovery.
SPEcUIAnoSs REAL EsrAn.-The auction sales Of this
class Of property for the week ending Tuesday yielded
s42o,65s of which 1926 255 improved city property
S92 S04 for unimproved-the balance in Brooklyn. The
GALES Of the preceding week reached s4l67o and since
january l. s4ss Gas; which, added with last weeks
sales S420 $685. makes total of 5000 3O2 Yesterday
plot Of ground in Twenty first street, between the Fifth
and Sixth avenues consisting Of four lots in the ag
Thirty sixth street, Madison avenues for $50 each
Also house in Fifth avenue the property Of as c. Her
Orchard street, for $50 0OO Within short time the old
edfce Of the Mechanics and Traders Bank in Grand
street, was sold for $l2, 100.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE ANNUAL ELECTION annual cleo
ton for officers took place yesterday afternoon at the In
at three and closed at seven O'Clock p NJ There were
three tickets voted for called the Irregular "rregular
and the "members" tickets. The "regular ticket was
selected by the Nominating Committee of thirteen and as
their nominations did not meet the approval of large
number Of the members, on account of the committee
nominating themselves 10 important Offices two oppos
tion tickets were run The Irregular ticket prevailed
however, and the following named gentlemen were
elected
Pressdent-James Renwick
Vice Presidents-Wm. Hail. Benjamin Aycrigg, Jno. A.
Bunting.
Recording .seraayy-Henry Mcigs
Gorresponding Secretary and Agent-wm. B. Leonard
zreosure-John Gray
Finance Conmiaec-B. Lewis, Jr., John M. Rocd b. J.
Hathaway, s. r. Comstock, Peter H. Titus.
Aondgers Of the Fdir-William Ebbitt, D. r. Jaques,
Phyfs John Johnson William Close Tbomas W. Field
james G. Baldwin, Charles A. Whitney +. w. Geissenhan.
er, Jr - Archibald Thomas =. Devoe, samuel Il. May
nard George Peyton, Zachary Peck John O. Johnson Al
fred Bridgeman, Thomas Williams, Jr., d. N. Reese d.
Backus, George Tmpeon, b. Lewis, Jr.
The WAITER Yesterday the weather was quite cold
The slush and mud that unpleasant the day pre-
vious concealed by the cold into fine dust fresh
northwest wind blew all day AT eight O'Clock in the
eight degrees or two degrees below the eezng point
half pest ten O'Clock p NJ stood at twenty degrees and
was growing colder. The sudden changes from cold 10
warm, from fog TO rain, and from mild to cold weather
again, cannot but have bad effect upon the general
health OF our citizens.
TERRIRIE AouDKS1--About six o clock last evening an
oVcucnt ocCurrou NO utn street, from
camphene which will, doubt. prove fatal 10 the victim
II appears that young girl named Margaret williams at
tempted to start fire by saturatng the wood and coal
with camphene in doing the fluid took nre and lin m
instant her clothing became covered with auid from the
upsettng Of the can and instantly took nrc enyeopng
her In one sheet Of flame. Every effort was made TO ex
tpeush the flames, but without success and so severely
the unfortunate girl burned that her recovery s i'm
possible This 10 tho fifth sixth accident that has oc
Cured from camphene since the LIST Of January.
THE BRENNAN SrRnr FRKxAS's Row.-Thc Board Of Fire
Commissioners held meeting last night at Firemen's
Han for the purpose Of investigating and taking evidence
in regard 70 the ate nremen fight in Bcekman street.
between engine companies Nos. 30 and 40. On account
Of the illness Of A. A. Phillips, counsel for No. 4O the
further consideration postponed until Monday next
In the meantime the engines are locked up In Corpo
ration yard.
NoRmwMfHM DnPnSsARY.-The sixth annual report, or
rather fifteen months report Of this institution has becn
issued IN pamphlet FORM and replets with statistical in
formation concerning the workings of the institution.
From learn that during the period above mentioned
there have been treated At their homes and M the dspcn
sary oll pstients being increase Of thirty per
cent over the preceding year. on that number O7
patves OF the United Sates Ireland 10 Ses England 352
Germany, 67o Scotland 1885, other countries 494 Mum
Der Of dispensed 74o number of vaccna
tons, ,4oi Tho rapidly increasing demands
upon this charity have been Of such nature
ng 70 render the present nattOtiou too ANAL