The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-08

City Intelligence.

LAYING TRACK WITHOUT A GRANT.-Yesterday morn
ing complaint laid before tho Mayor by the propTicors
Of the Brandreh House that the Ninth Avenue Railroad
Company were laying extra track at the junction Of
Broadway and Canal street, no privilege having been
granted them by the city authorities The Mayor
sent two men To put stop TO the work and their ar
rival there they found portion Of the up and
men hard AZ work removing the cobble stones An ex
animation will be had no doubt, TO day in the matter.
TIE UNITED AxERcaSs-The annual session Of the
Order Of United Americans, for this State, helt
at their rooms, 279 Bowcry, on Monday evening
last The following the Grand Officers for the ensun.
| year:-Grand sachem-James Lncas of Eureks No es
Grand First Chief-H. H Gregory OF Lawrence, No S
Grand Second Chief-James R. Purdy, OF Putnam No s
| Grand c. Of the C-Henry S. Banker of Republican No
SO; Grand {. C-John Y. Watkins, OF Liberty, No. Is
| Grand +. C.-John s. Shelly, Of Nathan Hale, No. GO
| Grand c. Of the E-J. j. Dickinson, of Alpha No l
Grand s. at Arms-John P. Hopkins, of Lexington
George H. Raymond of Manhattan, No. a Grand Execu
tine Committee-F.C G. Wagner, E. r. sproul, G. Glider
| slen, ID. L. Northrup.
QUARANTINE MA1TERs are two vessels discharg
ing off the old Quaranne-he bark Joseph Fish the
bark Hannah Croker, both from Havana The steve
dores engaged in this duty live board the Pilgrim in
which there have as yet been patients.
The following vessels are at the lower Quarantine
chorage:-Bark Jas NJ Morales, which lost OF the
the day of arrival with yellow fever; bark r G.
Alexander, from Havana bark American Eagle, from do
schooner j. A. Stanley, from do Orig syiome from Ma
tanzas - . ,
The patients have al peen discharged from lhe WIGHT
inaaio
Up Town MARKET MovERST-PuBIo MEETING IN THE
Ninth wARp-A meeting of citizens and property owners
of the Ninth ward was held last evening. The meeting
was very largely and respectfully attended 1t was or
gained by Mr. David D. Wheeler being called TO the
chair Hon Geo Sickles and DR. Fairbanks appoint
ed Vice Presidents and Messrs stephen Pell and A. NJ c.
smith Secretaries Speeches were made by the Chair,
Messrs sckles, Mathew Kane, exAldernan Brsey, Mar
cellus Ees and others. good deal Of
manifested, well determination TO bring the estab
shment Of the proposed market to practical ISSUE The
present markets. especially Washington Market de-
nounced as disgrace to the city, Washington market
not only disgrace but a nuisance. Mr. Mathew Kane
said the Common Council had done nothing for the Ninth
ward that he remembered but putting up bell tower.
The ferries were particularly and repeatedly censured
The proceedings harmonious, and a resolution TO
adjourn and call mass meeting at the same place
unanimously adopted.
JOHNSON DETAINED PMIApEIPBL-Detectve Slowey
returned TO the city last evening" having failed bring
on Johnson, the Philadelphia music teacher swinder
requsion having reached Washington ahead Of him
for Johnnson's return to Philadelphia 60 answer an in.
dicment found against him there for the offence.
ANOTHER NEW CousTRFET.-Iast evening a man named
Samuel Shaw, was arrested in the Ninth ward for
passing counterfeit twenty, the farmers Bank of
Vantage of Deckerown, N. J. The bill is very well
cuted and would easily deceive
ARSON CASE IN TWENTY SEVENTH SrREEr-ARRHer on SIS
PI1oS.-Last night between nine and o'clock officer
Robinson OF the Twentieth ward, arrested young man
named James Bailey, a warrant issued by Alderman
Smith, acting Police Justice at the Tombs, wherein Bailey
stands charged with wfully setting Arc TO lot OF straw
which had been placed against two story frame building
Of No. 264 West Twenty seventh street. II seems
that the Of FIRE took place shortly after
O'Clock last Monday night. Yesterday complaint was
made 10 Fire Marshal Baker, who took the testimony Of
several witnesses the substance OF which showed that
Bailey had lighted candle seen to set fire to the
straw then blow out the candle and hurry away. The
alarm Of fire was given, and Mr. Jones put fire
just in time to the building The adavits were sub
mtted to Alderman Smith, and was issued for
Baleys arrest The officer conveyed the prisoner to the
Twentieth precinct and to-day he will be taken before the
Alderman for examination.