The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-04
City Intelligence.

THE AMERICAN NsTrUH-At the Cooper Institute last
evening regular monthly meeting of tho American In
stute was held commencing at half past O'Clock
The minutes Of the previous meeting read and ap
proved, several applications made for committees be
appointed to examine machines, all Of which were re-
ferred to the Commttae Arts and Sciences and
other business transacted, when the Chairman OF the
Board of Managers for the late Fair made verbal report
cudng cattle show and ALL and that supposed that
the deficiency OF the Fair would about 81 500.
The Institute then authorized the Treasurer provide
the means TO settle all claims against them which
were connected with the Fair. The managers will make
full report at the January meeting As yet they do not
know the number exact amount Of the claims against
the nsute but no doubt the treasurer has sufficient
means to settle them ALL The deficiency Of g. 500
stated to have been caused by the failure of the cattle
show and the steam plough During the evening consi
derable debate arose in regard TO getting printed in pam
phet form the names and residences Of the members,
and during this debate it stated that tho financial
condition Of the Institute at present anything but
good.
THE FIRE COMMISSIONERS met last evening at Firemens
Hail. to investigate the recent difficulty between Engine
Companies Nos. 20 and 40 large number Of witnesses
examined but the decision In tho
dered The Commissioners manifesting strong de-
termination to put stop to street fights between
Mes and rid the department of all disordery persons
Since they have entered upon their duties Commits
sioners, they have done much towards this matter and
@ hs ,as s Of Of
hall designed for their will be put in order the
present room is entirely too ena and should be given
the uae Of the Lafayette Truck Company below, who
the present time have no meeting ro0m and given
room enough for their bunkers.
TIE PENnENnARY ExpENsEs.-The Committee on the
Penentary, at the meeting of the Board of Supervisors
yesterday reported that the total expenditure for that
institution during the year ending August 1, 1859,
49, Tho amount expended for food was 574 6l
Number Of prisoners August males, l57 females 23
total ESQ. Number committed during the year, 1,709;
discharged, 1878 Deaths, 81 remaining 263 Cost Of
each person, S2100 cents per day. The of $lO3
has been paid to the County Treasurer for labor of mae
prisoners and 1869 "a for female prisoners, during the
six months ending on the 1st of August last
FRE-Yesterday afternoon, about four O'clock q fire
broke out in the three story brick front building No. $50
Fulton street, occupied the first floor by John Donahue
merchant tailor and the second and third stories by Miss
Eliza Dunn, a cloak and mantlla manufactory The
fire originated in the attic but in what not
ascertaned The damage to the building is about $500
insured to Mr. Donahue 5000, not insured Miss Dunn
II OC0 partly covered by insurance in the remens In
surance Company of Brooklyn On the discovery Of the
fire, VIM r. Coggn, of Engine No IL, and Peter j. Demp
sey, OF No. 10, entered the building, and succeeded in
stopping the further progresso the flames by removing
the combustible materials. The department then soon
extngushed the fire.
STOLEN CEcK.-We have received telegraphic des-
patch, dated Harrisburg, Pa. and signed John Hamilton
stating that the writer had been robbed at the Baltimore
depot of check for 500 Of the New York banks
which check he had bought at the Bank Of Rockand,
Virginia.