The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-31
City Intelligence.

MONUMENT OF DANIEL Fl. SANDS CyPHEs Ri,s CEsE-
rRY-rhe Sons Of Temperance wedne .day, the 10th
inst, dedicated large and very handsome u ornament,
which has been recently erected Cypress H,s Gene
terry to the memory Of Daniel a. Sands, one Q; the
This monument enterprise has been the subject Of &C.
tive effort In the Order for the past two years. and has
now reached very successful contamination.
Nearly 81 800 have been contributed by the Order OF
Sons OF Temperance, and this sum- through tue oeraty
Of Mr. James Hall, the constructor OF the monumeni,
has produced very large and really beautiful structure
Of Italian marble in the obolsk STYLE twenty Ave feet
three inches in height. with granite base q five feet
feet in height The only ornamental the nonn.
men, we except the slab OF California marble cent
TO- arg foar sssod rsIsss o. 9ss.
sides Of the shaft, and Eve feet from The shafts
base The Committee Of the Grand Division or Eastern
raised, and under whose direction the monument was
erected, are P; CIV ?: William q Armstrong, Of New
and " lillian E. Macd,nough, Of New York larae con.
course Of the division aud members Of the Order with
Iesaa and Banners was on the ground and the special
Dr. J. cOndict and T. N W ?. John r. Oliver, one Of
the sixteen founders OF the order, g. w. p Theodore
l. Cuyler The Rev J. B wakeley also asslsted.
IN the evening there was a public meeting IN the
Daniel H. Sands died member The NJ W. r. PRESIDED.
Addresses were delivered BY the Rev. J. b. wskeley,
sesns n Pea sus q
and Macdonough's Glee Club Altogether this dedjea-
Ton Gay wii long be remembered by the Sons OF Tenn
perance.
THE QrAKKRs YEARLY GATHERING The Society or
Friends Hickse branch, have been holding toer an
nua business meeting at their new association building
corner OF East Sixteenth street and Rutherford place.
The influx OF QuaeIs from the country quite as large
as ever the troubles Of the country seeming TO have
little influence upon their Affairs m'ra,ulously small
amount Of rain has accompanied the good frsnds this
year, praise be 10 Allah So far as we have been aba
70 learn, no particular business has been before the
meeting. The orthodox Quskers Will commence next
Sunday, at their church in Twentieth street
EXPLOSION or CASA BUnDtsG Ssr ON FIRE AVID Four
MN BAnIr BrRNEp-su explosion Of gas t,ok psce on
Tuesday night In a building 10 Third avenue near
Fifty fourth street. by which four were severely
burned and the building sc. Gre u appears that
vr several days past leakage OF gas had nesr Eo,sei
but no efforts 10 find where the detective pace tho
Pipe was were made unit Tuesday night, when Jacob
Schat and son, Grant Adams and Christian Bards All
occupants Of the premises, proceeded TO for e.
They soon Uncovered II TO re in OF the second sorv
roons and on entering this with Lighted anp an
explosion took Place, which shook The building 20 Its
foundation, ret The fire and severely burned the
-four The elder schatt and Bandas ws-e "a sha-r
rgy burned that they scarcely expected /, rec
Inc oherr suffered ess seriously of.v Dsyer OF tue
Nncoetth ward police, rushed into the house ard with
the aid OF some cz,ns succeeded 10 oxugusnipg the
Htslts Ihyscians we're promptly procurec and the D-
jured men afforded sll the relief possible.
1rr1ERs Lcsr AND RECOVERED The steam transport
state OF Georgia, conveying Colonel Aliens regiment
which left the North river Tuesday morning. e route
to Fortress Monroe, took out mail 10 the sseamtug
Achilles The tive vessels Unexpectedly met outside
Sandy Hook, the Achilles coming the time, when
attempt made to throw the letter bag hoard toe
Acnil e. Owing however 10 the s!rong brcsse blowing
~ The tme this untuccessful and the big AID con-
onts fell into the water subsequently, however, Capt.
dennessy recovered them anc brought them GO 70 Gs
city.