The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-03
City Intenlgence.

City IntenIgence.
SnvAsrs' NEW YKARs BAIL At rHs Aston Houz-Guu
sn KnDs.s-A Nosu Am.-On New Years eve Colonel
seson, Of the Aston House, gave further evidence u
those rare and nsbs social character for which
he has ever been distinguished as Q landlord and gen.
ieman, by providing free ball for all the servants,
walters, porters and chambarmaids employed IN and
about the establishment numbering IN all some two hun;
dred persons The large north dining hall bad been
cleared for the OCCASION and arranged either
side for the Of the Jolly guess-the servantswhen
not engaged in dancing promenading. An excellent
band OF ten pieces the muse and such
music most Of II consisting Of popular and soul inspiring
Irish airs capable they known be Of producing
that exhiara,ing inspiration unknown 70
any other style Of sea uAr melody. The various cotil
l.Ls, many 81 them apparently quite dilneult were
oder, which would have done credit 70 the Princes or
the Jsp.Lsse entertainment wh,s ar 70 the peculiar
jss were exeerice by he Whole compary words are
incapable Of giving the reader the slightest conception
vents f0fgctiul Ter the time Of their humble position
and daily tolls, thus hnoceny enjoying themselves tn
the personal presence and under the direction and
countenai &C " their employer hroe' And the enjoy
meDt seemed ~ be quite great The patrons the
Aston, fo Tie ,ime being, nearly All Of whom both
difs ana gentlemen. were among the spectators. Nor
they all spectators merely for Col Stetson himself
James s,el,op and the popular ana gentlemanly asss
glorious Banta and others, With some Of their agree
able ladies, thought il not beneath their positions
or dignity to Jom occasionally in the merry dance,
joyous tine had been arranged Noble fellows
Gil Of h,m, for thus unbending" themselves aud
CO.. ubutn 70 Me happiness and Innocent qualification
OF those whom circumstances have made fortunate
ara repcuo,s than thu The dancing continued
WI About midnight, when grand promenade " the In
sptIg All oi ia MAJ scaise" ended this novel scene
general hit, and enjoy nent the company archming
orderl, artistic manner imaginable IL was. indeed
ore Of those tous hing which appeal TO the beet
emotions Of the human and sympathzing heart
evneet by the many "most ey es observed among the
spectators, By whom, we'll by the them
selves this humare ard happily conceived affair appear
Cd !" be- July appreciated.
FIRE IN CITY HALL PLACE-ARREsr OF TWO MEN ON
SUSPICION OF ARsON.
Shortly after twelve O'Clock Wednesday morning
fre|was discovered m junk shop, owned by BuborA
B0Lbe in the basement Of the large tenement house No.
"a City Han place Fer while there was great fright
existing among the tenants, and had the flames been
SO speedily extinsushed many lives might have been
sacrificed as the building is not provided with fire
escape, as required by the building passed by
/ the Legislature List winter.
On examining the premises was found that they had
ben entered by bui glars, and quantity Of lead Pipe
taken away. Cfscer Valentine, sf the sixth precnst
previous ~ the discovery OF the fire. arrested nd
named VIM. lawson, slms Preston with soma led
pro IN his procession, on suspicion tina
y was stolen The pipe was subsequently Identified By
The Fire MARSHAL assisted by Sergeant Brewer and off,
Ger James McGune entered into tho ough Investigation,
al w Louls later caused the OF Edward Hamp
eoh, at Lis hcusc, No LOG Mulberry street. They
foul at his house Of the property stolen nom the
subsequently the above arrests officer Jas MCGUIRE
OF tie sixth precinct arrested the wife Of Edward Hamp
son while enccavorrg ~ sell property also stolen
from the fame pre- misses.
The damage by the fire was very sight.
FREhESs CEEBRAToS. Monday night, December
81 the boys Of the Harry Howard Engine Company 80, OF
which r. Lord is tho efficient foreman gave a reccp-
tion TO the Protection Engine Company No. Of Melrose
with beautiful front by the COMPANY. Speeches,
ass and songs the order Of the evening bouu
OF &c. and not Till the snn hours had passed thaE
with cheers for each other for tn msevcs every
body and everything else That the meeting adjourned
SYMPATHY IRIsH SUCCESSION IN NEW YoRK-We
understand that number OF respectable and
wealthy Irish citizons intend TO get up grand mass
meeting Of sympathy with the present repeal move
ment in ireland, encouraged by the doctrine com
meLced by the present Britt h Ministry that nations
have q right TO self government preliminary meeting
will De held to night at Carkss House, corner Of James
will be completed II IA contemplated invite General
Shields, Rev. Dr. Cahl, Mr. Richard OGorman, James T.
Brady, and other distinguished men 70 speak on the
occasion.
CoIoRxD EncnASm PoRr PRxcs-Ths British
brig Janet Kidston sailed Tuesday for Port
Prince, having on board nfty-six colorcd persons
as emgrants, forwarded by the Colonization Society.
phia and eeven from New York.
FATAL AoDrr.-On Tuesday evening John Boyd sea-
man. Of Greencck scoand, fell from the mAntopsA yard
Of ship r. l. Lane, while lying the North river bound
" Liverpool and killed lie taken In charge by
Harbor police and brought ashore 70 await the action
Of the Coroner
FAIE ALARM IN THE CnY-A LITTLE SECESSION Excite
nNr-Abcut half past O'Clock tuesday morning. the
down town portion Of New York thrown into tre
mendous excitement by the firing Of ten guns IN rapid
succession In less than time several hundred people
assembled IN the Park and In the vicinity Of the
Herald office, anxously nquiriDg the meaning Of the I'M
usual Eoifs. The people hal taken the idea that the
firing somehow other connected with the secession
excitement Rumors few around the city that southern
steamer Haunting the Palmetto flag, had been captured
IN the bay BY the cutter Harriet Lane; that ten
seeded cm the Union, and other equally
citing en~ors were put in ccualson calculated 70 raise
The public curiosity 10 the highest pitch The excitement
occsond by the departure OF the Spanish
Barenguela which tired ten guns az parting salute.
| E1Phosos WET FORTY FOURTH srRKsr-osE MAX
| knIK-About half past sir O'Clock hast evening the
boiler nthe Eagle Brewery In West Forty fourth street,
near Ninth avenue exploded. There at the time
qoite number in the brewery but strange 10 say, all
escaped with their lives with the exception Of man,
the fireman, named Charles KrelliDg, who badly
injured that he died In about hour Afterwards The
boiler said have been IN good order and perfectly
safe IL In, therefore, presumed that the accident must
have been caused through perfect carelessness Most Of
time previous there several h. the ediate vicinity
81 the boiler. Two whose could not
tain were slightly cut in the face aud arms Sergeant Cope
and section 81 the Twenty nd ward police pre-
sent and rendered mot fcient vice. II presumed
that one Of the plates IN the side ~ the boiler in
some way defective, and the probability that there be-
ing considerable more strain II the Of tho
Gcciden
FIRE ~ MAIDEN LAMA MAJ ARRfsrrD 9Uspicsro
or ARsoS-Bowcen Ave and six O'Clock last night, Ore
discovered the second floor the building No.
"a Maiden lane in the spectacle and jewclry
factory Of James l.. Harlem The Gre cxtingushed
Z 49, r.. A
floor The entire stock destroyed loss snid 70 be
ebout ~ 000 insured for u eco, ia the Excelsior and
81 COO In the lafayette INSURANCE companies The buzz
irg owned by Joseph T. GascoD II Is damaged 70 tho
extent u about $50; said 10 be insured hre 90
CURED Ia the same building ON saturday evening last
unGer suspicious instances. The two nrcs were no
doubt the work q design.
Fire MAJ shall Baker went into immediate nvcetga-
tcn and the facts ELECTED threw suspicion one OF tho
occupants Of the building who detained BY Captain