The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-08


REMOVALS AND amoSlT>'s y lsx srRrrr DEpARy-
nEvrsn rtiy after h,s appointment Il the poH,cn OF
Street &, Senator Cornell EXPRESSED his deter
nnat not a. interfere with The subordinate officers in
his department urtl after Eew Year That morlentous
occasion having come ana gone, Sir. Cornell has
menced TO devcope the plans OF hi administration In
the hrs pince nc lot nts 10 heep Ing osion Snte
Senntr. and w render that he has appointed Mr.
William NJ Tweed to be- Ia aeruty-s man who ~ tho
roughly poeied on all the workings ri city gov
Incrt and fully co.peienf to the affairs the
street lepar daring the absere Of The Senatorial
Comm ssoier in bany. In the second place !, being
Decessa placate H. Aldermen, sweeping system
removals has been Daugurated. Yesterday Jim Irving
JrrS pector of Incumbrancss on wh,rvcs nd formerly
Superintendent of Markets under CITY INSPECTOR neiavan
lost his heed, u berg necessary 10 confer that position
upon friend ~ Alderman Mitchell The salary per
ano-nts 10 81 $50 of which little Jas.
y. Flynn will b. the snnuai recipient I'm Tuesday last
rhc following removals and appointments made:-
Chill Cfe'i--Tm L. Ely vice WIN. A. Poor; salary
r.. 100 per year.
Sp,tnt,rd NJ " R-)ois cvd SIR, li--Iienry waIlnce
vice Jonathan Purdy removed saary 81 900 per year.
De,,tp Superintendent If Rraifs nj Sap sS-Chrles
R'Se. vice George H. Lvnch, rcnovcd; salary $1,000
year.
superiahpdent Of Vha,ws. Picrs aud Iirs-Rlssen
y. Boob. wee George White removed; salary SO 900
Saprsnns,,dst # lamps cHa Gas-Anthony Miiier vice
Edward G. Mcdonnell removed salary S20O.
i1.sJsc'H n gm,TdArS--.iohn Mcdonald vice James
II. Il he. removed AIRY - - per item.
P4s, flerk Of Rerors aud SLpp,,es-Dav,d Mccarthy,
Vice trink Cnpner renewed; salary 81 soc per year.
Cfh NJ bevy, ef Roa1s-Join hcnDard, vice John r.
Splder, removed: salary $500 per year.
II rurorcd thai s larger Of oiic mis- viii
b, decanated to-day The state Of feeling that exists
may @ei he Imagined The clerks ar' IN state Of ner
vous i.epiaf"l Thos" anxious " be clerks are in n
hardly loss p'''abie con9,on suspense IL broadly lei
BILE mud the tars for "ce Is ked
~ neir whole apeararca. The street Conns icI,ers
office grsDty crow led every cay row, between the
hours = ven in the nrlg aud our o'clock In the after
hOol.
lxpIosos ASD Lrs Lnr-About seven O'Clock yea.
day morning an explosion took place in the
cap factory Of Mr.. cot, III Sixty second street. near
ar thn
Whipple, and slightly injirng another named Astor
rne building was entirely DESTROYED. The premises Of
Mr.. MaO hext da'r very much shattered by the
shcck and tls Inmates considerably frightened, blu. be-
yond the breiking of p1nss Il glass there
further DANCE. II ~,s fortunate that TIE eAploslon
occurred at such esy hour, for had 1t tukca y aco
alter in the day whn the shoo n aid hayc been crowd
cd win opeiativ's Tie ss ii life would have ben very
scrus. Coroner RanE.y uotiied to hold Ill ilQuext
upon the body of deceased.
ANOTHER EarLosioN--rne percussion cap factory q
Roberts Co., seventy sixth street. between Ninth
ana Tenth avenues also destroyed by ex sim.
Luckily the instance loss life occurred as the
premises were shut up for the night when the explosion
took picce.
CHANGE IN Tns wEArrEa.-rhe mild, springlike wca
'her which Prevailed mere for week experienced
sclded check yesterday. The temperature descended
very rapidly until towards evening, whom the wind be-
luie stir, and tho cold was sufficient 70 make
sh an 1vcrsot snow storm threatened u fall the
Whole day, but bei % very steadily without dropping
upon terra from the reatly overcha ged cloa as
Ar the evening advanced al. signs Of dsap-
eared from the ky rnrougn tine c eur, rosiy atno
sphere the countless spark .; with gre Il bri1ncy
AnG shu ty bcore midnght he ady ose. aud hes
livery snt gave tn pishing I. ch finest
lights We have been Favored with during the pIesest
winter.
SEATING PROPHETS There 10 every prospect OF GOD
kting to day the lower pond of the Central Park
rot on the UPPER, and the the Fifth pond
eng bearabe yesterday = sure To be In good condition
day. We may ho~ expect little spo. aud much mo.e
neilthy weather.