The New York herald., 1864-12-10
City I'm telItg0nce

Of the taken or ip from Port Ontario.
City intelligence.
FIRE IN CNrRs SrREn.-On Friday morning nre
broke out on the fourth floor Of building Nos 80 and Il
Centre street, in the typo foundry Of Mr. Tupey The
flames extended tho h loor and before The rs was
extipgushed the two upper floors Of me build
ing destroyed Tho damage to tho type foundry
viii be about 81 o00 said Insured Para o( the
fourth floor and the third occupied by Henry E. Sack
man. bookbndsr Loss about 81 6O0 insured for 81 100
on stock and machinery in the Mechanics Relief and
New York Fire and Marine insurance compssiea
Los. II ST.
Fulton, Hamilton, St Marks and Jersey CMy Insurance.
lhe occupied BY A. " w,ckenssrg dealer In
paper and rags Damage about 81 nsrsed for 900
Tho building IS owned by Mr. Cumminss II is dam
ased abous $500 and is insured s. 900 in the Har.
Nj. A. v wicEsnbere speaTS in Sieh :ssns q praise
OF the exctons Of Captain Jourdsn and Sergeant QUINN
men in distinguishing the flames He states that il vas
owing 70 the excellent discipline enforced BY the above
that no acts OF pisge were committed, though other.
wise great would have bees offered 70 the
many ready and willing hs1ds that oonglssass ON occa
The cause Of the re is not - present. bat Fire
Marshal Baker has the matter under iavesusAsion.
FIRE IN CHRsrorHRR SrxsEr-Shorty after twelve
O'Clock O Friday morning nre broke ont In the
dwois.x ~p~-spaenss 81 A. n~.-,
OF building No. 6s Christopher street. Tho flames we're
quickly ox,in. sshed BY the hrsnsn Damsss about %
neash tbs flooring. and supposed caused bS rats
Mra~ Baez NOS insured.
PRESENTATION THE RAspAzLs ISLAND Bors-Yossr.
day moraiug the mombers Of The Cataract Association
q this city, paid svst 70 Randas Island accompanied
By their lady friends to pSssot the boys oe the usso
ton with . splendid silk banner. The company
bered some atty Or sixty, among whom wss ex-Judgs
Il QuAckeubush, Alderman ssarY, Conmaeiousrs Henry
wilson, rhos Lawrence and Fcndsrs, Of the New York
Fire Department.; Daniel Conover, Exq, and EOgmssr
Lamb tho company tcsk polce boat, Captain Todd,
island received BY the boys and Warden
Stcvcns II the andnn Alter thorough Inspection Of
the drii room. wfero ex Commiss,oner Henry wilson
made the presentation which received on behalf Of
the boys BY Mastes Edward Mclaughlin IN very neat
The Dag consisted * blue silk, trimmed with yellow
fringe On aide the coat Of arms Of the STATE
| bearing the foIswng DESCRIPTION
| RANDAfI's ISLAND nGnf GUARD.
and on the reverse the arms Fire Depart
ment, with the following
PRESENTED By rae CATARACT xssoc1xrioN.
December 8, 1884
most hos pitaby entertained by warden stevens after
which the company returned 70 the city, much pleased
with thek visit.
FuxrsAI or DR. RAxxKY, or IHs Luxsno AsYLux.-The
perintendpg and managing physician oF the Blsckwes
Island Lunasc Asylum, who died last Wednesday, of
typhus fever place yesterday morning from Cal
vary church, which filled wls highly respectable
assembnge OF the relatives and friends OF the deceased
GLIDING large delegation Of Free Masons and membcrs
OF the city ard county government. During the last
twelve fourteen months quite number OF physicians
attached hospitals aud pubic institutions seem "
have fallen victims to typhus fever, which prevailed 10
| most alarming extent.
| CArrAIs wixsLow or The KEARsARGK AND rHs Posr
socHrY Tho Port Socesysn institution for promoting
/ the Gospel amorg In this port-hod meeting
this enng al the Academy Of Nusc in furherarce Of
the object Of their worthy institution. Among other
eminent speakers who expected 10 be present. the
society announces Captain winslow, OF Alabams
fame, will attend and address the audience This tact
will doubt attract large crowd 10 the Academy
the occasion.
| iArs CONTRIBUTIONS The PARk.-Thc Commissioners
Park almost daily receipt OF donations from
persons interested u the progress Of the great work
| under their charge. A group d figures representing
"Aud Lang syne, the work Of Scotch artist has been
city. Tho following animals have been receiv ved:From
r. c. NJ Hoyt United States Consul At Mnatitlap Mexi
Bear "0 ssy arc very very ri.,rui T and t.ms % and 10 sner
natye country along the banks OF The rivers In
George Brooks, three English rabbils D. O. Piper
hawk General Asboth one Florida black bear; Alex. NJ
and one robin Miss bessie rocnnsd one gray squirrel
PnovwsoR DoRrxus commences his course of lectures
on chemistry tois evening Al the Cooper institute. some
idea Of she magnitude and brancy Of the experiments
may be Inferred from the feet that the for cnch
lecture understand, win be from two 70 three hun
dred dollars The course treat 70 all who atteud
Queries for the War Department.
/ TO THE EDITOR OF THE HsRALD.
NEW YoRK, Dee. Q, 1864.
Ia the bounty allowed BY the county to rsenlstcd vess
ran volunteers . consideration gtils The
par en,s and legal representatives Of veteran rscnted
volunteer who died before the county bounty paid
10 him. entitled 70 receive said bountyf Although The
federal government and the states governments have
uuesatngiy paid the bountes OF deceased veiersn re
enlisted soldiers TO the surviving parents Mr. Blunt has
adversely decided one o these cases James Corkn,
poor old father Of two vounteers who died n the uset