The New York herald., 1864-05-06
City Intelltgence.

TRmfoRARY HOME SoLDERe''-LEI CcxMcs
COUNCIL Acr.--The United States Sanitary Commission
propose with the consent of the Mayor and Common
Council 10 the building lately occupied by the
Metropolitan Sanitary Fair Seventeenth street. cppo.
site the Everett Hgnss y the Battery there y be used
as temporary home for Soldiers who are bonoraby dis
charged the service, who in rassn 70 their
homes from the general hospitals from their regi
mentsthese being often delayed few days in this
city befo they obtain their pay papers The
"Homev will also be open for the accommodation OF fur
loughed soldiers in dnsiu, and will agents pro-
cure for tickets their destinations at soldiers
ancc 20 All Soldiers who need M and as il Is not pro
posed that the city shall incur one dollar Of expense bot
rather relieved Of the burden OF some who might 9TH
eruise come upon institutions for support, trust
Mayor and Common Council will give the required
home on the Battery may be bu. the first step
towards establishing in some suitable place out OF the
city permanent Soldiers Home" IN which our ds.
abed be allowed cause to complain that
republics are upgraeful The building Seventeenth
could not be applied TO better purpose and would
be rather ornament than otherwise 10 the Battery
TAssASYs TRIBUTE ras MEMORY OF COLONEL kFs.
sspy, or THE TAsMANY REcmEvrAt the last meeting o.
the Tanmapy Society Alderman and Brother Charles >.
Chipp, OF the Ninth ward informally initiated move.
ment for presenting the family Of the late Cclone
illian ~ Kennedy who died while in command Of the
Tammany regiment, some substantial token OF ,he
and love win which the late Colonel was regarded
by his Brothers Of The Wiewam Inc movement was ~
once warmly seconded by the members OF the society
aud the names M bfotners tOrneli. heNlI. fursel
Clancy, Tweed, sweeny, savage, Jiden, Delsyan, Bell
Waterbury, Bradley Brennan, Halpne Cooper and many
others have beer already recorded among tho con
tributore 70 the fund. We trust the testimonial will
assume shape TO be OF permanent tenent 20 the
widow and oTpbanE OF Colonel Kennedy, who was for
many years Father OF the Council OF Sachems oi Tam
many Han, and lpally Grand sgchem Of The Society.
psEEG AInNJ 20 SRI fIsB 10 Ing BUILDING oc1CTEn
I ~ THy proposI MsasHAL THf sfvEST1 nsTacT, 60
THIRD AvESuE--Aoout four O'Clock yesterday morning
nre discovered in the attic Of building 10. CO Third
avenue occupied by Captain Y. G. Wagner, Provost Mar
shsl OF the Seventh district. II appears that Corpora
Henry Car went to the attic 10 call the relief wns
sepi back bedroom and reaching the head OF the
ars he found Gre burning against the partition OF the
bedroom and the wal OF the adjoining building. tn,
flames spreading rapidly, when he gave alarm
and The FIRE extiDguishea with few pais Of water
Fire Marshal Baker was notified by Captain Brewer
OF the Seventeenth precinct, and Immediately com
menced examination OF the premises. Th'
incendiary, appears, effected entrance intt
l the adjoining building, No. Co. AID from ther'
knocked hole through the brick wall into th'
attic OF No SO. Some pieces OF atbs bottle OF kero
| sine oil and other combustibe materials were thef
showed through the aperture and FIRE Had not th
fire been go eoon discovered the soldiers sleeping In tb
back attic might have perished as the fire betwccr
their room and the stairway. The matter uDde
| investigation by the Fire Marshal.
ASCENSION DsY-rhe festival OF the Ascension and th
celebration Of the thirteenth anniversary OF The
Grafton Of Trinity church OBJ that beautiful
edifce yesterday with unusua al ceremonies. Rev. DR.
Dix and Rev Dr 0gilby ocated, and the Rev. Or Hig
bee dey eloquent Sermon suggested by the
In the Catholic churches the day
holy day OF obligation, and several masses ocrd up