The New York herald., 1864-12-10

stated before grew ont OF the bscssmishs' strike
when Brapnsn Neiisy several blows On the head
because refused JON the "slrssrs" In asnsnduG
higher wages. Louis swartz. convicted d asssuh and
battery. wss fined twenty i've dollars
The Beard or Council met ass svseise, ,-and con-
eurrsd wth tho Aldermen In granting { aosatios Of
ive thousand doss The College o 50 Francis Xavier.
twelve hundred ty dollars the New York Opsha
mic Hospital and ihous nd dollars the Nsv York
iuarmary for INDECENT Children. The COMMITTEES on
tiona Aas anshorized 70 stand coloss
for the Seventeenth New York Volunteers Ths Board
coscprred with the Aldermen In passing rssolssicn
giving ees,iemes the privilege Of laying railroad
tracks y ehe city, by yote oe eightesa 10 four Sr
Jaquss presesisa assUst the pangs Of the measure.
armug that the Common Council had legal pewer
make such grant, After the adsptsou OF number Of
routine papers the Board adjourned TN kopday.
Paddy Mcrash and Phil Clare. the two candidates for
pugistio fame who fought ss Red Hook on sunday
morning the procsed,ngs st that time being interrupted
continued the Aght at the place yesterday morning
Seveay-6vs rounds fought the battle lasting
hsurs and i've minutes. when McGrath declared
winner. Clare severely punished. The proceedings
passsd on very quietly ths police ~ lussag IN
pearancs.
the charge oe attempting to steal watch from
Nickerson, q the nrs IN Pearl street, O IAursday
evening.
Two msn named MIcnssl Neville and Hssry McclosEey
sngassd In pistol aGay hast svsnisg In lie Bowsry,
near the Old BoweSy theatre and fred several shots
Neither q the oombstans. however, received any in.
jury; but man named Frederick Richards, VIE
passing n the tims received bali 10 Of h feet, pro-
ducing serious wound.
ooroners inquest vas held ysssrdAy over the body
q Timothy scanon whose death resulted from blow
the bead with piece Of iron the hands Of Adam Potts.
on Wednesday, In the msohins shop the corner cf
Second avenue and Twenty second street. appearing
from the evidence that the two skyarkng ~ the
tme and that the fatal blow not given wish aay
malicious intent, Potts permitted TO give thou
sand dollars bail 70 await ths action Of the Grand Jury
coronsr's jury yesterday gave verdict charging
Patrict Mcdonnell with being guilty u killing Edward
Watson by shooting him with pistol during the street
tight last Tuesday evening the Of Eleventh
avenue and Forty street, between the two rival
gangs OF boys known the ssMacks' and 3diuutes."
Mcdonnell ESCAPED at the me OF the fight. and has
yet been arrested.
The Cataract Association or this city and their friends
yesterday visited Randas Island and presented the
brys there with beautiful blue silk flag, bearing on
side the State coat OF and the other the coat OF
arms Of the Fire Department.
fre tho Of which has yet BEEN ascersansd
broke out yesterday morning tbs fourth floor Of build
ing Nos 80 and Al Centre street. destroying entirely
fourth and NTH floors and the roof and doing consda
bio damage to the three lower Stories The losses Of a
the different occupants Of the building amount 70 about
eight thousand dollars for which they fully insured
Tho building. which also insured damaged 10 tho
extent Of about twenty Eve hundred dollars
The Waterbury Clock Companys factory, at Wa
terbuy Conn.,, destroyed BY nre yesterday involv
ing loss OF over twenty thousand dollars about
half OF which iosured
A fro At 81 john, New Brnnswick, yesterday, do.
stroyed ninety dwelling houses occupied by three
hundred people.
A nre In block OF warehouses occupied By Chapman
Co, at Montreal destroyed wines, teas. tobacco &c.,
to tho value OF between $500 coo and 100000 on the
morning OF Wednesday last
Bell alias Bursigh, still under arrest 10 Toronto ca.
nada charge of being connected with the rebel pra
iica dougs Lake Eris Yesterday applied or months
post ousmcnt OF his tial, TO enable him TO obtain
evidence from the rebel capital. which was granted.
Nuch excitement wac caused n Louisville. Kentucky
yesterday, by wholesale arrest OF gamblers and
sezsre Of horses by the military auhoritles Tho i'm
OF the latter stopped ihe running tho street
for some time.
new and magnificent screw steamship, named the
City Of Boston, was ,unched the Clyde near GIasgow
on the lSsa ut,ror the Liverpool. Ne. yc-S 80 ns
A-'pS'. essnsnIp ,ompany (Tnrnan lins). She 10
iron vessel aud is transverscy divided into eight com.
partnsns BY seven strong aid we'll secured watsrtght
bukneads reaching from the keelson the upper deck
She three hundred thirty feet In length over
All thiry-nine feet be,m, and twenty seven fee. six
ioches depth OF hold We understand the nmln line are
now having built another steamer, named tbs City OF
Prs, intended 10 be second speed or in the
elegance OF her fitting up which viii also ply between
Liverpool and this city, In connection with their already
numerous hset
very destructive incendary Gre occurred st Placer.
vile, CaMornia on the morniss OF November Over
one hundred bousss destroyed twothirds OF which
we're occupied by Chinese and spanards.
government warehouse several brick storehouses,
eating houses, saloons, bsrbor shops &C. burned
al Little Rock Arkansas the niget or the 23d ut The
Individual Hfiy thousand dollars The
government loss is unknown.
The Catholic Institution OF learning known as the
Ecclesiastical Seminary OF Our Lady OF Angels " Sus
peusion Bridge, was totally destroyed by fre the
aftsrno Of the 5,n inst One OF the studeuts-a boy
from Brooklyn-pershcd in the flames. Tie origin Of the
FIRE was accidental Tho property worth At least
twenty Thousand doars and was but partially insured
There between three aud hundred boys In the
scbo I.
The stool; mlket was dull yesterday and lowor Gold
steady the whole. md, after opening at 24lx
closed at 2iohs Government securities slightly
lower.
There wss scarcely 80 mech buoysncy In commercial
circles yesterday there Thursday, but the
transactions nevertheless fully terms
70 the seller, and some kinds OF merchandise were
tuay higher Foreisi goods held armer. ana the
tone OF the market WIS strong Domestic produce
higher as general thing Petroleum nrmer, while
cotton without decided change in value tao market
boiog very strong. Ga change The -four market
active and frm, while wheat was in fair demand and
&c. higher Coro was heavy. while oats advanced lc.
&c with fair demand. The pork market scarcely
Arm win less doing. Beet contn1es heavy, while
lard active and Grm. whiskcy scarcely firm,
with fair demand. Freghts were quiet.
UNCLE ABE AND THE BLAIR FAMILY.-We un-