The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-09-22
day morning the successful bidder sent commun'

bidder ,sas then awarded The contract, at one cent
n.- o,i for ev cry load removed without reference
10 locality The contract IL for three or hyc ears
n. may be determined on by the Comptroller or |
CITY Inspector.
STEAMSHIP LiBrL.-A ibcl wS hled yester-
day morning by the n strc, Attorney, against tho
Havana steamships America and Havana, Tor al
les.d landing Of goods without permi's from the
Collector or Naval Oaiccr The afton was brought
at the instance Of Collector draper
RuMoRs wYRy in the city yesi.rdsy that
Admiral fnrragurs aas ship Hartford has oeen
blown up. The fepor, came from the Navy fa-d,
where IL is believed.
GoISG 70 THf FRoST.-Troops are stu
going TO the iron, In sarge numhers through this
city. -Four hundred leit Hari'a Island on Tucs lay
four hundred mpe Inf, yesterday for tho Army ~
the Potomac. and hundrei AMI thirty Ave ON
bark ell on tho Cshawha for New orle1ns Three
hundred and hfiy will lie sont forward to-day.
MIR AUGUSTUS SrosRALL has been appointed
by the authorities a, Wash. ns,on, Superintendent
! # tie Post Office NAL between tn's city and
| Washington.
FIRK.-A fire broke out A. go Washington
| street, about O'Clock last evening" occupied By
M. John DcGarcw dealer IA potash AMI oh"r
| conbustillo materials. The beck rootn on sccond
story occupied by Henry X. iiNdcr, as sheet
| and bar iron oihcc. The FIRE originated under mo
second flight OF stairs. Damage about 500, In
| surod.
| TRADES MOVEMENTS.
| PoRTrns AND P.cEEEs' PROTECTIVE AssociArio-
The ohisc, 81 this Organization IA not g. "sirike'
| fr wages, because they rather dis-'rr,enanc.
| such n proceeding, hut g. ysct'i!y lay tefore
their employers the facts snd ask them 70 increase
their wages ~ such extent ss to enable them T.
| live The Soc cty intends T. support such ~ -
| members M may bo out OF employment thronRh
sctnest, or ~ or unavoidable casualty. Tho tH''
| meas transacted last evening was amply the cnNec-
ton of dues, and other rouiiu" matters conuec,ri
| with the Asso iatnn. Several new mcmlcrH joined
| and The mcctin- adjourned.
Day Goop- CIraKa-Ied their usual weekly
meeting last evening. Reports received from va
rious Standing Comm tees were favorable with
regard to the seven O'Clock movement The rep rita
rcce, ell from the Early Closing Associations we're
also generally favorable member moved tie
| appointment ~ n committee 81 three rom each
| district, la order a. wait upon mer hnnts and Hf-
| certain their opinions IA to closing an hour cHr,er
| 10 T. N , except on Saturdays. Anoth"r member
reported that in Plccckcr street ihe merchants
| would agree o. the movement r. 2 ino'lun was
carried and the committee were NJ pointed The
| Chair COM planned that recent quorum 81 the
Committee Of WAYS and Means corld no, lie cot
together, aud requer,ed moro promp,ncss IN m
ture. O,hcr committees we're hlso complained "i,
n motion ultimately prevailed that meet ne
| Of the Standing COMM tees hc called by the FIN
auce Secretary, and thst the ah-,utces Ne reported
| on next meeting night. delegation from the
| Groccis' and lea Clerks Early Closing Association
appeared aud addressed the meeting, reporting
that they hal succeeded in getting several stores
% clote at O'Clock, and would pcTsevcie until tho
movement should become general A deieRa'e
from the CARPET and Furniture Clerks Association
also addressed the meeting stating that were y moi
for meeting tho dry goods clerks, he would have
. been perfectly dsguHel with early closing, anc
would really slyoc ate that the hours should he eN
tended 10 II. members did not take more in,eres
In the matter.
a Tis-PrATE. Corrrr AN SusFr iPos WORKER
1 held their regular meeting last evening, At No ~
'oS-ry, and alopted new Constitution aud by
laws. new bill OF prices was also aiopicd.
TIE COURTS
CouET or GISrrN srssIoSs.-Kate Robinson,
married woman, who had been Indicted for gran,
larceny, was AIRS gncd, snd Patrick Cassidy swor
tina, on the 9.h instant he was out riding with II,
accused and another woman, and On return!n.
. from Fort Hamilton he accompanied them TO
4 house ia Hamilton street, where he was druggc'
and robbed Of $500 Treasury not" and 800 II
i notes Of smaller denomination, II WAS shown tha
the accused, sui sequeut g. the rohbcry exchange
a $500 Treasury note, and fInn was found on ne
- person. The Jury found her guilty, and sho ~a
c rrmRndcd tor sentence.
d PoiIcE INIELLIGvScE.-Anem IN Comm
= S'tict lc.-At about loI o'clock on Tuesday nigt
- William Smith, ~ No. S22 Tn I'd Avenue, carpcl
i ter, leapci from third story window n, % rrn,
To-. street, and when taken from TIE paNcrl, ut vs.
found 70 have sustained internal injuries and
I- fracture Of the skull Ofcer Fenion, of the Il
~ Precinct, took him To- the New York Hospital
p Roy Burgip. Prank Lcgarc, who has heret
Ii fore pursued the homes, calling of polishing boot
1t WAS arrested On Tuesday night, IN NJ john Bal
" WINS Junk store, No ~ Morris street, which
had entered by forcing a shutter ard "a sing = wil
dow. lie had stolen SIS nth ot cotton ~
y seventy-lue pennies. Justice Hogan committ'
n HIM to the Tomts
se Grand Larceny by a Young Glrl -oHcer ,Ic
IA ley, Of the Fourteenth Precinct arrested Cstharr
er White, Miss 4 IL summers, and Mrs. MARY
of Rcatte, of Woomlngdale Asylum, appeared A.
complained that the pr soncr had broken open h
trunk and stolen thcrcrom lewelry etc, valued
ne 600. The accused confessed, and restored \ pa
to u the stolen property. She was committed
l.. Justice Hogan.
-. Verdict Of CeHSurs.-Coroncr Widely held
\. inquest yesterday on the body Of Mary p Chnor
s.. the young woman who fall through a hatchwsy
., Hcrrlug's safe mandatory. Testimony havi
" been adduced showing that the hatchwny new
u had been properly protected, the Jiry rendered
verdict censuring Messrs e. II. Herring Il q
-, and Charles 4, Porter
= Ano'hsr Fatal Fan On Tuesday night ms
Nv whose name The reporters did not learn, We
- aboard the barge jefferson, at the foot Of War;
a. street, aud walked into an open hs,chway. |
'e head struck on the kelson OF the barre, and lie
DIV supposed to have been Instantly killed. lie "
:, about 40 years of see, bad light sandy hair Il
W xhi - prs and his right IN India ink,