The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-13
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

CRUEL JoKE.-It unanimously resolved nv
meeting OF the members of Black Joke Engine Com
pany held at the engine house of the company on ius
day evening" the 18th inst, that the members wouio
cease from that date to perform duty as fremen W a.
Mnsterson the foreman of the disbanded company,
and OF course goes with his companions into retirement
The Commissioners Of the paid department VIII have 10
take possession OF the apparatus and run the machine
on their own responsibility IN the future,
New TINE TAHLE-It is announced by W. H. Wander
blt, Esq, Vice President, that and alter the 5th
inst the time table of the Hudson River trains for Al
bany and Troy connecting with the Northern and
Western trains will be folows:-Icave New York
from the Hudson River depot of Thrc;h street.
and Tenth avenue, at 1880 A. NJ, at 2, 4, and 30
p. NJ. and from the Har.etn Railroad depot Twenty
sixth street and Fourth avenue IL A. II. and 40.
p NJ Tickets purchased at the office OF road VIII
be accepted upon the oth,r
MUppy STREET Is no novelty in tho city of New
York; but Morris street. Of the main thoro"gfar
lead ne Broadway 10 the North river and at the
foot of which is pier No. a, from which the havana
steamers and the Coney leland boats take their departure,
is certainly the drties and most filthy amoa7 tn hun
dreds of the Same character in the metropolis When
other streets comparatively clean this one - VeTy
Golgotha OF pershng and pershed vegetables slough
Dcspond through Which Christian would hardly nave
ventared-a purid canal breathing the fnt breath Oh
plague and pestlence. Canao; something be done lor
the regeneration of Morris streer
THE GRAND INVITATION pcM o. the officers of the CITY
Inspectors Department win take place Saturday the
18th Great preparat have been made by nspcc-
Boole and his associates to insure Jolly time, ana
it supposed that about two thousand five hundred per-
VIII attend at Dudcys Grove on the occasion Inc
officers of the committee John H. Brady President;
John Butler, Treas rer; f. W. Noyes, Secretary and L.
H. Booe, Chairman of Committee of Arrangements Inc
and councillors steamboat MIddleown, ana donDi,-
deck bargcs Walter Sands and William }. Hasket nave
been engaged, with the services OF wallace orass ana
cotlion bands The Mddlc'own will leave the pier az
the foot of Fifth street Es, river at quarter TO eshr
A. NJ precisely; the barge Waiter Sands will remain at
the foot of Jay street. North river until hapast eight
NJ, and the Has;cit will remain at the foot Of Thir-
tcth street, North river, until nine A. NJ Tor the acco
notation Of those holding invitations.
The SAsNG'uFEsT-TnE DEC 9RArrcNs, &c.-A number
of private residences to be decorated during the
Saengcrrest week well the German hotels and
almost all the public places in the Bowery and other To-
caitcs and the decorations, composed OF Transparent
cies gaands flags and banners of every kind and de-
scription, now being prepared The Germania AS
semby Rooms, the headquarters of the singers will be
beautifully decorated, outside well as inside The
front will be decorated with as and bunting, and seme
two thousand yards Of sarands The large ball Will be
fcstooncd with flowers and cregrcens, and the walls Will
be covered with transparcnces with appropriate nscp-
tions The flags and banners of the societies viii DC put
the visiting singers on Saturday several buildings will be
illuminated in the evening At Jones' Wood number
OF worknen are employed to make the necessary aera-
tions prepare tic place for the Saengcr picnic on
Wednesday. About 500 tables and 600 benches
pn. up On the evening Of the day Of the
picnic the Park, the hotels the platforms aud the land
ing place will be illuminated with calcium lights and on
Black .cll's Island fireworks will be displayed The
buildings and platforms at Jones' Wood will be appro-
priately decorated.
The Fest delegates representing the various German
societies, who maEing the arrangements for the
great musical demonstration, met again az the Germana
Assembly Rooms last Light, where Mr.. Stenen, OF the
Teutonia Society," presided A full delegation was pre-
sent and arrangements made in reference TO the
sale of the tickets the Academy of Music and in re-
to the rehcarals No further orchestral re-
hearsas to take place, the expenses OF each Of
these rcheasas amounted to not less than ono hundred
dollars. number Of gentlemen were appointed TO at.
tend TO the sale Of the tickets ut the ates OF Jones,
Wood on Wednesday, and a considerable amount OF
other roatnc business was Transacted whereupon tho
delegates adjourned