The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-12
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

TRINITY CHURCH The history Of the real estate trans
actions Of the Trinity Church corporation would make an
interesting and readable volume extending from the
days Of King William the Third and Queen Anne 10 the
present day The land owned by Trinity In the time
OF William known as the Kings Farm and the endow
ment was made for the purpose Of providing for the
Church of England in New York The estate originally
consisted Of two thousand and lots OF which,
since the year three hundred and eighteen lots have
been given away six hundred and ninety one remain,
six hundred and ninety Iots now owned By trinity
which are all occupied by various buildings located
strc Cyts street Barrow street
Chambers street Canal street. Desbrosses street Domn
ick street Fulton street. Greenwich street. Hamenley
Murray street, Rsnwici street. Read. street, Spring
street, Sullivan street, varck street, vestry street.
Nearly s's hs ss
Of the lots in these ssreeta which were made before
the Revolution win expire IN few years ana revert
perty Of Trinity viii then be worth than twenty
Ave millions Of dollars II canp0s b said TO be badly
near the truth But the corporation Ess on several oc
casons found hard TO make both ends meet At the end
OF year According to the testimony OF General Dir,
Ex-Governor Bradish, r. B. Minturn and Others her
expenditures exceeded her income various times by
from nine thousand two hundred and twenty six dollars
and sixty eight dollars forysx cents At one time
was proposed that the property be disposed OF as TO
which might be in need but the bill after passage il
the Senate, met with negative at the hands Of the
Assembly, and the matter was dropped Notwithstand-
poaton the church said TO be poor and in support Of
the fact Is stated that bills for ringing the bells Of
Common Council and that part Of the old graveyard in
Hudson street between GARRISON and Leroy streets BE-
the latter action may not be- taken : = : '
Mr. Assors lease obtained in 1857 expires on the LIST
q nay ss and the w 60 back 70 Trinity
Of seventy dve cents each The lots are situated in
Charlton street. King street. Hudson street, vandam
street Hamersley street. vack street. Greenwich street
and Spring street Mr. Aston pays Trinity church two
hundred and sixty nine dollars per annum for all the
lots being seventy five for each RI we estimate
the rental from each building on these lots at the low
average Of five hundred dollars the fortunate easehoder
must receive invested capital OF two hundred and
sixynine dollars an income OF hundred and sixty
eight thousand dollars per Some Of the build
ngs however let at higher rates At least Mr. Astor
Is no loser by the contract.
YEsrNDAy.-There were very few who could complain
Of the hest yesterday In fact the thermometer kept
down In tho region Of seventy four degrees nearly all
day, which something II has not done before in
weeks To add to the peasantness Of the weather there
was drizziing, misty wettish sort Of rain lowering
over the earth, which occasionally leaked out little OF
its superabundant moisture upon the heads and should
ers of the pedestrianatng males and females who
CHANGED to be ont at the time number Of the former
in consequence Of the water they had the outside
poured down large quantity Of for the benefit
of their internal improvements but failed to better their
condition until confined in the TombJ for dsorderly
duct The female portion were sent homo in double
quick time with handkerchefs and all manner Of con-
venient expedents covering their SPINNER hats with
drss skirts held and other skirts terribly bedragged
with the corporation composite with which the streets
were covered One bootback failed in business without
the ghost Of a hope for the resumption OF specie
or any other kind q payment from the number Of his
ment OF his valuaBle vanishing services and
moro are reported unsound In the financial region for
with evening papers which nobody would buy; for who
would read watery articles from quined editors and
porters when there was so much Of the undutod cie
ment lying around loose TO be had gratsf Echo an
swered, "Nary one" Organ grinders were deeply,
beautifully blue and expect 70 read in todays paper
OF seventeen suicides fourteen deaths Of monkeys and
divers and ndry broken heads of tamborine girls and
other casualties to the profession in general in conse
it certainly not less disagreeabe than the hot Friday
of last week. but from a different reason On Friday
there too much heat and dust and yesterday there
too much wet and not enough of the dust How
ever number of people lived through IT, and bid fair
to exist their allotted number of years In spite Of its
comfortableness and inclemency
SrECAL HOTEL STEAMBOAT DETECTIVE SYSTEM
The 'Hight-hngered gentry" have been making them
selves very ocious at city hotels and on board
steamboats, for time past To do away with this
practice special detective force is being organized
in this city The protector and chief OF the undertaking
is gentleman who has had experience Of twenty
years and under his supervision it promises every sue
The steamboats, running In this vicinity will also
be looked after by these detectives All hotel propre
tors and steamboat companies WILL no doubt, give the
perienced gentlemen are TO be employed, Office esab
lshod and perfect system Of thief catching and pro-
shed
CORNER LoAPERs -Innumcrablo complaints have
lately reached US in regard TO insunerabe
nuisance which perades the prominent street
corners where ladies arc expected TO pass in
the shape of oafers who congrcgate At
eligible locations all hours of the day. for the purpose
of nduging pruricnt curiosity and passing insulting
marks the pcronnel Of the ladies' who may chance
go by them. The police should give these Popping Toms
a view OF the inside OF prison CELL II would undoubt
ediy improve their manners and give them a
wholesome lesson In the proprctcs Of civil fc portion
OF their education which has certainly ben sadly
elected These remarks are particularly applicable to
the vicinity of Yorkvllc where matters have come to
the that respectable ladies afraid 10 walk upon
some Of the streets without male protector in
broad daylight end TO other parts Of The city where the
who will not behave Themselves with dccency upon .
public thoroughisre dagmcc TO any intelligent com
Islands or wild and uncivlized region the
will they find their appropriate level and company suited
to thoir depravcd and low born instincts
He CAN PADDLE Hrs Own CANOE 60 Monday last,
July 10, amateur rover, Ephraim D. Brown Jr., tho
Of Mr. d. Brown President of the Mechanics and
Traders Bank of this city performed journey around
Staten Isond in light Whitehall boat He started from
Bergen Point his fsihcra residence and completed the
circuit in just nire hours and forty five mnrics The
distance Is between fortycght and forty mine miles
This feat has only before and then
by professional boatman about two years sincc who
made the distance in few minutes less time than that
made by Mr.. Brown.
SEVERAL ILLEGAL ASSIGNMENT CLANS, In addition TO
those already made public through the newspaper have
been made upon tho mtg by banks which paid
ments since declared Illegal That Of tho National Bank
OF Commerce 500 22s co. Phenix Bank t35 ITO u.s.
THE CoMxxscKxKr EXERCISES FREE AcADRmY
will take place at the Academy OF Music tho evening
Of "Wednesday, the 18th Of July. The prize speaking
comes or on Friday evening Of the present week al
Irving Hall
THE Harlem RAILROAD ConMs1oSEas, having asked
permission tho Harbor Commissioners to locate
abutmcnt Of the wcschcster end Of the bridge outside Of
the exterior line established for the by the Legs
iature, have received 10 the following effect
THAT any cncroachment outside Of the exterior pier and
bulkhead limo Is violation Of law and that there Ia
power short Of legislative act 10 give the permission
asked for" This Ia from Mr.. Surges, the Com
missioner. IL is TO DO hoped that tho people Of tho
county may not have to wait another year for the
pleton OF thcr enterprise.