The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-02
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

AFRICAN CIVILIZATION SOCIETY The sixth annual re-
port of the officers of the African Civilization Society has
Just published includes the financial and other
operations the 3lst Of May last From the pamphlet
it seems that the society already has several nourshng
schools at Washington and Georgetown, D. c. Alexan-
dra va and Frederick, Nd taught by able and efficient
colored teachers and that the schools doing great
amount of good service New schools will be started
fast the public place it in the power Of the officers OF
the society to establish them. The following are the
leading officers :-president, Rev. Amos N Freeman;
First Vice President, Right Rev. d. A. Payne, d. Sec
rotary Rev. Henry Wilson Treasurer John Peterson;
and General Agent and Superintendent Of Schools,
Ke g nauS Of %e pos coored people
of the North interested in the progress OF the organi
zaon have thus far contributed Of their means for
the promotion of its interests They have been ass sted
pecuniarly and otherwise, by s. h Tying, ~ John
M Krebs, DID,. II. W. Bellows, ID. Rev. S. D.. Alex
sturges, David Hoadey VIM. A. Booth, Walter s. Grir
fifth Christopher r. Robert and others. J. G. Brevoort
of Brooklyn has conveyed two lots of ground to this
society, which they have erected excellent build
ing, sixtysx feet in length, thirty feet in width en-
bracng audience room fifty by thirty feet with six
teen feet ceiling supported by six columns seven feet
from side walls; four Offices, sixteen by fifteen feet;
basement sixty by eighteen feet with an attic sixty
by sixteen feet, for storage purposes The building is
situated on Dean street near Troy avenue Ninth ward
Brooklyn, New York The following is from the report
of the General Superintendent of Schoos-We have had
in employ, less for the last year. wentyfour
teachers laboring amongst our hitherto oppressed
brethren and doing incacuabe good We have partially
ing from fifty TO two hundred and twenty scholars
About hundred children have been instructed in the
schools under control Tho largest and most nluen-
al school is at the city of Washington II numbers
about two hundred and thirty scholars with three efficient
teachers From the report made TO me by the principal
of the male department. appears that mora than two
thirds OF the scholars comparatively good readers
at astonishing, says the report, 'to see how rapidly
they progress in their several studies AS general
thing scholars toleraby well clothed and ceanly
much thai do not have to speak OF any neglect
only in general way"
LADY's EXPERIENCE TExAs.-It is announced that
Mrs NJ c. walng, a distinguished Texan lady and able
lecturer will deliver address Wednesday evening,
Mt the Cooper Institute upon 1.-TWO years experiences
in Texas during the war;" She will also touch upon
the work be performed in the Lone Star State before
it be called fully restored to the federal Union
Mrs Wallng brings with her the best OF recommends
lions speaker and refined lady from such men as
Ex-Governor Yates and Governor r. j. Oglesby, OF Hi
nois and Governor Morton OF Indiana with an endorse
ment by Governor Fenton, of this State.
THE HEATED TERM RETURNING. Yesterday another
nsalmcnt from the dog days. let loose upon poor mortal
man for sins committed virtues omitted and to wildly
remind him of the torments he may be prepared TO
endure in the future unless he mend his ways repent
fashionable the Chinese national saluation, "How do
you pespre?' In fact II was an exceedingly warm day.
At nine NJ the thermometer in the HERALD Office ind.
Gated eighty degrees at eghtysx degrees and
three NJ it stood at cightysevon above which point
it did reach excepting in positions where the MGR
curry was exposed to the suns rays. ssitG ,s.,rs.
RAILROAD CAsUlLr.-A little boy about eigh, years Of
age, named Calvin whose parents reside at $50 Tenth
avenue, yesterday down the corner of West
and Fourteenth streets by No O. of the West Belt
Railroad and severely injured, but not The
little fellow taken up and conveyed home where he
subsequently died Frederick Nash, conductor and Bar
AcInee driver Of the were arrested by officer
Mcwaters OF the Twenty sixth precinct ard taken before
Justice bowling II appearing 10 the satisfaction OF the
magistrate that no blame was attached to Nash and Mcin-
tee they discharged An inquest Will be held on
the body of deceased o-day.
INSULATED TELEGRAPH CoMPANY-The lines Of the In
sulaed Telegraph Company whose offices are at IS and
so Broadway open for business between this city
and New Haven Middetown Norwich, Providence and
Boston This line will also soon be open to Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington.
NmlIos THEATRE FRE-ARREsr ON SUSPICION OF AR
soS-It will be recoected that Niblos theatre fired
on sunday night the 21st of May last Facts and cir
cumsances elected at the time by Fire Marshal Bakers
cation, showed pretty concusively that the fire
was one Of incendarism, and that Young man named
James McDonough one of the assistant property men,
who had been discharged few days prior to the fire,
was suspected of having fred the premises out of
venge. He had been detected IL seems in taking some
Of the property from the property room without perms
son which was the cause o. MS oeng dismissed rom
the influence OF liquor and made threats that he would
get square with three Of them, naming the parties that
caused his discharge The place where the fire was rs
scoveredn the carpenters shop and stairs leading tc
this shopshows most conclusivey that the party setting
fire was well acquainted with all the localities about the
theatre Since the fire James McDonough has been alb
sent from the city detective Farley having been in
search of him learned that the day after the fire Nc
Donough left the city IN a hurry Yesterday detective
Farley McDonough in the street. and took him into
custody the charge of setting fire TO the theatre The
Fire Marshal took the whole matter before Police Justice
Bowling who named Tuesday morning, ut ten
o'clock the time for entering into examination OF
the In the meantime McDonough is in the Tombs.
IScIrrESr FIRE NASSAU STREET CONTIGUOUS TO rHr
HERALD ospcE.-M halfpast eight O'Clock last evening
officer Waters Of the Second precinct perceived puff Of
tn tba etc
Of the building No 10b Nassau street corner Of Ann and
In immediate contguity to the HERAI Office. The room
Il occupied by Mr. Thomas %. Hurst, young German
stereotypcr, who has Just moved In, and was en-
poyed late last evening IN fitting up his casts and ma
| chinery. In his hurry when leaving he omitted
10 extnguish the fire. and also left some papers ant
combustbo matters upon the furnace platform These
naturally enough, ignitcd and In few minutes the sur
| rounding iron implements and woodwork were much
heated and ready to burst forth in blaze, when
forty Of the insurance force together with detail from
the HERALD fire corps burst open the door and cast GU
into the street the burning fragments thus avertinf
what threatened 10 he destructive nre. Th'
first story of the building is used by T. Reic
boot store and the upper stories are printing offices
The stercotyper had no insurance The police
the ground, the engines OF the HERALD Office and Fire
Department out and the usual Juror characterized
the laundering arrivals Of tho fire companies while the
small boys hooted in grief at the abrupt sangng Of the
ncipent counagraton Among the companies on Thu
ground No 20 Hose, and engine companies Nos
3s and co. well the Ann anad Nassau street compa
Mes all Of which presented themselves promptly Thu
spot well equipped for successful fray with the herc
element Sergeant Blair and his force were also early
on duty.
ANOTHER FIRE IN NASSAU STREET About six p NJ Ias
evening" FIRE occurred in the pocket book factory Of
shader on the fourth floor of No. 90 Nassau street
The Insurance Fire Patrol quickly at the building
and put out the Are with but trning loss The stock
insured for 81 900 in the Williamsburg City insuranc
Company The nrc seems TO have been caused by Tn
heat Of q chimney iue from the adjoining building
FIRE IN RIDGE STREET. Between ten and eleve
o'clock Friday morning nrc occurred In the baker
in the basement Of No 80 Ridge street. owned BY Jaco
Humel The are originated from some shavines tak
Nc lQu ass9YS Damage ABOUT S2o0 ~ lRxufaRss