The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-25
City Intelligence.


RsLspv AND PRorEcrfvR ASSOCIATIONS arrival ~
winter and rigorous weather has stirred up the poor w.
make than usually urgent appeals 70 tho vatisae
charitable bodies Of the city for relief Asa consequeocs
those associations have commenced ssystemase azr.g
Of appeals 10 the generous public from whence aiths
incomes fow The Army Nurse and Soldiers Rees A.
ISOLATION having for It's object the procuring Of tsmps
and aid them otherwise as their cases may reqsir
makos call for contributions with excellent claln.6
upon pGHR oms i PrasSsns; Joseph Edsssy. Vos
President; Miss Sarah z. Fuller, Secretary, ~
p G. Calhoun, Treasurer Communicatons -
dressed TO the Association, No. f7l HURON ssrpsa
Another apparently deserving society !. the Ladisse
soldiers families Tho Following are lis officers. wisA
thor addresses John Kennedy, President, No
son. Vice President so ass Ess Tnirtl.th strses Niss
Mariana Hale Trcasurcr Of James W. Hale, No ~
wall Miss Madeline ,s, Sos
HAMILTON. Corresponding Secretary No o. East Twenty
ninth street Gins OF money, clothing or provisions hy
their proper application And sin third establshmcns
is tho Working women's Protective Union One OF the
principal objects of this association Is the procurement 81
suitable employment (other than household servicel for
working OF good character who are In need or ~
and the bringing togo per .. ana tnosS
certainly very praiscwortiv undertaking The rooms
Of tho society at No. 10 Chambers street, Mrs. C.
Brooks is at present the superintendent ,s..
Brooklyn City News. rs
! IMYoRrAyr EXCHANGES or .GpyERynEsr AID CIR PRo-
rsrY-On Friday last Mayor Wood concluded an import
ant measure the transfer rather exchange Of the
waabout lands in the vicinity OF tho Navy Yard Brook
lyn BY the OF the agreement the United Stsfee
government rclnquishcs all that piece or land situated
In the city Of Brooklyn comprising Washington axcnnsN
from Flushing TO Cymcr street. and the land sieue
tod on the side o Washington avenue, extcuding 70
the channel Of the East river The government ALSO agrees
that the city shall have and retain the right 10 use Gin
ton avenue from Flushing 70 the East river TOT
three years from this date: TO complete washingeo0
avenue and remove during that time all the pavcmeno
and curbstorcs that avenue, with the undes-
standing that the city shall erect no houses on the
ertv so acquired but shall az puDnc tnorod6n-
fare landing and that the United states snan nAvs
access thereto. -, -
The city rooklyn) gives tho pieces or parcels o. snd
situate upoo being portions OF VanderoiN ana I'm
ton avenues which lie north Of FLUSHING avenue, And
that portion OF the street lane called Hospital ien On
the old Williamsburg road situate between the United
States Naval Hospital grounds ana the Hospital Gene
terry and living north OF the iiuc OF River street.
FryyRm OF COLONEL J. s. DnLos.-Thc funeral q
Colope, Jos g Dillon late OF the sevcntieth regiment
Nav York State militia took place yesterday from 81
Lnke's church. IN Clinton avenue, near Fulton avenue
n was attended by concourso Of friondss
among whom many prominent military men ano
merchants OF Brooklyn and New York