The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-05-26
LOCAL NEWS.
NEW YORK AND THE VICINITY.

PAYING OFF SoLDIERs.-The L. ). Pay
master has need paying Cd the soldlers a: his
efce 81 Blocker street. and large numbers Of these
wGr-rorn veterans are 10 10 gren waiting for their
money. Many Of them arc attended by friends and
relations they being disabled and unable TO take care
Of themselves. The slow process OF paying lie COM
planned Of ~ In consequence oi the scarcity OF clerks
only one hundred and fifty can he paid daily. Some
Of them have vsit Eve ak dsyr they ret
their money, and II Is ptiful th0m lying about
the floor and In the sun outside. Others, who are
anxious TO get home have sold their claims to brokers
at enormous discount. General Lsslie, who hai
the control Is spoken " BY tAe soldiers extremely
knd-hesrtei, and rs doing all he can 10 facilitate
matters. lie has eight assistants.
GOLD, at the Evening Exchange, opened
at 1888 sold up after call TO 1884, aud closed Ut 1877 81
stocks dull
SHLPwREcK.-The steamship Geo. Olympus
foundered oil "Wednesday of sandy Hook, and her
were yesterdhy brought to this pcrt by the pilot
boat Mary A. Williams, No. 10. Tho Olympus was
bound ior London with cargo Of oil cake
STRAWBERRIES were yesterday selling at
from Alto cents per basket according TO freshness,
Come large pigeons eggs sold for 30 csnts per
quart.
MILIrARY.-The Seventh Regiment, num-
bering nearly one thousand men, proceeded yoster-
day to Est New York, for field day. Twenty-eight
movements we're performed In oIcellen, style The
reslment returned TO the city and marched up
| Though broadway TO their aImory, which they
| reached at o'clock l.. n.
! FnE.-Abou. haif-past IL o'clock on We'd
ne; az ns4t Are oSSaed IN the pr 6i Of bst
iouI tn story There loss ON sesAIs ia about slIOJ
insured tor SlGoo The place was used Tor .oIsss
| b. Mr i. d. sklllen, dealer in erockepwae, His
| los by water ". shout 800 injured Tor ,S2lH
| hessrs. Giro Francis, Importer, who occupied ihe
siSGc insured Tor t29,co Tie building su'tsined
| a DAMAGE OF about Sl,Vy. The cause Of the fire II
| under Investigation 10y the Fire Marshal.
THE COURTS.
CounT CALESpEE THIS DAY.-SUTREsE CouEr-
PAT |, short s.gfc', No. ZIG, lsl5 Par! 2,So s
l,4.d, Liza, l,lG-7 lsS2, LVIo ll'O el2, l4O', 500
The FIRE DrPARTNENT-THE NEw DErARrNES1
DECIDED UNCONSTITUTIONAL. -- In the suSgem'
Court, Yesterday, decifion Was rendered by judge
Insraham, Clarke and Barrow, deciding against tn,
validity OF the act creating the New Fire Department
Judge lngTahAm tos& the view that the new depart
ment Is merely local, and in substitution Of the for
mer one and 10 hence unconstitutional and therefor
directed Judgment for the people, against the new
| CCmlnrflolcrs. -.
Court IN regard 10 the Gaze: Aha, no ono could hes
itste for q moment IN coulng to lAe conclusion tina
tie Law for the Management OF tue CITY OF Ne,
York exclusively, were II not tor the provision M
met t,oton Of the act which establishes Metropolis
Distric; VI the cities Of Sea York and B;ooSlyn. II
all other rtspecs the bill imposes liability eI
pence upon the city OF Bfooklvn IL secms therefor,
that tho law cannot b. coLa.de ca a. tens anyihin
else than local aS-int rI4el solely 10 affect th
, ! Fhe Department of the ct. OF New York ONLY An
ss coming within the class referred to bv Judge pcni
IN the h, oPe at prapor 10Th y. y Rep Gs2, hel
4 he ,nrA III the PTovisons OF tho statu Ind bee
limited territorisls 70 tue city Of New Iori Il woul
10 IA coLtct with thc ctI9n Of tue Con'titulion {
often rCioued to-" nder that statute, however, N
control OF the Police AID the eSpe rsfs OF the estAhsl
n.aLt were eaGe upon tie other counties - we
a. upou the city OF Aes York ana for those re )n
1t wa consideiei AS embracing iarser di.tt!et ina
| lie city and county of New York, aud that u "a
theleby t,ken Of the provisions Of the Cou:itt
ton before reierIod 70. The new Law sousht 70
y sefe unknown at the adoption Of ~
d Constitution, and are Therefore omter otea,e
\ | hy lls lites the institution wa truned' 4 nav
besn uasks W hld my sulheuH vested ~ We ~