The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-27

Balance IN bank. Observation-Disclosures. $41, ,377 i3
Since August % till yesterday there have been 2092
arrivals large increase may be expected during the
ensuing month. A..
GREAT DAY FOR Poor Cm.DRES. first annual
picnic Of the Convention OF Ir n Societies of this Guy
which TO have taken place last Wednesday .tat
Jones' Wood will come OF at the place on Tues
day next, August 20. Should the weather prove an
favorable thai day it VIII take place on the ollo
given to DR. l.. s. siman Ives toaid in the erection of
the Asylum OF the Society for the Protection OF Dest
tute Catholic Children The asscmblage will he ad-
dressed by Richard oGorman, Esq, IL d., and
others All those who have purchased tickets for lust
"Wednesday viii I've admitted Tickets will also be for
sale at the Wood on the morning Of the occasion.
Singer EXCURSIONS. Several members OF the German
Ledcrkranz-auong others Messrs Paur the Drgent of
the saengericst; Classen Ernst, Braugam, Nembaoli
frost and steinswent to Columbus, Ohio, yesterday
where they will participate in the Western Saengerfes
The members OF The hrion and Coona societies will
proceed To Philadelphia Monday where they win
ast musical celebration which has been ARRANGED by
te Young Mncnnchor one Of The champion societies Of
Philadelphia.
GERm,N SUMNER NIGuIs FESTIVAL AT Funk's Union
Park siSly.seoond stree: and First avenue, the
schwaebscher saengerbund, prosperous German musi
cal organization celebrated last night nights
festival which quite successful affair." for on this
OCCASION !. was no. disturbed or interrupted by he
police or BY fain Storm, as on foIhG ctoasous Tho
festivities Of this society interrupted by ile
police because they arranged a sunday--the
exercise OF music and songs being allowed Of late
since the sunday law Is 10 be enforced. This
Sunday the 18th ol june when the festival to come
of a' the Bellevue Garden On another occasion the
festivities had 10 he postponed account OF the rainy
weather Last nght. however, the festivities
brought to n successful conclusion and they
tnued until early hour in the morning, nowthstand
ing the Sunday law and the police. This festival
was, however, harmless and quite select aiair-
The singers of the society at Intervals gathered around
n the platform, and there rendered seres Of hue
chorus songr In very perfect style, the principal OF
which the well known poem oi INLAND, composed by
Memberships st der Tag del Hcrrn &C. The society
is composed of about hundred Active singers Who
Wnrtembcrg, from which tho oi the society ~ de-
rived The text books Of the society annually pub
lished in Stuttgart and thence forward TO New York
Tho festivities commenced late in the evening but tho
weather being favorable, the grounds were visited by
about two thsusond persons during the night.
ANOTHER Sofpii5, MESSENGER. james Smith, mes
senger No T. of the Soldiers Messenger Corps, yesterday
took his stand IN Fulton street, opposite the HrRsLD
establishment the purpose Of carrying and deliver
ing such parcels and packages the public may commit
10 his care
FIRg IN stFYoLK SrRkET About eight O'Clock last csc.
ming FIRE occurred in the basement OF house No. l56
Suffolk street. in apartments belonging TO Albert A. Held
The re was soon exnguishcd by the members OF hose
company near at The loss Is estimated at about
two hundred dollars Insured for seven hundred and
fifty dollars In tho Germania Insurance Company Fire
Marshal Baker reports the origin OF the fire In
qucncc OF the owner leaving lamp burning on wash
stand by the bed The light set fire TO the washsand
and The flames extended 10 the bed