The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-30

The expenses amounted TO $14,sel II, leaving
ters for the visiting singers The report printed
and copies Of the delivered the delegates
Of the societies resolution was passed TO the effect
that the present union Of the singers OF this city shall be
preserved until the Saengerfes which two years
will be held In Philadelphia
Row ABOUND STATEN IsLAND.-It Is reported that on
Saturday, the 2oth inst two young men, resident
Of this oity the other Of Clifton Staten Island rowed
around Staten Island distance of almost ny miles, in
nine hours and fifteen minutes. This is perhaps the
quickest time on record.
RETURNED SOLDIER CoxM7s SUICIDE ny SHOOTING.
AT halfpast O'Clock last evening Patrick Booth,
returned soldier, committed suicide in his room, at
No 40 East Seventeenth street. by shooting himself in
the head with his revolver He conveyed to Belle
vue Hospital but died after being admitted The
alleged cause ntemperance and the fact of hs having
oeen defrauded OF his bounty by broker
D.pERArE ASSAULT ON AN OFFICER BY A CARA very
remarkable and dangerous assault was committed on
officer Shea of the Fifth precinct about halfpas
o'clock yesterday morning 1t appears that he on
duty in Caroline street. and observed large cat standing
on the pavement near him In q moment, and without
warming the cat sprang upon and caught him by the leg
above the knee with his teeth biting and scratching the
ohcer In very serious manner Shea made vigorous
effort to shake of the nfuriate feline assaant but with
out being able to do so. drew his locust ard killed the
cat Finding he had received serious injury the officer
reported the case at the station house. which time the
wound was 80 much nfiamed and the limb swollen that
he repaired to the New York Hospital for surgical treat
mont.
MEETING or OPERATIVE PLAsrrRxRs A meeting Of the
New York Operative Plasterors Society held last
night in the Of tho society," OF Thirty third
street and Eighth avenue Mr. e. p. McDeimant in the
chair The meeting called to order at eight O'clock
when the usual business of the society gone through
The main object Of this meeting TO consider the
movement now asitatng for the members to work
at four o'clock Saturday afternoons The chairman
asked What course they were going to pursue. They
must all have fixed determination to leave of work at
four. and to have that marked out that 1t
could not be misunderstood II urged that nearly
every other tradc in New York could give over
clerks Of the stores had asked for II and got It, and he
would like TO know why the hardworking mechanic who
had to toa all the week could not get too The Boston
Union, with only one hundred and fty members In the
sS s. sas on ss
sveiy member give over work on Saturday al four
O'clock and in the event Of the bosses not paying the
full days wages for the Saturday member should be
allowed to work on the Monday following Motion
seconded aud carried TO the foregoing effect II was
moved and carried that Mr. Broderck be placed the
approximation list on account old age Mr.. Hplan
tcndered his resignation delegate to the Working
Mems Union which was accepted. Moved and seconded
that Mr. Mundy succeed Mr. Huian as delegate to thu
Working Mems Union The meeting adjourned at ter
O'Clock.
FEAST or DEooIIArIoS 81. JOHN rHE BAPTIST. -
The feast OF the beheading of st. John the Baptist eee
brated the goth Of August yesterday set down il
the oro of the Catholic Church double major feast
and, although considered high festival public rccog
milton ofthe day made in this country or in fact
any country except at Rome, where In the Church Q
st. John LAteran which called mater ecclesiarw Srb
1t orbts solemn high Is sung with all possible an,
becoming magnincepce, Almost everybody who claim
10 be anything Of Christian acquainted with tho gcn
sp fscs Connected with the decoation OF st John tn
Baptist and IL is consequently unnecessary to rect
them here
The FIRE IN JoHs snxu.-rhe premises in the uppe
story Of 10 JOB: street, the scene q The late Ore ard n
fortunate accident, were not Occupied ~ Messrs Hafri
4 Russak, but hired out to and occupied by Nj
John Flo, furrer, employing and several work
women and not fur scwc- as reported in Saturday
papers, The injured still lies - critical con9luo
~ the hospital His loss fully covered L; tho Hun
boldt Insurance Company, and his claim against Il hs
boNn adiuated