The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-25
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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TEE WxArnR Yesterday was another entire leaf torn
from the hyperborean volume OF winter, and by acct
dent, as IL were, bound up with that OF summer The
wind blew stiff fresh breeze, and II was really uncom
Portable riding in cars or omniouses WIN the windows
their CRATES for parlcs and dining rooms The thcr
mometer Indicated sixtyeight degrees in the HERALD
ofice, being twenty three degrees lower than II was
during number Of days In the latter portion OF July
and tho opening OF August
AUCTION SAFES or COUNTY VOLUNTEERS COMMITTEES
Property The well known recruiting building OF the
County Volunteer Committee, located at the Castle
Garden was sold public auction, by order Of the
Comptroller al eleven A. NJ yesterday. Notwithstand
ING the interest attached to this building, owing to the
fact that within it's walls many hundreds enrolled
in the ranks of the Union army during the past
rebellion which fact should claim for II name
mennento few bidders the ground when Mr..
Loew opened the SALE The first bid offered was one
hundred dollars which gradually increased to three
hundred and thirty dollars, and Knocked down at that
figure to Mr.. Joseph Murray, the highest bidder The
building is thirty by hundred feet, and built OF
white pine lumber, OF which IL embraces somewhere in
the neighborhood OF ten thousand feet. II will be
Immediately by the purchaser from the Battery.
At twelve NJ about hundred persons had assembled
in the Park in front Of the Comptrollers Office TO bid
for the safsalso the property OF the counythree OF
which were sold at suction after much spirited bidding
and realized much as they had cost when This
fact is owing 10 the OF the safes having been the
identical used by the Volunteer Relief Committee
excellent msmcntoes as they had contained the funds
paid by the county to the wives and families Of vol
which $50 @ tered was run np to and
knocked down at that price TO Mr.. Charles l. Frost
safe Ss s. ?: %es make nS
the excited contest between two parties for its
ship in the outbddng the other in several small
sums was let 20 at $158 20 A. j. Bowes Co very
small safe Herrings make started SIS, and that
increased rapidly by the bidders to $6o at which
fell to Mr. A. Van Rensselaer,, when the sales or
the day ended.
THE QUARrEM AsrERs EXAMINING BoARD.-A board Of
officers recently appointed by the War Department
for the purpose Of making examinations into the accounts
Of the various quartermasers throughout the country
aud TO report to Washington their fitness
or unatness for the position The Commissioners are
Major Norris Miller, PRESIDENT Colonel Alexander Bliss,
Recorder and Major Nelson Plato They are expected
to reach the city Tuesday next and will Immediately
commence their examination OF the City Quartemasters
Department
UNITED SERVICE SOCIETY," s. N. ", IN sTxrH DIS
Some fifty sixty returned soldiers assembled
at the Steuben House, in the Bowery, Wednesday
evening" for the purpose Of organising branch club Of
the United Service Society in the Sixth Assembly district
Colonel A. B. Sage elected Chairman, and Lieutenant
dressed the assembly stating The object Of the meeting
and recommending that the constitution OF the central
organization be adopted rns suggestion was complied
ensuing year The following gentlemen were elected,
viz
Captain Jn0 W. Crump. Treasurer-Colonel Kappf
ScretaryPrivate John Barnes. Delegates TO the State
and Iieutsnant = BerIiner After addresses by Captain
Abbott Mr. Andrew Lewis, and Others the meeting I'D
iourned to meet on Monday evening next, ct No.
Spring street.
CHANGES TN TIVE METROPOLITAN POLLOK The Board of
Police Commissioners has appointed Sergeant Monmouth
Wilson, formerly Of the Jefferson Market Court squad,
Captain OF the Twenty first precinct vice Captain Cor
neus Burdick, resigned Captain Wilson is ofncer
TO the attention of the Police Commissioner and his
promotion will be sanctioned BY all the dNacsof the
precinct, HAS been assigned 70 the command Of the
Jefferson Market Court squad, vice Sergeant Wilson,
transferred Roundsman Gunner, Of the Twenty ninth
precinct has been promoted TO sergeantcy vice South
erand, dismissed, and roundsman Hcssan, Of the Fifth
precinct has been appointed Sergeant In the Ninth pre-
cinct, vice Garland, transferred
MEETING OF THE SrRxEr CLEANING COMMISSIONERS The
Street Cleaning Commissioners held a meeting yester-
day at which large amount Of unimportant business
transacted subsequent to which they ordered the
payment OF the bills due for the work done during the
first fortnight In August.
SERIOUS RAILROAD AcCDsSr.-At about two o'clock ?.
yesterday, freight train the Harlem Railroad
passing the Of Fourth avenue and Seventy
fourth street. Thonss Fitzgerald aged about eight
years, whose parents reside In the immediate vicinity,
struck by the locomotive and received fracture OF
the skull. He taken to 81. Luke's Hospital where
he lies in critical condition.
FIRE IN TIE GoLD Enthusiastically after eight
O'Clock night alarm for Seventh district WAS
caused by fire discovered In pot OF paint in the iron
vault of the Gold Exchange No IL Broad street Officer
Haley discovered the FIRE and gave the alarm at the sta
ton house Sergeant Noyes quickly nj the premises
and assisted in dragging out the paint pots. and thus
ended the fire without further damage. In all proba
bily struck match and threw IL into the
paint pot which set Gre 10 the ,urpentne IN the paint
Whether his was done purposcy or accidentally IL
matter for the Fire Marshal TO dscover II repro
scented the Fire Marshal that a watchman kept
there 10 wsch the premises, all the doors and win
dows were left unfsstened but the Marshal says he
went all through the building and Waterman
10 be seen The police report that man T. supposed
to be there watching hut Is very seldom This mat
ter ought 10 be looked into by the owners Of the building
IScExp,RY FiRf.-ATrEnrr BURN WARD ScHoor.
No IL AND GROCERY srorE.-Betwcen eleven and
twelve oc,ck Wednesday night hre discovered
by the jsnitor Ward School No II, in Forty
street, between Eighth and Ninth avenues. Sergeant
re r ~ ano xrm,so
the flames. Fire Marshal Baker made examination
Of the premises and ascertaned that the attempt to burn
the school bad been made by an ncendary from the
outside, Who finding OF the windows unfastened
had raised II and then threw In combustble mate
rial hole burned through the flooring, when the
timely discovery Of the fire doubt prevented the de-
structon OF the building Only few nights previously
an attc~p, was made 70 set ,s 70 building on the cor
grocery store by Louis Criminal The incendiay poured
Kerosene oil or benzne upon the soop and also
under the street door, and then ere boy
few doors Oh running the street drop
bottle and the nesi moment he noticed the rc After
tOun0
H. II smclled OF kerosene oil or benzine. The Fire
MarshaI mas a good description Of this man. and the
police in search Of him and expect arrest him
Brooklyn City News.
CossLcT AUTHORITY. Of accidental death
occurred to sailor board the United States ship
Vermont about week since, 10 the dry dock Of the
Brooklyn NAVY Yard which has little rou-
Bile between The Of Kings county and the United
states officials The 81 the deceased supposed 70
he Clinton smith, and he met his death the follow my
sinanlar .Hn had seryed the full term Of his