The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-09-19

LOCAL NEWS.
NEW YORK AND THE VICINITY.

THE CusroM HousE.-Colector King has
commenced tie work Of investigating many Of the
abuses tnat we're allowed 10 exist uhie Hiram Bar
neY was 'en-ibly Collector Of Customs. The In
famous eartags sy,tem has been repealed, and nov
any respectable cArman can obtain q share Of the
rors, without paying tribute 70 tho ofice holders
Tic Inspectors to bo assigned 70 duty In regular
rotation. nste,d Of being Placed vessels according
to the csprice OF ono ort.o officials who % managed
Affairs that great many officers never performed
certain kind Of disagreoable duty, which the few
who had no political influence, required TO per-
form. Another improvement consists Of requiring
IppiGisers to send their invoices the momsue
Any sinse case has been examined. by this mean.
hundreds Of packages will daily leave the yubhs
store, that have heretofore remained several weeks
theTeln. In many respects the Collector and Saysl
oficer are swing great satisfaction to importers aud
Others doing business at the Custom House.
DISASTROUS ExPLosIoN.--AboutS s o'clock
last night serious explosion occurred at the resi-
dence OF Mr.. y. 4. Given, No. 81 we,, goth rles,.
caused by q leakage In tho gas pipe Mr Given had
both arms broken, and vas severely burned sa4
bruised about the head and body. coloTed seryau.
was also severe ely burnt about the head boiy. euA
had tWo Of her fingers blown of. The ioice of ts
explosion wss 90 great that the windows bosa
out and the doors boWn from their hinges.
THE EoUISocTAL STORM made its sppsar-
ance in this city yesterday, suddenly changing the
Temperature from tho eighties" and 'Iesenlies
down into the "httes' and ''forties." Grim Wintsr
exhibited bis visAe In the shape OF cold nortLea.,c
accompanied by drikIllng rain storm during th.
day, which -elod into heavy waterfall a;.cr d. d.
According IN present indications, overcon;s and
clothing will be at . premium for several day =.
come.
Too Mech FOR THE PRoFEssoR.-The I,.
eromancer Hermann, whose performance at tie
Academy Of Music attracts crowded houses wpa, ..
eordins to report nicely victmEed one evening u
last week. lie exhibited trick with double CO.
watch, borrowed from genil5.nHn In the audieu ..
Afer manipulating the time piece fors lev mOiaea
| Il disppeArs TbeIeupon the Professor peteHds -
| perceive the watch floating alouhd In tho all, GuI
settling At Ast behind one Of he figures The iolG
Of the balcony. Ths Professor hen passe, up sou.
string and asks spectator to lower do~n the wAci,
/ which he will End By looking for Il In a certain
place. Sure enough . watch il found in III.
| SPOT indicated, and duly delivered 10 tho
professor Who 10 careful no, 10 show II TO tie
| person vho loaned sI'eh vhes the trick vas com
| msnecd. The borrowed watch had been, in ths
meantime, transferred to some one behind th.
scenes, Who attached II TO piece Of black velvet ard
si the proper time 10 sppesIsd at the vord Of eou.
| mand.
some ous Who had seen this delusion performed,
made up his mind that the Profsssor's watch tricE
vas game that two people could play at Obtain.
ing an entrance to the Academy at an early
hour. thn individual closely scrutinized all to
figures aud sas brackets in front u the baloony,
and IN time discovered . watch laying
ilssuRssd On ths t.AA PsSsA