The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-05-23
LOCAL NEWS.
NV YORK AND rnE VICINITY.

MAJOR GENERAL I. SHERIDAN, who has
teen appointed ocomp ND the department Of Texas
arrived IN the city Huts " HE destination In the
Wet a. o'clck yes,ordas moreins, and took room,
NJ the 18th Avenue lioel. lie came and departed
qmGtly that very few tnes Of his presence. u
u4r in,cndei TO offer him the Inequalities Of the
city, and delefation Of the Civ Fathers waited
him for that purpose: hot he informed them that his
tusite.. urgent that he .ould be compelled TO
leave ior the West by the O'Clock trOin Daring the
da However he visited seyesl places OF inteest in
the cit, hut bic movements were quite uno-,snta.
uous. several influential citizens visited him a, the
hct' unons whom Of the public fuuc-
onnrics. The following oiicer.-compri,lng his
'ten-Nero with the General; Gen for-yth Chief Of
staff Col Newhrll, Adjt General, MAJOR Leo, As,t
DO, together with Col. Forsyth and Majors Allen,
"llle'l!e kipp and Moore. They all left for Cincin-
olt lA. evening BY tho O'Clock train OF tho Hsdson
River RAJ road. 1t lie understood that Generals Gus
ter and Merritt will pa,s through hore, after the rc-
sIev In Wellington, on their way TO Join Major
General Sheridan.
VI. PAUL ARPIN, long one Of the editors Of
me torrRrR pUs ETArs sis, died la this sity Last
ihur'day, aged -, deeply lamcnted
The fETrLEss SOLDIERS. 49, Al David's
i'lond there some u men, under the care Of
Capt John j Gcer, who are the remnant Of 81 prs-
ouer, whose feet rottei s, through brutal o1posure
In the SousheG prison. Of seoryia Capt Geer 1,
selling photographs Of these men, 70 help support the
poor fellows.
GOLD, at the Evening Exchange, opened a,
l5l =. and sold after can Mt 1917, at which figure Il
sosed Stocks active and finn
SHoCKIS0 lSnuMASrTT-A MATE PRE-
VESTS TWO MEN TRoN REscrISa DuuwStNC
sAnoH..--Esrly yestsnisy morning sailor belong
Ing to the John Bright snshorod In the bay between
Governor and ledlocp islands fell or leaped from thu
vc.scl into the water. Peter GALLAGHER and JohI
Quinn, living respectively at 63 JAIME. sud 10
Washington streets were near the vessel In . snal
ho,t, and pulled toward him, whom the mao Of TN
n h, M si.s OF ths .e.'ei .ith pi..o
OF ~ blow youi brains OUT, At the same nine point
log the PISTOL toward then. The mcn were intirda
ted, Aps the reilor, whose name was murphy, VA
tio-nsd. GsllHgho aud Quinn row ed ashore md In
formed Sergeant Holland, VI the Iarbot Police, o
aud Nres'si die mate AZ the time q huiphyi
death police ohcer samed Richard Breed, Of N
'c,c IN hehnlf OF the drowning man. When que
toL,d, b.sed said that he had net .nytSin
shth Hst. mel him IN al estipS the mate, he sal
W ild not khnN theie Wa maa overheard. Tn
nhie, wllote nlms ls Ma OIL, state, In eNlenuAtion
sd he believed the men In the email beat Sors az
,-t hg nm :" 10 So The BIsht had Just arrive
N"h lNcil col.
COMMON CouECu.-Tho Beard Of Alder
men met yes,e day. rcsoluson wus offe ed poe
rnins io' 2u days the sale OF the ffunchise Of III
eprlnr street ferry discussion eusucd. In shic
happeHsd that the Atlantic Mail Steamship Co, wi
occupy the Piet' wished ,se pos,ponsne nt In ords
10 1--WE them lea tsiors the loninliitce "a Ia
rice The its"lution tAs dtfe led, the Presider
iuiug hat there must he nine ain I'm atvss TO carr
It, Alderman utIweh eNccpei " the ruling
preamble aud IesoluaIn were adopted reeitIn
the evils likely 10 are "a, OF the potIsed eontrn,
system Of HIee'-c leaning, eXpfes..ne tha mi n
that the pee ut system Va efficient and econotnica
aud regulating all connection with the propose
contract system.
1. answer 20 communication from the Citv II
fpcctor, lesoluiion was olied and laid over All N
the Mayor to convene the Board OF Health Al .
tAily day 10 AhHte exlstlng nuirances.
resolution adopted requesting the Poll,
Commissioners 10 take steps "a Abate tho "concert q
looms" ss pubic nuirAnces, snd II that came be- Il
CAlv done, that they establish such sI ct turvo
them ar will render them less offensive to publ
dcconcy.
\ resolution WAS referred TO the Committee {
Sticets resclnding all permits 70 varlous parties
have show cases Ia front Of their premises reso
tou was laid over, looking 10 the completion OF Il
Battery enlargement, and resolution NAs also IA
over, increasing salaries Of superintendent ar
deputy Superintendent Of SANITARY lnspection
81 40, and that OF their trst clerk 10 S3UO. Ies
luton was passed directing the City Inspector
cause all paved roLth Of bgth 10 be- ept clee
nom June 70 October l, st least twice = week. Al
louIned To " ednesdsy.
THE BoARp or CoosouMES adopted resolutio
PRINT 25,COO copies OF the Committee Report on q
Lincoln Obrequies. The resolutions Iemonstratir
~ the stree c Gaming contracisystem concurrs
i. An ordinance was referred to tie Committee o
Ioadh cFcalnS bureau TO be known ~ "lnspectC