The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-19
CITY IgrELLIHENCE.


MORE FoRGED DoouxEsn PRrsnrEp THE Cousr'
OLxRxs OrvIcG About three O'Clock yesterday alter
noon entered the office OF the County Clerk and
presented to the Clerk in Equity forged deed for bis
certificate. The acknowledgment taken In this
county and purpored TO have been taken before New
York Commissioner OF Deeds; but thero was evi.
dsnce Of such party having received commission or
having been In, Mr. Kent refused his signature
70 the Decd the assertion OF the party
that be had tho commissioners certificate OF ap
pointment The statement In the summary paragraph
OF the HERALD yesterday, that extensive forgeres had
bsen practised OF late Sin the County Clerks oice.
having led many to infer that the fogerics had been
perperated by employees In that Office make the
recton by stating that the forgeres work OF out
side parties who wish TO make the County Clerk, Mr.
VIM q. Conner responsible by obtaining his signature
10 the forged documents by certifying TO thecorecnes
OF the signatures thereon. The attempt Ii generally
made Just before the office Is closed when business
very brisk, the party presenting the documents for
signature being In "a great hurry to catch the mail"
1.-THE papers require signing this afternoon and other
similar excuses by which they hope 70 secure the stten
ton OF the clerk and thus rush their forged papers
through Up 10 the present time, however the parties
have failed, and, being detected, "come TO grief"
ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT rHR ARTS AND
SoEscEs On Thursday evening last the annual meet
ing of the Association for the Advancement OF the
Arts and Sciences held in their rooms at Cooper
Institute From report read by Professor L. D. Gale
II was shown that the operations or tho association
during the past year had been very successful Pro-
fessor Agassz will deliver OF six lectures before
take place The election for ofcos for 1857 WAS a. fo
ows:-Proedent John H. Grscom; Vice Prcsidents, 4.
Hamilton Davis Alfred W: Craven, Charles r. Kirkland
aud J. Prime; General Secretary, Leonard ID. Gale;
Foreign Corresponding Secretary, Robert c. Graham
Domestic Corresponding Secretary, C. r. Hsrt: Treas.
urer, Christopher e. wemple Librarian, John Dis
turnell; Council, J. w. Richards, Lorenzo Sherwood
Henry O'Reily. Z. N. Barnam, X. H. Williams Andrew
Lane ss III
Jeremiah Loder, .. n. Wells VIM. Z. Hagan.
BnEECH-LoADISG SHALL Arms. In conformity with
Special Orders No. 3ol, from General Headquarters
National Guard State Of New York. and announced by
Special order No. 322 current SERIES board OF officers
assembled at the State Arsenal. corner Of Thirty nth
street and Seventh avenue yesterday afternoon
anime and test the inventions and improvements u
military small arms All tho members OF the board
were present. comprising tho following oficers-Ad-
jutant General William Irvine, Commssary General G.
w. Palmer, Colonel William g. Ward, Twelfth regiment
Colonel Baker, Seventy fourth regiment Buaio, and
Colonel Burt, Assistant Inspector General Several
gentlemen prominent in military circles also pre-
sent variety OF breech leaders, aud several Enfield
anu Springfield red muskes altered to breech oAders
wervexsmned by the Board Tho following OF
breech oaders exhibited -Berdan's patent which
can DO readily applied to Enfield and Springfield
kets; Lamsen's patent brcech loader Halls patent
LamseO, maker; Billiards. breech-oading rife, Rem
lngton's breech.oading ride. Robinsons breech- load
ing carbine, which latter was exhibited by General
Pleasanton, United States Army, and Burnside's,
Sharp's and other breech-loadcrs The merits OF
each were particularly examined, but practical tests
made Tho Board adjourned until this afternoon
At the Same place, when it Is expect ted the several
patents will be fully tested.
oBssouEs MR. d. CRoxwKLI, JR-The obseques
OF Mr. Daniel Cromwell. Jr, wore yesterday very
numerousiy attended. The members Of the Eclectic
Association gathered at the club house on Madison
square, shortly twelve O'Clock noon and
In body TO the late dwelling place OF the deceased
gentleman at No 225 East Thirty -second street The
the departed permitted TO view for q las, tune the
features Of the dead Subsequent to the termination OF
and the remains were removed to Greenwood Cemetery
for tntcrment
FAIR or rnE "SHKtrEnsG Arm. The trustees Of the
st. Barnabas Homo. or tho s'5heItering Arm . which
Institution has sheltered daring the pas, year over
forty children whose parents unable provide for
them, propose erect building, tho cost OF
which win DO about 3i3 000 To raise tho money
for this audabs object, they holding fair at
No. % West Eleventh street. which VIII close TO
evening.
TIKI Aaios.-This well known German vocal Society
last night held annual meeting its headquarers
which was quite stormy affair The officers for the
ensuing year chosen and tina following gentlemen
sleced;-ror President, NJ Triscca; Vice Presidents
MeasrA Hundt and fnauos >oore.aries hessrs
s ssass aad And M ss%,, c ,, and
wnc appeared that the society numbers at present
.eaTy four hundred member There . balance oil
81, 900 In tho treasury.
BooE SALE-A large sale OF books, consistns ~ Ius
,raed French and works ~ nn, took place yes..r
daJ :: me saissrooms o. Msssrs ysav,i sr.beish
Co, sos Broadway Tho library offered for sale was the
property Of John Lafarge, and consisted upwards Of
one thousand volumes OF valuable books The sale will
DO completed tomorrow afternoon ON Ihursfay next
the same firm will open sale OF books from the .el
known house Of messrs. Appleton Co.
Stamina AsyaAr.--on Monday evening sailor named
Amy Miller, belonging to the bark Emery, became
gagged in quarrel with ihrco boys the corner Of Mol.
berry and Chatham streets, when Of the party drew
knife and stabbed him In the abdomen. He con.
veyed To tho New York Hospitsi where hts wound
found 10 be Of serious nature. No made