The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-16

PoLcr HEApousRrgRs IMPORTATION WANTED On the
18th or January last the Police Commissioners tho IN
Of President Acton passed resolution requiring
the detectives 10 deposit NIL with treasurer
the department. TO constitute general fluid for tho
benefit OF the whole. This resolution break
MP rnzn which existed in the force similar in every
respect TO the rinrn the CITY Hall and Albany Chief
Detective Young had his favores and they formed this
precious 'rne When a robbery burglary which
promised 20 be lucrative into the given
To the ring; but " u involved great deal Of hard
work and little profit then II saddlef II
the unfortunate outsiders. Commissioner Acton, with
prascworthy motives attempted 10 break NJ this nefa
nous system by the Introduction Of the resolution above
referred to- and u thought that justice wo'A so
doae those members Of the force who were outside Of
the charmed circle but, alas their hopes OF an
equal distribution Of the funds, and a good time
generally LOOK considerably blight.d Superintend-
ent Kennedy, l, appears hsa been opposed TO tho
resolution from the very outset, and those not In
the ring have dea that he has had influence enough
TO keep money locked up In THO great safe Of the de-
parment since January last which ought To have been
distributed among the every month according to
to the resolution Of the Commissioners Tho amount
collected thus lar " said 10 amount 10 about 80 600 and
why IL mas no, been distributed among the detectives
for the authorities 1T beadquarters 10 say.
TIE LUTHERAN sYsop-Thc annual synod 81 tho
Lutheran church Of this state in session II
Matthew's church, in Walker street yesterday There
full attendance Of the pastors Of the churches
braced in the synod hut the proceedings princi.
paliy o. a routine character motion 70 admit the
Rev DR. Brown president OF the General SYNOD ~ the
Lutheran Church, ms delegate rom the Pennsvlyana
synod wns lost after siderable. debate The Rev Dr
Brown subsequently admitted - 1>edvisory
her The annual report, which contan n ful account
OF the operations ~ the missions AMI IN general Twpc
OF the church, read by the Rev. Dr. Pohlman
MASONIC Picnic Ar JoSEs' woop-rhe Pic.nic Of
the Eastern Star lodge Of the Order of Nasons aid u
the Orphan Asylnm, came OF Yesterday at Jones'
Wood, where less than thousand members Of the
order and their families the grounds and euoyed
themselves in the happisst possible splendid
band discoursed music, and dancing kept MP until
la'e hour the evening The De-Lave family added
materially 10 the festivities Of the day did also the
English pedestrian John Sheffield performed
receipts for the Gay approxmated 81 500 The mem.
hers Of the Order sil In want ~ forty any thou
sand dollars complete the for the Orphans and
widows OF the Masonic Society, the ground for which
has been already purchased.
FrRK wArn srsEn.-The alarm Of nre Al Ten
street. 'hs stove store Of r Merrneid II was caused
by Of tho workmen accidentally setting nre - .
measure Of vamsh the ceisr ~hile drawing some
and quickly at the premises, and eE,ngushed the
tire before the bells sounded alarm. From
explained delay the ere bells did no, ring until
twenty Eve minutes after the Are broke The dam
BY water, and win not probably exceed 500
Insured for fl3 900 in the Bowery e. MARKS
Brooklyn, Grocer and Mechanics and Traders Insu
rance Companies The bnlding Ia owned by the estate
OF p. II. stephens. II IL damaged about $50 The
workman who caused the accident land whose name
could no, Learnt had hts face very badly burned.
Dnowsrsc CASUALLY Yesterday. a. the sioop General
Taylor. loaded vim oysters, passing tbs foo, Of
Hammond street, North river hand on board, named
Henry Fcilon, accidentally knocked overheard by
withdrawing tho efforts Of those board 70 him
drowned.