The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-11
PART FIRST.


MAsoEU hoNi1-rhe members OF Mount NebsA
Lodge, No. 157 and A. NJ, held their rst annual pic.
mic on Thursday evening last at Lion Park where they
danced until broad daylight and enjoyed themselves Inn
mensely- About six hundred persons present.
while fnu baad Of forty pieces Of music made The
resound with harmonious and tho young folks
whiricd each other around In the Of the dizzy
waltz The threatening state Of the weather during the
afternoon had the effect Of keeping the old folks home
but the younger not 70 be deferred by such
them Jupiter Piuvius withdrew his forces and the peep
ing stars out 70 look their billing and cooling.
tory aud perfect. and Mr. David NJ Koeher. Master Of
the lodge espec ally deserving Of much credit for the
admirable manner In which he managed the entire fest
val Tho dancing did not terminate until four o'clock
In the morning. when the pleasure seekers sought theis
homes much pleased with their evenings entertainment
The MoeGUA-Thc man who was accidentally killed,
few days ago Of the East river piers, by the
falling OF pile OF timber, and whose body has BEEN
lying the Morgue for Identification days past,
was asccrtaned yesterday 70 b. Frank McNaiy, an
Irishman Of New Haven As friends Of the decoased
appeared 70 claim his remains they inferred yester-
day afternoon by the proper authoritica
MEsnSo OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS meeting
Of dislers which advertised 70 have taken place
evening at Hofman's hotel postponed Mon
day the lath last owing to tho absence Of the parties
Many distle from all parts Of the city and Brooklyn
present. and enjoyed themselves In desultory
versation on the merits Of the now Excise law
United Service Society last night all the nominations Of
delegates TO the Convention affirmed except In the
Fourth Congressional district whero Colonel Freeman
substituted for J. d. Potter. Tho representatives
from each district were empowered 10 oil vacancies
necessary.
The Exosx LAv.--Matters 10 o state OF qaiescencs
with the Board Of Excise On day before yesterday $3.50
paid for license previously granted, and yes
terday 800.
AM.s RESCUED rnox DHowSxa Yesterday morning,
at about Ave o'clock, discovered in the water
the dock OF the Jersey City Ferry Company OF tho
foot Of coandt street, as rescued by three men,
bers Of the Harbor poce, and proved be Charles H.
Mason, Of Norwich, Conn He had walked on the ferry
boat WHINE intoxicated and when found was nearly ex-
hausted.
BcaSisG or WHOLESALE DRroGrr sroRE BExKMAs
SrEEE.-Ma qoartcr before soven O'Clock yesterday
morning are discovered In the sub. cellar Of the
Ave story building No 20 Beekman street. occupied by
Fraser lee, wholesale drusg sts Tho alarm was given
and tho nromen very quickly at work The dense
and officiating character Of the smoke rendered Il i'm
possible the nremen remain any length time In
side Of the build ne However, they most perscver-
ing their eYorts fast fell back, almost
Kassisnd passed down 70 the basement and remained
there until almost choked; however, he enabled
Ss applied n smother direction. First Asis,ani rs
gneer Periey made descent into tho basement and
with the same reception as the chief line Of hose
stretched on tho building each side and line placed
into the srcond story window In readiness 10 apply
water In case Of need After half hours hard work
they suceedrd IN subduine the flames and about
hours tho are was put out No ono can doubt the
management 81 THE ere, by a subsequent exainna-
ton Of the premises the FIRE u seems bad passed up tho
sub cellar stairs fred the basement and ascending
rapidly NJ the basement stairs 70 The frat floor Mn
Fire Commissioner Able was present experimenting the
working OF the department. which seemed 20 add que
smulant TO the brcmen present The stock Of drugs.
sc, Is said TO be damaged about $4,000, on which
stock there " insurance Of Sol 600 In the following
eompaneas-Mutua, Of Buffalo, 81, 800; International
$1,000; Metropolitan, fI2, 600 Bovery, t2,so0i New
Amsterdam, s2iO0: Relief, fa,bo0; Globe, 5000.
Manhattan, 80 600; Mechanics and rradcrs $1,000.
Hope, $4,000, star, $4,000, columbia, 81, COO New
England, 81 800 Norwich, $500 Albany CITY, s2 go;
Firemens Fund, $1,000; STATE OF Jersey City, 900
The building h owned by william " Allen; y s dam
aged abop, IS 600 Insured The orilin OF the ore 70
under investigation.