The New York herald., 1866-07-27
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

MyEuSG or ruE FiRs tonxiSiosEEs- commi sion.
crs OF the Metropolitan Fire Department met yesterday
for the despatch Of business. letter of invitation
from the United States agent for the Paris Exposition 10
send for exhibition 10 the ar rs class engine
read and referred for consideration Also letter OF
commendat for the efficiency displayed by the IRE
companies In extingui sng late nre In the city Other
formal and unimp0rtant business transacted when
the Board adjourned
FuErHm Contributions PORTLAND RgILKy
Frsp-The Treasurer OF the Portland Relief Comm ttee
yesterday reported further contribution sf $545 TO tho
FUND.- making total cf sl03 $50 90 received The
sureS and tho committee left yesterday for Portland for
the purpose OF distributing the money In tho
that may seem to them best calculated 10 relieve the
immediate Necessities OF the sufferers
AWARD or CONTRACT following contracts have
been awarded by the city Comptroller and the Croton
Aqueduc. Department -Gradng and scttIng curb and
gutter STONES in New avenue Eas, and wcsi 10 James
Kehoe at $lS,sTo 81 Grading and setting curb and
gutter stones in l22d street. from Third avenue 10 Mount
motifs square, TO ID Morris al $40 a55 Fagging side
wakT ~ forty ninth street toaih sidc between Ninth
iatng and grading Sxtyfourth street between Third
and fifih avenues, TO James F Hayes at 500 3Il IS
Regulating and grading Eighth avenue betweon i25th
and 10th Streets 10 Oscar Taylor s3 s63 Resottinr
curb and gutter stones in Fifty. ninth street. between
Fifrh and Sixth avenues 10 Cunningham at fa2o 90
Regarding and setting curb and gutter In Thirty.
fourth s.rset between Tenth and Eleventh. avenues TO
TO the Wauen Foundry for pipe.
NEW LIsngo ALBANIA combination has been en-
tered into by e steamers Hendrick Hudson and C. Van
derblt, which his resulted in the formation OF a new
line To connect thk city with Albany The boats will
soon commence thar regular trips from pier No 10
North river
The PsuslAss --Recepy society has been organized
in this city, composed OF be Prussians Others rosid
ing here fsvorng the prcAcnt struggle in Germany
national unity, under the f,adership OF Prussia Tho
cct Of tho society is 10 subsbc money In aid OF tho
ulcn soldiers In the battles Bohemia and other parts
Of Germany and for this purposc subscriptions have
bee.s aised which will DO forwarded 70 the authorities in
Prus ua. On wednesday a meeting was held in Orchard
street 9or the purpose OF completing the organization
Mr. c. w Gesslcr presided. who made Stirring address
TO the e.o that German ought be ashamed OF the
Prnssian ay, and that all ought unto aid OF tho
fallen soldiers tho battlefield matter xhsher hey
Prussans Austrapa or Bavarians ard INessiana
were made for subscribing money n aid OF the 'ollon
soldiers OF the battlefield OF Germany. resolution vas
pissed that all who in favor OF this shNi
be called upon to Join tho association whereupon tho
meeting adjourned TO meet agsn to morrow.
CASE or SussreoKk about three O'Clock yesterday
officer Mcconnell brought ths Third precinct station
man by the Of Foster Morton, found sunosrnck
on truck No at the foot Of Chambers street Taken
To the City Hospital
cnrD Rus 0vKR.-Gcorge Dobeon aged about s,x
years residing at No 1s3 East Twenty rst street vas
accidentally over, about Ave oclock last evening by
a lager beer wagon driven by John wuhlhoop Tho =
wheels passed over the childs lett loot njurtng
severely He taken 10 hts home by one Of the
officers OF the Eighteenth precinct Such ara be-
coming too frequent and an example Is needed To pat
stop 10 careless driving generally.
Fmr Is GREEswIcm srnsrr shortly after one O'Clock
on Thursday morning hrc broke in tho wood shed
Of the building No o. Greenwich street. corner Of Rector
street. The flames extended 20 the second Goor and
roof, damaging the building to the extent OF 500
owned by Mr.. Newman, and IN insured. MIRA Hannah
wenthal occupied part OF the neor damage By
Gre aod water shout $500; insured Louis Isaacs
occupied part Of the sec0nd noor dwelling tho
store underneath, No. Is Rector street. oioihiag
store. Tho stock removed by the nsurance patrol
watch insured for $500 the Rutgcn Insurance. Com
psny Tho store Ia occupied groorry by An
gust Frohwethsr; stock slightly damaged by water. In
surrd
FiKs ~ Fast Fosry E,GnrH srgyrr -four o'clock
Thursday morning nrc occurred IN tho dsisvy Nos
IT'S and LII Est Forty street. owned by Bacbsr
sch Levy. II originated from vapor gntns frou the
furnace under the boiler In tho engine Tho dan-
age tho stock will be about a. 500 and 10 the build
Ing about ~ 600 insurance Tho machinery dam
aged abolt $1,000; insured In Philadelphia Insurance
companies.