The New York herald., 1867-07-19
CITY INTELLIGENCE.


srxAsBoAr RAcI's OK TIN HUDSON Tho practice OF
vacDg, which for several weeks bscn operation
Ustween tho rival steamboats, the 3aoson has ms
wi,h the rDqullca coDdeinn nation of shs press by
giving ursaiy warninyo travellers whGSsbey MAJ OK
pect ,n the eent OF expiosion collision any OF tre
disasters So,1i iisqea'y result fro sacs siaira Tbs
oFnerc tns Cpaaccgcit, one oi tue rival boats, puo
fishes carl ia which derse3 thai ms craft has been
put 10 any extraordinary spesd, and wishes tho pubic
distinctp 10 understand that no viii uos~ asow MS
boa. 10 race MS ccmpets.srs wlie engss sed ia
TRANSPORTING passengers or ircgnt. Never heiess, he
bciieves tte Conueccit TO bs the fastet boa.
pins TO Atbary, aai II h~ OF her rival, tue
Dew, desire iotet OF the 'wo boats
hs Offers 10 C,aaactc1i from New York to- New
Baltimore auaretra wtnou. passes n,rs fright, and
stake 5000 octnc resli. Thts see Ms like 0asnss
Tng wArEg SUPrcY Tss Csrs -IxyRe vgAstrs
THEsxra-The 0voton Aqueduct Boae rs smucsIng
u ueS rsservov ~ Boyds Corner Ad nam county,
seventy this city whites will be used
an auxiary to keep ~ Tue suppy'inCnA IN iah This
vi" coverla OF thr-e red I'd three
acres ana will h.ssa capacity o 369 - e.S57 gallons
Tue DAM Will bo hundrcd iena four
ieet IA depth, and 7hundrei feet seove wase II
is twenty thre and three quarter miles ooye Crotoa
Dam. Works are aissIn course VI cSnstTud at Car
mansyiie. wticn are ntcnded suepiy psn oms living
above One auni,ed sDi Thirty y-frI-sreei 1t pro
posed to ouiid to" ~ at this place which II suppy
houses ON the hignest pont or Washington Ha ghN
IaE STEAMER SYLVAN STREAM RAJ Ep--rns IAriem
steamer Sylvan streans which was sunk in Hh'lcm
river day boro yesterday, raised wsSin u spaco
OF seven hours by tue Steam Derrick Co.apa aud
pa fao danng, t. the vessel aud ets ipms It aud
expens, OF sfeckins viii mount to about s5,oos
NEW rrAussG RE EiuIATi,ss wnn fIuNA.-rhe no, SLIP
ping reeuat Intended hsuceorth regulate sn p
ping aud aang interests setween this ara adj oipa por,s
Tia. Uui,ei aad Ch have Just bsen smi-
ted oy the Uniei ta,e3 Minister Tckin ma ihe'
United States Consul anghas to tho sth eses here
for the Information OF al vessels icayiu, th ned
states for Chlna fhey provide that tne pnmb, OF
pics each thnese port IS Ia be deter Mined by the
H.rpor Master aud Coussl, good scsmer4 os ali tho
IA
being eligible. Tbcre Is to DO governing board to re
late the appDnting aud licenses of pilots rad any ono
plying piotiLg in Chinese waters withous q license
VIII be prosecuted before the authorities and under
the laws Of his own country The board Is to inquire
al accidents to vessels ~lth pilots asd the pilots
will have heir lie Withdrawn AMI be handed over
10 the anthor,es. Each pilot boat viii be marked
Licensed" aud carry the yellow and green dag the
employ ncnt OF p'is bS all vessels s made oompu!sory
aud the reso'a contain other details sad provisions
for carrying out the system generally.
ExEMfT FRgNgs's AssociAroN.--In the report Of the
,ao meeting OF this association II Was inadvertently
stated that Nc. James u Mcs;regor rejected q
member. The committee To whom applications for
membership referred reported THAI they bad laid
that gcntemaas application oeer for fu'urc c'nsidera
ton. motion 10 iaNe the name from the committee
and go ballot lost whicn, Of course leaves
tho application attn in the hands of tbc committee.
PRESENTATION Rev FarasK IEc ER, rmE
CHURCH or ST. PAUL rnE Arosrlx.-Rev Father Hecker
sails for Europe saturday Last evening he
presented with a. purse OF 5000 by n number OF his
par.honors, who deeply attached to the reverend
Il
Lynch, Michael Mexican, r. G. Halpin and James Nc
Donald togcsier with other gentlemen. wa,ied upon
Father Hecker ct his house 10 Fif'y street, and
presented him with t1e purse hr. Michael hckean
made the presentation speech IN appropriate langua-e.
The reverend gentleman thanked toe donors In few
ei,qu woros accepting tue tes,im NAL no, ~ per-
sona si, bat n tae caracy OF spiritual agen 10 The
congregation.
MareoFoLlrAs RgvkSrE BoARp.--r disilicries OF
n o. Ke,chum. in Hamilton avenue. Brooklyn. and Of
Mr.. WInercss ia Robinson street, in tn5 CITY, were
seiz' by order OF the Board OF Revenue.
THE LArk Ron srArgS isrssp.--Tbe Ancient Order
OF Good Fellows who were the parties who employed
the steamboat aud barge from which the police aegc
the rioters lsudcf, deny ia tto that any disturbance
occurred sunday last They also say that they did
not attempt 10 laGd any liquor lager beer, thai
OF tue members assaulted tho police aud that the NON
bers found gGiy aud who pcd for no Gus conduct
innocent of the charge, and on ~ tfnitum.
TfE CjwxoS CouscL DafsKiSa FouSrNxs.--
Yesterday application was made 10 the Common
Council by tho Soc ey the Prevention Of Cruelty
| Animss. asking them TO aid in the movement since
those last reported fountains have been placed at tac
eDd OF Wall sroo and on the south sidc OF the fark
srIcDv or a Lus.rc.--Coroner schrnsr yesterday
held inquest at the hospital WARTS Island over the
remains Of Bridget Meara, insane woman, who com
mtcd suicide BY hanging herself the bars Of tho
window Of the room which she was confined In lieu
of ropo with which to accomplish her purpose Bridget
manufactured from her dress, which she tore In
strips sufficiently strong and large TO Dear Der weight
When discovered By m slant 10 the hospital Bridget
quito dead The jury, after listening 10 the tes-
taony OF several witnesses. rendered verdict of death
from hanging. Deceased was twenty Tour years a. ags
and . native OF Ireland
| Tus NoReua The body OF unknown
recovered yesterday, while ncatns In the East nvcr.
near p.sr 17 The deceased about sixty years of
age nve feet height aud had gray hair aud whsgos
| Had on black Goa, and pants.