The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-03-17
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

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THE CRY TAX Levy APPROVED BIZ raE MAyoR-0u Sat
urday Mayor Hoffman approved the City Budget -
amended and adopted by both branches OF the Common
Council and the document Immediately 70 Tho
State Legislature az Albany for It's action.
The CEsrEHIAL ANNIVERSARY THE BmrsoAY or
ANDREW JAcKsox-Yesterday was the one hundsedtn
anniversary Of the birthday Of Andrew Jackson rhs
bunting on the City Hail. Compro,ers ONCE and strees
Department was displayed In honor q the occasion
IssrnuroS TEE DHAy DvxR.-Ths reports
recently circulation In regard the temperance Of
typhoid fever In the institution for the education Of tho
deaf and dumb ID without foundation Last November,
indeed this establishment severely visited By this
epidemic Since theu however, the predisposng causes
OF the disease-chicf among which deficient sup
ply OF water-have been removed. There is full
supply OF Croton water and improved arrangements fog
erng in fortnight; but this IL . small percentaas a
sickness among four hundred. Those who alarmed By
the institution or detained them a hos should Be-
made Of the facts OF the case that valuable time
be not lost to those In whom they are interested
THE STREET CLEANING CONFESSIONAL meeting Of tho
Street Cleaning Commissioners was held in the Mayors
Office at noon yesterday The business transacted was
1t is believed, entirely OF a routine character
REPORT OF THE WRRcK ENGLISH SrEARR--
Captain J. Merritt the general agent Of the Board q
Underwriters left the city Thursday morning In the
steamer Relief for the purpose Of ascerainng the facts
In relation to the report circulated by pilot that
vessel apparently English steamer had been seen OF
the Highlands After thorough examination OF the
vicinity evident that the masts seen by the pilots
were those of the bark Chrstana, which was recently
sunk In consequence Of collision with the steamship
North America
THE WRECK or THE STEAMER FLAxBEAu.-rhe stew
ard, W. Phillips and crew. twentyeight in number, no
longing to the steamer Flambeau wrecked short time
ago Fort Fisher arrived at this port last Thursday
tI,a Vnrlra andy
mington line. They taken board by the Cap
tain Hunter, who gave them free passage TO this
city, treated them, did all his crew. during the
voyage very kindly and in most praseworthy man.
ner.
New HOSE CARRIAGE COLUMBIA, 8. O.-It ID
stated that arrangements have been made by the New
York Volunteer Firemen's Association to have new
carriage built for presentation to the fremen Of
Columbia, c., supply the place Of the one recently
lost in the steamer Andausa II is expected to be
completed In about six weeks, at cost OF $4,000.
EXPERIMENTS PORTABLE FIRE ExrryGufsHER- -
Levys fire extinguisher was yesterday subjected to
series of very interesting experiments at the Battery
Barracks yard before Charles c. Pnckney President Of
the Fire Commissioners Elisha Kingsand, Chief En-
gneer of the Fire Department; Mr. J. L. Douglas on
behalf of the Underwriters, and several officers in the
service OF the Pacific and North American Mail Steam
ship Companies Several fires Of them consisting
barrels saturated with kerosene, and some Of
pankng, which morphine and coal tar had been
thoroughly rampant, the engine able quench t.
| in few seconds in most satisfactory manner The
principle which the extinguisher is constructed Is .
very simple and ingenious one It consists Of plain
cylinder capable OF holding eight gallons Of water nttea
win an nd rubber TUBE walcn
cylinder, which Is filled with chemical preparation By
turning at the top Of this cylinder the prepara-
ton mixes with the water, and the two coming together
form an extinguishing liquid, which, being non.
supporter OF combustion, is OF much more POWERFUL
nature than many times its equivalent OF pure water,
and this liquid will project itsef with It's power 70
distance Of several feet by the turning Of the tap
experiments made yesterday prove the sxtnguisher
was OF really practical value It's portabiy simplicity
ol h
There be doubt that its introduction into dwell
lngs factories theatres and vessels would be very ad-
vantagcous, for, used by person Of ordinary pro-
sence Of mind might often be the Of extinguish
ing what would otherwise become large and destruo
tive conhagraton. 4
THREE LADS suProsxD DRowEp-Mr John Siges.
dwelling ct No. sl1 West Twenty fourth street, called
At late hour last night the Sixteenth precinct sta-
ton house and reported that his three sonsAfred,
aged IL years; James, aged 16 and Frank, aged IL
an open boat started for the Eiysan Fieda The boat
subsequently seen capszed and drifting down the
o he
which the lads were known % have donned ON leaving
their fathers residence on the three anicrtunatess
FATAL OCCURRENCE HosPITAI-For some time
past man named Henry Wallace has been employed in
the New York Hospital nurse and hborer few
days ago no exhibited symptoms alteration OF mind
but not Of such char acter as to excite alarm q TO tho
was on the the third story Of The south house. be deib
eratey threw himself the banister Of tho winding
stairway, and fell to the lower floor. He taken up
and found to be injured internally He conveyed %
his and attended till death ensued the following
an inoues on the body Deceased vas f"rtvavs ves
Of age and . native OF Ireland
ABASDoSKD.-Two coored boys, named respectively
William and John Cisco the aged nine and the Other
aged five years, were found in the house Lao West
Thirty fifth street, Ia almost helpless condition. from
Of food and proper attention The chdrens parents
arc oolored man and white
CoSsoLING TO MEAT EArERs.-At about half past three
o. clock yesterday afternoon Sergeant lockwood or
tho Twenty third precinct, passing Bulls Head in
Third avenue, no noticed dead lying ON truck,
which in charge Of one James Gallagher, Of Forty
sixth street and Fourth avenue Gallagher stated that
the had sickcned the while route for this
city, and that the animal been placed ON truck 70
be conveyed to the slaughter house. O4h street
and Third avenue but died before reaching the place
that the flesh Of animal which hal died from sick
as palstable as any other had the taken
TO the ofM DOCK foot OF Thirty eighth street. North
river
SNEAK THIEVES AT woRK.-The apartments OF Mrs..
Emma Thompson, who resides In Sixtieth street. near
Third avenue, entered Friday evening by sneak
thieves who broke open her trunk and made Off with
several dollars in bills and several other articles Of
value
SUICIDE Br ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Cover yesterday held
inquest at 235 East Houston street the body OF Mrs.
Eliza Ritmann who committed suicide py hanging her.
self by the neck TO hook in the wall Of her room By
Of bed cord. Deceased had been poor health.
and three days since her husband requested her
not TO permit certain female whom he named TO 90 up
stairs again. This seemed TO annoy Mrs Rtmann aud
r. believed prompted her to take her life Deceased was
thirty two years OF age and q native Of Germany
STAINING ArrRAY.-John Hansar, q sailor had .
dispute with shipmato yesterday, in regard to tho
quarrel during which the former severely stabbed
in several places The wounded man was conveyed 70