The New York herald., 1867-04-19
CITY IgTELLIGENCE,

observations In this city OF the range Oh the barometer
and therometer the direction OF tho wind and the sas
Of the weather during the past twentyfour hoars
The highest range Of the thermometer At two r NJ
81 degrees and the lowest was at 80 NJ 43 degrees
A. h-Barometer 1924; thermometer, A; wind
northwest ~ Ssrcnefer 30 81 thermome,er, n oo'
meter 56 wind northwest. 10 r. NJ barometer, 80 Al
aa wnay mss, csar Nndy coo
There will be no rain for twelve hours from o'clock
this sFriday morning ana .hen snow or rain within
for radius Of twenty miles around New York
FINE AHrs.-The annual exhibition OF the Academy
being open the public receptions the Studio Building
Tenth street. will be discontinued for tho season. after
Saturday, the 2o.h instant T
The CoSsrIrunosAL CONVENTION EIEcnoS-REaIsrRr
voTErs-Ths registry or voters, prior the Constu-
onal Convention election to bs held The 23i instant
will commence to-day. Inspectors election sit the
polling places Of last fan from eight O'Clock A. II TO
nine p u Persons WHOSE names on the lists at
the last election will not to record their
again; but all persons who baYo become since,
or charged their residences should not fa to have their
| names placed upon the polling lists
| AMERICAN IssrHuTE-The Polytechnic branch Of the
American Institute held their regular meeting last
ing in room "a Cooper Building. The attendance
very large, the room being onoomfortably crowded. in
creasing the temperature, according novel and In
geniou thermometer exhibited the OCCASION to ovef
ninety degrees Tho Chairman, s d. nllman presided
and read an inventory OF inventions In different
branches of that had been reported since the last
meetDg and many OF aica would be hrst exhibited at
| the earis Exposition specimcns- OF American
4 Ingenuity and inventive powers. Among the IN
ventions presented to the consideration Of the Institute
last evening Thermometer Of novel constructions
designed TO indicate not only tho heat but tho humidity
! OF the atnosphere novel metre also exhibited,
designed in the words Of the inventor TO facilitate bus.
ness and 10 prevent fraud ~ the measurements OF an
kinds Of liquids specimen Of iron ore from Green
county, Tennessee exhibited, described Of tho
very 1nest quality yet discovered superior TO that OF
/ New Jersey The exhibitors promised on future
| day to submit tho mineral wealth
| and resources of Tennessee. Mr. L. d Poge then
! spoke of the discovery aud mode OF producing
petroleum. OF whica he aad numerous samples Of differ
ent qualities present His encdalon Of the subject
was very interesting and engaged the attention Of his
numerous hearers. Questions freely put and
sw RED t.evarous TOPICS introduced, and much in:
| formai IN thus elcitel There number Of
scientific o the city pre- who took great inter-
est in the different subjects Submitted to their attention.
Tho meeting was iot only one Of the most numerously
attended, but mcs interesting held this season by the
| American Institute
TIE GERMAN SRARPsHoorERs. The Schuctzcn organiza,
tons OF this city and vicinity held convention at the
! Gernania Assembly Rooms for the purpose Of adopting
further in preparation for the grand national
| sharpsaocting festival OF the North American
\ schuetzen Band, to be held in this city Mr..
MutechIechner, OF Chicago, formerly President OF
the North American Schuetzen Union, in an address
enlarged upon the influence OF The proposed demontra
tion, If carried out win success resolution wass
passed convention of delegates Of the Rifle aud
Scnuctzen Associations Tor The purpose OF cecting
definite organ.zaton Judging from the preparations
being made, the proposed sharPshoong demonstration
| promises TO be grand nal'ona affair.
SOUTHERN RELIEF ComMIssioy.-Ycsterday the Comms-
sion received communication from Speaker Cofax In
timang that he should have pleasure occurring
month in this city behalf Of the relief fund. About
14ooo bushels Of 60 to-day to Mobile by tho
| Charles 1ayss and adelaide Elwood. DR. Bright the
Corresponding Secretary, at Washington concerning
the distribution Of ihs government grant Il 49,
FUNERAL MEMBER THE The funeral OF ".
R Stafford well known and rising momber Of the New
York honored brother In the Masonic rater
Iuffv in
.senth street He buried with the double solemni
i.ss Of the Episcopal and Masonic services numerous
coftege followed the honored remains to Greenwood
Cemetery, r AZ
EXTENSIVE RonpERHs IL NINTH wARp.The citizens
Of tho west portion the Ninth ward have been con
sideraDy alarmed Of late owing to numerous robberice
that have taken place in that vicinity, and the unsuc
cessful attempt of the police to the thieves On
Saturday morning last the dwelling of Dr. A. B. Vaughan
| No 275 West Tenth street. was entered by robi
bers, who succeeded in securing $e4 In money,
and about 500 worth of female clothing The
thieves or thief entered the bedroom in which DR..
| Vaughan asleep and extracted the aoove amount
from his pants which lay on chair near the bed On
place. bat alarmed by the inmates and wednes.
day last man was found in the hallway with large
% SEQ tho doctor, discovered HIM, and ssyS
| chase after tho thief who ran from the
During the the pas week the residence o Mr. Moon
No. $50 West Tenth street. was entered by burglars and
sS ' Of M Mr. RossrSs Perry 'os wa was .ss
entered and qaanaty Of valuable cothisg stolen Two
three other dwellings were also robbed but the poce
seem to know nothing about the matter .ssv'g
A CoSrIDxscE GAME Samuel II. Hanson, Of Fuls0nt
county, Illinois, to this city the owl train from
Buffalo yesterday morning, and unfortunately fell into
the company OF two flash tfoby Cackitsn who managed
by honcyed words and gentle to insnuao ihe
slippery selves nso the confidence OF the unsus.
picous countryman. II nave bill to my arrival
In NewYork city, said the most kindly disposed Of the
two, as the cars nearcd tho metropolis, "but have
no cash. 80 jut give me Sl150 and in return pcsse
never forget this Kindness qIoth the flash Toby, "and
Il ever see you again III :" here the stopped,
the duo disappeared, and nansom found that he was In
Now York and dupc Of two villains
KNOWS NoInIsG THE NATTER James McGovern,
who accused Of stealing fortyone halrcasks from
the pier foot Of Murray street. denies the allegation and
stolen, and that he knows nothing whatever concerning
them.
Car AccDESr.-Louis Petzel, boy, while attempting
TO get on Fourth avenue yesterday evening, the
Of Pearl and Centre streets slipped and fell and
In falling bis hand got caught under tho wheel aud
severely lacatcd He was Immediately take to the
New York Hospital IA -. Il. = II
FIRE IN FRosr srRErr-Paovosr's PICKLE FACTORY Dr.
srRoyED-Lcss ABOUT $50 oo-Between four and nvS
o'clock this Thursday morning nrc discovered in
the pickle factory OF Stephen H Provost Nos 2l5 ana
2i7 Front street. Owing 10 the FIRE being In the rear
part of tho upper floors andto ts having attained coz
siderable headway before discovered the nremcn 4
upper floors were destroyed Ncs ~ als ', and I aS
also communicate with No. 219, the top floor
Of which also DESTROYED The damage to the stock
and fixtures will probably amount TO $50 000 insured
for SIS, $50 foows-0n stock-We estern, Of Buffalo,
5000 Merchants, $4,000; Hope, $1,000: Adratic,
chanis' Of Hartrord, s2, 600 hcchancs and radcrs,
s2,5oo. On fixtures, tubs engine, &c Atlantic,
OF Providence 81 400; Peoples OF Mddletown 81 $50;
Western. OF Buffalo, 900; Mutual OF Buffalo 49, 900;
on Office furniture. &c Peoples So 500 Buildings Nos
2l5 and 2l7 are owned by Charles Kneeland they an
damaged TO the extent OF SIS 600; insured No 2s4t
owned by Mr. Gallstln It is damhgod about 81 900; na
sured The origin OF the IRE Is at present unknown
Fire Marshal Baker has II under investigation.
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