The New York herald., 1867-06-21
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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BOARD OF Aupr.-lhe Board OF Audit met At noon
yesterday, all the members being present MIR. Dspew
read the Code OF Procedure adoped Nv tho Board ,he
principal points being that claims against The cty mus.
be ed before the 23d OF July AGAINST the county
before toe 25th Of July and that days be ore the
hearing OF any claim affidavit and b OF particulars
be dled 10 the ComptIolers Office. and duplicate
thereof be handed TO the Corporation Counsel Mr.
Depew then stated that the Code OF Procedure would be
advertised and the Board would adjourn to the 3oth or
July next
THs ELEVATED RAILwAY--The propFietors Of the Ele-
waited Railroad viii begin the construction Of tho expert
mental half mile track in Greenwich street In about
month and half The machinery and other ironwork
required for the work will soon be finished. The law
under which the accompany s authorised 70 build this
road was passed BY the Legislature Of this State on the
section shall be built within year from tho passage OF
the act and the extension, so far as confined TO New
begin at the southern end OF Green wch street. near
Battery place, and continue along Greenwich street.
When completed, three commissioners VIII % ap-
p0inted-tw0 by the Governor and one By the Croton
Boardwho will inspect the road, and report whether u
can be operated safely and successfully.
FUNERAL CopoSEI ABBOTT. UNITED STATES ARMY
The funeral cbsequies Of this officer who died Sum
day evening last took place yesterday afternoon at Gov
snors Island in the presence OF large number Of his
itionu1 cniCeIc VI uAvys Bf0osof
number Of whom conveyed from Castle Garden 70
the islsnd at two o'clock In . special government
steamer The attendance Of military men very
numerous including many general officers, among them
Major General Harvey Browne and Brevet Majors General
warren ingiis and Leslie and Surgeon General Crane
assembled in the little garrison church, the Rev. Mr.
seerrt chaplain Of the fort and Rev. DR.. Ogilvy, Of
Trinity church, entered, atired In white surpces and
proceeded 70 rece the solemn Of the dead. In
which the congregation present devoutedly joined and
at the conclusion the formed for the garrison
cemetery the band Of the fort leading playing the Dead
March, The permanent troop next followed, and after
them came the band and companies n and Of the
FirSs artillery the coffin coming next and preceding the
friends Of the deceased and the military and naval
onicer who brought up the Of the solemn process
into the EARTH and. the dust thrown in
T. parting voey told that the solemn servces OF the
tns Uu.d states ANY and n.d the Orevst rank Of
colonel ofncsr Of over twenty years. service
An EsoArED cosuor REsErrSHD. Thomas Smith,
alag ''Henry Tierney," rowdy well known In the
Eleventh ward, tried n the Special Sessions about
two months since convicted Of petit larceny, and SON
fenced 10 six months imprisonment and TO nay fine Of
$50. He escaped from the Penltsntary about week
ago by swimming across from Blsckwels Island TO the
HcGivnsy, Of t6s Eleventh precinct found him in
capped @ convict sessd Sn Hs wss Ssoagns before .ns
Special Sessions yesterday morning. when Justice Kel-
Icy rsssntsnced him TO serve ont his full tsrm on the
PUBLIC NARKxrs-A meeting Of the Joint Committee
on Markets Of the Common Council was 70 been
held yesterday for the purpose Of hearing objections 70
and arguments in favor Of the present wreched market
system Only tho members Of the committee wore pre-.
sent, and the Chairman declared the committee ID.
journsd.
OwxHRs OF Doc cARrs TRoUml.-Yesterday morn
ing Captain Brackets OF tho Twsnty-sixth precinch
arrested the Of garbage and ash carta drawn BY
dogs violation Of the ordinance which provides thas
al carts or other vehicles drawn by oannss must be
licensed By re Mayer III. vs ss %
vhen they were allowed 70 depart In pescA &
Tns Nkw Hoss CARHIA0I yoR CcGuHnA, q GA
very handsome hoss carriage, painted white and brown
and gilt in snowy style, has been on exhibition for
some days past q The rooms Of the New York Virs-
mons Association II 10 intended 70 replace the one
lost on the Andaueia on It's way 20 Columbia. g. o..
Company No. Of that city. Yesterday the members OF
the ASSOCIATION had . parade through the prncipsi
NJ With the hoss carriage and band Of usc, and
reviewed there They leave for Charleston on saeur-
day IN The sssml Ess sTspSc sSsn
ing Ht&aaaf
FESTIVAL OF CoRrus cHRsrLThs festival established
by the Catholic Church honor Of the institution Of The
sacrament Of the Eucharist was celebrated yesterday
In the various Catholic churches throughout tho CITY,
The festival proper Of establishment Of the Eucharist
falls on Thursday in Holy Week lMsundy Thursday,
but the church at that time is much occupied In the
solemn rites ordained 10 remembrance Of Christs pas
sion and death that II was deemed but proper that .
day should be set aside on which the Institution OF tho
mystery Of the Eucharist should propsry commem-
moratcd In the various Catholic countries and COM
muntes the day is celebrated by general parakDg OF
the sacrament grand procession, ringing Of bells and
OF joyful hanksgvina Yesterday a. tho Church of st.
Paul the Apostle, Church Of St Francis Xavier, Church
Of the Most Holy Redcemer, aud At several other
Inn ~tfw fha dov ahr taA
with all possible magnlGccnce. rf
SUICIDE rRox 4 FERRY BoAL-At about hsfpast
twelve O'Clock Yesterday unknown man, about forty
years OF age well dressed and OF respectable appear
ance committed suicide by jumping through the
window Of the Jersey City ferry boat New Brunswick
when about half way across tho river. The passen-
gers who witnessed the act gave the alarm and
but unavailing efforts were made TO effect
rescue. subsequently the nat worn oy the unorunae mate
house for Identification. where u now 10. The remains
have not been recovered.
THE GERMAs vErERASs-Thc German Veteran Asso.
cation OF city forming branch OF national vcts~
ran organization known as tho Grand Army Of the
Union, held special meeting at Raeaes Hotel few
days since, when important resolutions were
passed condemnaiory OF the release OF Jen Davis on
bail and censuring the acon OF Horace Greeley and
other .sproesod republicans IN signing the ball bond
which the arch 'ra,or released They state that
according TO the iou taken In reference 70 the chief
OF the rebei'ioa and the conduct OF Horace
Greeley and ths other prolessed republicans" treason
and rebellion 1t 10 TO be supposed, are no crime, but
justified and respectable aud hat the defenders Of tho
Union murderers. Tho Veterans protest against
the action thus taken In reference 70 Davis, and do
nouncc particularly the conduct of Horace Greeley in
the highest degree reprchensble and inconsistent
with hs previous teachings These resolutions u is
stated will be passed by all the branch associations Of
which the National Veteran Association is composed
THE GERMAN sScERs. Some twelve hundred singers,
representing ortytwo societies, bave been for the past
few days engaged rchcursns the compositions for the
man concert at The tenth general sacngerfest under the
direction OF Philadelphia Post Dirgent Mr.. Esselke
The lhrce principal chorusses rehcarsed are Churcns
J,cyo,, yea dir rocstindes Gesanges Of Krebs and
Hal u. NH by Handel Tho Germania Assembly pre-
seuted gay appearance on this occasion, they being
decorated With the decorations TO be used at the PhiIa
delpha saengeres Considerable intercst II taken In
the renearsals and preparations now In progress,
| "a Boy Rrs 0vER AND KILLED -Yesterday afternoon
Edd SHARP hoy nearly aix yaars OF aca Was run over