The New York herald., 1867-03-12
CITY INTELLIGENCE.


THE NEW Posr OrrIcs SITE The committee OF the
Board Of Councmen appointed 70 hear what the public
have say the subject Of selling the Post Once
site yesterday afternoon in the chamber Of the
Board of Corncilmen. The members present
Councilman Gilmore, the Chairman and Councilman
Hart No appeared before the COMMITTEES however,
TO express their views the subject and the meeting
therefore adjourned until Friday next at Two o'clock
P. M. EF e's 8c* rss
The wEArnRR 1t will snow or rain within for,y-eght
hours, .T ~
THE Nsw HuDsos RIvsa RAILRoAD DEror AT ST.
JcmNs PAnK.-A large force Of men yesterday en-
rloyed in cutting down and removing the trees In st
Johns Park, which tmchonored locality, having been
purchased by the Hudson River Railroad Company, will
bs the stn Of large freight depot Surveyors
also at work marking ort the eroupd To be covered by
the depot building, which Is TO be three stories in
height and constructed entirely OF Iron and brick As
the new depot will not be ready for for some time
pressing demand for such an institution IN this section
OF tho city. II will be ready for use in about month
Nrw ENGLAND souErr. --An adjourned meeting OF the
New England Society held last evening t the Fifth
Avenue Hotel In the absence OF the President Hon.
b. Morgan United States Senator, tho Vice President
Mr.. J. q. Choate, occupied the char. Mr. s n steb
bins acted secretary The call for last evening
desianed to aord special opportunity TO propose
New England Society In this city was organized in May
1906, to the landing OF the Pilgrim Fathers
consis Of dinner from which, except npon
sion ladies' have been excluded. A disposition was
manifested BY the embers al the msstins to remedy
this defect resolution was adopted nstructing the
board Of officers 70 consider the pr0priety of inviting the
women Of Now England resident In this city 70 the annual
festival Colonel Howe submitted pr0position that the
society hold spring festival, but this did not prevail
There being no further business 70 transact the meet
ing adjourned, after short session. .* e
TEE AxEsIcAS scHusrzss BuND.-At meeting Of the
delegates OF the German Schuexen oraanzaons OF this
city and Newark. held at the Germania Assembly
Rooms further measures taken in preparation OF
the grand sharp-sbooting tournament schuezen Fcst
to be held in this city during next in which the
various ORGANIZATIONS composing the North American
following committees Mere orsanized:--Loca Commit
tee-Messrs. c. Steffen, Williamson, Major Watts, s.
zolluger, A. % Knesi and J schiep =, Finance Commit
A. Mathcy, J. J stars, s zrr Eich, Williamson, Q.
Goifrey Gunther. r A. Williams .. zolckoncr J.
from Newark.) building Conmittee-steneo, Becker,
Knes, p. schoen And A. Schulz. Shooting Committee
dahl, Captain schmaIiz, J. chrislc w. Knecht and f.
He'll. Additional committees have be appointed
future meeting OF delegates such Reception, En-
tcrialnmen Police Decoration Prcss and QUARTER Com
mttees Judging from the preparations being made the
approaching German tour promises
summer. M@1f44wYff fW Ur-afr IS la :
BLssDFolD BrYlSG-An extrordinary opportunity FOR
speculation was afforded yesterday morning a. the
auction rooms Of Miner 4 somervie. Nassau street.
II consisted 10 ths public sale Of mber Of unopened
trunks and packagss order OF the American Express
Company This mysterious merchandise which was
exposed to the observation Of the curious for some
hours before tho commencement OF the SALE made
Ssns securely fastened; som. light some s'd heavy pa,
gvine indications 70 their contents. large con.
course vas present Dss Seemed ste disposed 70 buy on
thirty seven cents A box whose contents seemed by
the rattIng sound emitted to contain hardware was
knokcd down al 81 so parcel whence protruded the
uppers OF pair Of boots was cold 81 25 But one
box opened on the spot, the curious purchaser
finding himself the p0sseesor OF torn Panama hat and
two Photographic frames tho returns Of an investment
Of twenty nvc cents AnH
HousE or Inpusrny, Frvs Pusm IAN interesting OF.
hibitou took place At the Five Points House OF Industry
yesterday afternoon. Al little before one O'Clock some
500 children male and female varying In age from three
seventeen years. entered the school room In process
sion 81 the beating Of drum and took their seats on
opposite sdes or rased platform They repeated the
Lords Prayer In concert and examined In geogra-
tho exercises Of musIca VymnatIcs all OF which they
acquitted themselves credtshly. The proceedings were
tho children Joined with srsai hesrinoss Addresses
were delivered BY Mr. Thorn, who forty years ago. be-
gan the work 10 the district and BY Mr. Pase also for
mcry engaged 10 this enterprise. The conduct Of the
children was orderly throughout The exercises closed
at three NJ, the hour for dinner There arc now in
this institution 400 children
KKRosxr CAsrALrY.- Margaret rYtzsimmons, residing
At ~ James street. while in the Of attempting tognt
nre yesterday afternoon used some kerosene oil and
as In most cases an explosion was the consequence
she was dreadully burned about the face and hands
and was found necessary to convey her 10 Bellevue
Hospital
Found DROWNED Tho body Of an unknown man was
found yesterday afternoon at the foot Of Riyineton
street. Hs was about twenty years age had on dark
business coat dark pants and vest red flannel shirt
twooenb sandy goace brown hair and boots was about
hve feet egn. inches In height supposed to be labor
ing man. The body now lies at the Morgue foot Of
Tw cnty-sixth street -.
PfcrSARr Results or ISroxcAnox Justice Dodge,
Of the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday reported
that during the two weeks In February throughout
which he had occupied The bench he had collected in
the shape Of Zines for ntoxcatlon the sum Of elOl0
WHERE Was BEsoHi--0n Saturday last . horse COM
p'csy worn out and exhausted fell down near the cor
ner Of Park place and Broadway. During the whole Of
SUNDAY tbs poor animal lay slowly dying in the mud
ana susn and peited BY the heavy ram storm. The
Mayors onice being closed no policeman could obtain
permission from Mayor Honman put speedy end 10
lts sulerings By means Of pistol shot The church
gos.s were unwilling 70 soil their ''eo to mseting'
clothes by placing the dying animal cn dryer grouni
aith oSQh earnestly solicited 70 do IL Il wee case