The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-27
CITY INTELLrGENCR.

TIE oscecH % TEE raAN.FICr AroS StsA1v progress
Is being nscs in the rtper and reconstruction Of .as
Church OF the TslsaguratIon ia Mot street. The roof
10 nearly finished sad preparations being made FOR
glass windows. An elaborate altar piece Of white
bio with black and gold nsld and representation Of
placed under the east window Tns brick and masonry
vaults have been renewed In the basement. furnishing
additional accommodation for eight hundred persona
The outlay on The improvements IL estimated At sSs 0oo
I'm PRorcsxD Esw MAsKErs roR TEE crrY.-The
much called for dssdsratun OF market improvements
for As city Is now about being carried Into effect By the
Metropolitan Narse. Company, ncorporated last Con-
grsss with preliminary capital Of $500 0o0 tbs seu.
Eishtsensh ward hsvs Just bsen awarded. and the
fouadAs ons and piing are commenced. 10 10 proposed
nr sx fss h,"hsr ,wo 100. a"yHs. a.
an extra cost OF ~, 900.
THE AsT,.6AxpLMa wAa Strenuous efforts ere being
made jas' now by majority Of the gambling fraternity
Of this city to oppose the action Of the Society for the
Suppression Of Gambling. and the question Of CAM
tsssd. This course IS favored prrcpsy BY the lever
elsss OF prcpetos, tho dIgnfed and arstocratc
& ss ns sSs Ss aSDs
tasir cwn extinction by counting the ccntes ~ which
sv:nt the leading ss.ablshmsn. is presumed, voud
order o. gamblers called for Sunday afsrncsn bus
Tor some reason Vas indefinitely postponed II 70 BE-
Is making preparations FOR smother crusade 10 Do carried
Qua with great visor
HASas HuL's lrcMu CONTRARY 70 oil expectations
the picnic wh~s -ss announced 70 ssns OF yesterday
d Bin Park. Slasa Island under she supsrvstoo Of
NJ Ss:r.y n 'ss cell Iso: :, spe..IsP ... y:
incident eearfog 70 The harmony Of ths fsssivs.
The number Of people who visited the ground during
beth ssxsa great number were astraessd ththsr no
doust. from the announcement that number OF the
with en- svHoIsioa Of the manly At Of ssiEdsfsuos;
bus NOT withsandng that Aaron Harris and ~ others
OF The tseoy were on the ground thes 'svey backed
out Of the engagsmsut on some trivial eroWse Mr.
Ryall she celebrated English boxer came forward
the passcrm and expressed his willingness 70 4, all hs
proarAmms OF FUN aud froic was furnished and shis
together with Harys club msapulasons, rendered the
day an enjoyable ono.
Nav cATuoldc EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION mo Sisters
Of Kesoy vii, open academy for young ladies ON
the I'd prcximo at No. 12s East Fifty fourth street.
door w0at II Lexington avenue. The event will b
ce'ebrated BY appropriate exercises.
RsLsr ZOE yHR GALVESTON surFaRERs- On Saturday
last Messn Arnold, Bro. & Co. teiegraphsd to their
house to Galveston roxes author slus tho payment by
their the President Of thu Howard Associaca
ST. coo FOR tho relief Of the SICK The rlbuons
this iaadahs charity wore made BY the following dTms
Co. Benedict, Hall & Co.; W. A. Ransom q Co L. h n
Wise, n. Horzcg u Co, and othera
RArD PASSAGE OF rHs PuRnlRR This vessel Of the
General Transatlantic Compsnys hset which recently
the gold medal ct the pnris Exposition for
superiority in speed and safety, eclipsod her last
pas 70 Paris all her previous accomp sh men g.,
dining the distance tetwesn New York and Hav 10
eight days and segenieon hours, tbs fastest tina
recori.
McRDR1oUs AssAuLr NJ A BURGLAR --Esriy ycstordiy
morning James W. Cox eigatosR years Of ago. lea
Of England end who, sppoars employed at 73 MAJ
street in watch mandatory, where % aiso
seors was swoke rather suddenly By tae acsc os
one endcavoring 10 Ccln strittance tr0r!I the sky
light wrch tho bdgia and would BIO as,assin shortly
ascsd when he ives al once confronted BY Cox. See.
he was foed in hi chance Of plunf r, ha immedi-
a,e, attacked tic young man. innicug severe an s
feared fatal stab With knife Ia the brea T. N
res.on Of the heart From some unexplained caiso the
In'ii near O'Clock (mdday) yesterday. whom hts
c'ohes we're actually satuIsed with blood The bu lar
escarai taking with him. FAR at present c)di be
s.cetisiIed, only ons watch case.
AcG0-sTAL saoo,rsa.--A German named Henry Ham
tner residing at No 15s Greenwich street. In tho
room OF tho third story, examining loaded psio
asi evening whilo Standing near the window, when the
pistol saddsnly went of, and the bullet onuck g'rl
named Kate Lyons, who was At work near tho rear
window OF the boObindery. corner Of Washington and
rlandt streets. directly opposite, passing through her
oCi through the forehead producing wound which
mus, prove fatal The unfortunate girl removed I,
the New York Hospital, aud Hammer was locked up ~
Captain Steers 10 await the aocn OF the CoronT diet
Lyons only sixteen Of ago. and resided al No
l0l Wocott street., South Brooklyn.
TIM koRauE --The nude body Of IN unknown man
await classification. Tho deceased wss appar ntiy
sbon thirty years OF stout built and ooen sh
feet ten nohes high Light brown ha and had boen
In tue water about two ssys.
REscgsp rRox DgowHsa Yesterday Afternoon . boy
named Lee fell overheard on the United States BARGE
ONES pier and was sinking rapidly, when Mr. Alfred
Hsbsy, United States Custom House usp ector and toe-
graph operator a. tho Fargo Once, plunged and
c'edod 10 roscuing him The boy would doubt have
been drowned bad " no, teen for tbs timely appear.
Gnco Of Mr. &aooy
BoDT REooyksrD-rLs body OF John Smith. a lad
who had been tass!ng from barge lying pier 20
North river since Sunday morning last yes. 'rdsy
found floating 10 the water car where he 10 o2pposed
10 have fallen overheard. An inquest will DO held on
tho body by Coroner Giver Tho parents OF deceased
live aboard the coal barre from which LIZ dsapp AIRED.
FATAL RUNAWAY CAsuALrr Coroner Govor 7as yse-
tsrcsy notldsd 70 hold an inquest at Bslevue Hospital
90 the body Of william Norris, whoss doa,h the
suit Of ioiurcs received SATURDAY, Lass. Deceased
driving through Madison street. near Grsud when u
team OF frightened tsfses at 1ched truck egans
hs wagon thro ins HIN violently TO tho pavement and
causing fatal injuries Deceased lived a. 200 Madison
Itr.ei where he has left family Ito about thirty.
nvs yesss Of ago
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