The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-10
CITY INTELLIGENCE.


TIE FREE TRADE LEAeUE-The Executive Committee
Of this organization held meeting al No. As William
yesterday afternoon but business of importance
transacted.
THE NEw York SKATE ASSOCIATED PREss.-Tbe mem
of Associated Press OF State Of New York
held another meeting the Metropolitan Hotel ysster
day morning The following named gentlemen were
elected officers Of the association for The ensuing
Pres.dent-John N. Francis, Troy 7tme& Secretary
and Treasurer Ellis Roberts. Uaca Herald Execu-
tive Commttee-George w. Demers, Albany EueHia0
Warren Buffalo Courier After ,ransacring some addi-
tonal business Of an unmportant natsre tho meeting
adjourned M.4
TRIAL OF New FIRE ExrSorIsHER "A trial Of
Are extinauisher took place the Battery yesterday
afternoon, in the presence Of number OF gentlemen
connected with the leading insurance companses, the
Patrol Committee aud others building twelve fees
pigh and twelve feet wide had been erected, in
which six tar barrels, pitch barrel quantity Of
straw and shavings were placed and lighted match
applied. After the whole completely
enveioped IN flames stream from the extin-
guisher was turned end the fire extin-
was several times repeated aud always with the same
result During the progress Of the experiments Mr..
seriously burned about The lace and hands,
10 consequences OF the wind blowing the flames against
him a. hs entered the enclosure V take charge Of The
THR CoLunsA COLLEGE Law ScHool--Ths examination
Of the graduating class Of the Columbia College Law
School contsued yesterday and viii mot be concluded
until TONIGHT The subjects Of examination are sl
common Law" q contracts To-day The ssudsnts wild
be put through Equity" At practice"
UmoR REPUBLICAN, GENERAL Coxnnrxx-A regular
monthly meeting Of the committee vas hsld last night
q Union Hail. Of Twenty.hird seeeet and Broad
way No businsss Of any general intsrest was traas~
street. vas committed Yesterday By Justice AansAsld
for n alleged violation Of the Excise law.
LABoR1R IUuRD.-A ,aborsr named Thos Harding,
residing y No 100 Cherry street, badly injured yes-
tsrday morning by being crushed andr shed thai fen
in Bssgs coopersse yard, No. 2s2 south street. He 100
DEADLY AsaAuLr-About haifpass twelve o'slook On
Wednesday night u Mr. R ". DavA engineer Of The
steamer Mississippi passing through Brooms ssrsss
he aocosted the y Sullivan street ~ TIVE
who without the slishsss provecaeion. fsllsd him
70 the earth with club and thsn stole his watch ana
been rendered for awhile from the escu Of
The blow given him BY the TWO menDavis made hts way
the aid q Roundsnan Wass search for his asaant
On returning tho station house. AFTER rutless seckn
serious Illness caused BY the rough sssssmeu. Is hs4
Captain Mills
slnous AomDn.-Thomas Harding. NIFTY years of
age cooper by trade, severely injured by the falling
Of the shed under which he work yesterday. He
IVES removed by ocsr Van Ranst 70 Bellsyus Hospital
where, upon examination was feared he had fractures
his spine
ACCIDENT SMDoAxn Peter Ciead, while at work
yesterday on board the Golden Rals lying -
pier 10 East river fell from the main yard the dsok
receiving severe COMMISSIONS Of the spine and being
Otherwise injured. He conveyed by some fonds =
the New York Hospital.
blurred Hp HAxD.-Jobu Maursy had HE hand
caught in the brake u the Eric Railroad cars yes
terday, while waiting Soasburg severely
injured thst 1t considered expcdiept have him re-
moved TO the New York Hospital.