The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-03-27
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

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rns AoRrAlnY REPoRr Harris the Registrar Of
Vital Statistics in his letter accompanying the weekly
mortality rspors which was published in Yesterdays
HALn says thai the great Of mortality last week
IN New York confined to the Fourth SIXTH seventh
and Sixteenth wards "he slums where the causes OF
domestic insalubry excessive that u seemed only
70 require that storms and excessive ooa up
rave the additional fifty victims that death Claimed over
The number taken IN the same Tour unhealthy wards tne
1ubercnlous or infammatory and an increased fatality
from the nfante zymotc maades are the diseases that
nddcd 10 the ordinary mortality during the week.
ypr .rE ARcHpEAcoS McCARRoS.--St. Mary's church,
in Grand street, crowded yesterday the OF
the celebration OF the months mind of the late pas
Tor of that church. Sombre drapery and light encir
cled caafaque gave a solemn aspect to the ceremony.
Rev NJ AcKenna acted celebrant Rev. W. Qun
deacon, Rev. NJ St. John subdeacon, and Rev E. CASH
y OF ceremonies The requiem selected for the
occasion Rosss three voice mass and sung by
Mrs Clark. Mira Easton, Miss Reinod, Miss Dean, and
Messrs. john Voiton Schlossef, Langenbach Urchs,
stand Schwlcardy and Kere Mr. Lander was the organ
large number OF ciergymen attended the cere-
monies
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FARxsRs' CLuB-Ths club held
iis regular meeting Tuesday, at half-pas one p. ~,
Nathan c. Ely in the chair The hall OF the Institute
Cooper Union very full and several ladies graced
the audience Letters and communications were read
By the chairman from Pennsylvania Illinois, Kansas
m0ueS Inventions
were presented and expaine A specimen OF rhubarb
wine offered from Ohio and box OF grapes, fresh
As the hour they were plucked, preserved by new
process. humorous discussion arose on the question
the poisonous OF the wne but the grapes
objected to- Among the most useful OF the inv
tons offered was lead pipe lined with block tin to pre-
lead poisoning II was stated that the HERALD
building was pumbed throughout with this pipe
LABnRERs UNION BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES A convention
Of the Laborers' Union Benevolent Societies Of this
city held last evening at Hberna Hall, Prince
subjects in discussion e-Frst TO the amount Of
wages they should demand for the coming season. and
second as to what the Mutation fee should be TO new
members. And before any made he wished
20 cali attention TO the propriety of giving employers
timely notice Of their Intentions and TO the visibility
Of their giving thought any measure they might
have to propose. 1t unanimously resolved that
employers should be notified through the NEw
YORK HERALD that on and after the list
dollars per day and that In order TO establish mutual
protection a committee should be appointed to call on
she three divisions of brcklayers and plasterers Next
order the initiation tee. Some favored $40 and
some $l5 but division the latter sum decided
npon IL was furthermore resolved that employers
ahoud be memoriazed TO pay them between the hours
and every two Saturdays that tine OF five
dollars per day should be imposed upon any member
who should work for less than the mentioned IL
appeared from statistics the hands Of the chairman
that the five societies now number two thousand five
hundred and eighteen members. After a few remarks
made relative to the propriey OF aordhg the
protection 10 German laborers who chose TO enroll
themselves as members, the meeting adjourned
IHE NEW lORk LADIES SOCTHERN RELIEF ASSOCIA-
non acknowledge, through their Treasurer Mr. Arthur
Lcary the sum Of $35, 332 20.
CIVIC MILITARY HoP-EIGHTH REGIxENr-A bril-
liant assemblage of the friends and admirers OF the
Eighth regiment Washington Grays, Colonel Carr met
n the Armory Of that old command, of Grand
and Centre Streets last evening enjoy social hop
She third Of the seresgven by the officers Of the reg
ment The terpschorean festivities OF
usually interesting character Many Of the refined
and graceful women Of the metropolis in attend.
Tho floor under tho manas ement OF Sergeants
adjutant OF the regiment II was q most delightful
AFFAIR and passed of with much celia.
FOUND DRowNKp.-Coroner schirmer yesterday held an
inquest over the remains OF an unknown man, about
thirty years Of age, stout built with dark brown hair
and blue eyes, which found floating the dock at
p3er ~ North river. Deceased had striped PANTS,
1sAne undershir- blue military and vest and
saifsKin boots The jury rendered verdict Of death
from drowning.
DRowHEp.-Towards nine o'clock last evening John F
Tweig fell into the East river from pier rs and was
drowned The body was recovered and removed to the
Fourth precinct station house. the Coroner being prompt
Sy notified OF the occurrence.
Acc1DEyrs-David Kane, Q soldier, found by an
cer Of the Fourth precinct police ia Water yes
ssrday suffering from bad scalp wound, received by
falling the sidewalk while walking along Water street
yesterday. lie conveyed 70 Bellevue Hospital.
Patrick Clark, {. L. Robertson, Charles JJEes and
james Casey, seamen Of the British steamship Erin,
who injured board that vessel the 18th
IN gale were yesterday sent to the New York Hospital