The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-28

COMMISSIONERS OF THE SINKING Fund The Comms
sioners OF the sinking Fund met yesterday at tho Comp
trollers Office but the only business that before
them was OF routine character
ANNUAL INSPECTION POLICE The annual inspec-
tion OF the police. by Captain Copeland was commeuoed
yesterday at Tompkns square parade ground. The
second platoons OF the First, Sixth Seventh Eighta
NINTH Sixteenth and Twenty ninth precincts were In.
spected during the day. the inspsc ion viii be con-
tnued BY patoous day after day, until the whole force
will have passed muster.
DEPARrURz or EooLssIAsrIos PoR RonE-The steamer
Java. whch sails tomorrow, will take among her pas
sensers the Right Rev. Bishop Louehn, Of Brookly..
and other ecceslastics who 60 tho Holy SEQ o.
the occasion Of the eighteen hundredth anniversary Of
st. Peters martyrdom The Rev Father Kegan, pastor
In company with Bishop Loughlin, presented with
sufcient defray the expenses Of his trip b.
OF the church last Sunday evening aud made the Cite
through Mr.. ". h. Peck The reverend gentleman. il
nsss tnSnssa E aoce aus Tor the
THp EXTENSION or CHvRcu Smuxr Tho extenslen a
Church street through Fulton street to tho lower part
Of Greenwich street has occasoned great deal Of oppo
siton with certain number OF property owners, Who
claim that the assessments for the work have been very
unevenly distributed that tho hsavies porons % b
borne by private individuals end shat he Amount
assessed ROB and corporations Is comparatively
light the object being 10 avoid tho oppOEtioa Of The
latter. COMMITTEES appointed a. . recsnt meeting 3
now engaged making up . protest asainss the wcek.
os the 5 y
win bs heard.
Tan ANNUAL MEETING or rm Socurr o. Fansps-
Another session In the annual meeting Of the Society AZ
Friends was held yesterday forenoon In the building
Rutherford place, between Fifteenth and HxtseniA
streets report Of the donas OF she past year pre-
sentsd from which II appeared that some Of tho msn-
bers Of the Society had accepted positions under the
government an innovation on their practice which
created considerable discussion. Il was held that the
time honored customs ought mot TO be departed from
without serious consideration and due inspiration n
the present desperation 70 associate with the world were
Friends might even take uplarms. But IL was held,
again. that good should not bs surrendered
crl,ioss such conduct too harshy Friend were boz
acting ~ no deemed right Il all that required of
him. public meeting Of the Society will be held -
morrow.
Youso MsN's CmasrAx Assocunox-rhe usosi
monthly meeting Of the above society was held ~
evening at the rooms Of the Association, Iel FIN
avenue, Mr. Dodge Jr, Ia the chair After tho usual
opening exercises the essay Of the evening delivered
BY Mr. Alfred woks on Labor Tho gust Of the lecturers
rsmars was 70 the effect that labor the heirloom Il
mankind through Adams fall. mistake for 10 70
suppose that cessation from labor means happiness In
true labor praseworthy toll consists the well beng Of
our lives 81" 10 sad for 70 feel that labor which h
s trueet beautiful, ennobling and psthstic hes
e
Wicks essay was received with mcrited applause, and
after some little discussion 1t and other topics the
meeting closed with the usual bcnediction.
Tm NEW TAnnAHY HALL. Tammany Society has
begun the erection OF their building Fourteenth
street. the site rendered vacant blythe destruction q
IL old Medical College Il will b three stories high,
and built Of marble brick, with three entrances on
Fourteenth street. leading to public hail. concert room.
club ROOM library and committee rooms The front viii
DO osnamented with portico bearing tho nscrptiea,
'.l703-Tamrnany Sociey-lS67 and niche containing
. statue Of Tamenend, tho aboriginal warrior Whose
descendants are 70 inbabit the new vigwam.
SUICIDE SHooTfSo.-Shortly before IL O'Clock yes
teray morning Louis Gundsrmann, Is years Of age saA
native OF Germany committed suicide In the basement
Of premises No 70 Delancsy street. II appears thas
about three months ago Mrs. Gundcmann left her hus-
band account OF his incorporate habts and hired
apartments at the above number. Al the time men
toned above 0undermann entered the room occupied
by his wife. and she treated him quite cooIiy.
After remarxing 70 her that he was about 70 leave
the city, he handed her small sum Of money and
started for tho door, whcreupon be drew from his pocket
single barresd pistol the muzzle OF which he placed
TO his right temple and fred The bullet passed through
the skull and lodged In his brain, causing almost IN
slant death Coroner Schlrmer notified TO hold
inquest.
FnE-0n Thursday. May %, inst, u Manshsld, Mass
the summer residence OF B. r. Sawyer OF this city was
totally destroyed BY fire. Partially insured