The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-07

CITY MTELLIGEHCE.
hrrrno o. rm ConGrGoxzss rsn HsEsG FUND
Yesterday afternoon the Commissioners Of tho Sinking
Fund msa. and, sfsr the transaction Of some mere
routine business, decided 70 adjourn until wednesday.
AZ further Confederation Of the cases o. those per
VINO nsd bid on the recent sale Of ths atty real Ne
ana VINO nave mot - Jet paid any amount ON sucn s
DEvA0SG AHorHzs PoxraArr BELONGING TO rHs Csrr-
Some time between the last meeting II tho Board o.
Aldermen and the meeting held yesterday some person
entered the Chamber OF the Board Of Aldermen: and,
with knife some other sharp instrument cut two
Washington, which hangs the Chamber OF thu BOARD
TAI Coxnsslossss' OvroA Tho Tax Commissioners
have appointed N. KINGSLEY Deputy Tax Commissioner
and James Haggsrty clerk TO The Commissioners
LcEss. GRANTED -Four hundred licenses wore
granted liquor dealers yesterday and $4,000 were 70
THE NEW Yoax PsoDgos EXCHANGE. Yesterday tho
annual meeting Of the members was held a the Ex-
change rooms whom the report stated that the business
Of the year had been Of progressive and satisfactory
character and the dividend be declared would DO
Ssa p.os a. .h Of as poll s
following gentlemen were elected IF Fr9non, y.
Newman, T. Cromwell. w. Carey : D ha s !, W.
Bocert-
CHURCH oY Tn. TRANSFORMATIONS. Morr SrsxRr.--In ad
don the interior alterations and eniargements, an
ELEGANT befy and srs has Just been commenced BY the
COntract0f8.
RmAvima or SrRIso 5rRxEr Tho requirement Of this
the week.
TIE NEW GRAnxAs soHooL Bunpnos UsDER me BOARD
EDUCATION. -YssterdAy wortmen commenced build
ing operations for the erection Of the new grammar
school in ll6th street. under Mr. Mcvsy architect 70 the
the south side Of tho street. wtl Aa~o fonago OF
l70fes By depth Of 100 feet with four STOKES and
primary schoo Tor 500 children has also just been
menced 10 Second street.
TIE CATHOLIC PRorscroRY Tho building now being
erected the north end Of Union square, for fair for
the benefit Of the Catholic Protectory. is rapidly APP
preaching completion. is expected 70 be opened on
or about the 18th ns whom about thirty OF the Catho
lilo churches Of the city wA DO represented BY tables ~
tended BY the most Influential ladies' Of each parish n
calculated that this fair win DO equailed In success
only BY the great Sanitary Fair held few years ago 10
the place As the object OF tho fair tho protoc
ons that oommends tssir % the notice Of the whole
lions will sid the Catholics Of the CITY in thoir praise
worthy efforts for the amecratcn Of the condition Of
this destitute class The Mayor OF the city Is 70 open
the fall and deliver the address ON the occasion.
Posr Oyn0 Crzrsu' SussoRRnox 10 rue SovTHERx
RsILEY FUND Under the auspoes OF Postmaster Kelly
subscription list was opened q The Post once last
week. and yesterday . sufficient sam bad been sub
Gcftbed by the several clork6-aoOue six hundred IN
number-to purchase ve hundred bushels Of corn for
the relief Of suffering families a. The 6outh
Tm PRoPosEp COMMERCIAL CoHTrRxxcx-The requis
ton calling this meeting signed BY any manufacturing
nrms Of which seventeen in New York. twenty one
Ia Philadelphia three In Boston eight in Pits6urg.
An 0LD DoDos RxuvnD-A wealthy gentleman Of this
city called upon superintendent Kennedy yesterday after
noon and handed him . letter which no hsd received
from man Who signs himssf H. l. Coilins The letter
vas dated from an interior town OF Pennsylvania Mr.
Collins opened his epistlc BY Informing tho gentleman
x S g a ~ ns q sssS ana
default OF The ssading Of which he viii certainly make
the Z. s: % = y ssSes
70 state The same fellow who made this dsmand has
from time to time sent threatening letters 70 various
sdown wss Che Sas q los an scid saouns By ether
means In due Zine b. = v be attended TO By oerIin
police authorities IN Penuyivans
REIrxv yoa TIE SoUrH.-rne whole amount received
by the Treasurer a the Southern Relief Commi@oa
since its organization has been tlosooo. OF which
$50 900 have BEEN expended The steamer PuveYr
Il daily expected 70 arrive q this port boaded with
very materially in reducing the distress a ths South
FATAL ACCIDENT on rm Nsw HAvm RAnaoAD.-
Yesterday when the six O'Clock morning train, Con.
ductor wilcox, om Norwaik for this city, reached
point bstwsen Rye and Aamaroneck. man was OBJ
served By sSs :nsnssr WAITING On the tran The Whistle
attention. and before The Roadway Of the tain could
b stopped 6e run over and killed The body was
brought 70 this city The deceased was sixty Year, %
aga Il 10 said his name h Coly~.
Tas FEMAn-Ons Of the centres or the l. r B. a.
thai the statements published In the papers yes
tsrday 70 the eeos that the cause In Ireland aban.
doned, - incorrect
SUDpu DsArH or A Cusfox HOUSE, Oynma M
Calhoun Of the oldest deputy collectors Of The Gus
tom House, died very suddenly At hs residence in
Eighth street yesterday. 10 vas much respected by
large circe Of friends both for hn personal worth and
onicial integrity. sa'
ArrENrrsD smuDR.-Julia Leasr, residing 1t % AZ.
snus B. while laboring under temporary alteration Of
mind attempted suicide yesterday By cutting her throat
with . common table knife she was, however, prs-
vented from carrying out her suicidal Intentions by
the appearance OF ohcsr Of the Seventeenth pre-
cnci, Who had her conveyed TO the Bellevue Hospital
FATAL Accmxsr-Patrick Finnegan married man
and iaborsr while a work yesterday afternoon on the
stable corner Of Leroy and Washington Streets the WALL
denly gave way burying him In the ruins He had his
skull fractured and otherwise injured from which he
died on his way to Bellevue Hospital
FIRE IN EAST Ninth STREET About q quarter-pasl
seven o'clock last evening nre broke out in the car
peuter shop OF T. Rykcr No 15a East Ninth street. and
before the flames were sutdued the building and It's
contents and that Of paint shop adjoining, owned ny
NJ Mahoney. were completely destroyed. The flames
also communicated to the frame side Of the building No
ISL East Ninth street and to the Of Nos 50 and 81
Fourth avenue. All the buildings owned by the
Davie estate Tho loss will b. about 81, 500; said
TO be insured. Mr. 7. Rykcrt's loss will be
about $500. ON which there is no insurance
Mr. Mahoney' less Is about $500: Insurance. The
basement was occupied by Michael Holiday ss attn
shop lloss 500, no insurance No. 1bi East Ninth
street occupied o. the first floor by q. Lampell
about $780, insured for $500 in the Globe Insurance
Company. The upper part Of the building s occupied
by Michael Fox dwelling; damage by water about
s400 insured for $500 In the Globe Insurance Company
No. "a Fourth avenue, corner o. Ninth street occu-
pied on the first floor by James Drake dealer house
furnishing goods; his stock was covered up By
the insurance patrol; the damage bv water
viii DO about $500; insured for $4,000 IN the
occupied by Mra skiley as dwelling; damage about
sl0o insured for $500 The third noor occupied By
Jarvis Frcckslton his furniture damaged by smoke
and water 70 extent OF $3.50; insured for 81 900 n
the Mechanics and Traders Insurance Company Dam
age 20 the extent OF about $50 done 10 the house,
hold effects Of Daniel Richards 81 Fourth avenuen-