The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-24
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

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missoners held their regular weekly meeting at FIRE.
mems Hall, Mercer street, yesterday. Present-Com-
missoners Enss Abba, Brown and Pnckney; the latter
In the chair communication was received from the
Secretary Of the Metropolitan Bible Union informing
to furnish The Fire with sSs The
routine business Of the Board was then gone through
when the Board adjourned.
AxaERsr CoLLs0E-Ths graduates Of this college
residing In this city met yesterday, At the once es
Mr. r. q. De Forest No 81 South street. for the pur-
pose Of forming alumni association After the adop
ton Of Z constitution tho following gentlemen were
elected o1icsB:-H. 9. Do Forest President; Rev ".
cift Rev james D. Wilson Of Spring street Pre-.
ir. Elliot Sanford. Recording Secretary, aad Mr.
james n weles, Treasurer Among The graduate arc
Marcy, Right Rev. Bishop Bailey, of Newark, and
others .+set ass
VETERAN scorr LIVE Guam. - meeting Of this time
honorsd organization hsd at No S. Nassau stress
yesterday afternoon, General J. H. Hobart Ward PR
siding take Into confederation Che propriey Of erect
ing some suitable memorial 70 the memory OF Lieutenant
General Winfield Scott which should perpeuate 70 pos
tsty The record Of his services soldier his virtues
as Q man and his c0nstancy as patriot Resolutions
Incorporating the above and inviting the Scott Legion
OF Philadelphia, and other organizations comprising
those had served under General Scott In Mexico 70
cooperate with Thorn In carrying out this object were
adopted.
LEE LITERARY ASSOCIATION Tho Possibilities or the
evening by the Rev. Samuel Osgood D. D.. at the
Blocker street Unveras church, under the auspices
Of the Lee Literary Association Tho lecture occupied
over an hour in the delivery and was listened 70
out with earnest attention By very fair and Respectable
audience.
ANNUAL REroRr or rHs GERMAN socrxr. Tho German
Immigrant Society has just issued It's annual report,
from which IL appears that OF the 2ss III immigrants
this port during the year 1885, se4 were Gcrmans
most Of whom left for the Western sates During the
tnpt vnnn lie lQfU
without means, for the most part unmarried people,
arrived who have trade any particular occcupa
to be supported BY charitable citizens or cared for II
public Institutions At the agency OF the society -
sa5scis IS in money; oss immigrants seeking employ
ment in the city were provided with situations A
Of s e ss .. I'D
destitute immigrants during tho past year house IN
Canal street. The property Of tho society was SOLD ios
$1,000.
The CARNIVAL sKAsox-A number OF the German
singers OF this CITY left for Philadelphia yesterday, -
participate the 6al asqxs OF the Young Masnnerchor
or that city, which held u Tho Phadslphs
Academy Of Music last night for which preparations haA
been made grand scale. The Germans Of Phiadsl-
pha in their festivities this year ahead
latter are greatly embarrassed by the Excise las. which
interferes with ell easses Of festivities customary among
che Germans 4asssattr
beA - Inquest = Ne - Madison the body sf
Joha Ftxsimmsns whsss death was the result OF n
juries BY accidentally failing down aieht q
ssrs - his hate res,dence The deosassA was fer1
years et- ageAnd . astivs q arsiaad u ~ f
I 1sns WAKES Hraaar&Lo@ Asour $4,000 -Ds-
tween twelve end o'clock this moraug ars broke
CUT IL The sass story Of Mo- - Walker street, eccuDsl
By O. Ttismsr nanufactussr Of closh hass ana eas9
Captain rssty Of me Finh pescsact gave she alazn.
and ths arsmen wore very prompt end with two lines
q hose vsy scoa subdasd che dame. and pot out e
mated 4 sSous 81 500 ssS 70 s. eossrsS ey
noss ss % nss, ses dsa.s
BY water. The second noor u occupied BY fairfield ;
Cohn, deaIen In gimps and trimmings. Stock damaes1
minss and fancy eoods The stock was we'll osvsrsa
Hsns ~ caw CO. and K ssonsh The bsssmsas :
damaged. The building u damaged about q. 500; IN
sured Captain Petty reported to the Fre Marshal thns
the street door q this building vas found un.tsned y
fastened. The nre 10 supposed % b Of inosndiasy
origin II will DO closely investigated The total lo0
may b estimated II about $4,000.
and fe upon the es Of Stanton street and ths
Bowery, and broke her leg
John Dahls native OF Norway, had both logs badly
crushed between car and bank, corner Of Sig
teth street and Eleventh avenue Both the above were
taken 10 Bellevue Hospital EN &AetN
Richard Gray fell through the hatchway OF No -
c.Ssrino cumminSs had her thigh fractured bv ~
falling Of bag Of cotton upon her. at Is Rector stres
Both the above taken TO the New York Hospital
Visiting the mills IS Harrison street. yesterday,
had his forenger on the right hand nearly severed BY
being caught under the piston rod Of the engine He
was taken 70 the New York Hospital By an onicsr.