The New York herald., 1867-04-17
. CITY mrMLIaEHCE.


Tan wsAm--Ths following shows the result q rour
observations in this city Of the range Of the barometer
and thermometer the direction Of the wind and the
OF the weather during the past twenty four hours
The highest range OF the thermometer d one o'clock
p NJ 81 degrees and the the lowest was aqnartsr 70
SsOsa g M wind sSS
Twelve O'Clock n, barometer 80 03 thermometer
So wind south, southeast Six O'Clock P. n barometer
O'Clock p NJ barometer 2092; thermomster, ~; wind
SOUTH Tuesday morning, overcast, rain; afternoon,
rain storm. cloudy; evening" pleasant, overcast
Rsvuus SEuuRx- revenue authorities yesterday
made seizure Of twenty i've barrels OF alcohol at pier
H. North river The liquor was waiting shipment for
Allentown and bore brand or stamp to indicate that
the duty had been paid. NMNM NN.
THE Slrs yoR NEW Posr OFrCE-Just before noon
yesterday Mayor Holman and Postmaster James Kelly
called at the Comptrolsrs Office 70 tender Comptroller
Connolly draft which they haA received, for $4,000,
this being the amount which the United States had
agreed to pay for site for Post Once at the lower
end Of the City Hall Park The Comptroller being abb
sent Mr.. w. lawrence his clerk received the draft,
Mr. Lawrence then gave the draft to the collector Of city
revenue, who immediately deposited the same In the
Broadway Bank 20 the credit Of the Commissioners OF
proceeds OF the sales OF all corporation real estate
pledged by existing ordinance to the sinking fund.- 70
be applied to tho payment OF the debt OF the city, Mr.
Samuel G. Courtney United States District Attorney
received from Washington the decd. which had been
executed by the Mayor Aldermen and Commonalty Of
the city Of New York the site for the Post ONCE
as above set forth, and The same was Immediately
corded in the Registers ofhce.
THE FARMgRs CLuR.-The usua, weekly meeting or
the Farmers Club held yesterday afternoon at the
Cooper Institute. Nathan c. Ely in the chair.
Der Of interesting communications from correspon-
dents were received aud read. An animated dis
cussion cnsuod with reference to the agricultural
advantages Of vineland. A gentleman who had
been induced by tho glowing advantages offered
to egants to settle in that locality most gloomy
and discouragng account Of the real character Of the
place. He SAID that he had doubt many persons Of
small capital who had gone there In the hope oil secnr
ing comfortable livelihood, had lost their all and been
reduced to absolute desttution correct idea of the
land might be reaiizet from the fact that although 1t
was virgin soil, crops could be produced without
liberal application OF manure. Mr. HotOn gave an intor
estne lecture on grape culture aiter which tho Club adj
journed
MYSTERIOUS DisPpEARANcR OF MEHcHANr.-Mr.
James l. Smith, merchant Of PeeksKill ap the North
river, TO this city nearly two weeks ago to pur
chase goods On Monday the sth inst, ho seen in
Hudson street. near SPRING apparently laboring under
has not been heard from by his family friends
There strong suspicious that he has met with foul
play. Any information concerning him may be sent TO
Inspector Dlks, at Police headquarters or to his bro
tber, III Wall street. Tho missing gentleman Is brother
to Mr. A. NC Smith, many years ago ono of tho most
expert detective police officers in the United States
appointed to test the various inventions for he saving
met yesterday 1877 Cherry street. Their experiments
werc however, confined to retessing several safety
valves which had been tried on Saturday and Monday.
Tho result were much the same as ION those days.
They mect again this morning.
THE BROADWAY BRIDGK-It appears that the naugu-
ration of this structure by the few ambitious individuals
who crossed it on Monday afternoon suggested TO
them through the removal by the workmen Of the
pianking which closed the stairvays, no permanent
opening o. the bridge having yet taken place. II is
has yet to be aid The bridge was closed yesterday
aud work OF any description performed IL viii
probably he ready for travel sometime during the
week. s} NrrW eaA8sf
PRocRkss OF CIry REpAvEHSxr.-Great progress con-
seqrent on ne weather. hasbecn made in repaving
the thoroughares in the western districts OF the CITY,
additional operations have been commenced by the
ia Thirteenth street. Elizabeth street. vestry
feet aud In Second avenue ar adjacent districts The
sewers are also being simultaneously repaired F
DIsuPxsNE AND PUNISHMENT THE PUBLsc Schools. -
Complaints having been made Of the exercise Of undue
discipline and punishment in Of the public schools
numbering some two hundred and thirty thousand
children Of both sexes tho Commissioners report that
such system exists and that any calling for
anything than customary correction is regularly
reported " the supeniendensto them for considera
tiou.
TBE CusroH Houss AVID the scARrxss-No arrange.
ment has get becn 70 between the Custom House
authores and the carmo0, nor there any probability
Of departure from the now system adop,cd-that of
employing their and vehicles for The transmits
SION OF mAschaudise, the regulations being found
TO work most satisfactory In the interest OF importers
and the public, all goods beiag delivered with
greater safety and security At considerably reduced
cost and n a much shorter space Of time than here
tofore. eN e M
TnE Iosr E'ouSD.-Tne Fifteenth preciuc. police re-
ceved intelligence Monday afternoon las: that Mary
W. Tinsdalc tho young girl who had disappeared
mysterious last Friday, stopping in New
Rochelle with private family, by which she had been
engaged as the children . attendant The lady who en-
poyed her die not know Of the fact that she had been
Induced by anybody 10 leave her home, and seeing
the notice Of her disappearance in the HERALD i'm
medatcly notified the police authorities who had her
brought TO her homo this city yesterday rhe young
girl claims ihat she left the city of her free
FATAL RAILROAD CASUALTY Coroner wildey yester-
day held inquest at 1l5th street and Fourth avenue
tho body Of Margaret Fischer, the German woman, fifty
niue years OF age whose death the resnt OF Injuries
received on Saturday last by being struck By ocomo
tive belonging to the New Haven Railroad Company, as
previously reported The testimony showed that do
ceased tho train when distance from her. but
failed 10 accelerate her movements SO as to cseape the
danger OF being run down verdict OF accidental
death rendered BY the jury Deceased was out
gathering rags at the time OF tho occurrence. . y
ARRKsrgp SUSPICION. Henry Gerdncr, alias Dutch
Heinrich; VIM Davis, ana Charles Lester, alias Bobby,
the woshrran were arrested yesterday afternoon by de-
tec.ives Nc Arthur and Myers Of the Twenty ninth pro-
cnc who discovered them prowIng about the interior
OF the Harlem Railroad depot In suspicious
They takcn TO headquartors where Davis had his
picture taken. The three then discharged, de-
fnite accusation having been made against them. As
these considered BY the police among
the expert hleyos in the city there Is doubt
that they had planned some big haul" before they
arrested N nlN
ACCIDENTS, kc.-George Tugman, laborer, residing at
log East Twenty street, found by officer in
Fifth street. Second avenue, yesterday, where he
had slipped and In falling broken one Of his leys
Michael walsh, clerk, rcading at 23A Canal street.
white htching his horse in some unaccouniabe way got
his entaneled In the harness. and before he could
be cd was broken. Both the above were taken
70 Bellevue Hospital
.e 81 OPERATIONS or A CONFIDENCE MAN.
On FRIDAY, the sth day OF March last two gentlemen
from Philadelphia called at Police Headquarters and
stated that young who was known to them as L.
NJ HoeeA and who was nj tlat time stopping at the
Fifth Avenue Hotci with his young bride, had few