The New York herald., 1867-04-27
CITY INTELLIGENCE.


left the Metropolitan Hotel at nine O'Clock yesterday
70 the President They were accompanied by Mr. Chill
ton the gentleman appointed by the State Department
tOreceive them in this city. The Commissioners will
return TO this city in a short time.
BOARD OF COUNTY CASvAssERs.-The Board OF Super.
visors convened yesterday at - O'Clock NJ Board
Of County Canvassers the at the
recent election for delegates to the Constitutional Con-
ventton. After canvassng the First District OF the
Sixth Ward the Board adjourned until this morning.
ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT or SCIENCE AND
ARI-An interesting paper, on the Resources Of tho
State OF Maine," was read by Mr. Lewis R Page, last
evening" before the agricultural section OF the Assoc
tion for the advancemens Of Science and Art The
speaker referred to the North Star State possessing
immense wealth in agricultural and mineral products
well as fish and lumber fruitful soil and well dversi
ned natural surface There were, he said $l4 600
acres OF unbroken land, covered with a magnn
cent and varied growth Of forest trees, and OF this
hemock timber lands on the continent. Between
1000 600 and and 5000. 900 acres Of land were un
estimated at s4 1885, 5s3 and its product Of wheat was
pounds potatoes bushels hay s75 sos tons bar
ley, S02 600 bushels 1t had in that year $50 fishing sta
TONS with capital invested of S6S7 000 and yield Of
fishing products valued at 81 1oS6s7 Its products in
FUR were also very fne and 1t possessed remarkable
variety Of birds and native wild animals Some excel
lent mineral specimens were exhibited by the lecturer
who stated that they specimens from recently dis
covered and as yet undeyeloped mines
EMIGRATION BRAzI.-In an article published yes
erday relative to the charterng of steamer convey
emgrans to Brazil some inadyertencies occurred In
regard to the age of the steamship Catherine Whiting
That vessel was built at Troy New York; in 1885, and
while in the stocks it was the intention Of the builders
TO call her the Enchantress but 1t subsequently de-
termned TO take her Government enrolment under her
present name She rates ] u In the insurance COM
panies Judge Whiting of this city, has interest in
the vessel
LIFE SAVING ArrARArus-The government commits
sion on life saving apparatus met yesterday and
penmened number Of water guages, and other
life saving appliances, at ls7 Cherry street, and nd
journcd until this morning. The business Of the Board
- now approaching conclusion
RACKET MArcH.-There will be another match OF
rackets between Messrs Foulkes and Gray this after
in the racket court SO and IS West Thirteenth
street.
METHODIST EPscoPAL SUNDAY scHooLs-The second
aggregate meeting Of the New York Methodist Episcopal
Sunday School normal class was held last evening at
the Washington square church, Fourth street. Sixth
avenue. The subject Of the evenings deliberations was
.rhe Internal Arrangement of the Sunday School," Ad-
dresses bearing upon different points Of the subject
delivered by the Rcvs I. r. Hildreth, D. WISE D. d.
J. N. Vincent X. s. Foster and John Stephenson.
Between the speeches the choir Of the church sang
sacred songs and anthems in very efficient manner.
The church was well filed and the various addresses
were OF q very interesting character.
RonFERY IN THE BowERY-A gentleman named VIM.
Ray, who is at present stopping at Earl's Hotel
TO witness the performances at Toncy PASTORS Opera
House on Thursday evening" and just after he had
passed out OF the hall and gained the sidewalk front
o. hc theatre, he was invounrarily borne along for
some distance by the crowd which was coming out Of
the are 50 as he hau extricated himself from
The motley gathering lie very naturally put his hand TO
$500 bli three 500 bills, drawn by Geo. o.
sny der Tor 93, note drawn by the person for
$500 payable Ia gold and note drawn by Tut,lc Il
Lawrence for $500 1t is almost needless to state that
the police have not as yet discovered the perpetrators
of this robbery.
NEW WAY TO REALIZE MONEY 1t has Just been as.
ceraned by the Internal Revonue Department that for
some time past scheme, by which the government has
been largely defrauded Of its just from certain
sources has been full operation in Wall street and its
immediate vicinity, the concocers of the fraud being
young messenger boys and junior clerks em.
poysd IN ,sr brokers' , oaicss In the ordinary
another the interchange Of notes. receipts and bills OF
various kinds OF daily and constant occurrence and
necessity, many OF the papers intcrchangcd arc, by
law required 70 bear stamps II is in so taking
these stamps OF the bills and papers, aud erasing ali
marks OF cancellation as 10 give them the appearance
Of unused stamps, that the fraud consists, and il would
seem that q large number Of messenger boys and
junior clerks down town have formed regular orgdn:
stamps by which means they arc enabled 10 Iive high"
and look pceanary Hush Detectives are on the look
ont Tor these young rascas and IL ~ their intention to
make striking example Of the first they lay hands
upon
MYSTERIOUS BAG.--A bag containing two hands, an
arm, a leg and hip bone Of woman found by
the police floating tho pier No 2l North river
yesterday afternoon. is supposed that these human
remnants the caston 'chpplngsn from the s'suD-
jecl" OF some medical student desirous Of creating
sensation by placing them where the police would be
certain to ina them.
AccIpEArs-Joseph Hogan, a minor, residing at l3l
Liberty street. while playing a cart opposite the
above number, accidentally fell and broke his thigh
He taken in charge by one OF the Twenty
precinct police aud taken 10 Bellevue Hospital
Mary Stuiih aveS ding ~ uaotn
street. found bv OF the sixth precinct police at
No Baxter street, where she unfortunately fell from
the back soop, and, "a feared fractured her SPINE
She was Immediately conveyed by the officer to Bellevue
Hospital.
Nkw YORK FREsuS's ASSOCIATION. the above asso-
citation held special ling last evening, Hen ry viii
son, President In the chair The committee on the new
hose carriage for the remcn Of Columbia south Caro-.
lima reported tha, the would be finished about the
middle Of Nav, aud would be ready for shippng about
the lst Of June They have also contracted for full
complement Of hose, which they intend presenting
to the Southern iremen. motion was made
to procure fuli complement OF hooks and ladders as
the city OF Columbia now destitute OF anything Of the
kind was referred TO the General Committee, with
power. The association have been under an addi.
tional expense Of s2ooo owing to the loss OF the first
carriage on the steamer Andausa which burned at
sea II Is understood the hotel keepers have donated
towards the fund out Of respect 10 the old exempt re
men.
FIRE IN SPRING SrREEr-At about fifteen minutes after
nine o'clock last night fire discovered on the NTH
story OF the new SIX story building, 10 All " Spring
street, corner Of Crosby street. occupied by Warren,
Ward Co., dealers In cabinet furniture. The in
surance patrol were quickly At the premises and by
the application Of the contents Of ten gallon can
out, thus preventing the necessity Of stream Of water
The nre II seems, commenced the work bench
among lot OF oily rags supposed 10 have been caused
BY spontaneous combustion. The damage done TO the
building amounts 10 about $50, and damage 70 the
stock Of about $50 Insured the building eso. .O00
and on stock an insurance Of 900 nhc Continental
Empire City and other companies.
THE LABOR QUESTION.