The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-03-08
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

read states that hundred and sxiy-eght tenemen
houses, nf'y-eight private dwellings. three
aud ioar workshops and stores had been examined by
nsee'ots turing the week. fhiry SIX tenement houses
anu one private dwelling found 10 condition detri
mental 10 health The Board here went into ballot fol
PRESIDENT or Tue ensuing year, when Jackson Schultz
vas unanimously reelected
IHs E1'ry LAw.--The Board of Excise was unable L
meet Yesterday owing the absence OF Commits oner
Bergen and Swirburne Superintendent Kennedy, how
ever presented tho names OF large number or licensed
liquor dealers, praying that their licenses revoked
ana s thrty-esht of those mentioned be sued the
penalty or $50 f
COMMISSIONERS on CHARITY AND CORRECTION The reuu
lar meeting of the Commissioners Of Charities and Cor
recon took place yesterday The contract for building
DOCK on Blackwelps Island awarded 10 James d.
Leary, at 81 o5s Morgan Jones was awarded a con.
tract OF plumbing work in the Tombs, for $3.50. The
receipts o. the Board for the past fortnight were ST. ss
OF whicp 500 900 from tae city treasury Nothing
further 81 interest came up
PROPOSED EXTENSION OF POSTAL Can system =
The Post ONCE authorities expect that the postal car
delivery system, under which the mails are carried only
on express trains, will go into operation on the Erie
Railroad about the list Of month The new system
Is now In fun operation on the Cleveland, CoIumbus
AID Cincinnati Railroad, the between Washing
ton and baltimore, and between Washington and Rich
mond, Va, and efforts are beng made u have all
the way mail trans the principal railroads
discontinued, and arrange for the dstri-
OI'ion Oh mai matter by express trains only.
The ne~ system embraces the use OF the following In.
genious 81 very nipple and effective machinery At
sta ions where the express trains with pnsta cars
tachod q" not STOP are upright posts supplied with
cranes for holding the mali bags ha; ara 10 70 ON board
the cars fhe pouch, which Is hung the crane SO
that will be ,ry passing train il taken on
by an ron arm called catcher This arm i fastened
TO the side Of the mail the door by means
e Sp .d 50 thar will
from the stem o. the main Catcher is liked In sucn
position a. 10 fasten the pouch by the motion OF the
train Mail. haas bal
postal car.
THE APPLICANTS FOR PENSIONS semlannra install
men OF pensions to tho discharged disabled veterans
and the widows mothers and orphans Of those who fell
an the late suffered death in the prison pens Of
the South being paid of at the Office Of Captain
Wagner, in tie United States Treasury building From
early III the morning until late IN the evening large
crowd Of these people assemble in the vicinity Of t6e
ONCE take up their position in iine, ana hob.
ping Their way on crutches or otherwise mu-
uiated, they present themselves for the pen-
sion which they have so honoIably earned in
defence Of the Union of the States In basement
the southwest corner Of the Custom House, Hanover
street, y the Office intended specially for whose
male relatives fought and became disabled pht-
Mouniain, Antietam Gettysburg Coal Harbor, Fred
er:ck-bnra. &C. eli have their representatives patiently
awaiting heir turn Six clerks are employed TO atead
" the business Of payuy off The claimants nation
tue sum paid out annually amounting 10 $500 600
AMERICAN BrgIE SOCIETY "A stated meeting OF The
American Bible Society took place yesterday at hafpas
three H., at which account Of Its operations during
The past month wus given Proceedings were opened
with reading Of the Scriptures and prayer by the Rev.
Dr. Dc Wit. From tho Treasurers report it appeared
that the receipts OF the society for the month had
been over $4,000 that balance of s5o43 above
all expenses remained IN the hands Of the Treasurer
large number OF Bibles Testaments and parts of the
Ribse had heen 2ratuitousy distributed chiefly in the
Arkansas The sum OF ESQ voted for the
stribdton OF tho Bible in Italy Forty-six thousand
M 0R dnl and
Foreign work. IN Germany, chna, Japan, India and
elsewhere. Thirty agencies reported hun
dred and SOW enty-one auxares, OF winch ifty-three
were newly organized. Al these 3,i59 volumes rad
been sold vaned at S. 259 and 33l5 valued ut 271
bad been erataonsiy Distributed An agent was
pointed Tor heSico at salary OF $500 per year. on
colportenr continued in Brazil In addition the agent
thcrc Fourteen new branch societies recognized
IN various ~ta'es. Bibles and resfameuts from this
society. the French Bible Society aad the British and
Foreign Bible .Sociciy arc to be sale the
Paris Exposition Notices Of legac'es TO the an n, OF
Blauchardsand Mckee were elected Vice Presidents of
the socsty ard hessrs J. A. Brown aud D. L Ross
Managers The printing presses In being reported
as insufficient for the extended work IT the society, IL
was resolved to procure two Others cost of So 800
each. New engines boilers, and betting Of improved
quality also ordered be up under the SUPER
vision q the Publishing CQS'mttee the estimated cost
sonrd 4, 80 .,c an - c ~ Nae n smc aass o.
ner OF William and Fulton presented
society. Il was resolved hold the anniversary meet
tns In May next In Seinway Hail. and notice was given
that various speakers had been invited TO deliver ad
dressea Thorneeting well attended, and most bar
montous w les transactions
LECTURE on ixDA-Mrx Isabella Chaplin, missionary
India delivered very interesting lecture evening"
before attentive audience at the Methodist church,
corner Downing and Bedford streets The subject chosen
for the evening "Ipdia," with which the lecturer.
dealt very ably and poinedy, giving aiming
descrpocf the scenery and the products Of the
try Ms public ss ard private ouhanss and the
servances of its people Mrs Chaplin listened TO
with marked attention from the beginning to the close,
and evidently pleased those present. who could not all
70 have been both interested and instructed ny the
pictures nd incidents OF Indian life wildly portrayed
by tho accomplished lecturer.
Rox5SrsM M SrAr.-The Rev. DR.. Rowland lectured
iass night at Lyno Hail. corner Of Broadway and Forty
sevcrtn street, upon 'sRomanism IN spain" the pro.
ccd OF the lecture being devoted the benefit Of ST
Tsmcthys church. He described the varied services Of
the Spanish Church. which he divided into three
clesscsose OF the breviary the and the nfor-
nc services Tho latter were conducted BY the laty,
ons Festivals and churches Of the country graph
icay described, and the tendency 70 Marioa.ry uni
urcr coninci himself ths statamens OF facts leaving
be said his audience to draw their conclusions
Tng AMERICAN ISsrIrurR-A stated monthly meeting
Of the members Of the American Institute held last
evening An interesting paper taking the form Of
sster Horace Greeley, Presidene Of the American
Institute vas read The letter dotsslsd at some
length v1t made BY b. g. Townsend, or TINS city, TO
the hort cultural gardens OF H. Audr Leroy, In Angiers
France, and was ordered 70 be referred 70 the CORES
pondng secretary. s H. Maynard read paper suggest
nr plan to raise SEQ 900 the purpose OF erecting
suitable building 70 be owned and occupied by the ns
suts After discussion the resolution referred
10 the Board Of Trustees, with instructions 70 take i'm
mediate action.
FATAL RUNAWAY CAsuALrr.-Late on Tuesday AFTER
noon Mr. stephen Van War Jones fatally injured
while nansacting business the loot Of Harrison
street. Nsrsh River Il appears that horss attached 70
- dray bssame frightened BY the scresch Of steam
whistle q the pisr and away, knocking down and
running over NJ Jones who was 70 terribly injured
that death subsequently, ensusd Al his residence,
No. - csrmine street. Coroner Widely notified
hold inquest, but was unable to conclude the case
owing absence OF Witnesses II will be finished on
SATURDAY. evening. Deceased was torty.four years OF
aga and native Of this State. Some years ago Mr.
Jones foreman Of Hose Company No 20 Of the VOL
untcer Fire Department.
TEE AeorpExr TO THOMAS CoRcoRAS. --coroner schir.
yesterday held an inquest Al the Now York Hospital
on tire bo6v Of Thomas Corcorsn, the man who died
from, tlc efocs NJ infurea reccvod nv bsIns vuo