The New York herald., 1867-03-28


realized cons deraby advance Of the rates obtained
last mopth The bidding active. The following
table shows the variation prices from the auction Of
Of last month
1900 @mg 80 % % So sasua ss,s = ssp =
"a 600 crate 80. s O5 20 05 a %
% s,SSS s's's. ess......... IS ! SIX 40 a $50
8 sSCS SS esosnai.... eiSsg.. 90 49, aos 40
The sales Of this month exceed those OF February by
eleven thousand tons In the prices It will be seen that
sbesnui advance OF 22isc steamboat and 31sc
lump er
CDnrTR aIIER's OFFICE Comptroller Connolly yester-
day received letter enclosing fifteen dollars which had
been sent by conscience individual (sign-
ing himself TAX payer, which he stated due the
uned states Government on account OF the income tax
for the year 1865 The money was directly sent to the
Treasurer OF The United States.
srEAnsgrFs GREAT REpUmIc AND CEiEsTur EnprRE -
Some weeks sketch OF these palaces now
process Of building the Novelty Iron Works for the
Pacific nail Company appeared in the HERALD Yester-
day made TO the works TO see what progress
had been made II wonderful what celer
iy such vast enterprises are put forward The Great
Republic Is nearly completed, her works all in and
steam w be let for the hrst time Monday next
Her wood work and painting also state
Of forwardness, ana IN two weeks time she
street. TO be furnished aud upholstered Her
engine is u miracle of elegance aud strength. She
utmost ha been taken TO avoid acc dents from lire
well as water and the ship has five distinct engines
and pumps connected With stationary hose through
every OF the structure, that In accident
70 the man engine there Is abundant reliance for
safety IN the donkey engine and boilers placed
even in the extreme fore point Of the vessel.
The Celestial Empire Is just a month-the difer-
ence in the time or their launching-behnd
the Great Republic in point OF preparation. Besides
thess two the Company have three more ships on the
stocks al Greenpoint OF equal size with them. The
Arizona also hes a. the Nov city Works where her wheels
andW 10 TO X wee
When is remembered that each OF these vessels costs
from the capital circulated among our mechanics
Day GooDs ClERKs' EARLY Closing ASSOCIATION This
association held it's regular weekly meeting 267 Bow
cry last evening" the President in the The reports
of committees were in general very satisfactory and
appeared that the merchants Of tine city quite
mousy yielded to the interests OF their clerks closed
early thus giving time and opportunity for heathful
relaxation and mental and moral mprov A single
house Grand however seemed set the asso
citation at defiance and To look only for their inter-
ess and others IN the locality were forced TO keep open
In self defence large committee was appointed to
n the house not be led to act justly towards the
largo class OF employees their course mperng and
secure the cooperation OF ali Grand street.
ALLEGED REVENUE F.AUD.--A tobacco manufacturng
establishment, situated at the OF Twenty third
street and First avenue has been seized by the author
ties the charge OF having made fraudulent returns to
the revenue officers The case was transferred the
courts and IL is believed the government win be a
gamer TO the amount of $1,000 by the seizure.
FIRE COMMISSIONERS The Board of Fire Commission
srs met yesterday morning at Fire Headquarters in Mer
street preamble and resolution were adopted
ordering bells TO be placed the collars Of horses
tached engines hose carriages and trucks accord
with the Recommendation OF a coroners jury The
Superintendent OF Fire Alarm Telegraph sent CON-
nunicaton TO the Board complaining Of the fact that
made 10 their tours Of day duty After the regular
Toutpe business had been through with the Board
adjourned.
Trxvpp .Scs pv~oxsru .y,ox ,.mnora,ca ,.c,,,.
was delivered in the Spring street Presbyterian church
last evening Dy Mr.. Edward Carswell, the Canadian
orator. under the auspices Of the New York Division
No ], Sons OF Temperance The lecturers address
throughout was pregnant with deep feeling sparkling
Wit aud pithy edote, and he loudly and fre-
Quently applauded by large audience. There was
nngng by the Orpheus Quartet and q collection was
made.
REBUILDING OF ST. PArRcks CArAEpRAi.-It is really
astonishing how rapidly the work OF rebuilding pro-
grcssed. II was announced last Sunday in the Ca
thedral chapel that next sunday the dunng
the morning. until nine clock would take place in the
Cathedral. and that for some time longer high mass
and vespers would take place in the Cathedral chapel
The members of the congregation delighted to hear
this announcement. IL Is highly credltable TO those
persons who have charge OF that important work.
TRIAL STEAM FiRE ENGINE The Fire Department
No Is of the Amoskeag pattern, tested
yesterday q the OF Christopher and Grove Streets
In the presence Of several OF the Commissioners the
Chief Engineer OF the Fire Department and others
osted The trial proved perfectly satisfactory. steam
being obtained from cold water in four and quarter
minutes which less time than trial has hereto.
fore demonstrated. The new steamer il o the second
class and has double pump. Three steamers Of this
pattern have been received from the manufacturers
within short tine
Closing EVENING Hcn ScHoo--The closing eS
ercses of the above named Institution took place last
evening, and in TO show that the establish
ment has been successful experiment. Among those
present Commissioners wanen Farr, Dupignac and
wa~ft 30 or1
Of most intellectual citizens. The exercises
sisted OF defamation. music and the distribution OF
The attendance this school has averaged six hundred
since its commencement.
A NKw TmcK-A letter was received BY Superntend.
ent Kennedy yesterday from grocer in First avenue,
enclosing note which he had received from man who
signed himself Nolte and who proposed 70 furnish HIM
cents sample Of which was enclosed, al the rate Of
for IS. f,een for S. thirty Tor SIS aud nifty for
for $40 The stamp enclosed was new genuine stamp.
and furnished by the swndler hoping that the
cevers would consider the .'colnereit good that
. supply would be demanded.
BuoiAmEs.-The residence Of Mr. Carow, 2s7 Third
street. entered By thieves sunday evening and
robbed Of two dozen silver Spoons aud some jewery,
valued nj $500. The dwelling oil Hiram osirander, 39l
Canal street. second floor also entered Tuesday
night by burglars who blew opeu The safe but did
succeed In getting anything, as the safe was empty.
ARRnr oF CONFIDENCE ss-Henry Ashton aud George
Harris alias Shoemaker George were arrested yester
day 10 this city by officers who found them en-
deavoring 70 fleece a countfyman out of his money
On their persons were found twenty spurious SO gold
pieces, several bogus checks genuine $500
thirty bond and a quantity oil money in currency.
Their pictures were taken.
TEE DnowSHc CAss AT Pisa No - Elsr RvxR-
Coroner schrmer yesterday held naues, a, the
Fourth wsSd station house the body Of John Frede-
nick william Zxeis, German thirty nine years OF age
who drowned pier % Ess, river, ~ already
ported In the HsRALp. The evidence sdduced won't to
show that the place where the accident occurred is
dan gerous, because boat cannot come close 10 the
bulkhead There lights the pier or near the
Of the accident The jury found verdict OF acc
dental drowning, and recommend that the proper a
hhorcs render the dock 80 that accidents
uf similar nature MOI again. Deceased was
married, and lived al No . Ridge street
VIOLATION .rHE Excsx Lsw.-George Moore, Of
all reanA sree was arm zned hafnre Justice IadMith