The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-03
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

APPOINTMENTS IN THE CoAPrRoLLERs OFFIcE-Yester
day Comptroller Connolly appointed Daniel O'Rely and
Villain stsinbrennsr Deputy Coectogs Of City Revenue
James A. Caroln Deputy Receiver fIaxcs; and William
sullivan Assistant Messenger 70 tho office OF the he-
ceiver Of Taxes. sg 49,, ...,,
APPOINTMENTS IN rHs STREET DzrARrxksf. Street
Commissioner George W. Mclean, Esq, has appointed
Henry s'arkweather Collector OF Assessments vice
r Thomas y smith, Hmoved George Johnson Deputy
nsnry Genet Deputy Collector Of Assessments vice
john FOX, removed
COMMISSIONERS OF CHAnInKs AND CoRRncnos.-The
regular meeting Of this Board took place yesterday all
the members being present. James B. Nicholson was
elected president In the place OF James Bowen resigned
The report Of the Committee OF the Whole stated
that proceedings had been commenced AGAINST
Matthew Henderson, one OF the attendants in
the Charity. Hospital on the 3oth Of April for
port also stated that advertisements have been published
for proposals for the bud Of the intermediate
Joshua Philips appointed Secretary or the Board ana
1t then adjourned. ~
BOARD OF COUNTY cASvAssEaz The Board met at
eeven O'Clock yesterday morning and canvassed no re-
turns, for the that those which had been rc
ceivod by The Board of Supervisors and the County Ce
we're incomplete. -
AMERICAN ISsrTuTE-The monthly meetings ~ ~.
American Institute held last evening at "a. cooror
Institute, President in the chair tha ,r,rn,ss
Of the last meeting had been read BY che secretary M
J. W. Chambers, resolution PACED bv the Rosyd -
Trustees al meeting on the 9Th ult, was offered and
adopted This resolution ray,red tho marc;nc
ES Ai1 and a.l rso'os'arical Society in the
charge Of ne ComD'ttc on Chemistry, MIN
era,osy anu 1--WE and It's operations continued
Amorican lp' ltaton Mr. Ely from the Board OF Man
ageIs that they had not been able 70 secure
for the annual fair Of the Institute. was de-
cided that no further action DO taken the matter for
the present Dr. Parmaee asked what action had been
taken by the trustees in reference 70 resolution which
since 10 raise funds for the erection of suitable
building for the Institute, and which had been re-
fe'red 20 them for immeiiate action. Inc PRESIDENT
answered That consequence Of the present unsettled
financial condition Of the country the trustees dii not
think il proper time TO solicit subscriptions and there
fore conclusion had been come to on the subject
The report lie Finance Committee for the quarter
ending April So 1857, was submitted. and showed q
balance OF 81 1874 90 IN the treasury on that day.
The Polytechnic branch of lhe Institute held It's weekly
meeting at "a, Cooper Institute, at eight Z. NJ
yesterday, Professor Tllman in the chair. Qne large
audience, which included several ladies, was present.
and lectures listened $40 with attention. Pro.
| fcssor vanderweyde exh bi,ed a machine to photo
1 chine, when viewed with the polarized light
viii enable analytical chemist to readily distinguish
kind OF salt from another The Professor also ex-
| planned the use OF electrically in preventing scale in
steam. boilers. He said he had found by experiment
tina, stear made salt positively electric,
aad 50 vsse the tspots. IT. therefore, the positive
eecricsy Of inc STAN conducted TO The bottom Of
| tho ho:rrs Il wond rcpsl the electro deposits To
accomplish This, MI that necessary was to place
ilyertcd nng RODS IN the steam room OF the boiler
LirR SAVING ArPAEATus.--The Marine Life savings
Commission met yesterday morning, at eleven O'Clock,
tho underwriters rom, corner Of Wall and William
Streets and proceeded TO examine such inventions as
| were presented steering apparatus, by means oil
which fhe o. the hemsnan over the rudder was
Increased vas exhibited as was also O vegetable com
| pound for cieanng steam boilers. in which 1t was
csirncd there ingredient at all likely 10 injure
| the IRON 4 ruddef in hinged sections, by means OF
rn lfc n m
sansed, and ivolably received. fire alarm and iceberg
indicator was Submitted to tho notice OF the Commits
sion. Used q fire alarm the slightest heat in q room
caused expansion OF the metal, in connection with
| lever AMI alarm bell, aud when tho guage was
secured outside the Keel Of ship the GOODNESS OF the
water waen tie vessel within quarter or mile Of
an Iceberg, caused the me al 10 contract and ring the
bell IN lise Other improvements. chiefly on
| rudaers, having been presented, the Commission ad
| journed " hl
| Flour FROM CAIuoRMA.---The steamship Henry
chauncey, from Aspnwal, brought lo,6s3 packages Of
| nour from san Francisco. = - #A
| LrcEsssD VEHICLES, Erc-Capsain Bracket has taker
tho license census Of tho city and has found that the
aggregate number Of licensed public carts is 1895 ex
press wagons 9o3; yenders-ash and vegetablesl 900
kindling wood wagons, 22l charcoal wagons, 22l dirt
carts 52 hack coaches 1885, special coaches $780, junk
carts and boas, 5is railroad cars 1897 stages 29l uah
So hack coach sivss aS S0 sD.e,s
coach drivers, 4l0. N-,~sr-., -
4
past O'Clock las, evening" as the ferry boat Bas
route from Brooklyn to this city, while trying
give tug boat towing vessel ROOM she colded will
schooner lying at anchor OF Governors Island Tn
main boem OF the schooner stove In the gentlemen
cabin Q; he feuy boat creating great corsternatio
ber fortunately no person was injured
rrssLE WITH PIcKrocKsrs. -About four O'Clock yes
terday afternoon officer wooisoy Or the Broadwa,
squat, walking up Broadway attired in citizen
clothes he noticed three men getting in and OUT
several saaes. Knowing this old pickpocket dodge
Woolscy followed them they entered certain stag
the New York Hotel and made an attempt I,
arrest them, when two OF them offered = desperate
resistance which ended BY the odncerss throwing
one OF them heavily 10 the pavement In the confusion
sscape: the Other two woosey, aided BY officer Tuck
who came TO his .ssssance, menased to arrest. The,
| as Mschaci Lcasy; the other said bis vii.
ans although HIS picture hangs In the rogues gallery
under the of Thomas Burns, alias Combo. Leary's
picture Is TO be added TO the gallery collection this
| morning 81 q
/ Coax Docroas CaARcxs-A respectable gentleman
OF this city, who for some time past has been troubled
with what is vulgarly called corn, happened to DO
going down town yesterday, when no esped the sign Of
| a Or. -, at No. - = Broadway. Knowing that his
regular corn doctor was on movs and could not be
seem he thought he might well drop in TO Dr. -
and get that delicate little corn nicely pared The
sDcctorp performed the operation and the gentleman
very naturally q the extrayarant charge
made for slight aabor and In his told the doctor
that he'd ought TO DO shot something that erect
"Dccsors" Indignation rose above blood heat al this
language and ne straghtway called ofncer and had
his chance customer arrested for having used threaten
ing language When the ofncer, accompanied by the
doctor and tho gentleman appeared beorc Inspector
wallIns, and the stats Of affairs vas made known 10
that ocia he immediately DISCHARGED the gentleman
and csnddy told the doctor that his charges werc Of
inst nature which 10 police reports are generally chara
tcrzed as sSwindlee
sEIzrRs o. wRExzY yesterday revenue ofnccr
Robert Hunt or General Hillyers STAR seized sixty
seven barrels OF Illicit whskoy II was conveyed to ono
Of the United states ssorehousss for future dpositon
Acr1oESrs, Krc-walter Costello. iaborsr, residing
In Fftysscond street, First avenue was severely
injured yesterday BY slipping while in the act OF loading
coal at the Of Sxty1rst street and Second ave-
nue. he was conveyed BY one Of the Nineteenth pre-
cinct police 70 Bellevue Hospital
John Carey. laboring man. residing Il COT Green-
wich street was yesterday found by OF the Twenty