The New York herald., 1867-01-29
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

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the ONCE Of Special Agent Of Internal Revenue inquiries
have been made the Street Department, where has
been authoratively that the above is incorrect
mr hcLean having long since announced his determine
10 oy the Mayor and the Board Of Aldermen There Is
nothing OF any importance transpiring In tho Street
a. present. owing 70 the fact that o. this
season OF the year there are contracts or Jobs
awarded for any street improvements such reguat
ing grading csroing or paving streets building sew
es the state OF the weather admitting Of any such
work and has been reported that no such contracts
VIII 6e given out until the adjournment Of the state
Legislature, which will occur the of May.
REorESIsd or THx NRw YORK INSTITUTION FOR THE
DEAF AND DuMB-This institution, which is situated at
Washington Heights has been closed since the middle Of
last November in consequence OF the rapid spread OF
typhoid fever among the inmates The Board of
Directors therefore gave the pupils recess which they
the direction Of the Board OF Health have been
taken prevent any outbreak Of infectious diseases in
future Tho instutOn is 10 be reOpened Thursday
next
NEW STEAMSHIP LINE 10 BRExEx.-According to ad-
vertisements already published the steamships Baltic
and Atlantic will their trips TO Europe in Febru-
ary ncxt The ysgsse announces itself AS the ew
York and Bremen Steamship Company" Success is
founders Of this line, tho members Of the North
American Lloyd, who last year. by the breaking out Of
stopped in their most reasonable enterprise are to be
congratulated that prospect is now opened for
the resumption Of regular trips TO Europe.
IOuNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASS0CIA110N.--At . moetlng
Of the Young Mems Christian Association last evening
which is held monthly at their In Fifth avenue,
essay upon tho subject OF Chrisanizsd Ambition
read by Of tho members Of the association Ehu
Root, TO appreciave audience In treating his sub
ect the speaker said that few eyrors have been more
damaging 10 Christianity than the indefinite application
OF biblical principles which often takes the form of
cant Personal ambition has become more and more
the chief motive OF action Many indulge In vague out
against worldly desires and pleasures and accusom
ther
they arc wrong or not Is the merchant wrong who is
prompted to buy and sell, not by the ends OF Chris
tanity but the profits oil his transactions The very
Interests Of his ambition should teach the Christian oil
virtues and to adopt higher aims, while natural amb
More worlds conquer" Christian ambition finds
| its best contentment in its use.
THE MODEL WIFE the title OF lecture delivered
last evening by Rev. A. A. wictts before large audience
in the Twenty fifth street Presbyterian church He
spoke Of the wifes silent influence human life which
In these days Of noise and confusion and hurry
much overlooked The thrftness, domestic care trust
worthiness sympathy, benevosnce and compassion
gether with the ewelcd setting Of the whole pcture
wisdom kindness and management OF tongue and tenn
pcr oil prominent traits in the true woman se
forth with perspcuty and much feeling He concluded
by speaking Of the sphere OF woman's activity, her
home and Of her children, in the beauty OF whose
lives the result OF her influence was 10 I've
The GERMAN SoCETY.-The annual 3s ness meeting
Of the German immigration Society held Leder-
ranz Hail. in Fourth street, last r. ht Mr. Bssinger
the President o. the Beard Of Directors occupied the
chair. The annual report vas submitted abstract Of
which has been previously published in the Herald
resolution passed TO the effect thai the funds the
society shall be used solely for the relief OF needy Ger
mans coming to our shores. The following gentlemen
tors:- Phillip Bissinger, Jacob Wludmuller H. r. Kun-
hardi, u Wostermann, H. Ackermann, Rudolph Pagen-
stecher and f. Magnon. Six OF the old board remain
IN Office.
Dir. HEsBAaD's HLusrRArkD LRcruREs-A most in.
structsd and comprehensive lecture the FIRST Of series
on the s'Threefold Culture Of Man. was delivered
Cooper Institute, last evening, by Dr. Hebhard the
celebrated health orator The topic chosen the
subject OF discourse was ssDigestionn and comprised
qualities of the various articles Of diet with hints ior
l the regulation OF the system by means Of carefully
selected and udicious regimen Of food illustrated BY
| appeal FOR q "refOrm in the kitcheu''
1 THE XAVIER ALrxST ASSOCIATION. Xavier Alumni
Association held meeting last evening the hall Of
st. Francis xavcr's College, sixteenth street. be
tween Firth and Sixth avenues. Tho audience, which
large and highly respectable was entertained Aitl
ns:s = bv B. H Kencsn, 4 r., and another 6h ..E.sc
sss:sa as ssssa sss sas1nss;. s Sssssa Tsse il :.
PROGRESS or rnS LADIES' SOUTHERN RELIEF AssocIA
roS.The Treasurer Of tho New York Ladies' Southern
Relief Association reports having received up 70 date
the sum o. 70 provide relief for the suffering
/ women ana cnllufeu OF the south.
WHERE rs JAMES sIErHrys 9-The anxious query a. to
the name OF the individual who struck Billy Patterson
never gave rise to more acrimonious debate than
does the inquiry the present whereabouts Of the
o. r. Like the Irishman's lively flea or the thimble-
rggers shc joker'i the Head Centre OF Fenanism Is
confidently asserted that he had sailed for Europe in the
steamer Vile dc Paris on sunday an affidavit was pu, In
circulation that he still in BROOKLYN and again
crday the assertion that he had actually left for Europe
on saturday repeated more confidently Ihan
There the matter rests at present. the great disgust OF
| Fenan b0ndh0lders
| TIE FiaE N WASHINGTON srRrEr-The statement that
| the cotton warehouse Nos. 366 and 3os Washington
street. in which fire occurred Friday night last
| insured in tho Washington Insurance Company for
$1,000 is incorrect The insurance In that Office only
amounts SD COO. OF which amount slj, QUO
insured IN other offices.
THATRIcAL CRITIC IN BAD CoMPA.y.--Among the
| large number Of persons found by the police in the
l Oriental Concert saloon at an early hour Sunday
/ morning the theatrical critic OF sunday news
| lspeL
| RopBEsY or UusED STATES Boyps-Las; evening m
formation was lodged Police Headquarters Of another
bond robbery in Murray The smount is said,
will reach somc 5000, most OF which was in nve-
tweat..s ~ fs sa r. q
DRowSrp--A man named Sweeney, while crossing a
plank from pier No 81 East river yesterday afternoon
| TO toe schooner wilddour, fell overheard and
| drowned. His body recovered and shc Coroner
notified
| AccIDxSrs &c.-smon Bloom, butcher, while lead
ing an iuurated through Twenty eighth street yes
erday was dreadully gored by the and received
severe bodily injuries.
James Brennan, opticlan, residing at SO Cherry
street. fell down in City Hall place yesterday Ind dso-
Gated his hip
David Jordan. q laborer residing al Mount Vernon,
slipped and icl upon the ice, fracturing bis arm
FIRES N NEW YORK.
rrrn ~ BRoApwAr.-About four O'Clock yesterday AZ
- A..x .f NJ
Broadway +. Berry, importer Of millinery goods and
yeves occupied the second third and fourth oor The