The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-10
CITY INTELLIGEaCE.

PERsoSAL.-Major General Daniel f. Sickies arrived
last evening by steamship Manhattan, from Charleston
and is stopping at the Brevoo House General Brewster
has called setting Of the officers and soldiers OF the
Excelsior Brigade Masonic Rail, this evening to make
ton.
OUR PUBLIC ScHoors-On yesterday the public schools
Of this CITY, having completed the allotted seven weeks
of the summer vacation, reopsncd for the fall and
winter session. or schools included under the head Of
public Schools and supported such, there are now
two hundred aud hfy.nve within the limits Of the city.
or these about forty are night schools the remainder
holding only day sessions. Two hundred aud thirty
eight white and seventeen Go ored. During tho
year 1858 the attendance the pubic schools has
exceeded that OF 1865 BY about thousand, being
In aggregate 226 900 pupils The number Of teachers
employed ia in excess Of two thousand of whom about
ninety in hundred femiies Tue aggregate
salaries Of all amount TO nearly the sum OF SlAooooo
per amman.
MEETING or Bt-rcuERs-CouyssLs OrIvIox-The butch.
ers and others Interested In the cattle and meat trade
within the Metropolitan district, held another meeting
yesterday at the Germania Assembly Rooms in the Bow
cry for the purpose Of receiving the opinion OF the coun
Sci Of the association, who denied the authority OF Su
perinendent Kennedy police orders upon rcso
utions OF The Board OF Health tend rather
the destruction OF legszed business than to its proper
regulation. The members present. repeated their viii
lngness do all in their power promote the health
of the city, but thought Board OF Heath and the
lice authorities should have suited with them before
the issuing OF the obnoxious orders all that
should they locate slaughter houses above Fortythird
street, they would not be nterfered WITH The present
arrangement they contend, will increase the price of
meat three cents pound, IL the unnccupied
piers had been offered them, there need be no alteration
in Q chare, would there be caused much ncon.
venencc TO themselves.
The BOOK TRADE sAIE-TuIRD DAr.--The prices OBJ
tanned for books the yesterday about
the same those which ruled at a similar auction
last year. Some Of Dickens works brough, but poor
prices, some OF them averaging az low as 1Sc.
volume; the works Of Mrs. South worth realized 81 10
do. Lcslies and widdnelds cookery book. were sold
for the ano The pasr rS eoySr 6as 1sisa
&c, were knocked down for SIC, and Marrva,t's
novels for 23hc 'Aurora Leigh" brought 81 so and
mense number OF the stories published by two OF the
principal houses bought at from 15,, TO 81 e3
each, and the juvenile works. which W6fe in treat
variety, brought about thirty five per cent less than the
retail prices.
CnoERA-The father and brother OF the girl Catherine
J. RUNNER, who died of cholera last Wednesday in
West Thirty ninth street. sozed with the disease
the latter Saturdays and the former aged 45 Sun.
day, and died this morning. One reported IN
Avenue D, aud another in East Fiftieth street The
promises, No. 225 West Thrty-nn.h stree, have been
vacated By order OF the Board Of HEALTH aud been
fumigated win sulphurous acid gas.
ACADEMIES ST. TEaEsA's ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
After several months of labor and much expense, the
new Free Academy. Of ST. Tercsas Roman Catholic
church. of Rutgers and Henry Streets has been
opened. In connection with this Academy Is pay in
sttuon both being under the supervision OF Chris
tan Brothers. The higher branches Of education
church has been purchased By the ahocs Of the dis
aud in connection with the church. OF which
the Rev. James Boyce is tho energetic pastor.
ST. CATuARiSE's CONVENT. MADISON AVENUE -Yester.
day the contracts for tho of this struc-
ture Intended the place OF the existing one q,
the of Mulberry and Houston streets we're let
and the foundation will be shortly laid by Arch.
bishop McCosky The Convent will contain accomoda.
ton for hundred and twenty sisters and Will DO one
hundred aud thirty feet long by fy feet wide and hi2h
The works for the Industrial School in With
the Coavent are commenced. The school will be five
stories, one hundred and 1ty feet long and sixty feet
high with room for six hundred children There will
a.so be academy for two hundred aad fifty scholars
and chapel to seat seven hundred persons The build.
Ing which will DO great ornament, will cost $4,000.
The yxrasAys OF THE WAR OF 1s12.--Ths Veterans OF
the war Of 1912 mako their second excursion ths sum-
mer this day 10 Staten Island.
PIcSIc EXCURSION ST.. CoruxBIAs CHuRcH-Broad
way Park, Ninety fourth street aud Eighth avenue will
to-day be the scene OF innocent aud pleasing fcs
tvites gotten up BY the members OF 81. Colnmbla's
church. West Twonty-hgth street, VINO hold their
picn.c excursion this occasion. The OBJECT of tho
excursion Is most charitable one, and consequence
some OF the mos. DISTINGUISHED men of tho city have
promised TO b. present, aud will most sey favor tho
assembly With excellent specimens of oratOry The day
VIII doubtless be happy one and VIII repay ali who
may avail themselves Of the Festivities
The SNIP pAsnIyG wAvE-This vessel was incorrectly
of three tugs and her way this city The wreecrs
succeeded In raising her stern and sen nm % tho CITY
for thrsc tugs, but only down. and they had
power enough TO get her on Tho ca crly aaie com.
i'm on they we're obliged t. lot hor down a. ain A
soon as the weather Is favorable thoy viii opcr-
atoms.
CRY MoErAIirY.--Thers were Eve hundred and sixty
two deaths reported in this city daring week against
five hundred and soventy-ninc The Previous woek and
six hundred aud ltysx tho ming week last
year.
STATISTICS Dx.THs.-From tho ist OF July I'M TO
the last OF Angus, there were 81 deaths ia This ciiy
from falls Of which 10 we're adslts aGs u minors %
being males and females The naur, II ha falls WIS
as foilows:-windows, 8: iutoxicati.n. q: roofs a.
carts, 2: scaholi. i; stairs, / violence 3; tree
gansplank H., P.s 81 lumber Il quarry, /; hold Of
FREE ALARM BEiLs.-An order has been issued by tho
Metropolitan Fire Department taa on and sfer the 10th
nst In designating the location arc i've rounds of
the station number Of the locality OF tho Ore will be
struck on The alarm bell for the CIR, alra. and sven
.vs.us for tso ses.nnf ana ven t"e hours
y, 20 N " and elk p h the Post on e ever bell VIVA
struck for all TRES occurring south Of seventy
street.
DEATH FROM INJURIES An inques, was yesterday
held at tho New York Hospital by ccroaer schirmer
over the remains Of Abraham Dunn, the young man,
nineteen years Of age, whose death caused by IN
ures received DAYS ago at No. 10 spruce sire T.
occupied by Mesars Torroy Brothers az pnin, Office
IN tho machinery and before was possible TO extrcalc
him he sus,an nd compound fraeuro 81 lhr rshi ies
AMI knee besides other Injuries oil serious cnaacer.
verdict OF accidental death rendered By the jury
Young Dunn was native OF New YORK
FIRE IN FIFTY-sKcoSp SrRrEr.--Beiwcen four and
Ave o'clock yesterday afternoon ere occarred In the
moulding mill OF A. 7. serrell Sea, 81 IVES, Fifty
second street. caused by Gre taxing pac, ia the dry
ing ROOM IL was pat out with triing damage.
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