The New York herald., 1867-02-28

$4,000 siove...... sos SO SIS Sly
rhe sales Of this month exceed those Of January
By tweny six Thousand tons In the prices, however,
grate egg stove aud chestnut. while upon lump thero
was q slight advance.
THE FIRE COMMISSIONERS The Board OF Fire Commis-
met yesterday morning, President Pnckney in
the chair preamble and resolutions, requesting the
Croton Aqueduct Department instruct their nspectors
take the necessary steps towards keeping the re by
adopted A resolution instructing tho Chief tn
gtneer to sscertaia whether o. not coke
ssss d not oo 3 z q: sssos:
Enrs called tho attention of the Bo6rd p the fact that
sss. - g s..ss ans s.
meat the gas bills qeadng eeain The Board for The
yss aaatsr yer: almost ss aes = sysr as moved
adopted, after which tho Board adjourned ~
TIE SOUTHERN RnIw Conxnaos.-The appeal made in
behalf OF the desttution In the South for the trans
mission Of food clothing and money By the steamship
Memphis has with liberal response from tho pub
lie during the last two or three days sinoe Monday
about twenty thousand bushels Of have been
tnbuted by benevolent minded merchants in this city
and elsewhere besides packages Of clothing whioh
on Friday. About $4,000 in addition 70 the amount
already reported have also been contributed during the
sss or e'S q s q pc ss
uons and churches for subscriptions 10 aid q The az
istng desttution
BALL SPkRxLkN0 COrWU.-Tn0 tnWU annual
ball Of the sbovs mentioned sociable o Tees
day evening At the New York Assembly Rooma and wss
In every way very successful snd enjoyable affair
Tho unusual display Of rich toilets very noceab0
feature 10 the gathering and the festivities
pstsd in BY many q the wives and daughters e our
THE IRuH Socmrn "A Committee from the conven-
ticp OF Irish societies appointed 70 wait upon the oty
authorities, POLICE Commissioner &o, called Supss
iatendent Kennedy yesterday morning Ar. Kennedy
ssd ns. - M - sy hs he would sss .
that proper police force would be in attendance the
lire Of the procession on s. fatrick's day.
MISSING Bosps FousR-Mr Elizabeth Wilson. rsad-
ing at No. King street. tims ago plaosdtwe nve
twenty bonds Of $500 sach two seven and thrsessns
bonds Of $500 each and and threetsnth bon
$500 under the carpet Of her room bencsh scSs for
safe keeping and on looking for them yesterday, dis-
covered that they were missing Recolectng that ewo
men had been at work in the last Monday she
led believe that they bad taken the boads. and is
formed Inspector Dks O. that i,Ss wSsn In IN
bonds Before he commenced 70 "work up however,
young son OF Mrs Wilson'S Informed him thss be had
found the bonds under the carpet and had put them N
the hank for safe keeping
scnoor ExHmrrIos. An interesting exhibition took
place Monday last 40 the Primary School No. 81 Fot
Washington Of which Miss AMMO Mortimer Ia principal.
and Miss A. A. Schwartz assistant The friends sf the
school present 10 large numbers and the occaso0
ceedings music, dialogues And declamstons succeedsi
each other in agreeable variety evincing COED deRrs
by r. b Perkins, school, Inspector and Msssss Miller
Conrad and schwackhammer ny no means the lesAs
% snS bs sss
the presentation OF books 70 the value OF $50 GIT q
the principal TO her pupna
Arrxrr AT svIcDs.-An elderly man named Isssc
Carroll attempted commit suicide about halpas nine
Of street into the East river He rsssd
by two citizens and taken 20 the residences OF his SON.
with whom he lives in Eighy-third street, between
Third aud Fourth avenues.
BADLY CnrsHKp A colored man named Fraucia WIN
resides North First street. Williamsburg, ssiy
crushed yesterday hstween gang plank and acst ~
the foot Of paer n North river He Was taken hoas
FIRE IN CANAL srRnr-At few minutes pa~a ten
o'clock last night ire occurred in the garres II the
dwelling house No. $50 Canal occupied By usb
sxtinguished the nre before spread 10 any other apart
men Tho damage done 70 the building will amount "a
about $500 The property 10 owned by Trinity church
and % insured Mr.. Scanon's loss by nre and wsser
viii amount 70 $3.50 insured for slcse :. The
Rutgers Insurance Company Mr. scanlon occupied the
dwelling. The third story 10 occupied by Jamss Nc.
Brisk and Owen Where. The furniture Of these two
ssso no nsuancs The csnse Of the re is a prsssns
unknown but supposed 70 have been caused by tns
csreessnsss Of Mr. scanions sous who occupied the
garret for sleeping.
rRx M BroApwAv "A frs was discovered about one
o'clock this msrnns tho restaurant and vino cellars
Of NJ Morseushau Co., known - the "Bsemnr Raihs-
Keller Al 2sl Broadway The re is supposed TO hava
ORIGINATED In the Kitchen In the extreme roar of the
taursnt one hundred and twenty feet from Brosd-
way and rs there rear entrance and the smoke
and heat when the doors were opened neaxsy suuoca
ing u was . long time before the extent Of ts'e
copsaqration could be ascertsined. The IRE, @ we
10 press. Is still raging; but far has besn
confined 70 the basement in which the restaurans h
sStuafed The store above II In occupied A. lssge
clothing establishments BY hesns white, Whit
nan b Co., and TO thef stock considerable
damage viii be done by the SNAKE and water
Adjoining IL the large stone building occupied by the
strces Commissioner the Broadway Bank and ths Park
FIRE insurance Company; bnt n believed Nhst very
little damage will result 10 H. The loss wfn be very
srre as MorEsnthau Co reported 70 lave large
stock Of wine of the largest cellars the city,
which Is doubsess covered by insurance.
Acsprsrs &c flames McCanA, sssrdan. whiie AZ
work yesterday on hoard the steamship isbsms lying
at pier Ne. aSa'h nv'r, fol- from adder and rr.o-
tured hs arm.
Bernard Finnshan vss found lsM on Monday night
iy,ng under tho srchway between Barclay and vc-cy
zrsess, having bssn run - one Of the many carr
running aisng that roub and received severe aal very
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