The New York herald., 1867-05-04
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

TEE CoUIr AT POLICE HEADoUARrKRa-T oe Commtte<
on Law Department or the Board OF Co sncmep held
meeting yesterday at their rooms 4 the CITY Hall
Messrs Hartman and OBrien acting for rao.r nrasant
snH y rssouon s
cnen into the authority OF a hoard of Pol,ce Com
missioners in directing cou be hsd st police head
By Alderman White the, councIlmsn declsrinS thai
such authority exists places desIanatsd bv law
but did not attend Tho COMMITTEES. without transact
Monday nexk "a
oouNzRyuzas' GooDs Foum-About four O'Clock
Monday afternoon rsundsman Conony and onacer
Long found at the foot Of Eightisth street. East vsr
two tin boxes containing quantity Of counterfeit plates
There $40 plate Of tbs Waterbury Bank Conn;
one 50 plate on the Brandon Bank, VT one 50 plate
the Farmers Bssk Of Bucks county, Pa one SO plate
on the Atlantic Bank S. plate the Belvdere Rank
these the = plates plates there were I'VE others T unfnisnsd
on various banks and twenty-one large plates
for the old style o. ni,y % cent s,,s currency % small,
by counterfeters for printing purposes All the plates
engraved in the highest style OF art and denote thae
peculiar and dangerous following II supposed tha
the boxes containing the plates were thrown overboarS
by persons desirous of not being captured wit9
such tell-taes IN their possession.
REVENUE SnzuRE-Aoout three o'clock yesterday al
ternoon L. p Huburd, an officer Of the Internal Revs
Department made seizure Of two trucks and two
cart loads Of whiskey, which were placed In front 6
Gordon, Fellows McMillen's dlstiliery No. 81 Ne6
street The officer assisted by three officers OF th0
First precinct police
The EXPRESS PACK ACE DODGE AGAN-About nine O'Clock
yesterday morning young man who represented him.
SELF to be messenger Of the Merchants Union Express
Company, called at the residence Of Mr. Chas Denny,
Envelope
Chas Barker Of Baltimore in favor OF Mr. Denny. The
envelope was received and the freight charges 50 So
o he mar nj
when the rogue had made good his escape 1t s strange
that some one Of these express swInders not caught
by the police. Although day after day complaints
made Of their doings at the central Office there not
as yet been an instance wherein one Of the swinders
mas boen overhauled
LIVE SAVING APPARATUS Another session Of the Cow
ernmen commission, charged with the investigation OF
life saving Inventions was held yesterday After ex-
amining several Inventions Dr. Doremus introduced
ana delivered an interesting address on the important
subject OF extingushng nres at by means Of car
bonic acid g which he said could be prepared for
In such an emergency.
BOARD OF COUNTY CASvAssERs. Board Of County
Canvassers met at eleven O'Clock yesterday morning,
and after completing canvass In the Eighth Ninth
and Sixteenth wards, adjourned to eleven O'Clock this
morning.
CoMprRoLLER's orrrcx.-Comptroller Connolly has
made the following appointments: BRASIL
Clerk Of Washington Market and jeremiah H Greed ~
Clerk OF Catharine Market.
FOUND DRowsxD.-rhe remains Of unknown man
were yesterday found floating in the Narrows and towed
up to the city, Deceased about thirty years Of
age built with light hair and side whskers He
wore blue pants and good boots, but had NO
coat vest. He had sheath knife In belt which
was secured around his waist Il Is believed deceased
German sailor. The remains were conveyed TO
the Morgue where an inquest VIII be held BY Coroner
Wildey.
FIRE IN Mort STREEE-Between one and two o'clock
Friday morning re broke out in the grocery storo
owned by Charles Fandheim, at 134 Mott street. The
flames spread rapidly aud before the nremen could sub
them the whole of the stock destroy ed
ing In value about $500; insured sfor 900 In the
Bowery insurance Company. The hre burned portion
Of the second story floor damaging the furniture Of the
occupant, William Hammer about 500; insured for
$225 tho Continental Insurance Company. The owner
Of the grocery store occupied portion OF the OF the
store for sleeping but the of the breaking out Of
the fire he was not there How the fire originated " -
present unknown ,aat ~ 4ee ~
AcuDESrs, &c.-Roger LAnsrty, laborer. reading A.
124 East Fry-axth street. while attempting to jump
from IS Of the Third route yesterday
ing accidentally FELL when the passed hs hight
foot, manRling IL In dreadful manner. He
veyed by Of the Nineteenth precinct police TO Belle
vue Hospital.
Fred Frnk. . carman, residing Ct ~ Cannon street.
whe driving through South street. yesterday. when In
tho OF turning up Wall street, Of the wheels sud-
denly switched or the track and, throwing HIM 70 the
ground, passed his face. He immediately
taken 70 Bellevue Hospital by one OF the First precinct
police,