The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-24
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

THE SOCIETY PREVENTION or CRUELTY TO AMI
MALS-At recent meeting Of the Executive Committee
Of the American Society for the Prevention Of cruelty 10
Animals, IL was resolved in view OF tho constantly
increasing burden imposed on horses mules aud other
draught animals In this city and STATE manifested by
tho cars trucks carts wagons aud her vchi-
Giles Ia whereby - est mated that at least
thousand horses ara annually tortured " death IN
this city from that cause aoue that the directors OF
street railroads requested 10 increase tho number Of
horses by which their drawn aad that they as
well AZ carmen, teamsters and Others, be publicly
notified Of tho intention OF TINS Society 10 hencevrth
rgdly enforce tho axe made ana provided this par.
tcuiar Tor the prevention OF cruelty TO animals The
order IS duly signed by President Bergh Tho inquiry
Is very pertinent Why does not the Society take steps
for the reief OF the bpeds well rs The quairupeds
who suier BY this ossIcro wding OF tho cars?
InE BOARD FIRE CoxsissioSEEs.-- Board Of
Fire Commissioners held their regular weekly meeting
yesterday No special business Of Importance was
transacted other than the receiving Of communication
from the Chief Engineer in which hs presented q
code OF bylaws prepared BY committee Of the remon
for the establishment OF Mutual Aid society. intended
10 assist the widows next Of kin" Of lremen
Who die while IN the service OF the department Tho
assessments ~ each death to bethef Engineer,
$40; assistant ncsr ST. district engineer So fore
man, "a assistant foremsn, So steamer engineer. So;
nremen, ~ These assessments for good purpose,
and gill no doubt DO willingly responded 70 In every
case by the nrsmen They not quite az high - the
political assessmsns and 30 may BE- regarded - limo
cuoua"
TRIALS PoIrcs HEADQUARTERS The Pocs Com
missionsu held their regular weekly trial meeting yes
tsrday, Commissioners Acton and MAnisre In the sx-
coriators' +" chair. Ninety patromen were tried for
violation Of police rules and regulations There
fs~ cases In which citizens compliments, but
there was mono Of any public importance. The
charge which was brought against roundsman Rae
BY patrolman named Farran, OF the Fifteenth pre-
cinc 10 the effect that he had night entered stab
yard with woman Of III rsputs for evil purposes
yesterday dismissed malicious aud false By the Po
lice Board For having seized hold Of one OF the Wit
nesses oy the neck, who was tsstifyns against him
pay and viii be remanded 70 post duty.
Board % Audi. consequence OF the absence Of
Comptroller Connolly yesterday the Board OF Audit held
meeting, and immediately adjourned until 70 day a.
noon.
ANNUAL SESSION or rns GnASp DrvrsoS soSs or TEN.
rxRAScE Tho Grand Division or the Sons Of Temper.
ance held their annual meeting yesterday at the Ger
mania Assembly Rooms Nos 2si and 900 Bowery.
There vas fair attendance. Several new members
were enrolled. The reports from the Grand Worthy
Patriarch, Grand Worthy Scribe Committee on Chari-
ties, So, showed that the order was In nourshng
dition. the members OF the Sons OF Temperance al
ready number over million and half In the United
States Canada England, Ireland, scotland and New
south wales. In the evening the election Of officers
for tbe ensuing year took place.
INSTITUTE oy REWARD FOR ORPHANS or PArsrors.
adjourned sesson OF the sixth annual meeting OF this
sttuon was held last night a. the rooms OF Or. Web.
ser, Cosss OF New York In the absence OF the pres
dent Dr. Webster Vice President Alexander King occu-
pied the chair The report OF recording secretary
was read 70 that eentlemsns absence by DR. Hoon the
corresponding ssoo.n 's c On'nsd an s.So-
pished In the object Of the institute BY the
formation Of auxiliary societies throughout the dif.
fsrsss Sssss and shs By them Of various