The New York herald., 1867-02-08
CITY MTELLIGEHCE.


COMMISSIONERS or CHARnIE AND CoRRscros.
Board hold their regular meeting yesterday Tho report Of
the Committee OF the Whole showed erection oss
prison exclusively for boys has at tho
iomb and that the practice Of csthenic exercises ha1
Tor Paraiytics and Epileptcs Tho report adopted
OPENING TIE HAmEx RvER-The steamboaA
Sylvan Stream, succeeded yesterday In forcing passage
through the ice In the Harlem River her wsy
down 10 the city for the frat time In three weeks
AxnIcAs BlsIA socIKrr. The stated meeting or the
board Of managers Of the American Bible Society
held yesterday afternoon at the Bible House. Al half
past three O'Clock the proceedings opened with the
reading Of the nineteenth Psam and prayer BY the Rsv
Dr. Ferris After the adoption Of the minutes q the
last meeting the reports OF the various committees were
received. From these II appeared that small balance
was due the treasury and that the work Of the society
seventy -four thousand eight hundred and xtysfx vol
umes had been issued. Of aggregate value Of
and hundred and eighty auxiaries repsgtsd
Eight new branch societies, In various Dastg-
Il sioes or nanSer Of issaciss varying in amounts
FROM 80 70 esoo. haA been sscetssd. Among o.
grants q Bblss nsas xsss d.n,cns ,. e %. ssdHss
aaiss cOlpsrsenr bsiag shers aas.ssd = - d.
or ths Sacred Volnms Into tho Iapaness aad elans0
iansaasss vsre IN Rrcss. A i1s.s..sss 80 ~, ~
Bociety IL was COPY OF 4he Scriptures ISSUED BY the
Board in 1928 Il had been originally sent South. haa
found rs way into the hands S q coorsd so;a,sr %ss
70 Northern officer and 30 came back after lapse o.
thrtynine years to the source where It issued several
gentlemen nominated 20 MI vacancies In the Boar9
OF Managers and Vice Presidents and Mr. CummingA
was elected one OF the Auditing COMMITTEES.
CRY MEs1ox-The fortieth report OF the New York
City Missionary and Tract Society has just been issued
II is document Of much interest," and contains informa
ton OF importance 10 those who have at heart the
nf sba ~ttr Aaxe; cr
Of the society during tho last year is gven showing ths
measure of success with which its labors have boon
crowned. II supports fourteen mission stations and
forty ogtt missionaries who assisted in their work
by $50 voluntary visitors Through these nstrumenta-
ties during the year 1853 moro than million
been distributed u.s. 277 visits made 3722 children
duced to attend Sunday schools and 755 enabled 20 So
the advantages Of daily instruction Five thousand
tendants have been secured, while ooi persons were
induced TO pledge themselves to total abstinence froo
intoxicating drinks
LATE INTERNAL REVENUE CASE IN WALL ErREEr.-1h
dstrant put upon tho house Of Nicholas Bowen =
Co., bankers by the rcyonue officers, has bseA
withdrawn. The complaint against them was without
cause and originated from person who cndeavorcd 70
extort money by malicious threats.
INSISTING or UNION REPUBLICAN, GENERAL Cox-
xrEK.--The Union Republican General Committee held
their regular monthly meeting last evening" ct No lsS
Fourth avenue, lin consequence OF tho headquarters
being lot for exhbitionh with Mr. Deafold Smith
~ the chair oosn tae ana vice Se.9
approved when after the Of the stand
Ing committees for the current year. the meeting a.
tourned
NEW YoRx YACHT CLuB Tho first general mseting e
the above club held last evening At Demoaice'R
The members however, expressed themselves unwiil-
ing to transact any business In the absence Of Comme
dore McVickar therefore resolved the motion
three weeks at the expiration Of which time Il is OK
pected the Commodore viii have arrived Iron Ensepe.
PxoPoNB yxwIM EDgcAnosAL CoILx0n Fo& NxW
YoRx 1t is proposed 70 establish an educational COL
lees university Cor tho ye~u IN the United StatsA -
b sreotsd in New York. Mo proposition b prVnsfSa
by the Constitutional Grand Lodge OF the order ~
81 Mai Polish, ana by the leading members ~ tho
Hebrew body In this city Philadelphia and elsewhere.
Meetings have lately been held for the purpose.
THE GENERAL TRASsArrANrc STEAMSHIP COMPANY. This
company have nearly completed their building
at pier No so North river for their extended transit
between New York and Hayre and In connection VITA
the approaching Paris Exposition The structure b a.
stone OF two stores five hundred feet long, and dxty
feet wide; with passenger vooms store houses custom
house. workshops and other convenences. The new
dock Is six hundred and thy two feet long by sxytWo
feet wide. Tho building is we'll lit with gas and vel
proof Tho Europe is now loading the dock for the
French Exposition, and one weasel with the malls WIN
leave regularly overy week.
TER USros RKruMIcAx GENERAL CcMurrm Tho
regular monthly meeting Of the General Committee -
the radical wing Of tho republican party IN this city wo
held last evening At Argus HAIL. Resolutions avcsing
the adoption Of tho passage OF the several bills creao
new COMMISSIONS and amending old ones for the govern
ment Of this city were adopted. Tho Excise law wss
thoroughly canvassed the Police Commissioners severely
rated and sllgmatized mon Of 'no brains," "ns
minds" "cl0wns" &c, resolution offering co-opara-
to the Germans In their efforts 70 obtain modi6cs-
tion of the harsh features Of the Excise law cmphad
caiy rejected resolution favorng the plan OF impartial
suffrage the vote for the state Constitutional COnveo-
zion adopted. and a. amount OF other unimportane
business disposed or
Asxxsr NJ An Auxcxp YvcrmtARv william Elila =.
Engshman, formerly employed At she eating house q
the New York Central Company Ut St JohnsvlIe NJ r..
arrested Yesterday morning At the Hudson Riv~
Railroad depot by w. H 6cott OF tho North Americas
Detective Police Agency, for seag FIRE TO that budlag
in August last. Ella discharged by the compssJ
for drunkenness, and u 10 alleged he fired the budme
for revenge. He was taken to Montgomery county f0
trial.
BONDED wARsnousz EErERKD ~ Bss0IARa Atsa
early hour Tuesday morning last tho United Sate0
bonded warehouse NoA SIC and 618 Washington sirese
enssred ~ bussars whe s0cceeded In cdfying -
treoRscs Of linen and pOPaA roods, v0lued a e36O0
cine has been obtained 10 the detection