The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-28

Cm FIRE CoMxIs IoNERs, -REonGAsIzArIoS OF THE
ur-Towv DEPARTMENT. Yesterday morning the Board
" Metropolitan Fro Commissioners met aud adopted
fssoiusons providing for tho reorganization OF the up
town portion Of the Fire Department According TO these
len officers and te standard for all COM
panios located between Twenty-thrd and Fifty-ninth
streets and the surplus are 10 transferred to
new companies. Inc position OF volunteer district
engineer Is to b abolished after January /. the
No 20 is to be reduced after January ! to one
foreman, one engineer aud two drivers Five
Sess and No. % ere ssa Be s%. wSo
snail receye $500 per annam who shall sleep IN engine
day a. e sas aSmSer q snssss OK
Pected to mike tho department. moro chc!ent while
pm Discipline ructedt take the necessary steps
toward foandiny circulating library 10 be placed in
fremen's Hall for hs OF the members oil the Fire
Department while not engaged on active duty.
=, TEE CONDITION or srREErs.-1hc present cond-
ton Of the streets Of city Is standing rebuke to
The authorities charged with their cleanliness Only
}he citizens OF misgovcrned Nes York would endure
what IL In reality an outrage upon their rights The
thermometer went up to the vicinity OF fifty degrees
yes.erday-an uncomfortable warmth for those who
Were clad for ccid-r mperaiure. or course such
change In the weather wrought wondrous change for
Abe In the condition OF the streets The whoes OF
The vehicles PASSING in the pavcnonts
beat the tnawng mass OF snow. lie, mud and dirt into
en Only looking batter whca the horses feet dashed IN
streets and even into The windows OF the cars and
omnibusos. Mud reigned supreme yesterday through
out the city. No household wtsit n reminder
last night OF the state or the streets either IN the soed
4sather stained garments OF those memhcrs VINO had
V 70 out Of doors Aoug Broadway ami most Of the
Streets the glsening, shining stream or liquid mud,
which in its blackncss might havo been mistaken for
aged anything bat y snow heavy
6h0wcr CT rain Is sadly needed to accomplish what the
tytAer!sies are 10th or unwilling TO DO
EuIcTDs AN ExpaEss MsssgyGEa.- Coroner Cover
yesterday hold inquest the Of Moserolo
y. snsdker, late messenger In the employ OF West
COTS Express Company, who committed suicide by
taking iaudanum a. his lodging house. 40s West Twenty
ninth street Last SIMMER Mr. Snediker had slight
9imcuy With his wife, and on tina, occasion swallowed
dose OF poison, communicating tie fact to friend
a emetIc was administered 10 him and thus saved his
life Since then lie has been addicted TO tho use OF In.
ozcssnz LIQUORS and 2. times va; very dssnon ,ss',
pc was heard maanng Ia IBIS room, but being frequently
Intoxicated very little vas thought Of e. Late at nsht
Theodore r. Echols who lodged with deceased. crawed
inso bed with him. and he was then very quiet
esd doubtless hen dead, as he never changed pc
Surcbasod one and half cupccs Of audsnum and swal
lowed Il without tho gno~edge Of any Of bis friends
tonS iscis deceased was twenty three years Of age
ard native Of New York Deceased had been sopara-
bsd from his wife since the trouble with her last sum
mSr.
MAJOR GENERAL CR1yfr's REMAINS The remains Of
Ne late Major General Griffin taken TO Washington
Il the halfpast p H. train yesterday. Tho body
was borne from the TO the depot by ten non
commissioned officers There present escort OF
honor Major Generals Duster1cld Ingalls, lcasonton aud
kyKes: Brlgadier Generals Wa lon, McKiboen aud
Thomas, and Lieutenant Colonies HUI. Conrad and
Edwards Captain snydcr VINO lad been sent TO calves
0on by General Butterled Tor tne body, accompanied
fhe remains 10 Washington The remains Of Brovet
Lieut. Col, George Taylor, Surgeon and Chief Medical
Director Of the District or Texas, the rs onrcr that
died Of yellow fever at Galveston In August last also
arrived la tue Dicayille IN company with General Griffin
body
rur Nrw Yonw AND uAvrs Srx.nsnw CosrAxy.-
IL meeting OF tho shareholders OF this company, al
he ONCE No. = Broadway, report was submitted TO
IA affect that tnc vessels been chartered for one
pear 20 the North American steamship Company, the
Snposif o. line 10 the Pac.ue Mail steamship Company
The sisamors thus chartered 20 The Aforementioned
company ere The Arago and Fulton. The stockholders
jnsssipg was adjourned iii Monday.
II ran sousuorsr on the GERMAN Yorxc MrS's cunrs-
uAs ASSOCIATION German branch OF the Young
Mons Christian Association now, proposed al liz
sscsnt meeting, opened place for feeding the homeless
md destitute II lis rooms, No 50 Ludlow street. On
Thursday when the place 6rst opened Tor that pur
pese. about hundred poor persons were furnished
Fith meas composed q meat Vegetables potatoes and
Pfacr Il Is tho intonon Of the association 10 esiAo.
fish 1t other points Of the city. where food
Spponssd to resolve consroasioss for that purpose
TIM CanmvAI ssssox.-1hs season Of folly, whom thai
nyrteric1s prince known Prince Carnival supposed
10 rule supreme 70 be nauguratsd hS those Ger
han musical ana vocal societies who during the carniva
3sssou always resolve themselves into carnival society
Preparations are already being made for tho soirtee
tdn been formed BY wing Of the Afion which he
k~-vmed tue name or "Mutuai Reform Carnival ssci
~ srss snd Is expected that iris new orSsnizaio
Mn b ovorwnoiming 10 the production Of carnvaiIs
&eism on the SOCIAL and national foiss Of Ne prsosn
q ~ N rs4rnsny, -rhs annual ceavsasIsa :