The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-27
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

A ouR SUrDAr-Yesterday among tho most
quiet Of Sundays which have occurred In the metropolis
for many years partially owing, no doubt 70 the fact
that the the denizens OF Gotham fashionable and
fashionable OF sporting tendencies or otherwise had
pretty thoroughly exhausted the sGervescenoe or their
enthusiasm In the dust and racing Of the day BEFORE
Those Who wished TO DO had been satisted with
being So and only loneed for quiet and religious people
homo 20 heavy dnneH-after which the siesta Less
people wore visible Broadway than had been there
seem for years though the frequente OF the
ido promenade on Sunday Of altogether different
TX from those who frequent that thoroughfars on other
days in the week. At the lessor parks there was the
composed Of residents IL the immediate vicinity; but Il
the Park proper, OF which the others bat small
Photographic there was small gathering indeed either
this partially accounted for by the fact that though
there only occasional gusts dashes OF rain the
g snsI while a. no hour y Il ia ofssrnoon
did the rain fall In more than momentary gusts and spo-
radio drops everybody expected that rain Il would in
tho course Of the next i've minues Across town and
n the direction Of the Hoboksn ferries there was about
noon the usual hegra Of Teutons the mucous mem
binding Of medieval volumes for dryness and the Ho
bokcn fsryboats were feighted from morn 70 dswy eve
with loads Of those who had set their hearts upon lager
Late In the evening Also the vicinity OF the ferry
houses there considerable noisness among passsrs
to and o though mot sufficient % disturb the soponc
city With more absolute sway yesterday than on any
single Sunday for many month";
srnmM Sem OF FRACTIONAL CURRENCY. peculiar
desire which many people have for making collections
Of coins, postage stamps and the like developed
itself since the In . search for complete sets
Of the smaller paper currency issued BY the gov.
eminent in lieu Of the good old silver pieces
numismatics and the passion for gathering post
age stamps mathematician angcixation Of the French
word wl q, not -. soma pnS!ogoa genius Civ:
Of currency issued in the earlier days Of the
war have almost disappeared. The red backed
prices from 81 50 upwards the old brown i've cent
stamp which has been very exprcssvey described by the
appslation toadskin equally rare in state Of good
preservation. To crafty this popular penchant United
States Treasurer Spinner has decided to strike or spec
Of all the different varieties denominations OF
Of the rebellion, which will DO disposed Of to curiosity
hunters At their face value with the addition OF two
cents for expense Of stationery The entire set en-
los, i've 6's and one s. The price for the whole IL
So 6 for which sum the sst will be TO the address
OF any fancer.
TIE West Ponr CADErsmr m rHz FOURTH CONGRESS
SIGNAL DIsrRcr-Hon John Fox, the Representative in
Congress from the Fourth Congressional isrict having
decided to make the selection Of candidate for cadet
ship West Point from among the pupils Of the public
schools In his district the committee TO whom the
ter entrusted made examination last week Of al
applicants and conferred the appointment Christie
pher Burns scholar Of Grammar School No. 8.
PRlzn FIor NRPED IN THE uD.-Roundsman
Pinckney, Of the Twenty-third Precinct discovered
crowd Of about ninety young mon on Ninety-second
street. near the First at Eve O'Clock yesterday
morning. pitching stakes for good old fashioned Sun.
day go-to-meetng prize light he TO the station
house and got reinforcements TO dispense the rang
the sight OF the peelsr the admirers Of the r r. Hcd
IN disgust and dismay
TEE PoKroxErs ON rm err RAnwAYa
gers the Eighth avenue line Of desire to call the
attention Of the police to the crowd OF pokpockets that
nightly assemble 1t tho corner Of West Broadway and
Canal street. which b the base or operations OF quite
number Of these light fingered gentry. 1t Is point
the routs where many travellers gather IN waiting for
the cara In entering In body they become the
object Of the predatory powers Of the pckpockes who
crowd the time little surveillance OF the
detective force might be very benenoia In this locality