The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-06
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

VAL ANxGLLlGENCE. :
BoAeA or SrrERvsoRs The Board of Supervisors me
| yesterday, but adjourned for want OF q quorum
QUARANTINE aArrsRa-There were no fresh arrivals o
infected vessels Yesterday although there were ssvera
vessels in quaran line which have been detained a
coming from suspect I'd ports In upper quarantine the
following vessels charging cargo into the govern
ment lighters The brig South Boston, from Havana
the brig Havana packet froH 4svana, and the barki
sugar. In the lower bay the following vessels were
iyins at qnsrantne:-rhe brig Hsnrispes, seventeen
days from Havana in ballast; the bark Nora, twelve
Havana for two weeks and while there tho chef mate
died and the greater part OF the into
with general cargo one seaman died on the passage
ana the PARK Warren TWENTY-FIVE days from st. Jago dc
n fsvs1 R.:d .; died on the from
other vessels in the lower bay, whose names hsvs
already been published In the HERALD.
TIE ARRIVALS OF IAnIoRAHrs. -Four steamers came in
on Sunday and yesterday morning, with two thou
sand nve hundred immigrants ON board. The City Of
Baltimore and Chicago both from Liverpool brought
500 and 1853 respectively and the Cmbria and America,
from Hamburg and Bremen, brought 634 and t62 re-
spsetvsy. amounting In the aggregate to 26l5 immi
grants just landed on our Shores bsrdes $50 FIRST cabin
passenger
hundred barrels Of forfeited whiskey were solo yesser
day by Assistant United States Marshal W. H. Thomp-
son, whicn brought 81 10 gallon There . very
large attendance Of purchasers but felt inclined to
over sixteen cents above the governments tax OF two
dollars per gallon.
ARRIVAL THE FIRST BALE o. raz NEW Csor Cor
roS-The steamship Virgo which arrived yesterday
from Savannah brought the first bale Of the crop Of
cotton. was grown In Florida, and Of fair quality.
The HAcKMES AND CAPTAIN BRAcKsrr's "BIAcK Book
During the very interesting squabbe between the Police
Board and the municipal authorities the hackmsn have
been reaping rich hsrvess BY Of their exorons
In the emergency Captain Bracket has "opsned"
book, in which the Of such hackmen express
drivers as may be reported for extorton defaudng
customers will DO entered. The police officers. under
Captain Brackett stationed at the railroad and steam
boat depots Will DO instructed to prohibit all those Who
may be complained OF from going on the piers or into
the depots.
THB IRISH BRIGADE AND TuH LATE GENERAL THOMAS
FRANCIS MEAoHgR.-A meeting of the officers Of the
Irish brigade held last evening in room No IA
Aston House, Colonel James Kelly, Of the sxtyninth
regiment, in the chair. Captain j. c. Clark acted As
secretary. The object Of the meeting to consider
and perfect arrangements for a requiem high for
the repose the soul Of the late General Meaghe to
be celebrated the l4th inst at nine O'Clock the
morning. in the Church OF the jesuit Fathers Sixteenth
s a'0 81 '0r b an on
Institute, by Mr.. Richard O'Gorman, the
Generals life and character; !; is intended that
raj Meagher shall be conducted in the most impressive
and solemn manner Cards and circulars Of invitation
will be largely distributed among the officers Of the bril-
gade and the friends OF the General Each officer
ceve twenty tickets for distribution among his acquaint
ances and the Of the brigade are invited attend
the requiem and oraton at which It is expected that
their colors, often shattered in the storm Of battle
will be displayed Tho men viii not require tickets as
officers viii be stationed the doors pass them in
Tho officers may procure their tickets by calling at Major
Havertys place of business in Barclay street The pro-
ceedngs OF the evening closed by passing vote OF
thanks TO the Knights of st. Patrick and members Of
other societies, who had kindly lent their aid in assisting
10 carry out these arrangements to completion.
ACCIDENT TO Ex- AIDERxANeFox.-Ex-Alde Alderman Fox Of
tho Seventh Of this city, with il not
fatal accident yesterday morning at Mineoa, L. l. He
stepping the while in motion, when his foot
slipped and he FELL and dragged between the plat
form and cars-a space OF about six inches be- beng
very large man. crushed in horrible manner, and
il Is supposed he is fatally injured. He was attended by
DR.. Wood, who was fellow passenger on the train
CHILDREN RuS OVER TRUCK. Yesterday after
noon at ha-pas four O'Clock two children Of Joseph j.
Summers aged four and six years. living at $50 Christie
corner OF Washington and Christopher streets. Tho
youngest child was horribly cut about the head and
one foot almost severed.
TIE REcEsr MYSTERIOUS DROWNING CAsE-The body
Of the unknown man, which found last week the
North river with the throat cut was yesterday identified
that OF Herman Heideman, German WAITER thirty
two years of age, and formerly residing TIA Third
street. from which place he had been missing since the
10th ut The friends OF deceased he
ou Of work for some time and became quite despoudont
in consequences Yesterday week he started for HOBO
cut his throat and then jumped into the river Coroner
Widey will hold an inquest At the Morgue to-day.
SAVED DROWNING. In reference to . paragraph
In the HERALD Of yesterday 10 which IL stated that
old woman was saved from drowning at the pier at
East Twenty 6rst street, is right to that the
was removed from her perious position by Peter Kelly,
who is in the employment OF the New York Gas Light
Company. Mr.. Kelly was standing on the dock at the
time the lady fell into the water With the aid Of an
,rnur md ho hold Onan abr vvata hnnt
sent of to her assistance from tho schooner Flying
Cloud She was placed in the boat landed ON the DOCK,
and then removed to Bellevue Hospital, where We un
dersand she is recovering from the effects OF the acc
dent.
FOUND DRowxxD.-The body Of man found by
officer OF the Thirtysecond precinct last evening,
floating in the North river Tubby Hook. From APP
pearanccs would that the body had been the
water long time aud up to late hour last night had
not been identified.
CRUSHED TO DEATH AT an early hour yesterday
ing a German named Eusebus Kirshbeck, who was
employed at steinways piano factory, in Fourth ave-
nue., Fhtythrd street, was killed by tho fall OF
huge pile Of lumber crushing him In terrible manner
Coroner Gamble hold an inquest over the remains at tho
deceaseds residence Fftich street near Fourth ave-
nue., when the jury rendered verdict OF accidental
death.
SERIOUS EXCAVATION ACCIDENT Late yesterday after.
noon as some laborers at work. the corner Of
Forty and First digging cellar the
embapkment under which they were at work suddenly
gave way, burying two Of them When sxtricated one
or them boy seventeen years Of age named Michael
O'Bren, residing Fiftyeghth street, between Fifth
and sixth avenues, was found 70 have his right leg
badly crushed the cshy part being severely lacerated
and the bone fractured. The other, an old man, had
his left leg broken above the knee, besides receiving
several Commissions about the head and shoulders.
The latter gave his Patrick Welsh, sixty years
of age resides in second avenue They were both
conveyed in carriages by ofhcer Achaels OF The Nine
teenih precinc. police, TO Bellevue Hospital
suS srRoxx.--Geo strang. OF 90 Canal street, was
found yesterday by Of the Twenty sixth precinct
police at pier 90 foot Of Deg street. in an nssnsbe and
helpless condition being Frustrated by the heat. He
had him conveyed to the New York Hospital where he
Is now In q fair way OF recovery.
Fr,r ~ Ftpsr Avruy-TwEury SHEEP AND ONE HORSE