The New York herald., 1868-02-20
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

AUCTION SALE or HoReEs Now that Tho weather Is
growing warmer and the ferry boals enabled 10
be,,er timc the horse markets besinnng look
Lively and better stock being offer for sale The
regular auction days. yet tho attendance Of buyers s
not as good as 1t might be. Al Joans,oo Il
Van Tassell's on Tuesday tuere . pretty fair
number OF good horses disposed OF. AZ Vande-
watc q on tbs same day there was also very
good display OF STOCK aud Yesterday Messrs Week aud
Keller neid ssfui sale, al which tue Pa chen
colt brought $a7b Ned Forrest winner OF the purse ut
Rocxiaud County Fair last fall. $215 the Wins colt
very tue ANIMAL $780, Black Beu malt brother TO Gen.
era Butler, $3.50; Fanny Grey, $l73, Hamlet, $ls5 ,
bay horse, $l75, and pretty BLACK Canadian pony.
EaIGRASr LABoRERs semi monthly report OF tn Q
Commissioners OF Emigration for the penoi between
February and l5 sets forth the following Interest
ing facts:-Appca ions OF emgrants for smplo, ment,
males SAL females 34l orders OF emp oyers for labor
males PCS. females ss2; emis'ants employed. males
2l2, lcmaes 295 There were 800 aud .09 ie-
males a0e 70 read and write, and ~ males and l32
females unable.
Co-OPgRATIyE PROSPERITY Tho members OF III, FIRST
Union Co operative ldng Society paid their tn,riy
third weekly subscription az Farmers Institute No 40
Ludlow street, last evening Secretary Ahinsham
stated that tho sum amounted to $502. making total
In banK, including S23l interest tho to- lhe
past lew months $14052. lhe society mas advanced
the sum Of So 565 TO members Tor bu,idiag purposes
Inc rd society meets this eninY IN tne came pace
IsTERSAL RrvEsuE MATTERS. -Coector NJ Field.
OF the Sixth district has SEIZED for violation OF the
Internal Revenue laws, 2l7 hogsheads ale at No. Ito
West Sevenssentn street. Tnis ale manufactured
n the same district and removed from tho place OF
manufacture 10 where II was found without pay nent OF
LAX, IN vessels containing iess tnan elk barres escn
The case has been turned over % the District Al
toruey for forfeiture. The collector has
forwarded to the Commssioner OF Internal Revenue
schedules or abatement OF The un taxes OH
the annual list OF 1857, incomes 1866 ine amount
assessed and receped for by the collector 10 The Asses
81 06Y, 662 The aohouut uncoiicc ed In on y
nna Inr n nnn ran md lA6
erroneous Assessments. Tue number VI taxpayers ON
the list is about sixteen thousand
The CHARITY BALI.-The annual charity ball to take
place ,hs Academy Of Music Monday evening next
will have no doubt, be brilliant success judging
OF s great popularity previous years, ana from the
fact that nearly the boxes Already been dis.
posed Of We that Ins tickets are beug sold very
rapidly.
TRIALS Ar Police HEADQUARTERS. Police Com.
missonsrs held their regular weekly meeting Yesterday
afternoon, President Acton In the Examiners chair
large number OF ;'oicsmen tried charges pre-
ferred against them by tner superior officers, snch ~
Violations OF the rules aud regulations OK The depart
msnt There we're no citizen cases Of any importance
NEKDsD REFohx.-rhe railroad companies Of this
city have avo~sd their intention Of replacing the
seats Of WOOD such have been for some sine in use
on the ferryboats plying either Of rivers. The
condition OF the cushions has become aby and the
utter impossiby OF thoroughly cleaning them
been plainly demonstrated, tnss has besn found
much better course do away with them
altogether and substitute tue equally comfortable and al
ways cleanIy bencass. The Llth and tDaL
ciung TO and ufeatsd the old cushions been the
Of much annoyance the public at any rate 70
that great portion OF Lzens whoe avocations rem
der necessary da journeys in thee vehcies and the
abandonment of the greasy bags will undoubtedly be
hailed with delight by all.
NOVEL WAGER.-A remarkable pedestrian match
has been brought about lately between Joseph Colins,
OF jersey City, and Thomas p Hapin, Of Brooklyn for
$3.50 side, the latter wagering that be will walk
the railroad from New York Philadelphia quicker
time than Collins can travel 10 tbe Same city over
the old post road Inc distance the railroai
niuety-sIx miles and over the post road ono hundred
and ten mies; but u 10 claimed that u will be the
dficut 10 walk over the .sleopers and
road bridges There is differences OF fourteen miles
The match 10 10 be decided on the 25h OF March,
FATAL BURSISo CAsuALrY.-Ycstsrday afternoon Mrs.
Mary Ann DUNN late Of No % Mulberry street, died
from the effects Of burns received Friday last II
appears that named Keyes called upon deceased
with the view OF selling wDat lie pleased TO call
new kind OF xplosve kerosene OIL lamp. 10 test II
he lighted the lamp. which sooner done than
Il exploded and terribly burned Mrs Duiin about the
face, breast aud body She conveyed to the New
Hospital and fingered till yesterday Coroner Rollins
and will hold an inquest Inc body TO day
Immediately alter the expiooa Keyes made Lis escape
from hous, ieavisg his effects behind MIN, and has
not since been seen.