The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-20

PERsoNAL-Rev. DIR. Bellows and family returned
from Europe on Tuesday by the China.
CoLLIsIoN.-Yesterday morning, while passing
through He'll Gate the steamer Narraganset colided
with coal barge. woman, who acted as cook for
the crew Of the barge was unfortunately precipi-
lated into the water and drowned. There was no
other accident
FIRE IN A TEA SroRE.-Yesterday, at noon, o IRE
occurred 10 The tea and grocery store No. 13s Eighth
avenue, damaging the stock and fixtures to tn,
amount OF $40; insured In the Peter Cooper lnsur-
ance Company for SO, w. Cause OF the ire was sup
posed to be the heat from the chimney.
STREET CoLIIsoN.-Yesterdaya afternoon John
Adolph, OF 6<2 East Eleventh street, was driving q
wood wagon through avenue A car No. 81, OF the
Belt Railroad line, came into collision with his
wagon upsetting It and throw .ng him olt whereby
he received such severe injuries that II ID feared he
Will. not recover. The driver OF the Car, John
AcKenay, was arrested.
THE NEWS DsALERs' UNION AssocrArioN-The
News Dealers Union Association held q meetng
yesterday evening at No. 70 Prince street. Vice PreI
De 4 McGinn in the chair. The committee appointed
for the purpose or waiting on the leading publisurs
Of th.s city reported satisfactorily and II was Or
dered that q committee be ap pointej TO call on the
publishers residing outside the city OF New ORR
THE WAR ON THE PoLIcF.-About nine ocloc on
Tuesday night oflcer Ramsay, OF the Twenty-sevoth
precinct, while quelling q disturbance In 'est
btreet, near Morris, was assaulted and beaten oy
lot OF men and women. Procuring aid he SUCCEEDED
In arresting Martin and Ann wilson, princlpB In
The affair and rngeaders OF the several contlnfns
THE WORTH MoSuMEST.-It "a greatly to re
GREETED that the bronze ornaments on the monument
70 General Worth, on the open piece OF groud In
'front.' OF Madison square, should be permittedo be
stripped by the patrolmen In the vicinity. hose
duty 1t Re to prevent depredatons OF the kind
petty thieves OF the streets. Three sides OF hdnon
hnent have been laid bare and the metal sd 10
Junk dealers, and unless the bue-coated gehtnen
keep a sharp lookout there is great probably that
tn a 10 w pOuth side will be 1c1ded.
A thousand dollars, 10 IL said would not reIr the
damage done " the monument.
MAD Doo.-An unfortunate canine, sadly aiicted
with horror OF water, II he were a reguls bum.
mer Of the benzine order, ran wildly through ulton
street last evening, foaming at the mouth anshow-
ing his teeth In q manner that caused general
'scatterauon" OF the 400 kers ON near "theridge
OF sizen tsighs). There is an old saw with says
"Give dog a bad ma me and he will run DC old
Scratch and or course the Fulton streela inal
footed 1t with all haste TO escape the lo,tt Of
policeman Biggs. who, defying hydryphoba 81 It's
consequence, kept clubbing the poor brute ,ttll he
was as dead az human pity, and that In tn selfish
town is dead enough to satisfy nrst clas poies-
Gonal phanthropist
LARGE SALE OF DRESS GooDs.-Yesterday tfa FIRST
auction sale OF dress dry goods this seaontook
place at the rooms OF Townsend Moutant &Col No.
lac Duane street. Two hundred cases dsteny
woven dress goods, twel We hundred pieces ofaris
merinoes and large lot OF bombaznes, defines,
&C, were sold. There was large attendart OF
BUYERS incluiing merchants from boston, Phkdel-
phla Chicago ST. Louis Cincinnati and otherhnrer-
ent cities Prices we're well maintained and tire In
no appearance OF decline In the market.
THE CoUsCfLMAsfc IMBRooLro.-TAe Cot Of
Appeals having decided In favor OF the persot who
claimed seats as Councnen by virtue Of thel cleo
ton last December, the whole city governipt is
thrown into confusion. The i've persons wnoFere
refused recognition as members OF the Botd-
yvau, T.nh ucnricka O'Tlrien and psrevLob-
ta,nsJ au alternative mandamus from the suTfme
Court reiurnable on the 17tn OF July last. lTpbe-
dence 10 ttSs writ the former clerk OF the 4ard
called the na.Yes Of these members snd u0uple en-