The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-18
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

NEW APPoINTMENT.-COonel George II. Hastings
has been appointed Chief Clerk of the Board of
Health and Assistant Attorney of the Board Of EN-
Csc.
SUDDEN DEATH.-A man named William Daley
was yesterday morning found dead in his bed al No.
l5S West sixteenth street. Coroner Schrmer was
notified to hold an inquest on the body. Deceased
retired the night previous In apparently good
health.
TARGET COMPANY ExoURsIoS.-The Independent
Rides, under the command of Captain Besrman,
went their annual target excursion yesterday to
Karl's Park, Merose, where they contested for
large number Of valuable prizes. They
COlnpanied by number Of prominent citizens
of the Seventeenth and Eleventh wards. Taking II
all together IL was one of the most pleasant eXcur-
etOns Of the season.
COLLISION ON TUE NORTH RIvEB.-About half-past
AK O'Clock on Wednesday evening canal boat
sunk at pier AZ, loaded with $500 bushels OF corn,
four kegs of varnish and thirty-ve oil casks. The
boat had just come down from Albany, and with
Others was In tow Of the steamer Aida when she
ran against vessel lying in the stream and the tow
sunk as above
FRUIT AND FLOWER GROWERS CIuB.--The Fruit
Growers Club held their regular meeting at No. 24s
Broadway yesterday. Mr.. w. $. Carpenter was
called to the chair. very lively discussion followed
the reading of a paper by Mr. Idell on the buckle.
berry. 1t very interesting aud was listened 90
with marked attention. Mr.W. s. Carpenter exhibited
OF East New York, o splendid lot OF dahiias Mcssrs
CauIk and Brooks splendid lot OF grapes; Mr. j.
Hicks nine varieties OF potatoes.
OUR wHARvEs AND PIERs.-The Aldermanic Com
mittee on wharves, Piers and Slips net nj noon
yesterday, In the City Hail. to hear the plans of In
yentors and others for the preservation OF wooden
piles from the ravages OF the ship william h.
smith presented patent process OF encasng the
piles with earthenware the space between the casing
aud pile to be filed with Roman cement. He claims
Tor his invention that 1t can be applied To piles
are vet 10 be driven. MI. Mcknight presented a
wood preventive for dock building, which consists Of
q coating OF silica, and J. Biglsr samples OF wood
anpregnated with iron and copper. Aiter hear nr
these gentlemen on the merits OF their respective
patents the committee invited them 10 send IN pro.
tlen adjourned.
BOOK TRADE SALE.-The seventh day of the trade
sale Of books was concluded yesterday. The sale
was well attended, as on preceding days. and the
prices were maintained as heretofore The nrst In.
voice was from Sheldon & Co.. and sold at about
slxty-two per cent on the prices marked Macauay's
works Bethunes, Neander's Hepenbach's, Newman
Halls, Marion Harlan's, Mrs Edwards. Spurgeons'
Abbotts, &C., went of rapidly. Next followed 4. IA.
Butler & Co. with splendid quarto Bibles, ranging OF
I sfse Variety of 70 ne English aaq 0S classic, w
W. Dodd's was the next nyoice--very mis-
ce,laneous and bringing lower prices, The
Mass. religious; Gould Il Lincoln, Boston. scientific
historical &C.; VIM. Oliphant q Co., London bbli.
cal, &c, w. Y. itlhhcl. JI', -'cW iVIk, TcnRlpus,
Nichols Hall. Boston, school and juvenile: Charles
Dcsiyer, Philadelphia, school, &C. Crocker d Drews
Ter Boston, Latin schools; q. & g Merriam, spring.
field Mass, dictionaries; j. p Morton & Co.. Louis
Vile KY. school, &C.; Collins 4 Bro, New YORK
educational; G.. A. Leavitt, New York, educational
fiction shakespeare, &C. poets, Juveniles, &c; H. D.
DeQan, New York, toy books, games, &c. The regu.
lar sale will terminate to-day. Tomorrow will be
devoted TO the sale Of Catholic publications offered
by various houses.
MINOR observation-disclosures balf-psst twelve o'clock
yesterday Samuel Reynolds residing at No Ga
washington street, was severely injured by a Kick
from u horse In Charles street.
About quarter past eight O'Clock on wednesda y
evening man named william II. Potter, stopping Y