The New York herald., 1868-01-18
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

TIE Ngw YORK TYPOGRAPHICAL SocIErY.-A pieasan.
reunion OF The members aad friends OF tho New York
typographical Society held al their rooms. No. 3
Chambers street. last evening, tho occasion being tho
celebration OF ne ono hundred aud sixlysecond ami
versary Of the birth Of Benjamin Franklin printer
and phi osophar Tho meeting presided by
l.. d. Skidmoro and addresses made by Charles
McDevit, c. Z. Savage Henry j. Crate aad other
cran ''typos.n Nr. McDeyitt, who has entered
upon tho hiteth year OF his membership OF this
tion aud tho nysovonth OF the exercise OF his
probably the Oldest working printer In America, and
'sep' the ype for the first tract Issued by the
American Tract society. number OF nre prints from
wood cuts representing fac siRiss Of the tombstone OF
William Bradford printer who died in 1852 at tho sge
OF mnoty-tirce years, having boen for atty years
printer tho GOV yornmeut we're distributed among the
audience by Mr. Crate The original tombstone has
been removed frcm Trnty churcnyard TO tao rooms OF
the New York Historical Socety Mr. Parkes presented
the ASSOCIATION with book containing fas slnes OF tho
impressions OF tho types, wood cus aud capital letters
used by tho earliest printers. An old hadd printing
press upon which Benjamin Franklin worked ia Lon.
don was also exhibited the relic being now the property
pleasing ronios aud tios aud after passing most en-
-ioyablo evening tie company dispersed.
Tue CRoroS AcrEDUcr DEraRragSr-From tho an
nual report OF tho Croton Department IL appears that
during tho past year 25 col lnos feet OF water pipes
were laid, which, added TO the quantity previously in
operation, makes q main and service pipes through
out the city, SOi miles; 2,t7S lnnal feet.
Tho Commissioners refer 70 the works In
progress q, Carmansye and n Putnam county both OF
which hayo been delayed beyond the expectation OF tho
Commissioners The total receipts or tho department
were 81 l32O3 The principal expeniituse5 we're for
aqueduct repairs and improvements S5T.453: for
salaries including water police and supernteadsnts
S105,2T0; for cleaning and repairing savers S109 23
for water pipes and laying, s2e0o00 for street i'm.
provemenis, now sewers, &c, Sl,392,07T Tho last
amount Is returned 70 the city BY assessment on the
property benc0led,
TRAvBIIEasi CLua Tho annual meeting q this club
was held OF thor Club House, No 222 Fifth avenue
last thursday evening when director elected.
The attendance unusually largo and tho proceed.
ipss we're characterized BY unequivocal harmony and
interest From the facts disclosed IN tho reports u ap
pears that the club had bscn considerably augmented
during the past twelve months, and that the finances
travellers an explorers OF them authors OF ceso.
rity-vho had delivered addresses before tho club
were honorably referred TO- Several votes CT
thanks were passed 10 gentlemen who had
taken special interest Ia tho prosperity OF tho club and
among tho rest to Mr. Paul du Chsilr, Fellow OF the
Anthropologlesl Society OF Londou, who u 10 exhibit
his and beautiful diagrams OF African scenery be-
fore the members and thor fslonds, at the Club on
wednesday evening next
DANGEROUS CougrsRrxT. counterfeit bills on
the National Bank OF tho State Of Now York weto put ia
circulation In this city yesterday. They are exceed
ingy we'll executed, aud calculated TO deceive unless
closely scrutinized aud compared with genuine bills
Several uptown storekeepeTs have boon votimzed By
tho new fraud.
BRIcKfAyrRs' NATIONAL CONVECTION This Brcklaysrs
National Convention continued thor session In this city
yesterday. Several statements having boen mads re-
gerding difcues under which local unions labor.
ing owing e want Of proper system In os,ablisl-
Ing new unions, o motion was adopted 10 appoint Q
committee for the purpose Of defining the geographical
bounddries OF said unions. delegate submitted an
amendment TO article sevcnscn OF The constitution so
TO allow each local union TO mako It's own regulation
regarding the apprentice usssm - aontnssncl0s