The New York herald., 1868-01-08
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

THE BOARD OF ExCIsE-Ihe board OF EXCISE hold ther
regular weekly meeting yesterday afternoon, Dr. Crane
President pro tenn In the chair calendar OF hfseen
passed upon. One license revoked
MUNICIPAL REMOVALS AND APpoISTNEyrs.-Yes yesterday
Mr. Joseph Shannon was installed into hs position
the Of the venerable Clerk Of the Common
Council, Mr. David T. Valentino The appointment was
made day before yesterday by the Board Of Aldermen.
On Monday Augustus Valentine was removed from the
appointed TO di his place. The other appoint
mens made by tho Board as reported, are as
Isaac Drake First Assistant Clerk reappoDted Archl
bald Fullerton, appointed third clerk IN place Of James
Mr. John E. Greene, the new Clerk Of tho Board Of
Councilmen, has II s reported made the following ap
pOintments; William II Molony, Deputy Clerk; ROB:
Assstant James Cullen, General Assstans James Nc
Aenomy, Messenger.
NEW YORK HISTORICAL SocEry.-Tho annual meeting
Of this society held last evening a the hall Of the
association, hr. Hamilton Fish, President in the
chair After the Transaction Of routine business
the election OF ocers for the ensuing year entered
upon aud completed with the following rssut:-For
President Hamilton Fish; for First Vice President
Thomas Dc Wit; for Second Vice President Gulan c.
sS r0res1
Ing Secretary, William J. Hoppin; for Recording
Secretary, Andrew Warner; for Treasurer, benjamin. H.
Fiold; for Librarian, George H Moore The President
elect then addressed few words Of thanks for the
honor conferred upon him in his reelection, after which
iuiions euogistic OF the late ex-Uhancs csor Reuben
Hyde walwofth,. which were adopted. paper on the
sono other business was transacted the meeting
adjourned.
SEIZURE OF EUROPEAN STEAMERS yesterday after
Marshal Murray seized following for
violation of the act Of Congress, in having carried an
excess OF passengers City OF Baltimore, OF
the nman line; steamer Saxonia OF the Hamburg and
America Packet Company; steamer Nebraska, OF the
Liverpool line; steamer City Of Warrington, Of tho
Liverpool, New York and Philadelphia Steamship som-
psny The amounts for which these vessels were at
tached for carrying nm excess OF passengers were as
iolows-City Of Balt moro, $l3 1906 steamer Saxona,
$12 $780, steamer Nebraska, S77,lOO steamer City OF
Washington, SIC, go
STREET PAvrxrsrs--Mayor Hoffman has approved the
following ordinances to pave certain streets with the
Nicoson pavement in accordance with petitions from
property holders those streets, viz Pearl street,
from Water 70 Hanover; Bridge street, from Broad
street to the Battery; Liberty street, Rector from
Broadway to Hudson river; New street, from Wall TO
Beaver The ordinances for paving the following
streets with the pavement we're not approved,
there being no pettions therefor from properly owners
tions-Washington place from Broadway TO University
place; Murray street. from Broadway 70 Yves. street;
Twenty fourth street. from Broadway 10 Sixth avenue;
Cortiandt street, Broadway ana Hudson street.
The LATE SECOND AVENUE AryRAY. Coroner Flynn
yesterday to No. 8lo Second avenue and took
the ants norton statement Of John wiegand, who
badly beaten In Mossbacks lager beer saloon st No. s47
was assaulted, knocked down, beatcn and kicked by
several parties Of whom alleged to have been
Wilhelm Christman and Henry Paul. The jury rcn-
dered n verdict against the parties named Although
wiegand WAS very seriously injured he Will probably
recover.
INTERESTING TO LAGER BEER DRmxERs--The thousands
who ove their glass Of lager beer have fresh OF
alarmths high price OF lager. All tho beer manufac
turers OF the city In difficulty about the enormous
high price OF the material from which 10 manufac
ture, and high prices and lager beer famine are vey
Last fall the brewers offered supply OF malt
for the winters consumption prices ranging from 81 60
TO 81 90 but believing that prices would rule down.
wards they neglected TO lay In a supply; navigation
suddenly closed the canals and the great qusntes
OF barley route TO tdeiwaicr failed 10 arrive specua-
the brewers srs now compelled TO pay as high s. rs
70 81 40 for whole and So so for ground As natural
result Of this they have been compelled to advance the
sufferer Many brewers 1nd IL Impossible to purchase
malt and propose 70 temporarily close their establish.
ments. Inquiries failed TO discover that buckwnes and
other inferior grains are being used 10 any great extent
o substitute Tor barley.
RAILROAD CAsuALTY.-Yssterday morning, about eight
O'Clock, . man, whose name is unknown, passenger
down train Of cars OF the Hudson River Railroad
Company, jumped OF ct the corner Of Forty second
street and Eleventh avenue, while the were in
motion, and falling on the track the cars passed over
his body literally cutting him in pieces and causing
almost instant death. The remains gathered up
ana conveyed 70 tne morgue, Wnefo Coroner heenhn
notified 70 hold an inquest From documents found
tho deceased s supposed to DO Mr. r. II. Brothsrmuck
Of Yonkers N X, aged about thirty years: i've fest
eight inches high; brown hair, light brown mustache
and goa,ee; had dark brown coat brown pants and
vest, white undershirt, blue and white check flannel
shirt white socks and heavy boots
FIRES DURING THs MONTH or DrcxxBxR.-Fre Mar
shal Baker, in his report for the month OF December
last, says:-"During the month there eighty
seven nres and alarms Of frss Of which number the
members or the Metropolitan Fire Department extIn
gushed thirteen without giving alarm. There were
ten ncendiary ores during tho month, uz:--one mi-
merry goods mandatory, gsnts' furnishing
goods fancy goods one sssier store, one ONCE one
bakery, clothing store, one cap and trunk store
ana one tan bathing establish ment The balance Of the
nres alarms owe their origin 10 various accidental
causes The alleged losses amount TO SLIT aud the
insurance TO t54l, ,o00."
the Rronrs or AMERICAN Cirrzxxs-KSroHrs oy ST.
PATRICK. Tho knights Of 81 Patrick 10 assemble
tonight at their headquarters In Broadway 10 take i'm.
portant action upon the rghn f American citizens,
with view OF forwarding report drawn up by
mttee upon this subject TO the President the State De-
parimspi The senate aad The House Of Representatives