The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-14
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

The Coin SSAR.-The cold weather still continues,
and mullers, great coats and bot drinks In order
The lowest point OF the thermometer Sunday
was nine degrees at yesterday twenty three
grecs at one O'Clock p NJ twenty-five degrees aud last
evening the mercury marked ten degrees. Tho ice Is
floating in the rivers IN large fields making ferry
CATION difficult and irregular should the cod speln
continue there Is probability OF another East river
blockade.
METHODIST MISSIONS MsTRoroIIs "A meeting
OF the New York City Sunday School and Missionary
Society OF the Methodist Episcopal Church held
last evening the Thirteenth street Methodist Episco
pal church. large audience in attendance com.
posed principally or ladies' and addresses were made by
the Rev. .. II. Pearce and Rev. W. Il. Ferris.
ALLEGED USsAsR BurpNos-Inspector Marshall, Of
the o1co for the Survey and Inspection OF Buildings,
having the 9Th instant reported that two four story
brick buildings tho q erection the side
OF Second avenue, north or Finy.fourth street. were
unsafe notice TO that eject was served upon tho
o1nei Richard Totem, the following day, requir-
ing him to make such alterations az would rem
der them safe and correct the defects in their
construction no attention having been given
this notice. Superintendent MaGregor ordered a
survey Of the buildings to Do made a preliminary
step towards their alteration Of demolition by him. This
survey accorllngy made the 9th inst, aud a
port returned TO the effect that the entire walls OF
Two upper stories also portion party wall should
DO taken down aud the anchors securing the walls 70.
placed with stronger Tue usc Of inferior mortar
is presumed to Of the i'm proper condition
OF the walls This report nov awaiting the approval
Of the court, pending which 10 iurther steps DO
taken.
ArPEARAScE Or A vIRuLET DISEASE "a few cases OF
the disease commonly known spotted fevcr'' are
reported 10 have appeared In tenement house Grove
street this city. Two children wnoMsrs taken with
the fatal maady died on saturday last only q short
time after they were first attacked Thore arc others
down with the disease. Az there Is ordinance OF tho
Board or Health relating 70 Infections and cpdem cs,
which requires physicians to all cases OF this
strange mslady which brought under their notice.
Il is TO be hoped they will ~ soon AZ practicsbe com
ply with the provision Of the ordinance alluded to
whenever case presents itself
TIM Poucs MuruaL AID socIgrY --scrsesnt william
H. Leerts Of the rwentysrih precinct and President
OF the Police Mutual Aid Aseocsuon has submitted ia
report for the quarter ending saturday last by which
1t appears that nine members have died daring tho
quarter, aud the Of s7,34o has been collected all
of which has been disbursod FOE the relief
OF ths families OF those Who have Led
The nnmber OF members Of the association In
good standing is two thousand one hundred and nine
Since tho organization OF the Association on tho l3h or
October 1868 there have been collected from c mbers
S25, Gs7, aud this amount has been paid out 10 the
families OF tweuty.fou members who have died durinz
that time. The society has lost hirty-two members
death since its formation. Henry Wheeler OF the saul.
tsry squad gas recently elected secretary Of the asso
citation.
TINS PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ErHmrrios Ar
HAvRs-Ysstsrdsy afternoon the nrs, meeting Of ths
New York Provisional Committee for promosing In ths