The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-20

PsRsoNAL.-The newly elected Attorney General,
Wm M. Evarts, Is In town.
FOUND IN THE WATER.-Yesterday morning the
remains Of an unknown man were discovered noat-
IN the dock foot OF Desbrosses street. The body was
removed to the Morgue for Identification.
THR APPEARANCE OF CHOLKRA.-Dr. Dalton, SAM.
tary Inspector Of the Board Of Health, says that
occurring at No. 422 West Forty third street.
FUNERAL OF A POLICEMAN:-The funeral OF oficer
Henry 6orbstt who vas drowned on Monday last in
attempting to save the life Of girl who fell from
barge In the North river, took place yesterday at
Carmansville. The deceased leaves vile and i've
small children.
MErEoRoLoGIcAL.-The mean temperature Of the
week ending Saturday, 18th inst, as determined by
the thermometer of Fahrenheit in shaded, open air
at the Park was 1882 degrees. The maximum Of
heat was ascertained to be 95 degrees from 2s2 to
$3.50 p. NJ OF the 18th, and the minimum IS degrees
at 800 A. n. OF the 11th The mean OF each day was
noted as fo0ws:-Sunday, $500; Monday, 1916;
Tuesday S.33; Wednesday, "a. 20; Thursday So 40;
Friday, 1885, Saturday, 1918 degrees. On the 10Th
there was rain storm, accompanied by thunder,
from northwest to east Depth of rain, O.O6O Of an
inch.
TRIAL OF NEW STEAM FIRE ENGINE.-On We'd
nesday, July Is, by order OF the Metropolitan Fire
Commissioners of this city, new second class
steam fire engine, built in Naugatuck, Conn.,, was
tried at the foot Of Eighteenth street. East river and
was to run twelve hours with less than one hun
hundred pounds water pressure. The engine
stopped at halfpast eight p M. 1t was
sNOpped once only during the twelve hours, for the
purpose Of cleaning the fire. The engine stood firmly
In its place without any apparent vibration worked
easily and steadily all day and when 1t was stopped
afte' the time specified over, the manufacturers
were ready to work the engine twelve or twenty -four
hours longer.
THE BRICKLAYERs' STRTKE--A CORRECTION
The committee Of the German Masons' Society," No..
II, sent communication to the HERALD In which
they desire TO correct OF the statements in the
published reports Of the meeting Of the German ten
hour masons society at the Henry Clay House. on
Thursday last, and also give their view upon the
situation Of the strike IN general. They say that at
that meeting only seventy masons were present,
the remainder not being masons and serving only
as dumb show; that only some sixty odd signed the
list and few preferred to wait till another meeting.
They say further thst the rumor circulated rs to o
supposed misapplicaon OF funds contributed for the
support OF members was but means used
by interested parties to delude The already so
greatly beguiled wOrkmen The attempt to form
new society in opposition TO the Bicklayers'
Union the committee declare to be "a humbug, whose
object Is TO Keel the wOrken IN error, al least until
the master masUns have succeeded in fulfilling their
present contracts, when the masters will submit to
the necessity and viii no longer care for the support
OF the completely Isolated workmen." The com.
mttee also declare that the strike IL substantially
decided in favor OF the workmen, inasmuch In all
the three unions only $50 men are out OF work, the
rest having ali found employment on the eight hour
who have consented eight hours for days work.
Ewald, Schwartz, Lapp, Thinks, SCHNEIDER, Fix,
Geblardt +. schneider, &. schneider, Schmidt and
Huebner Brothers.: and also that the German boss
who now employs the largest number Of ten hour
men, Mr.. Schaeier, has been obliged to apply to the
society for workmen to complete his contracts.