The New York herald., 1868-06-02

THE FLAGS ON THE CITY HALL were raised to half
star yesterday afternoon in respect to the memory
OF the late eX-President Buchanan.
ANTI.GAMBLERs.-The Association for the Sup
preston of Gambling reported eighty nine clerks to
their employers for gambling during the month Of
May.
observation-disclosures r. Wells has been ap-
pointed superintendent and John II. Hitch Deputy
Superintendent Of Wards Island by the Commission
ers OF Emigration.
TwENTy-sIxTH PREcNCT-In place Of Captain
Brackett appointed Fire Marshal Captain Greer, of
the Third precinct has been placed in command Of
the City Hall police.
WHIr-MoNDAY.-whit or White Monday, kept. es-
pecialy by German Catholics, in remembrance of
the descent Of the Holy Ghost in the form of white
dove, was very generally observed by the display
OF nags streamers and other decorations yesterday
on the easterly side Of the city.
The ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.-There Is move
ment on foot to organize the members Of the "Army
Of the Potomac" into societies posts similar to
those which have reunited into brotherhood the
Armies OF the Tennessee, Cumberland Ohio and
Georgia.
ARRIVAL OF A FRENCH MAN-OF-WAR.-The Semi
ramis, a French man-ofwar, arrived at this port
yesterday from Martinique, having made that dis
lance In sixteen days. She is q small, low built
ship, carrying twentyeight guns, and is manned by
500 men.
MIssING.-Charles Brown, dealer in newspapers
In Pearl street, left his home at an early hour
Saturday morning, with money in his possession to
pay his weekly bills and get the morning journals.
Since then he has not been seen or heard OF by his
family or friends.
TRIUMPH FOR NEW YORK MEcHANIcs.-The City
Councils OF Philadelphia have awarded, to the ex-
clusion Of their own mechanics, contract to gen.
teman in this city to build for them set OF pumping
machinery and that too, at an advance OF S. 900 on
the bids OF their own citizens.
DANGEROUS COUNTERFEIT.-There has recentlS
been thrown into circulation q counterfeit bill Of the
denomination Of ten dollars purporting to have been
issued by the Saratoga County National Bank OF
Waterford" The monogram in each corner ~. ST.
Is badly executed and the ''tens" in letters and
figures on the margins are wanting In artistic finish.
The paper Itself Is thick and soft, as II made OF
cotton.
THE DEATH OF COMMISSIONER McMURRAY.-Coro-
keenan, yesterday held inquest at 40. lis Fifth
avenue, over the remains OF Mr. william McMurray,
whose death has already been announced. Wooster
Beach, NJ D.; Dr. Thomas O. Finnell and OF her medi-
cal gentlemen made post mOrtem exa mnatiOn
the body, which resulted in showing tina disease
OF the heart was the cause OF death. The Ilury
cordingy rendered q verdict TO that effeta. Mr..
McMurray was sixty years Of age and na tive OF
New York.
AN EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLAR PANE OF GLASS
SMAsHED-Last night as three sailors from the
Brooklyn Navy Yard were cruising up Broad,v way
one Of them entered the pharmacy OF Hudnut a Co.
In the HERALD Building to make purchase, VIII en-
one Of his comrades. named Thomas Egan who war
to follow him into the store Misaking, as he subse-,
Quently stated the window for the door he smashed
the extensive French plate glass pane valued at $500
much to the CONSERVATION OF all inside. Egan, who
was Immediately arrested and taken TO the station
house, denied having broken the glass Intentionally;
but the clerks intimate that ne kicked it-an opinion
which they base on the nature Of the fracture
THE MURRAY STREET FIRE INsURANcEs-The
following has been ascertained to be the insurances
on the stock of II. E. Dibblee a Co., who were
burned out in Murray street yesterday morning.
Mechanics and Tradesmen's Insurance Company
$4,000; Montauk (3rooklynh s2,5oo; Firemen's
delphia 5000. The following are the nsurances on
Steinhart a Co.'s Observation-Disclosures. IS, 900;
Brooklyn, 5000; PiTemen's rem MS Fund, 5000; Relief
$5,00o Market, 5000; Hope $4,000 Total, 100000.
CoRREcrIoS.-In Saturdays HERALD a report
was published under the head Of Quarantine Mat
ters' relative to the arrival OF tho Bremen ship Carl
Captain Otten and stating that the condition Of the
vessel to cleanliness such that all the passen-
gers comp aimed. and that the Quarantine authorities
decided, for this reason TO detan ner and have her
properly fumigated and thoroughly cleansed. There
appears TO have been mistake In the report for we
Deputy Health ocer Reid Which disposes Of an
the unfavorable reports In regard to that vessel:
QUARANTINE, s. l., May 81, ises
ship Carl have much pleasure in stating that the accomm
sInsus Gs The 70 are as T
sna % *. 1ss sae ss se
have received from Captain Often during the time they
been OF this vessel.
KENNETH REID, n. D., Deputy Health omcer.
THE NEW ST. CLOUD HorEL.-A recent addition TO
the caravansaries OF New York, the St. Cloud HOTEL
situated the OF Broadway and Forty second
street. formally opened to the public last evening
The proprietor is ID. Peters, OF Long Branch and
Mansion House fame. The St. Cloud, which is TO lie
conducted on the European plan, has been magnin-
Gently furnished and upholstered throughout and is
one OF the most complete establishments OF the kind
In the city. large aud fashionable throng OF in
vited guests inspected the hotel last night passing
from room TO and suit to suit to the strains OF
q band stationed in the main hallway The company
afterwards partook Of supper where the wine was
freely passed with many wish for the success Of
the undertaking.
FATAL FALL AND CEysuRg.-An inquest was held
yesterday at No. l32 Chrystie street, by Coroner
Schrmer on the body Of Josephine Gartley, a child
two and half years OF age, whose death was the
result OF injuries received three weeks ago by falling
into the cellar OF the above named premises. In |
their verdict the jury censured the proprietor OF the
premises for not properly securing the entrance to
Inc cellar.