The New York herald., 1868-05-26
CITY INTELLIGENCE.


mence their regular trips for the season Saturday
next. H 3 Z
HONOR TO WHOM HONOR Is DUE.--It was special
detective Dewey and not detective Berry who
effected the arrest of Philip PhafIman, recently
charged with stealing carpets from the Astor House.
ANNIvERsARY.-A meeting Of the American Bap-
tist Home Missionary Society viii be held today, at
ten O'Clock A. NJ in the Oliver street Mariners
church. ,--
THE BANNER ON THE OUTER wALL-A white BAN
ner with the names Of Grant and Colfax was yester
day raised on the nagstan Of the Union League Club
House.
RACES PosrPoNED-The Hoboken races, for which
great preparations have been made, have been post
pOned until Thursday, the 2Sth instant, by which
time the track will probably be in fine condition
THE CHASE MOVEMENT IN THE CITy.-A. W. Hall,
and not A. Oakley Hail. the able District Attorney,
was the presiding officer at the meeting Of the
friends Of Chief Justice Chase held at the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel on last Saturday.
FIVE POINTS HOUSE OF INDUsTRY.-There will be
reception by the school OF the Five Points House Of
Industry, 1855 Worth street. to-day at O'Clock, to
which all interested in the education Of poor children
are cordially invited.
IMMIGRATIoN.-Steamship City Of London, Liver
pool, 1,O00 steamship Hiberna, Glasgow, 479 steam
ship Bremen, Bremen, 77e; ship Victory, Liverpool
652; bark Ataanta, Bremen, 264 ship John Bertram,
Hamburg, 427 Total, $685.
THE YACHT SAPPHo AT AUcTIoN.-The elegant
yacht Sappho, built last year by Messrs c. b R.
Polon, of Brooklyn will be sold at public auction,
at the Exchange saesroom, No. Ill Broadway, at
noon to-day.
THE WIDENING OF BRoADwAY.-The committee of
the Common Council directed to make report on
the subject Of widening Broadway, from Seventeenth
to Fifty ninth street. to conform to the width of
the Boulevard met yesterday afternoon but as there
was small attendance adjourned without hearing
any arguments.
PRESENTATION TO THE BOYS AT RANDALL's
IsLAND.-An English gentleman named Everett, now
on tour through the United States yesterday pre-
sented the boys in the institution at Randas Island
with British nag. Mr.. Everett recently visited the
island and was so pleased with the military drill OF
the boys that he took this means to give substan
tial recognition Of the event.
ANEW BAPTIST CHuRCH.-The ceremony Of break
ing ground for the erection Of new Baptist church
took place yesterday afternoon in FiftythiId street.
near Seventh avenue. The Rev. W. H. Pendleton,
rector Of the West Fifty third street Baptist church.
went through the ceremonv. The members of the
congregation were present IN considerable numbers
The church will be built OF the same material as that
used In Or. Cheever's old church in Union square,
and will be the same In architectural design as that
edince. II Will front on Ffththrd street seventy
lve feet In depth will be one hundred feet, and will
accommodate about 1000 persons when erected.
COLLISION IN THE BAY.-The steamship Bremen,
Captain Neynaber from Bremen while steamng
up the bay yesterday morning. fouled with the steam
ship City OF London, carrying away the starboard
braces and the rail on the upper deck and flagstaff
with nag attached The iron davits were broken or
and the quarter boats stove in. The Bremen was
also damaged considerably, having all the braces and
out rigging, davis, with boats attached, gangway
ladder, &C., on the port side carried away. FOrtn-
nately no one was injured, although there were
1s00 passengers both vessels at the time crowd
ing around the rails, some OF whom were frightened
considerably when the rigging and blocks began to
fall from aloft. The City OF London lying at the
time without steam up at her anchor, waiting to be
boarded by the quarantine physicians while the Bre
men was in motion.
AUCTION SALE OF BOoKs.-One Of the most interest
ing book sales that have been held in this city for
long time ia that which commenced yesterday after
noon and will continue for the remainder OF the
week at the Clinton Hall Book Salerooms Astor
place. where Messrs. Leavit Strebeigh Co. bring to
he hammer the library OF the late Mr.. A. A. Smets OF
Savannah, Ca, who spent years in making collec-
ton OF some OF the oldest and rarest books and prints
remarkable both for their typographical beauties and
customs, costumes and architecture OF past centuries
Last evening, OF the great number fvoumes disposed
OF, the following books and the prices obtained
were especially nOticeable:-"E Esop Fabesu plates
&C, London 1893, sl3: Audubon John James) and
OF North America and Audubon (yohn J.j. HThe
Birds Of America $2ss: Augustinus, DE Sapcta
Virgnate," $16 "De Vita Christianar f32: "De
veral Vital Cognitione f25; "De Civtate Del $21:
"Biblia Sacra Latina" SIS; Birch Thomas), 'sThe
graved by Houbraken and vertuer 500; Brant
tSebastian) "The Ship OF Fooles,n $40; Buchanan
(Ge0rgel, "Ane Dectio0n Of the Duinges of Marie
Queene OF Scottes,', &C.. $50; Catiin (George),
'eThe North American Indian Portfolio $3s. 10.
days sale commences at four O'Clock P. NJ