The New York herald., 1868-06-08

PKRsoNAL-General Hancock is In town. He Is
stopping at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
SPECIE SHIPPED.-The expectation Of specie last
week amounted to t3, 1851, 1876.
. In AID OF THE PoPR.-In all the Roman Catholic
churches In this city yesterday collections taken
in aid Of the Papal treasury.
FELL FROM A WINDOw.-A child named Mary st.
Clare fell from the third story widow Of No. "a City
Hall place yesterday. She was strange to say, only
slightly cut in the head .afs
THE PUBLIC SCHOoLs.-One week from to-day and
until the commencement OF the summer vacation
the daily sessions Of the schools win close at two
instead Of three r. M. Good news for the little ones
UNIVERSITY LAW sCHOOL.-The Alumni OF the
Law School Of the University Of New York held
meeting on Saturday evening for the purpose OF
forming Q permanent organization. Nothing posi-
FOUND DEAD.-Mrs Ellen Benjamin, native of
Ireland aged thirty-eight years. was found dead in
her bed yesterday morning, at No. 80 Baxter street,
Coroner keenan, was duly notified to hold an inquest
THE GRAND NATIONAL FAIR.-In consequence Of
an unforeseen the lecture to be delivered
by Mr.. De Cordova In aid Of the Grand National Fair
will be read at Steinway Han, and not at Irving
Hall, on the evening OF Wednesday, 10th inst, AZ
previously announced. 1H @ ~ /
DRINKING FoUNTAlNs.-There are ten public drink
ing fountains In this cy there ought to be ten hun
'dred II thirsty people in the dog days cannot get
lager or 'unrectined benztne."
APPLICATIONS FOR EXPLOYNENT.-At the Castle
Garden Labor Exchange, which ID wholly under the
superintendent of the Commissioners Of Emigra-
ton, there were from May 10 to June 1885 appi-
cations for employment. During the same time
180S orders were left by employers and 1885 persons
engaged. .art..r.50n .1. ra gefgar
FULTON STRRET.-Fulton street. in the vehicular
line, mrpasses Broadway. From nine A. N. until
four p. N. 1t is about as much as Q tmid mans or
woman's life Is worth to cross It, Its normal state
is best expressed by the syllable jam, 50 continu
ous and 80 wedged together. seemingly in inextrica
Of two and four wheeled carts carriages, omnbuses
drays, &c. Fulton street, like Broadway, greatly
wants relieving" g rgrlrat rAf oaU
CHASE THE CHOICE OF ADOPTED CITIzENS.-SOme
six or seven hundred citizens Of Irish birth held q
meeting at the Assembly Rooms, on First avenue,
corner of Twenty street, on the 5th instant
to consider the present attitude Of the democratic
party in its relations to the questions Of the hour and
political necessities of tie republic Upon full and
free discussion Of the merits OF the gentlemen offered
to TIE people as candidates at the National Conven-
tiOn to be held the Fourth Of July, at Tammany
Hall, 1t was unanimously resolved that the best
names upon which the party could rally with any
hope Of success were Salmon p Chase for President
and Major General Hancock for Vice President
METEoRoLOaIcAI.-Though we have had some hne
days during the past week we have not been for
gotten IN the matter Of rain. Ten showers have
moistened the ground and acted as shower baths on
unwilling outsiders. The barometer at nine p. N.
on the 4th inst reached its maximum height Of
30392 and fell to its minimum at seven A. n on the
3lst ut The week mean was 80. 1899. The ther-
mometer showed at four p. N. OF the 9Th 76.60 Its
maximum range, and at five O'Clock on the morn
ing OF the Sd it exhibited 51.40, its minimum range.
The week mean was 62.27 There was rain on
the 3lst ult., the 1st, I'd, Sd and 5th inst-the
total continuance being i've hours and forty three
minutes. There was paraselene on the 3lst ult.
which continued from twenty minutes past
eight until thirtysx minutes past nine p. NJ On the
sd we had solar halo, presenting very magnif-
cent appearance On tue 9th there was large ig.
neous meteor, probably an aerOlite The mean den-
sity Of air was 0.74OO.
THE GERMAN ODD FELLOws.-The members OF all
the German lodges Of the Independent Order Of Odd
| Fellows lately organized themselves into central
society, which held its second meeting yesterday
| morning at ten O'Clock, at No. 274 Grand
| street. The object OF this organization IS
| to promote social intercourse among its mem
bers arrange for pcnics and other festivities and
ultimately with the money realized from contribu-
tions and from festivals to build hall for the use OF
the German brethren Of the order. The officers OF
| this central society are-Presdent, Henry Leidel
Vice President, George Filznef; secretary Gustave
| Baumann; Treasurer Frederick Korell, and board
OF thirtynve directors. The principal business trans
first picnic Of the society, to take place at Jones
| wood, on July 20. AS the number Of German odd
Fellows in the city Is considerably above five thou
sand, and may reach even as high figure as eight Of
ten thousand, this new movement bears the promise
| Of success within 1t.