The New York herald., 1868-05-24
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

DEATHS DURING THE WERK.-There died in this
city during the past week 497 persons, more than
moiety OF whom were under the age of ten years.
ARRESTS BY THE PoLICE.-During the past week
1,54S persons of all ages, conditions Of life and of
both sexes, were arrested.
SHIPMENTS OF SPECIE.-During the week there
were shipped from this port to meet foreign demands
within fraction of three millions Of dollars.
STEAMsHIPs.-For European and coastwse ports
fourteen steamships left our harbor yesterday-most
OF them with large miscellaneous cargoes on board.
BIG INDIANs.-FOur war chiefs of the Nez Perces
Washington in a few days.
NATIONAL BANK COUNTERFEITs.-Ten dollar bills
on the National Bank at LockpOrt this State, the
uterances of gang Of counterleters are in crcula
ton in this city.
To THE WEST "A number of muscular Christians
left this city last evening by the Erie and New Jersey
Railroads. route for the West, to attend the prize
fight between McCOole and COburn.
MIssING.-Since Monday last q lad, aged fifteen
years, named Benjamin Walling, nephew Of Police
Inspector Walng, has in some unaccOuntable man
ncr disappeared. Although dgent inquiry has been
made of his whereabouts nothing can be ascertained.
LICENSES IssUED.-Since Monday last the Mayor
has caused licenses to be Issued to 18 pawnbrOkers,
100 second hand dealers, 81 junk dealers, 10 ex-
pressmen II venders, 80 public and 10 dirt carts, 2s
drivers, intelligence offices and public porter.
$2,015 70 were paid for these licenses.
A STORM OF RAIN.-We "enjOyed" one of the
heaviest rain storms Of the season yesterday. 1t
commenced about half past O'Clock in the morn
ing and kept "industriOusly at work" until late
in the night. Excellent weather this for ducks,
india rubber manufacturers ana umbrellala deers.
TERRIBLY BEATEN.-A seaman on board the Albert
Deevis from Antwerp, lying at pier 40 East river,
set upon at an early hour yesterday by the OFF,
GERS of the vessel and terribly beaten and kicked
about the head. The injured man was taken to
Bellevue Hospital. His assailants are In the hands
Of the police.
HAD LEG BROKEN.-John Archer a laboring
man, while carrying bricks up ladder at a new
building In course of erection on Fifth avenue,
Eighty-fth street, yesterday morning, by some mis-
chance lost his footing and fell to the ground. One
of his legs was broken by the cOncussiOn.
FIRE IN Mort STREET.-At noon yesterday fire
was discovered and under considerable headway
in the tenement house 1O7 Mott street. There was
much excitement for time among the inmates
but the flames were happily extinqushed by squad
OF poncenen% % roh she Seula. O,nce pe,ore @ % nacn
sunOcated to death by the smoke.
PROBABLY FATALLY NJURED.-Yesterday morn
ing, while engaged in washing in her apartment in
the third story OF SO Clinton street. Mrs. West In
some unexplained manner, lost her balance and fell
through the window near which she was standing
into the street. When taken up she was insensibe.
Her injuries, mainly INTERNAL are thought to be Of a
fatal character.
The BAKERs.-It was intended to have grand
city, Brooklyn and Williamsburg but the clerk of the
weather. of whom Professor Mathew seems to be
substitute, ordained 1t otherwise, and the meeting
adjourned to Saturday the Both day of May, at
Eighth avenue. The object OF the meeting was to
unite all the bakers to demand SIS per week for
twelve hours of daily work. from and after the first
day Of June next.
YEARLY MEETING OF THE (HrCKsITE) FRIENDS
The Society OF Friends OF the Hickste school yester
day opened their yearly meeting at their places of
worship in Rutherford place, Fifth street. near Sixth
avenue, and Schermcrhorn street. BROOKLYN To-Day
and Wednesday the meeting houses will be opened
TO the public, and during the other days in the week
private sessions only will be held. Notwithstanding
the storm yesterday there was g00dly attendance
and the proceedings were, II 1t ts proper to apply the
word to such convocaton, cspiritedlyr conducted.
The topics discussed by those moved to speak were:
"Warfare and Human Carnage" "The Decadence of
Quakerism and the Evils which Result from FASH
ionable Habits" The testimony on these topics was
exceedingly emphatic, If not always eloquent. The
most distinguished preachers among the Hicksites
are OF the female persuasion.
EDUcATIoN.-The Society Of German American
Teachers last night at Pythagoras Han, on Canal
street. To all present the announcement that the
''Baetter FIR Schulz und Haus'-Leaves for the
School and the House-were ready for publication
by Corradl h Schafer, of Philadelphia was welcome
news. Some debate ensued upon the fact that the
Board OF Education declined TO answer letter writ.
ten to them by this society asking for their pupils
admission to the Free Academy. This long silence
was considered to be denial The society then sent
report of the condition Of their schools to Mr. Bar.
nard at Washington, which report will shortly be
submitted 10 Congress as part OF the semi
annual report of the Department of Public In
structon. The members Of the society, all practical
teachers themselves had but one other complaint TO
prefer and that was that while the children from the
public schools at lbety to play at the Park the
children OF the private and German schools are not
allowed To- do it, The Park Commissioners ought 10
look into this matter, so the teachers say.