The New York herald., 1868-04-15
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

GAMBLING RESORTS IN New YoRK.-The Associa.
ton for the Prevention OF Gambling ocally declare
that there are l,0l7 policy and lottery oces and lG3
faro banks In this city and Brooklyn, at which up
wards Of $40 000, 900 are annually lost aud won 10y
the bankers aud their friends. The object OF the So
ciety is to prevent young men from visiting these
dens. Thisit proposes to accomplish by employing
corps OF trustworthy agents, whose onlcc II Is to
ascertain the names OF those who gamble, their
status In society, and surround them by such innu-
enccs that they viii presently dread exposure. The
agents are also authorized. whenever practicable 10
prosecute and break up all policy shops faro banks
and similar places where The young and he inexpc-
rienced are inveigled and stripped OF their property
The association look upon The extirpat,on ofgambing
from our midst as but the work OF time IL VIII
ultimately succumb when vigorously driven to the
wall.
FARMERS CLrB.-The weekly meeting of this club,
held yesterday afternoon at the Cooper Institute
was largely attended by those interested In the Guilt
vation Of the soil and Improvements in all kinds OF
mechanical Instruments buildings &c. The subjects
discussed were the cheapest and most durable Kinds
OF barns dwellings and stone walls. The concrete
much more expensive than brick. was believed TO he
the most durable. Professor Hosmer. OF Cambridge
College, being present. was invited 10 address the
audience, which he did at some length, the action
OF certain fertilizers, and toward the close of the
session gentleman recently returned from visit to
Asia exhibited several specimens OF the necce OF an
Angora goat; also an Angora cat which Is coated
with q soft SILK fur OF pure white. This, he said,
grew To- TO a length Of four Q! Owe inches. The cal
noarly as large as Young hon. ana was a superior
Iatter and mouser, while IN Intelligence, ndellty and
docty II was wholly superior ~ the cat cultivated
In this country and Europe.
BOARD or Audit The Board OF Audit yesterday
adopted the following resolution
Rs;oseS hsr Ar any claim reSy reached the cal
6e claimant o. soIoey according to sSe pr.e.
fof The dismissal OF the claim and unIoss good
cause be shown 10 the contrary such claim shall
nE In n
Purdy, OF the Eighth district seized an ilieit st,l
yesterday IN the cellar OF a grocery store No. 32i
West Twenty.1rst street. A large quantity OF
spirits and 'mash" were found on the prem,ses The
grocery store was likewise placed under seizure
both appearing In the judgment OF the ofIlcer TO be
one concern. The seizure was made at six O'Clock
In the morning and the st found IN full opera.
ten but the proprietor or propretors escaped. The
seized property was subsequently turned over by
Collector Smith, Of the Eighth district 10 Collector
Fields, OF the sixth district. for prosecution.
EASTER FEsrrvAL-A very pleasant reunion oc-
CURED at the orphan Home In Forty ninth street. on
Tuesday, when the large hail OF the institute was
filed with the cite OF the city and very agreeable
entertainment was given. A well known musician.
who has most generously devoted n poYtitp % OF his
time TO the musical instruction OF the nmales OF the
Home presided al the piano and the children sang
several selections In very credtablc manner. Mr.
Augustus Waters, the dramatic artist then reclted
,ne poem Of LtIe oTeffhem" ana on being re,
which eDcited stirring response even from the
children.
THE STEAMBOAT RIVER QuEEN.-This s,eamboa.
was yesterday, under foreclosure OF mortgage ty
order or the supreme Court sold at public au,ioo at
the Merchants Exchange salesroom The vesseI
was sold without her movable furniture 10 the mort
gagees, Messrs. Van Slntyoord a Martin for the
sum or $2oO O00 The River Queen is q SUBSTANTIALLY
bui,t boat two hundred feet 10 length twenty.eght
In width AMI ten in depth Of hold. There were no
competitors.
OPENING OF TUE ACADEMY or DESIGN. -yestey.
day private view OF the annual exhibition OF the
Academy, containing some six hundred specimen,s
ofpictures and sculpture, was attended by between
Ave hundred and six hundred visitors. The public
opening takes place to-day.
THE HAMBURG MAIL.-Yesterday the Hamburg
and United states mail steamship saxonia, Captain
KIer, left this port with the United states mails for
Hamburg, seventy dve cabin and nfty s,eerage pas.
sengers among whom were large number feturn.
ing from Californla--aDd sles, 600 in specie.
MEETING or TUE BOARD OF ExcIsR.--Tbe Beard
Of Excise held their regular weekly meeting yester.
day, the Recorder, Judge Bosworih, IN the char. A