The New York herald., 1868-03-27
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

CITY INTELLIGENCE.
INTERNAL REVENUE Observation-Disclosures
Yesterday afternoon Deputy Collector Purdy, OF the
Eighth district seized the rectifying establishment
of Hughes, Adair & McAllister. Twenty-seventh
street, near Eighth avenue, for alleged violation OF
the Revenue law. Collector Shook, OF the Thirty
ton in this city, by direction of Deputy Commissioner
HarAnd, on suspicion that 1t was removed from the
State In which It was produced on fraudulent per-
mits. Two hundred and eighty one bales were
found on the pier, and the remaining two hundred
bales were on storage
PROPOSED GRANT MASS MEETING.-The Executive
Committee Of the General Grant Club met at their
headquarters, Broadway, corner Of Twenty-third
street, last evening to perfect arrangements for hold
ing large mass meeting at the Cooper Institute on the
OF General Lee f. Deafleld Smith occupied the
chair. Owing to some misunderstanding relative
to the holding Of The meeting the attendance arSa
the committee that General Ingersol, Governor Har-
rman, Of New Hampshire, General Sickies and
Governor Oglesby, Of Illinois, had promised to be
present at that time and address the popuiace The
Treasurer OF the committee desired that they adjourn
until Tuesday night; that the prominent members be
nothed that they might be interested to that extent
as to aid them pecuniary. The Treasury was de-
pleted, money was wanting, debts were accuml-
lating and relief must be mad. This motion was
carried and after the Grant headquarters were
silent.
UNwHoLESOME PoRK.-The returns from the Fifth
police precinct, signed by Sergeant Washington
Muln, contained the following item yesterday
morning:-"At an early hour this morning informa-
ton was received at this stat on that two truck
loads OF one hundred and fifty unsound hogs had
be9n taken into the pork packing establishment cor
ner Of Hudson and Leonard streets. Roundsman Du
Bois sent to ascertain the facts. When the third
load some fifty hogs arrived 1t was Immediately
seized and taken to this station by the officer Ser
geant Thompson of the sanitary SQUAD was notified,
two hundred hogs, all in very bad condition"
LOCOMOTIVES FOR THE CENTRAL PACIFIC RAIL-
enthusiastically the Prima Donna, Of the Com
stock line, for San Francisco, was being loaded at
pier q East river with four locomotives and large
quantity Of railway material and stores for the Central
Pacific Railroad the works OF which are now being
vigorously pushed forward. The Magnet, for the
same destination with further consignments, will
leave In the course OF fortnight,
VALUABLE PRIVILEGES TO THE SECOND AVENUE
RAILRoAD.-The COuncimanic Committee on Rail-
roads met yesterday afternoon In the City Hall and
adopted resolution directing the Clerk 70 prepare
report TO be submitted to the Board Of Councllmen,
Company to lay switches, sde-tracks and turnouts,
In certain streets up town. motion in favor or
permitting all the city railroad companies 70 use
salt on their switches was laid over for further con-
sideration.
AUCTION AT POLICE HEADQUARTERs.-The ONCE Of
the property clerk ut police headquarters was yeser
day the scene of one Of those sales which occasion
ally take place Of the old Clothes pistols hammers
and multitude Of other conceivable and inc0nceiv
able things which fall into the hands Of the police
In the course of their wanderngs through the
streets Of the city. The assembage was by no
means Of the most fashionable or aristo-
cratic order, nor W're the tongues OF the
ladies conspicuous by their silence. Tney-the ladies
not the tongues, came from the Fourth ward and
many places in the vicinity, including Baxter street
and the Five Points, TO speculate and were eager in
their biddings to catch possession of anything that
may yield profit upon its third or fourth sale. Two
horses very weak looking about the knees, were
Knocked down-no joke intended-the one the more
delicate and consumptive looking OF the two for $50
and the other for $50. The buyer paid down the
money and helped the animals home TO their future
residence. large number OF revovers brought
Broadway retail prices. The proceeds Of the sale
amounted to about 81 200.
PROPOSED EXPERIMENTAL TRIP ON THE ELEVATED
RAILwA.Y-Yeserday she directors Of this under.
taking decidedson making an experimental trip
on Sd OF April over the completed section OF
this line, between Castle Garden end OF Greenwich
street and Liberty, and 1t is understood that several
Members OF Assembly, the Mayors and Corporations
Of New York. Brooklyn, New Jersey and scientific
men will be invited to be present nd the occasion.
RESCUE OF A PILOT BoAT.-Yesterday the New
York Submarine Company succeeded In raising the
pilot boat Edmund Blunt and bringing her up to this
port from Staten Island.
Nor MEMBERs.-The two young men, named Peter
Cullen and John Daily. recently arrested charged with
breaking into the premises lOl Bayard street on the
made clothing valued at $780, are not members Of
the social club known as the "Franklin Stars"
HOUSE OF REFUGE, RANDALL's IsLAND.-The forty
third annual report of the managers OF the Society
for the Reformation Of Juvenile Denquents has just
been published, and shows very satisfactory state
OF affairs for which the officers OF the House Of Re-
fuge on Randall's Island and the members OF the
society deserve TO be highly commended. The whole
number OF children received into the house since its
house ON the lst OF January, 1857, gIl; number re-
ceved during 1867 so4, making total OF LIS; and
OF these 71e were either ndentured or discharged
during the year, leaving 996 in house on the lst
January 1s6s. 74s white boys, 1855 white girls,
10 colored boys and IL coored girls As regards
nationality the irish were in majority, and next
them come the Americans, while Austria, Prussia,
and Italy are each represented by. unit.
Twenty-seyen were committed for grand larceny,
twelve for burglary for forgery and one for rape
The remainder were In either for vagrancy or petit
larceny The average age was thirteen years and
eight months and, remarkable to state the majority
OF them had both parents living; while the number
OF that class from which It would be expected the
young delinquents would come-that is, orphans
who have lost both parents-is but seveny-nine out
OF the whole total.
SUSPENSION OF PUBLIC OPINION REQUESTED
James X. Place. merchant, who was recently arrested
on the complaint OF Brown Brothers q Company
for the alleged obtaining Of property on false pre-.
against him and requests the public to refrain from
any opinion on the subject until the case Is presented
on It's full merits.
KILLED IN LUMBER YARp.-An inquest was yes
terday held at Mount Sinai Hospital, by Coroner
Rollins, on the body OF Andreas White, German,
thirty years OF age who died from fracture OF both
legs and other injuries received on the 22d instant
by pile OF lumber falling on him In Cranes lumber
yard, foot Of Thirtieth street. North river The jury
rendered a verdict OF Accidental DEATH"
FATAL KEROSENE OIL ExPLosroN.-Coroner Rol.
ns was yesterday notified to hold an inquest at No.
023 East Eleventh street. on the body Ellen Wallace,
q woman about thirty-three years OF age, whose
death the result OF extensive burns received on
Friday last Deceased was anxious to make fire
In haste, and TO facilitate matters took can OF kero-
sene and poured some of the oil on the gindling
wood. The oil ignited bursting the can and fatally
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