The New York herald., 1868-05-22
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

COMMISSIONER OF PLoTs.-At its melting to-mor.
row the Chamber Of Commerce will elect q Commits
sioner OF Pilots.
ST. JOINS CHAPEL.--It is not true, IS reported,
that Archbishop McCloskey has purcllaed St. Johns
Protestant Episcopal chapel, on Varick ltreet.
CLOSING OF THE FIRE INSURANCE OFvICEs.-Here.
after the offices Of the fire insurance companies In
this city will be closed to business afe three p NJ
on Saturday.
AscENsIoN-The festival Of the Ascension, was
yesterday celebrated at Trinity, assste by large
and superby voiced choir. Notwithstanding the
rain the attendance was large.
DEDICATION OF SYNAGoGUE.-A new 'ewsh syn
agogue In Norfolk street is to be consetaed TO the
worship OF Jehovah according 10 the rits Of Juda-
ism, today
APPROPRIATIONS BY THE BOARD OF EUcArros.-
At the last meeting Of this Board he sum OF
$64258 SO was appropriated for the repsir and ex.
tension OF grammar schools Nos. s, 81, 6s and Il
THE AsToR House DISCOVERED ON FIE-At one
O'Clock yesterday morning nre was discovered in
basement room Of the Astor House. Iwas caused
by gas escaping from q metre and igrting. The
fire was extinguished with but slight LOST
THE NEW BAPTIST CHURCH IN louRrEENrH
STREET.-THE German Baptist church .bout to be
erected on Fourteenth street. the corer stone OF
which was laid on Tuesday OF this week. will cost
$4,000.
MORE vIcrIMs.-A number Of other ccnplanants
appeared at the Essex Market Police Curt yester-
day and preferred charges against william Myers.
whose case was noticed at length In tsterday's
HERALD.
HAVING A SWEET TooTH.-A lad of sixteen.
George Mitchell by name, was yesterday rrairned
before Justice Mansfield on the charge OF breaking
into candy store in Grand street and taking a. 40
worth OF stun. Master George was booka Tor ex-
animation.
NEW YORK HospITAL.-The Board OF Dirctoys q,
the New York Hospital have chosen as thei officers
for the ensuing year the following gentmen.-
George T. Trimble President; John Davit wolfe.
Vice President; Robert Lenox Kennedy, Trasurer'
and ID. Golden Murray, Secretary.
THE CHURCH OF THE PILGRIMs.-The etfce in
Union square in which the irrepressble Cheeer held
forth is gradually being reduced to nothingnss The
roof and inside and squares OF the buildinQ are
stripped OF their woodwork Soon the Churo of the
Pilgrims will be among the things that were.
SUNDAY SCHOOLS OF THE UHIvEsALrsr
CHURcHEs-The scholars attached to the sunday
schools OF the Universalst denomination In nis ci,v
held their annual reunion In DIR. Chlpin's thurch
Firth avenue, on Wednesday. The hildren were
addressed a. by DIR. Chapn and Revs. d X Lee and J.
M. Pullman.
"DREssED IN LITTLE BRIEF AuTDRIry,, ETc.-
Captain Mills, OF the Eighth precinctyas at the last
meeting, for trials, OF the Board OF blce Commits
sioNers, nned ten days pay for unte exercise of
authority II is very evident the mtlbers OF the
Board have recently been studying Measure for
Measure" act two, scene two.
THE P.NK.-We see IL stated that TO maintain the
Park It coss in the tax list every inhatant OF this
city about ene dollar year. This nut be mis-
take. The t0tal expenditures on the nrk in the
past year, Including the building OF Z, boundary
opening OF new roads, building OF brdjs summer
houses, &C.. was considerably under carter OF q |
million Of dollars.
FIRE IN CHAMBERS 'srRBET.-About elten O'Clock |