The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-04-18
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

CONVENIENCE or FRIENDS OF INDUsTRY.-A circular,
ISSUED by Peter Cooper President Of the American
Industrial League invites a conference OF the friends
Of American industry, at the Metropolitan HOTEL this
organize at noon and proceed to discuss questions
IN connection with the revision Of the tariff Matters
pertaining the enforcement Of economy and integ
ruy In the administration OF the public revenues will
also be brought under consideration.
new DISCOVERY FOR LIGHTING PUBLIC Tho
RousHFAREs.-A novel as well "a valuable discovery
was maze some time since by French chemist, who
was experimenting with the view Of being able
90 take photographs at night. In the course OF his
experiments he hit upon a and brilliant light Of
Intense luminosity. The light produced is Of . clear
white, somewhat similar to that produced by the
moonbeams. and OF such brillancy that In the open
air person can read distinctly by Its aid. The
whl be dlfiicult TO modify IL sufficiently to In
dwellings, assembly halls or theatres but for the
puYposc Of lighting streets and public thoroughfares
h VIII be considerable Improvement on the present
sys'ein OF lighting by gas The combustion OF ordl-
maS gas py oxygen sne pncpa secret Of , sne
f.od with great success and Its economy OF expense
b. burning is considerably less than that OF coal gas.
Mcssrs. Stevens, French and Sterns have recently
arrived In this csy from France, and propose making
experiments, with view TO Its introduction here.
The HELL GATE PILOT LAws-A correspondent
takes some exception so an article which appeared
IN the HERALD Of the 10th inst under the above cap
hon In which IL was stated that "a large number of
Jersey City, Philadelphia and Connecticut" and
sends us the following correction:-"Forty tugboats,
having their places Of business located In South
street below Fulton ferry are owned In this city and
Brooklyn. There are some boats ned In Philadel
phla, which ply between New Brunswick, N. j., and
fhls city, Boats owned In this city are principally
Hoboken and Jersey City and various points around
Anew York. there arc In the harbor q few boats
owned In Albany and Troy, which lay mp In the
winter and are mostly engaged during the summer
months In assisting the North river lows" He fur
tlr states that he does not know Of tugboat the
hs.bur owned IN Connecticut.
TuB HoRsB Auction MARr.-The procrastinated
spvng somewhat affects the horse market and pre-
vents she realization OF maximum prices. Eeverthc-
iess, yesterday there was brisk demand for horses
si Messts. Johnston Van TasselIs repository, when
the celebrated troter Lady Butler, half sister 10
General RIler, brought $3.50; bay team $500; pair
81 black ponies t475; eorrel mare. time 2:45, $3.50;
.sfay messenger. six years old, $3.50; brown mare
yloO. The fast and celebrated gray trotting mare
canaan was bought mt Mr.. vandewater's sale by 8.
hammond Of Wilmington, Delaware, for $3.50; .
prown HambeNonian 1895; brown horse white
nee $685. stan on $3.50, and other stock from $50
a. 5000.
LAYTSe Down tina WOODEN PAVEMENT IN WILLIAM
brHEEr.-Yesterday number Of workmen COM
n'onced operations for laying down the E,oolson
wool pavement In william, street, by taking up and
earring away the old ccbblA stones. Such portions
o. Ine street az are paved (ith the Belgian block
psvcmens are NOT 70 he yemovEf AboQt enc thou
~ho yar"s :" sse wood psvenA,ns vtn have 70 b