The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-07
CITY INTELLIGENCE.


experienced the inconvensncss attending . nrst class
ha" The snow that fell in large quantities tho pre-.
esding night when subjected the suns rays melted
ana with the accumuatons OF dirt the streets formed
NseIi into . eraysh slush several inches Deep
making street travel difficult and UNPLEASANT. The city
cars moved over their routes with difficulty hence inter-
Iupuons 70 travel was the result Tho mercury the
snermome.sr marked % degrees above mdnight
90 wednesday at noon yesterday Al Degrees At p
NJ, 4l1s degrees and At -four P. NJ, 81 degrees
EVENING scHoolA-rhe evening schools Of this city
win continue in session until the goth inst reports to
the contrary notwithstanding.
DEPARTURE OF STEAMSHIPS YEsrERDAY.-Ye sterday the
North German Lloyd steamship New York, Com
mander Dreys carrying the United States mails sailed
from the Bremen pier Hoboken for Southampton,
taking twenty-four cabin, thrty-two STORAGE pas.
ssngers, and s475630 IN specie. Her cargo was
Of the New York and London direct Sne sailed
from pier No North river with thirty passengers
s sna full freight, The oOqmsa. Captain =. Van
carrying tho nails lett pier No. for Havana with for,y
vc cabin passengers and full freight The General
Barnes Captain Morton OF tho Atlantic Coast Mail Com
psny for Savannah took out thirty-two cabin ara eight
chandse. HaIT
SEIZURE OF srEAMER.--The steamer Virginia, or tho
Old Dominion line, running between this port and
Richmond and Norfolk, has been seized by Marshal
Murray for alleged violation the Internal Revenue
laws IN receiving quantity or cotton board not
department. The steamer will be released bond.
TINS STEAMSHIP CRY OF PARIs-It was inadvertently
stated in yesterdays HERALD that the steamship City Of
Paris was seized process for non-teivery cargo
The vessels namc should have read Vile de Paris
LEcruRK on JOHN BurL.-The course Of free lectures
given under the auspices OF the General Society OF
Mechanics and Tradesmsn brought to close last
evening. The closing lecture of tho course entitled
"John Bull at Home" delivered last night in the
Cooper Institute by Mr.. j. r. Thompson. There a
respectable audience present in point Of numbers who
honored the lecturer were highly entertained. The
lecture itself was pleasing g0ssippy, and interpreted
with many humorous anecdotes
THE MASTER SrEvEDoREs' ASSOCIATION. Yesterday A.
ternoon o special meeting OF the members OF this
association held at No. 40 South street. Mr. W. A.
Moore in the chair to consider It's financial status and
Increase the ccntributorv fee. The number OF :
bers amounts TO hundred and Of total OF
two huldred forming the stevedores OF the port The
present scale o! payment forty cents hour sad
10 BIO mutually satisfactory to employer and employed
The ACCIDENT Mr.. MURPHY--Coroner Schrmcr
yesterday held inquest at the Fify-ninth street
police station on the body OF Mr. James Murphy the
man whose death was the result OF Injuries received by
being accidentally BY No 13 of the Tn I'D
Avenue Railroad Company Tuesday evening, here
| toore reported in the HgRALD. In ther verdict the
jury recommended the Third Avenue Railroad Company
70 cover the steps Of their cars with in such
ner to prevent passengers from slipping. Deceased
was forty eight years Of age and native of Ireland
Ice AccIDEsTs-Tho negligence OF househoders and
storeksepers TO clear their sidewalks from and ice
has been The o. serious accidents during
| the las. week The police authorities have full
authority enforce the city ordinances relative 10
moving and Ice from the sidewalk and II IS their
duty arrest dcnqucnts and take them before the
Police magistrates for trial.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE Tho annual meeting OF tho
American Institute receive The report Of ts various on
and committees held last evening Vice President
Godfrey In the char Thirteen members ad.
mitted The report u committee having charge Of
the last annual exhibition showed profit to the nst
tute Of SIS, 2l5 60 The financial status, shown by
the several reports Of the Trustees and Finance Com
mee, exhibited the total receipts up 10 the 31st Of
January 1868, to be s24,s37 30, and expenditures
$40 2eI 81, leaving balance 10 credit Of $3.50 o.
In addition to this the Institute Is possessed OF
consisting OF house and lot, unenclmbered OF the es
tmaed value OF 5000 900. which ronts for $50 600
per annum THIS property the trustees recommend the
Institute 10 retain and not dispose Of has been fire.
quen.ly urged The following other matters Of interest
were contained in other reporls:-Tbe total number OF
members OF the Institute Is 2.377 Of whom 4o7 were
admitted during the past year; OF books In the library
| s,ll5 o. which 100 were added during the past
| year. So BY purchase and 81 by donation The mat
ter being brought up under . motion Il was decided
that the purchase Of works for the library be confined
to those treating only Of agricultural commerce.,
features science and art. COMMITTEES on microscopic
include the whole subject Of OPTICS added
70 the li:. Of standing committees The Committee on
held and cal attention 10 the rapid increase In grape
culture in this country After the adjournment Of the
ticket Of officers 10 be voted for next Thursday
evening
INTERNAL REVENUE MATTERS Collector Blake or the
seveuth district, yesterday seized Appegatcs dsery
No 4o3 East Eighth street. charge OF its proprietor
having violated section twenty Ave of tho OF July s
1s66erec Ing still without having given notice thereof
the collector or the district in which the establish
mont Ia located The matter has been turned over 10
the District Attorney for prosecution.
Protestant EPISCOPAL HousE or Blslors.-This body
which has been in session in this city for the pas.
days closed their abors yesterday by eiecting Row.
B'njamin IT, Paddock, d. d, OF Detroit, Michigan,
Bishop Of Oregon. Tho House then adjourned de.
| ALLEGED DOUBLE swISDLE-CoRREcrrox. the re-
port published the 4th inst 1, was inadvertently
stated that W. H. Clancy the particular friend"
| Of young Boomingdae the alleged swinder Mr.
Clancy states that the individual referred
10. but merely knew him through correspondence
| which had no bearing whatever upon the criminal
transactions Of the accused.