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

The Board of Fire Commissioners is a slow
| and oddly cOntrived coach. 1t is at least
month behind the age, and that is unpardon-
able Here ia specimen Of its imbecility:-
The coroner's inquest has been held and a verdict
rendered on the causes which led to the explosion
OF the steam nre engine in the Bowery; and notwih
standing the accident, with its lamentabe results,
has been discussed by the papers and all but for
gotten by the public, the Fire Commissioners at their
last session passed resolution requesting the
gineers OF the department to examine into and re-
port upon the whole matter. That board should be
placed en- rapport with the five hundred cell battery
at the College OF the City OF New York. and shocked
1t ought.
II any pastor is DESTROYS of listening tall swear
Ing he has at this time an excellent opportunity.
1t Is only necessary for him to stand the corner of
Ann street and Park row for ten or twenty minutes,
to be fully satisfied that the mission the country
Of the kangaroos the ring tailed monkeys is not
alone the one that should be literally supported.
We do not know but that omnibus drivers and cart
men are Christians; but In liam" they have a
queer way Of showing 1t. Beecher or some other
"midly hammered man, would have a brilliant
show Of sowing grace among such.
About those public baths, gentlemen of the NUM-
cipal councils and heads of Departmental There are
daily arriving In this city from all parts of the Union
to attend the Democratic National Convention hun.
there Is not bath, without money and without price,
in all this city, wherein the epidermdes of the unterr-
fed may be cleansed of political impurities as are
the skins OF the repentant made whole by scrub.
bling down In the waters of Jordan. If the 'Iights,
of the party would have the work OF the Convention
done with clean hands, let avatories be provided
those who politically know not what cleanliness
means, SO that the more delicate parts Of the ma
chinery may not be clogged with too much filth
gathered and brought from the caucuses OF outside
organizations. 1t was great oversight not to have
had those baths provided in time for the Convention
We have been given to understand that the circular
building placed on the extreme southern point of
lenty" devoted to protecting emigrants from those
harpies the boarding house Keepers" who charge
strangers 81 a week less than do the '1icensed"
gentlemen, and who, BESIDES do not rob their VIC
Tins or permit them to be robbed, is to be turned,
with the consent OF the Commissioners of Emigration,
into gold exchange to be run in opposition to the
more legitimate one on Broad street. The money
dealers will thus be enabled to swindle ignorant
foreigners without prejudice to the OF charity,
out Of one or two per cent in exchanging paper
money for sovereigns and thalers.
In about four weeks from now the public
schools close for seven weeks until the first Mon
day in September. Good news this for the little
ones. Fifty holidays In successon-1fty days with
out once going to school Just think of it, boys and
girls; won't we have glorious time in those seven
weeks2