The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-06
CITY INTELLIGEyCE.

THE wEAruER-At late hour on Tuesday evening
there were Indications Of coming Storm which yester-
day eliminated . damp, heavy fall Of snow which
melted partially rs II fell Tho snow fall began about
one O'Clock and continued up late hour last night
the wind keeping steadily in the northeast.
HRERKw RELIEY SocIEry BALL-The Hebrew Relief
Society ball. annual affair OF considerable ecla takes
place this evening at the Academy OF Music 1t is In
tended TO make the affair this season. however 10
outve In brlliancy even the famous Ledorkranz Anon
And PuTimhe three great masked festivals OF the
As tho most brilliant civic affair OF the winter
dque this bali possesses unusual social aud fashion.
able interest," and pains will have spared to
der worthy OF the distinguished patronage which has
hitherto been accorded GrafuiIa will supply the music
Of the occasion with Of his delightful pot pouis OF
operate strains, wazes galops, pokas sad the like.
The managers are all gentlemen OF practised ability tho
executive committee Is composed OF the con trail figures
OF their respective SETS ard, generally everything has
been done that be done TO the AFFAIR attractive
elegant and spirited fashionable btiag Inc uded,
matter OF course.
ISrEPSAL REvESUs Acknowledging OF importance
Is being done at tho Cedar street headquarters, matters
remaining in state Of quetude until the arrange
ment relative to The appointment and control OF inspect
Is put in full working order. Deputy Commissioner
Haraad left FOR WASHINGTON tuesday. United States
District Attorneys Tracy and kcasley aud SPECIAL Agent
Cornweli viii Leave for the capital Today. All these
officials are on business connected with tho
Wh,ssey has taken sudden rise In Market AZ n sale
o. various lots bonded IL Olcott Co. . warehouse,
broadway made by 10 ted States Mar hal
" brought ~ 10 and 81 IT. the bidding being spirited
The sales made were OF 40, 80 10. TO- aud barrel
oss respectively In addition 10 TINS lot OF 10 barrels
VI rum Was knocked down at 81 OIL
CITY HALL DEsERTsD The '.mafble hss'' OF the City
Fathers deserted The footballs OF the occasional ad
vsnturer echoed and echoed with alarming dis
nnctness from pillar and arch his voice. IT. despite tho
deadly silence he dare TO speak, Is thrown back TO him
in sepulchral tones and caught by tho whIrlipg
winds aud dashed against the ceiling OF the dome
whence u reveroorales With solemn power as " the
had al herx
foot 10 peuiant repIoo OF the temery or the who
dared thus ruaeiy break tho unexpected quiet
have the Wild geese fown?n Is this he winter Of their
discontcntr II SO, "may glorious summer bide these
by the expositions made BY The Ctzsns Assoc at on
that ike featberless orches they hide their heads
Not So, they arc fearless fellows They still 'the
great unIerrihed." They heed the Citizens Assoca-
ton nor the citizens compants They will have their
piums, big aud litic. and when the pum9 fall not into
their they will pull the across the fe nee
aud PUCK the pluIns themselves Among the plums
winch have emptngy hung for time past Is tina,
known a. the "Poiice-Hesith Excise COMMISSIONER"
and 70 pull the branch from which this plum depends
over the Tammsny gardens the City Hail braves hass
ho~n 10 Albania, where their worthy chiefs, with
whe,ied scaipilg knives, stand ready to saver the
pendant stem and grasp the iusc GUS norss as fala
Ibe ptsncn may DO 100 strong and may require sue
oesslon Of uss beore ne prize can Be brought 70 tho
proper cropping place Between these tugs when tho
batss lost sna non and tbs hurry burys donsn then
win The brave. return and the marble halls rssound with
the cisrkng OF ofncai brass the rafting OF public cof
iera the casnng OF fearless tongues and multerngs
IN whskey seasoned throats will tho bindfold
goddess more ughty pull the pandags eyes
hrmiy grasp tho wooden sword with which sho steades
herself On her slippery sa ION, and the citizens
lonser miss Tho Poasantries Of LANNON'S square
Jawcd papoosca
the Nsw PRIMARY School HousE IN ROOSEVELT STREET.
Yesslday the oommues Of tho Board Of Education met
.. their rooms In Grand street, when the following pro-
posas for the masonry work Of the new structure wsrs
received from The following buildsrs:--O. Moran,
W, AS; Kiernan, $A,276 W. Salmon, e26. $40;
Cofksrln spsuldng S27,yI6; T. Farrell, So, e76; d.
b. rierson VIZ 1913: HuIran, e2s,l7e For the
psnter wort, ~ snien, $22 000 &. Grdisy, el4 500;
J. Neabe tlt 900; l. Daily 81 200. For paintins n.
honroe 900; Ridley, ST. AS; @. Loeber, 81, 2o6;
uamDnnx Barton 81, $50; J. Gardner $500; Grant b
hanon,i ~, zoo, !. Carter, tl,835; G. u. Conrsy,
$50 Atsf considerable dslberation the tender Of q.
Moran, sl2 AS va accepted for the masonry that OF
n Meade $4,000, for the carpentry, ana }. Gardner,
Ssp fos The palotng -bsns Tue lowest and looked on
~ the most eligible.
Im NEW BoARD cr Couycuxu This Board net 81
three O'Clock yesterday afternoon In the Of The
CITY Library, the Prssdsnt In the chair The session
was strictly private Eighteen members were present,
me remaining scyob acting with the old Board ON In
qufy iiom one or TIE msmbers was asc GRAINED tnat
tne onJ business transacted was relation 10 .
speedy settlement Of the litigation which has been com
merccd
IRusrssa ov rrE CoLtssE or rms CRY or Erw Yoax.-
- meeting o. this body yesterday afternoon The