The New York herald., 1869-01-22
NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY JANUARY o. lsGs-TRPLE SHEET

ton OF the commissioners A. Oakley Han, OF the
counsel 10 the board The resignation was accepted,
and Mr.. A. L. Brown. OF the firm OF Brown, Hall
vanderpoel, was appointed 70 M the vacancy. the
contract for painting the steamer Mnnahannonck
was awarded TO Graham h Clark for $3.50. Several
matters OF minor importance were transacted after
which the Board adjourned.
THE VACANT POLICE INsPRCroRsHIP.-There n
considerable anxiety manifested In police circles
as to who win be the lucky recipient Of the mantle
Of the late Inspector Leonard Captain Jourdan
positively declines to accept 1t, and az II ls likely 70
fall upon democrat the general impression Is that
the the Seventeenth. ana Jameson, of the First pre-
clnct. Captain Cameron Of the Eighteenth, mas
also been prominently named, and would I'LL the
ONCE with credit; but AZ he IL q republican. his
success Is very uncertain. It the sense OF the
Board to leave the Inspectorship vacant for the
present.
Holman, q child seven years OF age, living at the
corner Of Eleventh avenue and Thirty-ninth street,
In Jumping on the Hudson River Railroad fell under
one Of the cars, which passed over him, learfuly
crushing one Of his legs. He was taken TO the Mount
Philip REYNOLDS, sailor on the ship American
Congress- while assisting to weigh the anchor fell
ana broke one OF his legs He was removed to
Yesterday afternoon Z little daughter OF officer
John Harris, Of the Fifteenth precinct was run over
by car No. 20 OF the Second avenue line, and SO So
verely injured that the physicisn says she win not
recover.
TIE BLIND RESIDENTS BENEVOLENT SocIETy.-A
meeting was held at the Everett Rooms last evening.
pursuant TO call OF the above society," to consider
he best means Of aiding ana assisting the adult
blind OF this city. Not more than twenty persons
were present, and fully half that number were bind.
Mr.. G. w. Carey having called the meeting order,
Mr.. A. T. Candeld was elected chairman and II. ID.
Van Syckle appointed Secretary. Mr.. Dixon a
blind man. r0se at the request OF the chairman and
explained the objects Of the society. There were
over 500 adult blind persons in this city. who, in
spite OF their dreadful af1lictiOns were entirely de-
pendent upon their own exertions. Blindness. the
speaker said, was no excuse for laziness or crime.
Blind vagrants who able to work were disgrace
to the industrious blind, and blind beggars who
were not able to work were disgrace to the COM
munity which neglected to provide for them. But 1t
was necessary 10 do something for the Industrious
blind; for say that man with full possession OF
sight can two dollars per day. at basket max
ing for instance and man deprived of signs can
earn one dollar does 1t not cost them an equal
amount to liver The blind man has to pay full
price for his bread There Ia discount for aiic-
| ton. The man who is blessed with sight should
help his blind brother. Job felt 1t was rose In his
path OF aflicton to look back and remember that In
the days OF his prosperity he was eyes to the blind.
Mr.. Dixon concluded by proposing the following
| brief but forcible resoiutiOn:-
Resolved, the Affections OF the blind sucb 10 cal
for the assistance OF the community In relieving their wants