The New York herald., 1869-04-06

CITY CHAMBERLAIN's OFFICE.-City Chamberlain
Sweeney has returned to the Comptroller interest
on the public moneys for the month OF March
s5,5o4 rs, making the total returned by him
$l21, ,66l 81.
UNION REPUBLICAN GENERAL CoNMITTEE-The
Executive Committee OF the Union Republican Gene
raj Committee met at their headquarters corner Of
Broadway and Twenty-third street. last evening in
secret session. but in consequence of the absence or
its chairman, Rufus 4. Andrews. at Washington, no
business OF any public interest was transacted.
FATAL TRUCK CAsUALrY.-Yesterdsy morning
Frank Powderly, driver OF team OF horses attached
to heavy truck belonging TO Messrs Davis 4 At
wood. while driving through Ninth avenue. between
Fortieth and Forty first streets pulled or fell
over the dashboard. lie fell in front OF one Of the
wheels which passed over his head, crushing it so
fearluly that death ensued soon afterwards.
LADIES' FAIR AT ST. TEREsAs CHURcH.-The
ladies' fair which has been gotten up to liquidate
the debt OF st. Teresa's church was opened last
evening in the Sunday school hail OF the building.
The tables are IN charge OF some OF the principal
ladies' OF the parlsn, and are well stocked with an
assortment % OF fancy articles All the arrangements
sents on the whole aud attractive appearance.
THE MIDNIGHT MIssIoN.-The second annual re-
port OF the Midnight Mission has Just been issued
and contains the following ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS or
inmates at the beginning OF the year, II; received
during the year, l22 sent to kindred institutions Al
restored to their friends. "a; placed In respectable
situations & returned TO life OF sin, 81; remaining
IN the n0uSe IL. Inc lrea-uIers account shows
balance OF cash on hand OF s3li 6S.
TAMNAsy SoCIETy.-The monthly meeting OF the
Tammany Society was held last evening at the Hail.
Fourteenth street. Among those present were
Sachems JARVIS, Brennan. Mclean, Hart and Cor
nell, Alderman Conan. A. y. sullivan, Il. Smyth
and Douglas Taylor. in the absence OF the Grand
SacheIn, the Father Of the Council Jas. h. Nicholson
presided. The usual routine Of business having been
transacted tne chairman OF the committee nom
nations stated that they were not ready TO report
and asked for further time which was granted
Notice was then given that the election of officers
for the ensuing year VIII take place on tho 10th
instant, and the meeting adjourned to inquire after
the latest news from Connecticut.
lMPoRrASr NoTICE TO SHIraAsTEHs. Collector
Crinnell has caused a notice to shipmasters 10 be
printed to the eject that any person having com.
mand OF q vessel bound 20 a foreign port shall de-
liver to the collector OF the district from which the
ship sails manifest OF all tue cargo on board or .
cur penalty VI $500 lor every offence. The law under
which this penalty u enforced, was passed in 17e9
and but few shipnasters knew OF It's provisions.
Recently the law has been enforced. and number
Of captains had their vessels sezcd aud were Obliged
10 pay the penahy 10y innocently violating an old
had copies OF the law distributed 10 snipmasters.
ELECTION INVESTIGATING COEauTBB.-Tne inycs.
tiglting committee were at work all day Yesterday
listening 10 testimony IN the Hapin-McLeod case.
Mr.. ". b. smith In the chair Judge Waterbury ap-
pearug as counsel for Halpln. ald Messrs. Eugene
Smith anu Chares = shaw as counsel for Mcleod.
some seventy Or sefenty-nye witnesses were sworn,
many oi whom, according 20 tneir own testimony,
were the most pcured -cOundreis living. They swore
thdt They hdd lied IN every sentence OF the evidence
they had gwen for Mcleod. aud that they had Deen
paid i've dollars eacn for 80 doing. One Eel low
whose name hs sad was Geo. Miller. saii ne was
natlrAized D, Judge Charles ;. spencer. Thst SCI
tied him.
FIRE ~ ExcuAsGF PLACE. Between one and two
O'Clock yesterday afternoon nrc broke out In the
sample room OF Clos-cnt A CO.. cotton brokers' IN
the large marble building owned " the Mechanics
nnd trd1erH Insurance Company, No. 50 Exchange
place: The hrm's loss on SOCK ami fixtures was
SoV0Oi luly insured. TIE Ore extended 10 ue pre-
misses OF ltitcn n0Gn bankers who.s loss Ia
$1,000 fully insured. GiOn Co. bankers los' abo at
$1,000; BtailcstONn A ca, brokers, gLsJ0 cross A
smith. bankers, sustained 500 loss and Ju.fon a
5weezy 500 part OF the second roor Nas .cet,.
pied by the Mechanics AMI Traders Iuguranra tom.
pany. who-e loss on building IL tg.J0l. on books
inihiiure' ~ tl,vV9 ~ the parties are said % be
| iuly insured excepting Huuen noun. There were
about TWENTY-FIVE other OCCUPANTS of the butlalog
| who sustained trining lose
! TBy RECENT ExPLOsios Os sntrao,gn. - Coroner
Schrmcr yesterday commenced 90 ingui.ition IN the
case OF Thomas Jones late hand aboAri the steam.
ship City OF New lork. whose DEAN re.ui,ed from
scaids received on board the snip on SATURDAY. last
steamer, deposed That just previous 10 the
one OF the engineers wAs ordered 10 open the
| stop-valye for the purpose Of letting the
steam steam INTO the engin. IN dong 80 tbs
| scalding the deceased oil over the nodv In IN.
| opinion Of Hutchinson the explosion was pareiy
accidental as the pipe had previously been srar1.
the sailing Of the steamer Tor foreign port presass
| 70 the coroner receiving Information OF ne orcur
| renee, the fractured pipe was not examined by tns
viii be forthcoming today 70 which the tnyestlga-
| tlon was adjourned.
Gas EXPLOSION ~ nARLEs-TwO PgEsnxs II.
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