City Items.
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u The Board of Assistants, last nj sht concur
red il the application for law 10 divide the Sixteenth
Ward into Two Wards. They also concurred with the
Aldermen in sppropria;ug $1,000 chaEi;abe donation
to the Fire Department.


A SPEcK OF WAR-The Board of Aldermen
were greeted with Message from Mayor Havemeyer
referring the threatening aspect Of foreign rea-
tons snd recommending hst the City be fortified. The
Message. together ~h resolution the subject
referred to Special Committee


EgTThe adjourned meeting ofthe New York City
Society for the Abolition OF Capital Punishment which
was held last evening nt the building of Broad
way and Lspenard-street respectfully .attended,
but not full owing to the weather number OF resolu
tons opposite 70 the occasion passed, and some
animated remarks made by Rev. Mr.. Parker Mr. But.
fum and Mr.. Ellis, the President. Blank petitions to
the Legislature praying for the Abolition Of Capital uu
ishmeni were circulated aud numerously siened- Mr.
Parker stated that in Albany similar movement wss
completely successful the petitions having been signed
by majority of the city voters The meeting adjourned
about o'clock to reassemble at the corner OF Grove
and Hudson sts next Monday evening P. NJ.


II Mr. Cotton made some interesting and anus
ing experiments last night before quite large audience
the with Gavapsu aud its vari-
GUS notifications He afterward gave clear practical
description OF the Magnetic Telegraph, which he Illus
trated by experiments with OF Professor Morses
Telegraphs with wire extending round the room.


u The following statement gives the number
of Foreigners who have arrived at the Port of
during the years la43 ls44 and s45 showing the


