The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-12-07
City Intelligence.

City Intelligence.
BEEF roR THE Aims HousE.-Butchers wishing to sup
ply the Aims House with beef for two years. must make
proposals this week to the Commissioners.
BROADWAY CorrAGE.-The Mayor, with Alderman Cro-
lius have given Dngle the proprietor of the Broadway
Cottage next door to the Masonic Hail. where the rape
committed Saturday night notice to show cause
this day why the license of the place shall be taken
from him. Dingler is in prison charge of the
rape
SHERIFF HART returned to this city yesterday morning
from Syracuse, and appeared before the Colt committee
last evening The proceedings and conclusions of this
committee will be given to the public at the meeting Of
the Common Council. on Monday next
JOINT BALLor-Both Boards of Aldermen meet in Joint
ballot this evening at O'Clock, when police magis
trae to be chosen in place Of Justice Palmer police
clerk place of William Calender and clerk ofhe sth
sh, and l4th ward court in place Of Peter Lee the pre-
sent incumbents The impression Is that the gentlemen
now holding the Offices will be reelected
STRAW BAL.-A reference to the reported proceedings
of the Court Of Sessions show the public the abuse
the bailing system practsed before Criminal
Courts No less than dozen cases in day become
forfeited and not dollar probably collected while the
cost to the Taxpayers not less than fifteen twenty
dollars in each How long shall these thinge be?
Where is the that bail for stent the bigaml
PocKErISo THE srous.-Mr. George w. Seelye, of the
corner Of Water and Corlaer Streets entrusted young
man. named Edward Chapman, with SIS to pay to third
Stick He was arrested Yesterday and Committed TO sn
swer the charge OF constructive larceny.
FsMALE PIcxrocKEr.-A young country buck, named
Daniel Corson, from slp, L. L. close in
with Fanny Williams on Monday evening, that she
relieved his pockets of good bank notes being
about all he had he entered complaint at the police and
MoRE CoUNrERrEirrRs CAuoHr.-Oficer Hilliker of
ns h oas mas IN bringing justice
who has resided at the of East Broadway and
Catherine street, and who supposed to be OF the
principals OF one OF the gangs OF that nfes
city, On searching his premises he found package
containing hundred 81 counterfeit bills purporng to
man named Griffin and his wife, and found about $50 of
the kind Of money in their possession. These per-
with sas Deane an old vender of bad money, Jo
seph Dilks, and Of Dean, named Ransom, have all
safely closeted in prison within past days. by
the industry and exsrons of this valuable officer aided
Deane and Dilks was published yesterday
srRucx sr AN ELErnAsr.--Yssterday morning. as
standing near the elephant Belonging to the essblsS
ment some fthe attendants who whewas hing
undertook to the elephant to IRON the side Of
the building and resorted to the of the pchfork
for that purpose when the animal seized Mr. Howes IN
his trunk and threw him with force agans, the
paired Of in the afternoon. The elephant was about to
trample upon the dog Of Mr. Howcs seized him
by the hind legs. and attracted his attention until the in
mstes rushed in and withdrew the injured from the
enraged beast. Mr.. Howes doing better last
ing.
"a SuBrERRANEous HORSE. Passing through
Canal street on Saturday evening, my attention was
attracted by large circle OF people, he inner rev
composing about sixty wachmen, and ten or twelve
coored prisoners in the Blackwels Island dress,)
in the centre Of the street, between West Broadway
and Laight street. On inquiry, learned that they
were digging live horse from beneath the centre
off the street, and, indeed, such the fact. 1t ap
pears that butcher boy was driving horse and
cart, (owned by Mr.. Morris Haight, Of Clinton Mar
ket) through Canal street. about six o'clock in the
evening, and a flag about ~ or Is inches square,
gave way, as the horses hindmost feet trod on it,
and down the horse went, taking the harness with
him and leaving the boy and cart above Perhaps
you are aware that there is large sewer runs from
White street, through Centre to Canal, and thence
to the North River. II was into this that the horse
fell was told that he went considerable distance
below Laight street, through the sewer, and then
returned to near where he had fallen in BY the
aid OF crane and the colored prisoners, they sue
ceeded in getting him out unhur, at about II o'clock
at night. suppose there were eight hundred TO
thousand persons looking on when the horse was
got out. The most astonishing circumstance con-
nected with this affair." is the small space the horse
disappeared through. A SUBSCRIBER.