The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-04-02

City Intelligence.
The SIXTH WANDA meeting of democrats was
called last evening at Dunn's Sixth Ward Hotel, TO
nominate charter officers for the spring election
The ward committee selected for this purpose have
no. reported the result Of their deliberations, and
the call of the meeting was therefore, entirely con-
trary to all the usages of the party The result was
that the persons who engaged in the business
were put down, and reso uions passed unanl NOUS
ly disappearing of the CALL and every thing connec-
ted with 1t. The persons present appeared to be,
almost TO man, opposed TO the proceedings oil the
meeting, as recommended in the advertisement
calling the assemblage together
The BoARD OF ALDERMEN was called together last
evening by Alderman Purdy, the President Of the
Board, to adopt measures calculated to relieve the
dlsresses Of those persons whose properly des-
troyed by the destructive fires in the sixth and tenth
wards, on Thursday afternoon A committee was
appointed by Alderman Bradhurst, who was in the
chair, and Alderman Lee, of the seventeenth ward
introduced resolution requesting the Mayor to call
public meeting of the citizens, in order 10 solicit
contributions in aid of these individuals, who are in
need of immediate aid. 1t was unanimously adop-
ted and the Board adjourned.
The MEETING IN THE PARK relative TO the re-
moval Of the bones of persons buried in the Rut-
gers street Presbyterian Burying ground in Chryste
street, near Rvington, and also at the Baptist
Bsrying ground below, was attended by about four
hundred persons. Alderman Purdy presided, and
the assemblage was addressed by number of gen.
tlemsn. Resolutions were passed, asking the aid Of
the Legislature and Common Council to prevent
the trustees owners of the several burial places
IN question, from changing the place of deposite of
persons already inferred. Petitions to the Legisa-
tnre, signed by thousands of citizens, have already
been forwarded to Albany to aid in the passage of
such law.
A MURDERER DEAD.-James Adams, who muir
dered his wife in January last 10 most brutal man.
ner, died on Thursday evening about 10 o'clock, in
the city prison Of typhoid fever. He has been sick
for several days.
POLICE Alderman Jones of the Fourth ward,
arrested young man named Augustus Carmichael,
on Thursday evening, who, in company with seve-
raj Others, entered the house Of ill fame, kept by
Louisa Acker, No. $50 Duane street, on the above
evening, and destroyed number Of pictures and a
piano. He was held to bail to answer
HUNo HIMsELF.-The notorious thief and pick.
pocket, George Barnes, who vas arrested by officer
A. NJ c. Smith, at Albany, on Wednesday last, in
company with Gallagher and Shorty, hung himself
in about ten minutes after he was incarcerated in
the cell of the Albany prison He came to this
country an English coLvict, and was sentenced 10
five years in the states prison for robbng the store
corner OF Pearl and Broadway. Was pardoned out
by Governor Seward. In few months afterwards
was caught in burglary in Massachusetts and s. n
fenced to three years. and had only been out of pr.
son six weeks when he committed the crime of
pickpocketing which produced his Imprisonment
and death Gallagher, one Of his companions, was
formerly sent to the slatesprison for fourteen wears
and was, pardoned out after serving ten years
He also has been in the Philadelphia prison three
years, and 1t is supposed that the stole The pocket.
book that led to the result Of their arrest on We'd
nesday. An auction store has recently been robbed
in Albany OF $500, which no doubt was entered by
these rogues. Shorty is confined there with Gal.
lagher. Officer A. M. C. Smith deserves much
credit for arresting these notorious Knaves who are
without doubt, the most expert burglars and pick
pockets in this country.
CHILD SMorHERED.-A child aged about six we sks,
the son Of Edward McDevitt OF No 40 Sheriff street
was smothered while in bed with his mother on
Thursday night by accident
;. ANOTHER VcrIM.-A man named John Daley
died yesterday morning at 6lt Cross street, from
apoplexy, produced by intemperate habits.
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