The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-04-02
City Intelligence.

WORCESTERSHIRE Democrats in the Fourth
Ward have nominated Robert Martin, the present
incumbent, for Alderman, and David J. Williams,
Tor Assistant The Wings have not nominated
the ticket published yesterday the Fourth Ward
Brooklyn, not this city. In the Eleventh, Assistant
Alderman Charles J. Dodge is .renominated and
not Mr.. Briggs, as has been reported.
SEVENTH WARD NOMINATIONS Democratic
nominations for the Seventh Ward are as follows;
james Nash, for Alderman Charles Dougherty,
for Assistant; Ebenezer Clark, for Collector; Chas.
F. Way and James ]. Timpson, tor Assessors;
Samuel Jones and ebert Marsh, for Consables.
News Boy BURGLARS The Brother Jonathan"
Office, l62 Nassau street, was entered on Thursday
evening, and robbed OF publications OF various kinds,
including I" Dickens Notes on America" Puffer
Hopkins" &C., valued at about $50 Anewsboy
named Michael Lotus, residing in Elm, near Leon.
ard street, was arrested yesterday on the charge OF
having committed or participated In the offence,
and fully committed for trial portion of the stolen
publications were seen IN his possession by some OF
his associates, and some few found with him when
arrested. ..
ATTEMPT TO ENTER A PAwNBRoKERs SHOP
About o'clock yesterday morning, as Waterman
Calvert was passing the pawnbroker's establishment
of Joseph Jackson, 252 Grand street, he spied a
man busily engaged In attempting to force open the
front door, when he seized and conveyed him to
the Watchhouse. On searching the rogue, short
cIOWDdT or I1ngllSn Dlily was fOunQ IN one OF his
pockets, and box of locofoco matches He gave
the name OF William Johnson, but refused to give
his residence or occupation. On searching the pre-,
misses that he had attempted to enter, 1t was found
that the burglar had broken the bolt of the door,
and also the lock, with the instrument found in his
possession. He was examined at the Police, and
fully committed for trial.
DR.. LARDNER ON THE CoMET.-Dr Lardner il
now in New Orleans. On the 10th ult. he delivered
lecture on the present comet The "N. O. Bulle-
tin" of the 2ls gives us the following notice of this
lecture
The CoMEr-Dr. Lardnsr in his lecture last evening"
removed we suppose any doubts that may still have
listed as to the nature of the luminous body visible in
be lunar rainbow, supposed by some the zodiaca
light, supposed by Others but beyond all doubt,
met He stated that not whose track had been
ascerained and though it may have before appeared
be regarded as new The lecturer also removed,
it is to be hoped any alarm that may have been felt by
the sensitive supersttous at the Of the
stranger. He assured the audience that calculations
had been made by French mathematician and astrono
Of the chances of coming into collision with
might wager at least two hundred and eighty uil-
lions Of dollars to against such accident to
globe. He moreover informed us that comet had, in
the latter part of the last century passed among the
OF Jupiter without In the slightest degree disturb
ing the motions even of those small bodies.
DR.. L. stated that the comet visible, though
large and splendid not by any means to be COM
pared with that of 1911 with others Of earlier dates
He ass stated number Of highly interesting facts
nected with these phenomena On Wednesday evening"
however he proposes to enlarge still upon the sub
ject, and 10 exhibit drawing Of the present comet and
of Haeys and other comets.