The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-12-18
City Intelligence.

Police-sunday, Dec. l7.-James Barclay tailor who
has resided in South street. Gouveneurs slip was
arrested on Saturday evening by of the city watch
and officer Krack charged by Mary Ann JONES' wife Of
Charles Jones' who resides in part Of the house
gerous manner while in a state of ntoxcaon Richard
Hart of 4l9 Cherry street. who also in the house
stabbed him with the same knife in the side Barclay sta
ted before the magistrate that he had knowledge Of the
transaction having become excessively intoxicated be-
fore he came home the evening the act is alleged to
nave been committed Not being able to procure ball. he
was fully committed to answer the complaint
STREET Observation-Disclosures the enormous tax
city, yet our streets filed with beggars, suppcatng
Inns at almost every is the special duty of the
consabes day police and Sunday officers to these
nusances, but rarely do they perform it. Yesterday the
Sunday officers Of the Eighth Ward brought to the Lower
Police an old colored female beggar, who has been nu
to the citizens in the vicinity of Canal and Laurens
streets for long time past and Justice Merritt very pro-
pery committed her as vagrant. This is the first in
stance we have to record
COroner's Omoe.-SuNpAY Dec 1.-THE present
Coroner Dr. Archer and his industrious deputy Abner
Milken have two weeks longer to serve in their capac
~, when Dr. Rawson the duties for the three
feeding years The latter gentleman has concluded to
dispense with the services OF Mr. Mlliken, and avowed
he aid OF deputy In this he will fail entirely, and We
If the public press will suffer materially IRON vexatIous
nma most "a duties that deroe the
oner understand that is his intention to make
Of business If the the public press protest
against it, the better change in the present method
II doing the business, will cause immense trouble to
all whose duties bring them in connection with the Cor
oner We trust that Dr. Rawson will change his mind on
both these subjects before the LIST of January.
CHILD BURNED TO Observation-Disclosures the many
recorded instances of the death of children by burning
whose clothes have taken fire when left alone, at this
season of the yearyet have another to register to
having children in charge On Saturday Mrs. Catherine
Haws, OF 80 Spruce street. left her daughter Catherine,
ged nearly seven years. asne in the basement with two
)ther small children, while she stepped out for few mi
1utes Soon after, Eliza Campbell who occupies part
Of the house. hearing the cries of the children hastened
INTO the basement and there found the clothes of the child
If Mrs Haws above named enveloped in flames She i'm
nediatey grasped her in her arms and had nearly
'eeded in 1uenchng the fire when the mother returned
behold the distressing The clothing of the little
uerer being Of foton, burned completely from her
back and she fingered until u O'Clock at night when
leah ended her suferngs DIR. Clifford called in and
,ial effect
CHILD SMorHEREp TO DEArH-Thc infant of a woman
who has resided at SO Cross street. and who her name
is Kelly, found dead in the bed in which they had
dept From the evidence before the Coroner appeared
hat the child about three weeks old, ana nad peen
FAMED William Henry Swift after the mother says,
lis actual father She retired to rest while in state OF
ntoxcation with the child in her arms and found dead
N the morning A post norton examination was made by
Dr. VIM s. Tompkns who gave as ms opinion that the
not he could not determine The coroner jury returned
verdict of death by sufocaton" The mother alleged
10 be insane and she will be sent to the Lunatic Asylum
IN Backwells Island
A Market WoMAN DRowNEp.-The body of willow
woman named Ann Mcbride native Of Ireland, aged 40
years. who has resided at l52 Reade street. and kept
,rockery stand in Washington market found dro
ID in slip in that vicinity, Saturday morning DIR w.
J. Tompkins examined the body and reported to the jury
hat Ino marks of injury found upon IT, They re-
turned a verdict of accidental drowning"
SINGULAR DEArH.-On Saturday evening about nine
o'clock man named Alexander Gibson who has resided
Williamsbugh called at the porter house Of Alexan
Ter Mcclure No. Fulton street. as he had previously
lone for several months and obtained lodgings for the
light lie went to bed about half past nine o'clock par
tally intoxicated and at about half past eleven down
tairs as hew also in the practice and went into the
yard dressed with nothing but his shirt Not long after
Martin Soper, the bar tender went up stairs to show
mother lodger to bed when he perceived that Gibson had
io returned to his On descending to the bar room
went into the yard and found him lying the ground
iuite dead DR. w. s. Tompkns who accompanied the
)oroncr made post mortem examination of the body,
which resulted in the opinion that deceased had died OF
enlargement Of the heart" in which opinion the jury
concurred.
AeILrTy AND GRAeE.-Levi North, the Adonls
# the ring, appears at Niblo's tonight. That s