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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-17

o. PRIVATE MEDICAL AID-The members of
the New York College Of Medicine and Pharmacy, in
returning the public thanks for the liberal support they
have received in their asrts to suppress quackery
leave to state that their particular attention continues
be directed to all diseases of private nature and from
the great improvements lately made in the principal hos
pitfalls Of Europe in the treatment of those diseases they
can confidently offer to persons requiring medical aid All
vantages not to be met with in any institution h tits
country either public private. The treatment Of the
College such to insure in every and 10
totally different from that practice Of running
the constitution with mercury AMI in leaving
disease much worse than the original One Of the
bers of the College for many years connected with the
principal hospitals Of Europe attends daily for consua-
ton from 9A.M. to PM
Terms-Advice and medicine, IS Azure guaranteed.
lMPoRs ANT To COUNTRY INvALIDs.-Persons living in
the country and not finding convenient to attend per
sonally can have forwarded to them chest containing
all medicines requisite perform perfect by stating
their case explicitly together with all symptoms time OF
contraction and treatment received elsewhere any
and enclosing IS, post paid, addressed to
w. s. RICHARDSON, Agent
Office and Consulting rooms Of the College, 95 Nassau
street.
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AUCTION SALES.
THOMAS BELL. Auctionssf.
(Stsre No. - linn stresf.)


SATURDAY,
AT 1917 o'clock in the sales room.
attention Of housekeep~rs and Others
Also choice teas and various other articles
Also the valuaoe pantngs furniture plated and slass ware
oy order heceiver Piano FORTE cutlery, BEDS bedding
TUESDAY
- AT l0H o'clock In the sales .
Most extensive and valuable Of fresh scasonable
Also quantity super West of England broadcoths cas-
simeTes, vestings.
Also clothing pawnbrokers articles waehes jewery, &C.
Alo large and valuable invoice OF cloths and
Also large invoice of linen and muslin shirts colzs boz
SONS, &c.
Also entire invoice resh easonabe drygoods
London and French cloths cassmeres hosiery gloves SHIRTS
dlanes calicoes. and other articles.
N.B-Every facility will be afforded for the disposal OF
merchandise Of all descriptions Business will Be carried
busnesa like sales will be regular and
THOMAS BELL. IS Ann street
RICHARD VAN DYKE. JR, AuctIoneer
DEREMPrOkY SALE-To close a corcern with an In
surance Company.-ANIHONYJ J. nLt ECKER& co.
will sell prhic auction to the highest bid Wednesday
2stb dav of February 1884, IL ocl the Merchants Ex
TWENTY-FOrR LOTS OF GROUND, embracing five
the second Avenue with the Of 2h
I'd and Sd and extending feet OF the
the lots about 30 feet deep extended
the I'd and D. avenues The hsh solid ground with
the roton water laid through the same and built the
r.main on mortgage the purchasers ith the
Company to build and have 90 cha
morey and thIeeourths Of of building additional
mortRsge.
Maps OF the Lots AMI Plans of Building to be had at ths
Auct. Office, (asr Thursday nextl No Broad
near Wall street fi2 to2ssc
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90 ORIENTAL WATER OF CODA new and
delightful Perfume. Ladies Others who would have
soft and smooth hands, clear compilations, after having
used this article will never be without it. Every
who uses will observe that it gives the Nails polish
and the Skin deiicacy of feeling before unknown and
for removing tan, freckes, pmpes, botches, &c. from
the skin it g unequaed by any preparation before
used, at q Courtlandtst Also Cologne Water, quart
bottles-Prce so cents.
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Ship Masters and Agents.
We shall esteem favor If Captains Of Vessels will give
20 Commodore RoBEsT SILyEY Of opr News Fleet, Re
Vessels Spoken their Passage List Of their Cargo, and
board them Immediately their arrival Agents and Cor
respondents, at home abroad will es confer favor by
obtain Nautical laomatioa Of kind win be- thankfully
received
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FROM LIVERPOOL.
Independence, Nye, Jan. 81
Ssml Hicks, Bunker. Jan. 26
New York, Croppsr. Feb. |
Liverpool, Eldridge. Feb. 6
PROM PORTSMOUTH.
Prince Albert, Sebor, Jan 20
Toronto, Griswold, Feb. |
FROM HAvRE.
Baltimore, Funck, Jan. 10
Argo, Anthony, Jan. 20
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PORT OF NEW YORK, FEBRUARY Is.


SUN RISES. .....6 81 MOON RISES 10
SUN sErs... .......5 IS HIGH wATER........ as
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MARITIME HERALD.
1aIIin. DAYS OF the steam shIps.
Packets to Sail,

Packets to Sail.
FoR LIVERPOOL.
Rochester, Brit,on. Feb. 81
Garrick, Skiddy, Feb. 20
Oxford. Rathbone, Mar. |
Patrick Henry. Delano. Mar. 6
FOR PORTSMOUTH.
Switzerland. Knight. Feb 20
Victoria, Morgan, March
FOR HAvRE
Burgundy, Wotton, Feb. "a
Oneida, Funck, Mar. |
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ITALIAN SINGING, PIANO FORTE AND
FRENCH 'D

Mr. ULLMANN. Pupil of Cbarles Creuy, continues to
w teach Singing and the Piano Forte this city and brook
y" On %ode!. terms First ate references given many
a,nn a. h wn9se names may Be learned app
NJ u who z the author Of French Grammar the second
edtop winch ~ "a the OF publications teaches kr-
WISE the French and Italian Languags which he usss during
n imsjgb ~
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Ship Masters and Age

Foreign Letter Bags.
Hereafter Letter and Newspaper Bags all parts of the
World. will be made up at the HERALD OFFICE.
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ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY.
DROFESSOR GRANVILLE y. PATTISON will deliver
the Tenth Lecture of his Course This Evening in the
University Medical College Broadway formerly stuvey
SAINT Institute, } at half past o'clock.
SUBJEcT-An Enquiry to how far Anatomical invesea-
tons and coroboae the Doctrines Of Cranoogy and
Phrenology.
Single Admiss 'ons rs Cents fI7nsr.
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PALMO's (LATE) CONCERT AND COFFEE ROOMS
FOR SALE.
CORNER OF BRO.3DW.1Y.aND CHAMBER ST
THE FIXTURES. STOCK AND GOODWILL of this
important business, the ard best stand
New York. corner of Chamber Broadway be dis
posed Of Apply the premises after o'clock A. NJ The
cause OF disposal the proprietor beng obliged
Engisnd. fl7 Iwrc :,
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Il Y ID A VID PAR KS,
JE1. DC1py GRIP ELT,

- FOR SALE-lhs two story brick House and lease Of
;M o No II Barclay street, Broadway; lot IS by IS
&xaMA or particulars, apply at the auction
J. E. VAN ANTWERP s. HYDE.
l ID 4tis*Tc r. Maiden Lane
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-30
City Intelligence.

Po1ice-Jan. 29-THE HERMrr or THE TWELFTH
WARn The citizens Of the Twelfth Ward have long been
acquainted with the tact of the existence Of hermit
their precincts known "Old Henry although fact
he young not thirty -four years of age lie
has for the last three occupied miserable cherries
cell on the Third Avenue the five mile stone and OBJ
tanned his subsistence by begging yicuals from citizens
In that vicinity The recent cold weather has forced this
miserable being from his cherries abode and he
terday taken to the Centre street police office, and
from thence to the Penitentary for six months lie has
been very large athletic man. standing over six feet
high, but appeared much reduced by and exposure
and was covered with filth and vermn.
CHEATING THE BAxER.-A young man named Peter
Dooner was arrested yesterday charged with obtaining
cakes pies and bread, at different times valued at 81
from John Ashwel Of lis Mulberry street by represent.
Ing that he had been sent tor them by Thomas shepherd
appeared that he had recently lived with Mr. Shep-
herd but had been discharged and since then had not
been authorized to obtain the articles in question lie
was locked up TO answer.
Coroner's Omce-JAS. 29.-BuRNEp 10 DEArH.-
The coroner held an inquest yesterday the body OF
old German woman hamed Elizabeth Chalabra, who had
occupied room the upper part OF 100 Elm street. and
who was found dead in her bed yesterday afternoon.
She had accidentally burned herself Saturday which
injuries resulted in her death The jury returned
dict accordingly.
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or window to eat AN ice why. the girls But
why Is this Are the young and middle aged mar.
ried ladies' and gentlemen faded disagreed able
so wanting in sense and manners, that for them 10
ENJOY ball, fffe, Is out OF the question by no
means; but they find after or two seasons that
they not in their sphere among such very Young
people; their ideas expanded by more reading, r.
heciion travelling and intercourse with the world,
revolt al a constant communication with those,
whom but year or two since they playing la
draw TO allow their hosts TO expend their taste and
money IN entertaining youngsters incapable OF APP
preciatlng hospitality
Now, Is there no remedy for this state of thingsi
Certainly. Let those who so magnifcently enter
tain their friends, give smaller soirees fire.
quentiy, selecting Tor some, those persons whose
qualities are happily blended by an admxture of
good qualities OF both head and heel and SO ar
range il that the married ladies set the tone of the
rarty both in the dance aud In the supper room
and for other sources greater number of the
Younger branches, whose recomme ndation lies in
being agreeable to each other, IN showing their
puny bare arms, and their unshaved chlns, pro-
truding from wide turned over shirt collar and in
being so stupid that sensible people cannot come
near thenl-then all would be well. 1t Is now n
stain on our society," that the charming and agreea-
Bile married young ladies' and gentlemen, do not
take the stand which in all good society abroad is
| exclusively occupied by them. We have adopted
many sensible foreign customs and sone ridiculous
ones among those who would give the greatest
eclat and brllliancy to our society, would be The
custom for the married ladies 10 take the rsi place
and to retain it, All would be gamers by II; for
the boys and the girls would learn both manners
and conversation, which now they are sadly In
want of, and never attain sooner than by at
tending to those whose experience and education
have impaired to them spirit, quckncss OF CONVEX
sation, and brilliancy and elegance of manners.
You're, A Man ABorT Town.
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BOARD OF ALpEnMEN--Jan 2o.-Aldeman Purdy in the
chair.
Public School in the T,celtth Wd,d-A resolution to ap
propriatc $4,000 TO erect public school hou:e in the
Twelfth Ward was adopted.
Engine Company "A report in favor of leasing lot SIS
Nassau street. for use of engine Company ~ for ten years
was adopted.
Alarm Beus--The committee on fire and water report.
ed in favor of allowing the ringers of Fire Alarm Bells
81 81 cents per day. On motion of Alderman Nashaid
on the table.
City Inspectors Report-The annual report of the City
Inspector was presented and ordered to be printed
The whole number Of deaths during the year lSi3 in
GLIDING those from premature birth and stillborn infants
$685. OF these there WERE white males 1856 white
emales, 1888 colored males 233 colored females, 2i
Showing decrease of mortality compared with the
preceding year. Of 1873.
The deaths from premature birth and stillbon infants
were numerous than in any year. being 760-white
males AIS white females 30 colored males % color.
ed females Is.
Ofthe whole number of deaths 1919 were males and a07
were fcmales-showng an excess OF males females
Of 81 per cent.
Diseases Of the Respiratory Organs Deaths from this
ceding year, adequate to third of all the deaths.
81 of all the deaths and 61 more than in the year preced
ing. White males, 697 white females, 500; colored
males SO colored females SO.
The proportion OF deaths by this disease all Others
as follows White males in 81 white females, In b
colored males, in 81 colored females, in ~.
OF the deaths by consumption l73 children under
10 years, nearly all native born.
Of the 1880 deaths by consumption about ten years 600
native born, the rest foreigners.
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responsible for every article put in his possession. He
shall have tho power TO appoint Deputy Keeper with
the approval OF the Commissioner said Deputy to receive
salary of $500 year. He shall by and with the advice
abiebodied men Guards and eight persons Assistant
Keepers to receive salary OF $500 annum said Assis
tant Keepers 10 be mechanics and each of them shall BIO
coDversant with Of the trades at which the prisoners
nay be employed, TO instruct and supernend the
prisoners NO goods shall be manufactured in the Pen
Tertiary but such he required for the of the
tablishmen or the Aims House Department shall
not in criere with the mechanics of the city. He shall
have the power to appoint two suitable women who
dersand the making OF clothing &C. to superntend the
per annuu The prisoners shall be put into classes
cording to the nature of their Offences Prisoners
vcted oil vagrancy, shall in all be kept separate
and apart from those convicted of criminal act
art a. Provides for the appointment OF a Steward by
te Commissioner in conjunction with the Committees
Police Watch and Prisons to be under the control Of the
Keeper He sha receive his board and $500 per
ART D. Provides that Matron shall be appointed
as the Stew she to receive $780, and her board for
her services.
Arr g. Keepers and officers of the Penentiary shall
have apartments and board in the establishment but
pointed by him. a man and his wife shall not both be
eligible 10 Office. All officers TO be sworn. The Com.
missioner may order as many prisoners may be re-
qured, TO work any Of the Corporation property
cleanse the public sewers &C. Any prisoner guilty of
improper conduct disobedience shall in the
of the ply be punished by incting shower BATH
the force and length of the time to be in accordance with
the nature Of the offence and the condition of the pri
No person shall land Blackwell's Island or
lay boat alongside, except the men employed thereon
without written PERMISSION under the penalty OF $50
for each offence.
The committee then and reported progress The
report accepted, and the committee discharged
Adjourned until next Monday afternoon at FIVE O'Clock.
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Vol. n, No. 2s-Wholc No. 350s
To tho Public

THE NEW YORK HERALD-daly newspaper-pub-
shed every day Of the except New Years day and
Fourth OF July Price cents per copysr 81 70 per an
num-postages paid-cash ia advance.
THE WEEKLY HERALD-pubiished every Saturday
norningprice CT cents per copy, 50 II per snnum-
hostages paid, cash in vance.
ADVERTISERS are informed that the circulation Of
the Herald Is over THIRTY THOUSAND. and increasing
last has the largest circulation Of any paper IN this city
or The World and therefore the best channel for business
men in The Gin or counfr Prices moderatscash in ad
vanca
PRINTING Of all kinds executed at the most moderate
price, and in the most elegant style.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT.
PRorRIEToR THE HERALD ESTABLISHMENT
Northwest corner of Fulton and Nassau streets
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Society In New York.

Your extensively circulated journal ] have al
ways found the first TO notice and TO put down
abuses and NAL practices 1t is, therefore. to you
that address this communications hoping thereby
to get IT both read 0or who in this great city does
not read your paper, whatever they may say and
acted upon. And the subject would treat ls one
that needs reform as much does our Common
Council, or the Board OF Brokers' | mean the state
of our society, found Mt balls and parties, some
Of which you occasionally give a hit at
Although neither "coon" nor bunker" J
| ann a man of parts, and, therefore, belong to al
partes-in other words, am invited TO both high
and low, East broadway and Washington square:
but go where will, meet with the same lnslpld
conversation, the same strain after petty effects,
the same ariiciaiity, if I may express if, which
characterizes New York society, and renders it to
all persons OF sense and education, empty, uDntcr-
esting and disagrecabc. We have among people of
talent and of cultivation, of both sexes, and among
the hosts of strangers and foreigners that arrive
on our shores, many q do not say ally are dis
tingushcd for their genius requirements, and
social qualities. But do they enloy thcmsclvcs
when admitted to our best society," or are they
appreciated by those whom they expected to find
capable of entertaining them, as people are accus-
toned TO be received and entertained in the salons
of the other capitals OF the earth ] can conscen-
tiously answer--No! And why' Because our
beau mordc is composed, not of ladies' and gentle
men, but OF boys and girls, literally and guraiivc-
"! Go 10 any Of our elegant soirecs and observe
who 1t Is that usurps the lirst places; who 1t is
that struts with The greatest importance; who 1t j.
that camors and pushes first for the supper who il
is that crtisses the fates dc Perigord, the punch
the wines. The boys, who Just old enough Ia
wear dress coats, have been honorcd by some in
Iudicious mother with invitations, and, unused to
the customs of high breeding make themselves alb
surd and their neighbors disgustcd And observe
who II Is that dressed d Ia duchesse, marches with
stately step and lmpcflous 'front.' leaning the arm
OF poor youth, jus, out of school, pale and i'll from
one or two previous nights of dissipation and ex
citemont, which his weak nature cannot BEAR
who 1t Is that with studied neglect turns from he
least departure from the last fashion which her eve
experienced in crtlcslng nothing else tails not o
the first glance To detect who ii Is that when hea
ed and excited in the dance. places herself, poor
inexperienced, thoughtless thing at the open doc
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FmEMEN's Rlor ~ PHrLApELPHrA.-At the fire in
Penn street yesterday morning. u dsgracemi fight
took place between the Independence Hose and Kebsng.
ton Engine Companies side, and the Northern
Liberty Hose the other sticks stones spanners and
the crank for turning the cymder for hose
rcsorcd to. weapons of offence. A young man named
Byery received blow tho head with the latter In.
strunent whish did him much injury that his lie wss
yesterday despsired Of Several others carried from
the ground very seriously wounded A number of ar
rests were made Phiidd a. s. Gazette Jan 90
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THE Soar AND CANDLE Factory OF Coffin IL Lam
dell in the upper part of kensingon the banks OF
Delaware rverwas ydestroyed by fire Saturday
Loss from fifteen to twent y-ve thousand dollars whc
will fall upon the owners who had not concluded a
treaty upon which they were engaged with OF the
Philadelphia Offices, for policy of insurance
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BuRIAb or Cow. PoRrER.--rhc funeral cercmo-
mails in conveying TO their last earthly home the
remains OF the late Commodore Porter, duly so.
lemnized in Philadelphia Saturday. The religious
services performed at the Episcopal Church Of ST.
Stephens by the Rev Dr. Ducachet and the proc
then proceeded to the Naval Asylum where under the
voeys Of the military escort the remains commit
ted " earth 10 earth"
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OLD ESTABLISHED EMIGRANT PASSAGE



81 SOUTH STREET, NEW YORK.
@ @ & M
assaSe can b. engaged from by the ing spie
did packet ships comprising the Old Black Ball Line
sailing as under.
- . From Liverpool.
The ship C0LUMBU Captain Cole on the 18th February
Inc ship rORkSiiIHE; lesw) Bailey. on the ,st March.
~ pc snip = eAMBktpHE, Capt Bsrstow, 18th March
r hs ship EENXGGLASD Captain Bartlett, April,
Inc snip OAEOKD CAPTAIN Rathbone, 10th Apnl.
The ship M,0qNTTEZUMA, Captain Lowbs,. lat May
The ship NEW YORK, Captain Croprer, Is, june,
~ addition the above ships the subscribers
will have sacsessoa Of ars class Avn rcaa ships despatched
Customary from LIVERPOOL four five days through
out the 10 the diff the United States, by
which be cured reduced Those sending
for their friends ng Great Britain and Ireland may
ly that will b.. taken make Passengers conio
table they reasonably aud should The
the passage money will be promptly refunded
Drafts usual be furnished payable az National and
PROVINCIAL Banks Of Ireland and brauchs Eastern Bnk Of
Scotland and banch9s; and Messr j. Bait. Son Co.,
Banker tondon M,sn. J. Barned CO., Bankers, Liver
pool which payable throughout England and Wales For
further particulars apply (if by letter post pad
81 South street. Wa'l street.
N b. Passage to Liverpool and London all be
engaged by tbs regular packet SHIPS sailing for Liverpool every
application arove. liz zee
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az FOR NEW OkLEANS-L Louisiana aud New
MA York tne-Positivey first regular Packet, sail the
ADlst Eeb.-Tle fast sailing p.ekt ship YAZOO,
Capt James Wy Bray will positively sail above her ular
day
For freight pasa4e having handsome umshed aceommo
datiOns, apply board Orleans wharf, foot Of Wall
+. X. &CO 56 South street.
Positively freight received after Wednesday svsrng 3t
inst.
sbippeu BY this line may rely having te rgocds
rectly measured.
Agents in New Orleans, Hullin 4 Woodruff who viii
promptly forward all goods TO their address.
The packet ship MISSISSIPPI Captain G. Hilard. will
succsed the Yazoo. and sail the 10th Feb her regular day
re
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Circuit Court.
Before .Iulce Kent.

JAW 2o.--RoekrH 4 Stone VS.. Miller & Ioung.--Ths
Jury not being able 10 agree in the case reported in tho
Herald Of Friday, they were discharged at seven O'Clock
last night,
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EkK FOR INTERCOLLEGIATE LINE-Reguisr
N2 Pache! Of 2eth tebrnaIyThe splendid packet ship
6ks0A. kRICK, Capt Wm Skidcy, Of 1000 tons. viii
sa above her regular day For freight Passage having
commodatons unequasd for spendor comfort apply
board, at Orleans wharf, foot Of Wall street, to
l.. X. COLLINS Il CO.
Price OF passage, 500. ~ South street
The packet ship Roscius. Capt j. Coli ns Of 100 TONS
day.
Passengers rely upon the ships of this line sailing pune
t1aIly aS ADV ed
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OLD LINE LIVEKPUUL PACKETc.
- & & @
HE OLD LINE of Packets for Liverpool will hereafter be
despatched in the following ORDER excepting that when the
sailing will

These SHIPS are not IN point Of elegance comfort
IN their cabin or in their fast sailing qualities
by any vessels in the trade.
The commanders well known men of character and
and the attention will always be paid
promote the comfort and convenience q passengers.
Punetuay regards the day Of sailing win be observed
heretofore
The price of Passage outward fixed at SeventyFve
Dollars for which ample of every description will be
he furnished by the stewards, If required.
Neither tn captain Of those ships will be respon
sbie for letters parcels packages by them unless
regular bills Of adlng signed therefor For freight
GOODHUE & co, 81 South st.
49,. {, H, MARSHALL, 80 Burlng slip, N. Y.
j29tf and of BARRING BROTHERS Co. L'pool.