The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-31
CITY Intelligence.

F,aE.-About O'Clock yesterday afternoon. fire
broke out in the drying room of Messrs Stodar Dun
which at first threatened desoation to the premises
There accounting as to the certainty Of the origin
Of the fire. but 1t 10 believed proceeded from stove
mentioned room Messrs & D. the entire of their
immense establishment slowed with most splendid
sortmen of Pianofores, some of which much in
jured in the removing Of them from the ware-rooms
through the hatchway to the street. Several fire
panies were shortly on the spot amongst which
Nos and 10, and it not for their very great
ertons the whole establishment would have been
1umed in short time. The damage will not exceed
$780, The premises secured by insurance TO very
large amount. 5st Hf&4I tftNf
Police OHice-sfay ao-A remarkably dull day for
magistrates police officers, and reporters few cases
of petit larceny only with the usual number of arrests
for dsorderly conduct The following may be taken as
STEALING a PAN OF PANrALooNs-J.M cMurray was ar
rested charged with stealing pair Of pantaloons from
STEALING Twfrp CoAr-Michael Hafer and others.
were charged BY Peter Dolan with stealing Tweed
We should think clothing must be scarce in the
ke probably the sudden change of the weather from
s therefore the Of the guilty
RoBBERy.-The store of +. 9. Van Benthuysen, III
Spring street, entered last night by false keys
back window, whchwas found open, and considerable
amount of property taken therefrom
STEALING GRATEs-John Jackson arrested charg-
ssonsns to Edward
COromer's Onlcc.-Thc coroner held an inquest on
the Park dead house Verdct-came to her death by
congestion Of the BRAIN and euson upon the brain and
In its ventricles.
SutposEp CASE OF Sure rpE,-The body ofa man named
Charles McFaran found In cstern attached to his
house in 18th street, between 9th 7h avenues II il
thought by the neighbors that he committed suicide.
SINGULAR CASE OF DRUNKENNESS AND WICKED
NEss-~We noticed yesterday the death Of a man by
the of Robert Bland, the keeper OF Coffee House,
who was shot by his friend and brother Englishman,
Mr.. Samuel Pownil who keeps Variety Store on Third
and Pownil was yesterday arragncd before Mark P.
Taylor charge Of fighting duel On the examine
ton he was much affected that his wife supported
and famed him during the he went into the
and the consequences attached to it, What more solemn
warning could be cited against the evils and vices Of
intsmperance7- Cincinnati .qilas
AMERICAN ARMY FOR OREGON -The last Indepen-
dence (MO Exp0sit0r, says: "A train OF upwards
of two hundred wagons left our town on Tuesday and
Wednesday last for Oregon others have been departing
daily since Yesterday 10 more passed this town from
the neighborhood of Fort Madison, Iowa territory.
From St. Joseph learn that 200 wagons have crossed
tho Missouri at that place and its vicinity and departed
for tho destination. While we write, friend in
forms us that fifty wagons crossing the lower
ferry and will pass onward tomorrow
. Attempt TO AssAssINATE PUBLISHER AND Cow
MN, AN EprroR.-On Saturday last fellow by the
name OF Cunningham made an attack upon Mr.. J. w. s.
Office but he was foiled in the attempt
arr taken into stody. The same afternoon the editor
Of tho same wv assaulted by another person while
at his employment B. IN ,ue L Ie s sa.uu "a
long to gang that, about co Wees CO.. Ill.,, ~; P
to set fire to the Office Of the pa " '1 P.aSo '' wy
of pigs.
The RIvRR.-The water is already very low; iml HE
s unusual so early in the seasons but thou an marked
til lately, here well elsewnerc,) has be- " a. GU
by O deficiency of rain. have a pIoml. " -