The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-18
City Intelligence.

City Intelligence.
Destructive Fire IN BEERNAN sTREEr-A QUANTITY
OF Property DEsrRoYEp-A LADY NEARLY sMorurnrp-
About five o'clock yesterday morning very alarm
ing fire broke out in the garnet Of the boarding
house No. Ia Beekman street. occupied by Mr. John
Conroy and in the of fifteen minutes from the tmc
Of flames In the apartment in which the fire broke
two females septone of them got up between four and
FIVE to make some coffee and had not been than
minutes up when she observed volumes of smoke issue
from the uc Of chimney which up at one side Of
the apartment In the front of the ue there were two
holes to admit Of stove pipe but which had been
cd by piece Of paper unknownto the family and it is
supposed that sparks from the different fires in the house
caused the paper to take fire. and there being woodwork
Immediately daonng the aperture in which the paper
was pasted gnted with the paper and consequently the
wh the wrnan. who had been out Of bed saw the smoh"
bursting out Of oftho holes she threw abucket
On theIn then that the flames made rush through
tho second hole which lower down and to the
floor. In an adjoining apartment slept lady who,
have been told, within very short period Of her
She had her room door fastened Inside and did not awake
until the apartment filed with smoke when not
being able 70 render herself assistance became quite
nsensibss and had beon for the timely assistance
OF Mr. Conroy and others who went to her assistance
she, IN all probability would in few minutes have been
smofercd but we are happy to say she otherwise
capped uIinjurcd. AS the alarm YVES given @
number Of Fire Companies at the Of desruc-
tion we never saw men exert on any &C.
cason with more energy than they did until tho names
were quite extinenshed and we particularly noticed
the foreman Of the Empire Engine Company who rem
perry IN the house. The top part OF the edifce COM
pletc wreck; beds, bedsteads and bedclothes have
boon Destroy aud in fact oil the furniture and wearing
apparel Of tho family have boon less injured
some by fire, some by watT. Mr. Conroy and family
had movedto the above residence the first of the pre-
sent month"; and had only yesterday completed the fur
nshng and paperng of the different apartments. Alto
gethcr the damage will be considerable, and will not fall
short of five or six thousand dollars. We understand
the entire is secured by insurance
THE LAST OF THE M.P's-His Honor the Mayor having
signed and approved of tho ordinance aboshng tho Mu
nicpal Police detailed certain officers to upon the
captains of tho several station houses notices to quit"
couched in the following words:-
MAYoR's OFFICE, May I7th Is45.
To THE CAprAIs or POLICE STATION, No.
SR-You will please deliver to the bearer all proper
~ belonging to the city in Station House. No such
Yours respectfully,
Signed, w. II. HAvEMEYER,
Mayor OF the City of New York.
The officers who served the notices received the KEYS
and the captains and police walked outside and the
doors were closed and locked upon them.
Inc Ola ponce sun remains IN force and number OF
steamboat piers ferries railroad depots &c. to look
for pickpockets, watch suffers and troopers thimblc
riggers &c. As the police bill become
law the appointments of Chief Of Police Captains and
will be made. Probably at the next meeting of the
Board Of Aldermen, the appointments of chief OF police
and captains will be made The police men are to be
nominated by the Assessors, and Aldermen and Assist
ant Aldermen OF each ward to be reported to the Mayor
and BY him appointed @s
Police Omce-NIay l7-CHAReE OF CoSsrIRacr TO
DrFRAup.-A named Phillip Summers Of Staten Is
land, made complaint at the Police Office before Justice
William VAIN Drinker charging man named Thomas
Martin and - Devlin, one OF whom keeps livery
stable in Mulberry street with having conspcd together
to defraud him out Of horse worth so The COMPLAIN.
ant alleges that Monday last he came from Staten Is
land, and brought with him horse which on Tuesday
he sold to John oDonald for $40, receiving payment
SOL in money and note as he supposed for SI9 On
aminng the note afterwards he discovered that it
only for &c. and going to Mr. ODonald and expressing
his dissatisfaction of the bargain ODonad told him ii
he would pay back the money and note he would re-
store the horse Having spent SO OF the money, Sum-
mers was unable to do so, but went to Martin, with
whom he acquainted and asked him to lend him the
So telling him for what purpose he wanted it. Martin
told him he hadn't the money, but would get that
would get back the horse paid for his trouble and
assenting Devln brought andl consented to get
back the horsel paid dollar for his services s. then
gave him the Si5 and note for So and Deyn making p
the sum received for the horse paid to ODonad and
received the animal Summers then asked for the horse,
but Devlin refused to give II him, and having waited till
to-day, and being still unable to obtain it, he made the
complaint The parties accused up before Justice
William VAIN Drnkcr, but trent array again. promising,
as the reporter was informed by the clerk to back
again and give bail Not doing so, warrant was issued
for their arrest
BuRoLARr.--A man named Thomas Simpson, was de-
tected about four o'clock this morning by Mr. Edward
Merritt OF No Al Division street. in the act Of stcalthy
entering his store, the door having just been forcbly
burst open, as Mr. NJ was apprized by the noise The
lie stated that he an Englishman 90 years Of age
saior hy occupation, and hung out at the sailors home
pro.cs.sd that nc was innocent and was merely going
by Justice Merritt
Upper Police-May l7-BuneLApy-An Individual
named Lawrence Malone arrested and committed Mt
the Upper sFocc, charge of having burgariously
entered tho stable of Daniel Kennedy in Third Avenue
near 18th street. on Thursday night and stolen harness
and bit.
STEALING SHAwL.-Mss Eliza Johnson once one of
the most beautiful women in New York was arrested
and committed for stealing shawl worth SIG from Mary
Brooks.
NAvAr.--The Charlotte, at Boston, from New Or
leans, spoke the 9th inst, in lat "a 30, lon 80 49,
7 y. steamer Princeton, and two sIoops of war.
nom norfolk, bound to the Gulf of Mexico-alJ
well.