The New York herald., 1845-03-30
City Intelligence,


prevailed IN the Park yesterday forenoon the region
the City Hail. nconsequence of pracrical joke OF some
mad wass, which created vast deal OF
his Honor, the Mayor, looking through his gold
bowed spectacles from the window Of his office he OBJ
served gathering in front Of the south wing of
Hall and heard shouts OF laughter rend the air b.
lieving ha one of the NJ Ps had got worsted in soie
upon les vendues de Pomes he sent 10 ascer
tain the true state Of ars with orders il should turn
out as he suspected to direct the old eres to desst and
retire. under penalty Of reinforcement with himself
The scout departed, and upon pushing and edgng his
way through the boiserous crowd nearly tainted away
ct the sigh thai met his astonished view good look
and large whte-wash brush in his hand, busy en-
gagged in white washing the free stone base of the City
fst, and was plsntitully provided with the necessary
wash to do the whole building agreeable contract
made with some gentlemen on the other side Of Chatham
street. whereby he had sgresd to perform the work for
SIS. and had received 81 90 as earnest money.
AS soon as the messenger had got his strength, he
took him before the Mayor. Is this OF my MP.s"
cried the asyor NO your honor" replied the mes
ssnser but he's been whitewashn your honor "No;'
he hasn't been whitewashng At this joke the force
laughed When the cause OF the excitement
as to who employed him. but impossible got him
to peach, 50 he was locked up in the Tombs. All the
available help in the Hall were then ordered out to scrub
off the whitewssh and at it they went with brooms and
and tubs Of hot water and cold water and vine
oos 10 no &C. III ad %
that his Honor intends to make application to the
Common Council to morrow evening for an appropria-
ton for scrubbng brushes for the Municipal Police
intends to set them all at werk the next morning
scrub of the whitewash and make them useful for tie
first time.
Police Omce.-BuReLARY-On Friday night the pre-.
misses Of Mr. u c. r. English, Of No. 81 Irving Place,
was burgariousy entered and considerable amount OF
property stolen.
The KNIFE AGAIr.-Miss Mary Ann Davis having
some little disagreement with John Clark, Of No. ga
Barclay street, took large knife from the table, and
stabbed him. She was fully committed.
Nothing else any interest at the police to-day.
COrOncr's Omce-THE LAST CASE OF INFANrIcrpE
The Coroner held an inquest to day upon the body Of
the new born child, who discovered dead in cern
in the rear Of house in Twenty first street, Thursday
morning It appeared in evidence that the child was
found in sunken hogshead used to catch rain water in
and not in cstern. post mortem examination was
made by DR. Miett, who found q great gu uany Of suf
fused blood beneath the scalp under the pareta bone
and taat the child had been born alive The jury found
that the child to its death from injuries the head
caused in some manner unknown 10 the jury.
The Coroner unable to ascertain who the parent Of
the child was We hope that Justice Taylor will take
possible who the guilty parties are, for there is
doubt that the child was killed
SUDDEN DEArH-The Coroner held an inquest at No
7e Cedar street upon the body Of Ellen Leary Irish
woman, 50 years of age who died suddenly last night
Verdict disease OF the bowels produced by intemper
| anse.
DEATH IN A FIT OF HgNcnLEsn-The Coroner also
held an inquest at No So Centre street. upon the body
Of an Irishw0man named Mary McDermid, who was
found dead in her bed about o'clock this morning by
her husband. She was about thirty years of age and
has been Ill for sometime. Verdict as above.
FOUND DRowrED-About ten o'clock this morning
the body OF an unknown dressed in saiiors Clothes
was found in the North River at the loot of pier No
The body was taken to the Dead House, where will re
| main during to morrow morning for recognition.
/ ANoTHER.-Tho body Of an unknown man was found
in the North River at the foot OF Spring street. and had
apparently be,n in the water for considerable length
| time. Taken to the dead House for recognition.