The New York herald., 1845-09-27
CITY IntelllUence ,


pavement at the corner of Nassau and Wall streets
til we are fairly tired Of seeing that of
ever is one OF the thiest nnisances in the city and
despite the cool weather sends forth eiuva not at
all resembling the balmy breezes from the spice islands
None but good Jumpers pretend to there at all and
these sometime put misplaced confidence in their gym.
nastic powers Yesterday aterRoon young ge entlsman
wearing pair OF goldbowed spectacles attempted to
wade and coming to the large pond in the centre
made ready for jump But feeling certain misgivings
as to his chance OF reaching the other side safety
half way across no jumped back This sudden reverson
threw his spectacles from his directly into the mud
pond. The gentleman knew not what to do There
were no grapnels about, and he did like TO soil his
nnsers oy searching IN the mud good natured car.
man, coming along about this tims however jumped off
his cart and after much searching succeeded in getting
them out. When will this place be repaired
STEAMER RnonE isLAyp.-An article in Thursdays
Herald, headed Singular Conduct"-stated that Capt
Thayer OF the steamer Rhode Island caused to be put
ashore two policemen who had been sent there by the
Chief to preserve order and prevent mpostons Capt
Thayer informs us, that tho board with no
other show OF authority than their statements and
thinking hey were hackmen or rogues, who wished by
this means TO get on board for the purpose of
cessiully prosecuting their plans. Had he known they
were policemen Capt. Thnyer would very gladly have
received them. II they had uniform, that he
might have known them, there would have been no
trouble.
org,eEn's DEnL-A grand drill by the officers at
tached to the 9th Brigade of on Thursday after
noon in Tompkins' s. luare. Thoy were commanded by
Gen. George 2. Morris.
MLIrARy.-The New York City Guard, Captain
McArdle will make their first full dress parade this
son, on Monday afternoon, for an excursion to West
Farms. Dodsworth's splendid baud accompanies them
LAuNcH-A new steamer named the Geni was
launched yesterday afternoon at five o'clock from the
foot OF Sixth street. She is intended to the south
side of Cuba, between ST. Jago and tho ports OF Mama
nilla Santa Cruz, and Trinidad to Baabaro-rom which
place passengers will by railroad to Havana She has
state rooms tor the accommodation OF hundred passe
gers, and will leave here about the 10Th OF November.
SINGULAR MoyEMENT.-We understand that the Broad.
way auchoneers have had Mayor Ilavemeyer arrested
and held to bail in the of $40 oOO for alleged
reference with their business They have engaged Da-
vid Graham, ESD, as their counsel Whatever may be
the result OF this singular movement worthy Mayor
will receive the thanks Of all honest citizens for the
signal service he has rendered in breaking up these
tablishments.
some agitation amongst the daily papers with regard
,he mposoHs OF omnibus drivers. 1t has been stated
in some of the papers, that the omnibus fare regulated
by law, and that 1t is the duty OF John Lowe the hack
inspector to attend to the matter This is mistake The
omnibus fare is not regulated by law but by the will OF
the proprietors and the hack Inspector has more
right TO interfere with the drivers than he has with the
driver OF private carriage II there mpositions in
any particular line OF stages they be stopped by
refusal OF the public to patronse such lines.
H,cKMES.--We notice that the hackmen, not conten,
with the pois which they have derived heretofore from
impositions upon strangers have made petition to the
Common Council for an advance in the rates Of fare
We would not wish to discourage any proper attempt
honest industry to increase its rewards but think
that the present rates OF fare fully high enough a
fording hackmen even they perfectly honest and
obey to the letter the municipal law which regulates the
rates Of fare much better subsistence than hundre
Of men whose labor is Of much more irksome cha
racter.
GERMAN HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY," The +" Ger
man Hebrew Benevolent Society instituted last
winter by the Of this persuasion for the sole
purpose of furnishing fuel and money the poor and
needy and to erect hospital for their sick and unfortu
nate fellow men, They have already relieved several
hundred applicants and have saved some money for the
latter purpose II is therefore, recommended to every
one who is to the poor and especially to every
OF Israel that he should join this society As far
we can learn, it is managed admirably, by well known
gentlemen of this persuasion whose alone
guarantee that the institution is proper one, and
that will give great satisfaction to the community in
general For further information on this subject we
fer to the following list OF officers Henry Kaiser Pre-
sdent; Israel D. Walter, Vice President Isaac Often.
hofer Treasurer Jacob Stettheimer II. Bernhemer H.
Hildburghauser Mayer Schultz, Leopold Ladderer, f..
Spyer, Eugene 5. Ballin and Solomon Kohnstam TO
their Secretary Gustav Bernhard.
Tar GsEAr Bn.i--The greet bell which rnise 4
in tower Jefferson Market few weeks since was
rung last night certainly did not sound loud
expected to hear but really made great noise and
to be the largest bell in the United Staesthe City Hall
BELL which has hitherto been considered largest
weighing 1873 pounds less.
CoRoNERs OFFIcE-Sept % Sudden Death.-A CO.
lored man named Morgan Valentine, residing at No. a5
John street. who has been aling for past died
suddenly this morning. The coroner was called this
evening to hold an inquest upon his body.
Perdict in the case Of Margaret WiuidmsIn the Of
Margaret Williams whose death alluded to this
traordnary verdict, viz That Margaret Williams was
assaulted and beaten with stick the night of the
nst while laboring under disease of the stomach liver
spleen and lungs by Ellen Nelson, and said Mar.
garet Williams died soon after said assault, which may
have accelerated her death