The New York herald., 1845-08-25
Clty InfeIiSUeuoe.

City Intelligence.
STRANGE DEvELoPmENIs.-A disclosure has been
made within few days, which involves in case OF
Grim of our weathest and most distinguished
citizens and the wife of down town merchant The lady
is well known among the Broadway fashionables while
her husband is every day gentleman The merchant
has threatened public exposure but the capitalist
thinking that his wealth and standing in society will pre-
vent him from SO doing, now, in threatening manner
dares him to institute legal proceedings as he intends
II ne does to put his great wealth against the competency
Of the merchant and by that prevent his getting
justice. But the merchant being assisted by several
staunch friends is determined to bring the matter to
trial, and is about commencing legal The
case will be before the public in few days.
Mock AucroSs-Goop-At the door of one of the
genteel swindng shops in Broadway, our vgilant and
determined Mayor has placed couple of the star police
to warn all persons from entering there The cause oi
this move was that about forty dollars had been paid
that establishment by greenhorn, for a brass watch
and the suctoneers refused to give the money when
it was demanded by the officers They accordingly
were stationed there for the purpose above mentioned
and on Saturday evening were still there We under
stand that legal proceedings have been instituted agans,
the proprietor Of of these establishments charge
OF swlnding This Is encouraging Our worthy May OF
Will receive the thanks Of all respectable either
II he follows up his determination TO root out these
nuisances from our city.
CoRorERs OrrIcE, Aug 2.-DEATH by DROWNING
Charles street. on the body of boy named Daniel Ba.
nighan, aged eleven years who it is supposed went "a
into the water and was drowned His body wa. reco
vered about nine O'Clock this morning when small
nsn wrapped up IN piece Of paper was found in his
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FourD DRowsrD.-The body Of man named George
Brooks, native of England aged Is years. was yessr
day found floating the pier foot OF Robinson street
~ X. The Coroner held an Inquest upon the body al
the Aims House this morning. Verdct--''death by
drowning"
SUDDEN DEATH-A person named James Riley on
Friday evening last after accompanying sister OF his
short distance on her way home returned to his resi-
dence in Eleventh street, between First and Second
Avenues, was taken Ill and almost Immediately expired
The Coroner held an inquest upon the body this morn.
ing, when the jury rendered verdict "that the dc.
ceased came to his death by disease Of the heart,
CARpETIyG-A NEw ARTIcLE.-We saw on Sat.
urday, AT Mr.. WiswelIs, Main street. several
pieces Of cotton capetiDg of double yards
in width, which manufactured at Holden Worcester
county Mass, by Thomas X Bullock. It OF heavy
ana hrm texture and for richness and brilancy Of
ors equal TO most of the wooen carpets The colors
are SAID TO be as fast those of the best cotton prints
ana the texture more durable than that of wool II
emarkaoy cheap being offered at retail 75 cents per
doupe yard or By cents per square yard Should the
lepresentations respecting them prove trus--and
nave no reason to doubt them cotton will soon super
cede wooiien carpets. When on the foor no person
would suspect them to be made of Gotten. Not being
nan the Prce Of wool-equal in appearance and dura.
ton we have no doubt they will soon come into general
use and that az mmsnse business will bs done in the
maRuiaesnfe OF thsm,- C'noianak .7iiss,