The New York herald., 1845-10-23
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City fNtsiliGrnce,

/ City Intelligence,
SGrsAr trr On R,sLiLLs l.LASD.-Aoont year ego
an Of 500 900 made by the city OF
thepurross Of erecting suitable buidingson
Randss leland be used home for destitute orphan
children Accordingly, hne large stone buildings were
erected and preparations being made for the Iecep
on Of the orphans who are now on Long Island farms
week Mr.. William Beachlsy, and two other keep
srs from Blackwell's Island, have been for about
a. month on Randalls Island with number
buildings The buildings were to be heated by fur.
the cellar and fires had been made for several
days for the purpose OF drying the rooms.
The keepers and prisoners slept in the building at the
east end and retired at early hour About O'Clock
sion to leave his bed looked OF the window AMI
the flames bursting from the windows Of the west build
the men, proceeded to the building The wind
at this time blowing freshly from the north
ranging about three hundred feet were wrapped in
flames. AS the floors all laid with pitch pine the
buildings were entirely nensctua Engine No. 40 Of
Harem came soon as they could procure a convey
thing The fire Continued burning till o'cioch in the
morning. when part OF the walls fell in, and every
thing that could bum being 6urat up, the are was
from ofthe Aues issuing from the furnace but MIR
Beacuey informed our reporter tn : there was
but Little fire in the furnace and that when he entered
the building he put his hand upon the grating through
which he heated air issued in the first story and that
hardly warm; the same in the second story but on
reaching the third story he found filled with flames
There has been an i'll feeling for some time past be-
tween the workmen in the vicinity OF Randsll Island
and the contractors buildings Of the
latter having employed prison hands on the building
Mr. Bsachley gave as his opinion that the buildings
set fire We sincerely hope that this may not
be So man. or body Of men, no would assist in de-
roying building erected for such noble purpose to
crafty their private malice have right to the OF
and deserve be bsnshed from the presence OF all
human kind. Probably the houses will be rebuilt in
short time.
DEMOCRATIC CorvESrror.-The democratic nomna
ting committee met last evening at rammany Hall, and
nominated for member, Of Assembly, Jonathan p Ste.
venson Robert Ludlow, Joshua Fleet, John Devlin,
Gerardus Boyce, and Thos. Spoford
THE WEArHER.-Night before last Jack Frost paid
visit. II was very cold and cloaks, overcoats and
called into requisition During the night, those
whohad not taken the add to the Clothing Of
their beds, suffered some" from the friendly greeting Of
Jack Frest In the morning the thermometer stood at 81
eg ana ice about quarter OF an inch in thickness
been exposed Tho dahlas which brave the autumnal
winds iearlessly were obliged TO knock under and were
frozen sui Relentless Jack Frost The warm sum
played around us, and now comes thy turn with thy
biting atmo phere and boistering breezes SO goes the
word-warm and cold, fair and foul bright and duh
Well this everchangng variety better far than would
be the realization Of that wild dream OF Fourier who
thought THAT when the inhabitants OF the earth
ganised into groups and seres" it would twist round
into coincidence of equator and equnoctia and there
by cause perennial spring
Episcopaans was yesterday laid by Bishop James, Bro
sandford and Doctor Bangs The site Of this church
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wich Lane and is to be plain simple iice built OF
BRICK and will have front of fifty five feet and depth
The ground in the Of quite hunter of thscon
gregaton the ladies preponderatins in numbers pre-
sented very singular appearance to see the congrga-
tie and confusion Of the every day business Of the world
that was going on around them The swell of their vol
united in hymn, mingled with the rattle of the pass
days On side you could hear the solemn tone OF
the preacher and the other the passing remark the
way'farer Altogether was solemn and instructive
scene.
The GREAT BRIrAN.-The pumps at the sectional
dock still in operation raising slowly but surely the
the dock somewhat doubtful whether the machinery
is sufficiently strong to sustain the whole weight OF the
steamer The wharf continually covered with specta
Run AsHoRR-The propeller Qsnnebaug, one Of the
Norwich packets on her passage up Tuesday nighn
He'll Gate broke the shaft of her propeller which
ed her Immediately to fill with water. She was run
ashore on the Salt Marsh between the Bluff and Negro
| Point with nothing but her bows out of water
FIRE--The work shop OF d. Bsrrien, jr & Co. brush
makers. No S57 Pearl street, slightly damaged by
are at about o'clock yesterday morning
/ ALL SMoKE-Some of our citizens very much
alarmed yesterday afternoon by seeing huge volumes OF
smoke rising Jersey City Hundreds persons
to the wharves thinking that all Jersey was on fire.
turned out however to be nothing more than the burn
ing Of a meadow in the classic vicinity OF Snake Hill.
| DRrAprUL AccIDErr.-Yesteriay afternoon about
o'clock shocking accident took place at the marble
works of r. Brown corner Of franklin and Greenwich
streets by which man named Alexander Dugan. na
Of Ireland, aged about As years. and who worked IL
| estaDllshment,
appears he was engaged in adjusting belt round the
drum OF the blower of the steam engine and it suppo
ed his feet slipped and he precpitaed into the mds
II the machinery, which caught up and manged him in
an awful manner severing his head and lett from hi
body and decorating his chest completely stripping the
quite dead and convey ed to his home where heart
ending scene took place. The Coroner will hold
| quest on the body this morning
CuLraBLE-The leaving pile of stones at the inter.
section Of Canal street aud Broadway without any light
to warn drivers of vehicles. Such the case last
| night.
THE FAIR at the American Institute will be quite
terestng to-day and this evening, there will be grand
show of fireworks. II closes shortly.
suIcrpE.The Coroner called this morning to hold
an inquest at the Aims House the body of
Horace j. Prosssr, late Of U Infantry, who found
lead on board of the barque Indiana, lying in Coente
slip post mortem examination made when it
asceraned tina he had his death by taking
,ac acid Verdict accordingly.
DEATH ny DsLIRrUM TREMrNs-The Coroner held an
inquest also upon the body Of named James Wright
ate seaman on board the U. s. ship Prebble who
found dead this morning on a raft in Goveneur Slip He
was discharged from the ship three or four weeks ago
since which time nm TO the time he was last ha
been on spree. Verdict, Death by deirum tremens
SUDDEN DEArH.-A man named Francis Crawley, ma.
tive OF Ireland aged AZ years while in the house of Mrs
Reed, in Cross street, seized with violent cramy
in his stomach and Immediately expired. The Coroner
will hold an inquest upon his body the Of the
day.
Common Council.
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN, Oct pa special
meeting of this Board called this evening
Croton Waier for YorkpHie.-Assistant Alderma,
SporroRp presented petition from William Fulmer and
others Tor supply Of water for the purpose Of
ngushing fires Yorkville. Referred 10 CIoon Aque
duct Committee.
Papers frsm the Board Of .4idsrmen.-A report ot
Committee Markets and resou in favor OF having
Fulton Market enclosed Concurred in
Report Of Commus, Police, Watch ind Prisons and
resolution in favor Of contracting with Matthew Murray
and William Rowland to build prison in the of f.
ex market and appropriang s4 0s4 for deiraying the
expenses the reof Referred to Committee on Police
Watch and Prisons.
The Chief Engiaecrs R,porf The rerort of the Chief
Engineer for the month OF September lsis received
accepted, and concurred in.
Police Intelligence.
Arrest cf BurgiorA man named James Ford, has