The New York herald., 1845-03-04
City Intelligence. o.


MAKca3.-A FIaHr FATAL RESULTS Last
night about O'Clock .Wschman Hammond heard noise
81 the end OF Merchants Slip. and going the
,ot observed two mn lighting. and before he could
get ,hem they both i,om The end OF the slip into
the One Of the men named John Rohr got out,
With nothing tuaa wet skin but the other
Rohr said h. did not know the other man name
fhe exhibits some peculiar features and athe disa
sueable one he Corr ends make full nves.
tgaon to day Rohr put IN the Tombs to await the
| result Of the inquest
| Police OMce--NIAhcH 3-GRanp LARCENY AND An.
On the night OF the 9Th Feo uary last the store
OF Cofiin Bradlee Co, oil No "A ExchangsPace, was
discoveredto be fire. and before the flames were ex
destroyed From the appearance Of the store was dis
that the fire had been work Of ncendury
been stolen. On Tuesday last Of the property
sisting oftwo pieces Of br0adcloth traced to two
different piece had been rawnsd and the other
lett tor debt by Henry g. Massy clerk In the employ
the above named firm. The porter OF the store named
Charles Feigurson IL alse implicated in the charge Of
grand larceny and arson to answer which they are both
/ committed
| DARING RoBskHY--As a lad named Alexander Wallace
in the employ OF Mr.. John Cook, gold beater Of No
.ourtlandt street returning from of the Wall
street banks with 80 silver French pieces $3.50 2
in small bag in his hand well dressed snatched il
from his hand near the obprty and Little Green
SITS and ram The boy pursued him calling stop thef the
individual to whom thar unpleasant expression APPLIED
the Of Nassau street and Maiden Lane and the
ney found npen him. as also heavy sluag shot, Oo be-
ing taken to the Police Office by Mr. Goodwin and George
Washington Dixon, he gave his name as Edwin Bal ey
and was fully committed There several rogues Of
yesterday, and the NJ P that district would do
well to visit tne oyster houses little less oen and keep
1 an eye upon these dangerous men.
| DARING THEFr-Mr. Horato r. Bellows, who boards
No 1856 Amity street, going into his room about II
O'Clock this morning, discovered two strange young
gentlemen in his apartment and one Of them riding
his valss Mr. B. made spring at him and collared him,
and hia conpsnion sPrang out Of the window end wa
was fully committed at the Upper Police
ARREST ron FALSE PRErFrcEs-A man named Hugh
McGauley arrested and held to bail charge VI
i
Williss to sell at auction 10 alleged that he never sold
/ the goods and was no auctioneer. !.
COroner's Omce-DEArH BURNS The Coro
held an inquest to-day at the City Hospital on the
body Of child named Ellen shannon years Of age;
who died on the 29h Of February, from burns received
No ass Mott street The mother Of the child is poor,
that the child was burned The jury found that the child
died from inures received from its clothes catching
on fire owing to the cupsbe negligence and gross care
DIED IN Frr.-The Coroner also held inquest upon
Of
| o'clock lastsnight in ft of epilepsy.
Common Council.
| Board OF ALDERMEN March s.-The minutes Of the
An V h and Dumb Asylum on
Saturday next at O'Clock, received and accepted.
Petition Of the Coroner "A petition received from
ton Attorney, to defend suit brought by Dr.. Gold
smith against the Coroner for services rendered at post
mortem examinations. Granted.
Another petition received from Stephen Eustis
keeper the Court Of Sessions Of salary
great humber Of other petitions were presented ano
Municipal Police "A petition was received from super
ineDdent Benson of the Municipal Police asking for
appropriation to furnish the MPs with water proof
cspes.
Croton Aqueduct reported in favor of permitting persons
to use the public sewers to communicate with water
the consent Of the street commissioners obtained.
Adopted.
favor Of extending the district law in rels
on thereto to be asked for ahe hands of the Legsla
ton. Adopted.
sitting the credit Of the Board Of Education the sum
$7 a. for the payment Of expenses incurred in furnish
ing Ward School 49, Adopted.
The Committee Streets reported in favor Of making
application to the Legislature repeal Of much OF the
to the portion thereof south Of aSth street Adopted
The Committee Wharves reported in favor Of making
application to the Legislature in relation to sttinl
| table, and ordered to be printed.
| Di.idng Ward li.-An ordinance was presented,
which divides Ward III inso six election districts
/ Adopted.
.a5ri4gemen Of Police PoDe,s-Ald Burr,sc presented
marshall, shall receive pay for any time he shall be
looking for oenders or patrolling. Or engsged spr
| to perform such duties Adopted
number Of lists presented, and
| frmed.
The Chief Engineer presented his monthly return fer
February, which took the usual course
Board Of Hsstant Mdermen renesns ths o,Snann
passed last April compelling the steamboats, navigating
also discussed again at considerable length.
Aid BUNTING, Of the 7th Ward opposed the passage
the resolution He regarded the argument that stranger
visiting the city would be subjected to great inconvs
niences and expense, a weak He thought tha,
the Legislation Of the Common Council should for Nu
to this city and pass through it, let them pay tr
butte let them pay hackmen and cabmen and porers
stop at our hotels, and pay for it.
hp m
position OF the member the 7th He regarded his r.
marks as extremely iberal-he was opposed to taxing
the travelling community-it was not in accordanc.
with the spirit ofhosptaiy that should be exercised TO
wards strangers. Some further debate occurred wheL
the resolution the Board Of Assistants was lost by
Therefore the ordinance compelling the boats to 60
above Market slip adopted last April is still in force o.
though l. is not obeyed. As Aid. Haabrouck suggested
is enforced the sound steamers will be compelled to
the travelling public be landed near the spot
now used.
All the other prpers from the other Board adopted
Al 10 O'Clock the Board adjourned till Monday evening
next.
BOARD OF AsssrAsrs-Mar s--This Board also met
last evening.
Police .dppointments.- Some few appointments were
made.
The arsenal "A memorial from the Common Council
asking the passage Of law TO authorize change Of the
location Of the arsenal to the suburbs Of the city
Papers frsm the Board Several unimportant papers
from the Board were read and concurred in
parties expelled from the Fire Companies Concurred
in.
Aims House-In favor Of directing the Counsel of Cor
poratien to prosecute all public officers who have embez
zled the public property. The report and resolution
leaving such measure discretionary with the Corpora
tion Counsel
Mr.. cHArLcx opposed them. and offered an amendment
making imperative the part Of the Counsel Of the
Corporation to prosecute in all such cases.
Mr.. EvERDELL conceived the amendment was uncaed
for.
The amendment lost.
Mr. CHARLrcK then offered substitute embracing the
amendment. Lost.
Mr.. CHARLicK then moved to insert the word "immed
after the word directed He did not wish have
this made matter Of "buncombe" before the eec
tonal for capital He knew that the Counsel of this
Corporation had too much discretion to proceed under
this resolution as at present framed.
Mr.. EvERDFLL OF opinion that the forms of law
would require delay and therefore the ution
wss properly framed to answer all the purposes.
Mr.. CHARLIcx replied he would withdraw the amend
ment the reselu all for electioneerng purpo