The New York herald., 1845-12-01
city Intelligence.

Lxrr.s, FOR rHr BsIrAssIAA At half past 10 o'clock
yesterday five thousand letters had heen received At the
Post Office in this CITY, intended for the steamer Bri-
tanna which sails Boston to-day The dispatch Of
the Post Office clerks is highly crsditsbls to them.
TnE Frssr Snow OF THE SKAsoN.--We woke up early
yesterday morning, and looking out OF our window saw
the pavements whitened with snow-not much snow,
but enough give evidence that II had been showing
As our sentimental friend would say, The angels had
spread carpet thick enough to leave their footprints
upon, How many glorious thoughts and hopes the first
snow Of the season bring with it Dim visions OF clear
black eyed girls buffalo robes, and the merry ngling
Of slegh.beis rise up before minds sye Come
know that we do fear thee with thy biting air; for
this changing variety of season our lte dull
monotony would make us seek our latter end.
RopBrRy OF Mr.. PrcK.-Mr. Peck the agent Of the
celebrated magician Herr Alexander, left this city and
arrived in Philadelphia, Thursday evening last, for
the purpose Of making arrangements for an exhibition
Peck left his trunk the wharf while he went in search
of a cab driver. On returning with one, he found his
&C. The next morning Mr. Peck found the porter who
had carried the trunk and it traced to the u s. Ho
tel They here found that the person who brought It
another hotel where the trunk found In possession
of a man who goes by the name Of Jack Cherry, for
He was forthwith arrested and the property with the
exception of sixty dollars and suit Of clothing, reco
vered
BLOCKING UP rnI SIpE.WALxs.-It 10 with great In
convenience that person can pass through the mercan
tile portions Of city, owing TO the beggarly account
Of empty boxes" which is arrayed upon the sidewalk
At this of the year. when business dull do
not see the necessity Of these distractions And what
is more provoking large number, and in fact, ma.
orty Of those hich lie from day to day, are en-
tirey empty and merely placed there for the pur
pose OF making show This senseless practice deserves
the condemnation of all respectable merchants, and
would call upon the police to the law which has
been enacted for the preservation OF our citizens shns
toes An! coat-tails.
SHAME SHAME SHAME There is man, by the
name of Michael now in the county prison. % Ed
ridge street. placed there for costs of couramounting
to twenty dollars. This is sailor, and perfectly
jury And worst Of ALL he is very ill-has medicine
and physicanhe county hysician has been applied
ing in reply to the messenger that the county will not
pay him I" Does the community know this 2
STEALING UMBRELLAs.-Umbrellas in this city, and al
most every where else regarded as proper
ty. II is common practice to steal them whenever
their would be beneficial. If person is green
enough to set down in rainy day, for moment, in
comes look for it, it is little likely to "come
up missing than any other way, and the owner is
obliged either to purchase another umorela steal one
rascaly practice A mans umbrella is as much his pro-
perty his hat coat and might as well be stolen
brea is to have the owners written on the inside
with white paint in large letters few suits for petit
larceny might also prove beneficial to the umbrella
stealing community.
CAMPHNE-We informed that this article has lately
risen SO per cent in price than ever was
before and the shopkeepsrs are loud in , their com
"
ureIs combine to keep the price to unreasonable
amount for them to establish mandatory Of them
selves and drive the monopolists out of the market
little competition would soon bring it from its present
price of 6s per gallon to 3s at which sum- in
formed it can be made, and give fair profit.
Brooklyn city IutelIig gence.
The Rev. Henry I. Cheever preached doctrinal ser
church Of the Pilgrims, Brooklyn His text may be
found in the lth chapter of Job, Sth This gen.
tleman advertised himself as missionary returned from
tha Gapdyr richl uhoro hQ mn
pose of converting the inhabitants OF those regions to
his faith very strange that these returned mission.
of the they have met with in making
sions We know many persons who went from this city
experience. They were disappointed, however, and
ablged to listen to dry doctrinal discourse.
SABBATH PEpLAR, AND SUPPOSED THIEy.-Yes.
terday afternoon tolerably we'll dressed and decent
looking man, entered the bar.room Of the Franklin
House, and offered for sale silver pencil case. which
OF course on SO sacred day was not purchased BY any
however to make profitable speculation, as he took
away from the premises two valuable umbrellas OF
them the property of the much esteemed proprietor and
publisher of Brooklyn newspaper. Officers Bird and
Wright were-as soon as the theft became known-de.
spatched in pursuit of the offenders but they did not
ceed in finding him.
An IMPRISONED VEssEL.--lt may be recollected that,
a short time ago, the schooner samuel p Brown" OF
Virginia, came into collision with Brookhaven schoon-
erthe consequence of which very considerable in
jury to both vessels The Southern craft alleged to
be in error, and suit commenced to DANA
submitted to the arbitration of referees mutually chosen
by the parties litigant The Samuel T. Brown" being
session Of by the sheriff Of Kings county who appointed
Mr.. Abraham 9 Wright as his deputy, until the claim
was satisfactorily adjusted This was in very short
the plaintiffs for the sum of one thousand and eighty
dollars.
REPEAL MEErISe-Aher the interesting proceedings
Freeman's Hall this afternoon, Repeal Meeting will be
held in of the public in that vicinity at which
it expected great number of persons will be present
and many eloquent addresses delivered.
jury DurY.-The many gentlemen who will be sum-
moned grand and petit jurors to attend the Courts
which will be opened, for the December session, this
morning, in Kings county have a decided advantage
their neighbour in New York who may be smilar-
y situated each individual upon whom such requi-
ston may be made, and who not exempt or excused
from the duty, will receive certain per diem compen
saon for the services and loss of time which he may
to the service of the State such capacity 1t is
grevous wrong that residents Of the metropolis who
compulsorily placed in like predcament no,
equally we'll and literally provided for.
POLICE MATrERs.-The city of Brooklyn was yester
of the peace which required the appearance inter
position of police magistrates or officers AT late hour
for improper conduct u the streets of them being
well clad and good looking female, who taken in
shrtless and forlorn looking wretch who was placed by
humane citizens in charge Of Mr. Pellersu keeper
of the public cells.
SUDDEN DEALH.-Yesterday morning, Mr.. Gideon Kim
oldest and most wealthy inhabitants of Brooklyn and
brother of the Corporation Counsellor, died very sud
denly at his fathers mansion in Fulton His re-
mains will be inferred tomorrow afternooa.
The New CRY HALL.-lt is not generally known in
Brooklyn that the City Hall, upon which workmen
will this morning commence operations) will be in the
centre of a triangular park enclosure, the ratings
which will take the place Of the unsghy board fence
which has long surrounded the foundation stones that
to be removed.
DARING ATTEMPT AT MURDER.-Afew days ago
daring attempt to murder whole family was
made near the Shot Tower in Jefferson county A Mr.
Kennedy, who is purchasing slaves, put up day
previous at the house of an old man named Phillips
He hired horse from Phillips and looking over
the country for slaves. One day when he came back
to Phillips house, young man there, who had
some time before been employed by Mr. Phillips to dc
work. During the evening, Phillips asked Ken
edy how he had succeeded in getting slaves, 60, from
which il is supposed that the young man heard that
Kennedy slave dealer, and suspected him to have
money. When they went to bed, Kennedy and the
Young man put in one bed, and Mr. Phillips and
his vile occupied tho other bed-both beds being in