The New York herald., 1845-10-11
City Intelligence.

their performance as well as that OF the piper Mr. Nc
Kerracher, elected deserved applause.
This fine military company attracted much attention
and amongst the inmates Of the Astor House, none ap
peared more interested in its appearance than Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Kean who were amongst the crowd Of on
lockers in the lobby as the company filed into the sup
per room where they enjoyed the elegant hospitaes
OF Mr. Charles Setson, himself one of the most
piished officers OF our citizen soldiery.
DEMocRAIIc CoMMIrrEE.-The democratic Committee
met last night. at Tammany Hail. to nominate cand
date for Register There 81 candidates. and after
three ballots they gave up and adjourned till We'd
nesday evening next
CAPT TAYLoR's SUBMARINE ExrERMENrs.-Captan
George W. Taylor has for time been known to the
community as scientific and practical philosopher in
submarine matters. He has made improvements the
diving BELL and has invented suit Of water proof sub
marine armor. He gave q number of experiments on
board his schooner Spt6re lying othe Battery yeser
day morning at nine o'clock in the presence Of large
number OF philosophers, nautical men, and othe
Among those present noticed Professor Mapss, Capt
Cram, DR.. Bostwick, Capt. Matthew'S Gen. Chandler,
Robert Owen Zebedee Cook Jr., and number of gem
uemen connected with the press of this city. Captain
Taylor commenced his experiments by descending in
the diving BELL in company with another gentleman
ed They remained down about half hour, wren they
were drawn up at given signal There was an air
piled with fresh air This bell is made sheet copper
and weighs 1900 pounds Attached to it weights
the amount Of 1900 pounds. These used in sinking
tracing single pin and then the bell would rise with
out any assistance The most interesting experiment
however was with the submarine armor. This is made
principally Of India rubber The covering for the head
is copper casque, or helmet, containing small glass
window Through the top Of the casque pipe enters,
perfectly water Tight the wrists of the sleeves made
of India rubber and drawn very tight through these
however, the air which the submarine walker breathes
escapes. This weighs SO pounds, and weight Of
IS pounds more is used for sinking. young man in
the employ Of Capt Taylor was encssed in this armor,
and lowered into the water by means Of tackle. such
as is used in hosting merchandise He was lower
ed to the bottom and there walked about for fifteen
minutes, and was then raised When he came up he
DerfeCty Cant he has
ed under water between and hours and been
in water one hundred feet deep. This apparatus
lakes rivers bays and any water which is reasonably
shallow cannot be explored and all lost there
the wreck Of the steamer St. Louis and
chest containing $780, He also descended into the wreck
Of steamer Little Erie on Lake st. Clair and nailed
three panks on to the bottom, so that she pumped
out and raised. This shows the ease with which the
limbs may be used while encased in this After
the experiments were concluded Captain Taylor made
remarks in which he said that had supposed
that the effect of descending in the diving bell detr
mental to the health He said that in 1888 he was very
much out of health that he skeleton and had
very bad cough that his physicians told him he could
not live. About this time he commenced his expert
health until you will hardly finer hea thy
looking countenance in days walk At another time
having bad cough which had troubled him for six
ately left him and did not These facts deserve
the attention Of the medical profession if the conclu
sions to which they lead true the diving bell may be
used as curative agent of great power Mr.. Robert
"a years of age and has been quite deaf for
cending thought he could % hear much better Capt Tay
lor has purchased the schooner Sptfre which cap
tured the Coast OF Africa and condemned SLAYER
She is Baltimore clipper of 100 tons and one of the fast
est sailers built He is bound to Chesapeake
Bay where he is going to raise the cargo the brig Can
ton which was loaded with iron and sunk about two
months since He engaged to do this by the Boston
Mutual Insurance Company. He is then going to the
spanish Nam Tor the purpose o. Looking ior the
there Success attend him. He is man Of enterprise
and talent and deserves it.
Sr. COLUMBIA CHURCH, CHELsEA.-This beautiful and
commodous Church. which has been built within the
short period of time of five months, will be consecrated
tomorrow Sunday 18th inst) at l0l o'clock A. NJ The
mony Of cOnsecratiOn, % and the Right Rev. Bishop
Hughes will preach on the occasion. Those who intend
to be present at the conservation had better
be prepared to start early as it apprehended that the
church, notwithstanding its capacousness, will not con-
tain the number that may present themselves for adms
talents Of the Right Rev preacher alone independent Of
other inducements would be than guarantee for
the proprety Of entertaining such an opinion.
BUILDING SETTLED. The building No. As Liberty st :,
occupied by p B. Fuller crockery store has settled
back nearly loot from perpendicular. The Of
also cracked to the second story and altogether it
looks very unsafe.
A NOBLE Acr.-About half past ID O'Clock, yesterday
ayoung woman either fell overheard, jumped over
purposely, from of the Fulton ferry boats, when
about half way No aid, seems, could be
dered by those on board the ferry boat owing perhaps
to the confusion incident such occasions The Lon
packet
same time towed by the Jacob Bell and carried by
the flood tide towards the place. Her mate Mr. Robert
II. Bearson, Of Brooklyn, seeing the woman drowning
in moment threw eff his hat and jacket, and waving
his hand for the pilot to sheer the ship little, passed
board the Jacob Bell, and putting small line his
head jumped overheard, and swimming to the woman
caught her was about to sink and they were both
safely hauled board the Jacob Bell from whence the
woman was soon taken by the ferry boat What injury
she sustained is not known but she entirely out Of
her while on board the j. b. owing, probably to
severe blow received OH her head while in the water.
Her rescue was merorous act and deserves honora-
BILE mention
A New GAME.-On Thursday afternoon. called
at respectable boarding house. in West Broadway, and
took of the landlady lease OF the basement of ber
house, for the ostensbe purpose Of storing urni
ture in it, He brought the furniture and stated to the
andlady that he might occasionally wish to sleep in the
basement until his family returned to the city About
10 O'Clock, conversation heard in the basement
the landlady went to the door and isenedshe heard
man and woman converslng together and endeavoured
to effect an entrance In this she unsuccessful and
yesterday morning, the man who hired the basement
was found moving his goods away But this not all
II discovered that during the night female under the
control of the who hired the basement had enced
countryman in there and robbed him of two hundred dol
lars This mode of raising the wind and should
act az caution to all persons to be careful to whom they
rent their Easements.
SARAH DEcKER-The friends Of this unfortunate girl
took her body home yesterday afternoon.
Hon. LUTHER BRApIsH-It is reported that this gen.
teman has declined being candidate for Senator
from the ls District to which office he nominated by
the Wing Senatorial Convention on the 7th
THE srEAMBoAr HENDRIX Hupsos.-This boat made
her first trip wednesday, and returned on Thurday
night from Albany She made he passage up in running
tines hours and 40 minutes When a little above
Poughkeepsie the key Of her piston rod became loose
she was detained all night and until o'clock the next
morning, to fix the key. On her return, last evening"
she made about the same time.
PROFESSOR VINES LEcTuREs.-The wetness of
the weather kept many from attending the lecture Of
last evening however, there was quite a respecta-
hla he ad DroC
his lecture by referring to the state Of agriculture in
the early days of the Hebrews and In the course Of
his remarks took cursorv glance at the state of
agriculture in kentucky and Tennessee, (which yield
ed last year l2O million bushels of corn, which were
equal in value to all the cotton OF the South, and the
country in general. New York alone yielded more
in agricultural produce than all the cotton Of the
country put together, and yet men were found who