The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-04-26
City Intelligence,

City Intelligence.
THE EcLIrsE.-We presume that the eclipse came fl
Yesterday but il did il only visible this part of
the world to the birds that fly above this dull earth into
the regions where clouds suly the brightness of
the ceTulean sky With the exception Of little add
tional darkness the eclipse made no moro difference
eclipse all We shall wait with anxiety from other
cities, to whether they were more favored than
We have lost fine sight, and shall not have the oppors
tuDity Of witnessing another for eight years.
THE CoNvENrIov-INpEpEnpErr TIcKEr.-In COM
plianco with requisition put forward in the Journal IF
Commerce, meeting took place last evening at the
Tabernacle,
FRANcIs GRIFFIN, Esq in the chair.
The object Of the meeting was 10 select out Of he
three tickets democ ratic-whig native. already
selected delegation of such character would give
universal satisfaction to the citizens in general The
meeting, though comparatively small, embraced num-
Der Of most influential merchants and among whom
were Messrs. Moses H. Grnnel j. Minturn, Aspinwall,
Wood, Hsgarty, j. Fessendcn Chandler, Perkins Coz
zens, Lloyd, slamm, George W. Dixon. Stephen Sam
Mr. GRISNELL was in favor Of nominating q ticket
which would support the interests of all classes.
Mr. FEssENDEN considered that the mechanics should
be represented fully than in the which the
tickets, already presented, represented them.
After few desultory remarks, the following ticket
was selected =
Stephen Allen, Lora Nash
David B. Ogden, Richard s. williams,
Charles OConor, John Leveridge,
Shepard Knapp, John II. Williams,
Jno. L Stephens, Elias H Ely,
Solomon Townsend, Robert Taylor.
Hiram Ketchum, Henry Nicoll,
Benjamin +. Cornell, Ogden Edwards.
The meeting adjourned.
meyer, John C Greene and Samuel F. Mott, having do
clined the nomination Of the whg constitutional
venton Ogden Edwards, John H. Williams and Elias H.
Ely, have been nominated in their places.
FiRE-A fire broke out Friday evening" about 10 o.
clock in the story brick building belonging Jacob
occupied by Mr. Le Reamy as a storehouse. In
it stored $50 half boxes Of tea part Of carg
Of the ship Rainbow and belonging to Rowland and As
a vnf nordo
thu hundred bales of cotton belonging Roberts
and williams The fire caught in the second story and
bustion. The fremen were promptly the spot, but
could not the building which burut down to the
work getting out the tea and cotton most Of the
former will be saved, though In damaged state The
store was 70 Mekss ana Srohss C.StSn flour
ton In the vaults under the street, quantity salt
pere and turpen.ne are stored but probably the fire
will not reach them Both the building and goods were
insured. While engine No. ~ was playing, large cell
eighteen inches in length, came out Of the pipe
One of the same size also came out Of No. About go
bales OF cotton, mats cassia, and few hogsheads
ofsugar were saved.
ANOTHER FrRE.-About o'clock yesterday morning, a
fire broke out at No. Murray street, in a two story
building the lower part occupied as shoe store, and
the upper as lodging rooms, by MIR. T. Booth and his
be- the whole stock was
and his sister waking and finding the store blaze,
obliged to get out Of the scute, and going along
the roof desce nd in adjoining house 1t will be total
loss to MIR Booth his policy for $500 having
out Friday The inside Of the building entire
ly burnt out
about i've O'Clock yesterday morning. but 1t extin
guished with but little damage.
The FiRE ON LONG IsLASp.-The fire that was seen on
Friday night near Fort Hamilton, Long Island, proves
to be two large stables, owned by Timothy Cortlyou
The contents consisted OF four hundred bushels of wheat
and one or all Of which were burnt There was no in
shortly after, fire occurred New Utrecht
barn containing three horses several carriages and
n al dacfr cd rha
property belonged to Mr. Woodward also Insurance.
Both the hres i supposed, were the work of an in
had made threats against the of property that
day, for some supposed injuries he had received He
was taken at the latter fire. with box Of matches in his
pc sRet.
FsLL IN fra Frenchman, name unknown, fell in
Mt in vesey street yesterday afternoon and was ia.
ATTEMPTED sUIcrDE-On Friday evening. Mrs. Ryan,
residing at the Of Frankfort and Vande water
streets, while in ft of insanity, attempted to cut her
ArrrMrr At DaowNrSo.-OHcer Eversop. of the
Fifth ward rescued an unknown woman from drowning,
on Friday evening
Ma BRrsrow at lse Broadway offers an excellent Cd
portunty to any who wishes acquire with read.
ness, good hand His superiority in teaching ladies
and gentlemen excellent hand whiting in twelve les
sons, Is well known He is considered OF the best
teachers Of the chirog aphc art in the country and
those who write cramped and rndis,inct hand cannot
do better than to call on him
CoRoSRRs OFFICE Killed bv a Hog-The Coroner
was called 10 hold inquest yesterday at No GAG Will
liam street. the body Of small boy, only eight years
ofage, by the name OF James d. Levy. This poor little
fellow was accidentally knocked down by brute of a
Pig on Friday night in Chatham street. near Pearl by
which he received such injuries caused his death
yesterday morning. Verdict accordingly.
Virginia Elections,
RICHMOND CITv-House OF Delegates Joseph Mayo,
by 80 majority
HEsRrco couSrr-House of Delegates a. Ian.
HANOVER Couxrv-House o, Delegates-J d. @.
Brown re elected. Senate-At Gold Harbor, close of
pols-Guerrant l4l Coleman 1877.
LOUISA CouRr HOUSE. when the cars lef,)-For Se.
nate-Coieman CO. Guerrant ST. For House-Poind, after
I07, Anderson 80.
CHEsrERrRLp CourrY-Ifouse Of Delegates John
w. Jones-no opposition.
CAROLINE CoUSrr-Housc Of Delegates-J. NJ. q.
Dicknson--r elected.
PowHArrAS CouSTY-As far as heard from at I p NJ,
Cooke 60 ahead.
We gather the above returns from the Richmond
nhg and the Richmond Enquirer. of Friday morning.
complete returns had not been received from Hanover
mere were sufficient to leave doubt oil the demo-
cras success In re electing MIR. Brown.
nose IN italics are Wings.
R ,nalIa.s Cousrr-By slip from the Wiaehssier
pa.uean once, We learn that Wall and Carson have
oe Sas Elected c 70 the House Of Delegates.
aNomoik Ciry-By our regular dates of tho M, fair
nussa snu Ne,fsk Beoeon, we learn that C. w. E,,o.
ton has been elected the HOUSE Of ;tno~,
opposition; For the Senate, c. Crump, 200; william
NoRroLK CouSrY.-House Of Delsrate,-s rv,,. n
d Hap,g senate.-All but two precincts. Cymmn. ss1:
NaSssmoSp Courry-sta,e OF thu nou =, "a .,.,..,
Sufolk-for House of Delegates, j. X Ki,y. 80. Hn.h
Psssss.s Avs covrr1"X . bM aeR 81, Of Dali.
sstes-J; W; stone, 81; W. ?. Morgan, iIs. Senate
Jsyysssor courry-House Of Delegates Hunter
Those In hafies are Whigs