The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-29
City Intelligence.

THE GRrArEsr CURIoslrY THE CxNruRv.-Au
those who promenade Broadway daily visiting the
magnificent American aloe now in bloom there. This
extraordinary plant blossoms only in century and
is therefore, difficult for the Oldest inhabiant to
compare this with any other Aloe in bloom here II
10 impossible to describe the plant; is monster; it
seems to be sort of Elephant Of the Flowery King
dom. with beautifully rich caparison in the shape Of
sSnned all who
II to step in at Dunlap Thompsons conservatory 635
Broadway where beside: the aloe great many rare
COLUMBIA CoLLEaE-Ths annual commencement of
this institution will be celebrated in the Msthodi Epis
Green n9 sSs
church will commence at 10 O'Clock.
Our.pooR MERcHANrs-rHE LAST Case OF LOCK-
JAw-The streets are full of dealers in all sorts Of
goods the steps # some vacated house, upon ia
bles. Dealers in magic erasve soap. warranted to
all stains not excepting those Of the character
are found in any quantity scattered about the city Deal
ers in shells sugar biscuits root beer, pine apples and
old books very plenty and the last invention which
claims patronage in the streets is peculiar compound
which. upon being applied to any broken china, stone
gaos sod At 81 Ss
corners and 10 made up in little sticks. very much re-
sembling stick Of candy. Yesterday negro boy per
it. and observing the box in which the cement was
placed. and taking for prime moasses candy seized
stick and going little out Of the crowd, made bite In
it-when horrible to relate, he found impossible
open his jaw again That part of the stick in front of
cementlng
powerful, that his bOnesn were nseparaby fastened
together and 90 he remains martyr to his love for
moasses candy
THE NEw PAvrMExr.-The preparations for laying
the pavement in Broadway, between Chamber and
Reade streets, were commenced yesterday. From MIR
James w. Smith, the superintendent of the work we
learned that the blocks which of kienite six
inches wide and ten deep and that they to be laid on
a concrete foundation, which makes them perfectly
firm and immovable at the bottom. The stone is very
hard and does appear disposed to crumbe break
and it is calculated the pavement will last fifty years
TIE GIssERBREAp MAS-Among the distinguished
arrivals chroniced in town is that OF the veritsble GIN
gerbread Man, whom it is said may be daily his
old promenade with his pockets filled with the delicious
food upon which he has existed for so many years.
Where he has been during the time since he disappear
ed from here not known He must certainly have re-
sided in land where flour and moasses plenty.
have adjourned without the report of the Committee
Arts and Sciences in relation to the practcabty Of free
baths in New York. why didn't Alderman Hart hurry
this up" Will he please attend to the first thing when
they meet again II is certainly subject which does
not deserve to lie idle.
RErEAL-In notice ofthe Repeal Meeting in yester-
having made speech. We made mistake in the name,
and correct it. by saying that the gentleman in ques
O'Neafe
FuSsY.-Passng along Nassau street yesterday, we
observed character of the genus loafer fishing in the
mud with his fingers and finally drawing out discarded
composition roller such as printers use for the purpose
Of linking their type Now to those unnitiaed in the
stories Of the craft be known that these rollers
composed Of glue and molasses, run in mould, and
very much resemble the substance scientifically known
as caoutchouc or vulgarly India rubber. But
turn. genius 6 she'd up the roll, covered with mud,
which he carefully scraped of with his fingers, and
commenced stretching it and looking upon it with un
mingled pleasure. He had found prize-several
pounds, as he thought. of India rubber. As were
going up to the Tombs and he in the same direction,
pt eye him. and he passed along, he several
times took long look at his prize and when he reached
of the junk shopsn Centre street. in he started to
make sale of it Here he asked what paid pound
for India rubber and upon being informed produced the
roll Of composition with air of great satisfaction and
very much surprised at being told by the keeper of
the shop who up to snuff that it was not the arti.
Gle he thought was The loafer left the chop with
sad hearand passed to the classic vicinity Of the
Tonbs Eliminating upon the old saw" All is not gold
that glitters"
CoRoSER's OFrIcE, JuLr 2s-Death from Intsmps-
ance.-The Coroner held inquest, yesterday, at No.
SO Cross street, the body of Mrs Kearney IS
OF age, born in Ireland who to her death by apo
pIexy brought by the effects Of intemperance Yer
dict accordingly