The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-04
City Intelligence.

suNpAv.-The greater part Of yesterday afforded W
the hrst specimen Of legitimate May weather We have
yet had Thousands of people nocked to Hoboken and
Staten Island and the Park and Battery crowded all
day long.
CouHr OF GENIAL srssIors.-The May term Of the
Court Of General Sessions commences this morning
Several Of considerable interest expected to be
co "s s Board. w sHH' meet h, .v.
ming II 10 probable that each Board will meet several
ne wsss in o5ds, to wind the
members into ONCE
The particular attention Of our readers ID invited TO the
advertisement in this days paper concerning certain lost
FIREs SATURDAY NIGHr-There were no less than
thirteen fires during Saturday night and all Of them,
kept up continued ringing from II o'clock till on
Sunday morning The first are at II O'clock in the
competing room Of the True Sun Office; the damage
was triaing The next was at halfpast IL o'clock, in
Staple srcet-a stable but little damage was done The
next was stable in Sullivan street, at halfpast 10
o'clock and at o'clock another stable discovered
fire at 100 Eighth In this three horses were
burnt Another took place at halfpast l O'clock at
feed store in 18th street near oh avenue a. uD.rer
to halfpast and O'Clock, there alarms in the
LIST section Of and district At halfpast o'clock there
another stable in Spring street wa. on ars and the
whole wound up with another fire Of stable In rear Of
So Mercer street, at o'clock These fires must, of
course have been the work Of ncendaries, though
with what object We cannot conceive.
ATTEMPTED SUICiDE.-A Wnlte woman name
known, who appeared to Be drunk, was in the act Of
throwing herself OF the roof Of the house in the of
No al William street when she and prevent
ed by the officers Of the 4th district
AccrpErr.--A boy named Kennedy, II years Of age
residing at No 81 Pel street, while playing in the store
No is Bowery fell through tho hatch upwards Of thirty
feet and was very much injured He was carried to the
station house, and Afterwards sent home
RosnrRy-A small tin trunk containing SIS cash. and
several thousand dollars in notes Of hand and other vau
able papers. was taken from the store Of Thomas Hyatt
No 81 Division street. on Saturday afternoon
THE ScHooLMAsrER AsRoAp--We notice a placard in
front Of extensive periodical depot in Broadway stat
Ing That certain publication IL :" now rsddy."
Lrvrro AT WiLLIAMssuncH-MR. BENEFIT: I was
induced from certain considerations, to myself
and family to WILLIAMSBURG this spring. Among these
ss Ssr F.e2 % or ss
wei as to the community Of wilismsbarsh sensrsy,
their sssns 10 say that would not inc %
privilege hereafter Of crossing either ferry at the same
Of their intentions alter their previous arrange
ments Is this right7 know not whether the conduct
u me- mueS
m imposition, and therefore should be made public.
Yours, BusHwIcH.
CoaosrR's osvrer, May a. suieide-The coroner held
inquest yesterday ut No 81 Mulberry street. on the
body Of Mary Stewart, born In Wales 80 years Of age
who came to her death by the effects Of laudsnum,
Verdict accordingly.
was visited on the iIth ult by stroke Of lightning,
which damaged the house Of A. H. Morrel and killed
one Of the cxens The lightning first struck the top Of
the chimney, knocking OF . part Of the top passing
down the chimney TO the stove pipe, from the room oc
cupied by Mr. CIute followed down his stove pipe pass
ing through the door into the whore Mr. Daniel
Cuesincugh was at work. running down sxletree
stick which stood up against the wall with the lower end
near his foot q he stood saving OF the end Of elloc
thc current Of electricity penetrated his boot the
ball on the inside Of his M boot followed his le side up
70 his head and passed through the chamber floor into
the room where had hrs left, killing Mr.. Cussinough
instantly and carrying with particles Of his cap. which
picked out Of tho ceiling directly over where he
at work with Mr.. Cussinough who was not than
or feet from him at the time he sruck-he
not even shocked nor injured There also in the
ROOM where Il passed down and up MIR. Clute and his
WIFE, and Peter Mciuey and boy, Of them over
feet from the current and Of them hurt The house
was considerably damaged, and the chimney cracked in
several psces