The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-09
City Inteillgonce.

spLssDsO sHp LAy-cx.-To Be launched this morn
tsys zen oSsx fo OF sSs ahp yssa q Ms IVES
splendid ship Christiana. owned by Messrs W. H. Ha-
sasd Captain Ham%ona and samuel Il Master. and
vessel is Of 6ns model and very substantial. and the
same time she combines beauty with strength. for
home and abroad. The Chrisana has been built with
all tho latest improvements for the comfort and conve
avorits packets She zoo tons and to be commanded
by Captain Edward Hammond, late Of the ship iilah,
h an .sa .s the
MAGNETIC TELEGRArH.-The stockholders Of the New
York. Philadelpha, Baltimore and Washington Electro
Magnetic Telegraph Co held at Dupkers Mansion House
broadway, Tuesday the It'll inst elected for President
the Hen Amos Kendall. Of Washington Secretary
Thos n Clark. Of New York, for Treasurer. Geo, H.
washington, Geo c. Pennyman, Of Baltimore. R.
Irimbie, Of Wilmington Geo H. Hart and William
swain, Of Philadelphia and John j. Halsey and Thomas
M Clark, OF New York, for the ensuing year.
PnvsscIAN PEsirENrIAnY-Our city council
has q last found out that pair Of assistant ysicsns
aid required by our two hundred patients The penen-
tary hospital has never yet had permanent ply stefan
placed over it. though the chdren's hospital and the
potent ply scsans residing the spot land neither Of
these apartments important than that of the
luton appointing Dr. W. W. Sanger permanent ply stefan
at the penitentiary hospitals. Aldermen Walsh Messe
taken adeep interest in the city institutions and
wants warmly supported this resolution and It passed
know how il could be otherwise The resident physi
cian Dr. Hasbrouck has been long urging the necessity
Of this appointment. Mr. Cook, the late commissioner
Mr. Leonard the present and many other influential
acquainted with the necessities of these unhappy
prisoners. and who know Dr. Sanger, have again and
again advocated this We learn that Dr. San
ger has months in charge this hos
ptal, and assured that his appointment will be
hailed with pleasure by every person connected with it.
ExPLesioN OF SPIRIT GAs.-The alarm of fire at
o'clock on Tuesday evening caused by tho bursting
Of spirit gas lamp, at a. Hester street Little damage
FraEsA FIRE occurred yesterday morning, about half.
past ona o'clock in the clothing Store No. 81 Chatham
street. Not much damage done.
FArAL AccrDErr.-A German sailor called Peter -,
about - years Of age, belonging to the barque Maria
Rubina, wing at Pier No. North River, at work
hs s sSs ss Of his
almost instant DEATH The Coroner called to hold
inquest on the body.
out Yesterday afternoon in Stanton street. the
ner Of Allen street, in small frame building occupied
by poor washerwoman, which destroying
her Infant babe in the cradle appears this unfortunate
woman occupied washing in the of the building,
and IN the where the child laid asleep the CRADLE
was furnace which she used for boiling the clothes,
and near this lighted furnace, pile of shavings
whom the alarm given, officer Bloom was close at
hand who succeeded in extngushng the flames, and
the poor babe was rescued from destruction but not
until its little legs much burnt almost all the poor
womans furniture was destroyed.
SPoRrISo INrELLIcENcE-RAcINo IN CENTRE STREET
between niger and white man, lboth driven]
took place yesterday in this street, each party driving at
the time one horse wagon, at II o'clock. It was
regular rong match, and on passing Canal street. the
niger got the lead when of the 9th street trains
beng ahead and returning from City Hail. the niger
being directly the track obliged to cear and
collision would have taken place it not for his
skilful management On passing the train the niger
took the lead Of hi; white competitor and shot by the
Tombs in triumph The police ought to have been
the track" at the time to =" rein in" the steeds
NASSAU srREEr.-The pedestrians Of Nassau street
had little variety served up to them yesterday by
looking porter driving loaded whsebarrow from
Wall street to the Park taking to himself the whole of
the sidewalk and obligng them to turn out into the
street Free country this
EXTENSIVE RoBBERY.-Joseph B. Pollard, auctioneer,
Of No $50 Broadway, robbed Of about eight hun
drea dollars worth Of gold watches on Tuesday even
ing, under the following circumstance He being in
the custom Of sending his valuable goods home every
evening, gave them in charge of two young EN-
poyed his store They took the boxes home but when
MIR Pollard down to his store yesterday morning.
he found that the boxes had been opened and the best
watches taken out The young had been in his
poy about six mouths No clue has yet been discover
ed Of their whereabouts.
CoRoNER's OFFICE, July s-Deafh from Intemperdnce.
The Coroner held inquest yesterday at the head OF
Little Water street. the Five Points the body Of
coIored woman by the of Matilda Howard, born in
Virginia IS years of age who came to her death from
the eHects off ntemperance.