The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-27

can escape them in such weather possesses amiabe
tsnpersuch does not often fall TO- the lot Of humsni
i was rather difcuit to keep them above the siush
FIRrMAs's BALL AT THE PARK THEArRr.-The grand
annual ball for the benefit OF the hremans charitable
had been noored over and the latter enclosed
with elegantly painted scenery The room was taste
fully decorated with the flags and banners Of tho engine
and hose companies OF CITY, dressed with evergreen
while costly and magnificent chandeliers were suspend
cd from the finely esesed ceiling which poured Hood
Light upon the assembled crowd The coup deiI was
truly grand AMI imposing Here had congregated much
OF the loneliness, beauty and grace OF New YORK with
eyes beoming with Kindness mirth and glee Ihis was
indeed, the ball par erestlence OF the season
"And ali went merry as a marriage bell"
About thousand persons present and mingled in
the festivities, among whom we noticed ssme OF our
This accession to the charitable fund will prove NEST
acceptable and doubt moi will be applied as it should
various and noble hsarted men who hesitate not to risk
their lives in rescung the property OF our citizens from
the treacherous and devouring elements
BIT BYA Doc.-A small boy was taken to the City
Hospital yesterday having been bitten by large bull
dog.
BLooMiNcDALE ROAD An occasional and spare hour
found US on the Boomingdale road on Saturday wrap
ped up in buffalo robes and sitting behind most splen
did turnout arranged for the purpose) with great
rety Of bells, which went dingle. dngls jingle" we
Bloomingdale road. There found multitude of
people, and Of the most distinguished and arstocratc
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control of Van Rensselaer, has lost none OF its i'm
portance under the superior management Of George
Perrin the active and willing host Of this Establishment
CLEAN STREETS SouRcE or REVENUE, NOT TAXA
Much has been said, from time to time, in the
public prints regarding the filthy condition of the streets
of this city and Justly too as some measure capable Of
obviatng serious evil should have been adopted
this That the present system of cleaning streets
and dsposing Of the manure, has not succeeded is
Of attaining the result soughtthat comfort to the
pedestrian and relief to the taxpayer The evil
OF the number of men employed and the money received
for manure We do not hesitate to say that hand.
yet invented has operated successfully in cutters and
muddy streets Another advantage in dswcepng is
IN afordng employment to men who would otherwise
be burden to the city The principal difficulty at
present lies in the sale of street manure the city not
Ssiving enough to pay the expense Of collecting it.
found in the inferior quality Of the article and its general
unftness for transportation This defect should be OBJ
ed would not only clean streets but be-
OF revenue to the city Night SOIL the most powerful
%anuTe known nov, in agriculture returning in produce
suffered to go to loss. This should be. Blackwelps
Island is at proper distance from this city to be depot
for the accumuatons of night soil and sweepngs Tho
ammonia Of the night soil might readily be fixed by the
of the chep mineral acids This manure would be at
once powerful dry, and destitute of any disagreeable
the Harlem Long Island railroads in winter, or in
summer by water; and would be of immense advantage
to the surrounding country for many miles distance
Boats constructed tor the purpose and manned by
vict negroes, might be employed in transporting the
night soil and sweepings to the Island during the night
there to be properly dried and dsineced BY other
victs. The value of this manure would be three-fod
that of sweepngs, and its quantity double thus nsung
revenue from that which is a tax upon the
munity.
CoRoNERs OFFICE, Jan. Infanticide-A young
Irish girl by the Of Honora Cahil servant in the
family of Mr.. H. v. Sgler, No lis Elm street,
pected by Mr. Sglers family, from her appearance to
be enciete but when asked respecting her situation,
she strongly denied the fact However on last Wednes
day, she was quite unwell, and from circumstances
which came to the knowledge Of the family they
convinced that all not right Consequently, upon
further inquiry she confessed having been delivered of
female child, and to conceal her shame threw it down
the sink in the yard The coroner called to inves
gate this matter who set his able and intel
lgent deputy, Mr. Cockeair to work, which resulted
in dragging the body of the murdered innocent from the
sink Upon an examination being made, the skull of
the child was found fractured, and split open evidently
done while the child alive, ON the fact of the
agulaed blood being the fractured part of the skull
The rats had made sad havock, having eaten away the
greater part of the abdomen also and leg
The lungs found to float in bowl of water which
shows hey ond doubt that the child murdered for
had it been stillborn died by any natural the
lungs would Immediately sink to the bottom. The in
quest held late this evening and the jury rendered
verdict that the child to her death by the hands OF
her mother.