The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-27
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CITY Intelligence.

and many other mysteries Of this mysterious CITY, On
the south-west corner Of Broadway and White street.
stands house which has stood the blasts of many win.
tors and the burning of many summers Years
ago it was kept by Mrs. Mann. Alter she vacated
it, gentleman named Anderson took it, and it has since
been occupied e. house where sporting gentlemen
could easily get rid Of their superfuous change There
Is store underneath which has, until lately, been
cuped by Mr. Van Benschotsn a respectable grocery
store An air Of mystery has for long time hung about
this house suPsrtious servant girls have trembling
ly told of pale shadows passing in and out and many
have supposed the old house haunted SO much for the
house Now for the characters who figured in the mystic
ry An eccentric genius named Lorn E. Barnes who for.
mery kept dry goods store in Chatham Square has late
recovered certain quantity ofdry goods through the
place omsv occ bv Mr. ia, van a.
corner Of White street and Broadway in the house of
wn,ch f We have spoken i seems that negro pretty
yesterday morning about FIVE o'clock sleeping in the
store About this time Mr. Barnes in, aud after 60
ing out In the yard returned to the and told the
negro that be had been chasing game cock belonging
to Mr. Anderson and that in endesvoring to escape he
go out and attempt get # for him The negro did So
ana taking candle they commenced operations. The
was Immediately extingushsd Lighted papers were
determined to 60 down himself and taking hold ofths
seat lowered himself into the sink. He had
got fairly in than he said to Barnes, how bad smells
here there's something here than people think for
pokng about with his foot and stirred round some appa-
rently solid object-which he dead body.
they both for the street to nHd some other wit
nesses The 6rst person they encountered
him se SodS . whS n wn Me-
what to 90 they sent down to the 9th ward station
and the captain Of the district though, best 90
the Chief of Police Here the negro examined
:n mat at after the mel he carefully
lifted il up II fell again and sunk into the filth
ne even saw the breasts and described the dress being
saw also but the Aesh be entirely gone from it.
In all these statements the negro corroborated by
Barnes and the venerable Quaker both ofwhom the
same. The Quaker in particular was positive that he
saw body. Under these ci cumstances the chief
fora moment in dilemma, but that quick perce option
the story had been somewhat noised about and unless
everything conducted very carefully ten thousand
people would be gathered around the house half an
hour The chief prepared for this, and with strong
posse of officers, proceeded to the spot Arrived there
his explorations Alter striking the surface. he found
but struck upon hard substance This he took
beam but searching still further found it the all
walked ali over thick crust being formed about three
inches below the surface. No body. anything like it,
could be found The place had been left unmatched for
an hour or two, while the parties at the police
office The crust however appeared to present insur
mountsble obstacle to the sinking of the body as do
seem to agree with the facts as they appeared there
After searching for time and finding nothing
all day and last night What 10 make Of this affair we do
not know The fact Of the Negroes statements being
tleman renders the affair somewhat remarkable More
facts may yet be developed in relation to it
COMMON CouNcIL-SUMMER REcEss.-Both Boards, it
taking the usual Ss
condition of the streetsthe shameful abuses nusances
Of Of Sn s Of %
infested stare u.s. even in midsummer in the face In
relation to the neglect Of the authortes to the clean
sing and purhc OF the and CUTTERS there
loud end general outburst Of public ndg nation and the
deplorabe consequences which this neglect hreasns
ply of Croton water it is to be wondered that by sheer
and obstinate neglect the most populous and leading
make the :" filth of New York city sort of pro.
verb with our more fortunate neghbors Why all this
facilities for cleanliness and the promotion 81 public
health which other city the Unen can pretend to-
Perfectly ; Mro with the busy waters Of her
" broad Atlantic with soil naturally porous and by
every means susceptible of such tend
yet with these and manifold advantages the disgrace
full want Of system in the management of city affairs
the reckless negect-the mockery of all laws and
city ordinances-have thrown century behind some
Of the country villages regards the operations of
they also talk of adjourning over to September and
probably will do nothing. We have heard suggested
that meeting of citizens be called to take place the
Park for the purpose of devsng measures pro-
tect the lives Of the community from the threatened
pestience which the kh decayed garbage dirty streets
and stagnant pools, would to hold in
US To talk of erecting baths for the public while
things remain in this way, would be ridiculous We
sincerely trust that public meeting will be called
devise some means to protect from fRer and pesti
lence
sr GEoHoIs CHuncH-Yesterday morning, the son of
the Rev Rector lately ordained Deacon assisted his f.
Their reading of the Lessons &C. His voice was plea
SAINT, ana manner mann very prsPossessins' The Doctor
Epistles to Titus, CS and part Of the 10th verse
"Adorn the doctrine Of God Saviour in all things"
The Rev R.sssSsr rsmsksd that to honor hi; divine
The religion Of the gospel lays the duties of piey
justice and sobsty upon all He urged this principle
throne dignity the well adorn the lowest
stations in life He observed that the general aim and
salvation all The saviours mission was the re.
den pton Of man and the conversion of sinners II is
I, Iced them to God, and them to everlasting
ha piness The exhortaten Of the text addressed to
them who have been redeemed by the blood Of Christ
to such lie urged with great force this duty OF always
honorir, God, and adjoining the doctrine Of God their
Saviour in all things He further pointed the
duties an obligations of restored and converted
heart one OF its fundamental principles is,
it must be horn again; and without this no ordi-
nance Of the church-no waters of baptism, can
were held up urged powerful incentive sepa.
rate from this ild, which eth under the evil one and
rate from the wo Id must not be conformed to II.
The Rev. preacher closed this admirable discourse in
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In this life, with resigns and contented temper
IT NEvra RAINS, &c. The fine clipper sloop Citizen
IN. &
of the following morning, caught fifteen thousand fish
Of various descriptions, weighing from up to
to ten pounds II is difficult to say which the fast
sst-the rain or the fish.
Fmr-A IRE took place between five and six o'clock
on Saturday evening, at the mill of James @ Du.
bois, ~ Bethune street. near Washington. The entire
building and contents destroyed II was also &C.
cuped by Mr. Woodbury. a lock factory and machine
shop, and by MIR. Freeman q mustard factory. The
workmen were obliged to escape without their tools;
and man severely injured by jumping of the
window. The fire originated in the furnace The whole
loss was between and eight thousand dollars and
the insurance about 81, 800
ROW oyER-A boy was run over on Saturday evening,
in Blocker street. by cab. He lived at IL Carmine
street, and badly injured
CoRnNER's e xnd n-a.u a.d- Tho