The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-26
City IutelIigence.

1 City Intelligence.
COMMON CouNciL-Ihs body will meet this evening
4 at five o'clock
CRY Conference.-The amendments TO the city char
ter which have been ADOPTED by this body will he en-
crossed this evening. and signed by the different mem
bers The whole will be submitted to the people al the
approaching election, for approval or rejection
FmEA FIRE broke out at lis Fulton street, yesterday
morning. II was soon exdagushed
ASorHsR-There was another fire at No Is Elizabeth
sns ae s os Where we
horses we've badly burned II lid considerable damage
The premises are said to be partially insured.
ANOTHER FRE occur red at 45 Gold street at O'Clock
AM. yesterday, in type foundry. II was soon got
under.
ANp STILL ANorHER-In basement corner of Fulton
and Water street. in basket store.
ONE MoRE-About midnight an alarm was rung, and
fire discovered in of the cellars of Clinton Hall
or streams OF water were poured upon It which
soon ex'ingushed the flames, without much damage
being done.
THs LECTURE STRAIGHTFORWARD RopeERs-The
usual season of public lectures in this citys has
commenced, with the announcement Of course by Pro-
lessor Rodgers on Human Mag etism, illustrated by
perments He IL considered the abest and most candid
lecturer and the most unequvocal and decisive demon
srator upon this wonderful and exciting subject
and ability have raised him triumphsnty
abov the prejudces and scepticsm with which he had
only by very and gratfed audiences. but by
the greater part of the public He last ecured at
and most conclusive estimonals with full permission to
publish them. The signatures embrace the names Of
the Hon Levi geardsey, Capt Andrew Mather, q s r.
som, L. McWhorter, Capt Alex. v. Fraser u s. r. NJ ;
W. Lghthall, Z. p Putnam, Lieut. j. Fulton, U: S r.
other dsng ushed persons Of high intelligence and cha
Tacter whose names we find in the oswego papers Ills
first lecture is this evening at the Lyceum Of Natural
History, Broadway, little below Niblo's. 81
CoRoSEn. OFFICE. Oct 25-Death by Moyphire.-The
Coroner held an inquest Yesterday at No 2os Broad
land ~ Of age who to her death by
dose Of morphine i appears that her husband, Mr. Ry
family ply scian, Dr. McCready requested him to take
20 drops Of morphine; he did directed Saturday
troubled with tooth schs and otherwise rather indis
posed procured the vial of morphine and took quite
much she said that she did not be
leve she had taken than he had Mr. Ry land soon
aserward: retired to bed and the deceased followed
morning, he spoke to his wife, thinking she was still
asleep and finding she did not answer took hold Of her
hand when to his horror he dicovered she wss cold and
dead The jury rendered verdict that the deceased
her death by the effects Of an dose of NOR
phine and the previously deranged state OF her system
Police ln..ii,ge.ce.
Important ares, Of burglar Oficer O'Sullivan, OF
the ID ward arrested last night the notorious Dick Ro-
berts alias Evans whom he detected III the act Of rob-
s thai the above oc.r was on duty in that vicn
ty and observed the prisoner enter the above store
when he immediately to the store and arrested
the accused the premises just as he was coming out
with piece of cashmere and three coats valued IN all
at SIS The store had been opened by false
entered the store for plumber from the fact Of the officer
going No 81 Cherry st and searching room occupied
stolen property, together witha quantity Of implements
used by burglars such a. pick" and screws"
as the 90
State prison Sing Sing six or ten days ago. he
still being under sentence Tor term Of years for bur
glary committed IN Brooklyn Justice Osborne commit
ted him in full for trial
Charge Of Rope Officer Armstrong, of the LIST ward
arrested Yesterday morning man blythe name of James
Brown, on charge of committing rape the person
of Bridget Common residing at No rs Washington street
1t appears that Bridget confined about three weeks
since and lying fast asleep in bed with her infant by
her sde Saturday night last when the prisoner who
rosm about o'clock in the morning seized her violently
by the and with force committed the brutal deed
the poor woman being in very feeble health at the time
However, she gave alarm, cried for assistance
and upon the andlady Maria Nixon coming to her aid
she detected the prisoner coming out OF the room Justice
Osborne committed the prisoner to the Tombs in default
of 81 900 bail for his appearance at court for trial
Heroic Servant Gri-A thevng rascal, called John
johnson alias Clark detected Saturday evening
in the entry of the dwelling house occupt by Mr. J.
Carroll No 522 Houston street by the servant girl Who
seeing the thief with bundle Of clothes under his arm
Immediately stopped him in the entry locked the street
door took out the key also the paror door and gave
alarm for assissnce when officer Van Colt ofthe 18th
ward called in, who took the rascal to the police
Office. and Justice Roome locked him up for trial
K.epin. Dsorde,ly House. Officer Patterson of the
Sd Ward, arrested yesterday two black women, called
Mary Ann Francis and Caroline Prince, charge of
keeping dsorderly house at No. 81 yessy street
locked up for trial.
Rs6bing a F,iend-Willam Henry and Bill Scott
both arrested last night charge OF robbing
John Oliver OF SIS in silver CON- while in house az No
90 Oliver street. II appears they all had been out drink
ing together, and their return TO the above house
Oliver tell asleep, and while IN that condition. was rob-
bed by the accusedlocked up for trial by Justice Os
borne
Pett observation-disclosures Mcdonald boy of about IL
years age caught by officer Van Pe in the act Of
stealing lump loaf of sugar from the store of H. A.
Kern, in Broadway-locked up.
Officer Thorn, OF the nth Ward, arrested yesterday
Adene Layman charge OF stealing 81, belonging to
Jacob L. Philips-locked up for trial.
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