The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-20
City Intelligence,

THE wEArHrR.-Yesterday and the day before
0f day
were called into requision and were found decidedly
comfortable Persons should be very careful Of them
selves during these sudden changes Of the weather.
little care often saves long Doctors bill
MAGNETIC TELEGRApH Last evening Mr.. Cotton
gave lecture at the Tabernacle intended to illustrate
the principle and action Of the electromagnetic Tee
gragh small model was exhibited explanatory ofthe
machine II appears that at the place to which the
&C. n s lever is Lifted up BY Of
which the news &c. Genes. These wires communicate
by the electric fluid magnetic property to a magnet
and thus sets it in motion ad ibitum The Tabernacle
was well filed, and the subjec. appeared greatly to
terest the audience.
REAL EsrArK sALEs.-we have noticed recently that
the prices of real estate have been the advance This
arises probably from the fact that of war has no
value Of land in large cities because Thousands Of tmid
people flock to such points best protected and
have III. gre:tsst number Of men to defend them; In
the last war this was The case property in New
York, but fell rywhere else No demonstration
made upon New York though then having population
Of only so to 10000 Now with about 400 600 inhabi
tans, what folly to think Of attack! England could
not muster force enough to attack with any prospect
crease in value with these and particularly that
which is 30 near a. to be Immediately available for
ouildng We notice the sale Of Dr. brakes estate ad-
vertised in another olumn by the Messrs Pe for TO.
day at noon. Here opportunity for
thy Syy A: s ~ Of our mSn.d
city property dc land. you have something; when you
have stock you have whatever de brokers may wish 10
call 1t, something or netting"
RicHrs OF OccuPAScY.-We understand that engine
companies 81 and a had belligerent controversy on
Sunday at about O'Clock p NJ The right possession
of certain portion Of East Broadway multiplied and
aggravated by some spare hints upon the part of the
boys" OLA engendered the quarrel and the result
quite unproductive of well satisfied conclusion This
matter partakes too much of the character which
to distinguish the CT les Of Baltimore and
and holds no legitimacy in this quarter. OF course
apprehcnd an entire abandonment of this quarrel
Run OvrR.-An old man, named Michael Reynolds,
was run over yesterday afternoon about o'clock, by
one OF the Manhattanvlle line of stages in the Bowery
near 18th st. He was drawing handcart and says that
ne halooed 10 the driver to STOP but that he paid
the city hospital. We hope that something may some
time be done to prevent omnibus drivers from running
over everybody they please Within q week past we
have had two thr broken legs 10 record owing to
the carelessness Of omnibus drivers.
ANorHER.-A small boy was run over last evening,
by an omnibus opposite DR.. Springs church. His leg
was broken.
DEArHs.-There were lsl deaths in this city last
week.
FROZEN TO DEArH-An old man named Abraham
Crocheron, went down Staten Island on Saturday az
to attend to the sale Of property and was
found on Sunday frozen to death He fell into creek,
probably benumbed with cold, and was there found.
AssAuLr-A most brutal and dsgrsceful assault was
made by couple Of rascas upon Mr. J. B. Carey, Of 81
Beekman street. on Sunday evening.
CoRoNKRs OrrIcE, Jan. 49, Sudden Death.-The Co
was called to hold an inquest at No. 20 Clark
street, the body Of a coored woman called Betsy
Thompson, who was found dead in her bed.
Died Stddsnly-Also on the body of John Daniels, q
seaman, aged 40 years. born in New Haven, who died
suddenly the boarding house of Mrs Watson No 81
Cherry street.