The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-25
City Intelligence.

and dance were kept up with spirit till late hour in
the morning
City Intelligence.
The WEATHER Yesterday, the frost which had
filed the channels and cutters began to thaw rapidly
and the weather was mild and spriDg'lik
The HvDRANTs-IcE SIDEwALKs-The pas
sage Of pedestrians the sidewalks in many Of the
up town enterprise Of considerable danger
from the hydrants has coveredhe walk and CONCEALED
that is extremely dangerous for foot passengers TO
ward respectfully invited 10 take look at the ground
Qce) in this region There screw loose also in the
sire department Of the 10th ward There were yeser
day. at3dferent times of the day, many loaded vehi les
stuck fast in the ice pits at the crossings in the Bowery
and BrGU%e and Delaney ST., streets IN All might have been
AscupENr.-A young lad named Joseph McCurdy, re.
siding with his parents at No. $40 Grand street. was run
accidentally yesterday morning in Chatham street.
by IRE engine No 10. He was severely injured, and
carried to the station house
ArorHEn-A lad named Fowler. residing at No. 247 |
Stanton street, had bis arm broken Yesterday morning
having fallen on the ice He was taken TO the City Hos
pital.
BROOKLYN Day Docx.-Some little excitement got
up yesterday at the Navy Yard by rumor that another
breach had occurred or about coming of, in the
Golfer DAM 1t turned out however, to be mistake; the
dam is, apparently. firm as the hills and shows no
signs of fielding to the immense Of water which
II now sustains II seems to be literally water proof"
nothing passes through it Near the back side Of the
quantity Of mud had been thrown in the
of the sheet pilng which, during the late
piiing plank Recently the plank had begun to exhibit
inward inclination, evil which was promptly and
There has been no inCreso Of water in the pitt which is
entirely resh and comes from springs on the land sde
anu we M .as inc af . eaoeo 20 VIII
mence driving the foundation piles to-day.
FIRE-A fire broke out yesterday at O'Clock, at No.
62h West lsh street, but promptly put out by the
FIRE companies.
E FIRE-A fire broke out last evening about O'clock
in the United States Hotel Fulton street and prompt
ly put out by the FIRE companies.
THE FIRE DIsrRIcTs We have frequently observed
good deal of confusion in relation to the signals from
the fire bells in the various Are districts of the city, and
take occasion to publish from the city ordinance on the
subject the different districts which, it should be
derstood each subdivdsd into two sections There
but three fire districts, as most Of our readers al
Frst Distrct-Ths district embraces all that part of
the city lying north Of line from foot Of North Moore
and west Of line running from said Halls of Justice
through Lafayette and Irving Places
of the city, lying Of the first district and North Of
line running from the Halls Of Justice to foot of Roosevelt
Third Districi-This district embraces all that part Of
the city lying south of the nrst and second districts
The above the exact boundaries Of the districts
prescribed by ordinance and we now give the signals,
which in case Of fire are rung from the fire bells:
First Di.sriet-I,t ssction-One stroke Of the bell.
2nd Section Two strokes of the bell.
Second District strokes of the bell
and Section -Four strokes of the bell.
I'd stroke. c the s Fe tn:
bells Of tho different districts will be continually ring
ring for Tho FACTION in whioh the IRE Ihsrs has
attery occurred good deal of confusion in relation to
the pecassarv informatiop viii And no dicutv on re
Sarri - to The above. " '' "
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police fu,e,y;uenc.
fan M-chorS Of p.n.r, sIIndsr mi. head WA
noticed in NoveFnbsr last the Of Andrew Kilby
% ~" ssrod chsYea os r.r;Mrn rr.teerr.d e~sn. S;rr
by VIM rLayhr. Xxnspector in the Custom House in
Court ,bs Ian IF lime LAST 70 ma,ser toncSnr soms
material noints said to asct The discharae in bank
rh caso nos ham from t;n ~ tina csrsfui,v ;nvs"
gated bv justica Dr;nker in examining witnessed on
orans d;schsrSa Of Mr. Kbv hv tbs above masistr,ts
he GMr Kby cesriv proving 10 the sstisfactisn OF the
;ns,;cs that no crime had bean Committed We unier
,sd tha, NJ Ki,h ;tand ~ rosscns Mr. Tsvinr 81
viiiv for a malicions prosecution
BvrsiarvwThe store No GO Front street. occupied by
y Nichols Co was bnrrlario ontarod Last nigX
about m O'CLOCK bv some burRlsrs fore NO omen the iron
window shuer in The rear With an axe thus obtaining
an entrance to the before they could
hscams alarmed INV The of The no.
lice land decampsd without benrIabie to carry off any
bootv r'N e'
"as,a.,,;ne nm .ald,,mau-A man by the name of
Thomas Bnrns keeper of Yankee Sulliyan's porter
bonss sud smother man called Robert Banon. were en-
gsSsS in rotos s~St on Saturdav NIGHT o Chatham
street near Frankfort street where quite crowd had
collected, in melee in which Assistant Alderman Feeks
beaten Captain smith Of the 4th ward together with
posse of policemen, were caisi Into requistion who
conveyed
them to the station house. when in the mornug they were
taken before Justice Drnker who held them to bail in
5000 each TO keen the pesc. in future
PETIT Laroenv-An old Five Point thief called Harry
Stewart, was caught Saturday night by officers Cd
lum and Clifford of the 9Th ward in the act of pickng
the pocket Of decent looking man by the name OF James
Fingan, although laying in very Indecent position on
the aat Of his back in Chatham street, the accused
tionately the act of picking him up as friend at the
time extracting from his pocket his wallet contain
ing 81 in money together with a silver penciI The
rascal in endesvorng TO make his escape threw away
the pocket book ON his into the gutter where Il
was found by the officer Justice Drinker Committed
the accused for trial.
Pioient .assauu-Two men, called John Owens and
Warden Campbell were arrested OH Saturday night on
lighter of the 9th ward by upsettng the ladder while
Mcintyre was up at one ofthe lamps thus dsodgng the
ladder and throwing MCINTYRE violently on the
severely cutting bis head nose and arm The accused
parties were held to bail to answer
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