The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-20
CAty Intelligence.

THE WEArnEa The ther mometer ranged yesterday
degrees About the same hour at the Northern Hotel
at foot Of Courtand street. stoed st 90 degrees In
this locality on Wednesday 1t stood ct the same
hour high ~ 81 degrees
FiRE-A nre broke out yesterday morning about half
past O'Clock, in the Of No Ito Orange street
occupied cabinet store The fire was promptly put
out. Damage trihiug.
PEACHES Our markets are already orammed with
this delicious fruit which is sold extremely cheap
The OMNIBUS FARE we understand that It Is In
contemplation to reduce the fare on some Of our stage
routes to three cents This Is good dea and has been
suggested consequence Of thu late reduction of stage
fare in London, aud where person take agree
able ride for one penny
emgrant passengers arrived at this port during Wednes
| day last, amounted to 469
FnAsKlrN GuARps-This body turned out In full uni
form yesterday, and went an excursion They pass
I'd by our ONCE about O'clock headed by an excellent
band
Furys.L Hoyoxs TO DANIEL O'CosNELL, IN THIS
c,rY-Ths various Irish societies in this city have
peted their arrangements for paying appropriate honors
to the great OConnell Ex Governor VIM. H Seward
has been invited deliver the address, which honor he
has accepted Castle Garden Ia to be the place. and the
22d of next month the day.
CHINESE TEA DRINKrNo.-At the invitation of one Of
our uptown merchants, Mr.. Keysing the mandarin
board the Chinese junk made one Of small tea party
in the parlor of fashionable house in Blocker street
thi lion of the evening The ladies were unremtting
In their attentions and the mandarin muttered out hi
thanks In real Chinese style Notwi,hstsnding the
could not be prevailed upon to take more than half
eupfu did not hesitate to give his rsasonbecause
1t was bad At the request Of the gentleman OF the
house he described the process Of tea making In China
wh,ch the proprietor Of the house In question deter
mined to adopt. The junk Ii crowded from morning till
| night.
! MvnprR-C oroner Walters was called yesterday to
hold an inquest at the City Hospital upon the body Of
coored man by the Of James Steele, snatlve
MARYLAND aged % years. respecting whose premature
death wo have gathered the following particulars Ill
appears that the deceased steady temperate
MAD fOra nma dava aaf 1uho
ON hoard of flour barge lying at the foot Of Broad
On Tuesday night last about O'Clock. the deceased
home to tea ana sit 70 e. on BOARD Oh tns
he was ound lying the side walk In Broad street
Exchange street inseAs6le and bleeding profusely from
the head He was taken by a policeman to the hrs,
ward station house. and from thence to the hospital
fled the next day about O'Clock post inortemex
| animation made by DIR. George Parker. acers
ted and confused wouod found the back part nj
the head the skull extensively fractured In many
places and large quantities Of extravasated blood
found upon tho brain No was near the deceased
when found Verdict that death was caused by blow
or blows the head on the night OF the 18th OF August
INFLATED bv some psrson persons unknown to the jury
rhe police Of the first ward have been vgiaut bat, "a
vet the perpetrator Of this foul murder Is unknown
FATAL ACCIDENT - fatal accident occurred yester-
dry at the Of Boomngdale road and Forteth
| where werkmeu employe In blasting rocks A
arge blast Was prepared aD fred but the pieces OF
rock disengaged h-w Ia ano oste direction to that In
tended Several immensely rye pieces struck the house
~ Mir Hiram Pxch imme A. ely opposite. breaking In
almost ths whole side Off, killing dne hoy. son OF
,r Pach. aged nine years The mother OF the lad wa
in the same room at the of the accident, with
infant In ner arms and escape vas amoss miracu'
know whether there negligence In this Gaze
but d. know thst Gent caution 1t not generally
used In blasting to prevent accidents 1t IL suppoed
some powder got in the crevico, thus causing the
calamity.