The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-03-20


The WEATHER Yesterday was mild and beautiful
day. and the streets hronged with foot passengers
ing rapidly, and We may soon look forward to the open
ing of the spring trade with an unusual degree OF act
witty. We had very light frost visible yesterday morn
ing. The evening was remarkably hne
The SPRIro BusINEss.-The wholesale stores in Broad
street, and in the principal parts of our city, presented
appearance of active business preparations yesterday
doors in all quarters anticipated that considerable
smount of spring business will be transacted during he
ensuing month The stores are we'll supplied with all
kinds Of merchandise.
lNcREAsE OF THE CIrY.-There were 1910 Buildings
erected in this city in 1896 This number Ia less than
that @ By In i
but probably quite as large proportion OF these were
subsequent 70 December 81, 1916. as prior to it.
The Lose ISLAND RAILnoADGIt will be recol!ected
that about three weeks since some persons arrest
and before Judge Edmonds 70 be dealt with &C.
minaton Of the case and adjourned to yesterday
when tie examination was resumed, which resulted in
the discharge of the parties implicated.
at this office early last through the kindness of
MIR. Cloyes, and Msssrs Phillips Co.'s Express, via.
New Haven.
Frnxs.-The fires still continue on the increase. A
IRE occurred yesterday morning in the basement of No.
~ Mulberry street. II yves discovered by policeman
Owens who found on the premises an unfortunate wo'
Are extingushed, end owing to the active
srtions of the policeman both the life OF the wretched
woman ana inc premises were saved.
fire also occurred in e store No Sc.
to both the property and premises
Another occurred yesterday afternoon, about ~
O'clock originating il the rear Of No So Fulton
as exchange Office, and the rear where the fire frat
made it, appearance carpenters shop The 6re i'm.
and roof considerably damaged; No "a was al.o
slightly damaged. The fire was put out after much
ertion by the 6remen who promptly focked forward,
an ho cOmDletelv dOoded through
the efficient aid of the fire companies The store Of 80
occupied by Messrs. Kiddell Gosselin, wachma.
kers who received much damage by the water. The
lower part of all the premises escaped In the excite.
ment and alarm large quantity Of household furniture
thu own out Of the windows, and was carried TO
some Of the adoining houses One OF the fremen who
worked like genuine hero, had to make his escape
through the front window into the street being slightly
scorched. The premises partly, We understand,
insured.
FUNERAL HoNoRs-The sum Of 5000, we understand,
was expended the occasion Of the late funeral OBJ.
seques to pay just tribute to the remains Of Captains
Morris Field and Williams, in this city.
sHAD-The frst shad this season was caught yesisr
day Staten Island weighed five pounds nine ounces
and was sold in Fulton market for S.. We may soon
lock for large quantities Of this fine fish in markets.
and at reduced prices.
swINDLIro OPERArIors-A sy sematize plan ofswind.
ling, understand, 10 in full operation just now by
some half dozen persons, who have opened stores
in this city. The operations are very ingenious
Should one Of the party want to purchase goods from
very plausible story andhen refer to his friend Mr.
soand.so, who keeps a store in such street. Mr. So
standing Of his friend and will refer 10 another Of the
"frm located in other quarter of the CITY, to sup.
port him. Thus the wholesale merchant will be desoy-
ed and the amount ofhe swndle is divided between the
parties We understand that this plan in opera
ton, and the wholesale merchants should be on the qu
pive to guard against it, that the spring business Is
about to commence actively.
PRorEssoR MIrsHELL's LAST LECTURE AsrRoNo.
My-There was very largo audience at the Broadway
TAbsrnacls last evening called together to listen 10
trail Sum-" around which, has been contended that
and the planets Of system, and the fixed
rcvolve IN common with other innumerable suns and
systems of planets The lecturer remarked upon the
rious propositions which have from time /, time been ad
vanced and the adduced to prove that such
central body did exist And then, by of
ing, based upon determined data proceeded TO demon
strase the none xistence of such great central orb
Ono such body }" he argued, "does exist This might
stare some but such must BIO the conclusion resulting
from the observations already made by the astronomers
who have patiently observed and calculated the
lions OF the stars The myriads OF systems had q
common centre. around which they revolved--thsi r
centre Of gravity but this body, but only point
then our system and others rcvolve and the cycle Of
the sun, In performing this revolution, is eighteen mil.
lions two hundred thousand According to this
theorem, when 1000 900 years shall have elapsed and
we have reached the opposite side of this immense
Gle, our relative position to the various consultations
will have so changed that they will present different
aspect from that in which they now appear to US. In
connection with the subject the lecturer INDUCED in
some fecitous pecuations, drawn in the glowing lam
gusge peculiarly his own. After he had completed his
lecture he claimed the indulgence of the audience for
short time, while he related the history Of his and
their success in procuring tho erection of the OBJ
servatoTy at Cincinnati When he first proposed
to commence the enterprise he was discouraged
he was told he could rase no money for such on
object but he went 10 work and Immediately
$4,000 contributed and laid out in instruments
which now in possession Of the society; he told
that he could not get place to build upon but liberal
contributor came forward and gave the ground which
forms the site Of the observatory lie had only make
known his wants and mechanics and ar,6cers for
ward and took shares paying for them labor in their
various departments, while others furnished MATERIAL
Ono gave planks for the floors while another laid them
down. and another contributed the nails fasen the IN
In their places. One gave the sash for the windows
another contributed the glass; and another the iron work
and yet another the cordsge with which to hang them.
So that when the roof tho building cent Of
debt had been incurred. Here however, 1t became ne