The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-11-03
City lntelilUanCe.


by the name of Andrew Meehan lying the sidewalk in
Leonard street. Elm street with his head in gore
him up and while on their way to the station house the
expired On the body being examined at the sta
ton house, 1t was ascertained that wound had been
inflicted in the centre of the neck, just above the
collar BONE apparently done with sharp instrument or
q dirk knife penetrating near three inches. The blow
was evidently struck in Leonard street. opposite
street after which the unfortunate man walked or
staggered some as PAGES down the street, towards
Elm street and then fell nsensbe on his back from loss
of blood leaving stream of blood all that distance.
Search we3 Immediately made by the police in order to
arrest the murderer the man suspected to
the deceased. Aoouts O'Clock the morning officer
Dowdican ofthe 9Th ward in arresting Cana
dered man, workmen in the Phenx foundry,
Laght and West streets Upon examining the coat of
of the left and likewise the skirt. The prisoner
acknowledges that he in company with the deceased
they both passing up Leonard street together,
when three men coming down; some words en-
sued and Meehan squared of to fight in doing which he
supposed that of these men gave the fatal
blow Meehan then put his hand upon his Brattos arm
turned round and walked towards Elm street The
deceased resided Il No. so Anthony street and went in
that direction. That is the explanation given by the
prisoner accounting for the spots of blood his coat
Coroner Walters held an inquest the deceased and
Dr. Holmes made post mortem examination on the
body He found wound on the right side Of the neck,
the pleura of the left cavity of the chest partly dvd
ing the aorta, wndpipe, and @sophanguo or gullet;
about pint Of coaguated blood which wound evident
ly caused death The evidence Of some eight or nine
Birdsa the foreman at the foundry where the prssner
and deceased both worked showing that the accused
was steady, peacesble man, and of good character
Several other witnesses likewise who testified
to his general good character and the explanation and
made by the prisoner upon his arrest respect
ing the three who to Cross Broadway and
60 down Leonard street, corroborated by the evil
dence given by officers Wood and Carney; this, together
with other testimony showing that enmity quarrel
avis lad hetw tha prisO hat
the contrary they good terms with each other
all went to show the innocence of the prisoner Conse-
quenty after the jury sitting seven thorough
ly investigating the facts OF the they retired for
about fifteen minutes and returned the following verdict
wounds inflicted the throat by some person per-
to the jury unknown, in Leonard street, on the
discharged from custody and received the aeotonate
embraces Of his wife and two children The deceased
was q single man. and % years Of age. ..
PRorEsson AeAssIzs LEcruRE AT Crosby sTHEET
course now delivering by this eminent sapan, was at
tended by very full and fashionable audience,
densely crowded. every available situa-
ton in it being occupied by listeners. The Professor
ton to the geology oftme afforded by the graduation
of species and that science had advanced far enough
te enable to determine the length OF
that elapsed between the various gradaons that
Of knowing the length Of time during which the
whole changes had taken place would be perfect.
such, however not the case, in q few ami
mails who had been best studied; for instance in the
brachiopodae, where it was exemplifed in several,
where there general agreement between
the order OF succession and completeness Of struc-
ture. The Professor afterwards went to make
remarks the true meaning Of succession in
geology to clear up the which might
arise In the minds Of many who used the same words,
but who attached different ideas to them By progress,
he said meant something superior to what had gone
bsforess for instance Is in the changes that take
place in egg, from the first laying Of it until the
has been denominsted its development and the
changes resulting in the production of the animal Its
also TO the
place in the transition Of the caterpillar to the winged
buttery but the changes were not always so
and striking every ANIMAL but they, many OF them
pass into equally striking changes, more gradually, one
from another STILL trace all the intervening stages
one into another shall find that there is Interrupt
ton their succession Now this developmentnot
metsmorphosis-it was also what might be termed pro-
gress Now asregards the metsmorphosis OF the animal
Kingdom through the ages of geological time it would
be found they equally uninterrupted The strata
lower crust differed entirely from those of the in
In these succeseions strata and animals have
considerable progression The types found in the lower
beds resemble tne tina now o
the metamorphoss of the animal kingdom differs from
the metamorphos Of the caterpillar into the butterfly
in the latter It is animal from beginning to end
but In the former it OF types not mate
rally the same but Of number Of distinct individuals
unconnected with each other-a succession of types
Now said the Professor) have been repeatedly asked
question of late Is the succession of types at all to
be referred to external nuences Most assuredy not
As far reach we find all the various species
the same as at the present day They all formed
In the original plan Of creation He intended in some
future lecture speak Of the position occupied by
In creation and he should have referred to this matter
now had not been for many remarks made to him on
the subject Of book which had made some noise In
these times, and had attracted some attention. He
would say however, that the doctrines set forth in h
work were antiquated, and wrong In the extreme In
fact, he looked the work ms one not worthy mo
ment's attention from truly scientific mind ut wa
understood that the Professor alluded to the Vestges
Creaton The Professor then went on to speak Of va
rous orders of mousc and concluded his lecture will
| quite q minute detail Of the cephalopodm.
| FARMERS CLUE The shadow Of the Farmers Club
| consisting of only six members in consequerc'
| of the occupation of the public mind with the
/! matters OF the election, met yesterday, being thu
| first Tuesday OF the month, after an intsrrup
ton Of four weeks produced by their necessary at
tendance upon the fair OF the institute Nevertheless
| a. q multitude Of communications had accumulated
| after the formalities Of eectDg Judge Van Wyck al
chairman the Secretary proceeded to read first trans
lated article communicated by the Brazilian consul II
the institute upon the subject Of agricultural chemistry
the main point Of which assumed the theory that salt
existing In soils constitute but very small fraction
the whole Of soil that they not to be deemed
accidental but entirely indispensable to plants, which
according to their respective natures admit one or
other into their circulation, the principal bases benl
potash, soda lime, and magnesis, which enter into thu
composition OF all fertile soils An article was also reat
In appreciation Of the apparatus invented by Mr. Stafford
exhibited at the fair for recaimng decayed or mil
dewed meal grain. -four, &c, and preserving the ma
terials from the contingencies OF expectation, SC. An
other the remarkably prolific cultivation Of the Der