The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-19

CITY lnssiileeoea.
day afternoon about AZ O'Clock Our citizens Ia gene.
% ss Of the
good deal the streets being dry and the clear
cd of from the snow hall ana :l.ss Of the prsvSu. dsy
Ions OF those who witnessed Its progress In this vicinity
| during the last fbw days.
THE New YoRK voLuNrEKa:.- Many hard stories are
often told about the dopgs Of city volunteers In
Mexico and things which bear rather hard upon
their honesty; but Col Burnett tells US of one Of them
In the battle OF Contress several Of the enemy after
having been driven from their 8, sought conceal
in this hiding place when they were discovered by Col
who ordered couple OF his men to go over and take
named Do~nsy Who had sivsu consdsrsbis trouble to
the officers becsuse Of his forsging propsnstes Mar
BY the place where tn. Mesiosns concealed
church yard, Ia which fock of turkeys feeding
Paddy could not restrain his propensity with the
enemy; he took large turkey prisoner which he tied
taohed immediately called Churubusoo the hat
tie at that place having commenced Downey, wi his
ths battle field and in the thick Of the nsht held fast
bis .ne Col Burnett having received shot In this
REQ .eIs for the wounded After tho battle. Gene
Shields In going to the barn. Paddy sitting on the
srs.s SHs,y en.ssea h ne Ssnsr sailed TO- him and
the ysllrr belly shot him. the turkey aud sm taking
his clothes or The tu.ksy had been killed while tied
his back and It the battle was ever that
| Paddy knew Of his death
MEETING PAINTERS "A Getting Of the printers Of
this 81 held st Stoueas hotel Fulton street. last
evening" the purpose Of devsiog method OF
pressing their for their fellow craftsman Lieut.
Thomas w Sweeney, who has just returned from the
! conduct. Ex-Ass,stsnt Alderman John Brown pre-
sided and Messrs Mouton and Bsbcock acted Secre
public dinner or complimentary bail would be most
appropriate the matter finally settled by determi
nation to tender both to the gallant Lieutenant to take
| place CT such time may suit his convenience. CON-
| mtee Of arrangomet ts appointed. and motion
of 0.n tho following resolution was adopted, with
"Th~ printers Of New York earnestly believing that
the attention Of the should be called to
paons have locked to tbs standard Of their country
and received under its folds honorable wounds which
tion: for livelihood therefore,
Resolved, That the case Of our fellow craftsman,
Lieu. Thomas W Sweeney who has lost his right arm
forciby to the sympahss OF the government and We,
In body would hail with delight his transfer to the
regular service where his valuable military Knowledge
his courage and Discrimination, would be permanently
appreciatsd-and his youth guarded against suffering,
| aud lis old age from privaion and want.n
The meeting then adjourned
ELM srnEET.-This present low and filthy street the
lower part of which Is almost entirely one vast
resp otable streets Of the city IT, In tssd of wasting
vast Of monsy for that which bears apparent
and memorializs the Legislature to extend Elm ct
through to Chambers street. 1t would be one Of our
greatest improvements For the relief of Broadway,
|
tending from City Hall To Houston street The value Of
the property would be enhanced and necessarily yield
thing be attended to, and the dirty by. path
we're would become Of our most pleasant streets
| CHnIsr CHURCH, IN ANTHONY STREET This build
july last il now being rebuilt. under the superioteu
dence Of Messrs. Harkrr and Snifen The interior OF
the church will be almost entirely remodded; the gal
lery will be dispensed with, and instead Of the old
fashioned pews. the will after the sofa
style The walls will be psiutsd in f-sco; the lighting
Irvlth nsls ~,
ming of the church. there will be thrce front entranoes
whereas In the old there hut two Should the de-
sign OF the vestry be carried this though small will
be the most finely finished churches In the city
| REsuKREorIoSIsrs CAuGHT.-For short tim. pas /,
some Datonmso living IN the vicinity or asa street ana
business a. body-snatchtrs, but all Efforts to detect
them In rasn conveying bodies to market have been
unsuccessful until Friday evening, when some police
Of the l2th ward fell In with wagon In charge
three containing six bodies tied up IN sacks;
| Of them that of woman, boy, three white
men and one colored man. One of tn. Dutobmsn 40
companying the wagon made his escspe the other two
WoosS o gSsS IN
the facts being made known to the coroner, he
paired to view the bodies which sent to the dead
house at Bellevue, where inquest will be held to-day.
the whole matter be fully Investigated On search
ing the premises situated at the OF the Fst
appeared to be shrouds buried Ia heap Of
discovered The accused parties in defence,
quantity sedgs &c. and while iu that n~ghborhoad
stranger to them offered to give them 81 to convey
'nS sacS ~ IN ques',op 70 .ae CITY.
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