The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-25
City Intelligence.

The WEATHER.-We had q heavy raj storm yester-
day, commencing about o'clock and the rain towards
o'clock The wind blew s. W The Thermometer at
IL O'clock M stood at &c degrees The streets present
ed their usual cutlery and flooded appearance during
rain storm and several of the were mpassa
be in consequence OF the accumulation Of filth and gut
ter. The new sewers suffered considerably
Arrival OF EMIGRASr PAssENGERs-The number Of
emigrsnt pas sengers arrived this port during Thurs
day last amounted to Ais.
| DisRErrrABLE TRANsAorIoN.-We are informed by a
pendent that dsreputabie hoax and fraud
recently pacted the benevolent portion of the
munity 1t seems that tickets for concert to be Civ
en- the benefit of one VIM Dcksrson disabled fire.
man, at the American Hall In Broadway, on Thursday
evening" the 23d inst carried round the city and
sold at the price of dollar each As might be
| pected, large number Of them disposed Of The
purchasers proceeded to American Hail. to hear the
and airing of the keeper Of the hall informed
that no such concert was to take there II eli that
the affair fraud and hope the author authors
will be discovered and punished
THE FINE Rrs-Qudor's paintings Of Christ healing
the sick in the Temple; Christ raising Lazarus the
dead, and Death the Pale Horse, forming fine col
lection Of historical subjects will open In the National
Academy Of Design to-day. Quidor was pupil OF the
celebrated Jarvis
DEATH RUPTURE OF A BLOOD VEssEL.-Corouer
Walters called yesterday to hold inquest upon
the body Of John Couney, native of Ireland aged s5
years who died suddenly Thursday afternoon. From
the evidence adduced before the coroner appeared
the deceased had for some time past been employed
csrtpg foundation stones and had lately complained
that they heavy TOR him to lift and that in
minutes after going home on thursday evening" he
seized hold of fellow workman and said, Pat,
dead man 1 am of ~ and then commenced vomiting
flood and continued doing 90 until he expired. Yer
dict, death by rupture Of blood vessel in the chest
DnowNED The coroner held an inquest ALSO upon
the body of boy, nine years DID, named Peter Donneiy
who left home 70 Clark street. on Tuesday noen las
aud not again until found floating in the 81
at the foot Of North Moore street. yesterday Verdict
Death by drowning
Common Council.
Board OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN, Sept. 24-Llnius w.
Stevens Esq President in The chair Aspecsl meeting
an ordinsnos passed by the Board Of Al
dcrmen In favor OF recognising the Medi
cal ment of the Aims House The report and
solutions adopted by the Board cf Aldermen with few
unim portant anne ndments were concurred In.
Madison Sqna,e--The report la favor Of confirming
the assessments In the matter OF opening Madison
square, adopted.
B,ard of .4ssrssoYs-A communication from the
Comptroller, recommending the establishment Of a
Board OF Assessors being document No II Of the Board
OF Assistants last year was then read and ordered to be
print, for the use Of the members
Refrsnchmsnt-Ths Committee Retrenchment
then presented report OF considerable length in which
ss forth in detail the EXPENSES incurred In the
raj deparm of the city government and the opinion
of committee, regards the possibility and
of eecDg any retrencbment therein. With respect to
the Police department, account OF the policemen be-
ing appon ted for Of two years at fixed salary
nothing the way of retreucbment could be realized In
that quarter In the Aims House department the ex-
to $4,000 that In ls44 rations were supplied
ut the Of OK cents per day only for each and recon-
table In Bellevue Aims House, Lunatic Asylum, Sc SC
In lien allow those who had been entitled to
board suitable amount in money The report next
recommended change in the management OF light
ing with oil by which II was believed that ma.
teria saving would be effected The cleaning OF streets
by contract next strongly urged In the report
The holding Of all the elections the day Of the gem
eral election, by which two thirds Of the expenses at
present incurred would be saved The serving OF sub
p@uns by policemen instead of by special officers If re
commended as likely to the city about $4,000 annu-
ally Ihepoprety OF psyr the County Clerk liked al
airy aud cut of all fees also urged likewise the pol
Icy OF deprving the counsel the corporation Of all
chance OF presenting claims for alleged special services
for which $4,000 was charged during the last year. that
his predecessor claimed SO services in
addition TO his salary while IL usually about 81 900
every time the in which the corporation are con-
cerned Transferred from to his success
In office. The report, in conclusion on account Of
the frequent changes in the city government OCCASION
ing corresponding changes in the management Of city
affairs and additional expenses, recommended that AL
dermen should be elected tor term OF three years.
third Of the whole going out each year. that Board
Of Assistants should be elected annually in accordance
with the plan adopted by the Charter Convention The
report was ordered to be printed The Board then ad-
journed