The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-21

Tns wsArHrs --f ests~dAy The Thermometer stood
at about Is degrees in the shade at the Northern Hotel
Of Cortlandt street at IL O'clock NJ II stood
Delstours Co, Wall street, about the hour, at
"a degrees There q sort Of chness in the stmos-
cuIsrly towards evening, which smacked somewhat Of
spring or fall weather.
FIRr.-A fire was discovered at No. ais Pearl street
yesterday morning was promptly put out by the po-
THE REV. Ds. HAwKs-Ths celebrated Dr. Hawks Of
New Orleans, has arrived In town. on tour through
Christ Church, Brooklyn, Tomorrow morning Dr. H
will probably remain 1T the North until the meeting Of
the General Convention Of the Episcopal Church, in
September.
EMIoRASTs.-Our streets are thronged With emigrants
anxious to procure and many Of the ooun-
try newspapers filled with advertisements for labor
ers What are the emigration offices about?
ARRIVAL OF EsfIoRANT PAssEsoERs-The number of
emgant passengers arrived at this port during Thurs
day last amounted to gao.
New HAVEN RAILnoAp.-The passenger from Boston
via New Haven Railroad In the CITY 0t evening at
half past Elk O'Clock. At the hour We in
cspt Of Boston papers brought BY Mr. Coyss baggage
master.
MARTIN HARE-A writ Of haSeas corpus was granted
yes.erday by Justice Jones, commanding the keeper
Of the city prison to bring Hare before him this
whicn he 10 held Is founded on . charge Of bisamy,
which he denies The writ was issued by Mr.. James T.
Brady
Courier, passing up Wall street, yesterday after
noon he was assaulted by Mr. Leconte, agent Of the
French Transatlantic Steam ship Company. MIR. Le-
conte spit In Mr. Wsbb's face. Mr.. Webb, In return,
struck MIR. Lecont with his fist, and both then
clenched. After blows exchanged, the par
ties were separated by the bystanders
MERITEp COMPLIMENT TO LIEUT.. HurrKR-A magni
fcent sword and spausttes will be presented to the In
trepid hero Of Avsrado our patriotic oitsens this
s 81 n' h sss sv
Brady Esq ID to ill the post OF honor on the part OF
the donors.
CHINESE Jusx-It has been suggested to the captain
NJ fhA tunk m hinaaa mi
board Of that Draft every evening" but We ne
refused and Is reason the short time hs VIII r.;
main here II It had been thought Of sooner he would
have done SO; but is not worth while now, bsoauss
srrangsmsny for exhibiting her in Boston are Dom.
hsps something OF the kind will b. done in that city
She is visited BY crowds every day, although 1t up
wards of month since she arrived here. She leaves
here In = day or two.
BLAsrINo Rocxs-skRIous CoNsEauENcEs Coroner
Walters yesterday held inquest the Of 40h
and Bloomingdas road the body Of George W.
Pack, aged years. born In New Jersey, Of Hiram
Pack The parents Of the deceased occupied the frame
house the corner and the time OF the accident,
In the front of the house, about 25 feet from
ledge of rock that kmen engaged In blasting,
to regulate the BloomiDgdae road From the evidence
appears that the people in the neighborhood were
warned previous blast Of the DANGER but owing
to the tact that nineteen twenty blasts made in
day and no accident had occurred part OF the In
mates Of the house became Indifferent and actually
the window when the blast occurred which killed the
Large OF TOOK were into 20
the pieces equal to 500 lbs. In weight The deceased
lived about three hours after being injured Five persons
in the room at the tmetheir escape is miracle.
The side OF the house H. and the furniture In
the room broken. 1t appears that the workmen took
every to prevent accidents and had the
putaton In the Of being careful Verdict
death by injuries accidentally received by blasting rock
corner Of Auth street and Bloomingdale road.
FATAL ACCIDENT The Coroner also held an inquest
at tho house Of John Quinn Sd between 33d and
saith Streets the body his John j. Quinn, aged
years, born In New Jersey The deceased had been
In poor health for Time In consequence of an In
jury, which compelled him to walk with crutohes On
Thursday morning he went to the river at the foot Of
29th street. East River to take airing and seen
sitting the high rock; sometime afterward the de-
ceased found In the river dead at the base Of the
rock upon which he had been sitting his crutches were
the rock, and 1t supposed that rising to return
Death by injuries received by falling from the rock at
the foot Of goth street into the river distance oftwen
ty feet.