The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-03


The WEATHER The Thermometer ranged up to 81
degrees yesterday in the early part of the day and to-
wards evening the weather became cool and agreeable
VERY LIKE CASE GRIM. CoN.-The upper part of
the CITY, particularly that part which lies congu
GUS to Union Square, has, within a few days, been
thrown into quite an interesting state of excitement BY
the development of circumstances which all the gossips
of the neighborhood declare indicate the existence of
something decidedly Grim con-ical The rumors are to
this effect viz:That dashing hotel extensive board
ing house keeper, time since formed acqusint
ance at house in Thompson street with Mrs. -, the
wife of a grocer, or produce dealer In street Now
should understood that whoove their lords and
true to them, not apt to visit said number in
GERS wife did at times meet the dashing hotel keeper AZ
the intimacy between this interestng couple had
tnued long enough to make it quite interesting the gro
introduced to the hotel keeper the latter Of
whom suddenly became patron to the other, purchas
ing all his groceries, butter cheese etc. etc. Of him.
This Of course pleased the dealer while the relation
which brought about between the two families made
an intimacy between the already enamored pair, mat
ter by no means difcult SO far all to have gone
smoothly enough but at length the purse Of the gal
liant publican began to complain Of too frequent drafts
for while the took good care to keep his bills
repeated demands upon her particular friend and ut
length made demand for no less sum than $500.
With vengence and he therefore, paused; but the de-
mand made by lawyer, who, in the name # Mrs.
- presented the bill for 5000, as for value received.
Our gentlemen was careful to make acknowledge
ments Indebtedness and dismissed the legal gentle
man, who waste call again. Meantime, our man in
x consulted friend who advised him to yield not an
inch above all to pay money to lawyers for If he did
it this time the farce would be repeated besides it
of itself be sort of confession on his part OF an ndebt-
edness of some kind or other This seemed good coun
sci, when Mr.. -, the lawyer next came to collest
his employers wages he was peremptorily shown the
40 agreeable as bis room would be- h. therefore
I'D the enterprise and took his valuable person of In
good time Learning how poorly her agent had sue
ceeded our heroine determined to urge her own claim
in proprd persona She therefore, repaired to the
tabshment Of her friend and demanded an interview
But" urged She 81 must Mr.. -" The
wife of the landlord had by this time arrived, and
assured the woman whom she found enquring for her
husband that that gentleman was not about the house
o, very WELL" replied the billholder then I'll wait
here tn he ms and she seated herself
nice sort of scene In fact, considering that there
we're present house full Of boarders the insin uatons
and half made disclosures Of this sighted and
sequently revengeful any thing but agree
able the lady Of the mansion who, finally indi gnant
plumply told the unwscoms guest that If she didn't go
off about her business, she would call policeman and
send her to the Tombs before Justice - The hys-
ercs had been brewing all along we're here beau
tfuily psroxismsed BY the grocsr's Wife after which
snssrnsy replied nS..d 81 J ya" tax.
before him, will you! Take me before Justice in
Decd" The conversation now becoming too interest
ing for delicate ears to listen to- the female boarder
left in quiet possession Of the field The affair Is not ye
entirely settled but matters are, We understand in fail
way to compromise.
| REPORTED AFFAIR OF HoSoR.-An emsute or rathe,
fracas Of serious nature understand took place
sunday evening at Washington square, where two blood
met rather abruptly, and commenced the row el
| to- There appears to have been bad blood IL
question previous to the squabbeand report says tha
there was lady in the case That modern inds
pensible-a patent revover-was brought into i'm
mediate requston by Of the parties who fired hi
adversarythe ball taking effect the feshy part OF
| left and passing right through The other party
was also armed but on attempting to fire h
missed his am In consequence Of the interference
lockers on at the time The parties had met at
neghborng club house, where the quarrel originated
We find further particulars In relation to this aai
of HONOR but q prevails that duel is thu
aps Our vgilant police officers will doubtless take tn
hint and be the alert to keep the hot bcger
ents at civil distance from each other, mt least dur
means favorable to this kind Of amusement
BAD Foop AND BAD TREArMErT--We have beef
waited upon by deputation Of seamen from the brit
Fame, just arrived from Hamburg, after passage o
forty mine days They complain very loudly OF I'd,
food they compelled to eat, and deprived OF
the small stores to which sailors usually entitled 10
Sailors generally have pretty hard time with ~. ".
comforts that no provided but when men are osv
worked, poorly provided for, and are csmmHnuea -
men who do not derstaDd their business they are y
be pitisd Owners OF vessels do not loon oms' ~
enough into the characters and ability Oh ."s'.
put in command of their vessels and the result -
treatment Of sailors and protracted voyass 80
of our packet captains understand ths c na .ra.. .
lors thoroughly, and they able to gs sooa 49,
ali times II would be well the captain ana ownel
Of the brig Fame, to take leaf OUT oi 'us .nor,
some of our packet masters we WIZ ensu.s w ~
or vovases and better attention to their inservs
ruat take care of the ssiors they cannot % "'s's
with mpunty, II We known
Cuxrsr Juvx The late variable weather mas ~
touiahed the Cinnamon somewhat, a. rom .ns sSo'
sbjs spesimsu they at hrgt bed Of our @'msss sss