The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-18


THE WEATHER. Thermometer stood yesterday at
noon up to ~ degrees in the shade The weather Ia 1T
last beginning to look up.
FIRE-A fire was discovered Yesterday norninr
between two and three O'clock in the grocery
Houston and Ridge streets 1t promptly put out
Damage trifiing
Sized FROM ALBANr.--The Roger Williams arrived n
O'Clock yesterday afternoon with Albany papers
terday morning.
How TO REMEDY AN EuL--The blocking up of the
lower part Of Broadway with omuibuses has long been
the cause Of complaints both loud and desp' and 1t
is high time the nuisance-for nuisance 1t surely
abated which can be done very easily The region be-
low Fulton street is always choked up. because the
stag going up loter along the street. to pick up pas
sengers and are long time going from the Bowling
Green to st. Pauls church; and ut the time, the
downward bound stages come into the crowded neigh
borhood at brisk By this means the street kept
full all the time and often rendered impossible for
minutes to the great venrnce OF pedestrians as
well as those who drive carts or ride in their own car
riages To remedy the evil, therefore and keep the
streets free let the stages when they leave their
they approach the end of their routes wth-that is to
say let them travel from the CO. with all the speed
the law allows, and there will be complaint about
crowded Streets for then the stages will 20 out as fast
as they come In Some proprietors imagine dare
say that they obtain more passengers by going slowly
from the time they start until they roach the Aston
House. than they otherwise would; but we think they
reckon without their host. There are a great many
persons who start from the Battery, thereabous
tending to stop somewhere below Canal street. and who
would most likely ride up II they were not sure they
could walk the distance quicker than they could ride II
In stage lhese persons prefer walking therefore and
their CUSTOM is lost. The stage owners make great
mistake in allowing their drivers to conduct as they do
In lingering ut the corners Of streets trying pick up
sixpences, instead Of accommodating the wayfarnp
man. and as there are many of the short-rde travel
lers in Broadway, especially in weather. hope
some one will be wise enough to profit by suggestion
and our word for it, he will only increase his store
but Will also receive the thanks Of the whole comuni
ty Let De tried one week and If 1t fails will thinb
Of something else.
NorIcr TO "KNrcKs" AND OTHER "CRossu ISDIvI
puAn MIR. David Hume missed his pocket wallet JUS
after leaving the railroad depot at Greenbush tb,
morning Of the 10th The wallet contained some paper
which Of value to him but to no one else he there
fore wishes to advise the gentleman who took the wallet
no doubt through mistake that if he will enclose th'
papers 10 MIN, at the American Hotel in this city h
shall be welcome to the money, which Mr. Hume hope
may benefit him much. The request Ia certainly rea
sonablc one, and if the gentleman pickpocket who al
stracted 1t has any Of the real professional grit in hi
composition. he will send the papers with a handsom
letter OF apology for the Inconvenience which his bus
ness' arrangements has caused.
THE :" SILVER POLISH MAN "A gentleman who rel
resented himself to be the Silver Polish Man, reerrt
to In an article under the City intelligence head
called upon us yesterday and stated his dissatisfaction
at the manner in which that individual had been repr
sented Whether he was the Simon Pure not d,
not know; but confident had no intention q
injuring Mr. Silver Polish Man" in any way On III
contrary feelings towards him were If the mod
friendly nature II they were not. certainly shout
not have taken the pains to write the article uesto
which will enable him to sell ten times rs more OF I'll
greatest article invcnted than he could ever Sol
II that notice had not been written
MEETING OF IwvESroRs.-A meeting of inventor
friendly to the Inventors Institute will be held to.not
row morning ut 10 o'clock, In Clinton Hall IL il expec
ed that measures al the greatest tn nechA
MICS and inventors throughout the country will be dill
cussed and acted upon
Lrur. NJ C. Observation-Disclosures h.. . MN ,;h
composed Of The f nds and admi,er, OF IN Gallant al
tenant NJ g. Marin will be held this evening nj uiaI
1araen. broosiyn for the purpose Of making arrangl
ene w P'seht MN with suitable testimonial Of hi
brave conduct In aiding take possession Of Alyarad
Inc meeting VIII no doubt be enthusiastic.