The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-20
city intsiitkssss.

city intelligence.
IN. ~" 1919 Al ss5.ras{ wss f~estksby has
hight and the sun shons out Ia all its brisncy turing
the day Our citizens In general seemed to enjoy the
noon and evening with all classes who had been at
divine service 10 the various churches Of the city It
began to freeze towards evening.
MILITARY MISUNDERSTANDING D,Wolf and IIatba
way OF the gallant 9th infantry in the Bat
terry Hotel These heroes, for such are all who have
entitled to especial attention, and will no doubt
receive everymark of respect from citizens
COMMON CouNcIL.-Both branches Of the Common
Council ut this evening.
FnE "A FIRE broke out about O'Clock vestsrd.v
morning, in q small frame building in Madison avenue
near goth street 1t was put out with triing damage
SABBATH ON THE FIVE PorNrs.-A stroll through
the Five Points on a Sunday, is a something which
should be practised by every who desires know
ledge of human nature. All classes and conditions are
there to be seen, from the Of honor afuence
to the theving and drunken beggar On one corner Is
church, in which are devout persona worrhipping
men and women, Disappearing that name which is vors
shipped by the others. This old brewery of notor-
Gus celebrity for and destruction the
centre of the place. kind Of head quarters with its
many doors thrown open, inviting the creatures
who the Points rpend the last farthing for
the poisonous drnught the interior of that building
poverty and misery depicted in almost every
tensncs. Some twelve or fourteen families occupying
the upper part which 10 partitoned of Ia small apart
ments, which are in many cases without doors win
dows and containing poor emscisted woman, with
crying for bread Pestilence Is almost always there II
has not been many months since a woman, who was
cause of dslerium and left to stsrve She was found
Dead and resting its head upon her cold and ifeless
Thus in the Of ana despite all law and order the
heart of the city is allowed 10 remain Groggeries are
is one on every corner all within few rods Of the
Tombs, where justice Is said to be dealt No effort is
made to remedy the evil and 1t seems will be made
while ambition for power regns pre-. eminent among
sages and wise fathers.
BsHoP HUGHES. This preats preached yester-
day at the "Church OF the Nativity In Second
avenue Several hours before the nmsncemeut of
the service the house filed OVERLOOKING so that
before 10 O'Clock 1t impossible to obtain seat At
the foundation of his The lat the 9TH
of the Sd chapter of Luke The tenor Of
his dscourse was upon the subject Of pensnce.
ONE OF THE srARs.-One Of the bright stars Of our
city, yesterday marched at the head Of twenty
boys who taking up their hue in Indian he to the
Police Office at Jefferson market The Judge was sum
moned to appear In Court to take cognizance of the
case The Squire raised himself from his chair, and
what is the complaint? The efficient saree said that
he had found all the boys pitching pennies and If it
the law allowed - He had also another complaint to
make against the boys and that for stealing wagon
and selling part Of It, The Judge inquired from whom
not know; he had searched the neghborhood could
not find any one who had lost wagon; but had
theess to the eonclusion that he expected
stolen He caught the boys with the wagon and chas-
tised them taking It," The Judge asked him
",
your sowl run'd after the and told them they must
not do So" The worthy Squire after hearing both
the adavts The poor fellow was here caught
in tx he could find boy who could find another boy
VINO would swear TO 10: hSr 81 a. to mss
future Of the club bearer who had brought them up
Bless stars, how they shine!
MADISON sqvARE-This beautiful square in the upper
part of the city will shortly be completed Already 1t
is nearly leveed and large number of trees set in
Stvviv ho fha Sv1
The air win Lave free there being very few hou
around and it will be there that youthful swans will
tell their tales Of love- Should fountain be SGT in Ma
Olsen square, the Park with its finely finished BASIN
not be compared TO It,
ANNUAL BALL.-The eighth annual ball Of the Hiber-
MAN Benevolent Burial Society will come of at Castle
Garden, Wednesday evening next. 1t Is q very
audabe affair as the proceeds are given for the support
can be little doubt of attendance Fer fur.
Their particulars see advertisement.
New PuBLIcArIoN.-We have received the first num-
Der Of spanish newtpapsi In 'ns CITY
Ell Eco de Europa, and is edited by NJ J. B. G. Lade-
vczs who has the best chances Of success Our rsla
with the Spanish colonies and South America, the
rapid communication with Europe, will enable the ed
tor Of this paper to render the sheet very interg
and perhaps profitable The Eco de Europe is an ele-
CANT pamphlet being number of q collection of French
tales. and containing the first chaptsxs OF Alexandra
Dumass "Viscount Of Braguslone"
| THOSE BopIEs-Coroner Walters yesterday held an
inquest the six dead bodies intercepted by police
of the lath ward and taken by them to the forkvle
|
McNespie, on Friday evening, about O'Clock saw
three men in company, with wagon, going the hill
near 45th street and second avenue and suspecting
something wrong went to the wagon and asked them
what kind Of load they qad I'M putting his hand in
the wagon he found the load consisted Of dead bodies
Two of the arrested Who with the wagon and
its contents taken t. Yorkvils The men stated
that the bodies had been placed In tho wagon at Har
em which place they had been brought In boat and
that they to be paid for bringing them the city
DR. David Reese and Patrick Hogan were severally
amned for the purpose of recognising the bodies Dr.
Reese stated that he present when the bodies
removed from the sacks in which they tied up
The bodies naked, and he Is satisfied that neither
them had previous to death been inmates Of Bellevue
and that he Of the opinion from the appearances
the decsassd that death caused by natural
Patrick Hogan testified that he gathers the dead
different parts Of the city, and in placed
In their collins and that he does not recognise either
the bodies from among those that he has taken
dead house to be inferred in Pottersheld Randai
Island Most Of the bodies were In . very smacated
condition. and appeared though they had died of
and starvation The bodies not mutii.ted in any
manner and presented marks Of external violence
Verdict Of the jurors that death caused by natural
The jury also OF the opinion that the bode,
removed from Randall Island and taken for scien
ti6c purposes.