The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-26
City Intelligence.


THE WEArHER.-We had yesterday a very sudden
change Of weather. which has taken almost into mid
ter at O'Clock P. M, stood high 80 dogs in the
shade in Wall street. and citizens seemed complete
ly metamorphosed within the short space of twenty
four hours having mostly changed their winter clothing
for their light dresses and straw hats Yester
day may be said to have been the first day of
JUDICIAL NoMNArIoN.-Elijah Paine, Esq, yes
Office of Justice of the Supreme Court, vice William
Mitchell who declines The bar ticket for the Supreme
Court as corrected stands thus:-Chief Justice Jones'
Hon. John w. Edmonds, John sosson, and Elijah
Paine, Esq.
FIRE ALARM.-There was IN alarm of fire Yesterday
morning about O'clock in consequence of a furnace
having lighted up at No 26l Water street. No damage
was DONE
FIREA fire occurred yesterday morning at the corner
OF Scanned and Cherry streets, in blacksmths shop
which discovered by officer Casln and put out by
him. with the aid of citizens who had collected on
the occasion. Damage trifing.
The AWNING PosTs-These posts in Broadway are
daily beginning to fall under the Ratchet of the artzan
and laborer Their disappearance will greatly beaufy
this splendid thoroughfare but the dapdated state Of
the payements is still disgrace to citizens When
will the new Common Council move in this matter.
INVENTORS INsrIrurE-It will be seen by an adver-
sement in this days that the committee appointed
by the meeting held at Clinton Hall few days since to
proceed to Perth Amboy to inquire into the practicable
y Of converting the Perth Amboy Manufacturing Com
pany into an Inventors Institutes will make their report
this evening in Clinton Hail. The friends of the
are invited to attend and hope to good attend
ance of mechanics and inventors.
SUDDEN DEArH.-Coroner Walters yesterday, held an
inquest the body Of James Boston, residing in 39th
street, near 10th Avenue. The deceased born in
England and aged 80 years. On Thursday last. he
ceived some painful intelligence from his parents who
reside In England which caused him to be melancholy
and depressed in spirits On Saturday he complained Of
pain across him, and had deranged bowels but CONT
nued at work at gardening Yesterday after working
in the morning, came in to dinner and complained Of
being weak and of much distress the bowels physi-
clan sent for but death soon afterwards
A post norton examination by Dr. Holiness showed the
stomach and bowels to be in high state Of infamma-
ton Verdict, death by inflammation of the stomach
and bowels, produced by some cause unknown to the
jury.
SuicIpE.-Coroner Walters called to hold an in
quest at the foot of Chambers street. on Monday even
ing upon the body of an unknown man who was taken
out Of the dock. leather strap was buclded around
his waist, TO which attached two clock weights
weighing Is pounds. lie genteely dressed In a black
sack coat black cloth vest drab pants bomba
zine stock and boots He supposed to be about 30
years Of age His body would not in all probability have
been discovered for time but for the steamboat
Roger Williams" by whose motion he was thrown to
the surface OF the water He has been in the water
from appearance for two months, verdct--suoidsb by
drowning