The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-03
City InteIilRaIlca.

WEATHER -Dectdedly the finest day Of the
son ws5 yesterday. Wa had Q smack Of Indian
weather about noon, and 1t cooled of towards evening
The THERMOMETERS, at2 o'clock NJ stood at sixty d.
grees
WINrER-The hustle and preparation that usuallv
prevails at this Of the year. carting the nsces
sy supply Of coal for the winter season, hitting up
stoves. sweeping chimn+ya, whtewashing. SO
ri-d on with much activity yesterday by all hands
CURED for the purpose. Many of our csrmen
actively In removing coal from the yards. while
the weep in all directions seemed to be in
conf ts6e and keep Jack Frost at bay should look
for his approach We observed many also in the upper
of the city and at the side OF Grand street. bu-
si-d in changing their quarters The whole scene would
remind QUE Of May day In New York
FIRE-A Gre broke Friday night in 25th street.
near 10th avenue, In small shsnty occupied by Ia.
tinguished.
EASTERN ExraEss.-we are almost daily indebted to
Munro's Express for Nantucket and New Bedford pa
OXEN ExrRAoRDINARY-Thelovers of beef will be able
to sre couple OF curious this week Vauxhall
,rden One 10 curious for an excess of flesh az ha
weighs th- respectable amount of 1920 pounds; his
height grth, length and breadth Of breast are all 10
proportiou. how much afraid say. The other
OK IL curious from his plurality OF legs having less
than five Of these appsudsges six feet-where the
sixth is attached can bs by visiting vauxha Gar
den.
New YoRK Gas LIGHT Co.'S WoRxs-We have been
presented with very superb and beautiful litho.
graph o these works which bas been very
magnificent style Of art, in colors, by Jones Newman
photographers, No. l28 Fulton street The works are
situated 2st and 22d streets and A. we're
erected In lSf The works are supsrbly executed.
ACCIDENT STEAMBOAT ALIpA.-The baauti-
full steamer Aida broke her walking beam just
leaving Caldwell yesterday afternoon, while her way
be owing defect in the iron. The passengers were
taken by the Troy and brought to the city No one
injured.
DEArH ~ Daowxrxe-The Coroner held an inquest
aso on the body OF Michael Sullivan native Of ireland
aged forty years who found floating in the slip at
Che loot OF spring street. Verdict death by drowning
MELANCHOLY SUIciDC Coroner Wsltcrs vvou collad
yesterday hold inquest No so Green street on
the dy Of dolph Kurs native of Prussia aged 24yeare
wh" while laboring under melancholy state Of mind
committed suicide Friday evening by taking prussic
acid From the testimony adducsd before the Coroner
mu,o, In consequence OF losing Of his pupils be.
came low spiritsd Or Friday evening" his wife return
dead on the be with phisls by the bed eide slso
no1 written by the deceased stating that he had pre
vo"aly attempted to destroy himself DR. Holmes
Of the BODY very rigad the copjusction OF the eyes
covered with black Spots the stomach dstendsd with
undiges ed FOOD which emitted strong smell prussc
acid, che stomach was very much iDhsmed and the
muc Us Inbrsne softsned There were also patches
OF tnhamation supposed to have been caused by
corros've poison the liver and lungs much cen.
xested with blood From :he appearances Of the body
1t svdsns that the deceased came 10 his death bv
Prusio acid, and the jury rendered verdict accor.
dDgly
AvIcrIM OF MILLERrsM The coroner was called
to inquest at No "a Bedford street. ON the body
OF DIRT r. Dodge. native OF New York aged ri
y-'r. came 10 his death from exhaustion produced by
wound on the throat inflicted By himself white in de-
raDgcd state Of mind The deceased was printer by
traos spd worked until pd.y last hs told bis
fellow kmrh that they had b, tier leave work ~
the day OF Judgment hand; that the world
was about u be destroyed For about six past
h- had appeared to b. in d. ranged minc AND
after hr had couDi, ted the rash act hs
ina h- had previous endesvsr-d to desire by
taking l.udSaum From y written and left by tue
drc"as appeared that af~r cutting bis throat with
srazor. ne took small knife aud IL into the back
81 his neck a.d that he haa d-bersted upon idea
Destroying ims'l for about h. ur before ne proceed
ed 10 csry ~ into execution For the last s,x weeks
the c-as-d had evidently been in dersDged state
mind aud ON the manner in which HI express.d him
self ON rrgiuus Subjects is believed had asso
ciated with Mhlrritrs.