The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-20
City Intelligence.


Tx SHr FEvER.--We are informed that this complain
increases among the cmigrants We understand that
there several hundred at
is under city government and great many cases
exist at the State Hospital Staten Island At both hos
pitfalls tho treatment Is ordered to be the At Sta
ten Island the deaths amount to in every Of
who have the ship fever AT our Bellevue Hos.
Is this The treatment ordered in both places is the
same, viz beef soup and brandy Through one who
about Is cents gallon Is used with soup from not
very good bones whilst at Staten Island the brandy
Are these facts? Where are we to find preservers of
health DR. Van Buren,, second assistant phi yscian In
Bellevue Hospital son of John Van Buren, District At
torney Of Ulster county died yesterday after brief ~
ness Of ship fever He about % years old and
engaged to be married in few weeks to estimable
Kelly another of the assistant physicians at Bellevue
also said to be quite sick with the ship fever
MURDERED IN THE BowEnv.-We again called
most daring character 1t may very properly be asked
what are we coming to- for sooner had the murdcrous
assaults recently made upon Mr. Alvah Hotchkiss Of
Brooklyn and Mr. Bennett, Of Wiamsburgh, ceased to
be matters of general topic, than similar outrage is
perpetrated in very midst in the heart Of this mighty
city and that too in of the most public thorough
fares in It, From the evidence adduced before Coroner
Walters yesterday in the Of his investigation it
Appeared that as N @ o. tn nd s ,
between IL and IL o'clock Monday night he found
unknown man lying upon the sidewalk. in state
House, 1t discovered that the stranger had
been severely wounded in several places his head he
was accordingly taken to the City Hospital Tuesday
morning, and his wounds dressed. He however sur
vivcd but a few hours. On making post mortem
mination IL ascertaned that his skull had been
tured in places From the appearance one of
the fractures the right temple II evident that
had been inflicted with sung shot billy the head of
which about ~ inches In diameter The Jury
dercd verdict that the deceased to his death by
injuries inflicted the head by person or
unknown to the jury The deceased appears to be
about forty years Of age feet inches high black hair
silver grey tweed coat with covered buttons blue rib
bed cashmere pantaoons merno vest with stripes
and boots He Is supposed to be stranger In the CITY,
and probably was imprudent enough TO exhibit his
uey to those who followed him to the spst where
found, and there robbed him of all no had about his
person.
TRAVEL TO ALsAsY.-We surprised that with our
many steamboats,. running the Hudson, there s
no boat starting at reasonable hour In the morning
Half past IL too early, o'clock would be
much better What manner of is there in leaving
At this early hour half past SIX and rushing through
from city to city In eight nine hours, arriving at
p M. Let Of the fine boats leave at A. NJ, and
she will be well patronized.
EXHIBITION OF FLowERs.-We gratihed to learn
that the very recherche exhibition of flowers ut the Ly
ceum building SCI Broadway will be kept open until this
evening.
The SMALL PorAro CoURT.-In olden times the cellar
occupied by the present incumbent OF the mpor-
tant Office of chief Of police the place where under
the Jurisdiction of the ancient aims house commission
the large stock Of potatoes for unfortunate pauers
kept. "The scent of the roses will hang round 1t
STILL and His Honor the Mayor is troubled by some
half dozen complaints per diem under the system,
that the tried police must be changed by removing OBJ
streperous democrats whose places wanted by the
numerous watchfu and hopeful aspants for the order
Of the star 1t IL suggested that his honor should Geese