The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-22
City Intelligence.

CHoLEnA.-The Committee Of the Board OF Health
received the following port from the Health Occr:-
QUARANTINE, Dec. 81, 1S4s.
HIS HoNon, The MAYOR
Three Few cases Of cholera and one death have
CURED ut the Marine Hospital within the past twenty
fonr hours all Of them among patients occupying
1ss.r M s 'sS p9S wore No among
Respectfully, ALEX. b. WHITING,
No cases in this city since last report.
DEATH OF CHARLES McVEAN, Esq.-This gentleman
died at his residence, No. ~ Abingdon Place,
Wednesday afternoon, after iness several weeks.
the time OF his death in the 47th year of his age
He completed his legal studies in this city, the
late Chancellor Kent after which he returned to his
native place where he enjoyed the utmost confidence
OF his fellow ctxenf He elected Congress from
the $50 district when thirty Of age aud by his
straightforward course, and ability and hrmness won
for himself the profound respect of hts
At the expiration of his term in the House of Repre-
.entatlvet, he was appointed District Attorney for
until his removal to this city in 1889. After having
be. in the city about five years. in 1914 he ap-
esteemed until his appointment as U. S Distrct At
torpey, few months since. Possessed Of sound and
discriminating mind in every public and social posi-
ton he fulfilled every office which he held with marked
AFFINITY and was esteemed as gentleman and a fris nd.
His funeral will take place from his late residence at
one O'Clock this sfternoo
THE WEATHER.-RAIN, HAIL, AND SNow.-Yester-
dsy was, indeed, like the beginning Of winter. The
rain falling when the rose, which continued
Almost unul ABOUT Two O'CLOCK the
afternoon, when there was considerable sho wer Of
hail. The snow then began to fall the wind bio wing
heavily from the north which continued to increase
up to q late hour last night. The air was cold, and
every indicated that old winter hand
EMyUTE hall RECoRps.-Quite q fare
up came off at the Hall Of Records few days since,
which has heretofore been kept still that public
have bee apprife that difficulty exi.ted
high in the council of the city and another high In
the itica appears that the parties
mocrat who has figured for Congress from the Ninth
ward and The Assist ant Alderman Of the Thirteenth
ward What the difficulty occurred about, has tran.
pirs but Is said the battle of considerable dura-
ton first and then the other being MAIDS the
stone or; but before victory achieved either
side TIE mediation of frie DIS put end the
pugistic display Both democrats, but it is said
they differ to the freedom slavery Of the new ter
ritory.
TROUBLE AMONG THE WHIGs 1T appears the pri-
mary election of the wings in the First ward Wed
nesdsy night, did not pass of quietly
pested. Tn, are two factions in the ward and
having appsr. nty better than the other the
hat containing the ballots was Kicked and the
election broke up in row. In the Eighteenth ward
there two factions, and though no disturbance
took place at the election the defeated party express
tb, determination TO defeat the other at the
charter g ectior. Unless some compromise Is made,
the ward wi undoubtedly, be given the democrats
who now al esdy begin to chuckls their
Of certain success by the tactiona difficulties Of the
wings.