The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-28

OIsy IutsliiXSncs.
HE STEAMER SANDs.-The steamer Sarah
Saods win leave her dock at the foot of Cpton
to day ut two O'Clock for Liverpool She Tss to have
sailed on Saturday, but from some cause Was detained
until to day.
CoNMoN CouNcIE. There will be q special meeting
of the Board Of Aldermen this evening" when the SUBJ
jsst o. ths new police bill viii be taken Up There is
and remsnstrance from the insurance companies Of
the city has already been presented to the Common
Councils besides which, learn there IL another very
numeousy signed protest to be presented this evening
TIE WEATHER Tho weather, yesterday, was very
6ckle having been cold and pleasant clear and stormy
heavy black cloud rose from the NORTH. east,
which, for q time, Threatened hsavy storm having
twice begun snow. The clouds passed away, but
returned again, without storm and. towards
night cleared on prsttily leaving beautiful night
though considerably colder than the morning Already
has the weather peculiar to March upon US and
in the short of twelve hours We are visited with
several changes.
Fmr.-A Are broke out about O'Clock Saturday
night In the once No 80 South street, which was
tinguishsd with trifins damage. The fire originated
from the stove.
Ing No IS9 Canal ttreet, which did considerable da-
mage. very aged aud pfrm in the third story
the third Of which proved successful Had he remained
In the house short time longer he would have died OF
s rs.cnss IN Of ths With rbioS the
apartment was filed.
AccrpENr-A man named Thomas Patterson hs d
his leg broken Saturday afternoon by the oavng in
of the bank OF cellar, which he engaged in dig
eing in Thirty second street, Eighth avenue He
was taken to the city hospital.
Or AND GAs-There seems stu to be great want of
attention somewhere with regard to the street lamps
In Madison street there not than one OF every
bs nnDas Uor,an. of thu "tv i IL rs.x too bad
That portion is lighted principally with Oil, and scarce
in ten be found lighted after ten O'Clock and
renders it very inconvsnent for those who travel in
that part of the CITY after night An lamp
be found in Of the streets, which will burn all
night; and that toeraoly good evidence that II the
lamps nsd aud properly cleaned there would be
stanty before the eyes Of the corporation and yet
there seems not the slightest attention paid to it
ton Of lie srd property Thieves and assassns
enabled to Turk aud commit their deprsdations
without fear OF detection.
MoRrALIrr AMONGST Docs Port Richmond and Its
vicinity, staten leland have been thrown into
plee state of alarm within the ast few weeks in
large biting Others chickens geese all Of which
died in consequence Of the bite We also learned
was conveyed to the Asylum on the Island rAvDs mad
supposed to have been ocoasioned from the bite Of
f.od dog som. few days previous The inhsst' 5S
Streets shooting down all the dogs running at srgs
thus some Of these faithful have been
destroyed In order to prevent further mischief.
SUICIDE PosoN.-Coroner Walters called yes
trday to hold inquest ut the Of Warren AMI
Church sc upon M.rssTst native OF Ire
period her existence BY taking arsenic under the fol-
lowing circumstances. The dscessed, Il appears, was
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ness, to purchase psister and, returning with 1t,
she laid the bed by the sds Of hsr husband and be-
gan to ery on being questioned to the cause of her
apparent grief she informed her husband that she had
taken poison and going to de the latter paid but
little regard to heg statement being entirely ignorant
OF disposition her part to commit rash
ac the deceased, however repeated her statement,
and her husband that she had arsenic
RI the drug store, where she get the plaster;
whereupop, Mr. Brennan, with all possible expedition
and repaired to the drug store in question: where he
learned that her story too true. Accompanied by
the distracted husband returned home, and
endeavored to administer anidote but his wife
cssuy resisted the efforts that made to make her
take itsDd carriage being procured for the pur
pose of conveying her to the hospital, abe equally
successful in frustrating their designs Soon afterwards
she began to yomt very freely and appeared to suffer
very much when che manifested desire to live but 1t
then too late, and she died about ii O'Clock at
night Verdict in accordance with the foregoing facts
FUNERAL OF Mas. DESMAN.-The funeral Of Mrs
Denmsn took place yesterday afternoon, at O'Clock
The procession consisting Of about one thousand per-
fons followed from the residence Of Colonel Denman, in
James street, to the Cathedral OF Mulberry and
Prince streets where the funeral ceremonies
formed according to the Roman Catholic faith Her
mains then Deposited in of the vaults aud the
crowd dispersed In every countepauce depicted
feeling OF sorrow and grief and cloud lowered over
the brow Of the disconsolste husband The firm sol
der bowed TO his sfl cton and surrendered again all
that cheers the life OF man. and brings sunshine to the
disoonsoate heart