The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-10

wonld hardly suppose that the hand which wrote them
Is the which daily dealsout candy nutsNnd apples
to The public at Pier No l, North River.
The WEArHEa.-At q very early hour yesterday
morning, the weather was quite warm, almost sutry,
but towards evening the wind sprung up from north
thick clouds.
FIRK-CossIDERApLE Lo" OF PRoPERT!-A nrs
broke out about half past O'Clock yesterday morn.
ing, in the building No. % Liberty street The upper
part Of the building occupied by Dr. Feucht xsnger
. drug mcsl and the fire Is supposed TO
originated from the bursting Of dem John OF acid
In the fourth story His books spd some papers we're
saved but his entire stock destroyed His loss about
70 ooo which was fully covered ey idsTfsncs h ns
hardware merchants portion Of their stock TO-
gether with ther books saved but the larger por
render almost worthless Tn. loss Is estimated at
$4,000, VII oh was also covered By insurance. The
second third and fourth stories of the building,
destroyed and The supposed damage is about 81 500
large number Of the FIRE apparatus were promptly on the
pot snd through their sxerons the Names were nps
ths most prominent, we noticed Pre-. scieu Company
No a. and Companies No 50 and No ~; The hose
companies rendered efficient service and tho good e.
Of the efforts Of tho hook and ladder company were
plainly to be seen.
ANOTHER FlsE.-A IRE broke out at IL O'Clock on
Saturday night, in the boiding Of No IS Ann
street. occupied by Mr. Goudiug ~ a surgical instru.
msnt factory. 1t was put out with trifiing damage
COMMON CouNcIL The Board of Assistant Aldermen
will hold = stated me citing this evening.
CRY IMrRovEMEHrs-The improvements OF our city
were never IN prosperous condition than at the
present time In the upper wards going mp
come Of the most stately residences that the city
boast Of On Fourteenth street Immediately in front Of
Union square, Is splendid hotel, nearly completed,
six stories high with brown free stone front containing
upwards of hundr apartments WHEN finished this
will be Of the most magnificent public houses the
oity and by far more 20 than any in the upper part
We learn that has already been leased to lady for
two years at $4,000 per annu and she has been proer
cred $4,000 for her bargain There are many others
which shall take occasion to notice and give &C.
neral description Of.
BRuNErrI's MopEL OF ASsIEHr JERvsALEM-This
celebrated piece Of mechanism 10 its way hithsr
from London, where It has been the admiration Of
thousands This model Of ancient Jerusalem has been
constructed from draughts which the result Of
years Of aborious research The exhibitions are ao-
oompanied by lucid lectures in explanation of the var
localities of peculiar interest the events which
der them worthy OF especial n.tice and which have
represented as appeared immediately after our 81
viors death The last temple the palace Of Hsrod the
famous towers, the hills and valleys they then APP
peared the Mount of Olives the hill Of Calvary, the
valley Of Jehcshsphat with ths brook Of Kdron. the
msnt and other places Of interest to the biblical
historical student or even to the ordinarily curious
with success here and In Brooklyn
CoRpoaxAL PuNpHMsSr IN seHooLs.-Coroner Wal
ers called yesterday to hold an inquest at No. Oh
old named John Mcoe respecting whose death, In
sequence Of alleged cruelty on the part Of his sehoo
teacher alluded to In ths Hs-aif yesterday. From
the evidence taken before the appeared that
the dec ased public primary school No 81 sit
uated In Greenwich street, near vaudam that on
WeOnesuey 1Sth inc ueceaseu, ior sOme mis-
conduct late attendance. shut up In the sand
room by direction Of the hrst assistant teacher The
principal Of the department. Miss Wright being at the
time engaged with Of the trustees Of the school, and
Ignorant that anything Of the kind had been done BY
way Of punishment, such Q mode never having
been adopted before. Tho child, after being kept
Ia the sand room for about hour, was let out by
another teacher, to whom the deceased complained OF
being cold and subsequently that his throat Was sore
and that he was observed to trsmbl apparently rom
the effects Of cold On going home pc ini9rmea MS
aunt with whom he lived that he had been l0ckeo up
and complained Of his throat being sore Dr. wAsn az
tachsd to the Northern Dspcnsary vieteo MN snu prs
scribed for him. and in the course OF Gay oI uo,
peared to have so recovered that
soud he unnecessary The day but one following how
ever DR. Walsh was again called to attend Sne
ana then found that he was then suffering from
an of the bowels In nowse necessarily con-
nected with tho affection OF the throat tnav the oe.
$500 afternoon Dr. Walsh also testified, that at
H. ,me he FIRST called to attend the deceased for
~ sore throat weather was rainy ana that aueo.
si.s ~ the throat common, while ne aecertsined
St Ma attractions for taking the medicines prescribed
a. dsceased had not been strictly Attended TO- The
yov,ns verdict "That the dsoeaeed TO his death
nv in INN alton Of the bowels The jury believe that
tSs acre throat consequent upon exposure BY being
nsced In the said Of primary school No o. was
the death Of said deceased The jury are
so Of the opinion that the mode Of punishment adopt
ed by the eacher In this case, improper, ana should
be discontinued.
SUDDEN DsArH The Coroner was called to hold an
also at the dead house at Bellevue the body
Of an unknown about IS years old and supposed to
be . native Of Ireland who, while passing along the
Third avenue Saturday last, fell down and immedi-
stely expired. vsrdiot death By sxhsustou arising
frol sxposurs sna eisesss.