The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-22
CITY Intelligence.

THE Weather Yesterday was another of tbs few
pleasant days which March has cestowed Tho day
soft mid snd iodeed, seemed rs II spring bal
at last, 10 scjourn for while upon esrth Towards
evening, 1t became somewhat cloudy but the wind stu
blew the which Is tolorably fair sign Of good
weather.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT The line O'Clock train Of cars
for Phiaie pbia from Jersey City, yesterday morning at
d to ten o'clock met with serious accident a. the
bridge leading over the Hacken,ack river. The draw
had been removed without the knowledge Of The engi-
ueer, aud the sign not being pcrcepble the train ap
preached that 1t impossible to stop its head
way and the locomotive tender and baggage car, were
prscipitstrd into the river whose name
not secertsnedbut the fact is Known that he re
on beard the Rattan, when she was burned on
Monday, and who barely escaped with his Iif.-we, on
the Locomotive at the time. Bpd, by SONS fatality
~ss killed. he bsiog the only person Injured Tbs loco
motive OF course from its immense weight went to the
bottom There quite large number Of persons In
the train at the iulo but they fortunately escaped
RoueH AND RyApY-A meeting Of the whig electors
NJ tue ss ward favorable TO the elevation OF General
Taylor to lbs Presidency was held issS evening at the
Bfoad street House for the purpose OF tahtnR the pre-
imnary steps to organize Rough aud Ready Club for
hat ward committee of five were appointed TO draw
up constitution byasa for the government OF The
proposed aluo the meeting adjourned te be again
convened on Mopdsv evening next Cs'siu, M Clay
was 10 .hs anu thai
he Left town temporarily yesterday T. NJ to attend 10
basness of importance.
D4MocRArIc MovEMENrs.-T primary elections be-
ing over pretty well understood. In post OF the
wards, who viii BE- The favored ones, Witch csnnot be
positively known until the general con rmstion NEE cling
takes place As hss already been stated there seems TO
he very serous difficulties IN Of tbs wards the de-
tost.d parties alleging uuisrness and expresirg Their
Dissemination to stand st all hazards 1.-THE Fourteenth
ward &c Is pretty well understood that jones Bsro
will be the fevors OF the committee, for Alderman. and
Terrence Duffy, for Assistant The opposing faction
are dsaafsh. d. and have expressed their intention
stand up for Dennis Csrcln ne present asiantD for
Alderman. aud job II. Paxton, for Assistant.
In the Fourth ward, the commiit'e hvorsole 10 the
nom nation OF Depnis Mullins and G. Osky were sue
cesful but that caused considerable trouble In the
rauki and portion OF them have determined 10 sup
port Thomas Fitzgerald Tor Alderman.
In the seventh ward the pay has exprcssed itself Ia
vorahe TO the noIoiDation Of John j. Cisco Tor ihs
Naycrslty but left the council nominations to sleep
for afewGsys
In tho Twelfth ward the old bunker portion Of the d.
mocracy made their nominations on Monday whicn pre-
s-ntel Ei.ha Mcneil ana Wilson Hunt In opposition
to the bTnburners' nomination OF saturday They
aso express thrr preference Of Merseroe, as their
candidate for the Nayoralty
In the Fifteenth ward David Banks and Robert Hogan