The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-23
City Intelligence.


THE WEATHER Yesterday was indeed most de-
ighttul day spring at last having seemingly come in
cheerful and animated by the appearsncs of the vel
guest The ladies took advantage of the salubrious
ar and tho streets were thronged from morning until
night except the lower part of Broadway, which
continually enveloped in thick cloud Of dust and the
beautiful colcrs Of spring were abundant Towards
evening" the air oecane somewhat cooler and the entire
horizon bound with dark black cloud, though
there very little appearance OF rain. There has
already been winter spring and fall weather during the
month; but spring seems to have the supremacy
aud for the remainder Of the month there is probability
OF pleasant days.
has been very suddenly stopped and is said in
quence of the change the Office of the Commissary
me aud woa n sssurs Sut few noasnJ
of doars put in such state render safe from
The o effects Of the weather There ore sirssdy some
useless 'or soma time there being specified time for
the re commencement OF the work. sa.ss'
FiHE-sEvEnAL DEAD BopIes BuRryp-One of the
buildings, composing the PfSspec Hi E,rgrant Hospi
tai at Yorkve, discovered TO be fire about hall
past ten o'clock Tuesday night, Which was entirely
lead bodies which were also burned. The total de-
hcency Of water and fire apparatus in that section
rendered all attempts to subdue the flames futile. The
wind fortunately waited the flames from the main bud
ing the only thing which saved the adjoining property
said furniture bedding sc, which had just been
plnced in it, is total loSs The damage 10 estimated al
$500
THE Russ PAVEMENT The laying down of the Russ
pavement Fulton street, in front OF the New York
Herald office has begun and ere long that portion Of the
street which not w frequently .nted two three
inches of mud will be the only portion which will be
cean The advantage Of this pavement is already
and from its cleanliness requiring but little labor
keep it in proper ttion, win doubtless have the e.
feet to bring Eofe generally into use Inc cost tor
cleaning the streets $3.50 900 annually; whereas
if the Russ pavem. adopted, it would cost not
more than from $50 900 to $40 go lsevng surplus in
treasury Of s2O 600 to $l3OO00 per year OF street
money, which would than treble the count now
received which n taken from the Br,cts
such portions of Broadway have been pave with it,
always clean while the other parts always filthy
A Narrow EscAPE.-A very spirited horse, attached
Light wagon took fright at tho corner of Pearl and
Centre Streets and ran of There in the wagon ut
the time Mr. Patterson and another gentleman who
made every effort to stop the horse but TO eec and
when the corner Of Anthony and Centre streets
the wagon came in contact with cart, by which it
upset throwing both persons into the street The
also thrown his cart into the street. and
il by miracle, they all escaped uninjured The only
damage done was pretty general tearing up OF the
wagon.
CLsvEn FELLOWS BALL.-The Champion Order OF
Clever Fellows gave complimentary bell on Tuesday
night at Tammany Hall, to Mr.. John AUSTIN mem
Der of their order II OF the oasan OF the
and the time the cornet sounded for the
FIRST dance unit, the closing the fair forms and pretty
faces of the ladies' plainly told that they were
among clever fellows The ladies' were most beautifully
alfred and their grace in dancing and beauty OF move
ment, exceled any thing which has come oil this season
VoLUNTEERs For MExIco. The number of volunteers
who sailed in the Nancy Stevens, for Vera Cruz. OIL
Tuesday, with Captain Forty, of the LIST Regiment New
York Volunteers, eighty seven for the New York
regiment and twenty three for the Massachusetts regi
ment, making in all one hundred and ten, besides the
following officers: Lieut.. Cooper, A. A C. $, Lieut.
HcNuy. A. A S and Lieut. Waugh, of the New York
Regiment and Lieut. Curtis, OF lie Massachusetts reg
ment.
EMJeRASrs-About four O'clock yeste rdoy afternoon
alarge saip came in with several hundred emgrants,
men, aud children, large number OF which pre-
sented most pitiable condition. A large number OF
them had scarce enough clothes TO them and after
landing in groups stroled through the city, without
to shelter them and without the means purchase
morse oil food Their only baggage consisted in many
cases, of q small bundle to q family OF four or hve
persons.
DISTRESSING CASE OF suIcrpE.-Coroner Walters was
called yesterday to hold inquest at No. 23 Blocker
street upon III, bojy of Thomas Drinker, native Of
Pennsylvania, aged 70 years, who put end to hi
laboriug under a depressed state Ol mad arising from
pecuniary embarrassmeats From the evidence adduced
before the coroner appeared that the deceased mad
been studying law in tho once of Mir Edward Pierre.
pont, No27 Wall street, for The Lat six months, during
ul IN his For the las, lew weeks however
he seemed what depressed la spirits, which
from pecuniary difficulties The deceased CAPPED
shor. piece of manuscript for Mr. p about 10 minutes
before he died MIR Perepont returning into the front
Office found him dead in the chair front Of the CRATE On
the table was found small package containing aIstsei
addressed to brother Of the deceased enclosing two
others with the initials T. C. and the other signed
Caleb Cope and post marked Philadel hia. /, al'o APP
peared in evidence that the deceased about fortnight
ago. called upon friend, Dr. L. j. Crossman. and stated
that he great distress of having lost
considerable money through the conduct of
and desired the loan of $1,000 and his being assured
oy Dr. e. that he was unable I; comply with his wishes
the deceased lett at the time bidding him farewell
and said that tho DR. would never see him again.
Dr. THOMAS HOLMES on being examined, testified that
Doctors j. IL. Rogers Crossman and himself, made
poet norton examination Of the body Ii presented
livid appearance The pupils OF the eyes much d.
lat and the muscles othe body very rigid On opening
the chest, the lungs found OF dark color and
much congested with blood, and presented the appear
ance OF liver when cut The liver was a dark color
and congesed The loft side OF the heart was empty
The right side contained little fluid blood. The sto
nache contained about gill of dark bloody fluid which
emitted strong odor of prussic acid Thc mucus mem
OF dark red color softened and corrugated
The intestnes were Of red color The existence of
prussic acid IN the stomach evident that witness
was satisfied that death was caused by it, The dseeaseds
letter his brother, written just before committing tho
fatal deed, Is as follows:
"rhos p. Cope, as my guardian suffered me to be
rot bed of my inheritance against repeated prote
tons aad circumstances, and afterwards robbed Of
what still important Of nay good name amongst
my relations He has hated us aud (s particularly
the children superior to his of the husband OF his first
wifes sisters husband; who understood and denounced
his real nature and character and has pursued US with
spirit Of memorable revenge, though sometimes yelled