The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-22
City Intelligence.

THE esterday was several degrees
warmer than the previous day and certainly more
In the evening there were some clouds to the eastward
but very little appearance Of foul weather.
STEAMBOAT AocIDENr.-The steamboat Bay State,
while of Norwslk on Monday night, on the way to
Boston, met with an accident -hich disabled her
from on the trpthe breaking Of one Of her
ps s
towed to this city by the Empire State.
RESCUED FROM DRowNING.-On Monday evening, as
the Williamsburg ferry boat reached the foot Of South
Seventies treet, man and woman fell, by accident,
into the river. They were immediately rescued by
MIR Picton, and another whose name was not escer-
tanned.
day to hold an inquest on the body of German Jew,
by the name Of Moses Kappel, aged A. pedlar by
trade, who was few days ago taken before justice
the magistrate a charge Of insanity DR.. Stewart,
one of experienced physicians, examined the man
nd pronounced him to be insane. Yesterday morning
the keeper Of the prison, opening the cell doors,
told the deceased to get up, as he saw him lying in
bed he answered the keeper, and said he would,
when shortly AFTER returning again to his cell he
the deceased eettiDg up on his bunk with his pam
falcons in his hands in the act of putting
and receiving reply he entered the cell and took
hold Of him and then found him to be quite dead
ton Of the deceased when found He appeared to be
alive, in the act Of putting on his pantalcons, in
which position he must have died instantly without
struggle 1t is supposed to have been by disease Of
the heart The inquest will be held this day.
SUPPOSED MuRpER.-The Coroner was called to hold
an inquest yesterday, the body Of Owen Clark at
No As Henry street who to his death in afray
on Sunday last, by being kicked in the abdomen,
from the Injuries Of which he died on Monday
ming. Yesterday hearing of the death, q young
man by the meme of John Clark, surrendered himself
to the police authorities he supposed to be
the parties implicated in the death of the deceased
The inquest adjourned over until this fore
TIE SUICIDE THE FULTON FERRy.-lt has now
been ascertained that young lady, answering the
description Of the one who on Wednesday night last
jumped from one Of the Brooklyn ferry boats
missed She resided at No II Harper Court, corner
Of Barbairn street. Brooklyn with her brother in law
She English lady, aged 10 years, and had been
in this country but few weeks whittier she sent
n improper attachment to young man on that side
Of the Atlantic, and which produced in her mind
deep melancholy. The following is q description Of
her person and dress, when she left home on Wednes
day morning, and the dress in which she wss recog
nzed board the boat on that fatal night she was
eyes. She was drested In lilac calico dress, red
striped shawl, black hood, with blue Grape lining
strong boots with cloth tops and buttens dark drab
corsets thick flannel petticoat, and mixed brown and
white woollen stockings From the exterior descrp-
ton here given, there is not doubt but this is the
self.
McKEszIn LIGHT GUARD.-A target company bear
ing the above name, and commanded by Capt Mo-
Kenzie passed the Herald ONCE yesterday afternoon
They a fine looking csrps, and moved in inc
military style.
LECTURES ON PoLIricAL ECONOMY AND THE PnEsEvr
STATE OF GREAT RRITAIN.-We understand that w,
j. Birch Esq., associate Of the late Anti Germ League,
and Director Of the Manchester (Epgland) Mechanics
lnstitute will deliver lecture this evening" the
above subjects In the large Of the Howard House,
corner Of Grand street and broadway.