The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-19
NEW YORK, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 1s4s
City Intelligence.


-..-r. City Intelligence.
The ASSEMBLING BARNRuRNERs DELEGA-
The delegates to the national democratic con
yention assembled last night at the City Hotel when
the general prospects of that faction of the party
talked over. They are generally very respectable
looking set of men, in high spirits and spoke
with great confidence of success in outwndng the old
hunkers in the convention The principal discussion
took place In the bar room before retiring to pri-
vate apartment and from the general tenor Of their
conversation MIR Van Buren, is the choice Of the dele
CATION. The Wimot proviso spoken of and one
man remarked that the ID southerners would proba-
bly, oppose the admission of the delegation to the
vention on account Of its adherence to that measures
and 1T strongly intimated that such be the
Mr. Van Buren, would be u candidate at all hazards.
Mr. Polk also spoken Of when it remarked that
nothing short Of box of Brandreths pills could work
out the nomination for him. and then it would require
larger quantity than could be procured to work him
again into the Presidency leaving all hopes of the
question for Mr.. Polk among the barnburners From
cause, the conversation relative to the
tion was suddenly stopped, and there was general
call at the bar Some of the members moved up and
some down Broadway while a small number adjourned
at eight O'Clock to the private room The object OF
the assembling of tho delegation last night, was to
make some preliminary arrangements before starting
for Baltimore, without discussing the claims of the
different candidates. One thing very certain with
them. and that thing General Taylor is too wing
gishthat last letter kills him OFF, Very little sym
pathy manifested for the General and there is not
the slightest possibility of any favor being shown him
| by the barnburners in the convention, should
they be admitted; but If they be crowded out, then
we'll Sec .r...
| THE WEATHER.-Yesterday one Of the warmest
| DAYS of the season The sky was clear all day and
very little wind stirring until late hour in the a
ternoon when pleasant breeze from tho south sprung
up, which made the evening delightful The night was
clear and gave promise of fair weather.
| c,. On g. r,ua. u M NJ. p
Moses Marcus Rector of the Church of George the
Martyr embarked the 18th nst in the packet shir
tImo % ym dvotaJ h;msof un sv n
| perscrverngly to the spiritual and temporal com
or;s vi , Is from ., tHgauu ior many ot whom
.Ia1 ha W hs .sn;t anu
been enabled to procure from the corporation of the
city of New York. grant OF lots of ground
with view to have erected thereon church,a hosp
| tai and an asylum for destitute immigrants. The
ocatoni Is very elgipie heaithy ana OF conveHent nc
cess the estimated value of the land thirty thousand
dollars. The object of the Rev. Mr. Marcus visit t.
Great Britain is to solicit from the liberal and chara
BILE residents of that country pecuniary aid to enable
completion Of the intended plan, to benefit their
trymen in time of need among strangers mt dstanc
from their home on a scale sufficiently extensive tc
afford comfort to the distressed relief to the sick
i a found home to the destitute. The rev gen
tleman carries with him credentials of the highest
and kindest order With such appeal to the known
generosity of Englshmen. it is not doubted he will
ceve that substantial evidence of it, which will ex-
gard for their fellow countrymcn and their
in the of religion and charity, that shall be
testimony of their bounty and kindness in lasting
ages The Rev. VIM. Walton, of this diocese, it is un
derstood will ofciate in the Church of st. George the
Martyr. No 500 Broadway during the absence of the
rector.
| Tur B,rrruv-Th;s beoutiful nrsmenadc looks (;
possb. moro beautiful nj this Tina than II ioo
ed before About six O'Clock Yesterday afternoon TIL,
w,lks were crowded wit ladies' who hod snllied ont ~
breathe the MIRA air from the ocean Thc hanches
long the resort of ioafers were occuped by the
daughters of the city all seemingly hanny and pay
II is certainly recreation only to he f,nd in fha
place nd by proper attention on the mart of the no
lice the priyatc walks of 81 Joints and Grammerc,
Parks will sink into insr ncence in point of benut,
and plcasa ntness when comapred to the Battery Thu
| whole place Is kent in the neatest order and tn,
pleasure seeker NAV there find all that giyos charm
| to life and makes the hours Ride happily awav
|
| SHOCKING MuRpER-Wa inut street was thrown into
state OF excitement yesterday. by the circumstance
that Mrs hays ofNo 81, had been murdered by hel
husband NJ a late hour the previous night: which ex
cteent seemed 10 increase until after the inquest hat
| been held upon the body Of the deceased From Tho
iacts eced Delore coroner alters IL appeared ina
the oeeeaseo had peeh married ior ABOUT ~ years du
oanu ABOUT hihe yearSnot peing aDie TO I'VE happhy
Win MIN on account ot MS u'ssipatea hapts ihey
naa recently become more reconccI 70 eaen other
anu on Wednesday evening. tney po.h seeieu unusu
| to norsona LIVING in tha hasement. whence orie,
| nassno some time In amusement thew returned I,
| their own anortment in 0ood humor fter which
nothing w.s Lnown until ,hont II o,cIock WIN Uny.
called Tpon DR. Seger and requested him to proceed nj
once To his house aud ston his wifs blood s tev o,
| had , T,acos in which he had given her n bjow an,
feoro, that be had hecn foo harJ with her nso that
he knew where the noce station was he would 90 hcr
| and rive himself mn DIR Seocr Accord nglv accomno
MED flaws and ON arriving at his house Mt once disco
vercd that the woman was dead and procccdcd 10 fin,
| a policeman to take Hays into custody When Tn,
tiated remains of his wife Hays on leaving the heus
| WIN inc omcer. remarked that the deceased mhgh
| thahk herscn Tor what nad happened, as she go
out OF ped ana aggravated MN TO IT, Several wounds
appeared 10 nave been innicted upon tue deceased
the prhcipai one OF when extended from the jaw
bone TO the back OF the neck and presented !
| th.t ~ aaoad.I 80, q. ~ - Ill I, ,uo,,la' ~;
aicted with a cooner,s adzc Inv her husband Tloma,