The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-11
CITY Intelligence.

city Intelligence.
The WEArHHR.-There was quite change in the
weather yesterday The sky for the most part Of the
weather There is now toersbls prospect for warm,
clear weather
The NEw YoRK CRY DIREcroRY,-Doggetts new
city Directory for 1S48 and 40 out of press and is
decidedly of the most useful works. to business
men, 1t contains 81 GAG names, besides having beauti
fully engraved maps Of this city and Brooklyn to-
geher with the locations of all the civil religious aud
business places in the cty and repete with the &C.
neral directions for strangers. 1t is valuable work.
aud should receive the patronage it merits.
FRE.-A fire broke out about IL O'clock on Sunday
night in the grocery store Of John Anderson at the
corner Of Greenwich avenue and Horato street which
not extnguished until large portion of the
stock was destroyed. 1t was fully insured.
ATTEMPT AT SuIoIpE.-A young man, named Rich
ardson, from illinois, attempted to commit suicide
Saturday last at Hoboken by shooting himself with
pistol The wound received very slight. The
cause which led 10 the attempt to destroy himself is
supposed 10 be melancholy state of mind produced
by i'll health.
attempted to destroy himself Sunday night, by
jumping into the North River, at the foot of Twenty
ninth street He was rescued from drowning and TIA
ken to the 10th ward station house. where he stated
that he had no friends and tired of living He is
thought TO be insane.
A QUEER FrsH-A queer looking fish was taken out
of the North River, Saturday afternoon near the
steamer Washington. 1t was very like sleeps head
in form, of a reddish brown color The eyes very
thorn about three inches in length stands out from
that part where the head joins the body Such fish
has been in the waters of the North River
before: and though it was in its proper element it
far from its proper latitude.
CT AssIc BIJoU OF PLATE.-At the establishment Of
Tompkins Ball & Black. observed a set of massive
silver plate. consisting of antique pitcher two COB
lets, and solid silver saver stand. The pitcher is
exact model of the Hebe vase, so much admired. Its
cover bears the figure ofan eagle with outspread wings
and its front, the following superscrpton, elegantly
To CALEB LYON, of Lyonsdsle
U. s. Consul at Shanghai, China
slight tribute of admiration of his genius
as Poet his worth as Man, and his
attainmentsas an Oriental Scholar.
From his friends In the city of
New York, A. ID. 1913.
departure for China but his resig nation it,
and now doubt not, it viii be priced by the poet
as its beauty and value deserves
SCENES AT THE Horse MARr-The upper horse mar
ket on Saturday afternoon replets with richness
The stock, generally of the genuine order. and
competitors were in the humor for bidding The ap-
preaching Fourth seemed to be foremost in the mind
of every and each wanted crtter for that spe-
cal occasion. The sale commenced about half-past
two O'clock with horse, which the owner declared
had been long used as a circus horse The first
bid was four dollars, which the owner refused to
cry in consequence of its trihing amount. He rode
him several times up and down the road but no
one seemed particularly anxious for " circus horse"
he might be full of tricks. At last he agreed to
start him at four dollars but the person who made
that bid could not be found, when one Of the bone
dealers stepped up and offered six shings. The
tioneer took him at his bid and soon the animal was
struck off. The purchaser athletic German,
who found some fault with his bargain and when call
ed upon for his money said, Dis is Won d-n sheat,
dat os is no wut four shillin and takes im'' A
fight was about to be the result, when Irishman
stepped in as umpire and exclaimed; " An ye've to
tax the boss, threat the company, IAN yed will
do the faer thing" The purchaser becoming alarmed
at the braggadocio of the umpire at first
cluded to treat, but looking around discovered that
about a hundred had gathered round and that 1t
cheaper to take the horse than liquor the company.
The horse had a tremendous body, with very short
and could not possibly have been less than twenty five
years old and 1t was subsequently ascertaned that he
had served in n bark mill for some twelve years. The
next animal brought forward was donkey about
three feet high, whose appearance familiar to all
present having long. been used by an old woman in
the neighborhood who is in the daily habit of gather
ing garbage. The old woman attended in person to
the sale Of Jacky she called him She
firm at forty dollars and the was she
had to take him home The secret of the desire to
crifce Jacky that her husband had few days be-
fore bargained for piece of ground, and short
forty dollars in paying the amount Of the pur-
chase money. He had been squatter on part Of
1t for number of years and had received rent for the
shantees he erected upon it to pay the whole amount
save what the wife demanded for the donkey. The
ne xt was trade between two jockeys. each of whom
had shadow, and each shadow blind in one eye
The difference, agreed upon. four shillings
which was spent for something to drink as they ex.
pressed it, An old horse, very much the shape
as camel, except the hump on the back brought
out lie had entirely lost the of of his feeck
joints the tendon of which had been severed and
course that hoof dragged upon the ground One of
west side Of the city eagerly stepped forward and
soon as he saw him, bid two shilngs and immedia
from every quarter cries of Stuck Payfor
whistler" He can't treat that - but the fellow was
wide awake, and as soon as he struck off, paid his
two shings, drew Irvine string from his packet.
which he tied around the horses neck Ind put him in
charge OF one of his companions The animal
tirely worthless for ordinary use but the Spectator
knew would take but short time cea his bones of
flesh and they would yield good profit " 1t ish hes to
kill de critter dan let i'm die NIT de shore leg he said
and passed on to fix his eye upon another A large
black mare, attached to dirt cart then brought
out The owner about to retire from business
and that his only for selling off This was
by far the most pitiabe object presented The saddle
was placed nearly the hips in couseq Of
a sore on the back, nearly the size of the of
mans hat, which in almost a state of putri-
faction besides which. she poor and weak that
she was scarce able to walk, much less to draw load
Her feet were in miserable condition from scratches
and without shoes besides. cut entirely
off She was purchased the first bid BY a man who
from his appearance, seemed to have shared poorly
OF the good things of life the animal he
and who Keeps shantee trucks in Thirteth
street, near Lexington with large key indi-
eating the work done inside hanging before the door
lie Keeps his little den trucks that he may the
travel, when he is warned to and
he purchased the for the purpose of expeditng
bis movements. heavy shower of rain caused the |
where they could have opportunity to get up the
steam before the continuation of the sale The major
and 1t is probable there will be considerable slaughter
of the crpples during the present week for hides
or taow, but that the button business may be kept
alive and brisk. They more eager to purchase |
than stock br kers when stocks down; and it
would afford Of interest to visit one of
these sales than the most magnificent sale of horses
parts of New York it is, which Is known to yery
few OF the fun loving of the city.
The COaI Trade
From the Miners Journal
The quantity sent by railroad this TX is "a 555 O4
by canal ii 4J5 O4 for the week, A. $50 0S Total