The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-19
City Intelligence

CAUTION HousEKEEpsRs-We would kindly al
place your in the PAN or your Joint in the pot
first to wash the meat very carefully. We con-
WINGED, from what we have seem no meat sold aud
bought In New York is fit to be eaten unless previous
to the cooking II has first been carefully and thorough
ly washed The reason of this, which going
the fact, yet is hardly credible The necessity how
ever Of this our caution proceeds sorry to say
from the great and lamentable scarcity of pocket
handkerchiefs in New York city, and the great prevail
Of catarrhal affections among population. As
we were walking through of principal streets,
few days ago noticed the other side of the way,
n neat, ceanly looking, and well supplied butchers
shop. We halted moment toscontemplate the rich
display. On the block was laid an immense hind quar-
ter OF fine fat beef and around 1t stood number OF
customers waiting for portion each. The portly
butcher himself stood there knife in hand and full Of
action, with a clean apron tied before him He was
busy engaged cutting off steaks, throwing them
into the scales and then taking them down and
fully depcsiting them in the baskets of the pretty
madens who were waiting for their daily supply Our ad
alton the however suddenly converted
into horror and disgust at what The butcher,
while performing the operations above described and
while the rich meat was yet hanging in luscious dis
play from the scales, My turned his head
eide, right facing and ho1esco reren it all took
place in the twinkliDg of applied his two An
gers to the nasal organ What followed may be ina
gined for it cannot be uttered The effects upon his
fingers may be conceived, not expressed. Giving his
now impure digts hasty rub upon his white and
sanguine coored apron, the Of steel Immediately
hands thus impure from the thunder storm of his
frontal proboscis he coolly deposited the well
lubricated meat into the basket waiting for 1t The
instant We got home, after this horrid sight, we i'm
plored the head manager of our culinary department,
never, henceforward, to cook any more meat for u.s.
without first having washed it thoroughly from ali
uch mucagnous Infections. We believe there is a
great destitu ion Of pocket hsndkerchiefs among
otherwise prosperous population, and that this dest
tuition is very prevalent among all those classes who
are engaged in handling food and victuas before
they make their Anal appearance upon our tables
The fault doubt lies entirely with the importers in
fear street and other parts OF our city who have left
in this ameptsbe state Of restitution reduced to
situtes for pocket handkerchiefs. Shame upon them
for their great neglect. If they do not take pity
upon destitute condition, and provide a sufficient
supply think it would be undoubtedly advisable to
get up benevolent institution, to supply the des.
tute with pocket handkerchiefs. 1t is vulgar pro-
verb which says is ne xt to god and
from hence 1t would follew, legitimate corollsry
that such institution would be next in utiry to
the Bible Society For our own part We are inclined
TO think 1t would be far useful provided Jealous
colporteurs were engaged in the distribution. We
propose to open books Of subscription shortly and to
build soon, with the money, large fine edihce, for
the purposes Of the society
THE YELLOW FEvrR.-The great excitement about
the yellow fever at Staten Island, has subsidized, and
the health committee have ceased to report upon that
subject somethiig else should not be got up soon,
there will probably be dearth Of news from that
quarter, and the committee will not stop at the City
Hail. about dinner time SO regularly sWhat pleasant
time they have had of it. Query-Do they get any
other pay than the dinners for their services
ACCIDENTAL horse attached to one of the Fulton
ferry line of stages stumbled and fell yesterday after
noon from the eHectS OF which he died in five minutes
after There several persons in the stage the
time, but none were hurt
SUICIDE by STARvArIoN.-The coroner held an in
quest yesterday in'the city prison, on the body OF
John Slaight, the unfortunate and wretched man
who caused the death of his wife, by shooting her with
pistol, eleven days ago. since which time he refused
all food nourshment, and died Sunday afternoon,
from exhaustion. He a native of Staten Island,
and As years Of age. The jury rendered verdict
that the deceased, John Slaight, came to his death
by debility and exhaustion, arising from voluntary
starvation. The body removed from the prison
in q coffin by his relations for interment.
FIREs.-A fire broke out about nine O'Clock on
Sunday night, in the store, No. IL Coentes slip,
provision store which destroyed together with the
larger part of the stock There in the building at
the time about fifty barrels Of fish, hundred
tobacco quantity of hams teas oranges, several
hundred bushels Of nuts beans and peas; all of which
almost entirely destroyed The books were also
destroyed The loss is supposed to be about $35 900,
upon which there insurance Of $50 000 in the AL
bany Insurance Co., and two Philadelphia Offices The
building belongs to MIR. Samuel Coddington, and was
insured in the office of the Greenwich Insurance Co.,
for 81 000 which will probably the damage 1t
supposed to be the work Of fact
that there fire in the building during the day
A fire broke out, about eleven O'Clock. on Sunday
occupied by MIR. Timothy H. Main, q grocery and
night in the ste Of Mr.. James Irwin at the Of
Waverly Place4nd Sixth Avenue, which was put out
with trihing damage.