The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-03
City Intelligence.

THE WEAruER-Yesterday was indeed. n stormy
SAY the rain having poured in torrents during the
day and mt for the time which has elapsed one might
suppose the real sduinoctia was at hand The night
was dark and gloomy ard the storm, to late hour
ragged with upabated violence The streets are
and the clouds Of dust, which but few days since
filled the whole city, have settled down into deep
mud.
for the general training of the Unauthorized militia
but in consequence of the storm there very few
ever and really they were bright specimen Of citizen
soldiery. The companies were composed of people of
every nation and tongue, and one would suppose to
look at them that they familiar with Chinese
some other unbeard Of tactics Many were without
guns and about one.half were almost without the
necessary garments to them, and the cold rain
caused general shyering among The troops Had the
day been fine there is every probability thousands of
the most untutored soldiers would have appeared In
all the gorgeousness of military display.
TARGET ExcURsIoN.-Tbe Jackson Guard composed
of the members of Engine Company, No. IL, of Brook
Ign, passed through the city yesterday,
sion to Bulls Ferry They are fine looking set of
fellows but the day was most unproptious for pedes
TRAN travel
The CoNTINrNTALs-T company, wear uniform
after the style of revolutionary days. They made
fine appearance, and well drilled in military tactics
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAIR.-The fair Of the Amer.
can Institute opened yesterday at Castle Garden and
from the beautiful and useful articles already deposited
will probably be the most magnificent the Institute
ever held Should the weather prove fair thousands
of person ms will daily crowd the Castle.
LIST FIREs.-Durng the month Of September, the
following fires which is correct list occurred in the
LIST; Three story brick in Washington, near Morris
2d.-One story wooden, 10 Dover street. triang
2d-Camphene factory, corner of First avenue and
oath street; destroyed.
2d.-Four story brick, No. 40 Fulton street; par
TALLY destroyed.
2d.-Two story wooden. IGrand, near Clinton street;
2d.STwo story brick, corner OF Madison and Chest
nut streets; trihing.
2d.-Two story wooden, "A Carmine street triaing
2d-Three story brick, 55 Greenwich street; triAing
3d;-Fine two story brick, in Minetta near McDou.
gal street; destroyed.
3d-Two story wooden corner OF Mortca and Bed
4th.-Two story wooden l4l Walker street; trining
5th.-Two story wooden SO Cross street. triaing
5th-Two story wooden, corner Of Forsyth and
5th.-Wooden shed, rear of III Grand street; de-
5th.-stables of Bulls Head Hotel, oath street; de-.
Oth.-Horse Market stable, on Third avenue de.
stroyed .,., ., "a, s,-. .... =.
5th.-Three story brick 1873 Third street s.iains.
6th.-One story wooden, Sixth avenue; trifing.
sth.-Fulton Market; trining.
12th.-Stable in Anthony street, near Broadway !
iSth-Slaughter house in Sd street; triaing.
1ath.-7he Sun building, corner Of Nassau and Full
i4th.~Two story brick, 80 Madison street /; trihing
Goth street trifng.
i5th-Three story brick 1874 Hudson street triaing
I6th-Four story brick 173 Water street trining.
17th-Four story brick, IL Coenties slip destroyed
7th.-Three story brick, corner Of 9th avenue and
isthZTwo story wooden, rear of 234 Second street
destroyed
18th; Three story brick, corner of 9th avenue and
GOTH Three story bfok, 70 Ch.thsm street; trifing
2a.t-Three story brick, foot of West 18th street
aist.strbe, rear Of a72 Delaney street; destroyed
21st.-Two story wooden, 81 Mulberry street !;
ed Two stables rear. Of 1888 Houston street;
story dwelling 2s5 Orchard street destroyed ..,o,
24thThrce story brick, Whitehall street. trifiing
24th.-Two story brick, 50 Troy street trihing;
24thThree storyibrick 1913 Blocker street; tring.
26th-Two story brick, AZ Carmine street de-
'ts sss s,.,,. r.., ., 10 Perry ,,..t .,,s,ns
3eth-Carpenter shop, in sth street, near Avenue D
21th.-Two story brick, 80 broadway triains
2sth.-Cotton bales foot Of Maiden Lane; destroyed
2Sth.-Stable, No. LOG Barrow street trihing
29th.-Stable, in Downing street trihing ~,
29th.-Two story wooden, 4oth street near 9Th ave-
aoth stable, 18th street, near 4th avenue traing
Goth Two story brick, II New street trifng
Making total Of fifty times that the nremen were
called out for actual service
ARnrsr AND REcovERY-Our columns yesterday
contained advertisement detailing the robbery be.
tween Kingston and Montreal Canada, Of parcel Of
Lower Canada bank notes and Offering reward of
$500 for the recovery of the Welearned yester
day that the robber had been arrested and all the
money recovered.
FATAL AccrpE9r On Saturday evening last there
was n democratic torch-light procession, at Bergen
Point New Jersey, which resulted most seriously. The
procession moving by the country seat Of Colonel
Harrison proprietor of the Northern Hotel, in Cort-
landt street when two OF his sous, young men went
out Of the house to give them Easing salute They
procured barrel Of sbsvngs which they set on fire.
Not burning very brightly of the young men pro-
! cured a Of campheno wbichsbe commenced pour
6vo In afa MT he
cat. TO the III uid in the and explosion fol
| low ed, and the young man was epveoped 10 hsme.-