The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-23
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The MISUNDERSTANDING was quite pleasant
day, though the air was cold: The sky during the
morning clear; but, in the afternoon, q heavy
cloud rose from the Northeast, which, for q time,
threatened stormy scene Towards evening the
clouds disappeared and the sky was clear during the
Trouble HMoSc THE HusKERs.-Quite scene
day night, between several Of the Warriors Of - the
chief wigwam. The committee had been In session
s make for toTsGIhsnt
of the members stopped in the bar.room, where, in
the course Of conversation, one Of the members
procured nle Of the Pebean to prove his assertion
This caused general emeute, and pistols drawn
of challenge; and from all that could be gathered
probable the quiet of Hoboken will soon be dis
turbed i the friends Of the parties do not interfere
care of lest they should hurt each other.
DAsrAaDLv CoNDUcr.-A most disgraceful scene oc.
CURED on Saturday night at the Jenny Lind hotel in
Ann street. fellow who has the character of being
prize fighter with several Others an attack upon
T Meighan Esq and but for the interference Of some
one would probably have injured him seriously
He was struck several blows but had
OF mind with such fearful odds, to submit quietly to
the assault.
free soil convention of the fifteenth assembly district
nominated John c. White, ESQ., as their candidate for
the assembly.
RESCUED FROM DRowNINo.-A sailor belonging ON
board ths ship Columbia fell into the river the foos
of Jefferson street. Saturday night but was cued
from drowning by the police Of the 7th ward.
little girls aged four and six years, found at the
foot Of Liberty street, without q protector. They
stated that they had come on from Cincinnati with
their father who stopped in Philadelphia. The elder
OF the two had note directed to Captain Tnkle but
who that gentleman is could not be ascertaned, and
they were taken to the Aims House for protection.
fsther who would thus cast his children upon their
own resources in city like this, shows great want
of paternal feeling and is unworthy the of IA
ther. How easily could these children have fallen
into the hands of those fell destro yers, who seek
through every lane Of the city flor such Offsets that
fhouv fhnny thon fsvnfor aho
when, under present circumstances, they will be
properly provided and cared for.
Ii THE BALLOON AscESsroN.-Dr Morrill, will make his
second ascension from Vauxhall Garden, this after
moon, at o'clock
DEAIH FROM INrrMr -RANcE-The Coroner held an
irsuet yesterday at the Sd wa.d station house. the
body n Thomas Gibson, n years Of age, and born in
Kentucky who was found dead in cell at the above
named station house, yesterday morning The police
mar it the night previous, picked him up in the
street quite drunk conveyed him to the station house
and pae him in q cell like all other prisoners About
half past SIX O'Clock in the morning, the deceased
called to the doorman and asked him IL he would get
him some liquor; but not procuring any, no more
tice taken of him until the door was opened at half
past O'Clock in order to convey the to
the police office, and on opening the door of the de-
ceasedb cell, he was found quitei dead. The jury
rendered verdict that the deceased to his death
by intemperanee.
SuIcibE observation-disclosures Walters held an
Inquest yesterday at No. AZ Essex street. the body
of Alicia Nugent, wife of Edward Nugent, aged -
years, native Of New Jersey, who came to her deaf
by suicide, by taking near two ounces of laudanum.
1t appears that this unfortunate young woman for the
last six mouths in the frequent habit Of becoming
intoxicated neglectpg her two small children, one
three years and the other only eighteen months. On
Saturday evening, about five O'Clock, her husband
came home, and found the deceased lying in bed
eupposng her to be, as usual in liquor he went out
sgain ana purchased pair Of boots. On his return
he still found her in bed, and on touching her. he
thouget che slept remarkably sound when, looking
the table he discovered vial labelled laudanum.
Presumng, of course thathe had takenlthe contents
ms the bottle was empty he immediately procured med
1cal aid, who applied the remedies, but without ehect
as in less than six hours she died The jury rendered
* vei diet accordingly.