The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-27

City lrtsiiigspss.
guk WeAfagR--Ysst@risy wss very dsagrssstls
Gay There 8 rni,tng rain falling all day which
rendered II very unpleasant under foot the sidewalks
having become very muddy Towards night heavy fog
continuance. At O'Clock this morning the rain
pouring down In torrents.
vnLAsous OUrRAGr-A girl of about sixteen years.
ofpoor but respectable connexions arrived in this city
from Bridgeport afew days since, with view to learn
trade. She, by some chance, fell in company with
street who made professions Of attachment to her and
requested that she would him to aunt
sursd by his honsysd word, to house IN Green street
Tuesday afternoon where she introduced by the
villain to woman whom he represented a bic aunt ana
who pretended great regard for her she Ss
without having knowledge Of its Effects to innsie
chioroform, which rendered her inssnsibie She
brutay violated When shs recovered from her stupor
and found the treatment she had received from the
reDossd the utmost oondspoe 20 great Was the effect
upon her mind that she is now hopeless maniac The
eject ths arrest Of the vilan but as yet he has net
been found Thus young females. who come to the
city for the purpose OF lettering their condition ana
their only hope, and mads miserable and wretched
lures by such Villains who lie In wait to destroy them
The proper authorities should take the matter In hand
and, where misdemeanor only exists, have law
framed making it felony and punishable with the ut
most severity Then and not till then, will 1t be safe
for females themselves without psterna guar
dian in this city
DEMOCRATIC DsrRIcr MEETINGS The democrats Of
the city, favorable the Wmot proviso held meetings
in the vsrioas Assembly districts evening, for the
purpose Of appointing delegates to attend convention
to be holden ut Utica on the 10th day ofFebruary next
There 10 some difficulty brewing In the democratic
ranksa majority Of the General Committee being f.
vorabe to the provso and the to assemble
adopted by the convention which assembled at
Albany yesterday In the Ninth ward, there was quite
delegate In the lst Assembly District Dr. Stephen r.
Harris chosen. In the 4!h Assembly District Wan
M.eiUy. Esq In the 18th Assembly psts lot, James H
Cooke Esq, and in the Iash Avembly District Thomas
b. Tappan Esq We could not obtain the appointments
made by the other DISTRICTS but learn that In several
there were none madsthe apparent brewing of great
storm making it necessary to atjourn without such
ceedipg.
SHORT MEAsuREMENr.-For sometime past, oysters
have been selling, thoueht remarkably cheap in
the upper part OF the city, and the has been
agrast many have been consumed. a boy hawking his
oysters through Third street. was csed by lady who
wished to purchase some. The little fellow measured
that the cup In which he measured them. had false
bottom; and instead of getting quart which she paid
more than pint. The lady demanded her money, which
the boy stout'y refused to return The inhabitants in
cont;puav ;myosed unon in thia
abort always being their lo The inspector Of
weights and should attend to this matter and
either prevent the selling OF such things through the
streets, punish severely those who thus offend,
through their children when they afraid themselves
to be seen.
dreadful condition of filth they at the present
time. In conversation with down town resident. yes
business has been cleaned by the corpo
ration for moro than two months and directed at
ofmud and filth foot or eighteen inches deep werS
played to as evidence of the Of the
city rulers BY tbs would suggest to the
Greenwich street between Chambers and Rsede for the
protection Of the numerous and
others who carry on very extensive buness there In
AL weather. from the first Of January the last day
December Let both ends of it be blocked up and let
the public be notified that that portion of the city ride
walk is longer to be applied to public purposes and,
by 70 DOING they will protect ladies and children from
being crushed By hogshsads Of mola.'e: and their
thing of private parties ransactiug their business
the side;wsks and piiing up fifty, hundred and two
thoroughfsres Is fitting commentary on the bad
lection Of public officers which citizens made last
ward
GENERAL QuIrMAN We are informed that this raj.
liant hero expected to arrive in this city, or before
Saturday next and it presumed that ha will speak ct
the war meeting at Tammany Hall, on the evening of
that day.
GENERAL TAYLoR's BUsr AND SrAruETrE Mr.. Gar
BELLE the talented author of thos two fine specimens Of
art in accordance with the wishes of his friends and
desiring to accommodate every admrer of the American
hero has reduced the price OF General Tayors like
nesses to SIS, instead Of $40 This reduction will be
undoubtedly very profitable to Mir. GABRIELLE for he will
sell great many Of his admirable busts and stau
c the price than at that at first fixed upon
The we look at the bust Of Rough and Ready
the more we admire both the artist and the hero Mr.
Garbeile's studio is at No SO Duane street
THE New TkLEaRArH.-The wires of the new tele-
graph line, between this city and Philadelphia Pro-
fessor Houses principle now being put up. The
work commenced yesterday and the wires carried
far a. Broome street.
Fatal OccuRRKNcr "A pork butcher, BY the name
of James Kelly while engaged lin scaldng and cleaning
hogs, at Jersey City few days ago. was precpitated
him. by which occurrence he was so severely scalded,
that he la only till last evening, when he died In
the City Hospital where he had been taken for treat
ment.
ASorHsR FATAL AccIpESr.-Coroner Walters was
called yesterday to hold inquest upon the body OF
German sailor, named John Ltchter, aged SO years;
who while engaged painting the ship st. Nicolas on
board Of wbiah he employed hand fell from the
mainnast distance Of abb u 35 feet and was so severy
injured that h eurvived few hours only Verdict In
accorda0cs with the shove facts
SUDDEN DEArH.--The Coroner called to hold An
inquest also at No 81 LaureDs street. upon the body of
Elizabeth Lswler native Of Ireland aged SO years who
died suddenly yesterday morning Verdict, death by
the rupture Of q blood vessel In the abdomen.
STATE PRISON STATISTICS j. stanton, Esq, deputy
sheriff, has petely furnished us with the following sta
Number of convcts in prison. Jan. l. ls4s. ... 692
Since received from courts. Observation-Disclosures. 8
Discharged by expiration OF term. ........4
Died' '''.'''''' '''''''''''"'' 4,
Remaining la prison. ................ 6sS
Police Intelligence.
Scenes at the 7ombs-At the watch returns yester-
day morning the police Office crowded with prison
of all sorts Sizes compilations and grad OF society
The deplors aud yet withal comical the
reader might imagine the appearance from medley
group Of between thirty and forty prisoners sandpR
and others sitting along on benches ndiscrimnatey,
awaiting the arrival of the magistrate who alone
upon their merits dement's, the may be. In
of the was huddlsd together come ten