The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-20
City Intelligence.

THE WEArHER-The weather yester'..v rr,s ver y
erross 'ie thermometer not having rea ched below
the morning there a good sho rer of rain AT or
% me sun came out very warm Towards moo. a
eavy cloud rose from the west AID about one ocb ck
the rain began to pour in torre nts accompans | NV
heavy thunder and vivid lightning which coutir ued
early STAGE os thn tn until late hour an
ily ee1se oi the STORM one of the most bea Itfu
trees around Union Square, was entirely strip, red of
@ Srancn anu an awning al the corner Of broad
way ana Fourteenth street orn into shreds by the
violence OF the storm TIE raj came most RITZ,
~ Tor the earth was dy parched nd We ge taton
had already assumec wi thsring and yellow hue
Aner the first heav show r. and the earth ha drunk
IN the reiresheng enlvs ner of it's 49, very
no it tu w.s visible The which had dropped
Spob; .an held up its tender leaf to drink the
nassinas ain, and throw out its fragrance to the
the air .eeze Inc night came on dark and dreary
tnrv considerably cooler, and with pro- ,nostica
vhSS Jrgans entir ly deranged, unable to say
w u VIII DC Inc weather feature to-day
kATHER FArLURE.-A meeting of the Committee
OF FIVE, from each ward appointed by portion of the
wing party the night the 18th instant called
10 meet last night ut eight O'Clock at the Broadway
portarce would be- laid before them At the appointed
about dozen Of the ninety appeared, but the old
wing general committee had previously taken posses
Sion OF the room, and there not being enough Of the
new faction to form quorum they were obliged ad
Journ and tina important business will have to
min as 1t now stands The chief object we learn
70 endeavor TO effect league with the barnburners
and national rt,formers.
THE STREET Contract SrsrEM-Some time since,
an ordinance adopted by the Common Council for
the cleaning the streets by contract and the dvi
sion Of the city into twelve districts Since that time
nothing has been said or done in the matter WHY'S
~ is tae ordinance fountt to be unpopular one
II such De the and there is fear of defeat at the
next Aidermanic election why not repeal It, that it
dead latter The utter want of attention the
durp the past winter, has left them in most horr
Die condition in parts of the city; and the
cessi sc hot weather, with which the city has been
visit ed of late shows that
Tor the health of the inhabitants by the proper atten
.o to the removal of the decomposng filth which has
oe IN accommodating for the last year In portions
OF the city the stencil from the streets great that
IT, is almost suocating to be them IL the streets
are to be cleaned by contract it is high the
tracts had been given out What is Alderman Karney
about! fe first moved in the matter and he should
push it ahead
TAKiScADvANrAoE THE LAW For some weeks past,
the manner in which the driver of of the mail carts
now OF no consequence, drives through the streets,
IL outrageous. He rushes though utterly careless
whe her he destroys life not and If spoken to about
IT, by some who has just barely escaped the wheels
OF ms cart he most audacious threatens to have him.
or them arrested for attempting to stop the United
states mail As one of has right to stop
the mall neither has he right to drive ns he peases
through the streets and it would be well for him to be
on the look out for there are several whose eyes
ntly fixed upon his conduct and will, soon
san opportunity offers, stop the mail entirely so far
as he ~ concerned.
SUPPOSED MuRpER.-Quite an excitement prevailed
In the vicinity of tho Tombs yesterday In consequences
of the supposed murder of man named John Powell,
residing at No l34 Leonard street on yesterday morn
ing. Coroner Walters proceeded TO mold an Inquest
on the body Of the deceosed, VINE several witnesses
were examined. IL appeared That the deceased was
man of incorporate habits, and had been drinking up
to n late hour on Sunday morning, then leaving tho
barroom Of the house, where liquor store is kept by
William Farley, known as the yorkshire House,
From the evidence before tho Coroner appeared that
deceased stoppc in the house. and n person of
quiet gentlema My but of Incorporate ha-
bits. He remained up TO abou. one or two o'clock,
drinking on Su nday morning. and fell in the passage
going up stairs. That he there by some of
the boardcrs their going to bed, but they did not
get him up stairs. noise was heard by some of the
boarders, in the early part of the night, and de-
ceased was found dead in the same position as when
he was as6 by some of the boarders their
going to bed This in the passage, which was mar
row. male witness named Eliza Carpenter, testi-
ned that she heard after ner first sleep person
crying At In the street, In the vicinity of the house.
You ID b h. You have killed me ~ The jury,
after ery patient nvestigation rendered the follow