The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-17
City Intelligence.

The WEArHER-Iesterday was deli ghtfuI day. The
north Wind seemed to is.pirs every one with new life.
The streets crowded with pedestrians aud the clouds
of melancholy which had psrv.ded ssunteusnoe,
for several days had joy and pleasure beamiog
from every eye It was like pleasant April day, old
winter having apparently taken his 4 ght
COMMON COUNCIL The Board Of Aldermen will hold
stated meeting this evening, when several interesting
reports of Committees will probably be made
FRK-A IRE broke out about O'Clock yesterday
morning. In the basement of house No. GAO Washington
street. occupied by a man named Philo Lewis. 1t was
put out with trhing damage.
NEw YoRK ON SABBATH There are almost thod-
sands of scenes occurring in this city the Sabbath
which not known other days. In psrxmbuis-
tions yesterday through every part Of this metro
polls frequently amused and fire quenty startled
Passing through the east side, made for Wafer street,
the great rendezvous OF the low characters We met
men ard women who, from their general appear
snce, had evidently bsen regular Saturday
night spres with black eyes and stered garments and
uterng the most horrd aud basphemous imprscations
while at almost every other door the devotee Of tbs
eyed monster would heoAon his degraded partner
to take yet little Leaving that miserable den
Of wretchedness misery and vice started for the
western side Of the city and in passing through saw at
the corner OF Anthony and Elm streets, two Of the trail
daughters of infamy, haunerng each other most usti
y. We next found our way to the upper part Of the
city, where all seemed vending their way to place
Of worship, perfect quistDess prevailing At night
Dutch dance of In P,ince street. where several
hundred asses bouncing round, enjoying festive
(Dutch) holiday A bear fight to have come OF In
Of one of the combatsnts was postponed until anoth-
or Sunday night
JONATHAN HuNT.-It will be recollected, that about
eighteen months since the heirs OF Me- Jonathan Hunt
sued out of the Court of Chancery writ de lunn,,eo
~ quirendo to ascertain, by the verdict Of jury,
whether that distinguished millionaire was coWpes
It's or not which decided in the Affirmative Soon
after that Mr. Hunt suddenly disappeared and last
the bridge at Charleston c. 1t was supposed
that he was drowned or had ,pade away With himself
In way an after long time had elapsed without
any thing being heard Of him. his legal heirs took the
requisite proceedings to have his property placed 10 the
Of administrator under the supposition that
he dead Under these proceedings, Mr. Hunts fur
piturs, oil paintings, &c, in his house ia Chambers
street. disposed Of at auction few months sinoe,
and hs real taken possession Of according to law
Mr. Hunt has bsen considered dead since his dap
pearsnce from the bridge at but yesterday
IL reported about town. that he had arrived from
southampton on I'll . steamship Washington. Whether
he has or MT, cannot tell tut thing
Of that q MIR Jonathan Hunt came passenger In that
vessel and the fact that Mr. Hunt has disappeared
several times In mysterious way and after wards reap
pesred should not be surprised II II were the
II he really 10 Mr. Jonathan Hunt the millionaire, no
doubt he will be little surprised at the freedom with
which his property has besn taken
Since writing the above have understood that the
MIR jonathan Hunt who arrived in the Washington 10
not the Mr. Hunt above reierrsd to.
SUDDEN DrArH.-Coroner Walters Was called ysster.
day, to hold inquest In Twenty street, near
Third Avenue, the body OF Jonathan Thompson
Town. native Of the city, aged % years. who came TO
bis death by congestion Of the brain. Inc deceased
has been In the employ Of the Harlem Rail Road 20
Conductor tnce the frat on that line, and
universally respected by the patrons OF the road
On returning home the close OF DIS aoors ABOUT
10 O'Clock on Saturday night he psrtooa Q.
ter eeeping for about hour ne commenoso cousn,ng
asd continusd 10 d. short time ana appeared to
choke finally became insensios, ana eApHeo petore
medical aid could be obtained
DrAru or JUDGE KooN.-John koen, Esq,
memhrr of the bar, we'll known as prdctltion-