The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-11
City Intelligence.

Society Of this city gave grand ball. last night at
ladies were In attendance all admiring the taste mani
tested In the decoration Of the hall which ecpsed any
thing OF the kind ever known 10 this city The room
row Of IRE around the entire hall On the east
end OF the hall handsome representations OF the
battles of Monterey Cerro Gordo, Vera Cruz Buena
Vista So SO and the Of the gallant officers who
had fought In the Mexican battles enoirced In wreaths
the room, and the company were addressed BY Z f.
PuRpY, Esq, as follows: Brothers and friends ac-
cerdance with the time honored custom Of Tammany
Society Columbian Ord~rn to celebrate the apniver-
tary Of the battle Of New Orleanr have met brethren
so commemorate that great event which shed
so much honor upon the American aims, and placed
the name of Andrew Jackson high upon tho scroll OF
the great captains Of the Thirty three years snce
s and hs Of and
oppression who had dared TO polute the soil copsecra
ted to liberty When, ask, and by whom should the
name of jackson be more revered and more honored,
than here in old Tsmmany and by the democratic hosts
that congregate therein? We do honor him we do
revere his undying fame. His name and his great
desdr, will ever live in the recollection of American
freeraen So 1t will be for those who peril life,
fame and fortune, in the cause Of popular freedom
ing around the standard Of their country and aiding to
extend the blessings Of our free institutions While We
celebrate the achievements OF the ustrioas Jackson
aud his brave associates the plains Of New Orleans,
let forget award all praise to the gallant
10 often perpetTatsd by the Me upon citizens
and commerce. let then my friends, voice 60 forth,
this night nom old Tammany which VAL cheer on the
curity for the future"
At the conclusion Of Mr. P.'s address, the dancing
not be found elsewhere earth. Miss NJ, Of Oliver
street, was like fairy moving gracefully over the
nate fellow who had obtained her hand for the dance
Miss g.. of Rector street. the queen of the room
Decd and her cherry cheeks and ruby lips enough
to subdue the hard heart of the most careless gallant
Miss H. Of Staten Isend of the most graceful
In the room-her every action was grace There were,
besides than three hundred beautiful
lures and had one of Wesleys strongest adherents
been present, he would have felt like taking the
hand of one of these fair damses for a dance.
At nine O'Clock, exPresident Van Buren, escorted
to the Hall by portion Of the committee and the com
pany being formed into files. he marched through the
amid the applause Of his friends At ten O'Clock,
Col Burnett. Maj Dyckman, Capt Forty, Capt Innis,
and we're received with the strongest enthusiasm A
general promenade then took place, Mrs leaning
brsnt affair of the season. and every thing passed on
happily We felt strong inclination, though to
danong to take hold and charmed BY one Of the a
feast to look the fair forms and faces which gded
to and fro as on wings Of light and seemed to throw
halo over all earthly things
THE WEArHER.-Yesterday was the coolest day We
have had for several years Tho wind high all day
The following shows the range Of the thermometer In
Wall street. ana It's range ut the correspond
ing dates OF 1916 and lsH:-
ls4ss, January 10TH. 10 20 10
1876 1870. az 40 az
Showing tat yesterday was average Of lS degrees
colder than the same date of the two former years.
FiRE.-A fire broke out about 8 O'Clock yesterday
morning, in the dry goods store Of Stone, Swan
No 4s Exchange Place, which was extiDguished with
trihirg damage
ANorHER.-About twelve O'Clock, IRE broke out at
No. Trinity Place, which sxtinsuished by the In
surance watch with buckets before any material damage
had been done.
MILITARY PAKADE.-A fire company, with No. q
wellperorated, target, PASSED office yesterday
headed by Dnyle's excellent brass band.
New SKISSERs-The recent law passed by the lsgis-
ature makes every man aawyer and some have
commenced praetAss but = Jet their shingiss have
not been seen One o. thsz, yeung mem, who had
been for some time clerk In lawyers ONCE aud
committed to prison weeks ago robbing his
employer, called few days eince at the Tombs and wait
Cd the prisoners to try his luck He succeeded IN
getting three dollars from poor woman, upon pro-
anti his term Of expired A%ether ira
ded coats with prisoner, and the prisoner to OBJ
tain bail through the young limb Of the law his
boot. He hiss no. since his counsellor. The hu-
keeper of the prison found out the game and has
prohibited the admittPnce Of those legal gents to the
prison, unless they brought by officer with the
necessary commitment.
Coal FIRES IN BED Rooms-Coroner Walters was
called yesterday to hold inquest upon the body of
German named Caspsr Kyle who came to his death
under following circumstances vzThe wife Of the
deceased being In very delicate state Of health
count Of having been recently confined, the deceased
it Saturday night About nine O'Clock the fol-
lowing morning, man who worked for the deceased at
the shoe making business called at the house, but
being able to receive answer he forced open the
perfectly insensibe; medical aid immediately pro-
cared, but the deceased expired in few after
his situation discovered His wife has since psrti
ally recovered from the effects of the gas which she
hailed The jury hearing the facts Of the
dersd verdict that the deceased to mis- death by
inhapg cgrboDio acid gas.