The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-24
City Intelligence.

TIE Yesterday, contrary to the expessa-
tions Of every one. sitter night Of storm, was most
less sky and all day pursued his usual without
cloud to obstruct his brightness The air was sof and
beauty and fashion Of The CITY shons forth and every
oountenance seemed filed with feeling of pleasure that
would I" drive dull care away"
THE OrKrrNo OF ELsvrNrH srREEr.--The subject Of
opening Eleventh street, which is before the Com
Council seems to Greats considerable anxiety and
excitement In the event Of the determination Of the
OF The street between Broadway Bowsry great
sscrce ofproperty and to the city will be tbs re
suit That beautiful superstructure Grace Churchront
ing ON Broadway together with parsonage just
will have to be taken down at cost OF nearly 500 GEO.
while the Bowsry block Of very fine buildings juH
completed, viii have to share the same fate.
FurxHAL OpsHaurxs OF Cart BuRxr.-The funeral
obs-quies Of this noble soldier who fell In the smors
bic battle OF Churuhu:co will taSe place this afternoon
Ssras once. where II v ss'y ys, so
escort Of the Lafayette Fussrs to the City Hail. whsr
It will remain until tomorrow morning when 1t Will be
Capt B. was fer Some time resident Of This city and
belonged to the I'd regiment Of artillery He graduated
time up to his DEATH he was in the service Of his
try; and by his deeds of bravery aud daring the
admiration Of all who knew him sivays being foremost
and his sacrifice the altar Of his countrys honor
will long live in the memory OF his grateful countrymen
The officers Of the army and navy will attend the
mony en- the occasion.
FIRE ALARM-Ths alarm Of FIRE in the second district
at Eve O'Clock yesterday morning caused by the
burning of building at Chapel Cove, the opposite
side ofths river In the nsghborhood Of Wiamsburgh.
NumArcEs.--Ths various nuisanoes with which the
sidewalks Of some Of the streets obstructed seems
not abated notwithstanding the imperative law
the suhjsct. In the Bowory, hand CARTS goods, aud
boxes are piled upon the walks while In many places,
considerable STOCK Of wares Of various kinds,
tinuslly kept in the way and the spacs allowed by law
which two feet stretched to four In every part Of
the city, well In the Bowcry these things exist, and
II not unfrquently the that the great Of
persons moving to and fro unable to get along
These things often held up before tho public eye,
and yet they not seen by those who them
noticed by the proper authorities II such things
allowed the law itself will present something the sp
OF nuisance the statute books Of the city
The Russ PAvsMErr-LooAL IMrRovEMsNrs A Pc
tition has been presented by Mess James Gordon BEN
nett and Moses Beech to the Board of Common Couu
ell asking for thu authority to enable tho petit
TONERS to Introduce the Russ pavement from the east
side intersection OF Nassau and Fulton streets to
the end ofthe premises known the Sun build
expenses to be equsy borne by the property
opposite the work 30 contemplated the majority
Of whom abe pstticnsss represent The ps,itcu shsr
Aesees that bs work shopid he constructed b. Ms RV
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