The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-29
City Intelligence.

TIE wsArHrR. There was n decided change Ia tho
weather yesterday Europeans were delighted with ~
while Americans complaiusc Of IL gloouy and chil
y There II degrees Of from the Pc
nature Of yesterday week IL is curious fact that
while the 2st the heat ten degrees greater than
the day Of the month years before the
temperature lower ye teriay than 1t for tho
when IL was only 10 at three o'clock The thermone-
ter yesterday, at Dela,our's. in Wall street. was
''e.sss' II M iasel''k S'ss'ek S''elssk
In the evening there the appearance of coming
rain and some drops fell on sunday but it did not
come dow in quantity till rundown, when the dust
got apIetty considerable sprinkling
SAD AcciplsT.-A distressing accident occurred to
oDe Of the hremen ON board the steamboat staten
l'iander yesterday morning. between q add O'Clock
The mans name was sesoyne Hs oug the
chnery when the engine was set ia motion aud some
ing away the OF the knee, and frcturing the leg
down to the ankle He conveyed to tho hos ltal
He !, the son Of a poor widow. ID
Collision OF FIRE COMPENSATION the return Of FIRE
company No from the fire at Harlem, Third avenue,
Sixty rst street. they assailed by company No
49, Assistant Captain J. Byrne of the Twelfth po-
lice district being ut hand interfcred called tor
assistance to quel the riot stating that he OH
- he was knocked down trampied upon, aud
severely bruised having lost his hat aud star. which.
however, were subsequently, recovered. Nearest.
FIREs-About6 O'Clock on Wednesday morning. a are
broke out in frame building pied bake shop
on the Seventh avenue, between twenty seventh aud
Twenty eighth streets. which destroyed ani two
three other frame buildings damaged At half past
o'clock P. M, fire was discovered in wood saed in
the v ork of incendiary 1t extnguished with
out the aid OF the fire department.
DRowNEp-Yeste rday, at l A. NJ. the Morris Canal
scOw No AZ was sunk the foot Of Pike street The
ca plain William Moors. and small boy, n.
known. drowned. Three persons on board ut the
time OF the ascde rescued from being drowned
by officers Grear and Burgh.
AccplrTAL DRowNINo.-The Coroner held an in
quest yesterday at the foot Of Third street, the
body Of Michael Roselean a native OF Germany aged
five years who to his death by accidental
drowning 1t seems that the deceased batsing at
the foot Of bird street and suddenly exclaimed Al
body was not until time alter Verdict,
Accidental drowning.
The PLAGUE Srors OF New YoRK No 8.-Notwith.
standing what tho toadics Of the authorities say the
city is still filthy. We free to admit it is not 80
bad it was; but We would like to see respectable
man come forward, in pcw7a persona and pronounce
in a way in listening to two gentlemen TALK ug
about the cholera and the NTH of the city Neither Of
them knew US One of them remarked that Mr.
Benefits paper the emily in New York that K
the filthy condition of the streets and that what
q, er lit pr0vement place late entirely
owing to his philippines "Long life to him.. concluded
the speaker "tor he rush for any of them
(meaning, suppose the authorties) when the pub
lie good il concerned" We proud to hear this
tribute because it was honest and dsinterested. We
may be permitted to add that it also Just Before
giving the subjoibed communication, let give
two dottpgs u plague spots coming under our own
obs rvation Betw 18th and 10th streets in Third
avenue, there Is the most aoomnable collection Of
filthy liquid that off nded tho nostrils Of
man, destroyed his health You might smeli it ut
least hundred yards distance 1t has all the APP
of having been gathering there since winter
We have only other place to equal this in
nastness that is WiIlet street which appeared to
us when saw 1t day or two ago. If bosom had
been applied to 1t for at least twelve months The
very thought Of the mixtures Of filth in that street
sufficient to give the cholera We shall not there
fore, attempt to give minute description OF it, but
it to the attention Of the police Of the dis
trict and Of the functonary under the new charter
whose business 1t is to look after such matters. The
| following Is the communication alluded to above
| JAMES GORDON BkNNETT. ESQ
Dear Sir: have noticed In your valuable journal .
series Of articles under the head Of City Intelligence
| denominsted Plague Spots" In reading your paper
OF this morning, you have got to No s, we'll
article from up town resident. Az promoter OF
the public good. you will please give this the
tice it deserves basin Is formed by running bu T.
head the foot Of Delaney street and it has be-
the deposit Of all sorts Of dthth garbage from
the Streets the refuse from the markets fish go The
night scavengers also make 1t their place Of deposits
well cats dogs hogs and in fact everything that
DO named offensive-all Of which, together with
the mud collected under broiling sum- with the Their
moneter ~ ~, you imagine what nuisance must
II you will plesse call the attention Of the SAM
tary Committee to the you will 0blige the resi-
dents in the vicinity, in whose behalf well ~ my
| own, send you this communication.
Respectfully yours FRIEND AND PATRON