The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-15
City Intelligence.


sufficiently unpleasant. but they are endured
for their utility. There is another class of horns
which disturb the inhabitants OF this city In the
joymeRt Of " kind natures sweet restorer, bslmy
seep;" and these can by no means claim the
emption from being abated as common nuisanees for
any earthly good they do From the first dawn Of day
the borrid sounding Of the hideous horns the fruit
vegetables and fsh men, so ring in the ears Of the
would be sleepers that even under the influence Of
chloreform they would scarcely fail into su
Der If perchance they should be fortunate after
ipng once roused the harsh Notes or another ana
another I'll them with despair, and they either
compsi!ed to get up they toss themselves their
ftyeish pillows till the welcome gong calls them to
breakfast. AS for the sick, God help them, The
hoarse threats OF these roaring at the top OF their
voices bad enough but the cangor of their horns
renders confusion contsuuded" Formerly
they had ingenious contrivance attached to their
carts by which every revolution of theaxie produced
an awful stroke upon a gong loud enough to awaken
the dead. Thee have beon abolished by law and the
horns resorted to. which, however. equally
illegal. Our very vigaDt police not TO be
that there IL law against these nuisancrs indcting
fine Of SIS for every violation AS have said IL there
was any public utility in them. there would DO some
for connving their obstreperous blasts but
when it is recollscted that they the signals Of
pestilence and death aud that they interfere with
the legitimate pursuts Of the fair trader. who pays
the city taxes, and supplies good and wholes me
article to the people the liberation OF these blow
ng.horns is wholly ubpardonable These carry
about sinking fish TO poison the citizens aud stale
veget the refuse OF the markets polutng the air.
and poisoning the unfortunate bodies into which they
enter experimenting diarrboa, spasms death in the
shape Of inflammation Of the bowels, cholera cholera
morbus the sporadic or Asatic type or whatever else
H. may be called for what is in name, The poison
will do its work well by the name of cholera by
any other For every consideration, therefore,
the law ought to be enforced at this particular time
Will the police do their duty to the people who pay
them? We shall see.
NpIsANcss IN BRoADwAY.-Opposite the old City Ho-
tel (l16 Broadway, which is now being demolished,
there two piles Of bricks, which considerably
croach that great thoroughfaro. These Of them
selves would be sufficient obstruction; but right OPP
VIII has bee
is another pile and between these three the street is
so blocked up that a single stage or car can hardly
pass a time. What the police about! These
bricks from side the other ought to be shifted
from their present position There is room enough in
the Of the City Hotel for these bricks instead Of
completely barrcadng the street with them. IL
at this place the accident occurred in the omnibus on
Wednesday, by which lady wounded in the head,
and the aim Of the driver severely hurt. No doubt
this obstruction was the cause.
To PERSONS EXEMPT FROM JURY Duran ADVERTISE
will be found In another column calling upon all
persons who are by law exem pied from the perform
q jury duty to report themselves thus exempt at
the offce Of the Commissioner OF Jurors, New City
ball his is excellent movement as it win
much annoyance both to the exempts and to the
courts where they are summoned to attend. The re-
ports should all be in before the 30th inst.
SUDDEN DEATH Yesterday morning at nine o'clock q
German came to the old City Hotel: which is being
taken down for the purpose of building stores in
its stead and complained of his bowels being affected
He went into the cellar, and died in few minutes
Some would pronounce this to be cholera but
how can they tell?
",
Wednesday night showed symptoms Of delrium tremens
found dead this morning about o'clock, lying in
the yard of 90 James street, with his throat SUIT An
old sheath knife also lying in pool OF blood by
his side. Kelly bad recently returned from voyage
to the East Indies, and boarded with Hans Stranger
80 James street
ANOTHER VICTIM THE OPERA HOUSE Rror.-The
Coroner held inquest, yesterday, at No. 101 Cham
bers street, ON the body Of George D. Kay, ageu %
years, born in New Brunswick, who came to his death
by gunshot wound received at tho Astor Place Opera
House riot the 10th day Of May last II seems the
ifV In mr. ha
of obtaining freight for Europe; and on the night Of
the he visited the with friend where he
ceved his death wound The ball passed through his
right collar bone and the upper part of the right lung
spine; since which time the deceased has been gradual
ly sinking until yesterday he died He has been in the
no 'pta until within the last week when he taken
to the house in Chambers street He has left wife
and child to his less The jury rendered
dict accordingly.
yesterday at the corner OF 10Th street and 9TH avenue
on the body of boy by the name Of John Boerem,
aged years who fell from OF log Of timber raft
into the river and drowned before assistance could
be obtained. Verdict, accidental drowning.
DEATH BY IxrEsPERANcE.-The Coroner held an in
quest yesterday the body Of an old loafer called
Frank who found dead in the cellar Of the City
Hotel. Verdict, death by intemperance.
svIcIpE.Thc Coroner hell 81, ,uuu,,, y,,,sro,, :,
NO ~ James street, on the body of sailor by the
name q John Hardy, aged 40 years who cut his throat
deceased had but just arrived from voyage to Canton
and the East Indies and becoming perate brought
delirum tremens, which evidently turned his mind.
The deceased found early yesterday morning in
the yard with his throat cut and the butchers knife
lying along side in pool Of blood Verdict accord