The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-21
City lntelIigeuce.


THE WEArHER.-Ths weather yesterday was some
what more bearabe than It had been for several days
before The afternoon brought q snow storm, and ct
niehtfsI the white flakes were flying merrlv enough
This bodies we'll to those who look with longing for tbs
Ape srancs Of warm weather The popular sentiment
laieest hope is now expressed that may have Q
mder temperature just for change sThe Ice still oc-
oupies the rivers in such quantities to impede the
progrees Of the ferry boats The boats which py on
the Sound have ALEC met with great deal Of ice but
the. staunoh build enabled them to overcome all i'm.
Pedments, and they came into port triumpha Some
Of the way boats however have been frozen at their
On 1ns rssssr END Of their lines and mus.
mometer indicates that now enjoyipg about
twelve degrees warmer weather than that which has
prevailed for some time past
VArDAL OF A THIEF Some rascal who had not the
fear Of the law or respect for the rights of property
stole the other day . miniature painting on ivory,
from the public psror Of the Aston House The artist
Is anxious to recover his property and is willing to
pay $40 for It, Come, Mr.. Thief you cannot do bet
afked" on its delivery.
THK WAY THEr Do Since the establishment Of
our present police system city rogues, especially
Of articles in order to their knavsh trade
case In point occurred yesterday. A German, evi-
IDENTITY green passed the City Hall, and after looking
up at the public clock, began to tumble about his
Clothes nifty determined to get ct his watch in
order to compare the time indicated by with the
City Hall time; but IS he done up in plicaton
or overooats and coaks he at length abandoned the
JOB without accomplishing his object and wrapping
himself in his outer cloak, proceeded on his way and
turned down Beekman street. He had not trsvsrsed
this thoroughfare long before genteey dressed iudi.
vidual came up behind him, and, as IL endssvoring to
pAs slipped his foot to bring 1t in csntaot with
that Of the German, who about to fall when the
stranger caught hold Of him, and holding him up said
very politely:
fall.n '"A'' A'~' '"u''ns you -
He Of the overcoat, recovering himself replied Nsf.
fer mint, 1t vas only hsxident shuppose"
Nothing else, pom my word" rerpond ed the other,
who, having thus introduced himself began to CON.
verse abeut the wsatherhow excessively cold 1t was
and all that
10. oh Jaw" said the German, CT i.h ferry cault
Have you lately arrived in country ~ inquired
bis oompsnion.
"Yaw, comes here no more as six veeksn
All, indeed. thought you must be old resident,
you speak English 90 perfectly"
fore comes away, and den lsrns more py ten gets
In New York. Yaw, das is to way shpssks some Of
"o'i.e. An e1o.llent idea was that of yours;
should certainly advise all gentlemen about to emil
CRATE from Germany, to pursu. the same COURSE"
g Vat ish dss you shpeak' oh, Jaw, knows Yaw,
By this time the twain had reached the vicinity OF
from Ii. pos.s somethps which he held Il v Urs
Georges Church, remarked, That s: s's' the s
street, always regulate our watches by IT," Con-
tinuing his conversation, he led his com,anion
gaze at the clock before them 9There IA NO tims in
the city like this, he "always right and no mis-
German, upon hearing this, began to undo his outer
garme nts and finally came to his pantaloons where
MS watch was deposited In fob, carefully guarded By
an immense fall piece this he unbuonsd and at last
all beirg clear, be pulled out very handsome, and
wthsl very servceable time piece the dial Of which
he scrutinized, and then cast his eye towards tho
church clock His psnien had meantime stepped
behind him, and when he gazed upward, the villain
gave him ndous coup de pied the part nearest
and then spraDg with the utmost agility to the snt
and iezed the watch which he jerked from its fssn
ipgs, and made Of leaving the German smartng with
pain and vexation and minus his watch. The Gar
man, rs he recovered from hts surprise criea
out Justify "shtop! shtop dat mans" bat on the at
tention OF some gentle being called to his case the
fellow out of sight aud the unfo nate ma oeuId
NOT tell where he vent to The sufferer In tbj, In
stance appeared to bsons to the better class OF Ger
man immigrants, and was much confused when n.
found that In his anxiety to his property he
had forgotten to adjust his clothes ana that some per
sons ceming up suppo.ed him to be Intoxicated And
were upon the point Of causing his arrest for i'm
proper exposure, 30 In the public strests He mads
ample explanation and apology in broken ugi.b ana
soon explained matters to oupase hmref from
blame lt was clear case OF bgh~ay robbery ana it
brought to justice.