The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-31
City Intelligence.

SUNDAY LIQUoR TKArvIc.-1he Mayor has siguihed
are engaged In getting up petitions Of abolish
Ing fhs Sunday liquor traffic and they to wait UPON
his Honor to- day. Great exerton has bssn made to
get to these Petitions and to- day has
appointed for an Interchange Of views between the
committee and the CITY authorities.
TnIcKsuroS IMMIGRANTS The impositions prsctised
upon immigrants BY runners are almost NUN bsrless.
few days since German landed, with his trunk on
enc Of the wharves down town. He was hardly on
shore before he accested BY q oountrymau Of his
owD who asked him II he wanted en- ploymeut The
new conner replied in the affirmative, aud told that
be could get plenty Of work he would 90 along With
the other Taking mp his trunk the verdant German
followed bis companion TO q boarding house In Pearl
street where the trunk vas deposited; and the two
promised work But as the newly arrived man had a
moustaohs be told Ivy his compsuion that he must
bin to BARRIERS. While ,hs shaving vas going on.
the runner left, and not visible rain to his com
psniop, who with much difficulty, found his way to
the house In Pearl street. only learn the
had BE- en- there before him. and carried of his trunk
ard contents. The poor fellow who had been thu
duped finding him self destitute Of ythine excsnt
the OLE thee upon his back found out and made spp.
cation to the German Emigrsnt Society but thus far
nothing has been discovered Of the person who wrong
ed him.
The Waoro MAN DEAD.-Ou tho third day of the
present month, . man named 0nsy stabbed another
named Elis while the two we're In controversy over
card table In Burling Slip Ellis aather severely
wounded and taken to the hospital for trestment
On Friday last the Coroner called to hold an a.
quest at the hospita as was supposed defunct
bis wife who with him at the time swooued at the
idea Of her husband being tried for mansaughse The
Corontr's jury were emp need and the stion
Yves about to proceed when the fact accidentally came
out that 1t was not Ellis that dead ct ali The
body before the jury that OF Harr ustou who TO
be sure bad been wounded, but nder entirsly diHs
rent circumstance Ellis had, II appe ara been taken
with email pox and removed to the nppro pirate vsrd
for treatment He Is doing well, and is likely to
.ufer but slightly from the effects Of his fracas in
Burlipg Slip.
AccIpEnr.-On Monday afternoon while tho men
employed In the corporation coal yard at the foot of
Osntevoort street, were at work about the foot OF
large heap OF coal. the whole mass gave way, and
coming down precipitately, buried two Of the man
named Barney Hammond and John Peterson before
thty could make their escape The active nea ns
were employed to remove the coal and the pfor tn Ate
men we're sxtrcated alive but sustained serious
injuries.
LIcHr WArrED.-Tbe street lamps in Mercer
Greene, Lsursns and Tbonpeon streets, from Grand
TO Canal streets were not lighted Monday night
IL was dark and unpleasant night and the neglect
CT the sDpighter was seriously felt by citizens who
we've obliged TO be in those streets after nightfal
house No lsS Chambers street, by the BURSTING OF A
spirit gas lamp. which extinguishsd without An
elsrm having been given.
fire broke out about quarter past nine O'Clock
last night In the saddle and har store Of Thomas
Trainer NO. West Broadway, the entire contents of
VII oh were destroyed The loss 5000 upon vhich
there was no insurance The origin Of the was not
known.
Ursrowr MAN DsowSgp An uuk nown man dress-
found IN the North River yesterday Afternoon at the
loot OF Lafght street The body conveyed to the
dead house In the Park where see for ide pt
ncation- An inquest will be held to. day.