The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-02
MORNING EDITION----SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1s49
City Intelligence.

SUMNER rs CoMy-Sprng, lingering so long. has
put to flight the dreary weather OF the last eight
or ten days, so unnatural to the Summer has
burst upon us in all its glory like full blown rose,
and we may now calculate upon succession or line
weather. The crops whose growth has been checked
by the ungenal cold will flourish apace, under the in
huence OF the great source of heat and vitality.
CHILD DRoprSo.-Between and o'clock, on Thurs
day afternoon May 31st stopped at lot Lewis
street. and left young female child about five or six
weeks old, with the occupant Of the house. and then
ran away. Mrs Anderson, with whom it was left pur
sued the woman but could not overtake her. and she
consequently escaped. The child placed yesterday
In the hands OF the proper authorities.
On the night before last. about 10 o'clock officer
Kent found male child about week old, in the
and wrapped in large shawl. 1t was taken Of,
for the night by lady living in the house where it
was FOUND and In the morning sent to the Aims House.
CHILDREN LOST FouSp,-John Mulgrcw, years
old, lost, sent home to No 10S avenue ID. Lewis
Krews, years old, lost. sent home to No. Norfolk
street boy about years old, lost sent to the Sd
lost child was taken to the Aims House, by officer
Clarke.
RoBBEny,-The house of Mr.. tHendershet, No SO
Henry street was broken open and robbed Of several
articles OF slverware the night Of the Goth of May
| RoBBERY IN AN EMGRANT BOARDING. HoUsE.-On Tues
day last, Swiss emgrant staying at the emigrant
boarding aouse No. Albany street, came down from
his room to dinner, and his return found his trunk
open and 400 francs extracted which contained
In leathern belt He has obtained clue yet to
the thief is the proprietor Of the house not respon-
sble for the loss
HOUSES AND STORES FOUND OpsS BY THE PoLrcr.-On
the night before last the hall doors of SIS Sixth avenue
OF II Hudson street. Of 22 Essex street. and the
OF Booth Edges and of March, in Jones's lane were
found open by the police patrong in these several dis
trics The grating of the house No SO Market
was broken open on the night of the Both Of May.
DrsoRpERLY. HoUsE.-Mrs. George was arrested on
Thursday evening" at o'clock for keeping dsorderly
house No. 105 Mercer street the complaint of An
toinette Dimes, taken thence on Monday night by
Captain Fairchld.
FIREA fire broke out at half past two O'Clock yes
terday morning in the bake house of Joseph Bruen in
the rear OF 3l Delaney street. which subdued
The damage is but trfing.
NEW FERRIEs-We understand 1t is in contemplation
to establish two lines of ferries either river
to cross but to along them This is not only
velty but likely to great convenience to cti-
zens residing uptown" The wonder is that it was
up and down the East river from the foot of
where fine new pier has just been completed to the
The other the North river to from the Of
Fortyfth street landing at Canal street and proceed
ing thence to Pier No. l. This will, doubt, material
ly diminish the traffic Of the omnbusses plying along
East Broadway and Houston streets Grand street and
Bowery on the one sde and the Hudson street. Green
wich street. Blocker street and Broadway lines on the
other Should the latter line be established it will OBJ
viate the necessity of railway through Broadway
which has been long agitated and thus that
bic street from being disfgured The Centre street and
Bowery railway will not be affected in the slightest
gree by the proposed innovation; but the lines omni-
buses we have mentioned will be injured considerably
the price in the steamboats, being only three cents and
IN The summer season most people preferring the cool
uieeHo Vi VIC plenty OF ana rapid ocOmo-
ion, to crowded, hot omnibuses with their slow ira
yelling and delays. petition is before the Common
Council for ferry between the foot OF Avenue and
Green Point locality that has risen of late into
great favor with our merchants q summer residence
RESCUED FROM DRowNING.-Yesterday a boy was
rescued from drowning by officer Waterbury, at the
foot of Walnut street
New CHURCH IN WILLIAMSBURG The new church
erected by the First Baptist Church in williamsburg
on the corner of Fifth and South Fifth streets dedi
Gated for worship yesterday at four O'clock p NJ 1t
substantial, commodious and neat though not a
gorgeous edce Its erection cost $l2 500 besides the
ground, which cost $1,000 1t is the best church in
Williamsburg next to the Catholic church in Second
street. 1t was crowded by highly respectable
gregation. The proportion Of ladies unusually
great Rev II Como, D d., preached on the occa-
course of his the preacher traced the progress
OF the Baptist denomination in Williamsburg, and
ferred to time when they met in upper room. Mr.
Houghton one Of the trustees then made appeal Of
pecunary kind to the congregation and collection
made.
AccIDENT.-As DR.. H. Sylvester, of williamsburg,
was generating carbonated hydrogen gas yesterday,
explosion took place, and severely burned his face
His eyes had very narrow escape.