The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-10
CITY IntealigenoS.

THE FioHT-Ths var goes 81 II this city, although
Il wss ssssd some dsys sinoe on . small Island in
bay Isstsad Of sbstins, the sxsitsns.s
Dcrsssd IN the city yesterday The large sso I'd which
bad before arsembled In front Of Yankee Sulivsn's
bsuss, wss increased to number which could noe ind
psess to stand in the strset and part Of thss
obliged toek places to stand in the Psek opposite to
the little green house, which has YANKEE Sullivan"
painted the door, WHAT the multitude were look
ing ct, soold tell but ell stood gazing upon the
fouss, t.:ey expected momsn,srily to bs enter
tanned By the sight Of something sxtrsordinary Al
length he news spread that Sullivan had srrvsdin
t~n, when the excitement Increased. When the
mechanics had finished their lsbors down town, aud
were their way home they made halt In front Of
the Fountain House Sulvan's place, just as their
dictated Shsrwood's house, 1t shs Of
rak Psce sid Broadway, sppesred to be the rendss-
sou. OF Hy~rs friends, and was crowded with hun
dred Of ysrsops whs vent there to hear the from
those arrived from che scene Of action any
whom r.soItsd ththsr their return TO che city
About towD the popular topic Of conversation was still
" the fight - and msuv debates ensusd as hsw the
co"'est hsd terminated That Hyer had worsted his
opponent was not disputed; but reports Of foul play
Dad, and although money wss paid over ~
v ayers ioet and won, considerable Of is was paid
under protest, while for the most part the bets
unite was known about the contest, It's manner Of
conduct, and its Termination The friends Of Hysr
greatly eated and declare their fsvorits to BE- the
better Of the two while the Sulvsnites are ~
loud in their lsudAtion Of their ever notwlth
Standing the result Of the affair on Wednesday. AL
ths excitement results directly In Of the keepers
Of the public houses, where pus,ism in general, AID
this encounter In particular ID mostly dscusss1 AZ
Sherwocd's last evening the and walters
ply the numerous calls for qaor In which to drink the
health Of Tom Hysr. Chsmpains flowed almost ~
kept actively employed opening oysters to supply
the created BY the unusually large attendance
on ns Az hs ,S" sas sS
bs said OF suvsns ROOM and tuenty other places
In the line Of business and It 10 said that some
10 sixpeIo per glass, the Increased demand warrant
Ing 'sch preceding. Sullivan arrived az Jer'ey
City BY III: Phiiad.phla traio q about O'Clock jos
that time. We understand that he publishes an adj
vsrsement relative TO the contest In this mornings
d.lpbia yesterday, whore he to await requiston
FRI M The Governtr OF Maryland, until Monday morn
ing. Uple:: he lss been released BY asOss. so,pus
present. Allah Is great
GoLp FxvER.-The California gold excitement has
had the .neot to produce several methods Of testing
the purity and value Of gold ore, or substances sup
posed to contain geld. There has been invented by
New York mechanic, an apparatus termed the Cali.
fornia Gold Detecting Scales, which IL certainly
curiosity in Its way These scales, or detsctors are
COM tYucted in conformity to veil known laws OF ma
Iue, and nged, that when any quantity OF
substance 10 deposited In receiver prepared for the
40 Indicated that the precise amount gold
tsiped to fraction. No doubt Of the correctness OF
tho deteotor need remain IN the minds OF who
dem opsratioa For instance, III quantity If material
which there 10 gold be deposit cd In the receiver
the indics will point to figure, which Will be found
reference to an accompanying table, to mean, In
good English, gold" whereas, II ANAL quantity
quantity VIII be denoted. whatever It may DO. It is
tsid by those who have tested tho machine, that 1t
t.llsa true tale and VIII detect a. once, wh.: alloy,
OF crude material cOntsins. Inventive talent has
thus been brought out by the California gold spscula
ten, and whether any practical use In made OF the
scales in the gold region not, 4: IL valuable scqu
ston to our srtisans In the precious metals for no
matter If the gold DO completely iEibedded in stone Of
any kind or be mixed with other mstals and entirely
ptibls to the eye still the little indicator is
true and the amount Of gold, with its vase dollars
and cents, IL surely defined
Su,rIcroN OF POISONING Coroner Walters was
called yesterday to hold inquest and inve5tIgate
Is charged With poisoning his wife Susan AND young
BY administering arsenic in some buckwheat cakes.
On Thursday night at ten o'clock, Mrs. Wood died,
and the s,i !. not expected to .1rv,s until to day
bsildipg Of No. $50 West Twentieth street. Wood,
who appears to be mechanic, arrested by the po
lice Of the leth ward ON the charge Of poisoning ns
wife and Margaret Reed, and yesterday was committed
by the At eleven O'Clock to-day, post NOR
tenn siamiDation viii b. held on the body .nd the
to ascertain the fact Of poison We shall be able to
give possibly, more particulars after the holding ofths
inquest.
AcotprrrAL DxArn-The Coroner held an Inquest
yesterday the body ofSamuel Rhodes aged Al years.
boz in England, who came to his death by injuries
In falling down In S7th street, near 10th
nue.. This 10 tho in which Henry Wallace was
arrested suspicion Of having caused the death Of
the deceased, but tho jury found that the deceased
came to his death by accident; therefore Mr. Wallace
Was discharge from custody.
DIED IN THE STATION Housr.-A negro, whose name
ut present. 10 unknown was brought into the station
House Of the Sixth ward police, Thursday night,
n nd in the morning compIained of being sick doc.
tor sent fer, who little quor to settle
bis This done, but after the doctor Left 1t
thought advisable to send him to the Hospital.
police therefore despatched for carriage, but
the carriage had arrived the negro had departed
this Life An inquest will be held day ON the body
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