The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-23
City Intelligence.

SOLICITATION or E,r,cRASrs- Notwithstanding the
runners soliciting emgrxnts to boarding houses where
they are so often robbed and maltreated the practice
Is sun continued and the risks for the hopes Of
bodys business is nobody's business and thus it is
the denquents escape One will say will not take
else do it," Another will say, II | prosecute will
be only delayed my journey besides the annoyance
certainty OF the law" third is disposed
but how will he have the fellow arrested, Even IL
authorized hin self (of which he Is not he may
not be physically able bring away from gang OF
confederstes ready to defend him In this way the
wretches are encouraged to proceed in their work OF
punder IL IL true that and then, police officer
takes an offender in the fact; but sach
like angels visits few and far betwsea," that they
have net the effect Of protecting the unfortunate emf
grants Besides. somehow another, rarely hear
Of punishment following these is the duty
OF every man. even at some Inconvenience to himself
it Is the duty especially of the police the servants of
the people, to protect those poor strangers and thus
to rescue the character of New York from the stigma
that such infamous practices fix upon it.
The OBSTRUCTION SrREErs.-Never were the
streets Of this city barricaded by distractions as at
the present moment. The section Of the Russ pave
ment from Resde street TO Fulton street having been
completed another has been opened from Fulton street
down to Maiden lane The street between these points
has been ripped up and barrcaded at either extremity
The omnibuses up Broadway from the South ferry
must consequently 60 down Maiden lane, round BY
Nassau and up Fulton street to get upon frma
In brs sdway again 1t is gratifying that this tempo
rsry obstruction will be for by perma
results II all Broadway and all the leading streets
In the city paved with granite blocks "a consum-
NATION devoutly TO be wished would be realized and
what at the first blush seemed like would
In the end prove ts be true economy The obstruction
OF the streets by building houses is also another
pleasing source Of annoyance, IL may speak
the public willing to bear the the
qualification of seeing such evidences of its and
property For instance, within about year,
andt street every single house has been rebuilt Is
now In progress of erection with the exception the
house at the Of Broadway There Is yet third
that is the erection of sewers We wish there we're ten
obstruc'ions for every there Is from this cause
mh,.s sewers ought to have been built long ago and
any comprehensive system, with q view to .
thorough draining Of the whole city f ....f +.
THE CAPTAIN OF TIE THlRp wAnp Police, AND THE
CRY IssrKcroR -U.dsr the head Of city ntcIlisoacs
In tho Herald Of yesterday, there paragraph in
w. sy M M :, was made to appear
the tty Inspector In reference to the house 1855 Lber
~ street where deaths by cholera had taken place.
So far from manifestng the slightest uess In
the matter he sent number Of his force aid IL
cessary, MIR. Corban. aud the two colored who
house cleaned. or that the inmates left 1t But
the fact is that nothing was done order given
by Mr.. Corbsn the coored men to remove the fur
piture ny there was NO violence or opposi.
ton the part of the inmstes and therefore
sesnt In command Of the police ordered them to return
to the station house The captain had nothing what
ever to do with giving instructions in the first in.
stances his duty VAS to see that they obeysd but
a. no attempt had been made by Mr. Corban to enforce
them, he is not responsible for the consequences and
least Of ell can he be regarded having assumed .
position hostile to the City Inspector.
Row AT FUsnRAL.-Lsst evening ss q funeral Was
passing over the Fulton Ferry, aud the hsarse and
Of tho carriages had got into the boat the driver
Of Of che vehicles demanded the fare from the
occupant and said he would not go any further IL 1t
vss not paid there and then TO this the gentleman
in the carriage demurred place blows we're
intercbanged; the driver conquered; the police
attracted TO the spot, aud arrested the vanqushed
bearing him Of to the station house. Meantime, the
funeral proceeded without the prisoner. .-
New BoRN INFANr FoUrp.-Yesterday while some
boys fishing for cells ct the foo. Of vcstry stree
18th wsrd) they hooked up the dead body Of male
iofsnt in state Of nudity aud which could not have
been born many days perhaps hours before II met Its
fate. lt was very mucx decompo No clue. ~
yet has been tho parentage but there
IL strspect foul play. The Coroner has
been notified TO hold An inquest ft.g
AccrpErr-Dsniel OKeefs. residing corner OF Grand
and Christie streets had his hands and severely
of hs pEing curtain. He Was taken 60 the city hos
pital by officer Herring OF the 14th district.
AccipErr.--On Tuesday, was taken from the
dock (by the police Of the 4th dstrc insensbe from
the effects Of turpeptne which he had drank In mis-
take fer rum He was sent to the city hospital about
o'clock
Suppsr ILLrrss.-Ann Sullivan, about 30 years OF
eye, Of Newark, N. was taken suddenly Ill about
o'clock Tuesday In Of the Dry Dock stages and
taken to DIR Lyons apothecary store. 4t0 Grand
street and from thence brought to the station house la
state sf iDsensibity She recovered, and taken
home yesterday morning.
CoHoSyR's freursr.-A Coronsr's inquest was hold at
Rocklspd Lake Saturday last. by the Coroner Of
Rockand Lake county, upon the body OF John Moran,
who found drowned In that county on Saturday
came to his death by being drowned while crossing
from the State Of New fork the State OF New Jersey
by the small beat being swamped In which be sail
iper The brother OF the deceased procured hts body
and bad IL Inferred In the Calvert Cemetery on Long
leland, on "Wednesday last. rulH .I :