The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-17
City IntelIlQonee.

THn wsArHER.-Thsa cold man, vb,.n ...
on Ws6nssday night, still held its own durins v.ss~r.
10 deg the mercury rose . few degrees durins TO-
middle Of the day but sank asaia It night to p
The eject Of the inorss.sd cold has been the a,ns
Of the rivers again with floating ios which u no sma
m%psa,~ , IN To-: .sy OF the steam ferry boats.
fore, afford consolation TO citizens 70 know
that the most king has laid his 10y npgsr our nseh
bors ct the east and north with full much severity
asupon rs.
An OLD SEA CAPTAIN Cow Captain Isaac Waite
died st Wsstpore Conn., on the l4th inst ut the sd-
years. Il. Of q. %.@ YORK ana Il.
verpool packet ship Ann Maria Captain w. one
Of the pioneers Of the packet business between this
for bis ship az sao.iisnt oh.r.os.r Many q our old
citizens viii rscollect him. and wish him prosperous
voysgs In the unknown which no has gone to ira
verso.
The IrpIAN LECTURER KAH.aE "a. sowH.-T1is gen.
item who 10 chief Of Oj,bsws natioa viii deliver his
Washington square. The subject Of this lecture viii
be the origin OF ire North American Indians thslr
modes of recording events &c. Kah gs.gs. bo~h, or
Mr. CopwAy 1.-THE aent'em an name In English 10 said
DO very agreeable lecturer and fsly competent to
perform the isk which hs has undertaken. He ap-
pears At lecturers desk In full costume Of his tribe
and rank All persobs who ct all curious concern
Ing the history of North America, land whs are not
attend for the time occupied by the lecture. ana TIE
70 cents which they pay for ticket All srAdtienary
Of Tia. Of RI.
badly will be. large attendance ct the University
Chapel to night
AccIpENTs-Mrs. Alex Hunt, Of Ne. 80 Renwiek
sreet walking through Mo Dougal street Thurs
day afternoon; when Amity street. her foot slip
ped upon the che fell She severely injured
BY the fall that It found necessary procure aid
and take her home where she received proper assist
ance, and will probably from the effects
OF the msadvsnture. Good people, clear your side
walks Of ice!
-, or Thu,.s:y night two so.tusn employed board
charcoal IRE In the hold of the vesrel to prevent
quantity Of oysters from fresxins having done this
they retired to their berths In night one OF the
men swoko and found that the cabin was nllea With
noxlous gas arising from the coal Gre His companion
had arisen before him. 1t would appear for he WAS at
the time, lying upon the floor almost senseless md
with . severe cash on his head He had fallen when
getting out of his BERTH he subsequently restored
and 10 likely to recover. .
Yesterday morning, scsfoldng erected In front Of
the house corner Of CourtAndt and Greenwich streets
foil while two men were upon It, they both foil into
the area below. One of them had his sku ffsotursd
and the other received severe injuries.
SUSPICION OF FOUL PLAY - Tho dead body Of newly
born male intent WAS found yesterday morning in
entry Of No. 90 Cherry street. IL wrapped In .
piece OF lsn and had evidently been plecsd in the
entry by some person from tside the building Tho
Coroner held On inquest the body In the afternoon
but NO facts were eioited which calculated to
throw any light upon the question Of who the perpe-
traitors Of the offence were From ell that could be
learned, tho occupants Of the house deserve cen
expspfes OF funeral mayhap desirous Of the
evidence OF shame paced thu little corpse where It
found. The namsiess win ind . nameisss grave
In Potter's field.