The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-15
City Intelligence.

Tar wE,rHEA.-iesterday there was a thaw, aud
the streets became very sloppy TO the great annoy
apce Of pedestrians. The Cay far unpleasant
than II it was colder.
Nav YonH YoLUNrErR ASSOCIATION. An ssssocs-
ticn as will be seen by our advertising columns, has
been Termed, with % relieve the dietbed and
sick OF the late Regiment ofNow York Volunteers in
Mexico, as also the widows ana orphans OF deceased
volunteers Subscriptions are now being taken to aid
the fund, which, we satisfied will meet with n
hearty response ard liberal contribution from every
one respects the msmory and sdnires thu patriot
solder no pered his LIE for the honor Of mis- country
blouFHr ARcBraEDEs--Tbe patent BOOM derrick OF
Bishop successfully tested ct the Brooklyn Navy
Yard yesterday. He raised weight of one hundreF
ana twenty thousand pounds t. the height OF thirty
feet rwung " around over tho water and back again,
ard lowered IL down again With all esse-ths greatest
weight ever known 10 BE- hoisted and swung around.
10 s the greatest labor saving machine Invented
ard great credit TO the inventor This Is the sixth
built by MIR. Bishop fis has erected barge
q en- immense sire which he has nov Ia operation n
the ksst river. lie took out the boilers Of the steam
chip New Orleans ON Saturday last ana left one Of
them hanging IA the air at the height Of thirty feet
TIL Mordsy In ell the storm about forty eight hours
FmE a CHuEcH "A FIRE broke cut in Hope Chapel
us Broadway, about half past o'clock on rbursdsy
evening which originated from the heat OF the furnace
In the cellar II seo communicated 60 the ceiling
above, Which was however, soon exinguished withoas
auy serious DAMAGE Bat for the toey arrival Of the
hote companies Noa O. and 80 this one buIding must
have been totally Destroyed.
CAUTION CHiLuarN.-An interesting little girl Up
town two days went In quest Of toy shcp, pur
chase toys when she fs In With girl older and
much sharper than hsrstf who very quic ly MANAGED
g. NAVE her acquaintance. The younger told The
elder ene shout 10 purchase toys and showed pair
Of overboes her father had ust bought her The elder
told Der not to mind buying toys she had plenty at
home and would give her II she would come will
her and added that che wanted u show her the
shoes in order thai she ght niar for her.
sof On coming near the place where sbe preta led
she lived she ektd ths Innocent child 10 take OF tue
overshoes that che might run home and show tts1i,
bidding her vail there TN she returned The child
waited long in vain, and might have waited tn nov,
before her acquaintance back This ought TO De
alesscn 20 little girls and boys TO be on their guard
ssai1st talking 10 strangers.
RhuRoAo AcCIurNr.-On Wednesday afternoon a
lsborer, named Bartholomeu smith who wa NJ work
on the Hudson River Railroad, While returning in q
hand car With eleven ether men after his days la
Dor net on the rails log Of timber, which wss MALI
cously placed there, by which the ear upset sad
thrown on the track fbs occurred at Tarrytorn.
Smith and man named Thomas Carr we're thrown on
The left ~ the former greatly ured by being
bruised and aceratd Cars ankle also laceTated
80 a shocking manner
RAuwAY AccirrNr.A workman the New York
ana fre Rsiroed, named Charles Mutually return
ing home from work, from Fort J.rvis, ON Thursday
morning, In company With thirteen other isborefs;
when within three nits 81 the above named Place the
crank struck Mutually sHd Knocked him OF. lie fen
between the rails and the rssted over and crushed
fghuully ana be received other injuries. lie
wee brought 20 the CITY Hospital at three o'clock yes
terd0y morning. having been sent 20 the city By the
company. lie remains in very precsriOus condition,
and Is IN the greatest agony The internal Injuries
are most FERROUS.
FALLuSs os FLoor 80 bout half past O'Clock on
Thursday evening the first snd second floors Of wit
Martins packing and slaughter hou,e NO ~ Second
avenue gave way fruu the great quantity 81 pork &c
stored on these two floors IN The fail Jacob Tier lad
engaged Ia the building, had hs crushed aud
Otherwise teriousy Injured Also William Moore hsd his
shoulder dilocetcd b,sdss other serious njaries lie
barely eeosped death by number a hoesheads OF por
falling 20 ~ 10 form an arch ever bim, which took
about three hours 20 be removed with all the help that
could BE- made available.
FeAcrUnKo Ass.-At Thirty fret street, on the Had
son River RailssY, on Thursday some laborers we're
hsttipg In quarry when splinter II rock few up
ard struck John McFadden the left aud frac.
tured u. Another SPLINTER struck William Bovner In
the right hand breaking three % hs hngsrs aud shat
tefing bis hand in ffishtfu msnner.