The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-14
CiiY IntellIgence.

Tnr BoAnp OF HraLru.-This body have been hold
Ing secret meetings They held meeting on Friday
with closed doors another was held last evening We
cannot vouch for what took place, but IL IL said the
cessation OF the daily reports aud the throwing OF the
Of taking Of the health upon the CITY Inspec
tor. were the chief topics of discussion. The great
drawback to this arrangement Is the loss Of the
dinners and suppers enjoyed at the public expense.
Tnr MAron His Honor has left the city to recruit
his health in the country, being overfatgued with the
labOrs and cares Of Office
Tpr cnrr or PoLrcs.-Mr. MstseIl. Chief Of Police,
has had u billion. attack by which he has been
coniiSed TO his house for the last few days
Fisr-sunday night, about 10 clock FIRE broke ont
In n frame house IN s5th street bets ecn 7th avenue
aud Broadway. owned by MIR. Hamilton. and occupied
by him and MRS lpgraham IL was utterly destroyed,
with all " contained, the families narrowly escaping
with their lives from sunocation Mr. Hamiltons wife
and brother died OF cholera ten days ago and at the
time a the fire, he was lying dangerously al Of tho
sane disease. Ii is not known how the IRE OH
ginated.
THr SttcIur on Svrnar.-Tb. man who leaped into
the river from the Jersey ferry boat Sunday
noon, at bslf.Isst 10 O'Clock n German and I'D.
pesied 10 be In embarrassed circumstances. when
paying his asage from the Jersey side he had
only THREE cents aud be went away and brought back
another cent When the beat was half say over the
riyer he lett small bundle containing shirts and pan
tsu, ms, W the cabin and Immediately after he walked
TO The deck and get Outside the chain This the
la that was seen IT him till he was te.n STRUGGLING i'm
the water Noperson saw him leap into the tvsr BE-
fore the boat could be got back he sunk The body
has not yet been found. There was no writing
person appears to know anything about him.
Fousp. a chest and some clothing belonging to An
unknown enigrant was found On pier No q East
River. by ofhcer Harrison. about O'Clock on Sunday
morning An owner IL wanted
IrJurrp nv MAD BufL--A mad bull or OK I've
could not ascertain which, came running furiously
along by the Park last evening about O'Clock, when
he tucdeny run Of a boy Of is years of age BY tn.
name - Paul web .tein. German by birth whom the
iufuat,d animal knocked down nearly In front Of the
Astsr House ibnicting ON him severe bodily injury
with his hoofr: ALEC. woundbg him across the chest
with bis horns and likewise lscerang very badly the
hnstrs his right hand The poor boy after bull
bad passed on Gown Nesey street was picked up aud
y.d TO the City Hospital His wounds however
not pronounced dangerous We were unable to learn
what became Il the bull; but shen last seen he was
nsking his way towards Gov Bay.
AccrprNT - Benjamin Lombard fell into the dack at
the foot a. Catherine street about II o'clock sun
DAY night, and was rescued from drowning by officer
Wyatt
AucmtsraL Dnowrrro The coroner held an inquest
yesterday at No. 12s Delaney street the BODY q
Naiiib Naitber aged twenty. three years native
o. Otihsny who came his death while bathing. on
subpsy at Fort Lee Verdict &C cordiBg t. the above
acts.
AccmtNrAL DrArn The coroner held an inquest
yesterday At NO. "A Fast Broaduay on the bosy Of
lhhstus box aged thirty eight years born in Masa-
chusets. W Stems the deceased was laboring under
the ttcts o cholera and while in that state he Jun ned
oUt OF the bed window Verdict acoardiugiv
1he deceased was Jeweler, and worried at No 1852
Fulton street
AccibrSrALLs KitLrp--An inquest was held vester.
day in the case OF running over the boy e. n Peter.
vptz by two stsres, In Chatham street ON saturdav
afternoon The jury rendered the following verdict
That the deceased came 60 HE death by iniurtes
received by having two stages pass over him o,e he
longing 10 Conkhn and Brothers, and the other To
hctlelsnd and Ludlow