The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-26

Lodge" celebrated So Johns Day yesterday that fer
hers Of the rs.psotvs lodges net 81 their rspsov.
tdgs-rooms ~ o'clock and marched thsacs. In pro-
cvssion to the steamer 50 Nicholas which vas vsit-
| ing for them ut pier No. 3, North River About
twenty dyes Tepresented this interesting
cssion and large number of male aud female frieods
accom- paurd them In fact the steamer. which 10 Of
coDsid. rsss sise. we'll filled She sailed At half
past nine O'Clock for Elm PARK situated the North
ever painted by natures pencil The day glo-
riously tine. and the heat 70 oppressive In the
city. Wa scarcely felt famed Is every brow was,
| with dtlip btful breeze The scenery Of that
side Of Staten Irlsnd on the side aud OF Jersey
he oh.r just robrd In its riohsst magnacepce,
and never iok.d fairer than It did to day On land.
ing ut Elm Park all sought the grateful shade the
sssenbIy having been called to order by Brother 81
s!sr ~as tire Ss ne NIX nass
were in at,-ndance-tisnry Z Atwood, John W ST.
n,on., X. bert NoLoy, W II Cornell, rhomas Hyat,
| ~ n. Abbott The Committee If Arrangements were
John d. Harris. g. X Smith, and Brother clark; and
admirably did they discharge the duty that dovolved
one ss c, mfcrtabe a. they could. Mr. sarner was
chirf OF the police regulations ON the occasion, and
| evinced his usual zeal and activity.
h.N. Mr.. AhsOLp, he hight " oshipful Grand Chap
lain. d-livrr the address in which he gave history
Of John the Baptist the formation of s. Johns Lodge
IL New Sork IL ago aud its progress from that
me to the present He hen vent into history aud
expostion of F,ee Masonry c"ntendiog that 1t was
purely dem % t ution and we're lured
into u without knowing what they did Even in the
Jarkeet tim's IL MAS the best friend OF liberty fhe
mysterious operations Of masonry not seen but
hich worked in DARK and silence till beautiful
slad ni'rptd from tie deep to be the habitatio of
man, and srrayed in all tn, h, auties Of nature.
handsome jewel was then presented ny Grand
MasIur Henry T.. Atwood tn j. b. Harris, Past Master
OF the Darcy Lodge He accompanied the presentation
with u speech. to which Ar. pOnlrd a
approp a,e terms The words Of the inscription
Awarded TO WoIshpful Past Master John b. Harris,
by the nbers Of the Darcy Lodge NO. 8, for his past
services. june ~ lS40."
A .imilar jrW-l WIS then presented by Brother ST.
mons To Part Ma. ter Abbot, of the Excelsior Lodge
L. u tht n.
and while pariok m refreshments, others ippsd
gre. with eht toe or sat ia groups
INDUCING IL jokes and barity. secluded III pairs
under The greenwood shade. for whispering lovers
made" and "all went merry ~ u marriage bell"
Anon the roll 1T the drum announced that dinner
aid in tent erected tor the aud excel
leu, pnst it, war for hungry rosle Ample justice
done to the 'iii ami good Glare wa h them down.
only s.uriut lie given having references
TO The pits.rvAtiOn of the landmarks Of
~ ana tie ether TO the distinctive princp for which
| the Grand Luuge OF 81 john cODLebdeu rno repI-L
beng tie company aenin bet"ok Tn dancing stroll
ling. or love making and rompiug and rollickng In
fact, IL rural and animated scene IA
IL Id. here innocent gayety and the loud laugh
'ha sIaks the mind tree from care and each seerd
ptus with all. he fe-iyity Kept up till half
pact o'clock, when The st. Nicholas steamer
turn, to bring back Its passengers to New York aud
MI being .a with .njuymen hast.nd IN board and
bnd thu uee h, ful sail TO he Cas Garden Dam
"ing again deck to the excrlleut music
mr. Bard, hirh had charmed the dancers
aud The spectators Of the dance durag he day Sell
las any day entertainment gone of agreea-
ably 10 the credit of all concerned The girls
10 hear OF rome happy marriages. dating their origin
from the Goth of June, lS49
D,Arh Sus-sraucK.--A man about IS
years Of age who had paraken freely of ardent snrit
attacked with of tho sun. the corner OF
hulb'rry and Blocker street yesterday. nbout6 NJ
He~s plac in cart to be brought to tbs station
house but died b-fore he reached there He was theu
aiken TO the Aims Hour- in the Park, where the Loro-
held inquest the body and rendered verdict
IN Accordance with the facts
Sur-SrRoEg. Dennis Neil, enigrant from Liver
peol ~ per ship Enterprise. found yesterday
state OF perfect insensbility In iovrrneur near
Henry street. (benY struck aud brought to the
station house by policemen Fire,ock and Franklin.
ATMoKr o. tI-tkssiphNr foLK-in co npl'alce W tn
the resolution Of the Common Council, the
have oil adjourned to Nednesday .t-xt, in honor of
the ~ Vt the late ex-fresident Polk.
ErThAoKpIrARY SrnAwBERnIss We were presented
yesterday with parcel 1T magnificent by
Nr Joseph Hudson living At the corner Of Gore ana
Rker streets. Stapleton staten Island They
Of samples of four different varieties viz the British
Queen, Kean's Seeding. and turner's Pines all of
which are ported and Judge Bulen's Some samples
Of these var ties four and three
In circumference and several Of those presented TO
me At ured four inches and quarter Plants will be
ready for sale by MT H. in the month Of September b
FME.-A fire discovered this morning. about TX
o'clock ut 1873 Avenue b. which exiting uished,
with but little damage.
AccpksT.-t estsrdsy, about bh P. NJ. woman fell
into the dock Market Slip rose ued from
drowning by William ono of the crew OF the
English bark Thetis, BY pungng overheard after her
DEArH.-A man named James Leah residing ut sor-
ner Of seth street and 4th ausnue found in Lex
A. supposed to have been Frustrated from the effect
Of heat he was conveyed TO his residence by officer
Mcclure and died in about hour afterwards. The
Coroner wss sent for to hold inquest.
DEATH By DRowEISs.-Ths Coroner held An inquest,
yesterday. on the body Of colorea man. called John
sgd 70 ,.ars born IN Esw Sors VINO was
IL supposed to have been in the DAYS he
has beer missing about that time Verdict death by
drowning
Death NJ a FALL-Ths Corouer held An inquest,
yesterday. at the Aims House yard, the body Of q
sailor. BY the Of William John. aged "a years
native Of sles, who his death by accidentally
falling from tho tspsa yard Of the ship Eingham to
the deck. causing almost instant death. Verdict
cordingy.
taken from the Crescent City just arrived from CALI
fornis packed mp in bags boxes, &c, placed In
charge Of arndsn's Express. No Wall street. ysst.r
day for the purpose Of being forwarded on to the
Philadelphia Mint, to be made into money.
TIE PLAGUE Srors OF Nrw YoRn, No. b.-we have
received the following comm unieston. touching other
st out did not profess depict every thy spot
IN the city all ut once and will be always glad to get
Roches bird BE- in two places at the sam. time; and
~ said in the first number, there were 40 many
denominations We knew not where to begin nrst. We
are happy to be able to STATE that great improvement
has taken place In the general appearance OF the city
s more clesnly than BEFORE but there
ftl many rad spots-soms Of them that had been
can.d but a. bad ~ ever again and others that
have been totally neglected We have notes Of some
= these quarters. and faith wen print them" Mean
time shall allow to have his say.
Jams GoKDoN Bennett, Esq
DEAR SIR-Fer several days. under the head Of city
asirs have appeared sundry dottipgs about town. Of
plague spots Z" Your reporter had reached 18th
street and Sd avenue II he had extended hts visit to
oath street. and passed through 1t from the Third
avenue 10 the East River he would have found spots
'q.si III u,hHu,luos Huu vercrs,us p,Iuk cISesed
with the three particular places alluded to- rather
Justly exposed In his numbers Just the 90 mar
from the avenue aud the smoking blood from the
animals killed In the slaughter houses the lower
ride u the street may be- flowing through the
cutters Croes the Second avenue aud there see how
easy II is for contractor engaged in constructing
sewer to incommode entire heighbnrhood. in
qu'nce Of want Of sk, or want of disposition to
ace, IMMEDIATE Curb stones falling from their places;
lamp pots removed and the darkness 81 the night
r-nd'r' more unpleasant BY the removal Of the
weakly lights IL lamp department aud the Croton
water cut on for four and half months although paid
for and the want " Severely felt by tbs residents.
More than twelve months have passed the ground
II Ken fnY he Of n And