The New York herald., 1850-04-08
TWO CENTS.
City Intelliveure


WocDEaFvL IsvErrIos.-we have already noti.eS
very briefly, the important invention of artiaoi.a
ieeehes made by DR.. Alexandra, from Pars and
which has received the unqualified appreciation Of pr
Valentine Mott, and the faculty In general We ars
confident that this invention soon supersede tho
use OF the live leeeh altogether and may be Justly
regarded MS enc Of the greatest boons conferred upon
society In the present age by medical skill and nven-
tion. DR. Alexandra the invontor of this domsst;a
blessing which, for simplicity beauty aud ef8c.cy "a
unrvMled Is mar Of ary fcrt.iitv of mind
and has since ne Introduced this medical improve
ment added another gem, in different department.
TO tho science and wonders Of the age We cav IN.
other day, at Mr. Bishops French repcrtory in Maiden
lane model Of this and surprising nvention re
Ia sort Of submarine boat, In which a companv ri
persons can go down to the bottom Of a river nave
work by digging otherwise and return to tho sur
face when they please Such nvention would soon
pay all cxpenses and clear fortune OF gold bcsides
applied in the rivers Of California where tho gold
cannot be reached on account Of the water No sol
entifc person can entertain doubt of the value Of
this invention and it facility Of being put In practice
after sceing and examining the drawings and models
at Mr. Bishops Such u this wonderful inventi,n
which Is calculated to work revolution in California
In the method Of gathering gold. We admire this In.
vention much but for home purposes and dom sstie
use, we admire the artificial leeches more
THs LARGEST LvSr OF CuLyosvrA GoLp.-we have
seen in the possession of Perkins Esq House,
the largest lump OF gold yet found in California 1t
Is lsrger than the one scnt to Queen Victoria IL IL
composed OF quartz, sprinlsd with small crystals,
weighs fourteen pounds seven ounces aud contains
thirteen pounds of gold 1t Is valued at $1,000. II
Is shaped eight and half hes long and about
six inches in diameter ut the centre This speomsn
was found the north fork Of the American river in
january last. II was found emorg urix rocks,
and presents tho appearance Of hav ng been washsd
attrition
woRx AT THr Posr oyrrcE.-Thc extra work 1T the
post ONCE Tor the past three days. has exceeded
thing ever known In the annals Of postal business
On Friday, the Cherokee brought In twenty three
thousand letters On Saturday, the Europa came in
with fty-onc thousand; and on Sunday the Hermann
brought mail, consisling of ton thousand more
making total for the three days of four thou.
sand letters received and sent forward at the ofcs
here In addition to tho regular daily average of let
tors Those, added TO the daily average of Hfty thou
sand letters received at and from the Office mako
the enormous number OF hundred and thirt -fow
thousand letters handled in three days The number
OF foreign letters alone received at and sent from
the post ofbce here, during the month of March.
amounted to over two hundred and twenty five thou
sand.
Ma. scnEscK Cony To Lrcur--Mr French proprse-
tor OF PreDch's Hotel has received letter fron Mr.
Schenek. who will be recollscted some time since
very mysteriously disappeared form tho hotei, aud
foui play or some other attributed ~ his
sudden dissppearancc. Mr. schenck. IL seems. has
come to light by the receipt of letter signed by the
hs baggage md hotel bill 70 be forwarded on to him "a
soon ~ possible The letter Is In possession Of
in the mstter.
Az ArvsAv IN BRosp-sY.--Ou sunday evening an
ssSey took place Mt Florcnees Hotel Of Broad
wsy and WALKER street. IN which per-on who's. nsme
could not learn. was badly beaten aud conveyed
home in u carriage by ihs frcnds The iajsr~d
man, u seems Intoxicated and turned out a the
basenr.nt for being noisy this disturbance drew quite
GROVE sbout the door, and ruugh and lusns. cxke
took place. In which the individual nsyuisd to sas
much besten and bruised, but learn bones
were broken.
ArcrLrsr-A gentlerssn named Taylor, residing in
Vsrick street. aud doing business IN Wan strv-t wns
seized yesterday morniag with q suukien ht of APO
plexy. while attending vin~ service at ST petex's
Church BARCLAY street. Be removed to tho 0ity
Hospital In state of insensibty bR y now yro-
guessing favcubly.
Drsrhrssfsc Casa yourr woman sAcut - years
ofsge respectsAly sttircd wso-e name or plsoe II RS
ssencc could not be learned scisef hast evening"
with an extraordinary attack of hiceupr in Park
Row. She was perceived by several persons wao were
passing and taken into the drttz store of Delue d
Co, where every attention which po--iiSy could BE-
gives was paid her M Lynch a the Tyssl .4ner7onN
who sppened To pnsr ~ the time requested TO at
tend N relieving her He, as medical man admins
tered antispasmodie and other ufud remedies Witch,
aher rsueh trouble aud diHRculty succeei.l In re-
ieving her Mr.. Michael Molony, u the Second ward
police, was promptly In Attendance. aud procured .
carriage in which sle tskon to the city Hospital
most rrmarksble circumstance WA. thst whom the
stimulus Of hot whistey and water humaney pro-
cured ana applied To her ls she Indignantly BY sigma
Lshe couis mot rpcakJ rejected h and would not
H. " to save her lifcD