The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-07
City Intelligence.


be paid by the proper authorities in reference TO the
prostrstion Of buildings now going on In all direc-
through the streets Ia In danger of having his por
Uranium cracked by shower Of bricks or falling
beam day or two ago, when We were passing by loi
broadway. which Is being pulled down, the laborers
throwing down tmbers into the street In the most
| dangerous manner; and yesterday quantity of
bricks fell from the top Of the old building opposite the
Heod Office which might have killed the psssers by
few minutes before several persons passed over the
| very spot. and q few minutes after. counted
many six persons who literally walked over the fall
len bricks aud one young country greenhorn stood
till he pulled away by person who his danger
Now this IL exceedingly wrong There was no indica-
ton to persons passing through The street that this
were TO he on the top They were at work inside
and in pulling down beams they pushed ont portion
Of the wall, which fell on the side walk. There a
plank laid across the Of Fulton street but that
was not sufficient. for persons coming in the other d.
roction would not that till IL too late and
| even persons coming up Fulton street or Nassau
turned round the plank and walked in the very spot
! where the bricks were strewed The whole building
ought TO be rallied in as is done In other cities where
there Is greater taken of the lives OF the citizens
The Common Council last ming passed an ordinance
compelling the hatchway stores to be guarded under
penalty Of 500 for each offence. They only do this
after a brave fireman mas been killed win they wait
till seven or eight more persons are Killed by falling
wall bricks thrown into the street before they pass
ordinance that peril We rather think there is
a head Of q department paid for locking after such
things. what has become Of him!
Tnr dHosrIr KsooxlSes OF RocYrsrrR Aysyrp At
INV YorKIt seems that the ghortiy huov Mugs h~v.
abode in New ork On Saturday evening tho private
Waterman named Ladd. heard loud knockngs in the
shoe store Of Benedict Hall Co 255 Pearl street,
after II had been shut up for the night lie at nrst
supposed there inside, who wanted to
get out and he called to his assistance policeman
Tracy Of the Second ward whom he leftin charge Of
the while he went for the owners TO Brooklyn.
! The owners csme-the store was surrounded-lamps
and liz hts we're brousbhe knoc kings became louder
and louder still At length. the doors were opened
amidst terror on the part o. some OF the gentle
men who expected TO u real live ghost To thor
utter astouishm.nt, nothing In the form Of man nor
living thrg could b. found. They we're puzzled be-
yond and finally came TO the resolution that
the Rochester ghosts had arrived in New York A
similar L. stated TO have occurred In the First
ward on the same evening One Of the police saw
store door open in attempting to enter Il the door
slammed in his face. The owners were brought.
The store was found secured on the inside aud having
been searched from the garret 20 the cellar neither
ghost human beirg could be found This Is ghost
story No. .. Who will supply the next
Tur wAssircroS GNrys AID DopwoRru's BAyp.-rhe
orccrs and members Of the Washington arcys, Com
psny u. sth regiment) Captain James Little gave
complimentary dinner, last evening 81 the Mercer
IIoure. TO Dodworths admirable band In the AFTER
noon. before dinner, the company paraded with the
band. in their new and magnificent uniforms That
Of the band which was full, numbering twenty-five
instrumsnts was rcd sers with white stripe and
white coats blue faeings and cuffs red collar, em.
broidefed with gold, esihsr cap with black and red
plume Tn. Washington Greys wore very handsome
grey coats. turned up with black. white psuts-
@c",i, sdmlre BY all Who saw them, and attracted
large crowd Of spectators The Washington Greys,
accompanied by the band returned TO their armory,
. very pleasant and oon,iviai evening.
Tur sr.r,p st.-ossThe first OF the stated se-sions
q the Common Council came OF last evening and the
second will be held this evening and they will be con-
tiuu,d nom day to day ill there !. more business
TO dispose o. which .i be probably BY the end Of
the veck. Whenever the bushes. h finished an adj |
jourument then take place Till the hrs Monday
In June.
Tur-prs srops-A magnificent thunder storm
burst II 10 city sunday afternoon. aud contiuu
ed at intervals Till advanced hour OF the night with
copious and heavy rain. The lightning was most bril- |
liant Yesterday 0srnng at O'Clock another thunder
storm visited us p.sng in sublime grandeur the
hay for the Of nearly an hour Rain fell In tor
r,ns but about nine cioch CLEARED on snd the
shcne brightly from clear blue shy, purified by
the electricity
rur Losr rorrp -Elmore Drake, whom We men,
io.ss m ..ns 10 sss c,,, uo.p 81 hi. own
accord and without sequanting any one ~ his inten
tion lie lies there In feeble state OF body sud mind
but much improved since he vac seen on Saturday.
rpt-on sunday night about o'eioch o Gre broke
out in the garnet 81 frame house, at the corner Of
Houston and sheriff streets. caused BY hre-plsee
having been put mp after the house vs built The
Gre found its wsy through crack In the stone used
for hearth Tn. nrv -ss extinguished BY onacers
Orr aud stiles. Damage rifins
Blaer ForrpLi.a-A colored child. about twelve
mouths old vas found by Thomas Dolan at half past
n oeioeh Sunday night, In the yard % house No.
20 City Hall Place. aud vas conveyed TO the station
house, and thence 10 the Aims house.
sVtcirs op A. Ursso~s Mas-The Coroner yesterday
held nqu.ss ut the foot Of Chambcr. street the
tody q ar unknown man found floating in the rver.
foet Of Cbsmt.rs street pier. North River The man
appeared to H. German by birth and about "
Of age red hair and whiskers dressed In striped cssei
ucr, psnts, and vest. striped pattern white flannel
und,r.shirt: he slso had . DARK sack o,crcoat TO
the fopt Of which his breast, vas lerge lump Of
coal weighing over 30 pounds The lump Of coal ~ss
fastened with HE eravst seross his BRAT evideatly
done for the purpose 81 aiding him.elf in destroying
hi own lite In the pocket Of the deceased ~ss pur
lion Of letter In the German Language rhch led the
Coroner 70 believe he was . German. The BODY has
been in the possibly two months verdict death
by drowning.
F,,~r.rto. or Arros~rrs-Applieants tn stmis
sion 10 practice will be examined in the "a al Term
Roc m this afternoon at O'Clock before tue Oourt BY
Cias y Kirkland l. J Ring and Henry Hilton, Esls.
Yuo~ Nassau. Ply the Br brig Is Clsfta, Cspt.
Spencer arrived this port serdsy ~ reo,yeds te