The New York herald., 1850-04-28
City Intelligence.

SUDDEN DEATH DRorsv.-Coroner 0eer. on Friday
held inquest at No. 252 Tenth avenue on tho body
Of Bridget Dolen aged hay years. native Of ireland
widow, who was found early on Friday morning iy-
ing on the door dead The deceased II seems. kept
small grocery store. and without help, but had
several nieces and cousins in the vicinity who csms
Rocking in for the property left BY the deceased,
which would possibly amount to $500 However. the
deceased has In the navy sea- seventeen years
OF age who is the rightfu heir to the property The
jury rendered verdict Of death by dropsy
PInrs-At halfpast ten o'clock on Friday night,
hre occurred from the bursting of camphene lamp,
corner Of Houston street and avenue d. The damage
was not great. At noon. yesterday. fire was DISCO
yered the dwelling house No 2o3 twenty first street
1t was quickly exstinguished, with trifing damage
At half past six O'clock yesterday morning. re broke
out in No. 80 Nassau street, upper part, which was
quickly extnguished damage triaiag.
Far BowERY.-A fire broke out on Friday
night at halfpast IL o'clock in the Bowery origin
a,ng IN NO. o. ssssr store Kept person named
by Schmidt The fire along the roofs of SO and So
damaging those buildings in tho upper stores Those
buildings were considerably damaged On the stock
of No. 54 there insured $1,000 in the Firemen's
and $4,000 in the Merchants on No. SAY there was
an insurance Of 81 0C0 in the Protection. Hartford
fmE ALAsM.-At the F." noon Of night" last past q
hideous alarm of fire caused the various panes Of
the department to run towards the Battery. There
seemed to have been wholly lost In fog that hung
the city The hose nd engine com mics met az
the corner OF Liberty street and Broadway filling the
space as far as Barnum TO make his new
dramatic lecture room Here they shouted. making
night vocal with lusty echoes, looked through the fog
ut the dim moon. and dispersed. The whole ex-
hbitod as much activity the part of the Fire De-
partmeDt if half the city had been in q confagra-
ton, or the mountains In the moon had been burning
THE Far IN FRoSr WATER SrREErs-This FIRE
continued to burn yesterday owing the quantity Of
lard still under the rubbish. The smell most in
tolersble.
ACCIDENT FREMEy.-Three members Of No Is
Hose Company, were run Friday night and
badly hurt.
LOST DIAMONDS Forrp AND RrsroRrp.-An advertise
mo mt cd In rAa
Marret, Jarry Gaire, jewellers Broadway near the
corner of Walker, relative TO diamonds that had
been lost from the establishment. offer $50 reward
for their recovery Two poor Irish washerwomen. who
found the diamonds rolled up in paper and seeing
when they were immediately paid the $50 This was q
very appropriate reward for honest poverty and the
promptness with which tho money paid, is highly
creditable TO the firm.
Poe RivrRs. CoLLIsro,s.-The fog was so
dense ON the rivers on Friday morning that only
ferry boat could run at a time and that had to be
guided by the ringing Of bells 1t cleared away about
twelve O'Clock. In the course of the morning the
Huguenot from Staten Isla nd foul of . brig In
the fog, and carried away her paddle box: and the
Red Jacket steamboat also foul Of brig carrying
away the b0wsprt OF the brig and injuring herself
from four o'clock in the morning till eleven O'Clock In
the forenoon Yesterday it returned again, and last
night the ferryboats were.again interrupted.
DEAIH DrowsIsG.-The Coroner held an Inquest
Friday at the house Of Nicholas ealey foot Of Yes
try street. on the body Of John simpson aged forty
years, born in Scotland. merchant by trade The
body was found in the water foet of vestry street
The deceased has been missing about two months and
from the appearance Of the body has evidently been
that time in the water Verdict, death by drowning
UNKNOWN Man Fourp DRowyrp-Coroner Geer held
inquest yesterday, at the foot Of Caharne street
on he body Of an unknown man. who found float
ing In the dock foot of oathsrne street The deceased
appeared to be about IS years age with dark brown
hair aud red whskers dressed in short, heavy cloth
jacket black velvet vest, with red stripes and brown
paDtaloons. He appears to be a German by birth
having in his pocket letter written in the Germau
language. also bill for liquors. from Mr. Passen to
Mr. Mitchell, dated Oct. 22d 1s49. The body can be
seen at the dead house Bellevue Hospital