The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-26
City Intelligence.

| The TESTIMONIAL to Carr. Ccox.-ws are requisite,
say that the testimonial presented by the City
Capt David Cook, be ut Del Vecchio's pctur
framing establishment No 4s5 Broadway, this day
from 10 o'clock, A NJ, to 10 o'clock, P. M.
FInr AMoNe THE Soar AND CAspLEs-At q quarter
past o'clock, on Thursday fire broke out in the soaI
and candle mapufsctory Of Allen Hay Co., Nos 80 and
Al First avenue. IL was extnguished with damage
amounting to about 500.
FLoGorSG IN NAyY.-The movement undertaken
BY Watson q. Haynes, for the abolition Of nogging In
the navy will soon be revived In this region. Wslearn
that meeting will be held in Brooklyn, on Monday
evening next which IL is expected Demonstration
will be made that will have some effect In Washington
tine
is abolished the better 1t will be for the navy and the
country.
The ADVANTAGES OF AN INDEPENDENT Mail ComrAxr.
"A package Of letters dropped In the post Office
this city, on Wednesday last the 23d instant marked
Independent Mail Company, one dollar, paid, sscra-
in the Cherokee which arrived here on tbs lSth
inst What an extraordinary despatch that must have
North river to The post ONCE in Nassau Street about
quarter Of mile in eleven days! After this the pub
he must feel alive to the advantages Of an Independent
Mail Company.
IrcErpIARrsM.-Between the hours Of IL and o'csck
on Thursday morning officers Fisher and Norvi Of the
Sixteenth ward police discovered FIRE In three story
ninth and Thrtieth streets, occupied by Mr.. Peter
Seay II was extipguhed by the officers, assisted by
some citizens 1t was evidently the work Of incen
diary
BURGLARY AND RoBBxRY PLArE.-On Thursday sf-
ternoon the house OF Mr. Ray Tompkns in Goth street.
between 8th and 9Th avenues was burglariously en-
tered and robbed Of the following articles of piate
one and one half dozen silver forks value $7 table
spoons, $50; tea do S2O-total value, $l45
ENiIGHTrn OUR DAHxsEss. On Thursday morning ct
O'clock there was not single lamp either oil gas
burning In the Second ward. So say the polics, who
kept watch and ward during the night and they had
right TO know. Well may the citizens pray to the city
fathers, "Enlighten our darkness"
SUICIDE BY LAUpASum-The Coroner yesterday was
called to hold an Inquest at the boarding house No
nlo ma AFR Eanf In NJ ylAl he nod. .ANa
DutcbmsA by the name Of DR.. J. Won Roumsr, aged
about fifty years born In Amsterdam, who committed
arrived In this country in June last, aud doctor
by ofssion Shortly after his arrival he obtained
latterly he cut ct business and became quite
dEced In circumstances, and duiiDg the last week
two was Dxously awaiting letters with remittance
from his father In Amsterdam who is alleged to be
quite wealthy. lie indebted to his landlord S33,
for board which, added to other pecunisry matters,
appeared to prey upon his mind and led IL IL thought
to the s~ful result Of selfdestruction. Yesterday
morning the servant girl found the deceased In bed
about nine O'Clock, apparently In dying state when
as,stsnce was mme ediatsly called but when the doc
tor came he pronounced him dead vial was found
In the room empty ana the label scratched on Ths
drug. DR. Holmes made q post mertsm examination OF
the body and found that the brain was much copges
cd showing coneluivey that the deceased to his
death by the effects of laudsnum The Jury rendered
= verdict according to the above facts.
DEATH NY A Burn The Coroner yesterday held an
inquest at No 81 Msngin street the body Of Ann
aged IS years. native Of Ireland The De.
ceased t seems accidentally set fire TO her clothes
tn. .6th OF December last burning both legs badly,
from the effects of which she died Thursday last.
Verdict accordingly.
sMo1nERrp PEAs.-The Coroner Thursday held |
IN quest the body Of Amelia Waugh, in rhrteenth
street aged tssnty-two years native OF England |
v ko found dead sitting up In chair by her hus
his coming home TO dinner IL that tbs
fecessed evidently preparing dinner, as the
table before her pan OF peas and from some cause
unknown she IL to have fallen asleep, as her
lace was found buried In the peas when discovered
her hui band. On lifting her head from the pan
we're found lodged under her eyeds up her nose aud
IN her mouth which, from the position, sho~s evil |
IDENTIFY that the deceased suifocatod. Dr. Holmes
held post norton examination the body and found
hat congestion of the lungs had taho place from SUI
oeatiop. Verdict aeco dipgly. |
ERRsrA In our report yesterday Of the presentation
the freedom Of the city TO Captain the Sarah
the typographical mstsge occurred Of squire sod Bar
ton" irstead Of esquire aud Brother the Jewellers
VII made the exqu,sitey beautiful gold snun box for
the occasion In the same report similar OF the
occurred We represented the indian as
Xptessing thanks Of Manlton 1.-THE Great Sprt) IL
was printed "thsnks to merritt Which Is rather tame
d ntimeDt.