The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-17
city intelligence.

but that IL had been discovered soon. The motive
which led TO IL Is wrapped up in the deepest mystery
The following tbs facts Of the case John Smith
the engineer of the Aston House about eight o'clock
down in the hremen's cellar when he SIN elled
smoke, sud for fifteen minutes searched all around in
ain for the He then sent for Mr. Coleman and
both searched again but they could nothing Mr.
Coleman concluded il from the under the
Ast@ House, and he put his head against The beam
Tat from them into tue seilar when he emeilsd
! the smoke distinctly from that quarter. They then
got an wbar and pals Of water, and the
Engineer broke the paddock Of Mr. Grandiean's cos
metc store at the 81 Barclay street They thus
got inside the first door but there glass door still
before them They broke pane, and found the place
tull OF smoke They then broke IN the door. In
Fany with Two or three other persons but could ana
90 hre They then looked around snd observed an
opening In the floor that led TO the cellar and going
| down found a box tull Of paper blazing away, aud
there were beside 10 two barrels OF loose covered
over With loose straw The IRE in the box was quickly
e1tinguished by painful Of water On looking further
around they found that another rre had also been
hndled but 1t had gone out, though the stairs had
been somewhat burned by IT. There was some burnt
paper ana loose hay and straw and the whole appear
anos OF the place plainly showed that an attempt had
| been made to barn the building. There a large
quantity ofkindng wood under the stairs and other
com bustibl- matter and 10 desgnediy disposed
that IL might ignite readily There we're also
barrels Of alcohol In the cellar Suspicion ipmedaty
| fastened upon Hugh Murray clerk 10 Grandjean's
store aud Alexander Of The owner They
Last IN the store together and locked up twenty
minutes prior to the time the fire discovered O9d
Mr. 6randjean had not been at the store since O'Clock
Hoboken, an acquaintance Of young Grandjean, aud
clerk in the house OF Mr. Babcock. 81 Nassau street
was III the store Of GranSiean from o'clock ill Gi4
WIN the exception OF ABOUT twenty minute ~hen ne
! ana young GrsBdjesn went with Hose Company 20
upon alarm OF ire, leaving Hugh Murray the clerk,
in charge OF the store He went away to get his sup.
per after O'Clock He returned at :, and remained
till O'Clock, when all three left the stsre together.
At that time h. did not notice IRE smoke about
the store When they got to the corner OF Greenwich
and Barclay streets Murray LETT them, saying he WAS
gong to remain IN the city; and he babe hemgood
night The other two vent 20 the ferry, and had not
been there than two minutes when Murray came,
and Weeks asked him why he ord Stay this side
II. replied that consideration h thought it
better 10 his lodgings would cost hin two
shillings On tkeir reaching the other side Murray
separated frou them, taxing the plank road and NJ
! was home before they arrived. uthoUsh they did
not delay The neither OF Weeks remarked the fact,
ana sek.d her son how IL wss There be doubt
OF the but there appears 60 be adequate
tive for il. 0rsndjssn only insured for $500,
IN the place It is stated that there Joking
bct~een Grandjean and Murray, that ended in rather
bad feeling during the day the calling the other
IrisbIsn and adding that he would not wcrk with
him and the other retslisting by calling Grsndj-sn
Italian tIenchiasn The boy Is about fourteen
fifteen years OF sge; Murray is u fun grown The
youth L. OF rather good eountensnce and ceraiu'y
rot one indicative OF crime lie is only home lately
| nom school lie was sailed out yesterday 20 answer
the charge Murray remains in prison upon the am
davts dav OF Messrs Coleman and Smith. The ease is
one inv olvea in deep stery and will doubt lead
1 T. great deal OF speculation.
AHSIvrRsAEy Oh rHr SroRMING or sroSr PoiSr--The
Anniversary 1.-THE storming Of stony Poiut appro
pIately celebrated yesterday, the battle ground,
The revenue cutter Morris fully armed and equipped
was anchored of the ground and ut sunrise ir-d
salute The day spent in the delivery of addresses
ana passed of most pleasantly The remini sceuces
Of stony Point full Of interest The battle ground
is forty mles from this city GU the west hank OF the
Hudson river In July. 1859, General Washington de-
cidd to attempt the recapture Of the rthcatons OF
Stony Point that post having surrendered months
previous without the firing Of to superior force
OF English under General Clinton For the purpose Of
recspturing stony Point. General Washington sent
General " ayDc, one of the most daring yet prudent
officers OF his army from his am pm-nt among the
Highlands at West Point with detachment to attack
the fort Stony Point. Its stores abundant and
very formidable. defensive preparations had beef abe.
After toilsom, march Of fourteen miles. noun
tsins and through deep morasses, Wayne arrived in
sight OF the fort about eight O'Clock the evening Of
the fifteenth ofJuly, E79 and dividing his army into
two columns advanced without being perceived by the
British A vanguard Of about hundred and nifty
noted for their skin aud bravery, put under
| the command OF Lieut. Col Fleury aud about h,f
psst eleven O'Clock at night While the enemy were
wrapped in slumber, moved upon the followed by
the main body and at midnight the attack com
poured destructive ere upon the advancing columns
morass that covered their works In front over
but neither the broad the vo-ys Of muske
try nor the iron hail Of the artillery the strong
avert the impetuous attack OF th. Americans ch-rr.d
on n they were by the loud voice of Wayne. whose
blade flashed every post OF danger and duty Before
the Britsh had fairly recovered from their hrst panic
of surprise. the two prtrotic columns advancing from
different points scaled the walls aud In the
tire the fortress The British, ignorant Of the
Der Of the Americans. Immediately surrendered, aud
before dawn. the STARE and stripes nosed triumphant
] ~ over the rsmparts The number Of prisoners
nye hundred and forty. three The enemy had sixty
three killed the Americans fifteen killed aud eighty
ous sizes large mum muf kets shell, shot and
tepts. and considerable quantity OF stores cap
tured This Was one Of the most brilliant achievements
3 Of the
Tn Nrw Yoax VOLUNTEERS The money In the
hanos Of the Comptroller. appropriated to the New
York Volunteers, is all paid but IL has been ma,ssed
so badly, that some fifteen OF twenty of the
deserving OF reward have net received single cent,
while others have obtained with not halt 50 good
ti'l. There are men at this moment In dying state
and without any means 81 procuring for themselves
ho,e thinp they need 80 much In their sickness who
have foOf bt and b.d In Mexico whence they brought
with them the poison that has never since LEFT their
system They are dying by inches With Mexican
diarr 0s which IL found to be incurable Yet these
have been refused the miserable So paid to the
Others because there are no more funds. Que would
thu that when the sum paid for all the ghtiug and
blocd shed IN the Mexican campo gu reduced
lev Que weeks pay For aldermen At least every
v,vor would be paid that pittance An appropriation
OF another $500 Is wanting Pay up, city fathers
Asorsps MrRurH Nv srArnrSe - The Coroner yes
tsroay hello an inquest Mt the City Hospital the
BODY 81 Mary Mclntyre. aged 40 years. born in Ire
Land Who cam. to her death by wounds inflicted With
/ peuknif- IN the abdomen by Patrick Dysuey IL
seems irom the testimony that the d. ceassd kept
boarding house at No ~ Mulberry street aud Delaney
one Of her bosrd-rs and on the CD instant, Della
uey "a r liquor aud the deceased ordered him 90
tc bed h. refused which led to - dispute. sd tn.
| rr-lt vas in Delaney inhcfing the wounds with a
sriie .iEce which time she has ben lingering In the
city Hospital. aud died On Monday. The jury found
That the deceased came o. her death by wounds
revga frcm fenknte pble IN the hands Of the pri-
I .orer Patrick Dslsnty
NV STr,fss of IctesortrE. Yesterday afternoon.
fo tto trst time the locomotive o. the Hudson River
+ Railroad which we're the frat ~ announce some
/ mnrths ago a. being Ia preparation made It's first
tin bettesu Thirty hr aud Chambers street drswing
fiEht ears nld performing thc Instance ia tsenty
tour minutes The object this ioe lmotiv. dis
L rtHe With horses and ~ the same time tn obviste
tte objection Co. The ordinary one account ~ the
/ smoke Tbs one consumes 81 smoke. 1t IL a
/ earnestly
btatu rf u Li.-The Coroner Yesterday held
rurst az 'he corner 81 shth aFenue and -ith street
fr Ih. body OF Daniel clancy agd "a yesr. korn in
IT. "a. Who came io hrs death ~ faiiine from the
root oi hose g. thc sidevat Verdict accordingly
utIu ~ InuwSIve. The Coroner yesterday held
an inquest the body 90 Charles No.fepspufg'r.