The New York herald., 1850-05-19
city Intelligence.


TIE DEfARTURE OF THE STEAMSHIP CITY or GI.As-
Cow
This noble vessel left her pier the Battery yes
terday at noon her return voyage to the land o.
cskes.n large consourso Of persons assembled
to witness her departure and admiration Of her noble
appearance and wishes for her success were ex
pressed on all sides.
The City Of Glasgow carries out her full complement
OF passengers most Of whom deck the
started for her Atlantic voyage We give list Of their
names In another column.
when the crowd perceived the vessel moving three
hearty cheers spontaneo given and as heartily
responded TO by the voyagers. On arriving opposite
the Battery, the City of Glasgow fred three guns and
then steamed on her way, accompanied by the good
wishes of all who witnessed her departure. small
steamer started at the time with number of Ia
dies and gentlemen for the purwose of accompanying
her to the bar.
Az the pier from which the City of Glasgow started.
climbed on to pile of pine logs the better witness
the departure, when suddenly, number of the logs
at one end OF the pile, slipped and rolled down tum-
bling one or two gentlemen in a most undignifed aud
uneeremopons manner TO the ground Fortunately,
no further mischief was done.
THE WrATHrR.--Friday was the second summers
day We have had this year The first was on Tuesday
when the thermometer the highest for this year,
being "a On Wednesday 1t was down to SO: on Thurs
day 6s and ON Friday at 73 At six o'clock in the
afternoon it was still 20. There thunder in the
evening, accompanied by. shower and considerable
again III degrees. being 63, at three o'clock which.
however was very pleasant. In the morning it was
rather sharp the mercury being at 40. Altogether,
the weather has been very variable of late
IIoBoEES Lovely for the last six weeks Hoboken
has how put on its most fascinating charms. There
the cool retreat may be enjoyed and the bracing
air. and the refreshing perfumes of flowers and the
andscape gladdening to the sight
Another AccIDESr FROM IIArcHwAr.-The Of
the fireman John L. Guire. was not suffcient to
against the danger OF leaving hatchways in stores and
warehouses;, and factories, insecure Yesterday, at
noon. young lad named John IL Woods, residing at
81 Division street and employed in the whaebone
factory Of Mr. Wiley, corner of Beach and Greenwich
streets fell through the hatchway while at play, and
was dangerously II not mortally injured lie
taken heme in sedan An ordinance has been lately
passed by the Common Council in reference to these
hatchways Why Is II not put into operation,
CRIMINAL NsGLEcr.-Po Policeman Roland. of the First
ward while on his patrol last night, found a candle
burning on the head OF barrel Of lard stuck against
it without any candlcstck in the cellar of store 81
Broad street lie forced open the door, and put the
candle out. Thus 1t Is, that stores get ON fire.
The N.uoSAL Garrs.-on Friday this fine corps
commanded by Captain Rsynor, aud attached to the
10th regiment, returned from Flushing. where they
had been to celebrate their sixteenth anniversary and
enjoyed themselves very much. They looked exceed
ingly well. They were accompanied by Dodworth Is
excellent band
Flnn-At half past twelve o'clock Friday. the
varnsh factory Of benjamin 3. Gookn. Fortieth
treet, between Ninth and Tenth avenues, took fre
from the boiling over of kettle Of varnsh The fire
was extinguished with damage Of about $500.
National Theatre stabbed the property in the left
side with knife, but the refuses to prefer
plant against him.
A STREET ArrRAr-The Coroner on Friday, held an
inquest at the City Hospital. the body Of Ashur
Freeman, aged thirty years born in New York, who
came to his death by blow inflicted by q negro with
club Thursday morning last about four o'clock,
at the Of Hudson and Leroy streets 1t
that afrsy and dispute between the deceased
and two black men. The black armed himself
with club and told deceased to keep back from HIM
but deceased still approached towards the negro when
on being enough, the negro struck him blow on
the head, hooking him down senseess Officer Kent,
OF the Ninth ward the negroes who fed
az the blow was given but was unable to arrest them
The negroes still at large. The deceased
yeyed to the City Hospital, and died the same day i
deceased to his death by blow from 4 stick
club In the hands Of colored person. to this jury
unknown.
DEATH DRowSNG.-Coroner Geer, yesterday, held |
inquest at the foot Of Harrison street. the body
OF Patrick Wallace aged about thirty nve years. born
in Ireland who found floating in the North River
foot Of Harrison street On the person Of the deceased
found q letter from his wife. dated March H. |
1880 from Beilagh Ireland in which she states that
che and her children all .well. and wishes him 10
send fifty dollars to their passage to this
by trade. Verdict, death by drowning The letter /
was directed TO james Weldon, No. 23S Washington
street, for Patrick Wallace.
ExrLosIoS or Percussion PowpEk.-About two |
street and Maiden lane was thrown into state |
of alarm from explosion which took place in |
the second story Of the store No 6S William street,
next door to the large wholesale drug store OF Thomas
l. Maxwell The premises. understand, Is occupied
by Messrs Derames Sons, importers Of fancy French
articles. and by some cause Of which were unable
exploded the concusson Of which blew Of the
windows distributing the glass all the sidewalk
We also learn that the person nearest the explosion
was very severely injured The shock Of the explosion
was felt for some distance each way and gave at first
great alarm fearing that second might possibly
knock the building down.