The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-19
City Intelligence.

hAILs ros rHk sourH PAcrFIc.-Arrsngemen ts have
been made by the proprietor Of the Exchange Read
Ing scon, In this city, and A. b. Corwine, ESQ., the
American Consul nt Panama, to despsth mail q
month nom this city to the South Pacnc ports This
has been dsfdrefm in the Pacific mail service, and
the arrangement will be found to be Of nssculs-
BILE advantage to the mercantile community.
THE PraE THE AsTsR HoUsE.-Yesterday, Mr.
drandjean's lawyer, Mr.. Howe came to the Office Of
the Chief Of Police for the purpose of bailing Hugh
but when he found that Murray had made statement
seriously affecting another person. and tending, II
himself Mr.. Coleman Of tie Astor House and Mr.
smith his engineer, both swear positively, in their
afhdavits as to the fire being in two places CHE
about ten feet from the ether) and that the CON-
bustible materials tincludng piece Of candle were
designedly so disposed to produce conAagration;
and in this they are by the statement OF
the Chief of Police Between the two fires there was
barrel ofloose paper some loose straw and these
we're three barrels Of alcohol The case is to the
cigar, thrown by accident the floor of the store
might not be blown by the draft from the door under
another fire in the Of the room at the
same time. Mr.. Labau in addition to Mr.. Howe, is
retained for young Grandjean. 1t will be Q curious
trial, and some startling Developments expe cted
to come out.
THE REsuLT OF THE BASTA IsquEsr Yesterday the
captain Of the steam boat New Haven was examined
before the coroner In consequence Of the accident
which that boat ran foul OF the club boat United
American" on "Wednesday the 10th instant upsetting
and Oar lei w Banta two Of the six persons in the
boat lost their lives The jury returned the folio wing
verdict, that Jacob w. and David w Banta, came to
their aths by drowning and that their was the
result Of accident by coming In contact with the steam
boat New Haven, ON Wednesday night, July 10, 1850
CAurios TO THE PuBIIo FROM THE Far DEPARTMENT
Mr. Bean of the Fire De part MT has called at the
Herald Office to request to state that two men have
been going round the hotels and stores Of the city
collecting money under the fase pretence Of its
for the widow Of John L. CURE the fireman who was
Killed short time ago at the fire in Water street
Mrs CURE Is provided fer and she has not authorized
any person TO collect money in her behalf neither
have the Fire Department. One Of these has re-
presented hms as the brother in law Of Mrs CURE.
been collected by swindlers, from time TO time,
similar occasions, in the name of the Fire Depart
ment The public ought not to give money account
OF the Fire Department except to the heads of that
department.
Fall OF rnr WALL or AHorsr-THRr. MEx SEVERELY
the workmen were taking down old building the
corner Of Mercer and Broone streets, with view TO
the erection OF Brougbsms theatre the wall fell
and buried three men beneath the ruins. They had
been undermining the wall and fell quite dat Two of
residences with scarcely any life in them. One of
them was laid out on plank as II dead. The third
man. whose name Is Joseph Mccrillion had his foot
badly fractured and conveyed TO the City Hospi-
tai where every attention was paid him. IL feared
the ether two will not recover. similar accident
occurred at the same building short time since.
THE wrATBER.--The thermometer was at 81 yester-
day, the same on the two previous days. The day
continued gloomy, with the wind from the southeast
threatened
rain began TO fall at O'Clock Ia the evening in
creased till O'Clock. when IL descended heavily and
continued to do so till half past ten o'clock when IL
came down in torrents
fArAL AccrprSr-About elk o'clock yesterday after
noon, pedlar named Patrick Cannon, over nj
Frenchs Hotel, while In state OF intoxieaton the
wheel passing over his breast acturing his ribs and
crushing HE lungs lie conveyed to the City Hos
piai where he died In four hours after his admission.
oTBEs Acciprsrs Yesterday Herman steenwart a
sasr ON board the frentzerst bad his leg caught In
rope, by which 1t was badly fractured lie was con-
vsyed TO the City Hospital, where operation was
performed, namely saving away the protrudng bones
In the hope Of saving the leg John Tower who fell
from horse and broke his also conveyed to
the City Hospital
CsKsowS Mas Forsp DRowSrp.-The coroner yestar-
day held inquest at the foot Of Hammersy street
on the body Of an unknown found .tinr In the
river lie appeared to be about 80 years Of age and
was dressed in glazed cap two shirts and pair of
shoes On bis feet. Verdict, death by drowning
DEpUIi CLERK CoMNoN CorNctt-One OF the
meanss holy circumstances attending the death OF Mr.
Beekmau 10 that his wife absent at the time on a
Welt to her relatives at Saratoga where the news OF
her husbands decease was forwarded. Mr. Beekman's
funeral will take place this afternoon
Res o.rR.-John Mshopy, boy seven years old was
run over yesterday by the horse aud gig OF Doctor
Ambrose white, 303 Broome street lie was severe
ly hurt. The doctor ATTENDED him at his residence
THRowrsc GARBier IN rur srH,rr.-Dennis Buckley
was arrested at kafpa Que O'Clock yesterday morn.
Ing garbage In the streets, aud he was hnedsS