The New York herald., 1850-07-22


There only four deaths in this city last week,
and they were all children.
City Intelligence.
THE oBsEQUIEs OF GENERAL TAYLOR TOMORROW
THs GUARD HONOR.
Considerable excitement has been produced among
military circles by the fact of the funeral com
mittee of the Common Council having undertaken to
appoint the guard Of honor at the
in honor Of General Taylor to- Much jealousy
and discussion the result especially members Of
the committee belong to the company whom the
favor was conferred By doing the same thing, and
otherwise interfering with the military the
Of the funeral Of General Worth they originated very
bad feeling, that ledseven to court msrtias By what
right they the responsibility of dividing the
command OF General Ssndford every body 10 at loss
to know II they wanted guard Of honor, surely it
for one, instead Of appointing 1t themselves power
which they usurp but really do not possess any
disposed to grasp at ell power and to use 1t for their
purposes. The Light Guard, Captain Vincent has
raj other Companies for the nost hs Suss
tion yet remains to be decided what company General
sandtord will appoint 1t would be curious II the COM
appointed another Would both companies act in that
case! Does General sandford, or . committee Of the
Common council, command the troops!
EXCITEMENT Asour THE ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC
When the Atlantic announced her arrival OF the
Battery, yesterday morning at three O'Clock by the
thunder o. her guns sh.vns nrsd great nSmbsrl
cseded from this gallant steamship, which made the
passage from Liverpool to New York In eleven hours
fore gave three hearty cheers which responded
to by the passengers board and by another broad
ran down the side streets to the North River even
the watchmen Joined In the to welcome her,
that BY the time che reached her dock At the foot Of
Canal street, there was q large crowd collected who
cheered her there again. Great excitement prevailed
during the day.
susrIcroS OF PouL TRrArNrsr.-On last Thursday
the evening Of the storm q man by the name Of
Christopher Ledwith, . milkman by profs ssion,
siding at No l3l Anthony street. missng, and
supposed to have been thrown OF the dock by some
person persons at tho foot Of whitehall street.
he last in that vicinity under the influence
was man by the name Of james Cline. On Friday
morning In consequences Of the mysterious disappear
spce Of Ledwith, the brotherin-iaw Of the missing
man, by the name Of James Reean, called Assistant
Captain snodgrass of the First ard police and stated
his suspicion In reference to Cline who the last
,ious to his disappearance. Mr. snodgrass in conor
nifty with the suspicion arrested Cline Friday and
but for want Of any further proof than mere suspcon
the magistrate discharged him from custody. Early
yesterday morning the body Of Ledvith was found
notified, and the body was conveyed to No. l3l An
thony street DR.. Holmes examined the body and
found two suspicious looking wounds on the head,
evidently done before death. The Coroner was then
advised by Regan Of the suspicion entertained against
arrested. and committed BY the Coroner on the aus
picon Of being In way sccesary the death Of
Ledwith Cline ssys, however. that he parted with
Ledwth on Thursday night In whitehall street and
Ledwth was much In liquor at the time Il s supposed
he stroled on the dock and fell overheard into the
river. IL was known that Ledwith had money about
him on that night, which intmatcd TO have beer
the probable cause OF some persons robbing him and
This Wpcion Is unfounded a. on the body yesterday
the money recovered In the pocket Of the deceased
The Coroner committed Cline In order to await the
dscifion OF the inquest which will be held this fore
noon.
sroNE RonRrsr.-About nine o'clock on Saturday
evening. the store Of Roswell ske~l l. Co. lis West
street was entered, by breaking through fan light
over the door. at the of the building After ran
tsckng the deck and safe the burglars proceeded up
No. l6, occupied by B. @. Webster aud also oy.rhsu,
ed the desk and safe and passed through the front
door. Policeman Reed the West street beat heard
the noise, and with the assistance OF Captain Hopkins
and Sergeant Mclaughlin, entered the stores aud
searched for the thieves without success This block
Of stores Is very insecure and the have
notified by the police of their danger oartway on
Washington street leads to the Of the whole Of
them. The gate lett open, which renders the rear
Of the buildings easy Of access.
A CsArr EnrosAsT woN.s.-A crazy woman by the
name OF Margaret Boyle, who passenger on board
OF the bark florsnts, Of London which arrived here
Q few days ago IRON glasgow, was found wandering
and alone, In the street about O'Clock on SATURDAY
evening, by ofhc.r Mann Assistant Captain Merritt
OF the seventh ward In reporting this observes
"As she has been sent shore by the Captain her
present deporsble condition, II h to be feared that
unfair play has been dealt out towards her She will
be turned over to the OF migration TO-
morto~, With such facts as We ssn collect regarding
her misfortunss."
AsAvLr WIN sLvre ssor .sp Fmryo a Ptsrot
Ipro Csowp-At half past ten o'clock on Saturday
evening, while man named John Collins was beating
Msrgarst white with sung shot at No. II Columbia
street cro-d Of persons collected around to prevent
this outrage upon . female. when officers Abraham
Post and Thos Steers Of the Thirteenth yard meup
and we're In the act OF srresting him when Henry VII
lers hr, pistol into tn. crowd an .vsrely wounded
a man named Hsggerty In the neck aud shoulders
Nnlers Of arrested and the case come be-
fore the Police Court to-day.
FsE-A quarter past twelve o'eiook on Saturday
night hre discovered In the rear Of the Lyceum
Broadway which wAs ignited from the China ware es-
tsbnshment Of WCrsn a Hough~out IL vas extin-
guished with but trihing damage
Tnr RssuLrs oF oxIcsrioS-At half mast six
o'clock on Saturday evening James o. Msore aud John
Huestsd (hands on board the steamer Ssitsur.) fell
into the water from Pier No. q East river, while In
good duckibg but Moore remained under the water
tor some time. aud had to be nshed up with a boat
lin Market by order of Assistant Captain Fulton OF the
Third ward He also cent for DR.. Fisher. who, BY his
skill and persevering excrtions saved Moores life
LicrSase or sr.ars order has been issued by
the Mayor prohibiting the inspectors OF stages from
receiving the license Tee paid by drivers OF stages for
license The fee must he paid In future TO the Clerk
Of the Common Council.
Dr.rH nv ArorLrxr--The Coroner, yesterday, held
an Inquest at No NJ Marion street, the body Of
coored m an named John w Patterson, aged % years
who came to his death by ht Of apoplsxy. Verdict
Az Urssowr MAJ DsowsKD-The body Of an un-
known man, aged about is years, dressed In black
cloth roundabout black cloth psnts white shirt and
good lie ionnd floating 10 the river at foot
OF Nineteenth street, BY some persons fishing. The
Coroner was called to hold the inquest
Fourp DscwssD.-A drowned man, name unknovn,
vas found early yesterday morning In the slip be-
tv sen piers II and IL, East river.
Tpc MosqUIros We we're comparatively free from
insects t the late rain Ever since thsy have been
yery fer,e In their attacks, especially upon tender
shins On aturday night they PLAYED hayoe upou the