The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-15
City IntslIiwencs.


scheme, By hook or BY crook On Wednesday evening,
some Of the parties met In the once Of the
Council Some Of the principal contractors for the
corporation very dsintersstedly Offering oon-
struct the read, u the Council will only let them The
question 10, Will the Council do In the face OF public
opinion, and against the unanimous wishes
dents Of that noble street. whicn II the pride Of
New York, but would soon to be 90, IL it we're
turned into railroad Il IL the only street in the city
calculated for promenade for the citizens The
ness Iailrosd Is introduced the face Of Broadway
grace Its sidewalks will be scattered every direction
The people in business will be injured property will
stores that rearing their heads will be arrested
Business is moving up Brosdway with wonderful rs-
zone south Of Wsli street wosn Ms' Stewart built
his marble palace" above Chambers street, In ls4s
people thought he mad; but ths rssut proved
MS fsgsety Now, tcis locality is the centre
mess and, upon inquiry, have ned sstis
tca fact that demenstrstss how rapidly 1t Is growing
The business done In Stewsrts for January 1850 Is
exactly times the amount done the 50 ,s month
IN lo49 Then look ut the fact OF Wieys store at
tbs corner Of Dsy street renting at ssOo; and the
four stores on the site Of the City Hotel renting
SIS 900, or 81 eco each. Yet few Individuals, for
their own private ends, want stop all progress
noble promenade. The way TO prevent the cn
from providing the street is 10 appoint day police
viii either willingly do their duty to
do it, by those placed in authority them The re-
sid@ns Of broed~ay must Keep wide awake, or their
interests, and ths public interests will bs swampedby
job in the Common Council.
The DAr VALENTINES Yesterday, the dsy Of
valentines was of the most unpleasant Of the sea-
ron as far as weather IL concerned but in some
speet by far the merriest and except New Years
day The day was wet and doll, but inside Of doors
many house rang With peas Of laughter, aud the
Jocupd sounds Of mirth rs valentine after valentine
WAS opened, And disclosed the wit the pedautry the
sentiment, the elegant spelling the rhyme or reason,
the folly, or the pleasantly ~ the anthor. Many q
bsshful youth took this opportunity Of revealing his
passion for some fair girl leaving her perhaps guess
the name of the writer Many Q prm iady out of nrr
eN rrtsA hv vs,k.
wsgs for continuing so long in ststs Of single blessed
ness, when perhaps, the fault not hers, bat
bad taste of the whole circle OF her male
The old bachelors toe have received some hard hts
upon their dyed whiskers, and wigs aud xrtiacial
apecuiiar delight In writing valentines. We knew
old 4, ntieDsn who often wrote dictated forty In
day. We know some ladies, too VINO pdie themselves
upon the NUN Der they receive t Ia nos uncommon for
favorite to reckon one busdred the carriers
we're overwhelmed yesterday With the loads of lettsre
they had to carry and the boxes In exp ~fcss
groaned bepeashtse weight The statopers we made
rich harvest, the prohts on valentines beiag very
considerable. Valentines day comes but year,
and most young people, and who old think is
rs well TO be- merry ss sad IN the morning of life
ExrEAoSpNARr Weather The weather altogether,
during the present winter has been very unusus It
Is not like climate st this season We have had
weather fine, and soft and warm, In suta nu and
epring; and then the next day the
perhaps below zero Instead of br.cing bright snov,
and the merry tinkling of the sleigh, have had
gloom, and rain, and umbrellas Yesterday was .
sample 81 this veAthert never ceased pouring from
cannot be wholesome.
PWoeREss or THE RELrrr FuNp.-Th,s evening" Mr.
He.et ~iil read the Merchant Of Venice" at the
ers by the late calamity In Hague street
A BAD DAY ros PARAps.-s military c company, con-
tisting II the Dsmbers II Epgue Company Al pa sed
the Herald office yesterday, uader arms, ana AGO
panied by hand. They .sre returning from the In
terment of one Of their number, and ssdiy
dr.nehed With rain. Some carried umbrellas Witch
se.mso to avail them but little
Tur S.u II ITncls Ram hsa bs-
come 90 poor that be cannot pay his Custom House
officers when their salary s due, the last day OF
every month. II will be recolieotsd we stated this
fact fortnight sgo In refsrenos the pay the
sicsrs q this city for the month OF January aud the
receipt Of which caused such conster nation aud
excitement next day 10 the Cu-i.m House A worthy
democrat pswnbroker, seeipg the difhculty In which
the oepsrtnsnt placed went 60 the custom ,o.s.
and offered 70 advance the money. The offer not
accepted but the officers not yet paid and have
idea of shsn they will be This dsfs.cstion OF Uncle
the remarkable. the has Increased,
for the rix menths ending December l. 1s4a, toe
six months eI ding December l. 16f5 BY twenty per
cent add t. which the fact that the Of cot
lection have been greatly curtsed by the dscspitat
o. host OF oficsrs and wstcbmsn even to besgariy
economy. The smoupt Of duties paid in New York,
81; for the corresponding period srdins Dscembsr l,
1s4s Il Sll go S2S 10 Excess la favor of the last
wortby a HE sire and the officers who enforce sad
gather IN all this left to wait fo their
months pay TIN the circumstances OF Uncle san tn
prove Poor fellows We pity their case Working for
nothing would be worse than to be without employ
msrt. ia
Tpr wsrrs R.rx-The city press have fallen into
not to fully undsrstand how the matter siAnds The
truth II this that the water tax hthst levied
onned TO one half the spnus interest OF tbs Croton
debt aud II wss necessary, therefore To raise the ds
bcieicy by general tax. Instead OF pursuing that
cou,s In future the water tsy will bs Increased SO -
a. esver the eotire smouot snd ~ the general tax
vii t~ din,ibi,hsd by much it makes little
df.r.Dcs 20 tne pubiic BY the lsw nov coming into
operation. every tens m-ut viii have to pay the tex
VII fheYf he IN Al mt m III
he landlord 10 liable for the tar and not the tenant
but the sctua payment of IL of course bs SUB
b. provision compelling anjl-rds TO introdacs IL
into every Dwelling Tb. majority ~iii no doab do 90
tenants will have % pay tbs ter IN increased rent
whether tnsy pay "a directly or not though they re-
oeivs no water la return We made sststsment 70 shs
san. effect, mcpih or six weeks ago In the Herald
TIE rster contemplated gill barely meet the interest
(ssC2 oscl and the increase the water r-n IL de-
in the general tn precisely the same extent
No sdvsncs In IN. aggregate bnrth-u of TAXATION 10
iuposed the msnp~r u collecting u alone - ohsassd
Heaven Knows vs have already TAXATION enough With.
feather breaks the csmsis back The last feather Of
TAXATION which i to breas the ctis.ns OF New yors h
not en- though we s~en TO be fsst hsst-nns to
BrsstD 10 Dssrs.-rbs secident to Mrs Bence-
Sx Tsst .s"sn oy rps s y. itS wns = .ss..,
81 her apr-n taking nre s We reported is ye.terasy
U'rsd he's proved fatal She died bstveen tv-lve snd
ore o'clock yesterday morning, in great agony
RrItKr roE IssLAso-ArcrIo- 90 ooo.s 70 D.r.--A
quantity " goods manufactured In Irs,and, by the
poor 81 that county under the susp,ces of ns rish
Work Society have bees sent to tbi city for sale and
at the store Of M-ssrs L~eds ard %, Nali
street uhsrs they vii b- suoioo~s this st tvr've
o'clock rhey consist ~ ~ool seeks. hose ot various
collars whit. lsce thread hose phsrd striped nine
shirts resstts striped shirts vhse ioag clotn hrts
iiren breasts c.isrs aud ouns i~os oiotn onemis-s
flannel psttcests hsnpsi s-t. for eo knitted 200,
Guernseys, ftess home made sh.~tipg. koitt.d ma
casaafs, knitted Berlin vol pcss-, muslin collars
coicret danrei aDd beet sht- t~iil~d lsnnsi. Ths
chief object o the consignment % these goods
faotureG In thu city ard county 81 Lmsr,cs Ireland
tsst their 6tBss- foe the Americsa market A.
horever the snsson is bo~ fer advanced, and duties
varying frOm twenty nvs g. thirty per cent have be~u
changed (nctwtbstsndns sa sppi'satoo for reuissoa
the Secretary q the Tressury the anticipated pro-
cssds vill not only BE- serruy diminished, bat heavy
lOss may BE- sustained, without specis snort
the part of the American friends OF the irish poor
Their persops asstsnoe IL "a ef
fectpg = sale at fair prices and thereby securing
seasonabe aid 20 tbs of this charity The goods
will be found q nrs-rste gvsity and we'll made.
cf the articles being probably from the same hands
which put together the oeebratsj Limerick lace
rivsled In the rids world.
HUseAniAS BAlL--Ths bail Will come cd on the 2ist
instant ss may bs seen By tto announcement In
ther column ard Will bs The yrsate In tois city s,ncs
the grand Iafayetts Hau. u viii he q grand and
maQnifosut scale Nfbic has given mis- ma