The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-03

CELEBRATION OF NEW Years ia


pasfec away, with all Its mirth ana festivities and
leaving to rome Of satisfaction and enjoy msnt
to others Of pain and remsrse The old
or Dutch custom Of visiting which has prevailed thiz
city from time linn smorial kept up Wednesday
with great spirit and activity. 1t commenced at
O'Clock in the morning and continued till about the
same hour In the evening. Tables laid out in
almost every house. rome OF them OF very expense
description while others were OF more simple and
less costly kind The latter appears to b gain
OF the celebration OF ears day was enormous II
not the viands, but the new furniture pur-
chased for the OCCASION the services OF plate and china
and dresses for all the ladies OF the family tn at
constituted the chief items Of u psuditurs
As is expected to eat and drink in every
bodys house the result that the incsLtious be
came top heavy by nghtfalI, and some long before
Indeed coneio number who determined to take
time by the forelock and be before with the New
daylight In the morning
sl4ghs out in considerable numbers; but there
WAS not sufficient snow on the ground and tho sleigh.
ing was not so good rs In former yeare
1t will be seen that fatal accident occurred from
sleigh; and number of seighs found astray by
the police, while others we're stolen and have not
been yet recovered This festivity presents q fns
opportunity for the thieves especially late In the
afternoon when sleshs left vstsrs in the street
lAmppoet or tree, in the Of public.
houses where some Of the last calls Of the evening
were made.
number Of wagons, coaches and horses, were lost
under the same circumstances.
There was considerable owdy ism on Wednesday The
Short Boysn were at their pranks from the night
before and continued the sport all day. At the cor
ner OF broadway aud Canal street about four o'clock
in the afternoon there general melee twenty
or thirty pitching into each other In the first style of
the pugilistc art, with q crowd of thousands Of
spectators enjoying the diversion. The pslcs at
length arrived ana put end TO the fun
" The Calithumpiansn made night baeous New
Years eve and vent through the different streets in
al the upper wards OF the city firing shots aud blow
ing horns, and shouting and knocking at
door. They seemed determined that nob3iy should
sleep. and they succeeded pretty well in their object
1t will be that fatal accident occurred from
the incautous OF fire arms considera bic
numbe went cunning expeditions, while here and
there, in the outskirts OF the city, and Ia Brook
Ign, Williamsburgh. and Hoboken, might be
groups OF ons hring at amark perhaps turkey
There were also come target excursions, but not so
we're wound up by innumerable supper parties where
mirth and jety prevailed, In many cases, till the
grey dawn, peepipg through the Windows, reminded
the wassaers that 1t was high time to repair to their
homes
subjoined details of Tome of the incidents OF
New Years day 49,
At hall. past three O'Clock in the afternoon horse
attached 10 pleasure sleigh, took fright Ia Mad-
zen avenue, and ran down the avenue with DR.. Van
cleek and Mr.. D. Bedson, two respectable either
siding at lss East 81 oadsay. also child, niece to
Mr. Bedson The slegh upset a. the cornsr at
Tsenty ninth street and sdison and threw
out all IL contained Strange to say the chii escaped
unhurt, while DIR. Vancleek seriously inj uret,
ana the ekuH of Mr.. Bedsoa fractured The par
ties we're conveyed to the Eighteenth ward station
house by officers Marks and Abbott. Doctors
Mott, Vachs Wood, Morrell, ana other physi
clans. we're soon in attendance and used every
remedy for the relief of the sufferers. DR.. Van
cleek far recovered to be sent home
in a carriage at halt past O'Clock but Mr.. Belson
died at O'Clock. The deceased was big bly, respee-
table young man and was engsged to be married ia
fortnight TO lady In the ward where the accident
occurred.
J. W Dur.ntholn had his head severely cut by some
person unknosn in a cellar, No ll6 cedar street
o'clock in the evening. He taken to the City Hos
pitsl.
A are broke out,l n Cow Bay corner Of Anthony aud
Lit 10 Water streets, which ex.inguishsd with
tIihing damage Another IRE o,oks out a. No Gl
extin BIZ the police OF the Sixth ward At
hsltpa's nse O'Clock in the morning. fire broke out
in the green hou.e,s Mr. Boil, in Ftieth stree q:
the Bloom In dale road which damaged TO the
text Of I've hundred colars. At IL O'Clock az night
Jr No. 1s4s Canal street Z. discovered by Cap
tain Turnbul and by the timely arrival OF engine,
the fire soon extisgoishsd The police state that
the men bers Of hose company II sisted upon playing
their bese in the store after the re put cut, and
otter being requested not 70 DO by Captain Turnbu
and Of the ex engineer The damage principally
by water, an cunts 10 two thoueand dollars
At five o'clock in the evening, h-rse and sleigh
wer stolsn from Mr. George ouintsrd ONO. 80 Essex
william Arso and Henry Hatcher wer. arrested by
The fhh ward police for firing gun in tho street at
Patrick o d onnell run over by a stage, in the
Bousry near Third avenue AMI severely Injured, at
Andrew Dsgro and started from the staad without
driver.
-Four tlsishs and horses belonging TO kipp Brown,
were found sstrsy by the Fifth wArd police, and
stored to tn. Several horses and wagons, and
coaches found by the officers, and restored
60 the At half past eleven o'clock, officers
John,on and Young took hsrss and sleigh. found
atrsy TO The livery stable OF Fifth street aud
Second .venae, and at o'clock Yesterday morniny
sleigh TO the Seventeenth ward Station House, alss
found astrsy.
now Writ to this city, visited the High Bridge Ia
company with some delegations from our fire com
Psn,s and on their rssIss they we're sntertsined a.
fhs evening, they will be Jcsd at Niblos by the BAL
timore Association OF New York Firsmen. Tney are
hne Get Of ielloss sixty IA nurber.
THE DAY AFTEa NEW YEARS DAY.
Yettercay was ladies' day TOR visiting and q delight
full day 1t The fair seemed ENJOY it, aud the
streets .ers thropssd from morn tn night On Ne.
ooors; yesterday II seemed as II the whole hid
broken oose The whiting universal, aud IL IL to
be kept Up for awsek. The weather wa, 50 mild yes.
.iday that the snow dissolved and not sleigh va, to
b. seen.
ACCIDENTALLY saor VIM pfsroL coroner Deer
Wednesday held an inquest at No vi Stanton street
on the body Of Henry Jacobs. bora In Germany,
aged thirty three years who came 70 hi, death the
night previous, by the acsiisntsl discharge of n
pistol while in the hands OF winaIt II. Miller. 1t
ms that New Years eve, several person. came
ito the grocery sors Of the deceased drank liquor,
very aissrs.iy' They sasy lfs the store and and the
csceased loaded horse pistol and said b. would 20
around 10 his other store ~ be believed the loasrs
we're gong TO ~ DIS Otntr store, anu III
they did in ding to the pistol be said be would
give them hell" Before startins however, Miller
toos MP the pistel and examining the lock when
the Titol went oG. Miller said accidentally. the
contents Of which Logged the left side Of Jacobs lie
inms diatey fell TO the door and before any medc,
aid could be procured h. expired The jury, on the
svidenc. sddIosd, rendered the following verdict
That the decreased cane TO hi, death By being acc
dentaly sho; with pistol In the hands Of Wharf H.
Miller.
U~tov CAss BsLi.- We are informed there will Be
grand Jrion Cars bal - Tsmmsny Hall on the sixth
Of n.xt February st which II Is sx peet-d the Hon
Iewis Case will he present Thi. ball s INTENDED we
suppcse, TO be q continuation Of the Union and Con.
ritutinn movement commenced a. Castle Garden last
Fall, snk have doubt Il will be well a.tsaItd
Move ments OF Distinguished People.
Among tn. dsting uished strangers In tom on New
Ysrs day. vas Fy President, Doct Arson Jones, ~
TEXAS IL II very gratifying TO see our most dstin-
gusbsd Statesmen and dipiomststs In the social circle
where they s sppr0sc asble by all alike. 1t