The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-09-19
CITY Intelligence.


o'clock great number Of people assembled tbs
Battiy Tor the purpose 81 Witnessing the beautiful Fl
feet produced by The process az b ting the rock kaowu
by the Of the Diamond Reef in the harbor of New
York between Governors Island ana the Battery About
hsfpsst two o'clock red flag was displayed near tbs
part o. the rock 70 be bsted when charge OF powder
enclosed ia canister Of fifteen gallons capacity.
ltwtred from Of Francis metallic life boats All be-
ing ready, b MalsfeIt waved a bite handkerchief AID
gnted the charge by means q gaivanic battery The
eject producsd exceedrg ely grandan mmcnse body
q water having been thrown TO the height Of about
Lilly feet In Snort time afterwards the second charTt
was laid down WHEN it exploded seeming throw up
much larger body Of water than the first The shock
the explosion was sensibly felt by those board TIL
steamer Bedford. which placed at the disposal OF
those who ired 90 have view Of the operations
The quantity Of rock removed by the explosions Will b,
ascertained va few days
FmEs--About O'Clock yesterday morning a Gre brose
out in two story brick house the Seventh
tween Threth and Thiry rs streets The FIRE origuat-
ed undsr the store The occupants unable obtain
by the and obliged ecape by iump-
ing from the windew into tie rear yard The building
nearly destroyed The loss amounts to about 81 600
On "wednesday evening abous O'Clock. fire was dis
covered ia the CID frame bulldog No 2s Stanton street
occupied by John O'pornel iron foundry The
flames we're quickly subdued before much damage &C.
cured
FmE-About . o'clcck on wednesday the cabinet shop
of MIR George BOYD. situated in the Of No s. Lau-
rers street caught Ere The roo; burned of but no
further damage was tuataned
MnusEY.-The First Troop Of Washington Grays
New York State Militia passed by the Herald Office yes
terdsy for pistol target practice They scconpa
MED by DoGworShs Corrst Land mounted, and several
invited guests in large stage drawn by eight gray
forsts.
two thousand i've hundred dollars has been appro-
pristed by the Southern Central Agricultural Society
Of Georgia TO be distributed in prizes in the form Of
silver pitchers pClets aud cups the occasion OF the
State fair 90 lie held In the city II Macon Georgia.
the 29h seth and 3lst days Of october, 1851 Among
the prizes which will be given. the four hrst consist
four tgant pitcher Of the Aradns pattern elaboratey
chased valued 20 fifty collars each for the best
agricultural odacston practical agriculture Southern
nd
ture The other prizes consist Of pitchers Of tbs value
q twenty collars each; also, number Of gobiets and
cups worth from I've % ten dollars each; all bearing the
insci iption prfented by the Southern Central Agr
cultural Society q Georgia The prizes manu-
featured BY Wocd aud Hughes
srritus Accfprsr.--o On Wednesday evening about s
oelcck neu named inglebeth K,nEs. accidentally fc
upon the sidewalk an Orange street frgcturDg hi skull
In dreadful manner An Ocer OF the Sixth ward found
him lying en- the walk in state Of insensbility and
BE ding pTefusey from The wound lie taken TO the
station house where Dr. Smmons drosed his wound az
ter which he taken % bis residence, lol Elizabeth
sltst IL IL probable that the injury VIII terminate
fatally.
FarAL AcorrTSr--An inquest was held yesterday al
the City Hospital upon the body q George Fuller
tive q this city, thirty years 81 age who died on we'd
nsday night frtm the elects OF injuries received by
icing accidentally run over by his own WAGON, while
crivng through spring street IL seems that while the
deceased was driving through Spring street. coal cart
cnfac IN collision With his wagon he thrown upon
the ravensnt and Ms own wagon passed over his abd9-
causing such iurcs that he died shortly after his
sdufsion 10 the hospital Verdict 10 accordance with
the iacis
Darn Cavern ~ rSrTNrEntvcE "A woman. whose
me Is unknown picked Tuesday night by the
police r m the sidewalk in Madison street and conveyed
the stoon house In Rand cart and at III O'Clock she
found dead n coe Of the cells occssioBed doubt
y ir'snruauce The Coroner w@s notified TO bold an
rqust.
SttcrE nY Drcv- rye An unmarried French lady. By
he name n Franz. who're reeidense Ut No. 1et
ourth street committed suicide rucsday evening, 81
htsrg he, into the North river foot Of Jane street
u spTsnr het r rcme time pst tie deccased has been
boFtR under dest gcd state q mipt and during thft
ALTERATION she In The house Tuesday evening ~.
CCiatk ard proceeded forth Vim q the d1ck fui pro
riptatd frrscf into The water Cries werp heard for
assistance from deceased aud several pera1ns ran o. her
aid sod after fhort time fuccerded n rescuing her
Il, M the water fbe yet living ana ov ~ res.ora
tive wss sTrisd. in order 20 restore her from the
xfausticn Tut al TO no effect she expired in short
time after The Coroner notified 20 hoiI an inquest
On the body.
For~p DBovvrr The body o. rnan arrarrptiy o.
The abCriug class eating In the river yestefIay
mining between Goycrrors Island and Hamilton ferry
ECuth bfookyn t was conveyed to the wharf hv come
iontmcn 30 await the Coronsrs inquest The deceased
must have been day in The the body was
yuy much swollen, ana the hands seemed somewhat
v i.hsfsd.
Tmr BorY or a MaLr INrArr Yesterday morning
al six o'clock ccer Conner II the First ward found the
body of male infant enclosed in segsr box In cars
opposite house No l3s Cedar street. The coroner
notified to held an inquest.