The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-08
City Intelligence.

THr BAY COVERED WITH IcE-ou Thursday night the ice
foaed into the hsrbor in great quantities and BY the
nortberly wind II driven to the Long Island sid
and by the extreme cold of the night IL became
wedeei together and in the morning 1t presented one
uniform continuous mass Of about N lie In breadth
aud extending from the battery across Governors
Island and along The west side Of the Island for miles
down tie bay. 1t presented all the appearance OF the
bay itself being frozen and the surfoe vas perfect
y whit. Ne If covered with snow. The staten Island
ferry boat could not pas through it, ana about half
past 10 o'clock, in the forenoon, schooner attempt
ed in vain her way through il and became fa.
TIE in the schooner went ashore Governors
leland on the ice and Subsequently . msn walked
frem the battery to the Island on the Ice About IL
O'clock when the tide and the tenn perature b.
came warm, the les broke and scattered in all
stions The boats tie different ferries found it
ice chiefly the Long Island side, and are sometimes
carried along with the Ice and the tide for nearly annie
The thermometer stood in the mornins at o'slssk.
at ~. in Wall street. About oclock in the evening
snow L'gan TO fa and IT seemed likely to continue
tie ground
AGAINST Ex.MAoR woopHCLL =" When Greek
meet. Gresk. then comes the tug If war" Mss.rs.
Berthe Rytrson are running their stages from the
corner Of Thirteenth street ana Tenth through
Spring street broadway and Grand street 70 the East
river ir defiance Of Mayor kiogsland who has
voked their licenses, granted by Mayor woodruff
tbOrty before the expiration OF his term OF once
TIL. whole must be in tbs recollection of the
reader, as We published iul account OF 1t a short
time ago. The friends OF Mr.. woodruff have alleged
and do aege that the present Mayor has revoked the
licenses because they inteTfered with Tysont line
with regard Z. which they represent him rs having
raid that he was peculiarly situated and that he
must protect it, interests MIR Tyson. sometime
since deuied in letter published in the Herald that
Mayor kinsslsnd had any pecuuiary interest what
ever In bis line The que.ti IN now is can Bsrtne
Ey.rson legally run their stages the licenses having
been Withdrawn, Th. question will be tested In
lev days SIS understand Mayer KiDeslAnd Is deter
mined 10 uphold his view ot the law. on the other
hand, Berthe 4 Ryerson. ex. Mayor Woodruff and
friends confident tina. Nv aud justice are bJth
their tide They cay that when license !. granted
and regularly paid for II cannot be revoked without
cause nssmuch ss IL vcld b. defrsuding the person
to whom It !. granted OF the money be had paid for IT,
and causing him heavy loss by the outlay Of capital In
purchasing bor,es procuring stables, and preparing
ompibuses In support OF their views they rely upon
. decision against the Mayor Of Brooklyn, under the
sane circumstances Mayor King.land. however. re-
lies pom the words Of the Law grant revoke
licenses a. pleasure The other party res, upon ge-
neral uisy and higher lava Law Of the State
which .num.gaes the causes for which licenses may
be Withdrawn II Ia knotty point, and no doubt
much litigation will arise out OF II, as both parties
determined to stand BY the position they have
taken.
cAurior o. Gofve 1870 Tssfy Boar, + Last evening
at half past O'Clock James Fitzpatrick, boy about
u year. Of age. while going on board OF the Peck
slip terry boat fell overheard. and rescued by
ofcsr Hsrbinson, OF the Fourth ward who took hiu,
70 his house and supplied him with dry clothing and
then tool him TO his residences in Wiiliam.ourgh.
F.rAL AcciprSr ~ soHooNu.-At O'Clock, yes
terd2y morning. rs the schooner John b Monroe,
vhich had ju,t arrived James River nearing
the deck the foot OF Riviugtsn street the captain
Nsh, nsah stokeiy vas thrown overheard BY the
and drowned Every Effort was made to save him, but
without effect The deceased was - years Of age and
a native OF Sussex, Delaware.
Pm ~ TwFNry. SEVENTH srAEIr.-Ats O'Clock, last
night IRE broke out In roH OF stsblss In the rear
Of rs and Isl Wet Twenty seventh street Three OF
the ,tsbss consumed IL was veIy fortunate
til II did not occur at late hour Of the night.
tie stables In close pro ximity in the rear With
range OF frame cottages. occupied by respectsbIs
clsss tf tenants. BY the ex.rtions Of several FIRE
ccmprnies the FIRE was confined 10 the stables Capt
Stevenson Assistant Captain Hoyt. and full platoon
q men we're immetstely on the spot sni, aided the
FREE in the discharge Of their duties.
FfRr IN A~oTHrR sr.HiE About the same hour
a hr. broke out In a stable 1T the corner Fifty
vsnth strest aud Second avenue. caused by man
carry Ing lighted candle among the hay, IL belonged
to Gsorge Hall The stable was consumed; bu. an
adjoining house was saved b. the cxertioDs OF the
hrenen.
FprIS GRrrSwtcH AvrSrs.-Yesterday morning. be-
tween and O'Clock FIRE broke out in the grocery
store AZ the OF Charles street
nue. III. door vas broken open by serg-snte Nau
Bu.kirk and Sawyer, Of the Ninth ward police who,
after short time, succeeded In extngulshing the
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