The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-13
City Intelllgenoe

$500 City Intelligence.
TsE brnAwDrRRy BvsrrEss IN New YoAx-This beinQ
the strawberry season. and that kind Of fruit being deem
ed an almost Indispensable luxury the tables Of all
classes it msy not be unintsresting to give readers
done in that species Of trade For several years past
the promise Of abundant and rich crop has not been
ofthe country where the fruit grows
the strawberry gardens and nurseries During the last
tons beyond the comprehension those who have
rot daily visited markets On Friday and Saturday
fun fifteen hundred gallons sold in Centre market
alone and Washington Fulton. and Catherine markets
must each have averaged from fifteen to eighteen thou
sand more, during the same two days; The quantity
brought to the up Saturday evening
could not have been less than hundred thousand
gallons But the strawberry trade is not confined TO the
regular ma rket places hundreds Of gallons daily
carried around every section Of the city in baskets
large proportion Of the berries peddledin this way
bought the and at the several landing
places by girls and the cart hucksers who
carry them round to the groceries, the saloons the pr
vate houses and every other place where pint basket
be sold These stpawberry dealers met with
at almost every with their baskets covered
CARTS and many Of those little girls dressed in their
simple calico irocks and calico sun bonnets command
quick sale by their modest expressions Of please buy
my strawberries" But notwithstanding the thousands
Of baskets that are daily sold by the hucksters all
the city the stock in the markets finds abundant pur-
ehasers as is evidenced by the mutitudes of empty
baskets to be seen piled every evening For the
two three days there has
in the strawberry line owing the heavy rains and
dampness Of the weather that prevailed Saturday.
Sunday and part Of Monday bat yesterday thew came
pouring in by egons of baskets and should the weather
continue favorable the loyess strawberries
in the city, who cannot enjoy that luxury in the
Try where its sweets douby sweet,n will have
pie opportunity Of asng their appettes several
weeks to come The price pint has been from four to
cents, and from eighteen quart bowl
according to the quality.
VIOLATION LAw-FALsE CERTIFICATES 70,
BuRIAL-In looking the certificates of burial in
eases Of sudden and unnatural deaths at the Office OF
the City Inspector the Deputy Coroner discovered
Gently, some ten fifteen false certificates made by
doctors, midwives and others in cases of unnatural
Ne were Oppi in
the case Of Mrs Maria Hoes, who was knocked down
and severely injured, on the I'd instant by mad
and died the 9Th instant three days after at the
residence of her 2S2 West Twenty fourth
In this case Of death caused by violence, certificate
was made and signed by DR.. A. Elder, setting forth
that the deceased came to her death by injuries re-
ceived by being knocked down in the street by OK
June I'd" Now we should like to ascertain how DIR.
Elder to the conclusion that verdict or opinion
and whether he possesses Coroners powers any more
than any other physician? Again did DR.. Elder ex-
anime any person under oath in reference the unna
tural death OF Mrs Hoes and if by what authority
did he act The is that DR. Elder like great many
others, has made himself amenable to statutory Of
fence which imposes fine Of 81 600 and Imprisonment
besides on any physician any other person giving
certificate Of burial in where parties have
sudden and unnatural death We are pleased to see
that Coroner Geer ntendst enforce the against the
parties thus violating it, as the evils growing out of
this loose manner of granting certificates of burial
all and every occasion, will ultimately lead very
rous consequences that If human life is to be taken
into consideration. We shall allude to the subject again
in day or two.
MoruMEsrAL.-Amongt the many inscriptions monu-
ments We have beautiful than the fol-
lowing taken from a tomb stone in Washington Gene
terry. 1t is an apostrophe:-
Nm Nv ,b psat The ' ba great Thea h %
You tread out Empires desolate by wars
You'll quench the sun, annihilate the stars!
snse cGd orSn that as e
NV FIRrMAS's HALL.-0peratons have been
menced for the foundation of this edice in Henry
street Cranberry and facing the City Armory The
building Is to be Of plain substantial structure The d
mensions viii be Front Henry street. forty
and half feet running back Cranberry ferty
feet and three stories high 1t is built of hand
some brick with front OF brown stone iron finished
In heavy style The first floor will be occupied by the
by 30 feet the Atlantic Hose Company No 1-house IL
feet inches by 40 feet and the Lafayette Hook and
Ladder Company No. l-house, IL feet inches by IS
feet The grand entrance to the upper floor will be
about Elk feet wide On the second floor will be
nient parlor for each company, and with every
floor is to conss. Of hall thirty Ave by thirty eight
feet and twenty feet ceiling ornamented with dome
finish; reading twelve by twenty eight feet and
library, thirty two by twenty i've feet 1t is expected
that 1t will be completed by the LIST September.
TaE ELECTION % Managers AT OPP fElLows Hall
on Monday evening an election was held at Odd Fellows
Hall consisting Of Board of Managers and Inspector.
Of Election. The following constitute the officer
small, Joseph scria Richard NJ Demiil Samuel Booth
Charles McGowan James W Barker Frederick Fawcett,
James stephens Thaddeus Davids James w Hale John
Pinsent. Inspectors Of Election-Wm. w. L. Noorhis,
John Medole
MELANCHOLY DrArH oF Mn. BpEwsrrR OF Wall STREET
Yesterday morning between IL and IL o'clock, Mr. Jo
seph Brewster, respectable halter in Wall street,
visiting the packetshp Challenge lying at the foot
of Wall street when he unfortunately fen down Of
the hatchways and injured that he died in ten
minutes after he was taken up.
FRE About twelve o'clock yesterday fire occurred
in the Office Of Merle Gourley cotton brokers, in the
second story OF the building Of Hanover and ea-
streets. The IRE originated by the breaking of Of
the lighted end Of match which Mr. Gourey had struck
and which tell upon roll Of cotton. In endeavoring to
extinguish the flames that instantly communicated with
number Of cotton samples, Mr. Gourley got his hands
and face severely scorched The timely arrival of the
remen prevented any serious damage being done The
New York and " ahngton and Smiths New York and
Boston telegraph offices in the basement under where
the fire took place, sustained some damage by water
The tables and Instruments OF the latter removed
but the former continued its operations