The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-05
City Intelligence.

HrIAScHoIy SUICIDE IN NEsEy srREEr-Yesterday
morning young man, by the name of Joseph NJ West,
residing the boarding house of Mr. Robert Fair at
No "a Nesey street found lying in his laborng
under the effects Of powerful dose of opium
phne which he had purchased for the express purpose
Of deliberately taking his own life. Officers De Gee aud
Aountoy of the third district police were called in and
1t being deemed advisable by the family they Immediate
ly conveyed the suffering man TO the h. Y. Hospital
where Dr. Church made prompt exertons to bring the
stomach pump into requiston but ii too late as his
pue and heart had ceased to beat AMI in fe" seconds
lie drew his last breath Ii appears the deceased was
employed in the printing establishment of Mr.. VIM. w.
Rose No. II Wall street. with whom he had recently
had few words respecting some bill heads which
lac spoiled In his pocket was found letter written
and signed by himself. which fully shows that his
fatal act premoditaed design for some time pre-
ycus to his swallowing the deadly poison The document
by saying: When departing from this world
wish to leave the print If my pen. | am alive now,
hut will be dead ray Of light is seen by the living
He then goes on to state that the language of Mr. Rose
worked upon his feelings much that he believed him
self riendcss and therefore, had determined to put
end to all his worldly troubles He also enjons all his
friends and relatives to cheer his wife, in order that she
may bear Lis loss with f0rttude We learn that the
fortunate young recently married beautiful young
girl in Schenectady N Y. whore She still resides with
her parents The Coroner VIII hold an inquest upon his
body this morning
sUIciDs TAXING LAunAvuM.-Coroner Geer yester-
day held inquest at the house No. go Water street
kept by Mr. Gallagher, the body of a young woman
by the name Of Mary Updke aged twenty years
said to be from Boston where her parents reside she
having arrived in this city few days since and ook
her abode at the above named premises IL seems that
10 be depressed in spirits, and very responding On
Saturday night about eleven O'Clock, she proceeded to
the drug Of DR. Abel situated in Cherry street and
purchased three of audanum aud returned home
Soon after she administered Ia herself very large guam
tty. with determination Of taking her life. Some time
after she disc ,vered TO have taken poison Medical
aid procured but the unfortunate girl expired about
eleven o'clock ON Sunday morning verdict was rem
dred by the jury that the deceased came to her death
hy taking laudanum, administered by her own hands"
DAM Ar TIE FrenrH WARD STATION IIousE-A wo.
only known by the name Of Margaret conveyed
to the Eighth ward police station Saturday afternoon,
al M md ctr
while engaged ut that house whtewashug. Medical
aid was procured; Notwithstanding, however, apply
ing All the remedies in such she expired
on Sunday morning about eleven o'clock Coroner
Geer was called 70 hold an inquest on the body.
DE.p BoDY 4. ISrASr FoUSD.-At four o'clock on
Saturday the dead body of child found
in Joncs wood. Third avenue by Sergeant Cart
wright, who took il to the Yorkville station house
Fnr-At half past niLe o'clock on Saturday night,
fire broke ont in the basement Of PSI Front
pied by John Moriarty trunk shop. 1t was ex-
tipguiihcd by the police, and inmates of the house.
ALARM FHE.-YcsteIday, about twelve O'Clock,
alarm Of proceeded No. Thames caused
by chimney pc. taking fire, which was speedily cx
tirguish,d
Tnr SmP LOAD or ELErH.STs ARsrEp-Yesteriay the
bark Regatta arrived at this port in III days from the
Island of Ceylon. having board nine elephants Of
which j. but eight months old aud weaned from IT. dam
during the passage, The elephants, together with
burmese bull some dozen enormous scrpents, and two
boa constructors of "A feet in length besides living por
cupEe the first brought to this country among
tins collection The elephants hunted by Me>srs
Stebbns June and George Nutter accompanied by 100
natives who three months In the Jungle before they
succeeded in capturing them The Sc animals are to form
u part Of the great Museum Caravan Of l.. Barnum
Co., who give their first exhibition in Newark
(Tuesday
ALLEGED CRUELTY TO Roy, ny TEACHER IN
PUBLIC SCHOOL.
NEW YORK, 9th May. lS51.
To Enron HsRALp:-iIavng obtained
rather unenyiaLle notoriry the gross misrepre
sehtaon in paper Of the aGtn ut OF incident
which occurred day two previously, | trust that
you will IN common justice for the injury thus done
meuniItenti"nay would belieyesct the matter In its
light ty giving place In columns the annexed
letter snt by the father the day after be brought his
10y lack 20 school.
JOHN GRANT, Asst Teacher Pub. Sch. No. B.
NV YoRK, April - ISL
Mr. JouS CRASr-Dear sir-i regret exeeedin yly that
the Establishment inflicted by You my should
have obtained much publicity. The fact Of my
sending the ley hack again to school Is sufficient
ration Of this also that my confidence in
You teacher is not in respect shaken impaired
Hcpug that under care and instructions he will
aud along with his studies in time well
De has done heretofore, and that all blame and odum
which may have been attributed you In the matter will
10 doLe away with, am, dear sir yours respectfully,
tsimed) ANDREW TAYLOR