The New York herald., 1851-12-22
City IntelIIRence.

sociErY LIRKARY The frst concert Of the Frazer
Family comes of this evening, aud from the excellent
musical selection, 1t promises TO be . brilliant Affair
FEARFUL LEAr-iesterday morning . man named
Richard MGuinise was arrested by the police .
committed him to the tombs for the examination
ph hyscisns The ke per receiving prisoner was
conducting him up stairs to CELL when the man be-
came alarmed nd from the third corridor over the
iron railing and fell to the stone hsor below distance
ofams 20 feet Itwss supposed at FIRST, that the poor
maniac killed, but examination IL WAS discovered
that only one leg broken and severe confusion on
the head after few minutes he spoke and when asked
thought they were going to hang him The unfortunste
man was conveyed forthwith to the City Hospital.
srrcDr ny HAScISo.- Yesterday morning, man by
the name Of David 0yterman aged 81 years native Of
Holland was found suspended by cord TO . beam in
an attic room situated at hsuse No ll3 Walker
Hewss dead when discovered The deceased had boarded
at the above premisss for about eight days past lie
pedsr by trade and had been In this country
ten weeks Ill health Is supposed to have been the i'm
mediate cause OF bis self destruction
A sM,sH Asp Esc.rE-Yssterday (saturday) about
eleven ocloek horse attached to one Of Adams Co.'S
express wagons down Centre street st full gslop,
and when Just past the Tombs, came in contact with
OF the Harlem Railroad with such force e 10
smssh the wagon almost TO pieces The horse freed
from all pursued his with increased
speed eu, was shortly Afterwards stopped apparently
uhinjured, Another conveyance being obtained, the
pieces Of the brohen vehicle pisked up aud taken
away Fortunately no one was hurt. There was no
driver In the vehicle.
FRss- On Sunday morning At half past three o'clock
bre broke out In a wosd sned adjoining range Of
frame fhanties in Thrtieth street. near Sixth venue
which were occupied by n number Of poor families
The flames rapidly communicated to the shantes and
before they could be subdued four Of them entirely
destroyed together with all the nture and clothing
of the poor occupants who barely had time to escape
with their lives. Several of their children were with
great difhculy rescued from the flames The nrv was
undoubtedly The work Of an ncendiary s broke out
In the wood shed where FIRE ever used The fre
department were promptly on the ground, and we're
most vigorous in their Efforts to the property and
Lives o. the poor families. They were materially as
sisted by the police OF the Sixteenth aud Eighteenth
wards About nine O'Clock Saturday night q fire
discovered In Of the stables situated the rear
sf the houses Nos 50 and IS Wlet street The flames
soon caught an adjoinnS stable In which several
valuable horses, which fortunately extrcated be-
fore the hre made much proxress. Both stables
destroyed They were occupied and owned BY Mr.. Ar
chibsld PHILIPPE and we're partially insured
ffE About hafpast O'Clock yesterday,a FIRE broke
cut in the attic Ct Mr. Stewarts house, No Is State
street corner Ct Bridge street The roof was much
damaged by Gre and the ceilings Of the house by water
Tie os IN the removal Of the furniture and the damage
~ hfe and water amounts to several thousand dollars
which covered By insurance for IS eco In the Peo
pies Insurance Company and the house go 600 in
The lrarkn Insurance Company, 81 Philadelphia The
IRE supposed 10 have been caused by sparks from the
chimney falling the roof which was old fashionsi
and in the construction Of which uautiy Of wood has
lsen uaed