The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-06

CITY Intelligence.
THE WrArnya.-Fos the last two daysthe weather has
been most dreary and miserable Yesterday it never
ceased raining from till eve with wind from the
east 1t Is not like the merry ocund month Of May.
We are now paying for unusually mild wiraer
EAGsArIoy.-1he following IL list OF the arrivals
Ship Atlantic, Antwerp POI Bark Napoleon, Lime
ship Malabar, Dublin. $50 rick...............15l
Ship Geo r. Pattcn, Brig Anderson, Galway. IS
Newport, Wales. 90 Brig Dr. kneips do =. LIZ
Bark Toronto Tralee' Isl Total. 1857
IMPROVEMENTS or TIL. sEasoy--It is said hat impor-
tsnt improvements about being made in Park Place
Nos and H. extending through to No. Murray street
to be taken down. and i've story stores erected In
their stead, for Alfred Edwards Co., silk merchants.
This store it is calculated will cost thirty thousand
also to be demolished and plate glass store TO be
erected the Site for Isaac L. Plat No. 10 Park Place
and No 16 Murray street. to give place to store for
Oren Thompson carpet manufacturer All these build
ngs will have uniform front Of brown stone on Park
Place, with iron columns and rolling shutters 1t Is
stated that No II Park Place will be taken down. and
store erected its site, to connect with No Is Murray
street already built for Strange Co. On the opposite
noohan being destroyed and handsome store will be
erected in its place. These imp ovements in single
locality are only samples OF what are contemplated all
over the city
THE R,ss PAyENEST-The great durability Of the
cr used for the superstrucure Of the Russ pavement
mny be judged now by an examination Of the blocks
which have been removed between Chambers and Reade
streets When first laid down. five years age they mea
sued exactly ten inches deep they measure the same
hu calculate how long II will TAKE to wear
down three inches Of this everlasting work There
be doubt therefore Of the durability Of the grooves
being made III the pavement at present laid down
ty Mr.. Kuss. In removing the Russ pavement, few
days ago, opposite to Stewards marble palace for the
purpose of erecting vault the workmen found the con-
vhich the foundation Of the pavement as hard
and firm rock, aud they could not make the slightest
impression upon il with their crowbsrs, any more than II
il was solid granite The ouy way in which they could
di-plH VA K
drnesh and raising just they would in the case Of
tone in quarry.
FuRIous DErvrsc.-James Baker, William Martin, and
James Martin arrested by officer Payne of the 18th
8rd at half past O'clock Sunday night for dr
fsyet,e Hall down Broadway TO the Chinese Rooms at
furious rate endan erng the lives OF persons on the SIDE
walk.
Tnr Rror AT THE FIRE IN TwEvry-Funsr srRErr-Thc
Captain of the 10th Ward Police makes the following
turn to the Chit Of Police =" The three persons ar
rested Friday night at the fire in Twenty first street
rioous and dsordery conduct having in their hands
at the time Of their arrest stones and and in
the Of throwing discharged by Justice Bleakey
the following morning"
TEMprRANcE on THE PoiSrs-We learn that the Indus
trial Temperance Home which is located at No Little
Water street between the Old Brewery and Cow Bay d
recty opposite Paradise square the Five Points
numbers sixy-eight souls-thrty men, thirty four wo
men, and four children The children at school, and
the do the work Of the house, make up fannes
shirts vests and pants Five Of the men are shoemakers
four alors and the rest that have recovered sufficient
strength are in THEN former trades abroad-cartmen
happily engaged Most of them pay their board after
few weeks and several Of them laying money
ing movement will be made at the meeting Of the Ma
tiorai Temperance Society, on Wednesday evening
Tux CAsr srIc,pE JosrrH NJ. WEsr.-Coroner
Gcer yesterday ED inquest at the City Hospital on
the body Ct Joseph d. West the young man noticed in
yesterday ud having committed suicide on satur
day night, by taking quantity OF morphine or lau Ia
mum, and expiring the following day, (sunday) The
deceased it appears was born in New York and was
about twenty five years Of age printer by trade and
had been lately employed by Mr. Vim W. Rose stationer
written ly the deceased. respecting Mr. Rose whom the
deceased alleged had reprimanded him for spelling
blank which 10 ave affected his reason
and instgatsd him to the rash act Of self destruction
MIR Rose attended the inquest and there stated that
to the spelling Of the blank checks il was correct with
which, at the time he found fault But that any fur
ther lie thought no more about 1t, and on Saturday
evening he parted with the deceased friendly
nor had he any i'll feeling towards him whatsoever
verdict iere that the deceased his death
by taking quantity OF laudanurz or morphine
LIe GRoxrN A STANDARDIZATION -four and five
O'Clock on Sunday morning named Richard John
had his leg broken in scufle lie taken to his
residence by the 10th ward police, at No l5a Fifteenth
street.
DsAru ny ArorIr,y.--On Sunday morning. about
O'Clock. Mr. james Seasc aged about thirty years
talk, suddenly with tit Of apoplexy while at the
Of Suffolk aui Hester streets The police Of the
Ihirte, nth ward conveyed the dying 20 his resi-
dcEcc. NO 27 Broome street and scarcely had they
rived Two n'nut"s before the deceased expired An in
quest held by the Coroner, who rendered verdict
according to the above facts.
Dr.Iu Daow IsG.-Coroner Geer held inquest
IT the foot Of Nineteenth street yesterday the body Of
Patrick Cherry aged 80 years born in Ireland, who
TO his death by drowning II seems about three weeks
sncc be intoxicated and fell of the dock at pier No.
23nnd yesterday the body discovered floating in the
river foot Of Nineteenth street. Verdict, death by
drowning.
UNkNowS MAJ DRowSID.-Tbe Coroner, yesterday, held
irguctt nj pier No. North river the body Of
unknown found floating in tho river. The deceased
appeared TO De shout 50 of about Eve feet eight
inches high long dark brown hair red whiskers brown
rcd set dark pants, black silk vest white shirt
red flannel under shirt The body seemed to have been
about two months in the water verdict rendered
death BY drowning.
E,THAoHbiNan, Esc.PE rron DrArH-0n Saturday
evening last when the train from this city for phadel
phis had REACHED within Fix miles ct New Brunswick
and gorg at The rate al thirty Ave mics per hour OF
the passengers firm hi seat and walking to the
platform. deliberately jumped o Mr. Coulter the
ductor being in another car the train passed half mile
before he notified IT thc fact The train at
Lacked. sud when the place the with
Iii, hat oh and barefoot running towards the A.
~ the conductor stepped from the trim te adrsh;cd
man 81 aud shricked Tor help Ne caught aud
found to We insane when determined 90 take him
% Trenton and pot him Ia the hands al the authorities
of that city lie gave his Forester, ana he SUI
fen no injury except two flight bruises the forehead
His tscaIe was ccrtaply wonderful