The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-19
City Intelligence.

ANXIETY About THE ATLANTIC SrEAasHIr-CRowps o.
Prnsors HER WHARF The anxiety about the
Atlantic is intense On Friday night up to IL o'clock,
crowds of persons collected at her wharf in Canal
street. expecting her arrival Many Of them had
natives On board. They first attracted by the
guns OF the Asia which they msook for those Of the
Atlantic. The excitement very great.
PiGnr At DANCE HOUSE,. AVN ASSAULT on rHr Po-
LIcE.-Yesterday morning, between / aud O'Clock, a
fight occurred in a dance house In Twenty seventh
street between Seventh and Eighth avenues. After
doing battle for sometime inrde, respite took place
but hostilities renewed on the sidewalk. Ser
goapt Graham and officer Houston, of the Sixteenth
ward repaired TO the place and succeeded In srresting
two Of the eaders and after taking them part OF
the way to the station house. they were followed by a
mob headed by man named Higgins. who ASA ulted
TIE officers and rescued the prisoners After which,
Higgins struck officer Houston with stone in the FORE
head INJECTING wound, and with another blow
OF stone cut bis lip and then made his escape After
getting reinforce of other policemen the officers
pursued Hggins, apd found him slowed away under .
cart lie was brought to the station house. and COM
mitted by Justice McGrath
Tar NsETnEnS LIBERTY FScrvE CosrANr, OF Phna.
delpha, returned from Boston yesterday morning.
They viii remain In the city until Monday. The en-
CINE is OF the bsndsomsst In this city.
IL will remain In Engine Company No. las house
during their stsy They are a noble set Of fellows.
THE ENFORCING oKpfSANoE AoANsr THE
n.e,Ins s.s %. s.ws 70 ~ KI;onr M.sL.s,
sweep and that he will enforce all the laws and
dipsDees Of the city Hacks not to be- pcrmittedn
strictly enforced Public houses look out! We sup
pose the gambling houses, the lottery hsuses. and
worse houses will come next under the broom OF Mayor
kipg,and Let all the laws without fear, favor az
fiction. be strictly enforced aud though at first this
rgidity may be irtsome TO some II viii prove In the
end beneficial TO many.
ytssrL on FRr-The Brig y II. Luut, lying at
pier East river took Ere lsrt evening In the after
part Of the cabin and doabt, would have been
trely destroyed but for the timely arrival Of Mr.
James Bevins Boarding oflic.r OF the u. y Revenue
department assisted by Messrs John Parsons Jr Tho
mas Nsllon VIM de- Angels. and Charles Sanders all
OF the Revenue Office who her of from her moor
ipgs and bsued her out TO the end Of the pier when
after much difficulty. they sxtingulshed the flames
The brig hsiklsr d. from Gonaiyes, arrived yesteS
they hauled OF from the pier and anchored In the
sirsam There was no person on board OF either
sci At The tine OF The Gre To the very effcient aid
rendered By the Hbove named gentlemen, the parties
interested indebted IN. safety Of their vessels
The l.. was Afterwards delivered to the Police OF
the Fret ward
morning officer Nichols Of the Eleventh ward station
houts Uncovered three the foot Of Third street
who're n ov.menislooked suspicious ON the approach
OF the police they fled leaving behind them three
copper rods which they had stolen from some ship
yard The roee are seven eight inch thick aud about
thirteen or fourteen est long and weighing together
from hfty to sixty pounds
oNSifus DnrNs-vIoL,rfoS % rnr ORDtSAxcrs-
On Friday MIS- bt ct quarter to IL o'clock Cuvaro Ma
cor. driving stage in Brosd-ay vas arrested By Mr.
hcMsnus. Inspector 81 stages for refusing 90 obey
the Inspector lie cent to the Chiefs ofce whence
he brought before the NAY or AMI dn.d 81 In de.
fsult OF payment be was committed Served him
rifht There Il no better officer In the police force
than McMsnus
ACCIDENT Yesterday, Daniel BIaney fell into the
water from pier NO East River and was rescued by
Accfpfsr.- Michael deDani.ls one Of the hands
mploysd ON board the steamer Crescent city. fell
through the haichvsy into the drs room. yesterday
a'ieIEeoD and vas severely hurt. lie was conveyed
TO the hospital BY officer Robert Fr.am, Of the First
ward.