The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-19
City Intelligence.


CELEBRATION OF WAsHrrc1oNs BRTHDAY-In the
Board Of Aldermen, message recsived from his
s Of
W~hnston's birthday, for which purpose the sum Of
81 ,0O0wn appropriated.
DEATH DrsrscrnHrD CiTnrS.-Edwsrd Strahap,
Esq for many years q prominent member of the demo-
cratic party died st his residence In this city Mon
day At the election last fall he chosen police ma
gis,rate. In place Of Judge Mech.
ArrI-TEMpKRAreE MONUMENTAL Paor scrfvE SorIrrY
We aerstand that all those engaged In the whole
sale and retail business Of vending fsrmsnted and
epirituous BEVERAGE about TO form association
for their mutual protection, backed with capital OF
100000.
GREAT MORTALITY PoIcE or THE FIRM
WARD-Bseides the deaths CT Assistant Captain R.y.
nods, and Of Bingham, the doornsn, called upon
to record that f SIR Carock another policeman OF the
Fifth ws-d who died Tuesday morning about thres
O'Clock of disease which is believed TO be ship fever
The following policemen, Of the district, are
lying their desthbeds with the same disease viz
Kirs'No. las yarick street: saviase. No 81 Watt,
street az Girvan, No III Church rect We hops
the city authorities viii take the Of this sudden
ard rapid mortality into consideration and without any
further delay, take eUch measures will check the
spread Of the disease.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT Yesterday mognitr, the
Of the light express train OF the Erie Railroad its
ras,age East thrown fsm the track stockport
BY rail being broken from the effects OF the frost coming
out Of the ground The car with inmates was thrown
the ombarkment into the Delswsreths river being
,wcllen by fresbet-b but net much injured. A
gentleman named Hyatt, ssd to be from Wayne county,
The rest OF tie Passengers in the fortunate In
sscappg with wet clothes. The conductor thrown
to cake Of ice osted OF considerable distance
before he rescued The brakeman Patrick Flynn
on the rear end Of the thrown of and con.
ridsrGbly bruised. The other cars wers not thrown
from the track, nor jured.
WDErIro or WALL sTRrEr-A great deal has been
talked, IN and out OF the venerable Board OF Aldermen
about the widening OF Wall street. but all 10 effect
We hie at last enabled to inform readers that this
grand project will be mplished by the removal Of
heams 20 express from their present location In
wall street, which Will induce any quantity OF them to
move likewise. This movement will In Our opinion, be
the moet effective Of widening Wall street. which
had been completely blocked ~ with innumerabe express
wagons Id connection with this would mention
that Hay 4 Co have e,tabshed semi weekly express
Lire to Charleston South Carolina.
AvoTHER AcoIDINT--A latorer on the New FORK and
Erie Railroad named Michael Roney had his right lee
orushed In shocking manner Tuefday afternoon near
rent down to the New York Hospital and 1t is thouaht
that tie Injured limb will have to be ampptated
DlR.SGEp = Quite IN excitement was created in
Thompser street 81 late hour Monday night by the
report that Mrs Anna Howell had committed suicide at
her place Of r,deDoe No A. In that street II turned
rutjeet 10 temporary fits Of dersngementshe merely
tbrnst her hand through pane Of glass In
of the front windows. This fact having been made
known the large crowd which had collected 10 front OF
the house gradually di'persed
DIAM Tro, BuRss--Coroner Ives held inquest, on
Tue,cay at The residence Of Mr. Joseph Csnn No 16s
West eighteenth street upon the body OF HE daughter
Bsntd Martha Amelia eyed fourteen years, VINO was
severely burned by her clothes taking IRE from char.
coal furnace the Sh inst since which time deceased
has been lingering in great agony and although every
exerton TO the unfortunate girls life by
Dr Osborn, and other skifu physicians proved OF no
the above facts