The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-25
CITY I0telllwcnce.


CITY Intelligence.
IH. WEAIHss -festcrdsy morniog had to stEusgi
INTO light through dense to whoh hung ser ths os
gerous Tho eety raa OF Thursdsy evening bsd
and misty driszls came down durug the sa,irc mora
ing, which added to the thswng wce Of rhursssy ron
dered the streets q ma a OF sloppy mad The thisk =.
mospbere was warm and dull The Thermometer al tn,
n.rALp M building ransed:-At noon 49,; at8 r "
46' tt OF NJ 46'. AT noon tho fog cleared away aud
gave some hope ofa foe afternoon * ths evening sd
ysLced the mist thick-nol and it impossible to see
river were 6ay ed considerably In their TO aud
from tie city but We did not hear OF any accidents
The rbuses end other vehicles in the streets hsd to
acben their psce and the r.road engneera to kaep
Abssp look out Nctwtbsfa ndiog the mud. mire aad
mist all the People we're out preparing f,r Chrstaas,
bell In tbe streets !ar stalls wrro
upou the siderslhs loaded with every docrptca OF
esptsbie press Mt for hs young and OF grateful
far the aged Ia broadway there OF Cnris
nes tres elegantly decorated The oar Of the city
bouiewsves apd prcvdent husbauds and everr person
| seemed determined that, Ii wet Cnrstma' Kept tha IN
hearth For particulars conccrn ng the crsr: in
the rivers 0pd haIbor shipping Intelligence At a
late sour sst sisha shs fog ,.i r,msinsd AZ half
! fdg IN some meaeaie
FCi.IPss ~ Moor-To morrow morning (26th
tbe'eS1 be partial ecIipte OF the thu bcgnaioc
OF which wiz DO visible hoTc. comme nsing at twenty.
three mtuutes before ooock Tho whole OF this
eclipse wi he vis;hle in ,scrnia In tho territories Of
oregon srd U'ah and in Asia and New Holland Az the
time Of the greatest obouraIoD about thirds Of tho
southern side OF tho moon will be eolipsed.
PRESERVATION TO MAYOR K,sesL,rn "A very hand.
token Of respect yesterday Afternoon presented
to Eayor Kisasn0 consisting Of massive god headed
Gaze inscribed as fellows, on the head: iIor. @.
Taylor, END George w. HtnohWsnu - The three latter
etnti' ara csiks employ cd ia the Office Of tho Nay
oc Accompanying tho presentation wss the following
MAyon's osroI Ns~ York. Dec % 1862,
sS s1 sas lena sS s s
IN yous Odee. h 'cs tments Of regard. a.d wtE
obediert servants. CuAhLES gunDErT,
10 Hon A. G. KrNGsLAsp. G. W. HINCHNAN.
THE N,w uossrTAL W.ups LELAND 1t Is
Within few days OF being since tho commissioners
OF Emigration advelised premium for the most ap
proved deean fer hospital proposed to DO creotsd
Wards Ieiapd. Numerous de'igns were eeat In aud
facility by architects gwen fer the ,urtherauce
Of desirable purpose and they went far
awnid the premium to saeltxer Aart, and Anderson
chistcts OF ths c,ty the want of proper design has
been no excuse far their conclusion not to bud as
vcueiy intended This time and labor all lest aud
She cns ants arriving upon our streets wilt b. no
for than merry and contiuuc to be ponued in
tbose on!asious cells that Ak for Themselves dueng
the warm weather The erection of new building
Mcneurare with the Increased NIB .r5 Ut er'gvauts
ana the growth Of our city Is dead Latter they
have 30 dcidso; aud our enreaties for improve
mt II the architectural mModatlons for grants,
Gopsh somewhat sauehed by apparent action among the
comDiseioSers by advertising build 70 have
all lost. What this artificial actau for and what s
to be done In futuEet
| DrA,H OF A RETURNED CAlfroRyAN, ,-Coroner ives
hello inquest yesttrday evening at tho City Hospital
upon the BODY of Charles H. Besker rcturped Caiifor
who o,d that iis titutlon upon Thursday night
UNDER the following crcumstances detailed In osidcuce
Csn,ile L. Dege, being duly eworn said ~ am a 20.
licenan attached to the First district have no the
ceceasd for two yeas be rctu ned from the sthmus Of
PeDana in sepem Der last bave been with him most
Of the tine suce with the exception or the last week
ten days the deoeasod has been staying at Mr. James
No o. warren street for the last month ho bns been
ding tbsrs he bad been CrDkng took them there
TO nave hiz trten If acquainted sith dr
Jsnes instead Of Mr. James keeping him from liquor,
bin, coptinraily druuS after he hsd been there
\ days him and he told mo he had s25o In gold nnd
it 10 Nr. JAMES he save It Mr. James tterc were
twelve twenty dollar pieces and ton dollar piece Mr
Jace tes kept tho uoney ever since doceaed intended
to 60 back 10 Panama bnt always found hin TO, drank
the day the steamer sailed last Mendgy wesls
been drunk in the nipht, and that Mr. James VAS up
| drinking with him cav him egan upon the night Of
wednesday last week and he was then dturk he ap-
peorsd stupid then aud did whes he about
tho iest tine him, sttI that he 10 the esp
tai; l Jaw him last Tuesday morning. and very day
snce when lsst ean ho ~ James, be had not the
bf1i es be has now upon bim he had bad black eye
but is well deceased wa4 man who would 20 upon
"a spree - Rave kr aim to be upon u proc for
week ho med TO oIipk occasionally the spree men.
ton i've or SIX weeks ago that was 90 the iicst
! occasion 1 met him sires his return from Panama
af ei he bad bten here FOR week started hin
home he returned sin and csma right 20 ee after
that lest sight OF him for three or four deys AMI found
biU IN house o. hemed 10 out; IL 10 my opinion
that Mr. James gaze him the q uor for the anks the
prot havef tim give the deceased liquor when ne
u
IL have tsid Mr James call him and all banGs' up
for drink; THO deceased told ms that Mr. James had
when he va gettog sober suppose this was for The
pose Of teepipg him toxicaed have often esked MIN
10 get HE money settle With ar. James aud come away,
ana he would always reply, Yes, to morrow do not
| know how he came 10y the bruises.
Dr. Buckley. sRcrn--Ths deceased vas admitted on
mordsy evening be was treeted by the physoaa alter
bis admission did not him them when him
neat morning he was suffering from deiiliun tr1nsns
he had contusions abant his head and eeoe; koow no
| Of
nstent made post H@riew examination next m1rulng
found the brain cougsted With an abun4ant eQuson
of serum the brain somewhst softenei lis death
was oRDg 70 derium remeDs aud was hastenet by the
contusi' ms; he was pot in his senses when saw htm; il
the conuons existed alone they would not have caused
death and the deliriom tremens alone probably
he might net have died. both coubised, caused his
death be sic Of little on Tuesday evening
Mr. Jamts made q verbal statement in which hs ss'd
that dsceesed must hsys luos that he aroe from his
upon occsion he took large quantity gin in that
way that be bills by treating oil tho con pauy he
might be In Mr. J further added that he took every
and conveyed him In carriage to the Cy Hospital AMI
requested tho to pay attention to him Mr. james
also showed iho bill Of Doctor for medical attendance
! upon the d.cea,td which he (Mr. J) paid.
After charge by tho Coroner. the jury rendered the
The deceased came his death by deliriuni tremens
ard fom niGres which he received whilst lsborng uuds
The said dsrium trtmens Thejury cannot rsfrS,n
hsreby censorirg Mr Jases alo siBg the dcceaed to
have liquor after having been 20 frequently requss ed
not TO 90 80. The jury therefore rscoumerd tho coro
10 bold the said Charles jane for examination before
| the GrsEd Jury
| ACCIDENT THE HAstEx RAilroAp --Abou. four
O'Clock yesterday morriUg locomotive and tender left
Newcastle the Harlem Railroad with Orders % run
ten minutes shttd o. the freight trains tnie bus t ap
ptays that Trey were Stopped shortly after starting from
tha. point 10 Iina the isrpF, and sub lnentp ssun-
ertd along The RAD in consequences OK shish tho 1000
motive Fcidham With three empty freight cara oTertooh
ard ran into tha former there being deuss fos which
the rcd gnal gbss carried in tho rear OF the
pecis locomotive shtsd from being The track n
tho Pordbsm Knocked from under thu machinery by
tbe force Of the collision and thrown the rack form.
inr q conpie'e blockade and consequent Interruption
fcr time TO the c.r--r q tho other srarus Ala-se
orcs oi men was inmsoiattiy despatched by Gs s'ci
the Supay dent Of the road that the
VoG.S Re Of short duration Ths engineer, through
whose caresrsse the accident occurred Was the only
| one ,Dju, ed ara he but slightly.
Tar Law CouRrs-xlhis being 0hfistmsa day ths Law
courts have adjourned ossr 70 Monday next