The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-20
City Intellieencs.

CAUrio~ TO HAcHMEs.--Several gentlemen from New
Orleans ENGAGED hack No. B. day or two since for
ride On their return the driver demanded an extor
tonae price for bis services The gentemen refused to
pay and had the hsckman taken before the Mayor who
decided that no should not receive cent The legI
faro Was hvs dollars This amount the gentlemen have
handed to us. for charitable institution Will the
Female OrIban Society nd for the money,
SrrcvIAR CAsE-ALIEGEp Po,sosIaa-rsn CAsr
UTTER lN,EsTIGA1ioh VI ThH CoRoskR.-Ysfterday Co
ronsr Ives called to hold inque tho body
Bsrgsrette Isabella Scarlet 1T the house No 100 rbirty-
fr-t stiett whose death il is alleged o,used bJ
pc'e u. Saturday last The statement aud sue ei.
made before the Coroner arr "a foilows-Thc
o,oeased few days prior to her death, made u witt
20 br inisw rcsidng At Troy. New York aud hsr
return To thir city. she complained OF extreme posi-
tian ard dnd IN Saturday last; but previous to her
death she heard to that she hsd poisoned
Nv her lon-in law The SON. in law in Tho city yes
to-day and under the existing circumstances. the Coro
ner en'a IT bis duty to place the soniu under
ret until the whole matter fully nvesli gated De-
Iioel made post noem examination Of the body and
took the stomach and Its contents for analysis The
place in the hands Of Professor Reed for thai
puipoe The investigation WAS thcreupon postponed
um Friday next in order to await the result OF the
ch mists unaly zation II il by the ia
hers that the deceased had weeks
previous 10 her yisicg Troy and further, that many
lesd her 10 be abDring under temporary deranGe-
ncDt o' mind for 'imc past which It such
may NV account for the accusation made against
tonid law.
FnE asp Fms ALARms.-rhe alarm of fire on Sunday
caused by the careiesnes of girl who
fire dresses in the attic Of hcus- in Houston
street officer Demarrst Of the Fifteenth district. ex-
iirguished it. Officer Hoffman Of the Seventeenth
police district succeeded in ex,ipguhDg fire at No
loo Risipg'on street, about the time
named Thomas Moore residing mt No 4s6 Pearl strcat
discovered fire Sunday evening in the ecord story
front room Of same house No alarm given, Moore
ex,inguisbed it. with few pals of water family
Gated the premises Saturday leaving the door open
and some straw scattered around.
MELANCHOLY DEaTH-Tbc young Moran who
jumped into The ut foot Of Spring street aud
u 30 a
residence rs Clarke street, yesterday.
Nsw YoRK oPrHALMic HOSPITAL, SruYvesASr STREET
This hospital. which into ope, alton the 25th
May. has received hundred and forty four pa
TENTS majority Of whom have been relieved or cured
Five operations have been perforTedthree for cataract
foI stapr.lona and for ptisis All the
doing well The hecary reports that he has
up six hundred and i've ctiptionsthe gre attest
Der in one day being forty-two and the least nine.
NARROW Esc.rr FROM DRowNIrG AN unknown young
having batbed in the East river yesterday jumped
rock in order to swim to the shore at the foot
Thirty FIST street Not being expert swimmer he got
fagued and frightened in the water and would have In
lad named William Chambers, who rescued m. hav-
ing nearly lost his life in the attempt from his
vulsye struggles The young man was quite exhausted
and SPECIFICS on reaching land.
CAMrHENE ExrLosoN-A camphene lamp burst on
Sunday evening in the grocery store 70 Beekman
The damage very triGing, but the people
sideraby alarmed.
ANOTHER CAMrHrNE ACCIDENT A man named Pat
rick McGunty received into the City Hospital
Sunday morning, about two o'clock, laborng under
fracture his leg received his endeavor to
the flames Of camphene lamp, which had burst. The
accident occurred at 10 Dover street.
ARREST OF BOYS FOR SWIMMING THE Docks -As
many eighteen boys arrested by the Third ward
police for swimming in the docks at the foot Of vesey
and Fulton streets yesterday. Justice Bogart fined each
five dollars, and in default of payment locked them up
DEAD INFANT FouNp named John Ward
picked the body of dead nfant the water at foot
of Thirty eighth street East river yesterday Sunday
afternoon. The Coroner was notified for an inquest