The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-21

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pocket of Mr. David Kornsy, residing at No 4tH
Bowery Mr h II seems vas seated az tie corner 81
Chambers and Centre sEcet on fhc evening I'm qucstoni
waiting fer Tho Harlem ana wiJe there a6caan
tally doged aseep. On awakening he saw lad saat
him who mmesiately ran Oh ht Koraay taen tat
that his watch gone and startsd in pursuit but the
boy escaped The boy has been arrested, and ehc
cnpsirant feels almost confident that he . me ind
Bgart under the ciFcunsonces committed the laf t't
examination
Ky, Robert iunes Michael Foy, and George PlunkeSt
by oiieos leggett and Cook OF the Nine
teenth ward charged with setting fire TO the walk Of
Fifty hId and Fifty fourth streets which was twice In
flames Thursday nght pinnkett the smallest boy u
the gang heard 70 say shortly before the to broka
out. tbat how he would like to the building burn
down The Others were 20 run away from t6c rops
walk ut the time the fire broke out Justice StewMt
committed the boy TO prisonfor examination
CITY Intelligence.
FILTHY sTREETs-1HE CITY INSPECTOR NOT TO
BLAME-wHo ISL
Last week. in accordance with plain duty, We saiief
the attention of the city authorities TO several nusascea
existing throughout the city and particularly to ssma
heaps of street dirt of three four months stand
ing in the upper part Of the town. Having in auisn
TO this matter mentioned the City Inspector that officer
sent in communication in which he stated that Is net
his duty the removal of dirt from the street
He says ut would be uDusabe interference with Tia
duties and powers Of another for this department
The duties of the City Inspector the Commissioner ssy
is to the abatement of all nuisanoc deemed 1
trmental to the public health in houses yards asyB
&c. not those the streets" Well IL this be whs
is the responsible head Of that other department which
the City inspector refers? And what IL that
Is it Mr. Arcularus the head Of the department oS
Streets and Lamps? II whoever the officer H. let
the blame fail where belongs In the act to amend the
Charter Of the city of New York passed April l3l9
the following passage occurs
.' ,Ss @ SS " Sgs
a. hass Of the
the expense Of the Corporation oleaans public
Now from this II would appear to be the duty Of ths
Conmistoner OF Streets snd Lamps to have the dirt
piles that disgrace streets removed. But IL mar
be possible that when the charge Of neggt made
1t will turn out that the Superintendent Of Streets the
to shoulder the reponsbiity there is officer
by that title at the head Of bureau in the Department.
Of Streets and Lamps but here in all probability ths
matter VIII come home and we shall find out who ought
streets performed The city InspectorRas by plcasn
at least put the Commissioner Of Streets and Lamps anA
Let what these gentlemen have to say why
judgment should not be entered against them for Deg
gence Of duty Have the defendants anything to ssy
FIRE BoAnp SHP RoBERT CENrER.--At abou
ten O'Clock last evening tho fire alarm bells struck ina
eating fire In the Seventh district The engine aud
hose companies in the lower district soon on this
move but IT time before they could ascertas
where their services wanted It length a.
certained that tho ship Robert Center Captain Ar
mold lying Pier No. l5 foot Of Wall ktreet, fro
The mate Of the ship 1t appeared was asleep in the
cabin, and the ships watchman deck, when tho
mate awakened by the smell of smoke search fc,.
the Of the smoke unavarg and the aiara of
FIRE given by the mate and echoed by tho police,
and the firemen soon the ground, All search
for the fire proved unayang The smoke appeared te
Isl from the after the cabin bat It could
be further; ID was therefore deemed adv sable
to let on several streams Of water which thrown
down into all parts Of the ship mostly however directed
tha anNr GaqaIa agNA
at about half past eleven O'Clock il deemed Advisable
to cuttlc the shp to let her t by tho storm and
settle into the water The Robert Center is small ship
belonging 10 the Empire line for san Francisco. She
was loading vii ID assorted cargo for California aud
had about third OF her load board consisting olight
BUILDING materials spnituous liquors butter and -four
She II advertised by james smith son, NO ia WaM
street The flames we're stl gushing forth from the
sci with great fury at three o'clock this morning,
THE WEATHER The early morning Of yesterday wsg
very warm and the day continued so up about four
O'Clock in the ftdnoon From -four 10 five clock
heshiDg breeze sprung and rather brisk wind
vailed from the latter hour until night. This cooled
the heat atmosphere and wa most aereeable to our
HEnALp Building ranged thus AT SS1e deg at
3p M So deg at p. NJ, SAY deg AT ten O'Clock st
morning
NEwsHoss HaEvssr--A the boys" proceeded up
Broadway yesterday evening suddenly and vociferousJ
ell country friends sgb 1T the idea that 1t
lated TO cur national and popular mail steamer OF thas
they Immediately added cent to the prce Of eacb and
cautiously avoided eDghteDing their patrons 10 the
identity of the vessel thus proftDg largely by the
sympathy with MIR. Collins In his supposed loss.
DrATHs DRowrrso The Coroner held an inquest
yesterday upon the body Of an unknown man, found
drowned at Pier No 26 North river The deceased
about twenty years II age, FIVE feet six nches in
height, and had brown hair He dressed In white
muslin shirt, striped summer coat white pants, cotton
socks and fine shoes The jury returned . verdict o<
death by drowning, under circumstances to shem un-
known.
An inquest was held upon the body Of man. also
unknown, found drowned, yesterday, In the North
river foot Of Morton street. The deceased had brown
hair and sandy whiskers He dressed In white mus
lin shirt white cotton under shirt plaid SILK cravss,
brown cloth rock coat drab pants woollen SOCKS and
coarse shoes After the body made fast TO the pier
at which IL was found approached IT, and ri6ed
the pockets money and other property known -
be in them. verdct--'Death BY drowning under CIR
cumstances unknown"
The CuETrs GUARDS ExcuRsroN.-At the target ex-
cursion Of Curtis Guards there four companies
present numbering eighty men-not forty, @ We we're
informed
The Liquor Law.
MEETING AT WlsT NEWTON, MAss.-On Tuesday even
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