The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-18
City Intelligence.

MEETING cALrosSisSs-A meeting Of the Caifor-
mans present soourning in New York held st the
Irving House last evening, for the purpose OF adopting
sta Die to bring the grievances under which the
State the Pacific hbors before Congress and to
petition a redress Of them The meeting prenl-
mary one. Mr Crane, Of the San Francisco Co.rer,
Mr. Win chester Dennis MCCARTHY, Esq, and others
appointed committee Of thirteen, to draw up state
general meeting to be called for future day for the
adoption Of Caornians previous to being presented to
Congress.
ANornrE CASE on MURDER OR MANsLAuGHrEa-on
Friday evening. shout half past seven O'Clock, Julius
Wells whe resided vt No 52S Broone street. went into
the store No. 53Z Broome OF Sullivan street, Tor
the purpose Of getting paid for air Of stockings which
young named Jacob Stoksm belonging to the
hE purchased from his wife Soon after going into
store, colored man named johnson, asked Wells to
"tre9t y Wells answered "next year man named
for the purpose Of extracting money from it. when
Wells showed him aside Stokam then raid to Saters,
let the old man aloneo Salters in reply used some
blackrusra language, and bantered Etokara into the
street to fight him Wells said If he clerk of the
store he would put him (salters) out" saters then
-salters followed both reached the sidewalk sater.
asked Wells what the matter Wells said he did not
trouble him and called "Wateh" ssisess said halloa
Sal.rs then said you, III give 1t to youn and suit
ing the action to the he .ed Wells to the ground
rushed to the relief Of the PROSTATE man, and
examining him they found that his scu fractured.
lie taken to his residence, No 526 Broome street.
where he fingered nsensble state until half past
five o'clock yesterday morning when he died. An in.
quest held by Thomas j. Barr E Alderman OF the
sixth ward and the jury found rdct, that the de-
ceased 10 his death by blow, inflicted by Julius
SateIs the night OF the 10th Of January 1852 the
Of Sullivan and Broome streets The deceased
German by birth and about forty years age He
leaves widow and several children. According to
all accounts he remarkably peaceable and quiet
and known such to the whole neigh borhood
salters became alarmed when be heard of the death
Of Wells. lie kept on, Of the way for a short time;
but asceraning that the police in search OF him
be yesterday afternoon surrendered himself to Justice
Lothrop and taken into custody by officer Stephens
The in PLANTATION OF the ARRAY to the magistrate
stated that he struck the deceased in self Defence
that be was assaulted by him, and was compelled to
strike him to protect h!mfef An inquest will De held
this morning.
ALMOST srARvEp--M Michael Coughlin, Irish emf
grant while HE way from the emigration Office to his
lodging house ir Cherry Friday fell in the street.
completely exhausted. He brought to the Fourth
after being somewhat recovered he sisted that he had
not tasted food two days He passenge, in
the James Pagan Jan. l.
DEsTTurF.Ncra Higgins was brought on Friday to the
Seventeenth ward station house with her four children
in mes destitute condition They were properly at
tended TO.
FRE.-About half past IL o'siock on Friday night.
street, occupied by William Stevens and which, with its
contents, entirely consumed. Assistant Captain
Hicks and platoon Of policemen present. Damage
about $3.50.
ACCIDENT About O'Clock on Friday evening Mrs f.
Gillespie fell on the sidewalk in the First avenue be.
tween Fir Second streets and broke her thigh bone
She conveyed to DR. Whites drug store by off GER
street.
FouSp - On Friday evening about o'clock stray
horse found in the street, Fulton market 1t
was taken to the public pound by officer Rice.