New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-18
CITY ITEMS.

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CITY ITEMS.
RANGE OF THE THERMOMETER,
MACE ,sSsi i7. IN S s SEN '5ilS'
TIE WEATHER.-A regular old fashioned
north-easter set in yesterday afternoon about one
O'clock and at the late hour Of the night which Civ
birth to this paragraph, was raging with chill,
dreary, sullen, and persistent vigor. The snow fell
to the depth of four 1--WE inches, forming with tue
mud and moisture Of the streets. the inimitsole
pound for which chemistry has name, and to which
the thoroushfarss of our metropolis may claim
monopoly. Although the wind has not yet blown a
gale, the storm taken as q whole fairly beats its
never-to-be-forgotten predecessors, with whose
presence We have been 90 sbundanty favored during
the past winter. Our Geographic communications
are for the most part headed of BY the storm, and
We may expect to hear of q plenty OF disastsrs as
We are again brought into relations with the
four points of the compass
A NOBLE AcT.-At the fire in the Bow
cry yesterday morning, as We are informed BY an
eyewitness, Mr.. Joseph Mount, foreman Of Hose
Co. No. IA, distinguished himself in a manner de-
serving Of the warmest APPRECIATION. Mr.. NJ. was
among the first at the fire, where he found that
several persons were in the upper stories and in
great peril He rushed up the narrow stairs, which
were already on fire. and found two women, three
children and two men crying for help Mr.. N. 70
turned to the street, and in default Of the arrival Of
the ladder trucks, got painters ladder which was
some ton feet too short, put 1t on barrel and CO.
up within reach Of the window. At this time there
was such a dense cloud of smoke rolling up
under the ladder that sufocauon seemed eer-
tain; but Mr.. Mount quickly brought down
one child, then another, and then one of the
women, but the other woman was too heavy
for him, and he was obliged to let her slide down the
ladder. At this moment his strength gave way, and
he and the both tainted and fell over the bar
rel upon the ground. All the women ana children
were saved without serious injury. Mr.. Mount was
taken home and placed under medical care In the
meantime the got upon the roof, but one or both
Of them returned for the purpose Of saving some go
in money, and one lost his life while the other was
so badly burned a. to be in much danger.
WAsHINGrON's LIFE GuARD.-The funer-
al OF Henry Gibson, the Lash of Washineton's Life
Guard, will take place on Monday next. The Con-
tinental Companies of New-York Brooklyn, Jersey
CoI0mO-
nies, which will be conducted under command Of
Capt. J. C. Helm. The remains will lie in state at
the City Hall, till Monday.
DETAINED steamer Sierra Nevada
for Chsgres. is detained BY the storm She will
leave to-day. The Southerner, for Charleston, will
probably remain until it clears up.
SHAD.-They are catching Shad and
Herring very abundsn.ly in the Potomac. The shad,
however, sell for rs cents pair and the Herring for
Is cents bunch. shad were caught in Newark Bay
on Tuesday.
SHOCKING AND Mysterious MURDER
On Tuesday night the body Of poor laboring man
named VIM Furlong was found in room In shanty
in Thirty. second-st near Third av, occupied by the
family of man named Patrick Smith and from the
appearance of the body it was believed that he had
been murdered The Coroner was called to hold an
INQUEST when the following testimony was adduced:
The deceased came to this country about year
since, and In September last went to board in the
family Of Smith, whom he had known in the old
country. He was received with great kin1nsss By
Smith and his family, and has continued to live with
them till his death. For the past ten days he had
been upwsll and had been attended with great care
BY Mrs Smith and her servant, Fanny Doyle. On
the night Of the death Of Furlons, Mrs. Smith and
her servant visited his ct about 10 O'clock and
Left him apparently comfortable her husband had at
that time besu In bed for several hours. On the fol-
lowing morning, Fanny went TO his room, which she
found vacated and the bed observed several spots
of blood. She then passed into an adjoining room,
where FuIlong was found crouched 10 and dead, In
the midst of pile Of lumber. She then made known
the circumstances to her employers, who, ON fur
ther examination, found that the door leading from
the room to q pair of stars on the outside OF the
building had been forced open, and marks Of blood
were upon each step, and also upon the ground.
Oficer QUINN OF the XVIIItn Ward twas soon atths
place, and in looking about found large paving
stone near the foot OF the stairs, with blood upon IT,
Smith VAS very much excited, and notwishssanding
FuyoDg was dead, fastened to the ONCE OF Dr. BUS
iced and the Doctor not being In, LEFT word that ne
Wantsd physician, as man 81 his house was very
sick and was bleeding at the hose. Several viii
pesses testified that at the time In question tney,
while in bed, heard cries and calls for assistance
These personsli live quite near smIths house: Iasy,
noises emansted. Dr.. Lidill, Of No. 10 Prince-st
made post moTtem examination oil the BODY, ana
iound bruises ard contusons on the head, arms and
body Of the deceased and expressed nus cenvetlon
hat these we're the cause OF death The Jury fsn-
iered the following verdict, VIE: 1--WE nnd that
VIM. Furlong came to his death by compression oil
Inc brain, caused BY injuries inflicted oY some per-
son or persons unknown to the jury bus the sesn'
mouy being of nature 70 cast sus pcion upon Fat
mex Smith. We recommend the Coroner 10 hold him
for further examination"
The testimony that was adduced against Smith,
was that relating his great eHcitsment, calling
upen ply siciza to see Ftrlong, when be was al.
ready dead Il was clearly proven that the dscsased
had stated to one or more persons, that had Is nos
been foS Smith he would have been frozen to DEAN
in the streets during the pass winter TIE accused
Vas committed 70 prison.
The CALIFORNIA TIcKEr OPERATION
A crowd Of abou. 100 persons, wss had purchased
tickets for Calfsrna from Palmer Co.. yesterday
assembled ct the Lower Police Courss the hour for
the investigation into the charges male By Robert
s,irlep, Who alleges that he had been deffauded oy
them Of Sis, which be paid for passsts tickets 70
| California, but which proved valueses. fslnsr
Who en- me previous night had been aIreued By or
fcef Elder, made proposition 70 these persons 10