The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-25

On their way to the city they stopped ut Black
wells Island. where they went ashore and viste
all the institutions of that island
City intelligence.
i EVACUATION DAY.
Notwithstanding the unusual occurrence of Thanl,sgv-
ing observances end Evacuation Day reoicngs taking
place upon the morning. the solemrity with which
the citizens of Nsw York attend to the former cannot
absorb all their old yeneration for the annual
malls OF tho latter glorious epoch in history Eva
cnation Day will not be distinctly remarkable this
ming in consequence Of the general attendance in the
churches; but there win be the usual salute OF twenty
guns from the Battery general closing Of stores
apaade Of the Veterans Of 1872 and adjournment of
the law courts with suspension OF public business and
all orr official and corporate offices. The civic enthu
5iasm for the observance OF Evacuation Day was at
great height yesterday whilst feeling of religious gra
ttude for the blessings which flowed upon people
| from the not less fervent
THE WEATHER intensely cold at daybreak yester-
| day morning The day became more
noon approached and from that hour until evening the
thermometer ut the Herald Building ranged thus At
441a deg at p NJ 40 deg; at T. NJ, 451k deg
The evening and late night clear, cold, and frosty
The ground in the rural districts and the streets in the
city, s quite hard and well prepared for . coat Of
| snow.
| Mr. MsAGHER's LECTURE AusrRALrA,-This lee.
ture will be delivered at eight o'clock this evening. ct
Metropolitan Hall Since the announcement Of the
Committee of Arrangements the anxiety to hear the
gifted young orator has been daily extending amongst
expect the noble hail will be filed The subject Is
OF exceeding interest and when treated by Of Mr.
Meagbers talent, practical knowledge aud expressive
and eloquent delivery viii make decided impression
upon the minds cf his hearers, and much nfor
nation OF an enduring character to the Numbers about
| TO leave for the new gold country.
HOME FOR FRrESDLEss.-rhe managers Of TIE
Home for the Friendess which is situate az East Thir
tieh street between the Fourth and Fifth will
hold their annual donation visit at the Home to
The receptions will take place in the morning aud after
and ~ b,H~
the day and evening We certain tnat the managers
will be well sustained by citizens when they consider
the peculiar severity Of the advancing aud
the vast number amongst US who may be truly ranked
friendless
Hupsor RIVER RALRoAD-Mr. Stark. the efficient su.
psrinte Of this road with view of giving the resi-
dents Of the various subu ban villages along the banks
Of the Hudson, below Sing Sing opportunity Of at
terdirg amusements, &c, in the city has need
running accommodation train from the oopot in
Chambers street, at eleven O'Clock p NJ The residents
line of the New Haven road seem quite anxious to be
accommodated In like manner, and doubt Mr.. Whist.
ler the superintendent OF the latter will shortly comply
| with their wishes.
| FIRFs-As officers Hetving and Cumming, Of the six
tecnth ward police, We're patroliDg their beats, at
FIRE to exist in the house No l96 West twenty frst
treet occupied as q bakery by Mr.. Ii. G. Hearty The
away the hack hcuse AID guited either from
the intense heat Of the oven actual contact with
spniEf II spiead rapidly f9r time and before II was
entirely destroyed The amount OF stock destroyed
is valued a $500 and the fixtures were supposed to be
worth from leo to 5000 This property Insured with
! the Marine Insurance Company for $500 The house Ia
owssd by Mrs Margaret Mitchell and it is dan aged
extent OF about l5O or $500 Mrs Mitches property is
insured with the Howard Insurance Company for $500
Upon the asrm being given, Assistant Captain Beam of
the sixteenth ward with full section OF and many
FIRE companies, were promptly upon the spot and
eeeded IN condning the flames to the one building
re broke out, at nine O'Clock yesterday msrnng, in
the house No 6s Eleventh OF Fifteenth
street and the avenue occupied by Mr. Samuel L. Lsza
rus 1t originated In q furnace ia the under cellar and
/ communicated quickly q
| building After the alarm given, a number Of fire
companies attended, and succeeded n expgushing it
without much serious damage The furniture of the
house Is injured extent valued at from 200 to $3.50
The house sustained damage to the amount Of $500
Company tor 81 900 and the building with the National
and Peoples companies ter ss,oOo The fire first
discovered by officer Marshall Sixteenth ward and Cap
tain Loyett, with Assistant Captain May and two
tions Of men attended at it. large force Of remen
! were present
hre broke out ct nine o'clock yesterday morning in
the frame building No 38 Goerck street and in
the house, It was almost immediately consumed not.
withstanding the utmost exertions of the remen 1t
was occupied BY Mrs Mcdonnell, Mrs. Close Mrs. shaw,
/ Mrs Myers Mrs Sullivan, Mrs Purcell and Mrs. Chris
tian. they have lost nearly all their furniture, and in
most instances their clothes The flames fire TO the
drews and occupied by Mt whitman Hslick, Mrs
Clark Mr Henry Bouton and Mrs. Garrett. The roof
was burnt of and the premises greatly damaged by
water The next house, No "a, alao owned by Dr. An.
drews took fire and the roof was nearly destroyed be-
Mr. Dibble Mr. Penny and Mrs. David Lufin lived ia
this house brick building, No 81, owned and occu-
pied by Mr. Abraham, was damaged by water. The da
mage to the furniture Of the occupants Ia the three
buildings estimated at $500 and the loss upon the
houses, Nos "a SO and 3S amounts to nearly 81 600
Captains Bradford and Russell with large force OF po
lice attended. The fire occssioned by the burning
OF the chimney Of No 3 the sparks of which communi
Gated to the roof rbe remen abored with great perse
veranoe but for their isefsgable exertions most
| extensive conhsgration woulu have occurred
SERIOUS AcoiDFsrs.--on last Tuesday evening amsn
named John SIarin who has been for time In the
employ of Mr. Sanford Baker 40 Peck slip, accident
ally fell through the hachwsy, upon the third floor Of
the building, to theground lie sghted upon his head,
aud takon up senseess having sustained
OF the brain oicsr Donney, Of tho Second wsrd took
him TO the City Hospital and hopes are entertained Of
On last Tuesday evening, officers oun and Freed
brought q man named john Fitzgerald to the Seven.
teenh ward station house with his leg badly fractured
by falling upon the sidewalk in Third avenue. between
Seventh and Eighth streets Officer Freed took him TO
Bellevue Hospital II Is said Fitzgerald was in liquor.
RECOVERY OF CApTAIr sScpssAss Captain snodgrass,
Of the First ward attended duty at the Chiefs office
yesterday being his first time since his serious injury by
stage nearly two months ago
THE MARION GUARD Captain J. Marskall numbering
twenty five muskets passed our Office yesterday upon
their way to the country for target practice They son-
tended for thirteen valua Bile prizes
PRoPrRrr FLoArIvo IN THs RHEn -0n Tuesday even
ing the ocers Of the Seventh ward found thirty four
whsey and one barrel OF potatoes floating in the dock
foot Of Pike street They conveyed the property to the
station house
MYSTERIOUS MORTALITY AT New ORLEANS
Some time the ship Alexander Grant, Captain
Guthrie arrived at this port from Liverpool In few
days afterwards two fine young arcled for the trip
to and from this place disappeared quite uDaccountsoy
The next that known OF their whereabouts gave
snohoy information that they had passed from the land
the living the land of the dead They were fsvortes
Of the captain rigid ipquiies have resulted n the
discovery terrible probability 1t appears that they
went to certain ssiors boarding house, at which they
were drink largely Of what supposed TO have
been drugaed liquor. They then induced, by the
temptation Of twenty dollars advance premium. to bind
TO 60 upon another Ship Their drugged ine
biatiop made them easy and unconscious victims II