The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-24
CITY Intelligence.

rnx wrArHra, from Monday night continued wet
and cold and ct Yesterday
atmo,phere At noon, experienced . sudden change;
the day became dry with light air. The thermo
az p M. sss deg; at P. NJ, 10 deg As evening
came on 1t again fcggy and wet but the advanced
night mild without rain Considering the periol o.
the wear az which have arrived the weather lie very
mild but the sudden changes Of temperature 10 which
We have been exposed have produced good dea Of in
fuenxs and rheumatism.
the New York Vegetarian Society held on Tuesday
evening at 10 LaiRbt street the President Dr. Wall in
the chair An address made by Rev. Mr.. Shaw, OF
Williamsburg who commended that the practice of eating
the flesh Of animals contrary TO the Bible and the
principal obstacle in the OF the Gospel reform So
yersl other gentlemen related their experience in vege
tarianism all beaIrg testimony to the heslthful In
of exclusively vegetable diet After enrolling
several new members, and appointing committee on
py laws the society adjourned to the I4th of Desbe
at which time ii Is expected the Rev. Mr. Shaw will again
be among the speakers.
THE Board OF SurERvIsoRs-THE INDEX Book Con-
rRAcrln report of the proceedings Of the Board Of
Supervisors Mondsy night which appeared in the
HERALD Of yesterday morning. there is an error In giving
the statement of his honor the Recorder relative to the
saving which, he submitted would be effected by an a.
teraton Encouragement Of this contract The report
as published n ads that the Recorder stated lie would
vote for adherence to the tems Of the contract
to paying for two hundred and fifty books but that the
r. nainder, up to one thousand frequred should be
paid for at the lower tender which he proposed and that
the difference would amount to sixty six hundred dol
ars We now hpd that the saving would amount to q
The Recorder pointed out the reduction Of expense
which would be Effected by adopting the resolution
he proposed ard concluded by stating that the differ
ence on the indexes Of the Registers Office will b. So 600
per volume Of five hundred pages S2S 800 eight
volumes that the ference between the prices originally
proposed, and those mentioned on the whole We, k
OF all the Offices will be upwards of 100000 This is
serious and requires to be locked to.
Pos1roNEp The Ceremony Of laying the corner stone
Of the House Of Refuge for Juvenile Delinquens
das Island postponed yesterday account of the
weather The steamboat Astoria leaves this day. IL
o'clock A M, and will conduct the com pany to the
pound.
EmE-A fire broke out at nine O'Clock on Tuesday
morning, in carpenters shop situated at No l2s Tenth
street and Seventh avenue The police and hremen were
quickly upon the spot and through their exertons the
damage not very considerable it was at frat
dreaded it would be In the confusion, employed
upon the premises fell from window in the second
story, and sustained some serious internal Injuries.
FIRE ALARM The fire alarm which tolled out mt
aquerter to twelve O'Clock last Monday night for the
Fourth district from the ringing Of the bells in
Brooklyn Tie peculiar Of the atmosphere caused
echo sound like II the bell in the midst Of this
City The City Hall bell rang an alarm in the Fifth
district, ut ten O'Clock last night. Upon inquiry,
We could not find Are. The note given from the
Centre market bell.
FArAL REsrLr OF AN ACCIDENT The Coroner held an
inquest yesterday afternoon at the City Hospital
the body Of named James McInraly, who died
there Monday evening from the effect Of injuries
which he received last Friday Peter Duffy sworn-was
q. work with the dsoesed last Friday in Thirty ninth
street near Third avenues employed in sinking
ssver there had been blast Of the rock in the
went to work. deceased turned back about thirty feet
from where working; econ heard him call to me,
raging, my leg IL broken' found that large stone
had rolled from the bank. and crushed his leg my i'm
preston lie that he went to board whi,h had
been broken BY hs blast and that this caused the stone
TO fall upon him. Surgeon Suckley was adj
mitted to the Hospital Friday, the 18TH With
compound fracture Of the left leg; he died, in
quence, on Monday evening Verdict accordingly. De
ceased was native Of Ireland, and aged forty years
SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT a late hour on Monday
evening, laborer named Mathew Cyphe, who was
employ ed In working Mt the building No 125 Green
vch street accidentally fell from the fifth story to the
basement, ipjurng himself In most serious manner
lie Yves taken up by his fellow workmen and citizens
and conveyed to the CITY Hospital by officer George Ro
land OF the First ward police Hopes entertained of
his recovery.
SUDDEN DrATH-Coroner Ives has been notified to hold
an inquest on board the packet ship Manhattan,
lying at pier No a3 East river upon the body of
who died rather suddenly, after the voyage from
Liverpool.
DEAp BopY Child FOUND The police Of the
Eighth ward found the body Of infant in the dock
OF Charlton street last Monday evening.