The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-21
City late lisgcbee.

TnE WEATHER Yesterday morning we had keen
ft, but asthe day advanced the air became warm
and ct evening It was quite mild The thermometer at
tbs HERALD Building r~pged At noon AZ deg at NJ,
Az deg atop Asa deg. Toe night came calm,
oleaf, bat very chilly.
SALE CORPORATION PROPERTY Thpre IL to be a sale
Of Corpo stop propry the direction OF tine Com
mhsienerof the Sinking Funa the Exchange to day
~ neon.
Mu4rAnY. Cannon Light Guards, Captain Thomas
Staues nt their first annual excursion yesterday,
and shot for eight valuable ptizes.
whitehall Light Guards Captain William Sykes,
went TO HcboksD with twenty Eve muskets and made
good show.
The second company Chatham Guard will make their
third annual target e1cur ion ON the IS b instant Christ
mas day. They will have handsome display. Adkins
brand band has been engaged Tor the occasion.
ACCIDENT HAsLEM RAILnoAp.-we have heard
that 1t O'CLOCK on SUNDAY morning John MoNuity
brakeman the freight rom Albany fell from the
care about quarter Of mite above Bedford station in
Westminster county ard that tue wheels OF two
passed over his lef leg cut ing 1t entirely off, and brus
ing bis risht foot very badly
the firm OF Valentine Msson Steyedors dong business
10 Eighteenth street ns- avenue u, assaulted in
avenue A. about Twenty first street aud stabbed in the
hip ceyipg deep which will con6ne him to his
bed for Along time The Perpetrators escaped
MoSE Rowp.rsm- AsoTBsR sTABmSo CAsx-At about
eelock this morning Mr.. Joseph Bunting who
sdee at No le Duane street passing through Green
wch street, on b's bone with couple Of ffen is
As &c party arrived At Fran kin Il rect aar-unknogn
IL tten-csme up and exclt-d slight alteration Im-
medisttly afterwsrd' the stranger drew knife and
stabbed Mr. BuntiDg in the forehead inictog serious
the same weapon and way. Mr. Bunting was taken
to the station house Of ibe FIT ward be was at
tended to by surgeon aud hts wounds dressed The
perpetrator Of the deed is not arrested yet
0Aisrsus AccDE.T.-we are informed by ono OF the
prcpetort Of the line Of to which No 2T belongs
Ihat the boy ured Thursday out into the
middle Of tine behind an omnsu. upon the
step Of which he had been sitting suddenly that the
driver OF No 21 could not although he going quite
Bloe at the time poll quick enough avoid acct
dent he ss0 that the story about the driver
whipping bis horses increase their pace aud boy to
make him Let the pole untrue and without the least
foundation.
DEAD Bopr Pourp-ofncer Petit OF the fifth ward
fosnd the body Of an unknown lying dead in lum.
Der yard foot II Watt street Last evening The Coroner
Petit and Doctor Lcds the Jury rendered verdict OF
death from serious illusions about the brain The de-
ceased Is about Owe feet eight inches high with dark hair
ard wearing whskers all round bis face lie dressed
with blue sstipet pants satinet white muslin shirt
with q red flannel under shift.
DyAru FROM an ACCIDENT Coroner Ives held an in
quest yesterday at the City Hospital upon the body Of
German csrIenter named Joseph Damou who died from
fracture II the base Of the skull which he accd
received upon The 10h instant 1t appeared from the
evidence OF William Irving that deceased at work In
the builorg OF Franklin street and Broad
way upon the In question and having gone down to
the basement for an he stepped board placed
trsDsveseiy the vault when returning aud thus
ceyed the injury Dr. Suckey depoed to his state after
admission and that death resulted from fracture hs
base o. the skull Verdict accordingly.
kEscUrD Dnowsrso AT one O'Clock Yesterday
tMonosy) morning man named Patrick carroll fell
into the North river at the foot OF Chambers
Gillian % the Third ward
Aso,nsR GA, . P..T.--A g,d named N. rce,n kirk
patrick naveoi scotland whoa rived hers steiy from
Ssnsds ass eires.d BY the second yard police ss late
HsAe attire. Hef friends have been written 70
IshNE Man e1nnrTs The name Of the insane
msn found wandering In the streets and conveyed 10 the
he has been removed the city prson and placed in
the change Of DR. Covell