The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-05
city Intelllgencc.

PREPARAroNs EoR RAISING REVENUE CUTTER
bu,y employed in preparations to raise that vessel
which sunk in the bay last Tuesday. chain sling
has been passed and around the hull q the
veese and all the preparations for raising her will
be completed when the floating derrick will be brought
into requon and the cutter viii Ds brought to the
surface and again set aoat II is supposed that the
work required OF the derrick will take but few hours
The captain states that he that Of his
missing having ascerained that fact in five minutes
after the vessel went Gown.
THE WEATHER The following is the range Of the
thermometer in the Herald Building during yesterday:
At noon 76o at 3 P. M. IA, and at p. NJ 76'. At
noon there heavy dark sky and light RAIN the rain
gradually increased until half past one when it came
down very heavy; it was general all the city and
suburbs 1t continued to rain to the hour OF our going
press.
CHURCH OF THE DurcH REFORMED socIrrY Having
heard that interesting ceremony in the shape Of
dedication would take place at ve O'Clock yesterday
afternoon the church in progress of building for the
above congregation the OF Thirteenth street
and Seventh avenue caused OF our reporters to
attend but sorry to say that In we
presume of the severity Of the evening" nothing Of the
sort took place.
Rowpy AupAcIry-Ap party of six rowdes made an at
tack upon and attempted to rob Mr. James r. Quick at
six o'clock p NJ Tuesday he stood in front of his
own door in Sixth street, avenue A. Mr. Quick
made stout resistance and kept the party at bay until
the approach Of some citizens put them to flight Inha
btants OF that neghborhood complain Of the great in
of rowdes in the locality and of their violence and
audacty and suggest increase OF the police force in
that and the surrounding wards
NARROW EscApE-As Major Labau. of New York.
with three other American gentlemen, were crossing the
Bay of Fundy, last week, in small boat. from Nova
Scotia to New Brunswick. the boat capsized in
squa Fortunately the boat did not sink and the par
ties and boaman succeeded in reainng the boat which
foated bottom up They rescued from their perlous
situation by fishing smack, after having been in the
some three hours and half, during which time
the rapid tide of the bay had drifted them seward
distance Of twenty miles.
ERRATuM-In publication Of yesterday morning 1t
stated that Mr. Boorman late President of the Hud
River Railroad passenger in the Henry Clay at
the time Of the accident We are happy to find that this
is a mistake Mr. Boorman passenger in the train
of cars which first up to the wreck and he was
calamity. This led to the mistake. reporter i'm
agined he escaped from the burning vessel
CHLD ExPosuRE.-Onicer Benjamin Way. Of the Tenth
district found child of about week old lying in q
basket upon the stoop of Mr. Goodness house, at 100
Ludlow street at late hour Tuesday night. 1t up
pcnred healthy and sent to the Almshouse
FIRE AIARM.-The alarm Of fire Tuesday night was
caused by heavy smoke from stove pipe in house 20
Orchard street.
AccIpENT-A carman named Michael Cunninghame,
whilst in state Of intoxication fell from his cart in
Macdougall street. and very severely injured He
taken home to Thirty street First avenue
by officer Banks, of the Fifteenth district.
VIOLATION OF Cry ORDINANCES Officer Elijah Burin
Cart Inspector in the Chiefs Office, arrested four
in the Sixteenth ward during Tuesday, for drv-
ing without licenses and violating city ordinances other
wise. They were all fined by Justice Stuart.
A jury at Kenosha, Wisconsin, has given mu-
latto woman verdict of 500 against Capt Lundy oil
the steamboat Baltic for turning her out of the common
cabin account Of her color.