The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-22
City Intelligence.

THE LADIES' FIVE POINTS sM,ssIoN-THANKsG1y-
ING FEsTIvAL-The fourth annual festival of the
children under the care of the Five Points Mission
will be celebratedupon Thanksgiving Day. in the new
BUILDING which has been erected upon the site of the
Brewery. The feast will take place shortly after
csncle light, when between four and five hundred
children will cit down to dino er forming most inter
estipg spectacle. The ladies would appeal to bcnev
oent public, in the meantime, for the usual donations
IN clothes money or provisions, which will be CRATE
fully acknowledged. If q note be directed to the
donations caa be had they will be duly sent for. 1t
is hoped that the humane public will be as generous
as usual towards those poor children and that they
may all visit them on Thursday.
We call the attention of our readers to an adveS-
nsement which announces that the Hutchin-
sons will sing at Metropolitan Hall this evening" for
the benefit OF the Ladies Mission ut the Five Points.
Dodworth's band will be present, and perform for the
same purpose.
NATIONAL FENCIBLEs.-This neatly uniformed
and well disciplined company, commanded by apt.
A. II. Purdy, Of the National theatre, celebrate
the third anniversary of their formation to- day, by
parade through the city and dinner at Flushing,
L; l.; they viii be accompanied by q large number
Of guests and the full Governors Island band under
the direction Of Mr.. Bloomfield.
VETERANS or THE WAR OF 1Sl2.-Au adjourned
meeting will be held at the Star Hotel, Cl Lipenard
street. this Tuesday evening, Nov. 22 to hear the
report Of the committee of arrangements for cele-
brating the 25th day OF November. The comman-
dant expects ever member to be present By order
II. Raymond, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding.
The AMERICAN INVENTORS UNIoN.--Ths body
held meeting yesterday morning az the Panthe m
buildings 343 Broadway. living t, the unfayorable
weather, there was not very large attendance.
Several measures were prop osed for advancing the
interests OF the association some OF which called
forth desultory debate but before any Of them
voted upon, motion was made aud carried that the
eting adjourn.
AN ASSAULT BY RowDIEs-SrABBING WITH A
KMTE-Op Sunday evening young man named
Thomas Coubert, residing at No. 245 Cherry street,
was returning home, aud when near his residence
he violently assaulted by several rowdy fellows,
who Knocked him down, and stole from his posses
sion bundle of clothing Coulbert struggled to re-
gain posse Of his operty and called out for
help, when one Of the gang plunged knife into his
lett brease, inicting very severe If not a fatal
the police. The injured man was taken to the New
York Hospital.
FELL THROUGH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS after
noon, William McGufIe, aged twenty-five years,
clerk in the drug store Of Sands Brother, corner
Of Futon and William streets fell through the hatch
way from the store into the basement, and was in.
stanty killed. Deceased was single man.
FIRF-SusIIuoN or ARsoN.-About AZ O'Clock yester.
day morning the grocery store and Nath
street, found to be fire. II extinguished
with difficulty after most of the goods had been
destroy ed by either Rre, smoke water. exanin-
part of the store the oil cans where hal
been no FIRE used. The captain Of the Eleventh ward
IL attended with very suspicious crcum
to say tx least Of 1t.