The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-22
City Intelligence:

MILITARY AND CIVIC SOCIETIES OF THE CITY.
The birthday Of Washington will be celebrated in The
usual manner, by military parades and professions e
civic societies. during the day. and by fireworks at the
Park in the evening. large transparency of washng
ton is to be suspended from the balcony ohe City Hail.
and will be kept brilliantly lighted during the entire
evening. The military will not turn out in very strong
force; but great number Of societies will celebrate
the day by procession, which will march through the
principal streets Of the city -
The officers Of the First division the New York volun-
ters, and the Washington Grays Eighth regiment in
tend celebrating Washngtons birthday by parade and
review in the forenoon and by attending at the Tabsr-
ney, N Bowdch Blunt, ESD at half. past one O'Clock
PM All the officers Of the First division, the Veteran
tend and will procure tickets through their different
commandans The officers Of the First division and ha
to the Tabernacle The volunteers will procure tickets
of Lieutenant Colonel Burnham Captain Besson at ths
Mercer The Tstssn Of war
members being those who engaged in the military
service of the United States in the with Great B
headquarters No. GA Lspenard street at ten O'Clock
A. M, in their usual uniform, with side arms and pro-
Honor the Mayor after which they will be escorted by
the Washington Greys by invitation of that company to
the Tabernacle to hear the address of the district at
The following societies will join in the civic process
O.U A-Continental Chapter, No. L. This society
viii be escorted by the Continental Guard.
The Order Of United Americans under the direction q
John C. Helme, grand marshall This society," after BE-
tropoan Hall to hear oraton to be delivered By J.
o. T. 1-Wayne Chapter, No. ST.
o. U. A-Franklin Chapter, No. Q.
o. u. A.-1ndependence Chapter No. 30. This society
will be escorted by the Lone Star Guard.
.. A-Excelsior Chapter, No rs, will be dressed in
o. U. .A.-Bunker Hill Chapter No. o.
o. U. A.-Putnam Chapter No. s.
Protestant Association under the command of Samuel
nd hal his ~.
Fourteenth street to the Fulton ferry where they win
cross over to Brooklyn and pay that city visit They
which will return with them to New York, where they
will pass through the Park in review before his Honor
the Mayor.
Protestant Association New York Lodge No. 8.
Protestant Association, Empire Lodge, No. 1.
braton Of Washngton's birthday
CEIETRAIoN THE DAY AT WILLIAMSBURG.
The democracy of the city of Williamsburg will cee-
taxi place at the Odeon This being the annual ball
of the democrats Of that city, it will, doubt be
splendid affair.
day. The shone brightly from morning tin night,
which enabled thousands of the fair to promenade
Broadway without fear of catching cold. The thermo
meter at the HERALD Office ranged from 81 to SO degrees
above zero.
ROMAN CATHOLIC ORPHAN ASYLUM IN BRooKLYS-The
ladies Of Brooklyn profe sng the Roman Catholic Reli
gion meet each Monday in order to mature their ar
rangements for the holding of grand fair in aid Of the
Easter Monday, and the lady managers are
very confident of support from the citizens generally It
would appear as If tho institution deserving OF
fdence now supports about hundred and sixty
four children who have been rescued from detitution
and vice. The managers appeal for contributions which
mayl be left at the boys asylum Of Clinton and
Congress kstrees the females asylum in Congress
street, between Court and Clinton streets.
NOVEL WAY OF DISTURBING TEMPERANCE PRKAcHERs.-
On Sunday afternoon, while a temperance meeting was
in session at the foot of James Slip man. for fun
threw torpedo in among the crowd which struck Ira
Buckley the President of the Seventh Ward Temperance
tim fhn lar Ma ntalA ondou
terng the flesh just below the knee The offender imme
dately tooh to fight and into liquor shop oppo
Site where, after considerable noise and confusion he
was arrested by the police, who conveyed him to the
station house.
FmE-At quarter past eleven O'Clock yesterday fore
noon fire broke out in rear of 14 Fulton street.
cuped by Andrew McAlster as healing salve manufac.
tory but promptly extngushed before any material
damage effected. The fire originated from pot OF
varnish which boiled and set fire to the fence.
ActIpExT-Abou quarter past three clock on Sunday
afternoon, named Patrick Murphy, residing at the
ing horseback the Eleventh avenue when the animal
stumbled throwing him with great violence to the ground
cutting his head in serious manner. He taken up
insensble and conveyed by the police OF the Sixteenth
district to the City Hospital where he lies ina pre-
carious state.
CHILD ACCIDENTALLY SUrFocArED'-Coroner ODonnelT
held inquest yesterday evening" at the house in the
of No 342 Twenty ninth street. upon the body of
child named Edmund Goodman. which was suffocated
morning Mary Goodman, the mother, deposed to and
ing tho child lying upon her when she awoke 1t was
cold she took II to her breast to warm IT. but found after
cmcnt that ID was dead The jury rendered verdict
accidental suocaton The child was four months old
CmD ExPosuRE-Coroner Wilhelm held an inquest,
Yesterday at the Office City Hall, upon the body Of
male infant which was found exposed in Chambers street
ON Sunday night 1t was taken to the Almshouse and
nroperv attended to- After hearing the testimony Of
br dde the Jury rendered verdict Of death by being
prematnrey born and from exposure to the cold
BURSTING OF CRoroS WATER PTEs.-No less than three
Co,on pipes in the Second ward burst Sunday
The following stores were flooded by water in consequence
of these accidents Nos 120 Maiden lane, 107 Fulton
street. and 80 Maiden lane.
TRAVEL TO PmADnPMA--Cn CHANGE OF HouR-The
twelve O'Clock line Of the Camden and Amboy Railroad
will be discontinued after this day, and two lines run in
stead, Mt Z A. NJ. and p ~, commencing tomorrow,
23d instant.
THE SgDMoRE GuARp.-This fine company passed our
Office yesterday after returning from their annual excur
sion for target practice They accompanied BY
Dodworths Band and presented very fine appearance
Fresh SAIMoS.-The America her last trip brought
from St. Johns N f., some half dozen fresh salmon nve
Of which we're bought by the Brothers Leana OF tns
Metropolitan, for the nice little sum Of s7S being htA>
more than " pound.