The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-18
City Intelligence.

TnE TRIBUNE AND IT'S RxxARkAn ln FOREIGN Nsws--rhe
New York tribune grand it is in philosophy great in
valng the little Times in the ucdity of its theatrical
criticisms astoundngly brilliant in its foreign de-
partmen an ordinarily attcave reader Of the HEaALD
should sometimes chance his eve that portion
OF the bnes columns devoted 70 European intelligence
he viii very often be not little astonished AMI puzzled
at his own familiarity with OF the topics, and If
his memory is good he may probably recollect reading
the same thing month before in the HERALD But the
Tribune exceedingly dro ami this feature constitutes
Of it, ordinary faoetia. As illustration Of this
cuiarity on the part Of rhilosophc neishbor we
tcle from Of the French papers apropos Of the oc
cupation cf Sanana. The history of this article Il rather
carious. Some five weeks ago while calculating the re-
cent movement iii that quarter the HERALD to
the French view OF the matter Published the translation
Of an article from lie Phars OF New York This after
wards re translated by the Journal du Hare and from
the latter paper has been again rendered into Eng
lsh and transferred to the lucid columns Of the Tribune
spluge and forming the text Tor editorial TO make
the Joke more telling and TO mystify still the pa
iernity OF the article in question the Tribune attributes
to the Courier, instead Of the Journal du Hdue He
would have been somewhat nearer the mark II he had
headed it-Translsted from the NEW York HERALD OF
18th December 1862 The to which contemporary
makes the article sbseryient is less characteristic OF
him than the faceous little incident itself lie thinks
that Faustn the First the wcoly headed Emperor o.
Hayt should turn the revelation lcren contained ef
feet and repuds.e his debt to France in retaliation for
the soace and support given by that power to the little
doubt its practicaby with French feet in the Antilles
With this latter consideration II appears worthy Of the
which IL was directed In the classic language Of Viz
gl-Arcodes oa,Jo.
Tn WnAHFR.ihe weather for the last few da rs has
been very cold, the Thermometer ranging from IA to ~
degrees above zero Yesterday II not cold a. the
day previous which is TO be accounted for In great
b The cessation OF the strong wind that has
blowing The day clear the shining as bright as
on May morning and IN those places where It shone
slight thaw was visible On the Goth Of January 1852
stood at degrees above at clock A. NJ On the
10Th OF this month which has been the coolest day this
year the Thermometer stood IA degrees above zero at
clock NJ at the same time last year at Is degrees
above zero Thus II viii BIZ that there Is striking
similarity N the temperature Of those two days Last
once STOOD at 70 degrees above zero
MECHANICS issrTtr--tol. 2edoc Pratt win deliver a.
lecture before this valuable Institute at their rooms this
evening II VIII DO worth hearing
FIRES -Abou. O'Clock yesterday morning the board
ers and occupants of the Grainercy Hotel situated
corner OF Broadway md NneteeDh street we're thrown
into great confusion which caused by fire which
broke out in the second story The raers being paced
too near the crate caught FIRE before il was discover
ca y had spread over the floor and burned the contents
covey Of the Dire the alarm promptly given where
upon the policemen proceeded to he spot but found upon
their arrival that they could estinguishk They very
prudeny sent for engine company No 2 which in few
moments quenched the flames A hop in the evening.
wa anticipated but prevented by this unacky acct
Dent IN. me damage "a rot very heavy, amounting
An alarm Of ire created on Sunday night BY the
2non OF pile Of eayngs in the Prescott House corner
OF Broadway and Spring street
Acc1pnT.-About eleven O'clock on SUNDAY an old
mdy, named Elizabeth Sutter, fell the sidewalk in
bioome street, near Ridge street, and injured herself
severely she assisted to her residence No 1O8 At
torney street by the police man named Nelson BAL
rymple while in a state Of nto.caton sipped ON the
ice which covered the sidewalk the corner Of Chatham
and Orange streets. and injured self seriously He
was conveyed 10 his residence BIZ few citSzens where
medical ala was procured. On sunday evening about
nine clock, msn nnmad William Thomas whilst cross.
ing Ninth ayeDue, Sixteenth rect slipped on the
zee and IN the fan broke his leg lie conveyed to
MS residence, No 24e West street by the police, who
procured the services OF phys
Disruu-1os Yesterday, number Of emgran.s, who
had ust landed from the ship Vies, which has Just
rived here from Liverpool found by citizen In Cen
tire street. crying from want and posure He humaney
brought them 70 the imgrant Office, where they were
refused admitaace He then proceeded the Office OF
the Chief Of Police who ordered of his to convey
them 20 the Third ward station house where they we're
c, nfortaby lodged for the night.
SUPPOSED koBs1sr -0n Friday night trunk vas found
IN the upper part Of West street. ried Of its contents
cert naturalization papers in the Of John H. slf
ZEN. hetrunkand papers can he had the appca
and King streets.