The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-08
City Intelligence.


FRrs-Early Friday morning ire discovered In
the segar store of Gutave contin Co.. in the New York
Hotel building, situated in the upper part Of Broadway.
However, by the active eyerions Of the fremen II vac
confined to the place in which II broke out but large
quantity Of damaged by Great cred.
is due to Hose Company No g. who the spot
and extinglished The flames Capt Dilks Of tho fif-
aeehtn Whr. ponce was present WITH reserve orce
Taft, of the Ninth ward, with section Of officers.
Thursday there was alarm OF fire in the Third dis
trct oceaoned by the burning of frame stable situated
at the of Tenth and Ihreth street which
was owned by the Hudson River Railroad Company. It
is supposed 10 have been the work Of ncenaiary.
Tamage ,rling.
FIRINra' 5 yrIT.-The Moyamensing Hose Company Of
ihadel hia will arrive here the 18th inst the in
vtat On II Iiose Company No. a. OF this city. They VIII
remain Tor I'm ee or four days, and VIII during their
journ stop At the St Louis Hotel Chambers street Tho
marshas OF the Philadelphia company are j. McKeown
and Lewis Z. Cassidy.
TnE CuntHslt FmE DIaAl;1yySr-An adjourned meet.
log Of the members of the California Fire Department.
resident At present in the Atlantic States, II be held
II the Louc Of Humane Hose Company No 20 Aun street,
New YORK III order 10 arrange for the celebration tho
18th inst
srIcTE TAXING I4uDANrm--An inquest was ye.ter-
day held by Coroner 0lonnc upon the body of iarres
]. Imond, wlo kepta boarding aud drinking house at
No 40 ls nard street, whose death caused by an
overdose Of laudanum, administered by herself for the
purpose Of selfdesirucon The drug lad been procured
at the store Of Charles iicli No ~ Walker street on
the plea that it was wanted 10 cure tootbache After
getting hone the deceased swallowed the poison and
ther retired 4 Mr.. De Wit Clinton Rice who. boarded
at ~ house, having noticed that she appeal ed highly
II ar after some hesitation, she informed him Of what
she ad cone lie immediately procured the attendance
Of us leate and Robinson but before they arrived she
was leeccss but Sensible and died at half past clever
O'Clock The night. The deceased was fine appear-
y wonHn twenty-five years Of age, and wa born in
Albany sLe came thence TO this city few months
since Il j. laid her husband keep public in
that city, but that they have not lived together for
nearly yer The jury rendered verdict OF sacide by
taking laudanum.
A11fNr Arsrunr--Thursday afternoon a man named
Mortimer jumped into the Fulton ferry aa was
h4rg .f TIA -
there He was aborng at the time under an attack OF
delrium tremens an' was taken to his house la Brook
Ign, in the charge OF officer Italian, Of the Second ward.
SUICIDE BY HtNGNG.-Jacob iciscr German by birth.
eighty years Of age, committed suicide Tuesday
night by hanging himself by the neck the limb Of
willow tree in a sunLen lot In Seventy ninth street be.
tween First and Second avenues lie came this coun.
try about year since and has lived in state power
ty in an old shanty erected on the lot where he took his
life. When found by his son he dead with the rope
about his neck He IL said to have been Of Incorporate
habits. Coroner Gamble yesterday held inquest upon
the body and verdict Of suicide rendered BY the
jury.
CAsts OF ISrASr1upx-Tast night between II and IL
O'Clock, Mr. Casrar Hart residing at 2s3 West Thirty
ninth street was surprised by finding the body Of female
infant lying in the aeyway adjoining hts premises dead
with It's thVat cut had evidently been Just left there
the body was quite warm Two Of the police of tina, wars
conveyed the corpse the station house. and noie the
Coroner Of the event. An inquest held Yesterday morn
ing On the afternoon of Thursday police officer Brush Of
the Thirteenth ward found infant in an advanced state
Of composition without head, at the foot Of Delaney
street. amcng lumber. IL taken 20 the station
house ANA tie Coroner notified verdict of death from
some cause uni nown returned With respect TO the
first named appears that the Coroner had not been
tilted OF tho circumstance up TO late hour last night,
aough was made known At the Office Of the Shie of
olice.
KrS 0vfR.-On Tuesday evening man on horseback,
Who was riding furously along the sixth avenue near
Thirteenth ftreet, against three persons knocking
them down and seriously injurng one Of them, Mr..
Mark Johnsou, old gentleman, residing at No. Sc
conG arenuc He was taken to the drug store o Mr..
Giles lSg sixth avenue and attended to by nr. Ferguson.
vas, however afterwards deemed expedient To tako
him to the New York Hospital.
FAIL FROM SrAaE-lIonday night about eight clock,
man nained jeremiah Morris. fell OF stage In the
Bowerv Blocker street by which two Of his ribs
we're broken. He was taken into DR. Abrahams Office,
No 81 ElcccLcr street. who dressed his wounds after
which he taken home to his residence, which Is In
Brooklyn.
CRoToS WATER AoCIDEyr-On Tuesday some alarm was
created IN Mercer street by the bursting of water tank
situated in the upper part Of house in Mercer street. in
the Of the Nicholas Hotel The effects of the
bursting, namely, flooding The place with water, were