The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-05
CITY Intelllgence.

City Intelligence.
The wEAImn-YesterdAy wse the hottest day Of the
season. giving forstaste Of summer The thsrmoms
ter at p NJ. stood at 70 degrees, but the heat WAS
vonderfv uy modified At . advanced period Of the
day by the coldness Of the air stG breeze from the
having sprung up aeis con ;s 'ne wn0s
MISSIONARY ORDINATION MEETING. Yesterday evening, .
Missionary Ordination Meeting held In Spring street
Presbyterian Church. for the purpose OF ordanng VIM
in that distant part of the globe I'M
Ger the auspices of the American Board OF
Foreign Missions Mr. Baker was ordained py ,ss
WAS offered by Rev. Wood corresponding SECRETARY OF
the above mentioned Board. The sermon was preached
seventh Psalm, It'll The Rev Dr. Hatfield presided
and put the constitutional questions The ordaiping
charge to the missionary was delivered by the Rev. Mr.
Gcdell, returned missionary from Constantnople The
ceremony was very impressive and the benediction at
the end WAS customarly dene, offered up by the
newly ordained candidate.
The NEW Law BunDNG.-This building which has been
now for time in of erection, Is nearly conf
edGce OF the city particularly for the convenience and
spacousneas of it's The exterior Of the building
dspls.ed in giving air Of grandeur without any
tricous nament. There two entrancesone on the
side of the Park and the other in Chambers street.-the
access to the former being by single fight OF iron steps,
and to that the other in Chambers street by double
flight meeting on a platform of the same material A
similar arrangement exists inside there being double
flights of stairs from the top of the
building of ann dimensions and wide between
the The iron work Of the staircase is very ele
CANT and although apparently light is strong enough
to bear any weight that is likely to be required to sup
port The passages Of esselaed pavement in white
and black marble-the white marble being from Italy,
and the black from native quarrisa in Vermont.
Leavy Diamond of Twenty third street, between First
the 1d for this The
extra floor the top, which is lighted By from
above and where the water closets of the building have
been placed The floors below the parts intended for
the accommodation Of the official bodies 1t has not how
ever yet been arranged how they all to be located
but At 4. events there win not be accommodation for
30 feet in length, and Of proportionate breadth and
height with suite of smaller rooms the eastern side
lowing arrangement, We understand viii be adopted
The fiji floor will be appropriated to the Marine Court
with Offices for the Recorder and City Judge the second
Offices for the Clerk Of the Sessions and the District At
torney The arrangements for the third floor have not
yet been made but Is supposed that the offices Of the
Surrogate and Public Administrator will be located there
The basement Ii not yet completed; and although work
n, now engaged IN both a
full whether removal will be made early as has been
anticipated The arrangements for heating the building
side with iron blinds which be easily raised low
eTed by means of simple continuance let into the ma
sonry of the building The Croton water has been laid in
the upper floor and in the basement but there is
yenence for obtaining it. when required on the other
floors which appears father nudicon' when it is rscol
the intermediate parts Of the buding and for sound
the third floor will be decidedly preferable from the fact
its ceiling being much higher than those Of the others
The tout ensemble of the building is. however, excellent
and does great credit to all concerned in its
STREET IMPRovEMENs.-A row of wooden shantes, con-
sng Of oyster and stores Of other descriptions
situated on Fulton street little below William, towards
the Fulton ferry, AID which rather disgracefu to
the appearance Of the street, demolished Toes
day row of substantial buildings are to Be erected in
their place. which will much conduce to the improve.
ment Of the street. 1t is Likewise intended to widen Cliff
street. from Beekman to Ferry line with the present
uoido
in Pearl street. at the end Of franklin that the tho
orarily INSTRUCTED There many other Improve
meDts being carried about the city, particularly along
Broadway where magnificent edices rise, If by the
wand Of encbaHtment The entire of the streets from
Liberty to Chambers running to the North river have
been almost all rebuilt and magnificent stores OF brown
stone have superseded the original buildings Of brick
WIDENING BEEKMAN srRHI.-Workmen busily
gagged yesterday in moving the dead bodies out of the
vaults that ill be in the Of the proposed widening
of Beekpan street. They will be inferred in Green
wood, Cypress Hill, and other cemeteries.
TEsTnoSAI--A meeting of the members OF the first
troop, Washington Grsys, bed yesterday evening,
at the x: PHI house, No. 20 Second avenue for the
of esteem and regard.
DREApyuL ACCIDENT Late Tuesday night, man
named John DAILY, cabinet maker by trade was ACCT
West street where he dwelt the pavement below
by which he received such dreadful injuries that 1t
found necessary to convey him the New York Hospital
where he now es in dangerous state It appears that
the roem in which he slept likewise workshop be-
longing to the employer and provided with door, for
the purpose Of raising and lowering articles DAILY
up, and, being partly asleep, unconsciouy walked out
of his danger.
Ao,DENTs.-Wm. H. Franklin one of the carriers of
the National Dtmocra while in Nassau street. of
Fulton street, at ga o'clock yesterday morning, was
taken in t and fell with great violence to the pave
ment irjuring himself severely. He conveyed to
his residence, where medical aid procured.
James Logan, dirt carman. while driving his horse
cart rast the house No s. BeIman street yester.
lay morning, was, with his CART precipated into eel
there being constructed and had several of his I'm
yers broken hesces receiving other injuries He was
conveyed to his residence by the Second ward police.
snAD FEHERY.-The shad fishery this season has not
been good usual the shad caught this year New
York Bay being much smaller which is the case like
Mise, further south The fishery here will end this
month"; while that of Connecticut river and whereabouts
will begin
FRE-A fire broke out between twelve and one O'Clock
asst night in the extensive sawmils in Thirty
reef and Eleventh t~ithstanding the great
st exctons the part of the police and the fire depart
nent, the building was totally destroyed.
C0lOnel's Inquests.
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