Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-11-28
THINGS IN NEW YORK,
NeW York, November ~, 1853.

New York, November q, 1853
Gerritt Snlith-A Seeding PrieSt-Mortait-
ty at Sea-Amusements-I Herald on
The Wane, }c.
Gerritt Smith is in this city at present, un-
der medical treatment. His disease is the one
popularity called rush of blood to the head
which is thought by physicians to be a revul-
sion caused by a severe but successful surgi
cal operation to which he submitted several
months ago. His physicians. We are informed,
| cherish the hope that he will be relieved in
season to take his seat at the opening of Con.
gress.
| Rev. Mr.. Preston, who seeded from the
| Episcopal Church, and turned Roman Catho-
| lie, while ago, has been appointed Secretary
| to Archbishop Hughes, in place of Rev DR..
Bayley. lately ordained Bishop of New Jer-
| sey.
The police, here and elsewhere, are busy
| tracing out the money stolen from the Bank
of the State Of New York, and numerous bills
to q fashionable lady, who was much dis
| tressed at the discovery, and to prevent an
exposure, confessed that she got it from a
fashionable gentleman, not her husband
From him 1t was traced to faro bank and
| thence to policy shop, and so on.
The packet ship George Hurlbut arrived from
Havre to-day, with 6l5 passengers. having
lost IS by cholera on the passage. She spoke
Oct. 18th, in lat. 81 81 S., long 4S 20. theship
Callao from Callao for Baltimore. She had
sprung her manmast and foreyard and was
leaking badly. She had been obliged to throw
over part of her cargo.
All our places Of amusement are in the full
stream of success. They are crowded nightly
and making money for their managers Mrs
Shaw is the star that shines at they Bowery
and Miss Davenport at the Broadway. The
prophet" grand opera is being performed
at Niblo's; the {" Fox Hunt good thing, al
Burton's, and Uncle Toms Cabin at Bar
NUNS and the National
Bennett, in his Herald of to-day, ,puffs that
satanic sheet most Unfortunately He claims
the Post Office printing, all the enterprise,
Independence, intelligence and decency =
His self-laudation is almost equal to hiS-bit.
ter abuse of the Administration and itsf ranJds
He is however, actuated by the principle
g if don't speak we'll Of myself, no one else
will do it for me-" The fact is, the Heraia
is rapidly lOosing ground. Benefits lack OF
principle, and the miserable trash with " hict
he crowds his columns, has nauseated the pub
lie stomach Let him whistle, however, t.
keep up his courage.
Judge Duer delivered decision in the Su.
perior Court yesterday, declaring the injunc
ton against the Broadway railroad prejec
perpetual.
Hon. Murray Hoffman, one of the recently
elected Judges Of the Superior Court, ha!
been commissioned by the Governor Of thu
State to fill the unexpired term vacant by tn.
death of the late Judge Paine. t3
The robber Of the Bank of the State of New
York was arrested in this CITY yesterday after
noon, and over thirty-three thousand dollar
of the stolen money recovered
The steamship Atlantic is now due, will
later news from Europe. g!ls
According to the City Inspectors repor
there were three hundred and seventy-fy
deaths in this city last week.