The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-09


he has conducted himself that it hardly be de-
temined whether he is possessed Of the real elements
Of greatness only aided and helped onward by the
force Of circumstance.
City Intelligence.
The NEw YORK HORTICULTURAL SoCIEY.-A meeting Of
Suyvesant Institute NJ K Anthony in the chair Peter
G. Mead the Secretary read the minutes Of the last
tive Committee to whom was referred the amend
ments to the constitution and bye-aws then
rena ~ Inc ana such amenaments auoPtea
Messrs Parsons and Mead which referred to the
Executive Committee who are to report at the next
monthly meeting Mr.. Glover of Fishkll, offered the
ciety quantity of flowers and fruits for their next
hibiton This offer was referred to committee Of
three who to confer with Mr. Glover Several spec
of cameas, and very fine apples placed
the table for exhibition After debating the
smount of dues to be paid annually by MEMBERS the So
ciety adjourned
THE WEArTKR. Yesterday n beautiful day. the sun
shining brilliantly from early hour in the morning
have Of wet rhe
streets 1were tolerably clean, owing to the frost
which we had the night before. The day very
mild one, indeed for this season of the year. and
during the middle Of it. overcoats dispensed with
The Thermometer at the Herald Office ranged from forty
to forty eight degrees above zero.
COMMENCEMENT SECOND AVENUE RAMRoAD.-Yes-
ter,ay, workmen were busily employed removing the
paving stones in the Bowery between Hester and Grand
streets prior to laying the rails of the above line of rail
road This will be very important road, running it
will from Peck slip to Harlem thus connecting williams
finished far Forty street about the first of
next August.
ANOTHER New HorE1-The notice in the HERALD OF yes
telday that Coleman Stetson, of the Aston House.
had leased the property Fourteenth street stretching
from Fourth avenue to Broadway including the Union
it may be well to add that the propretors of the Union
Place Hotel Messrs. Wheeler have still unex pired
lease of six years of that hotel
FRY.-On Monday evening" at six O'Clock a FIRE broke
out in the basement of ll6 Nassau street. occupied by
Henry Edwards as lamp mandatory The flames were
was destroyed The paper warehouse of H. Griffin, No.
ia on the first floor was damaged by water and smoke
sarsaparilla depot, was somewhat damaged BY water
There insurance Of 900 the goods Of Henry
Edwards. The other parties are fully insured.
AccpESTs.-Ab0ut nine O'Clock on Sunday night man
named William Ryan fell into the of the house 1888
Broome street aud fractured one of his arms. Officer
Taten of the Fourteenth ward took him to the station
wards sent to the City Hospital
On Monday, man named Ferdinand J. Smith, while
walking in Broadway accidentally fell down the cellar
of the store 1926 Broadway and severely injured his spine
Hc was Immediately conveyed to the City Hospital by the
police.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT At GLEN CoyE-A very dreadful &C
cident happened yesterday at Glen Cove L. L. by which
one man was instantly killed and many other persons
seriously injured crowd Of people had assembled in
temporary court room to hear q trial. The was
situate in store formerly occupied by Mr. VIM Hane,
assembage distance Of twenty feet the ground
At the moment stove fell and having broken, the
clothes of many ire burning them dreadful
ly in addition to the other injuries inflicted upon them
When lie place cleared it found that Mr. Perry
Mckay was killed on the spot; John T. Williams son OF
Richard s. Williams Of this city was alarminsly bruised
John Campbell Samuel Frost, Joshua Kirk, Amos Mer
rift, William Nudge and Joshua Wright were also more
less hurt having logs broken and others
slightly injured. If the building had not been q
large pond the fire would hove done damage per-
than the fall
MEETING OF INVENTORS.
meeting OF inventors was held at Alb Broadway cor
ner Of Lispenard street last evening On motion OH
ID. Sheppard, Warren Rowell Esq, called to the
chair and J. X. Fisher was appointed secretary.
On motion of CLINTON ROOSEVELT, Esq, it was resolved
That expdent 10 establish an inventors institute in
the city New York and that the approaching Worlds
Fair-as it will call together inventors from all places
where the arts fourishwil afford opportunity
curing associates which ought not to be neglected.
Re Owed That committee, with power to increase
their numbers be appointed to procure the of in
ventors who favorable to this object and call
meeting at this place Wednesday, the 10th inst at
hall past O'Clock
Mr. ROOSEVELT in presenting the resolutions remarked
the necessity OF institution of this kind Inventors
had long suffered for want Of union for mutual support
and protection, and gave striking instances of in
justice from the apr ointment Of incompetent and impro
persons upon committees to Judge of the merits of
new inventions.
Mr.. sHEPPLgD in secondng the resolution said that
such institution would be mutually beneficial to in
yentors and the public TO the first in bringing valuable
inventions together making them known and obtaining
market for them, the public at the time receiving
the benefit of their distribution DISCOVERIES and nven
tors had been the benefactors of the and efficient
instruments in raising mankind from the savage state.
In former ages they generally paid the forfeit of their
lives amid cruel ;orture for their tcmerity in deviang
from the beaten track At later periods the penalty
mitigated TO persecution imprisonment andering and
degrading their characters. In day. the public
content with robbne plunderipg and starving authors
dscoyerers and inventors The picture however Is not
all dark numerous instances have occurred and
curing, in day Of this class of useful laborers
receiving suitable reward To extend this principle OF
natural justice is the object of this association, Zap
plause.)
Mr.. HOW'LL said lie had long been in favor Of such
institution: he once joined in an attempted association;
but for the want Of the proper unity and unanimy 1t
fell through lie was, however not discouraged,
Mr.. FISHER thought that the character and principles
Of this class such that there ought be serious
difficulty in uniting them for so rational and useful an
object.
The resolutions were then put and carried unani.
nousy. and Messrs Clinton Roosevelt, Warren Rowel,
and j. X. Fisher appointed the committee. On
motion, the meeting then adjourned
CoEoNERs' INQUEsTs.
SUDDEN DfATBS.--A named John Brown, a clerk in
the onnr 10, ment of Mr.. Joseph Williams No IA Dover
street dropped ad in the store at nine O'Clock yester
day morning Coroner Unonnel proceeded to the house
and held Inquest when it appeared from the testimony
1 OF Nr Williams and others that deceased had been
| planning for some time past, and about the hour men
tened he seized with bit of coughing vomited up
quantity Of blood and expired Doctor Wetherell made
uos mO1teD examination Of the body, and the jury
dered q verdict OF death from hemorrhage Of the lungs
The deceased German and forty three years Of age
1 About the hour Of the morning, clerk named
Robert Red who conducted business at grocery store
No. rs Ninth ayenne died suddenly Coroner Gamble
held inquest and after hearing surgical and other
ue6 ca testimony the jury rendered verdict Of death
\ from dropsy of The peficardum. The deceased
| native Of Ireland, and thirty five years OF a.e.
| suriosTD IsFASTc'DR1he body of a male infant was
found tercay morning. in the garnet Of the house No
Isl Yarck street. IL dead and had been wrapped
ND in an old shawl Coroner Gamble proceedcds to the
house and held an investigation number OF witnesses
were examined but of them could explain how,
uroer what circumstances the body came there Doctor
/ Uhl made posi- morton examination and deposcd that
the child born alive, and in his opinion about
two days old. verdict-Deatb from unknown to
| the jury.