The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-23

The has changed and may cxcaim with .lnlet
oh what falling OIL there!' The frosty br;..ing
and nYigoratng weather. has been succeeded by thaw
Which has changed the whole character Of the
Instead Of the dashing winter equpages sliding
and the briskness apparent in the the
pedestrians, the old reJne OF wheels has been restored
the has been TRANSMITTED into mud and the side
walks wet and sloppy and those who tread it dis
play in their counenances the vexaton under which
they labor But STILL slight amusement is afforded
every and then, when stage cart gets stuck
in the mud - The streets thereby almost rendered
impossible, the vehicles come on one after
another and in the efforts each makes to pas
along there complete jam The confusion be
cones worse COMPOUNDED when the drivers pay sundry
compliments to each other and tender advice with oaths
At length amidst shouts OF laughter old Stick in the
Mind manages to extrioate himself and then the
Of vehicles passes through this of trouble and
races take place between the opposition stages in the
of which they wgge about as the wheels slip into
first rut and then another Soon again there Is an
other Jam and confusion becomes 'the order Of the day.
An entertainment of another kind afforded by the rush
of people side of the street to another, whenever
an opportunity afforded They sink at every step up to
their knees in the mud and occasionally bcpater each
other when obliged hasten their progress by the ap
preach of stage Often, too, there is fall and the
unfortunate person who has thus inyountary Kissed
his mother earth rises amidst wells Of laughter caused
regret the conclusion the frost for it presented
grandeur and OF beauty and now the eye Is wcafet
with the sight OF mud. lis true-pity It's tls true
MELANCHOLY CASE OF DRowSISG-rHREE LIVES
LOST.
most heart rendng loss Of life by drowning occurred
in the neghborhood OF Railway, New Jersey yesterday
afternoon II appears that number OF lads OF ages va
ying from ten to fourteen years, were enjoying them
selves in skating upon mill pond near the town, when
OF them Ss ree as ts hoe wn n
and almost Immediately drowned although the
the pond only about three four feet deep.
We unable to learn the Christian names OF the i'll
fated boys Their sirnames were as follows;-
Van Nortick, aged twelve years; only son OF Mr.
John Van Nortick.
Smith aged eleven years, only OF Mr.. Edgar
R. Smith.
- Mclean, aged twelve years second son of Captain
Washington Mclean.
What renders the catastrophe, if possible dis
tesng their parents and relatives, is the fact that
number of around the pond at the time and
effort made to the youths from their unney
end The bodies recovered and conveyed
the respective residences of their Borrowing parents
The WE-THER-The returning frost of Friday night did
not continue long and from early yesterday morning
til late hour OF last night mild thaw prevailed The
day exceedingly calm, and at times warm. The
thermometer at the HERALD Building ranged At
O'Clock, A. NJ, 391a Q at noon, IL at L. ~, Al
at S p NJ, ne; and 10 O'Clock, night, 4l1se At the
latter hour the night mild with the sky slightly
cest.
THE FOURTH WARD INFaNT1crpE Casa good deal of
excitement caused yesterday amongst portion Of
the population of Batavia street owing to the fact of
Coroner ODonnell proceeding to investigate the cir
cumstances connected with the supposed of niant
eide charged against Catherine Crowley, the reputed
mother of the infant whose dead body found con
cealed in trunk in her room on Friday evening" pub
shed in the HERALD of Yesterday morning. Catherine
was removed from her residence, No 6 in the
street and kept in custody in the hospital The body of
the child lay at the station house Fourth ward, at
which place Coroner O'Donnell empanneled highly
spectacle jury. large amount Of testimony taken
Catherine Crowley mother of the accused tctfcd-Her
ty Cork Ireland about four years ago lived
want in many places she lived in the conntry-l do not
know what thirteen months she returned upon the
fourth of last July and lived with her father and myself
since then did not suspect or know that she
house the cilds body taken from her box. John
Crowley (father) gave testimony nearly similar Mary
Iillis sworn-Lyes in the house No. Batavia street:
slept with Catherine Crowley before she went to the
country; did not sleep with her since her return but
slept in the room did not know Of child being
born Monday night. Or. Uhl-Made post n,rteos
examination of the child; the tongue slightly pro-
trudng from the mouth; the right side of the chest
slightly compressed there were external of
lence upon the body: paced the lungs in basin of
water they aoated half way between the surface of the
water and the bottom Of the basin the ductus arterio
did not appear contracted the lungs did not crep
tate the pulmonary arteries did not appear to have been
dilated in my opinion the evidence Of the post morton
examinations not sufficient to prove that the child re-
spired After very clear charge from the Coroner the
Jury rendered the following vcrdict-We 1a direct
testimony that Catherine Crowley is the mother of the de-
ceased child lying dead at this place; from the eyi
dence led to suspect that the said Catherine
birth to the said child and find that the deceased
stborn Upon the recording of this verdict the girl
dis charged from custody.
Nrw MILITARY ORGAyvAuoS-IRrsH RlIHs-THoMAs
FRANCS MEAGHER COLOMBIA meeting of the officers of
House Colonel seagher presiding The following the
companies already enrolled in the regiment Mitchell
Guard, Captain Mulcahy Irish National Guard Captain
Lane smith Brien Rife Guard Ca plain Coghan Meaghcr
Rifles, Captain Donneiy Commodore Barry Guard, Cap
tain Murphy. The uniform adopted is very beautiful
and consists of dark rifle green rock coat with black
facings and dark buttons black pantaoons with broad
bsck stripe, black regulation hat with dark green pom
poon Snowy ornaments have been altogether avoided
Mr.. Thomas Mulcahy has been appointed acting Major
and Mr NJ. T. Neagle acting Adjutant.
Mr.. T. F MFAcHER AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT T.
T. Meagher who left last evening by the Stonngon boat
to lecture in Providence Monday evening and to pro
coed thence 10 Boscn &c. viii, his return TO this
city in about fortnight give gratuitouv lecture in
ad OF the fund Of the widows and orphans of the Fire
Department
MORE GEMS OF MUSICAL CRrursM.-We adycred o few
days ago to two gems of musical criticism OF the first
water in the tribune and the Tmes-the making Lu
creza orgia the principal role in Norma and the other
making Non pin mesta the finale Of 'omnambula and
since audng This. says'The finale of the Barbere
tackled TO the end Of Somnambua ought to be encorel
Non pu mesta' The finale Of the ''Bcrbiere'' This
beats the Tribune and Times hollow. and is undoubtedly
entitled to the palm for musical criticism II Is the gem
Of the season'a !eem oil purest ray serene In our
profound ignorance had imagined that mon pin
la" the finale OF "Ccnerentoa.' but a ray from the
oyster cellar has enlightened darkness Thus the |
older gIow the wiser We are.
TIL NASSAU GUARD gave their annual bali at Tanmany
Hall Wednesday night The 2cnents music order OF
dances, &c we're excellent and reelected much credit
upon tho committee and members generally Uninter
rupted hilarity kept up until early hour the |
next morning.
BALL OF AMERICAN RIFLES "Wednesday evening the I
at American Rifles t7lst Regmen;) gave magnificent ball
Nibos Saloon It OF the finest balls of the
The dancing room crowded and presented array
OF the brilliant beauty and gant sodiery OF democracy
only 10 be met with in this metropolis Among the in
vited guests Thoma. T. Meagher, who received
with Great eoipt.
FmE.-At hal past twelve O'Clock Saturday night fire
broke the cellar 40 East Twenty
fourth street which caused by the carecsSneas OF
OF the inmates. The house l. occupied by great
number OF families, and very much alarm prevailed /
amongst them for time. Tho flames extnguishcd
by the Iomcu. with slht damage TO that part Of the
building in which they originate and Lose 20 the
tenants by damage Of furniture ami clothing. The |
house l. insured. Captains Whigtm and IGndrcau, |
witha platoon of the Eighteenth ward police attended
ANoTmE.-At half past eight O'Clock yesterday even !
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