The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-19
City Intelligence.

SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS MpIsPosIrroN OF THE UNITED
STATES DISTRICT ATToRNEY.-We regret to state nat
Charles oConor, Esq, United States Attorney for
Southern District Of New Yk, has been for days
past suffering at his residence, Fort Washington from
attack Of dytentery, which yesterday assumed most
terious form 1t reported in the city, and in the
United States courts that the learned gentleman was not
expected to survive.
ILLNESS OF JUDGE BRONSON THE COLLECTOR OF THE Poe1
NEW YoRK.-we greved to say that Judge Brop
son. Collector of this port is also suffering from
attack Of dysentery.
DANGEROUS STATE OF THE EAST RIvEg--On Friday week
lat, ,be 81 inst, while Mr. Geo. J. Campbell and
other Iersops we're amusing themselves the East
river In q small boat they reckle. sly
by the Minnesota, beoUgipg to The Villa nsbuIg and
Peek Flip ferry, in her passage between those two last
ramed places So violent was the ion tn AZ the
boat cut in two of parties in t Lesry
lost his lite having been carried under wheel OF the
ferry boat when the ''accdent'-to use the nntde.t
phrase for this act Of he part Of hs
pilot OF he ferry boat took place We reoiced,
however 10 add thai the parties from drown
rg Cares of this de cription Of
tnual occurrence and eess the captains and
pilots Of these boats running and down the East river
small boat II Is Only few weeks ago that
OF like description happened about the same part OF the
river and we DO not know that it not caused By
ferry boat OF the same company.
FATAL ACCIDENT STATEN ISLAND On Friday night
last party OF gentlemen belonging to this city
boarding for The at Staten Island, out
struck by squal while lacking capsized and one
Ct the number sir John MoDsoD in the employ of Messr
Babcock, MILF 4 Co.. va drowDed Mr. Gordon, =
member Of the party uBabe to swim and the Others
notwithstanding hey we're accom- pished swimmers
named by the boat, seiog unwilling to leave him ash
the exception Of Mr. Nor who started for the shore
distant about $50 yarfs to pr assistance and
reached tao thirds Of the way when he suddenly sunk
with beartreDoing shrek victu, TO his noble rssou
ton. 1t is suppo. ed that he either seized wi d ~
cTsnp attacked by shark several have lately
seen in the vicinity His body at last accounts had
TO The boat drifted towards the Hook aud
eqwntlJ picsed VI by Norwegian bark bound in the
cfeu Of which vessel attracted towards them by
their cries for assistance
FATAL ACCIDENT Yesterday afternoon John S,oan
Carpenter, sged thirty. native Of Ireland, while
poyed az ~ok the new building in the course Of
lion at the Of Geld ard Beef streets pre-
cipated rom he fourth floor into the cellar oscw
He vas edarey picked by his friends aud Of
the police and the former copye, bm the City IS
pfa but the " 'otuoate man ex pned the way hlV
Ing been dreadtuly injured about the bead. He
married man, md I.pided a. No 167 Wet Fifteenth
street An inquest viii be held upon the body.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT On Sunday afternoon a German
sr'it named spad while star ding the platform o.
ole OF the hsfem Morrn aDia when toe taip
vas proceeding ut RAPID rate pitched from the
on he trsck ard drsadfuy injured MS skull BIZ
fractured and Of bis almost severed from
tody near tbe shoulder joint The unfortunate
ed'a ely taken the Emgranps Hospital on Wards
latd where every attention afforded him Pco'es-
sor csInochan performed the ation trepan ug,
atd ..vatd from the brain the portions Of the skull
'he shoulder ipt ther performed After the opes
a'ion- he mas becam. fspsnie md ao 70 spesk
and there If a probability # his recovery,
Tn fATF ACCIDENT THE HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD 49,
JctD RcuIEe sbo injured by The late accident
he HudsoD River abroad died last night at the Nsr
York Hospital Al irquest viii be held upon the body
this day
cossEscEsTST DAY SAINT vNcENT's ACADEMY The
AbIual Commencement Of the SAINT V.ocent's Female
Academy q ths city Which Is branch 4 he canola
Institution A. En- 1esburg Maryland, and u under tho
o. the Sisters = Charity came of yestefd.y,
Al cbbi-bop HUghe presided large If spec.
tators assembled to wtress the exercises ehisA
o. ,ucb character TO reflect credit upon the
pupils and tee cheers Tho Archbishop delivered spprv
pirate address upon the occasion.
SUDDEN DRATH Yr Polsop, boarding at the SHAKE
pare H.tl csc spdtesy sazday .at 20; won u
IL o'ck ca