The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-12
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CITY Infelllrenrp.


Tuy BroolyS FKRsIss = Tne public wers Informed some
tine fiuce that the Unon Ferry Campany had parohased
sll the ferries betseen this CITY and B.ookyn tas
people we're re- nieng a. the prospect that under tae
the ferries would be better conduced than they had
been pe'iousiy aud that Per1ons hodlsg Communication
tceu whAever part OF either city they nigh. bs could
choose the nesrest ferry the water wi hout 5ang
subject TO additional expense Bat now that he Unon
company have tu ceeeed 10 procuring plste
poly of the ferries ard ferry privileges they about
open upon tns public ser.eo of annoysEoss which in
the end cAnret fail TO prove highly Instrumental to ths
city Of BroosLn 1t s their intention We un terstsnd
the lat of Nay next to issung CO mutation
tickets which have heretofore given such general sss
ton and the purcakse OF which has been privilege
long spioe hy persons who have betn In tho habit Of
crossing between this city and Brooklyn that the Above
anrouuceuen' will We Dub. no. cause consiierabs sur
Prise. and result IN ocgendsrrg vast deal OF j,s sdg
ration WIS. be he motivs OF the comp,n, Ia his
deter mipation to cut of franchise which has become 20
popular snd Witch nas been embraced BY largs por
ton OF their patrors certainly At loss deter
mine, ard shall be glad hear them deans some res
for their decision up which cannot bu.
be unpopusF, snd which viii eause the act to bs sg
nstlzsd ~ o1tr-ge.
There is another TACT In connection With tae Union
Ferry Company, which We may as well mention. 1t ia
sell hst the interests Of all the stoci holders OF
the company ard Iessees OF ferries lay in Broollyn
and that they havs not the remote regard for the
prosperity Of New York except far ~ the latter city
GInlshes tray, between the two pisces Now thst they
have seoursd their ferry prvieges he shortest Of which
eht years from the Let Of May NEXT and fearing
that they win be ou6id at tie next lettings, they
striving before the supreme Cour: to gst he right OF
Yoik city to grant such privileges snauled sn1 to gain
or tntDfsNrh NtenFe 10 ycefr OOAt6 ana tupT
the slips for al ime to free OF charge or BY
merely paying Lorsins vbsTfsgs fee or this little
moysn eDt however, ve have 10 fears OF the result.
IRA1H or Az ACTOR Mr.. Henry Hunt, an aoto. and
vtcapst veil known In New York, 1ed In this city on
Ffitay, aged TO- Mr. Hunt native OF England, and
msde hs fret appsArsnce 10 New York 1t the PARK rhae
in 1873 al, las, snssgenen. here the Iyceutn
uEder Broughams mann cement Hls funeral Is sd
iaks place ut ons O'CLOCK 70 day from the Star Hots
EspepsTd street. As nearly all the members OF the
theatrical profession ia tbs ity win attend the fun.ral OF
tbs lsis VI. + Styens, which takes place about the
hour, spe as tho remains Of bo be Inferred
Green 9ood 4 would proper that hs oossquies Of
both should b oirsd 30 that due respeot could be psd
tie memory of each.
SERIOUS ACCIDENTS Friday night aSout qrLrtsr past
eight clock naued Peter Esslg, while attempt.
ing 10 Broadway opposite ths Ansr,sn Nlssam,
krocksd down by stage and had his east severely
Injured Ths driver did not stop bu hasened away bs
fore bis number could be taken The ipiarsd man
carried TO the City Ho'pitsl John Cornell run
by Friday Afternoon 1T pier No 10 Esat river
and had hii leg broken BE taken TO the City Hos
pi;sl
Cmip KnIsD ny ITs MoTHER. We noticed yesterday
ttetrfss; o. German woman nameo Maria DGshs7,
sdirx stanton street. charged with violently assGult-
ing Der chidfcur Jears u ags-wth hAtcaes inact-
icg irjury since viii n time the child has died,
ard Coroner Hilton will hold inqnest tbs BODY this
Gay. The mother Of the child believed % be i1ssns
FIRs - Gre ocsurred AZ half rs.t oclosk yesterday
ronng 10 the new building No Murray street caused
Put ont after little damage vas done,