The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-07
City Intelligence.
SINGULAR MARRIAGE CEREMONY AT THE CITY Hall

s.NeULAR MARRIAGE CEREMONY AT rHs cTS Hall.
THE LANGUAGE or LOVE.
Yesterday, shout 10 O'Clock A. NJ, couple consist
in- of young, good looking fellow and stout buxom
rosy girl made their appearance at the City Hall and
inquired for a magistrate From the blushug cheeks OF
girl and the hesitating look of the ether Il
pec;so that they wished to be married. and proved
After search, Alderman Williamson OF the Sc .ond
ward Hks found and, being asked, he consented to
make the twain one. On proceeding 10 do So however,
he found, 10 his astonshment that the bride bride
groom spoke different languages, that they were
enable TO understand each Others vernacular The
swain gave his James Napoleon, OF Cologne,
Prussia while the damse rejoces in the patronymic of
katarna Caniz, and was born in Belgium. After some
delay an interpreter found, and by his help they
we're made one. James, being asked how he mspaged
f. make love, pop the question and 60 through the
other prelimnares OF courthp, replied that they had
Invented language Of their own, which to them
lighted with the marriage ceremony and with he Alder
onans happy way of performing IT, and vent on their
way rejoicing, quite as well pleased - i they under
stood every word that was said.
fIyE MEs RESCUED FROM THE East RIyIs.-About half
past O'Clock yesterday morning small boat contain
ing Ave men, swamped and upse. alongside the ship
William Rathbone, lying in the stream, and inme
iaely swept away from the ship by the force Of the
lood tide. Three Of them clung 10 the 6httom % the
oat, and the other two holding fast to portions OF
nggage which the boat had contained and in this peril
situation they observed from board the Fui
terry boat Nassau, the pilot Of which with praise
esded 70 the rescue Of the drowning The life
vng apparatus brought into req uison and three
q the men we're got on board the ferry boat after
having been in the water about quarter OF hour.
The other two rescued by the stsamtug Tempest
which had also observed them, and Immediately went
" their assistance. The men greatly benumbed
9th cold but being taken 70 the furnace fires on
board the steamboats, they soon recovered.
Tssor CoxPAMEs-The David O'Brien Gusrd Capt.
Jsmes Neary made their first annual excursion yester
day to Hoboken. The majority of this company are
attached TO the press room OF the HERALD Office and
the manner in which they handled the shooting irons
proved them TO be quite much at home in their use
As IN the management Of press. After their return
from Hobcken they had dinner al Forences. Adkins
brass Hand accom- panied them.
Tho Thomas b. johnson Light Guard, Capt J. II.
starry passed the HERALD Office yesterday morning, at
tended by Dodworth's full band. They numbered be.
tween seventy and eighty muskets, aud their splendid
drill and hne appearance attracted marked attention.
TIE CAn or Dr. BEAIx-Another meeting Of physi-
clans surgeons and dentists for further discussion OF
e effects OF choroform and ether relating 10 the case
Df DR. Beae will be held at 81 Bond street Friday syen
ing, Dec. 9, at O'Clock.
OWE WAY or TAXING RsvTser. "A light between two
~ouen, named respectively Ellen Foley and Cathsrine
Isa street After ndusng IL this recreation ION for Cor
ten unable TO vent her spite on her antagonist Jump
c out OF the third story window and landed on the
ground with great violence She was taken up insens
}tle, and conveyed to the City Hospital when was
found her spine was severely injured She may how.
ever, recover from the effects Of the fall
IRE IN TMRTmSTH STRWr--About nine O'Clock last
night FIRE was discovered in the pottery OF John w.
Roach situated In Thirteenth street between Ninth and
zenith avenues The Hrcmen OF that district quick
Iy at work and extingui shed the flames The Gre
supposed to have from some defect In the fur
mace situated In the basement which spread to the FIRST
end second stories setting fire 10 the drying The
fssse done estimated at about $780, which IL said 20
lie covered BY insurance. The Are discovered by
fsoer jackson Of the Ninth ward who gave the reqaf
cite alarm.
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