The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-19
City Intelligence.

DEPARTURE OF MORE TROOPS FOR CALIFORNIA.
Various companies Of the Iird Regiment of United
States Artillery yesterday set sail in the steamer Falcon
for Fan Francisco, via Aspinwall and Panama 1t will bs
remembered that the 9Th inst companies and set
sail for the place. under command Of Col Norman
in Illinois The companies sailing YESTERDAY
D. g. and X numbering 255 men, who were to sail
under the command of Major Wyse who was ON the MI
fated steamer San Francisco Mt the time of her wreck
Major Wyse however, resigned his command about fifteen
minutes before the steamer sailed and Lieut. Losier the
army, took his place chief in command the departing
troops. Leuts. Winder and Vanvort, and Adjutant
winder, accompanied the soldiers The wife Of Lieut.
1osicr anies him to the land of gold attended by
Mrs. Capt Jones and child OF this regiment there re-
mains only two companies, and H. which will take the
command of Major Reynolds There yesterday ON
the wharf large number OF the friends Of the troops
and parting words and parting embraces given and
made and again. till the hour of o'clock whom
the bell its last peal the word given to of
and the noble steamer swung from her moongs and stood
down the lay, the waving handkerchiefs being many
upon the wharf, and heartily responded to bv the depart
ing soldiers
The WEa1nrR-WHAT MAY RE ExrEcrp.-The storm,
at last and tired nature appears breathe again.
The long April snow storm Of 1854 will long re mem
bered by the present generation The walking Yesterday
was an hai reminded us OF the furious storm which has
rIed ts winds around us for the last four days Tho
muddy streets appeared 10 be attended Nv other
vantage than showing up the pretty ankles which crowd
ed Broadway It's an i'll wind that blows one any
good and crowds of gapers who thronged the various
street around fashionable hotels with their
eyes contn nualy the alert for well turned pedal OK
temtes appeared to think this pleasure a sufficient re-
comncnse for ali the peng of the pitless storm which
has lust IL last There is every reason 20 be-
eye that awful reshet will now take place from the
sudden melting of the snow. All the minor streams win
be suddenly swollen, and people having goods exposed
on wharyes or in cellars liable to be affected should look
out,
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q Iiosntai 80 27I CITY Prison oss
Nu,nber remaining April q IA
Admitted from April' 10 Is - 76a
Total s3ls
Died -. 40
Discharued aN
Sent to Penitentary s. az
eso
Total remaining .5 a7s
Governor West moved that George Kellor no annoinaS
errand boy al a salary OF s75 per annum The poard
tLen adjourned.
MoRE CHARITABLE DrouEsTs late John Noble ESQ.
Of this city left the following bequests to charitable IN
stitutions-
New York Bible and Prayer Book Society. 81 600
Protestant Episcopal Tract Society y.......... 1000
Diocesan missionary Society .;............. 1900
Orphan Asylum ......................... 1000
Han Orphan Asy lum 1000
Total $l20Oo
-yeatersax ,norn;ng n Are broke oul AZ OK p;r.
stree, which was attended with serious consec,onna.
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