The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-21
re obliged TO postpone this imports
i; was agreed by the parties intercste
,st;on ahould certainly take place or
o'clock.
city Intelligence.
,OLp WEATHER. YoRK IN 1Hs Fer,

THE Con- wKarnER.-NEw Yoax IN 7as FeIaIp Zoxs-
Yesterday bitterly cold Words fail in convey ing
idea of Its intensity, give the figures The
following is record OF the temperature exhibited by
the thermometer at the HERALD Office AT A NJ,
A deg "a. ~, deg II Is deg. 3P. NJ, 20 deg.
Top. M is deg. This is by far the coolest December
weather we have had since the year 1919 On the Goth
ofDecember Of that year, the Thermometer down to
deg. at AM The coolest day last winter was Jan.
81, when the thermometer was at II deg. at A. M.
The average temperature, for the FRS. twenty days
10 December, 1853, 81 deg. For the same
period this year. % deg, and should il remain
cold at present The average will be still less.
Mover did our city presentH more winry aspect The
a. a,Sh tav tsr
lives Grave citizens, whose usual pace is solemn and
slow manifested disposition to degenerate into most
undepiicd The drivers OF cars left their post h
mpete with the horses they drove All appeared to be
animated by the one desireto keep themselves
housekeepcrs and others who depended on the supply
and many poor wight left his home for his place OF
business thirsty and coecess The gas lighs too, suf
cred the intense cold chilling the pipes and making the
Light dim and Pickering There Is singular coincidence
between the present cold term, accompanied by the fire
to which refer at length in another column and the
Great Fire of 1885, when the weather ao was intensely
cold On each occasion it the coolest night Of the
season.
BIooMINGDAfK sorARE.-Pursuant to call, meeting
heldat the hall in Ffteth street of the andholcrs
IN the vicinity Of this proposed square, for the
Of expressing their opposition 10 the Mr. Garrett
H. Striker IT, who presided stated that since the last
meeting numerous persons who were assessed had
called at his Office and signed the necessary papers pre-
pared by him. for the purpose Of defeating the measure
and he entertained doubt but that with united aud
energetic exerion, the efforts OF the property
would be successful Il at they would be met with
strong opposition by those interested in carrying it
through but It his opinion that the square would
a mir ray Nv fnn
Commissioners for the land in the square be
approved by any court in the State; that abundance Of
evidence could be procured and II his intention
obtain it, showing that three times the real value
the land had been awarded for the property taken
he square that At time in his opinion situated as
the land was which had been virtually dedicated the
purposes OF public square, since the adoption of
the city map which was in the year 1900, could the
$1,000 per acre. and as the square contained about
twenty-five acres the award stead OF being $500 ooO
should have been $4,000; and In his opinion the
port must, when presented for confirmation BIO sent
back on that ground. Mr.. 8. stated numerous other
legal objections to the measure Much feeling prevailed
against the square among the people, and after some
preliminary precautionary being adopted the
meeting adjourned to Friday evening, at TX O'Clock
FcEnGS OPERATIONS OF THE TRACT socIEy-Interest-
Ing intelligence municated at the meeting Of
the Executive Co nmtee Of the American Tract Society
Monday the 18th ins from various parts Of Europe
Syria, West Africa Northern India SIAM and the Micro
ncsian Islands. Rev. DR. Barh Of Calso, Germany re-
ports the publication Of the Tooth edition of his Bible
Stores," and their translation into dozen new Ian.
guagcs. Rev. Mr.. Buell. of the Greek mission states
that the Pilgrims Progress has been issued in tho
modern Greek and that colporeur is successfully en-
poyed In Northern Greece He solcits English pubsa-
tons for the British troops At Athens and the Hreus
writes that The soo.sg IN AsSo r raa
the mission press have been called for at Constantine
twill be increased demand for them wherever fhs
Arabic language IS spoken.' Rev. Mr. Quick Ascension
leland Micronesia Acknowledges the timely receipt Of
n nf nrhIi Ia aud
sailor in that remote region by means Of tract The
monthly report Of the showed the receipts to
and the field of Chrs enterprise enrrlne No nan
cia difficulties should lead to in tho bene.
VIOLENT gifts to this and kindred charities.
TIE RECENT ACCIDENT on THE Henson RIVER RAILROAD
Yesterday Coroner ODonne called upon hold an
inquest at the Of Thirty street and Tenth
avenue, upon the body Of unknown man who had
been and killed by of the down trains upon
the Hudson River Railroad; but consequence Of the
nonsttendsncs Of witnesses, was obliged to postpone
the We understand that the body the deceased
His limbs being disjointed pushed together and
kept in basket, until the coroner's inqusition shall
take place. Coroner ODonnel will hold inquest upon
the body of the deceased to-day, If possible.
ELECTION or ASSISTANT EyerSKER.-The election for
Assistant Engineer for the Harlem District was held on
Monday evening at the different engine houses through
out the city, The whole number of votes cast was 4e2
Of which William T. Maltby Of Engine Company No 40,
received &c., and George w. Lynch Of Hose Company
No. 50, received 65s Gr. Naliby VAS declared duly
elected.
DEAD HEADS DrcAYrATED--The directors Of the city
railroads have to . determination to discontinue
the practice Of giving free passes the city cars The
times hard and the Office holdcrs who have hereto
fore been carried free Of expense must hereafter pay
their way, as all honest people should
THE NEW CNf-The Philadelphia mint has Issued a
few specimens OF the cent piece IL has the same
devices the old one but 10 smaller and ncater
IL ere is yet law to authorize the issue. Is ex
pected however, that viii be passed by Con-
gress.
ArroNTnryr.-M. 7. Mcguire has been appointed
Clerk of the Coroners Office vice Mr.. William Paris re-
signed. We have doubt that the successor Of Mr.
Paris win attend faithfully the discharge OF the Coro.
ner's business.
Naval intelligence.
The GosPoRD NAVY YARD--We have seldom visited
place in which there is activity displayed than
at the Gosport Navy Yard There are about work
employed in the various mechanics and laborine
departments. The work the two steam frlgates
Roanoke and Colorado Is progressing rapidly and when
completed and ready for service they will present two
immense floating batteries The soop of war Coustea.
on nearly reged and win probably be ready for sea
early in the coming spring She Is complete specimen
Of naval architecture, and the model sloop of war
The frigate Potomac il also nearly ready for service
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