The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-02
City Intelligence.


CITY YESTERDAY.
Earth decked in white yesterisy, to greet the Nsw
Year the first morning Of lis existence 1t was tit.
ting garment for the season. whether regard It as en-
bema tic Of the old year. just Departed hosry with sge
OF the birth Of the
Whoever passed near the Park yesterday morning.
the light OF the year 1854 dawned upon the world must
have been struck by Its peculiar and picturesque ap
pearance There certain poetry about the seems,
though it In the heart OF great commercial city
The ground covered with newly fallen snow-the Oty
Hall ming through the fog-the whtened trees droop
ing almost TO the ground-gave picture of winter
eyed he is always represented reminding Of those
exquisite lines Of Spencer
Sls.ssIiPS A. teeth fog osIa That ala him chill
And the dull drops e. thai from b; purple bill
II his tsht n hand nd. tipped stan he held
For Se wa. ains With cola a. sna weak With ed
That scarce his loosed Limbs he able was to weld.
Broadway presented an unusual appearance before
people began to about The snow was 1T least
deep In the Bowery and late in the
morning before the tracks sufficiently clear the
cars. The Wilderness Of the mornings snow soon van
ishsd, however, and . mild, beautiful day overhead
brought with it the misseries Of slushy utrsstshsk
snow half waters Of cay In which school boys
glory There urchips to be found 81 every
throwing snow balls as passengers regardless of
We might be tempted TO pardon them on the plea
Of their youth remembering that chrismas comes but
year." and remembering also, to have seen ,
youngser severely punished excited passenger who
objected to the bridge Of his being broken by
SNOWFALL But when men with beArds--chi dren Of =
larger growth-have propenity for this Rient at
tackrg and chill rem In omnbuses, We do ask,
III We are un.iliins to interfere with the innocent
raeons Of either OF these two classes of children bat
our duty to the fair sex demands some notice to be
taken CT their amusements, when they become public
nuiecnce.
seghs were to be feen in Broadway yesterday filed
usual to overlooking with many passengers holding on
by the Of their teeth, apparently satisfied II thsy
could find rch which TO rest the soes OF their
paths, nom the danger there Of the snow falling fom
the houses When the snow ia melting and heavy it
yserdry, serious injury ensue from ouch aci
dents In several bsye known OF pe3ps killed
in this This festivities of ,hs WI b
hgiousy observed 70 day. The warf with sno~bls
will coubt bs carried out vigorously in tins Arsats
and then, elias for the unprotected fs,iass ia op
sleghs Police for heavens sake looS sharr, AZ do
since the above was written wc bsve ss.srt.ined 4
| following facts on the edsos Of oaing uhish
should bel warrDg to those who are partial to suoa
About half past 2o'clook in the afternoon ga7g OF
young rowdes collec ed at tbs corner Of Ezassh
and Hsnston ST ests and amusing themselves BY
snow bans amonglt themselves, and ooc,a,nAily tae
passers BY stranger passing, struck TIE fes
with snow ball. the emsrt OF watch 80 en.sgea him tat
which he had taken ror, his pocke stabbed Peter Nc
Keon The person is unknown, and supposed TO 70
escape Tbs juIed boy hts boarding house.
No. 22s Elizabeth street, when physician was sent r
but coming, he conveyed to the New York Hos
pital There internsl bemo rhage and the physi
clans have but little hopes Of his recovery The
petrasisg the offence IL unknown. The police, from the
slight description they have received sndeavoring TO
| find the
THE EFFECTS THE CoID WEATHER On Fridsy evening
the Crocn pipe in the premises No. l6 Chestnut
burst and before the accident discovered the
store of Mr. Swift partially Hooded and some Of the
very much damaged The Store was entered Ia the
by Capt Mtchett ef the Fourth ward police, who
stopped the flow Of water from doing any further da
mage.
THE IANGfys AND DELIGHTS sInGHSG.-At half past
six O'Clock p NJ Frds y Thomas C&rliu driving
down Broadsay Fifty first street. he thown out
OF Lis sleigh BY another vehicle Of the description
going tour Of pleasure and his sleigh smashed to
pieces but luckily he escaped any serious injury
| ceIt few 81 ght bruises on the legs and arms
FRE.-YesterdAy mrnng at an early hour, Ere
broke ont In frame house. two stories high, situated in
Eleventh avenue door from Forty ninth street. and
before the efforts Of the frene could be of any avail
the building together with the store entire
ly Destroyed. The premises owned BY Patrick Tracy
and worth about 50 Geo. The Nnstesnth and rwen
tieth ward police promptly the grounc aud rem
ersd what assistance In their power to xtnguish
| the flames
| AoeupRsT-sHoouNG AFFAIR On Friday evsnrg, AZ a
colored mae named John Brown residing at No II An.
thopy street passing through West Bfosdx.' near
York street. he shot in the Acs with pistol by some
person unknown but there vas no ball in the wea
pom IL Is supposed to be ths work of accident Tbs
wounded man was greatly burned about the head His
wounds wire dressed by DR.. kilbourne.