The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-15

A sTABB,NG ARRAY IN BROADWAY, NEAR CANAL
sTREET-oNE MAN SUPPOSED TO BE FATALLY
WOUNDED.

A srABB,NG AFFRAY IN BROADWAY, NEAR CANAL
sTREET-oNE MAN SUPPOSED TO BE FATALLY
WOUNDED.
AT about O'Clock yesterday afternoon ARRAY took
place between hack driver named James Hill, and ano
Their young man whose name George HILL in which the
latter is said used sharp pointed dagger inlet
ing three wounds on the person of his antagonist one
wound was the back of the neck the other in the left
SIDE the third in the back the SPINE An alarm
given, and policemen Gallagher, of the Sixth ward
to tho of difficulty, and after arrested
Hill in Canal street The dagger with which the assault
had been committed found the French Catholic
church, short distance from where the sabbing toos
place.
The immediate of this deadly ARRAY appears to
have originated some few nights since at dance house
collision then took place between them and James Hill
being much the largest and altogether the most powerful
inflicted upon his adversary beating Yesterday
they again met, and the old matter was brought up
which es1ted in another conflict; and while James Hill
was in the act of taking cf his coat to fight the Other
drew out dagger and inflicted the as above de-
scribed. Several persons witnessed the affair The in
jured conveyed to the hospital and placed :
der The care of lr Derby The assailan was taken be
fore Justice Boqart who committed him to the o.
Warden Gray OF the city prison 1t Is feared that the
injuries will prove fatal
GOOD Enthusiastically Good Friday, an impor i
ant anniversary in the Christian church, and especially
regarded By the Roman Catholic and Epscopalan creeds
Good Friday is the given the dag Of Saviour
from the earliest ages of Christianity This day took it
Of Good 10 express the blessed effects which spran
from this important event the redemption and salvatio
of man. It derived this appelation from England IL
ancient and appropriate tile being Holy Friday the Fri
day Of Holy Week.
The principal ceremony on this day in the Roman Ca
thoc Church is the 7enetrG illustrative OF tho history
of the Crucfxion. The lights during this service ar
extnguished, to indicate the supernatural darkness
Saviour's DEATH At the close of the 1enebrG so
lemn silence is observed throughout the congregation
suddenly interrupted by loud noise, in token of thu
rending of the veil Of the Temple of the disorder
which all things involved at this momentous event
Cross-bunscakes bearing the impress Of the Cross
form the DIET Of the faithful on this day. In forme
times the sc~reigns of England had custom of hallow
ing rings and various trinkets with great pomp upoi
Good Friday, believing articles consecrated posses
virtue against sickness and the power to heal disease
They especially supposed to have great efficacy ii
Of cramp, their touch causing cure. cor
respondent of Cardinal wcsey's, writing him from Spain
under date of June 81 1918, says:-f your Grace re
me mber me with some cramp rings, We shall do thin
much looked for and trust to bestow them well will
Gods grace This belief, however, is numbers
with the other innumerable superstons of the past.
Full service held in the various churches yester
day morning which venerate this anniversary. Til
courts also adjourned