The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-31


vy,,un africa n BEAST wish Africa were
dead exclaimed poor Miss Jellaby II this young Lady
at present in Now York. we have no doap nl snS
gard TO March March is beasta lion-and the sooner
Il is dead the better For seven days past has oeen
raging and tearing, blowing howng and moaning, a.
was in the agonies death Yesterday, about Hoon,
snow storm set in the wind blowing fresh from the
tSs until hsy wSa according to the pro-
phecea Of those well yersed in meteorological CHANGES
we shall have warm weather again, and thunder and
lightning April showers rainbows, genial zephyrs, and
Of winter This the good time coming, for
which We must wait with patience.
DANGEROUS CHIMNEY WEST SrREEr-A great excite
lowing cause as expressed in the report of Daniel
Carpenter the Chief of Police yesterday morning.
The vicinity Of the large sugar house In West IaiSht
and Washington streets the scene Of great excite
ment yesterday, occasoned by the high chimney at
tached to it, Zone hundred and fifty feet in length)
cracking about fifty feet Of the base about the
distance from the top Fears have been entertained
for time past by many persons that the chimney
not SAFE from the fact OF its leaning considerably
over and the crack discovered yesterday morn
ing, the whole neighborhood became alarmed and
for their lives leaving all their worldly effects behind.
/ was the ground and sent for Alderman Hoff-
mre, who and consulted with several builders and
engineers the subject of security They stated that
there was no immediate danger falling of the chin
ney This quoted the fears of the people, and in the a
ternoon the families residing in Hubert street. between
West and Washington moved all their furniture The
chimney leans towards the southeast Alderman Hoff-
mire is to have it examined this morning, and will take
such steps as the exgency OF the case may require It
made perfectly safe by banding and bracng it.
MEETING oYTm COMMITTEES on RAuRoADs-The Commit
tee on Railroads from the Board of Aldermen to whom
was referred the resolution nquring why the Sixth and
Eighth Avenue Railroad Companies had not taken up
the double track in College place. in accordance with the
instructions OF the late Common Council in December
last met yesterday afternoon in the City Hall. Mr.
Hope enc OF the property holders in College place, pro-
posed That only track should be laid in College place.
the same as in Vesey Church. and Barclay streets and
recommended the insertion of College place as one Of the
streets where single track only should be laid in
Church and Vesey streets. instead Of retaining the
double laid there The Superintendent Of the
Railroad Companies the part of the shareholders
aid that it not the desire Of the companies to run
a double track through College place but it was
for the accommodation of the public alone that the
track laid there. The Committee said that they
fully understood the subject and would report at their
earliest convenience.
MYSTERIOUS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MURDER Mr.
Asa L. Latham resident of No 200 Henry street. Brook
yn has been missing since O'Clock Wednesday after.
noon. The last place he seen to be known at
Browns eating house, in Water street. where he took his
tea at about O'Clock On that evening he to have
met his wife at friends house in Eighteenth street,
New York, who n visit with Mrs. Webb, Of
Brooklyn. However, he did not make his appearance,
has he been by any of his friends. He was
man of very steady habits ~ years of age and
known to be absent from his family before. 1t is
believed by his friends that foul have been
used which accounts for his mysterious disappearance.
CoMET.-On Wednesday evening, at Yonkers comet
was visible few degrees above the horizon, in drec
ton about west-northwest. 1t bore exact resem-
blance to the which made its appearance last Au-
gust and which occupied the position 1t may be
seen with the naked eye, very plainly at the close oc
twilight in the evening.
FREA FIRE broke out last night ct the private resi-.
dence No 1872 Nlett street. caused by bed taking
in one Of the sleeping 1t was put with but
little difficulty.