The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-06
City Intelligence.

THE wRATHEE-rzIE COLD HAS CONE
In speaking OF the warm weather few days ago. ve
said summer in = collapse and would expire
Our predictions verified in the cold atmosphere which
is around AS bringing the FIRST wntery glow to our
cheeks and first tnging sensation to our feet The
green leaves have all fallen the birds have forsslen
their in forests aud already began their cho
ruses In southern climes; the fields which but
few days ago luxariant with waving grain,
bare the have been gathered into yards to 30 fed
f the garrered crops c scythe and the sickle, the
plough and the harrow have been placed away for
is dead winter, cold bleak and pitiless winter,
has claimed her reign ip the round Of the seasons On
Saturday nigh; last she breahcd upon the waters aud
they froze in acknowledgement Of her power. leo half
inch thick was found yesterday morning all the
ponds about the slandthe first Of the season II never
was known to freeze so thick, ESQ said Of the
Oldest nbasitants,) at the Inauguration Of winter
before. Small boys might have had a skating
time, il they bad been lucky enough find out the
strength Of the ice, before the weakened it by its
rays. The day of the clear cold, piercing kind
when the Wind is light and the atmosphere appears to
penetrate through all the clothing you may put on
Cover up would he TO feel the cold air
TO his very skin, amos, enough to make his teeth
chatter In tho evening, the looked bleak and
wintry. Light hazy clouds occasionally passed
her disc, from which she came out rs freezing
prim ugly old maid, sitting in judgment upon her
rival. Little ragged urchns who have been revealing
/ necessary
todraw them tighter around them and to close up the
air roles. Ventilation in cont does very well for
summer, but in winter it can be dispensed with
Ioor apple women, who have I'll along been hunting
for shady place, their stands to the sunny
sides Of the streets First summer then winter now
the shade, and the is wanted, tho changes
of the year being typical of the state of
up and down. to-day basng in the Of plenty, to-
e BIRDS desr T'u ua and the rasrant fields ose
their odor, so ruin visits man in his strength
and his summer turns to winter his gorgeous decora
tfops m fripp nd Ia
chilling frost nps at the root his influence with the
world. To carry the smile further-as the hus
and collects lis locks against the Of snow,
so man shoud guard against the winter OF Hfe For,
after ALL life has all the it is but single year
with all its variations Some may call this moralizing II
would inform hose that the " weather" Ia always
sclers, who win have to do only with bare news and
facts without comment we have to repeat The ice
froze half inch thick yesterday morning. and the day
was very cold" This was all We had tn say when we
started. The cold has and storms will
be here So secure your overcoats In time Of peace
prepare for war"
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
On Saturday evening at O'clock the temperature fell
to 80 degrees the freezing point of Fahrenheit Sabbath
O'Clock &c degrees The highest temperature yesterday
81 degrees These North temperatures and the
lowest We have recorded thus early in the month for
| Monday morning Nov. 8. 1854.
| FATAL Result OF TIE late sTABBING CASH IN THR
FIRST WARD.
Yesterday AFTERNOON the Policeman, David Guriey,
who stabbed in the left side with dirk knife in the
hands Of John Holiness of the candidates for the Of
fec Of Alderman Of the First ward died at the New York
Hospital from the effects of the injuries received
Friday night He suffered great agony during his
brief stay at the hospital from the painful hemorrhoge
which set in early on Sunday morning His wife was
sent for few moments previous to his DEATH with
whom he held short relative to his family
affairs The deceased is represented to have been
of estimable character kind father and husband and
q man Of answering fidelity to his duty. He leaves
large family unprovided for to lament his melancholy
and untimely end. An inquest will be held the re-
mains Of the deceased to-day.
ANOTHER STAINING .AFrRAy. - Last night, near 10
O'Clock, named Patrick Quinn residing at No GO
West broadway, stabbed in the left breast while
quietly passing through Anthony street The facts ap
pear to be that while passing rum hole, two men came
out of the place and stumbling against QUINN quarrel
ensued in which of the gave the blow have
statcd Quinn fell TO the pavement, and his murderers
ran OF. The wounded man carried to the hospital
nya very critical condition, it hardly being expected
that he would live till this morning The murderers
not arrested last night