The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-05
CITY Intelligence.


The FIRST SUNDAY IN SPRING-uNPIEAsANT CoyTR AsTs.
The weather yesterday everything that could be
desired, mild, and sunny, with just breeze enough
to lift the curls from ladys cheek her
to hut,er gracefully while tripping along The streets
gay adorned butter flies of both sexes going to and
turning from church. pretending to do and enjoying
themselves best they might Fifth and Broad
way presented animated scene the gtterng throng
swept along all anxious and be Evidences
approach offspring thckenng around The days
already seem unusually long, and the evenings
pondingly short. Overcoats feel warm and uncomfort
able and muers comforters, furs and thick gloves are
to show signs of the change of season. and its dusky
color Is altering to lveler hue while branch and twig
ane big with the promise Of future leaf and flower,
which but await warmer light to blossom and expand
There ia serious drawback to the enjoyment Of this
delicious weather. and that is tbs foul condition of the
seriously impaired when the warm sunlight reveals
and Sidewalk. '' covered with slime and muS
Clear skies accord but poorly and make unkndly
with y and the sweet South Wind
Doisome stencil from decaying garbage In the Of
common decency lst the city be purified of it's flth
to ill the streets with mud and ice and sush
rendering the labor useless Where the
Why are not the contracts taken from those who
do not fulfil their obligations Who knows?
SERIOUS ARRAY IN THE PARK LAST NIGHT-Last night
about quarter of twelve O'Clock, young German,
named George Banco residing at the of Centre
and Anthony streets assaulted in the Park the
Hall OF Records, by gang of young xdies, who
knocked him down and beat him shamefuliy. During
the ARRAY large dirk knife fell to the ground and per-
passing picked it and took it to the office Of the
Chief Of Police. An officer despatched to the
Of the fight where he fouad crowd collected, several
Of whom asserted that the dirk attempted to be
used by Blanco, who stood in the middle of the group
cry ing protecting that he had carried knife Of
any description He taken to the Chiefs Office
where found that he had been kicked and bruised
dreadfully in the face and abdomen He Immediate
1y discharged, IT evident he the offended
party. Who the rufhans what their object
IN attacking him. does not appear of them
arrested II is certainly extraordinary that a
be attacked and beaten. and dirk knives used within
sight and not hundred feet distant from the
t.rs of the police Of the city and yet escape without
any arrest being made. This is o sad commentary on
the efficiency of our police.
DEATH IN A CHURCH An old lady named Mrs Thomp-
son. residing in Beccfer street. attended divine service
in st. Thomas Church last Friday morning t will be
remembered that during Lent appropriate religious
monies are held several week days in all the Catholic
and Fps"opalian churcbes) 1t is supposed che
late that she fatgued hen self Tor entering the pew
she knelt down, apparently much exhausted aud while
doing her head fell forward in to cite the
alarm of lady in the next pew who went to her assist
ance, and found to her horror that the old lady was
dear Help secured and the body removed from the
church and conveyed to Blocker street, where Mrs.
Thompson had resded It is supposed she died Of dis
Of the heart induced by overt fatigue.