The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-04
CITY Intelligence.

DEMOCRATIC GENERAL COMMITTEES "A meeting of this
committee held las. night at their rooms No. 66a
Broadway, next door to Stuyvesant Institute The st.
tendance quite large. H. +. Clark, Esq occupied
the chair, and Mr. John Y Savage acted Secretary
The main business Of the evening the appointing
committee of twenty two, consisting Of from each
ward who should report to the General Committee upon
preston Of opinion in opposition to the Maine law.
Alter some further business Of general nature, the
meeting adjourned.
CORRECT TINE FOR NEW YoRK.-Some time since re-
solution passed the Common Council authorizing the
faculty Of the New York University to give correct
statement Of the time to Gil the public clocks of the
city, and to the different lire alarm BELLS and the Chiefs
Office in the Park. The faculty OF that Institution
have recently taken action the subject and, in
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Parade Ground, to accommodate the apparatus for
taking observations, and afford room for series OF con-
verging telssraph'c wires TO the alarm bells, clocks
railway depots, and such other places II may be
deemed necessary to give the correct time An appeal
is shortly TO be the public for funds to Guild
the tower and bay the apparatus which wll, doubt
be generously responded TO by wealthy citizens.
AT present there timepece in the city that be
absolutely relied upon guide and STANDARD for all
the others. The City Hall clock has done remarkably
well lately though Its variations from correct time
states that il has varied only about twelve
seconcs per month for some time past This Is very
WELL but it be relied standard OF time for the
futurey 1t Is very important consideration to have
correct time in great city like New York. Notes have
been protested In business engagements rendered
null and void and the travelling public put to great in
convenience, because cashiers or engineers time
had been Inaccurate. This Ii especially true OF the
railway trains that start from this city, to
whom the difference Of few minutes Is OF the utmost
importance in enabling them to keep their engagements
OF the professors OF the New York University belongs
the credit Of being the first to take portrait by the
daguerrean process the inventor being successful only
with napimate oojects to another professor that
stitution our country the electric telegraph,
among us and should the faculty succeed in giving
the business interest of city the Of
curae time-tims without variableness or shadow of
tnrnipg-they w add another instalment to the debt
the the public already owe them.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AND REMoRsE--A Frenchman,
named John Morcer, was the complaint of his wife,
committed to Backwelfs Island yesterday by Justice
Dawson, as vagrapt. On being conveyed to the
Tcmbs preparatory being sent to the sland he
20 borihed at bis situation that he swallowed large
dose OF audsnun, with the intention doubt OF put
ting an end to his existence. Dr. Covil, Of the City
Prison. on being informed of the occurrence, imme-
effect Of restoring the unfortuaate man As soon as
returned Morcier begged the doctor TO do
all in his power to save him. as he was very sorry for
ceeded esctual in saving the life Of the foolish man,
and promises 70 be . better husband In future.
The NAY TERM OF THE COURT GENERAL SESSIONS.
The Recorder and City Judge will each hold the Court Of
General Sessions during the May term. In order that
the prisons may be cleared of the large number OF pr
soners they contain 1t also agreed to hold two
sessions during day The Recorder will preside ON
the bench during the whle Judge Stuart win occupy
the bench from o'clock the afternoon until o'coci
at night Thus double the ordinary amount of
win be disposed Of during the coming term.
FIRE IN MAIDEN LAYE--Yesterday morning AZ abou, a
O'Clock fire discovered in the third story Of the
premises No 10 Maiden lane, occupied by Oliver ami
Miller, manufacturing jewellers; before the Are was
tneuished It burnt hole through the floor rhe origin
Of the Gre 10 said TO have been caused by some ashes e