The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-08
City News,


since the first Inst the Fourth district police court has
been held IN the Twenty second ward station house by
Justice Connolly The jurisdiction of this court will en-
tead over the Twelfth Nineteenth, Twentieth, Twenty
first and Twenty second wards No business with the
exception OF dposng OF those prisoners released by the
ward station houses, has bee TIRE nsacted. Until
court house has been assigned by the Common Council
Tor the transaction of the business warrant will be
issued from this branch. Mr. George Dohrentven has
been appointed the German interpreter for the court.
SERIOUS sTABBIsG AFFRAY.
serious ARRAY took place night twoago between
two coored individuals named William Harden and Iar.
ret Chambers both cooks at POOLS drinking saloon in
Broadway, in which the former received severe stab
with carving knife at the hands the latter II ap.
pears that quarrel ensued between these parties rea
tive 10 some scandal which was alleged to have been
circulated by Harriet to the disgrace and discontinue
OF Harden, who charging Miss Chambers with the same
received in reply regular outburst OF female ndigna
tion This enraged Harden, who struck his fair oppo
nent in the face, and she being enraged still more at
the audacity OF Mr. Harden In great passion snatched
up carving knife and plunged 1t in the lower part of
her assaiants abdomen She then loft the
has not sncc been heard Of Tho wounded man was
conveyed the New York Hospital In great suffering
where he now lies in a crisical situation.
ACCIDENT FROM FIREARMS.
Yesterday a boy named John Cell, living In Stone
street went to New Jersey with rusty old fowng
piece, for the purpose Of shooting some small birds
When in the neghborhood Of Bergen Five Corners and
while in the act of shooting OF the feathered tribe
the gun exploded and piece OF the barrel struck him
in the head producing severe scalp wound splinter
taken to the New York Hospital where he attended
to by DR.. Wright
THE EIGHTH WARD TRAGEDY.
The man Joseph Hall, confined in the hospital on
Backwels Island for the homicide Of william o Bren
on New Years night last is recovering but slowly from
the effects OF the INJURIES he inflicted him self on the
night in question. DIR. sanglin who has been attend.
m has writ 10 In IL.
would be very mprudent to examine the prisoner, on
the charge preferred against him, as he was in very
great effect upon the mind OF Hail. and II no doubt will
ietard bis recovery for several weeks.
In the report oil the inquest before Coroner Hilton
the body Of William OBrien who was killed by Joseph
Hall on New Years night, mistake was made in the
evidence OF Mrs Margaret ODonne the mother of the
deceased by her former husband in regard 20 her pacs
in Brooklyn
Tn WEATHER. II During all of yesterday morning, the
city and bay were enveloped in thick mist fog was
30 dense that 1t seriously mpeded navigation on
The ycrs and bay. There but arrival announc
cd yesterday, all the vessels were detained outside
and Is TO be feared that serious accidents mus
have occurred Tho Wall street ferry boats Brooklyn
and TIE Staten Island boats did run. ON the other
fepies there was but one boat used on each. There
we're fortunately no accidents or collisions during the
day In the afternoon II cleared up bright nd
and the streets thronged with prornepadcrs About
eleven O'Clock in the evening storm OF wind and rain
set III and the temperature very sensibly lowered II Il
to be hoped that will have some cold weather
20 az 10 dry up the streets and convert the mud and
slime into ice.
ArrisPr TO CoAnIr StIcDE--A man named wllliam
Ruhervile, attempted to destroy himself Saturday
night by taking large dose Of audanum willie in the
drinking saloon 70 Cortandt street. The attempt at
suicide discovered by the inmates after
he had drank the poison, and the alarm being given,
officer Williams, Of the Third ward police called to
the assistance Of Rnherve. He at odce conveyed
TO the New York Hospital where the stomach pump be.
ing applied, the poison was removed from his system.
The unfortunate promptly we'd from the effects
OF the Audanum, IL last recovering No be
assigned for the attempt at suicide bat IL Ia suppo-
sed that he has had domestic troubles Of late which
weighing heavily on his m nd, induced him TO put
end to his existence
SUDDEN DEATH.-A man named John Kelly, who has OBJ
taiLed livelihood by selling soap fat suddenly fell
the ground in Sullivan street in IT. He picked up
by the Fifteenth ward police, who took him TO the New
York Hospital, where he expired few moments after
bis admission. The deceased was man OF about 10
years OF age, and was known to many people the
cid soapfat man" lie in the habit daily Of tra.
ycrung u lower wards OF the city in search Of "
in the obtaining OF which he noted for hi. industry
and tact is supposed Kelly died from disease Of the
heart.
ACCIDENT on THE HARLEM RAnRoAD-Tbc freight and
passenger train which left Dover Plains at 30 T. NJ
In charge Of Mr. Kuper conductor of the track
Nassac, In consequence Of OF the wheels breaking
BY which Of the freight cut in two others
nearly dtmolisi ed. by the untrug exertions Of Mr.
Perry and Mr.. kuper the ruins we're soon removed.
SOUTHWARK EyGISR COMPANY No. 80 hold their annual
mine this evening at the Apollo Rooms This will
doubt compare fayoraby with, If -urpass all the
former assemblies OF this company.