The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-30

DAY, O1OHmDnR OVs A'
CITY IntoIligencc.
THE vEArHER-A SNOW eTORh
rne city vss vis,tsd BY good, old isshionsd snov
81 ...,srday. which kept up until hse %
ssps Of cessation. 1'A --ur.visa 10
ground u fortunately In gtod
uonoiton Tor sleighing, end the weather u not In
'meitlpg mood" II Il remarked In our cHmsts, that
winter fairly ses in until after the sun has passed
the winter sosties and the days begin 70 snghsn. A
the old disch has it,
The Geld beg1s to streuShen.
There many assigned for this, some Of
which good and others good for nothing We will
mention two. Az the sun approaohhs Capricorn-the
winter scsticethe days become shorter and the north
hemisphere Of course loses large share Of the heat
Of the sum- and the cold until the shortest days.
which Of about weeks duration. But It. continues
to grow colder even after, AZ the nights continue
proporonsby much longer than the day and the earth
loses heat than gains The most severe weather.
therefore, during January and the early part Of
February the other shat ashe surface Of the
earth grows colder, and the forms the hills and
mountains The west and north west wind SO preva
lent in climate loses its sensible and It's latent heat
and the a,mOf becomes colder and rawer ~ the
winter progresses This also makes the spring ON
this continent much later than in Europe in the Same
may now expec. q Id snap that win be permanent
The river lie froxe down far - the highAnds aud
we TO hear sapsp Be. s
This storm IL oppOrtune, inssmuch - VIII give
fast young gentlemen opportunity to sport magnificent
turn outs New Years Day. Look out tor somsthiug
astonishing the avenues to- morrow and the day after
CrTr NuIsANcH.-Sinoe the fading out Of sight OF
Mayor Woods complaint book there has been NO sacia
source through which the dsoontented public could give
vent to their dsspprobaicn Of city nuiances and It
becomes the duty Of the public journals to their
old position and do little grumbpg ct the remssness
OF municipal officials and point out the evils to be
remedied. There was time when Pigs had the liberty
OF the city and might DO in every street, but after
years complaint and loudly expressed Indignation
ordinance was passed CONTRASTING all swine caught
within The city hmsts For years back the nuanco
has been abated but lately complaints have reached
that swine quite frequently In the streets OF the
Seventh, Eleventh and Thirteenth wards 1t Ia true this
good in consuming the garbage would
accumulate but still, while have ordinances they
more eFectpa in cleansing streets than dirty porkecs
The RUS pavement Il another nuisance that should
speedily be aDated. The stone Of which it IL composed
has tendency smooth and to keep at all rough
would require army Of lab0rers constantly at work.
1t Is positively digraceu to the city that cannot
have durable pavement but what Is untitled for travel
" question whether the Russ pavement has not COST
private citizens much in the wy OF valuable horses
manned ant killed 1t originally cost the city to con.
stluct H. i, is not likely reform will bs eGec Cd in
this mater very sotp, it may be vel mention
new safety crane has been invented the object Of
which il to prevent hose from slipping and
falling smooth pavement An iron bar, or ,
crane, IL ia called, Is affixed to the front Of the
bus under the drivers seat and reaches forward a.
fer the shoulders cf the horses This Is connected In
such with certain straps that encirce the bsdy
and OF the horse that should he miss his foot
ing be is sustained until hs 1t again fbe
Fo,'ysecond street onnibusss bave these cranes In
sn,1i rS hor ss Awe his aSa sar W.
i &c least. The condi ion OF the SIDEWALKS in this
city houa alo be attended to- The tagging around the
Park is municipal drgrace 1t is broken, and run into
great Iuts and noles Which, in wet weather, become
thedw,'h water, winter form impromptu skating
Fords, very pleasant doubt for those who want 70
slide upon them but very unpleasant for those woo dsnt
wish to be TIPPED up. There are other nuissncss, too
us To mention of similar character There are
lumber Of other things to complain of but this viii do
for the present.
81. ;oHx's DAY-FREE MASONRY. The festival of st.
John IL Evangelist, Thursday, celebrated by
of the city lodges In tie usual way. LUnion Fran
caisa, No. IT, had capal supper at Bar White
street. nr. Austin the Graud Secretary aud other dis
tnguhed members OF the order present. Puritan
Lodge No. $780, gave its second annual supper at the
Florence Ho'ei About txty live 3. ntemn dowo to
elegant repas Metropolitan Lodge No. 273 ebra
ted the cay by ball at Nolos, which grscsd bya
large attendance Of pretty women. The day was more
generally celebrated by the fraternity throughout the
State than usual Tn. Masons It appears celebrate the
June "a. and ST. John the Evangelist December q,
they regard them both IS tuelar sint- The election q
officers, snr uAl reports celebrations and the like, all
take place immeda ely preceding Of these days.
moIe gene, ally the last named.
CEun1Y 10 AsNAIs-A fine gray horse slipped and fell
at the OF Broadway and Liberty street. Friday
morning pjuring himself fatally, and abandoned by
his The poor animal lay in the street all day
Friday and up TO yesterday noon, alive and shi eripg
with and cd II Is too bad that horses should be
crippled snd MANNED but 1t to in
ict al this needless suffering upon them and the
dee, the public reprob for their
Duct There 10 less than four horses stretched
Broadway yesterday, with legs broken and other wise
n AIMED, and they may be there sill for all know. We
she'll have City Inspector the LIT of and
1t is to be hoped he will give this matter his earliest a.
tent.1n.
MILITARY PARApE.-The Kavanah Light Guards Captain
John P. Mitchell composed of boys halipg from the
Eighth and Ninth wards paraded on the 27th
inst They mustered thirty muskets and shot for fifteen
prizes. They attracted much attention.