The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-07
NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY, DECEMBER T. 1855

ssMr. Jacob" written upon the watch pocket OF
the psnts and white pocket handkerchief had he mi
tais "w T." in red upon it. The body sent 70 thu
Bellevue dead house.
The ORD ions STREET NJ. r. CHURCH CASE which has
been pending before Bishop Simpson during the last
week. has at length been brought to Close and win
summed up this afternoon, At o'clock in the John
street church Chaupcey schader Esq, and Hon. Levi
g. Cbatfeld in favor OF retaining the church In Its pre-
sent locality and Judge Edmonds and G. L. Fanc6er,
Esq., for renewing 1t up town.
FiRr At SING SING PRsoS despatch from Sing Sing
informs that at half past eight O'Clock last night the
workshops attached to the Sing Sing State prsoa
discovered 10 be on fire. and at oco * burning
GeIcey The officers Of the prison. assisted by the cit
zens making every efoftto extingaih the flames,
but with little prospect of success.
AocuDinTs-A aborer named Thomas Kane, had one Of
his legs fractured and was otherwise injured yesterday
morning by the cavirg in Of embankment In Seventy
ninth street He taken to Bellevue Hospital Joha
Rourke was injured in . very similar manner at III
cellar in Thiryseoona street near Eth avenSs he
sent TO the New York Hospital. Geo. Harrison and
Nicholas Mccormick both young men, we're injured yes
tedayihe latter very serousiy-ty being thrown from
wagon the horse attached to which took fright 10 Sui
Ivan street. and ran away. Mccormick was taken to
the New York Hospital
buzxDg among the gossps at the Academy last evening"
touching duel that didn't of yesterday, between
sgnora Brignoli and Patana There was formal meet
ing. however, upon tie " field OF honor with swords
seconds, surgeons, &c but the challenged party when
coming to the point meeting Bomb~stes face to
concluded that discretion the better cart Of vAi0r
and that 1t easier II not less dangerous Z, apologize
than to fight The provccatioD according to the most
version OF the affair, consisted In the offence
given by Sgnor Patania exceen. pxiner and the bus
band OF the singer in feature sketch OF tbs
handsome tenor" For thia OF his pen ILL the
artist duly called to account but happy to
add no blood split. The Of the "se ,onds
have been given but do not think It coui add
apythir to their aures to give them publicity we for
bear On the fall Of the curtain at the end Of the d
act of the Pursans last evening" apology made
for the ind position" of the tenoa but the general
impression that he sang better than usual owing to
the excitement through which he had passed
News by the Malls,
The bill to repeal the free banking law and the bill to
suppress the circulation Of small petes in Tennessee
have both passed the Senate on the third reading.
At ST. Paul. Minnesota the Mississippi considered
closed the 22d Of November. the mercury having
fallen to 10 deg above In recapituatng the busi-
Of the season. the Pioneer shows that 6S boats
that port which Is increase Of 80 the previous
year and the total number Of arrivals $780, in
crease OF s15. Sleighs commenced to run Nov. 20.
bill has been introduced in the Georgia Legislature
providing for the incorporation Of mining company,
with capital Of 5000 COO with the privilege Of increas
ing to co., The object of the proposed company
Is to work rich copper silver and gold said to abound
in that State and particularly In the Cherokee cesson
bill also introduced to provide for the sale of the
State road to create internal improvement fund.
purport also aid the construction of tho Savannah
Albany and Gulf and the Brunswick and Florida Rail-
rosds. bill IL also pending to modify the uspry laws