The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-01
City Intelligence.

Ac'lDEST TO Col MiNu's SoN.--0n Wednesday evening
Thanksgiving eve) accident Of very serious charac
Ter occurred 10 George II Ming OF CSlone Ming, the
Mayors clerk He left the city In the afternoon for Por
chester, about Thirty miles from the city, for the purpose
Of srensirg Thanksgiving at the house Of an intimate
iend, and arrived there late in The evening 1t being
very dark st the time he was obliged to inquire the way
from n whom he met, and proceeding in the
direction pointed out, when he toe false STEP and
peciPi,aed Measurement nom an cmbankment fifteen
feet high. His left received compound fracture
fro tie effects Of the fall the bone prcfudng inches
thr ugh the fest and the sleeve Of his coat The best
medical assiar CO in the place was Immediately procured
ard the wound attended to. George, who young
about seventeen years OF age, endures his wound win
great resignation and courage he is stopping at the
bouse 81 Mr. smith OF whose kjndnefs and aten'iou
gratefully aiudes 10 in letter written TO his fathe-.
In which be tells him to fear be dstur 5ed-hat all
win be well again in few weeks
FERRY BoaT CoIJIsioN-About 12k O'Clock yesterday
afternoon the Osprey ferry boat her trip from
Bridge street ferry to the Brooklyn se in the lee
side OF the j. $ Gregory, Of Napanock first class and
well built boat and made heavy brea n in her middle.
She is of Long Island The tide running heavily
The ime and n thsJ = Gregory was moo,u at the side
1he ferry ~ Brooklyn the lea of accident viii doubt
es be set up on behalf Of the Company The canal boat
is much Damaged.
PRINTERS FEsrIvAr--The N. Y typographical Society
intend celebrating the birthday Of Benjamin Franklin,
the 18th Of January, in style exceeding tina
former years. billers new Assembly Rooms have ! 4
dre Band and it is derstood that the responses to
toasts &c. at THE supper table, will be OF the highest
oider. We uus ihe affair may be superabundsn,iy
- On ;he pfoa a. 'ness aau%a' a., soss Inc
and continuance.
Committee Of ArrangemenH-James Marine D. L.
Northup, w Forbes, Thos. c. Faulkner, John j. Hal
.lcnhek James White Francis A. teal, }. H. Brown,
Charles NcD.vi, j. r. Subtitle ". II Ray John Thomas,
savage, George Parsons Geo 90 Mather s. T. Baxter NJ
y. Wyncoop, George Watkins, H. Stodhardt, W. H. ).
Van Amm a Brown " J. Ialeste R 1asusog ioIa
Jones' John L. Jewett, l. r. Jones, d. O'sulhvan Jshn
craw; john W Forbes Secretary COMMITTEES OF Arrang
ments.
yesterday morning fire BROKE ont in the stable No. loo
Leroy street, occupied by Patrick Quig.y for three
horses. The material being very combustibie, the e
spread with great rapdity, and in short time all the
stables adjoining eight in namber) enveIoped in
flames IL then spread TO the old building the
Roy House and Tea Gardenn There were several poor
families Occupying the Rob Roy house. who had most Of
their furniture damaged By water and some stolen As
they not insured 1t falls heavily upou them espe
ciany winter is At hand. The fire also spread very
rapidly among the pine lumber In the yard Of A. 4 l.
Buseen the Of Washington ST. eet and was not
extinanished up TO o'clock in the afternoon. The
range OF sanles were very old buildings. They
belonged to NJ Williams & Brother, who esti nate
their LOSE at about 81 20O-no insurance. There
eighteen horses In the stables All Of them we're
tken out without injury, al hoogh most Of the
Nessrs A. Russell estimate their loss about S. 900
They have insurance q SO 600 follows viz - 0Oo
In the Beel man 81 coo in the st. Marks and 90. in
the pacidc Insurance companies. a. Williams 3ro
also had carpenter shop part Of the stables L.
which they had tocls &c, ~ The amount Of 500 de-
troy ed--no insu,anre. An old man named Richard
Webb, who slept IN the carpenter shop, scarcely had
tine to make his escape leaving behind him OF ais
clothing The orgI, Of the ire Is said 10 be the w,rk
Of nm ipceneh-y.
THscfnnAY ,sD THE NoRFoLS svrIasas VIM. NJ
ThacLesy Win lecture this evening" at the Metropolitan
theatre the benefit Of the cssable fund u the St.
Georges society and TIE Norfolk orphans. The subject
81 The lecture will be, Charity and Hum,r.v
T4Tn AoonEsT WHILE CUNNING. A Mr. Edward Doaxh.
cry OF this city, while out canning with some friends
along the line of the New Jersey Railroad near Bergen
shot himself accident Ally with his gun through the neck
from the effects u which be after died Coroner
spetr held Inquest, and dict returned ipar
cordance with the facts.
SPURIOUS COIN ArLOAT.
TO EDITOR THE HERALD
win You obgc pubseri by cauionng the public against
receiving countcre ten cent pecesy herewith incloss YOU
one There good many In circulation upper par
" the city.
1nunspay, Nov. g. 1855.
The coin sent us Il very poor spe:men or ten cent
piece made 81 lead and impeiccy done that could
hardly deceive any We under tand good many Of
them aacat