The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-10
City 1nte iligence.
HEBREW DAY OF AroNEMEHT,

Yesterday was the tenth day ofTsr the rst month OF
the Jewish year, and Is known among the Hebrews as
the Great Day OF Aionement s the most solemn cele
braion known TO that sect, and matter what the
dton or position OF the jew he observes the day most
rehgoosly The Observance 10 mentioned In Leviticus,
14th chapter, ~ follows
month on lhe tenth q The month you shall ac your souls
n DO n @s @ a @ s & y e
ssned Tor % purity yOs ali your sin. before The Lord
ms Ss and s shall .s s cg, .o1. MS : y
oa israel d for III Y ibeir sns, once Year,
According to the tradition, the fast day. even before
the giving OF the law a day OF atouemcn and par
don. Adam did pensnce this day. Abraham entered
into the covenant OF the circumcision this day and
Noses after he had broken the rst tables assembled the
Mount on the rst day OF Eu forty days after which the
Lord pardoned his people and revealed his thirteen d
attributes To the Hebrew, therefore this most
solemn day The eve IL allotted TO fasting and medita
ton sunset Of the previous day the twenty four
hours fast and continuous prayer commences Five ia
saiou. vr'"Es,ns ~ and drinking, bathing, pcriumins
wearing shoes and sexual enjoymen The principal syns
gogues open yesterday and our Jewish population
seemed TO do the day oil proper roverance.
Frrr N PICK srR.-Aboui 10 O'Clock las, nigh, fire
broke the i've story buildings Nos 20 and 81 Peck
slip, occupied by Harris Co., provision dealers. whei
the doors forced open the whole OF the interior
the smoke house fire, and the flames extending
the fourth and Hsh stories The dremen were early a.
the premises, antGner an hour and halls hard work
succeeded in subng the fire 10 prevent II extend
ing beyond the upper part OF the buildings In which
orignsted The fourth and nfth stories extend by on
Ito No. 24o Front street The lower floors Of thai build
ing are occupied by vantne Price, wholesale grcccrs
Their stock will be somewhat damaged by water loss,
doubt, covered by insurance Harris Co. have some
$40 900 insurance their stock in the Park, Citizens
New Amsterdam and other insurance companies. The
loss cannot At present be correctly estimated BY ~
O'Clock the Gre pretty much extngushe The roofs
OF both buildings more or less destroyed. fne nre
appears 70 owe It's origin 70 some defect In the smoke
house.
LADY NEARLY KILLED ny A FIAGmAvr.-0n Thursday
morning, about nine o'clock . large banner or haEstah
projecting ffom the roof Of the building s46 Broadway
occupied bya daguerrectypst, accidentally gave way
and fell TO the sidewalk with great crash. lady,
named Mrs. velter, who was passing At the time, re-
ceived severe injury from on the back and head
completely prostrstlng her TO the sidewalk. She wss
conveyed 70 her residence in Fourth street. bypoiceman
swarizic. little child who accompanied her escaped
uninjured.
NARROW EsoAPs-yes,erday afternoon, about half
past two O'Clock a whitehall boat containing three
yorrr men Was run and upset by the s,esmtug Ac
i've ii, pier No East river After holding on for some
y 10 ,he bottom OF The boat they were rescued by Mr.
4 D.lsn, Battery place bostman.