The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-20
City Intelligence.

RloRE IMPROVEMENTS SUGGfsTED-How TO RELIEVE BROAD
wAY.Iet City Fathers require thetSound steamboat
stop bottom of Fourteenth street other
street high up the East river Let the Hudson River
steamboats, be required to load and receive their
gers parallel line tho North river Let the Full
ton and Washington markets be removed to the
population Of the city the North and East rivers Let
The Croton Water Department be removed the Crystal
Palace. which should DO purchased for that and other
municipal purposes. Let there be an uptown Post Office,
where two three hundred thousand inhabitants
can deposit and receive their letters, instead of being
compelled they to come down town 20 depo
sit receive them. II these adopted,
sha hear about tho membranes OF Broadway,
and no excuse will be afforded 10 those vandas who
would dface the most beautiful Of public squares
and avenues by city railroads
MATRIMONIAL RoMAScE-EMGRAnSG wEr.-When Re
corder Smith presiding in the Court of Sessions yes
terday afternoon very beautiful girl, aged about II
years was brought from the prison and placed before
him on charge OF vagrancy preferred by her pa
rents When his Honor inquired into the matter, he,
found that the young lady had been committed by her
father and mother IN order 20 possible proven. ner
coder thinking that the course OF true love- did not
should at all hazards, run smooth was about to dis
charge her. when he informed that at that
ment gentleman from Wisconsin was In waiting, in an
room in order to run of with her and marry her in
that State when liberated His Honor did not wiffto
send her adri in the world under such circumstances
but called the man. and said he were sincere IN his
professions he might marry her here and then take her
West Tho over jOyully consented and Recorder Smith,
having descended from the BENCH performed the cere
mony in his usual happy MANNER causing many TO re-
mark that he would have certainly graced the '!Bench OF
Bishops had he entered the church instead Of studying
law.
ST. Philips CHURCH (CoIoREp) TEARING DowS.-Yes
terday workmen commenced tearing down the Coored
Episcopal church. Centre street. Leonard known
as ST. Philips. This church old one and had one
Of the most respectable coored congregations in the city
ANOTHER MYSTERIOUS DROWNING CAsB.-On Tuesday
morning last the body Of woman was found in Newark
bay. An inquest held by Justice McMllen, but no
light horwn upon the identity Sho had on dress Of
plaid giBgham green checked, knitted cotton collar
around her neck, open worked yellow straw bonnet
leather buskn shoes, cotton hose. In her pocket
found a leather pocketbook, with clasp, containing
sixty The deceased had dark brown hair
about feet inches in height; by her appearance
German woman aboul % years Of age.
Found DRowNrD-1hc body Of boy, apparently about
16 years of age, found floating Cton Staten
Island yesterday at O'Clock 7. NJ. Had on monkey
Jacket black pants and white cotton shirt and bare
footed. Had been about week in the water.
MnnARy.-The First Regimen State Hnzzars troop G,
paradcd yesterday their annual target excursion,
der the command Of Capt. II. Stucke. They visited
Zomans East New York. where thirty eight valuable
prizes shot for and the target bore unmakcable
evidence the good Workmanship of the company They
presented q fine appearance