The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-09
City intelligence.

| City Anteulgence.
ACCIDENT Elk RAmRoAD-A wHoLE TRAM Rus
Orr Tnn TRACK, But ONE HUM--At quarter past
ven, Sunday morning. whole trsn consisting OF
gne baggage car second class and three passenger
cars thrown off the Erie railroad at Csnpvle assa-
tion about miles this side Of 0swego. The train
made up OF Cincinnati express tratv which len that
city at six A. NJ Saturday. There seventy per
sons on board, and moro extraordnsre escape from
death scarcely occurred. Tho was dashing
along at the rate about thirty mites whou
loud BIAS, nom the heard followed by
an application OF the breaks 10 the rsin and shortly
after the cars bounded tho ties and then
suddenly stopped. The passengers hurried out df the
trhin, but one was hurt The engine was dire 'ted
toward the LETT band track and with the p.ougnsd
up the frozen ground for distance OF SIX hundred et
IL stopped with its wheels within foot of the rails
that track, and but little injured. The tender
manned attached 10 it, but between and the bsggag
the iron coupling enched and snapped ike
thread The tenter had slowed round broken OF tn
head timbt OF the latter denoshipg the sssss on oae
sioe The rest OF the train happily hung togeiner The
Of the second passenger renlnoei
on the track single rail or vbica AZ torn sy
loose and turned en- rs side, but hardly iuch Of
It's place otherwse The ctner remained upright
but zig Jagged between the tracks, The had
up half dozen rails OF the lett hano track and
| two snapped like pipe gems. The deep burrows
and the imbecded wheels terrible impression OF
seems have been cAured By displacement OF the
switch. Az usual, no one was TO blame.
| SALE Bowen 4 MoNAMBS's sroks-H HleH PRcs or
| PROPERTY Down rowN-Bowen 4 McNamee's elk store
NOS liz an0 ll4 YESTERDAY morning for
$500 900 cash. The lot is thirty by one
hundred and forty eight feet deep Some twenty years
sgo this ground contained fashionable hste but by the
mutations Of fortune became converted into
bouse, filed with same three hundred inmates The En-
newspaper people took possession Of the builo
twelve years ago and the propretors offered
lot for $4,000. Bowen EoNamee bought 1t OF the
poporaon afterwards for $4,000. fhe building, with
some additions, 500 0O0 and by the sale this dr.
therefore cleared $4,000 on their original Investment
Quite sndsome profit The buyer Charles Ety.
4 o. Bowen
NEE will remain in their old store iii the they
buic ing in broadway near tho the atre is
The cost Of property down getting TO be ruoous
The tot and building or the Metropolitan Bank, of
Broad ay and Cedar street which IA 4b feet front and
leo deep, coat $950,CC0, and tho American Exshange
Bank be erected Cedar street OF the sze, will
cost $500, for the land and $685. COO for tie building
Ibe building ut the corner OF Nassau and Wall streets
was bought eight years ago for $55 600 Since then,
$40 900 has been offered for the aud and declined.
TIE SEVENTH PRESBYTERIAN CHuRoH OF this city tho
Of oome and Ridge Streets has been closed
for several months, was reopened Sunday with ap
propraie religious This church establish
cd in March, lsis and then placed under the paso
raj charge Of Rev Elihu W. Baldwin, o. D., who con.
tinued in the pastoral charge until 1885, when E. f.
Hatfield succeeded and prosecuted the ministry
| than twenty years Rev T. Raston Smith is the
church was comrnenced the whole Of one wall wss re-.
bpt. and the interior handsomely repsinted. Ia the
interior the pulpit pews, galleries and vestbues bave
been modeTpzed and greatly improved, boh in respect
TO beauty and convenience The walls and ceiling have
been painted in esco; and, altogether IL Is probable the
Coz. will reach sic 00o the pastor DR.. Hatfield and DR..
| Burchsrd, all preached on Sunday last
| WHALES TAIL Exhibition GRATH-A curious or owd
assembled yesterday at tbe foo! OF pier No 55 East
| river, to view the tail OF u sperm whale which was
brouht to ibe city by the Flying Eagle from Lsbon. Il
weighs hre and will yield about four barrels OF OIL
This the first sperm brorgh, this city and Is there
FORE quite curiosity TO people. After ths oil ts
taken from this tall and the bones properly clear cd
will be presented to the Astor Library The head OF =
Nhala tfy IN M
deemed some hir sordnary, In nan,
| cal place. II yielded Elk barrels Of til.
WHIPPING MAN TO IFx.--Pstrick McInlre, aged 22
years. in consequence OF disappointment In q lovs at
fsr, endeasored 70 commit sucfde by taking a.
on Sunday, at the Of East Broadway douver.
neur street. An officer discovered him, and he was
taken to tbs station house, where gave him
for dead: but to f any life remained, Ncntre was
rnstripped and heavy strap applied vigorously 10 hs
back and legs The blood, in a short time made s Ar
pearance he showed sympto Of life other remede
were applied, until ne sufficiently recovered 70
turn to his residence In Attorney street
Nsxr PRESIDENT BoAnp OK AfDERmss-A
democratic of The members Of the Board OF Alder.
/ men was held on Moa.ay nigh; last, when Alderman
Cancey, OF the Sixth ward, unanimously chosen
thor candidate for President Of the Board for the ensuing
year; and as they stand IA TO he will, doubtless 10
successful On the first ballot Alderman Steers had
votes and Alderman Hesiy The second ballot WAS
unanimous Tor Cancey.
Coon NEvs ,Hx sfARGAzxRs Those who love TO
look htavenward can enjoy rich feast on any cold
night Not only Venus, Mars and Jupiter In fcll blaze
but large number Of fixed stars are unusually cOnspcu
ous Among others sirius, Cspella Castor Poux Vega
Rgel Procyon Affair, Fomalbaut and Others WIN even
harder naues Never ind the cold 4 the night clear
and take look st the stars For location, and other
particulars, ov rhaui your astronomy.
The TAaMASY socrEry-The TammAny Society or Co
umban Order met In the wgwam last evening and elect
cd Joseph H. Marsh Sachem, to Ill the vacancy caused
by tho election OF Daniel Dolcvan to tho Office Of
n m nnpus utnA
paratons for tho annual ball. the 6th OF January next
| the anniversary Of tho battle OF New Orleans.
FIRE IN SEVENTH AVENUE About O'Clock on Monday
night re broke out in the camphene and burning fluid
OF Catbarine McDonald las seventh avenue The
nrcnen promptly the ground and prevented the
flames from extending beyond the store. The entire
stock destroyed furniture In the back room
was considerably damaged by wster. Loss on stosk
sboui soo fully Insured in the Hope Insurance Company
The occupant OF the second story front room (Coured
Ruh the store, had his furniture damaged 70 the
amount Of about sloo No insurance. The building be.
longs 20 Mrs McDonel. II Ia damaged abeu, $500 and
fully Insured In the Hope Insurance Company. IL was
rumored that drunken man upset bottle OF burning
nuid and thus set ire TO the store.
FRR AT HAuIm.-Bewcen III and IL O'Clock on sun.
day morning. nre discovered In stable beor g,ng
10 Mr.. Thomas Long, In l2bsh street. between Tenth and
Eleventh avenues, and before could bc the
whole stable was destroyed. Loss about $500. No in.
eurance
Frnx on BoARp THE PAcKrrsHp orIcKsrrp.-Abcu.
O'Clock on Monday morning, are was discovered on
board the London packetship Quckstep Captain Weeks
lying At pier No H. Fast river Tho vessel Is owned by
Dun ham Diamond o7 South street. The Gre originated
In the skylghs around the stove pipe which placed
within four inches Of tho wood work. and consequently
set 10 ON nre.
Coroner's Ingucsts.
The READr srRsKr CASE AN ACCIDENT The investigation
In the case Of the unknown man. who found dead In
the cellar Of No. so Reade street, on Sunday morning
was concluded yesterday, at tho Third ward station
house, by Coroner Connery. Tho body was recognized
TO be that OF John Mills brother OF Councilmsu Mls
and Vas also shown that dcce sed had been In an in
toxicaad condition on saturday night and had NO doubt