New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-23

irc NJ barricsd> from the Battery to Union square
| ord now, throsgd tie entire length Of Broad way
there = wal q earth spd ice that would serve ~
ioerable fsir representation Of hastily l-oTn-ur
barricadc, behind which fnsileers could find shelter
Tie siege commenced r. earnest on Wednesday night,
Wien ab Mt saeen hundred were marshaied IN
liie upon that grest ihor0ughare, armed with picks
and spades, ard night rnenily were they Piled upon
The mass Of SOLD ice and dirt-,he accunulStions OF
two 1onths-wLSch, beng thrown up Ike gre1.
window in the oetter made cariage-roads, where the
wheel once more touched the p4vemeuts. Without
this wo1i the strees at this time would h.ye been
quite impossible.
The siege upon the NOW and ice progresses By day
under the power of bright sur, quite satisfactorily;
and the ,mmon Couscil will continue the siege b
night with two thousand pckaIes, we may expect to
be dug out aad the melt away somewhere this
side Of June.
Notwithstanding the formidable appearance of the
barbados of Esoadwsy the narrow streets are much
more in state Of impassabisty. Either for walking
or driving, we have never seen the streets OF New
York in such dreadful condition they are now;
and do not think all the oldest inhabitants have
seen the ike. And that il not the worst OF it: they
are every day growing wore and worse as the thav
progresses.
Even after the and ice is gone we shall have
al ocean of mud to contend with that will be almost
as immovable O. the snow has been because nature
will do something to remove one and official negi
g,nce will do nothing o. next to nothing to remove
the other.
Our country readers nay consider Sew-York in a
state OF siege and fancy all the streets barncaded.
We learn that Park Goodwin, esq, is TO deliver the
Address at the Second Annual Distribution OF the
Cosmopolitan Art Association on the 18th inst.
FRESH VEGETABLES IN WNTEn.-The present pro.
priotor OF the place Oswego, to which Ir. Willis
long since gave the name Of Genmary, has erected
some extensive forcing house, for the production Of
vegetables in Winter. These establishments are, 30
far mainly devoted cucumbe.s and tomatoes which
are produced in remarkable freshness and perfection
The excessive cold weather Of the past few weeks has
occasoned exceeding difficulty in the management OF
wineries. One night, learn from letter Of the
gardener in charge, hr. W. Perkins, the cold was 50
extreme that for time it was impossible to raise
the heat in the houses above 800 and there was dan
ger that all the plants would freeze. We have been
favored with specimens of the tomatoes 80 produced
ard found them equal in beauty to any ever grown in
the open garden in Summer.
School RroEPTIoS.-The Young Ladies of the
Allen street School gave one of their quarterly rccep
tons Yesterday. The exercises, which were of
highly interesting nature consisted Of singing, recta-
tons, and the presentation Of premiums. new
piano was inaugeraed, purchased from the proceeds
Of q concert given by the girls themselves.
TFAcHFRs' AssOoIATIoS.-Ths body of city
teachers holds IL regular monthly meeting for Feb
Iuary this evening" in the Hall OF the Board of Eiu-
cation.
The GAMBLERS. -IIeame, Beers and the rest of the
gamblers who have recently disappeared, have not
been arrested. The amount Of the bail in each case
was 81, OOO and the sureties as follows: For
Patrick IIearne and Alexander Edgar, Reuben Par
sons. For George Beers and Jefferson Wells, John
Keefe, restaurant, Broadway below Houston street.
For Sherlock Hllman, VIM s. Burdick, wine mcr-
chant, Liberty street For Robert McCdhrey, Au,tin
d. Thompson, restaurant, No. % Pine street.
CoREEcTIoS.-The Houston street Presbyterian
Church has not been disbanded, stated by Tqe
Eraneel,,t. The society now worship m the Dutch
Re formed Church in the Sixth avenue opposite Anity
street.
THE Es>YX STREET Abortion C,sE-An inquest
was Yesterday held by Coroner Perry upon the body
of Catherine dc Breuxue who died from the effects OF
an abortion, alleged to have been produced upon her
by Dr. Cobe Of Essex street. The full particulars Of
the case were published in edition OF Thursday
On tie inquisition the defense introduced witness
who proved that the deceased attacked with
severe hemonhage preyou. to her visiting DR.. Cobes
Office, and that she begged him to allow her to remain
n -. hon tfutil she sot he
attempted to prove that the character OF deceased
was not good and that she had lived the mistress
Of other men beside Legoupe but this testimony was
not admitted by the Coroner on account OF its being
irrelevant. The testimony Of DR.. Finnel!, who at
tended deceased up the time of her DEATH went to
show that death was the resut Of puerperal fever
brought on by the abortion and the jury rendered
verdict to that effect duplicating DIR. Cobe as prin
epal and LegoupeI as an accessory to the abortion
Tie deceased was q native OF Belgium, thirty-two
wears Of age
DIR. Cobel wa rearrested on Thursday night, his
bondsman having thought it possible that he might
give him the slip and run away. lie is now confined
in he prison a. Essex Market. LegOupel will also be
rearre,ted and he'd to await the action Of the Grand
jury. DIR. schneitter was held merely as wit
ne-s a. there nothing in the testimony taken to
impLcs.t him in any way with the Transaction
SUICIDE BIT TAEISG STRYcHSINs.-Coroner Con
merry held inquest yesterday at the boarding house
Of Mrs Stuart No. $40 Grand street, upon the body
Of Nicholas l.. McChesney, native Of New-Jersey,
20 years Of age, who died from the effects of dose OF
trychine, administered By himself for the purpose Of
selfdestruction. 1t appeared in evidence that the
cause of hIs committing the rash oct was doine'tc
trouble. His wife, who isrepre-ened a. being FAR
from az amisble woman, had abandoned him and
caused lin, be said, much affection. HIS troubles
rreyed upon his mind and led HIN TO be incorporate;
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