The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-21
City Intelligence.

THE WEATHER positively disgusting yesterday
windy wate,y, wearisome-suggestive Of nothing sut
SORROW signing, suicide and other equally unpleasant
associations. The few who got out Of bed part
culary early to the eclipse Of the moon, any
thing but delighted upon finding that the observation
extended the surface of the whole heavens the in
terveniDg body being . of cirrus.cumuous clouds
which ecpsed the eclipse ITSELF 1t continued raining
dsmaIy all day, to the intense annoyance of divers
young ladies and gentlemen who had inves ed their
during the past week In sundry late spring gar
mens, which they were "dying to wear on the first tine
Sunday. The churches thinly attended, for rainy
weather ia not provocative Of pety, and the Sunday
contained tcstac paragraphs, under the caption of
"SpriDg has Come, !" one of which says:-
The green grss; has already up inch two into
gers in such long and passionate kisses its lips while
army Rs sss s s
every M mo n . G2 s saa
them.
Now this kind of thing doubt makes very pleasant
though not very profitable, Sunday reading is alto
gether at variance with the Tnere has been
getation worth mentioning vicinity New York
the grass and foliage have very stintsd beggay
appearance This month"; tar, has been ali wind AMI
water and has not quite come TO the description Of
the poet, who remarks that
appareled April fast
On the heels OF impiog winter teads
After these April rains may expect warm sunshine,
anc then we may look out for renewed vegaation for
The expansive atmosphere is cramped with cold;
Lits he bright clouds sublime and spreads them thin
Fleecy and white. DER all surrounding heaven
FATAL Result LATE SHOOTING CASE ELM STREET
Between the hours Of and O'Clock yesterday
ing Antoine Mondell the victim Of late shooting ARRAY
a. No. AZ Elm street. breathed his last at the New York
Hospital He attended with great care up to the
last moment, but the injuries received were mortal
Guido tessuIo. who is confined in the Tombs
charge OF causing deceassds cesth was deeply affected
" Curnnp wh
took deceaseds ceposton the night OF the occurrence
notified OF The death, and win hold inquest upon
the BODY to-day.
BATCH LIBEL SUT.- We learn that Elias Combs Of
the Tenth ward has commenced libel suit against
editors of the Tribune, laying his damages at $1,000
and that the parties have besn held to BAIL The SUIT
grows out Of series Of articles which have appeared
the Tribune, purportng to be report Of the dongs of
the Tenth ward Know Nothings in which neighbors
INDUCED in their usual genemany and char
language. There eight ten other parties
who also ise ssenievsd in the same connection and who
fine tirne Meanwhile, we trust the philosopher will
main tranquil.
FIRE IN CHAMBERS srRFTT.-About ten minutes after
eleven O'Clock Saturday night fire discovered on
the fourth floor of the five story building Nos so and 80
Chambers street, occupied by Mills, manufacturer
of mantias and dealer in shawls. The fire. it seems
originated this floor, but the quick action of the
confined the flames pretty much TO that part the
building But little fire found its way to the fifth
The fourth and fifth floors used for the
of mantilas, where hundred and fifty hands
principally gts, at work daily. The adjoining pre-
misses entrance II No. 49, separated merely by board
PARTITION 10 occupied by j. H. Davis UNI brela and
paraso msnuacurers their property did not sustain
any damage Of consequences by FIRE The smoke
however may have caused them slight loss They
fully insured. The first floor, occupied by the firm
ain some damage by water they insured to
the amount Of $3.50 600. in city companies. Mr.
Mills loss may be estimated at from $4,000 to
M. ha Ia fna IN thA -
in the following insurance companies Excelsior So 00O
Harmony, s. 600 Cooper, 81 500 and Farmers and
Mechanics Of Philadephia b0O The building is own.
ed by Mr.. Holmes. The damage to may be estimated
ington $40 COO Eagle $40 000 and New York Equitable
00O The origin Of the FIRE present unkn ,wn it
M der investigation by the Fire Marshal. We under
stand the private vatchman Chambers street was
the first to discover the fire and to give the alarm
ALARM FIRE IN ELM SuERr.-About three O'Clock on
Sunday afternoon alarm OF FIRE was given; it was
under the furnace OF the engine situated in the
building Of Elm and Franklin streets adjoining
the New Haven freight depot. IL q heap of hot
ashes had been left nea. lot Of sawdust and
gushed by the fremen when its locality discovered
Damage about 81.
NATIONAL GUARD DRuL.-The right wing OF the Seventh
regiment will drill at the Arsenal corner of White and
Elm Streets this evening" for the last time this season
This battalion comprises LIST company Capt Pressenree
% mpany, Capt. shslerY 4th company Capt Rblet;
shumway's commands considered by the crack
mpanies their fine regiment while the 4th companv
contains rather than their share of look
ing citizen soldiers.
Supreme Court.
sarah J. BMsely w James a, Barsely,-D.vorce
granted,