The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-01
City Intelligence..

City Intelligence.
LETTING OF FLOUR SAMPLE STANDS DRAWS AT 1aE
Corn EXCHANGE, YEsTERDAY.-In the Corn Exchange
of Broad and South Streets may be seen four
bread, oblopg tables divided the surface by slips Of
wood with draws underneath, in which samples Of -four
and grain kept for exhibition and sale during
chapge hours Two of the longest Of the tables on the
east side Of the building, devoted to the Of the
-four men, and the other two in the fronting west
Broad street. devoedo the of grain sellers
The latter placed at fixed annual rent of $l0 for
each draw and the portion Of table above It. The -four
"stands as they are Called comprising draw to each,
let by auction yesterday between Il and O'Clock,
Fl. Wolf ESQ., the President of the Exchange, acting
the fashion Of pews in church.: thst is, they were
fixed at rent of ten dollars each per annum.
the privilege of taking two, to each bidder, End no
more. They were not to be ira usferred sub!et
arranged in od and even numbers aterneye sides of
the tables. The -four stands numbered 43. They
put up for first choice, &c, the first OF which vas
knocked down to Messrs Mason, Collins 4 Co., at SO
premium. The second choice was sold to T.. Roberts
Co, at $50 The third went at $50; third at $780,
furth at ST. fifth At $780, sixth vt s5 seventh at S20
eighth at Sic, aud SO on down to $11 at which they
clo' ed. The competition was sharp ard the bidding
rental of all the stands must produce clever income to
the Exchange Company In addition to the rental Of
the stands, each merchant transacng business there
is charged $40 per 8nnum tor admisslen The stands
fall short of the demand and several large receivers tail
70 obtain them che company propose to erect addi-
sl the merchants to combine and build .
large exchange in Hanover square or some other
central place, Of iron and glass, and arrange SIa g.
The merchants. and arrange the meetings between
tain hours at which merchants, in oil pursuits, could
and have but exchange cay At present.
by holding two exchanges per day thing not done In
ary other city merchants lose much valuable time,
which consumed by standing about at two exchanges,
and thus giving to them all the primo hours OF the
business day.
MYSTERIOUS DlsArprARANcE OF A MARRIED WOMAN
SUPPOSED SrICDE-At early hour Tuesday morning
last, Mrs. Kadore, then residing Staten Island at
Mariners Harbor, mile and half above Port Rich.
mond, left her home, and has since been seen
heard Of AT NJ after having made preparations for
breakfast she went to where her husband sleeping
and called him, but he did not arise In about half
hour after he was awakened by call from the mkman;
and when passing through the house found that
Of the windows had been left OPEN On approaching to
close it he observed the brushed from the sill aud
oot prints leading FROM the house toward the river.
After searching the premises in vain for his wife he and
others led by curiosity to the window when
they determined trace far possible the eceding
foot marks, which small and corresponded with
those Of female They thenoowed them to the river,
distance about three hundred yards and about equal
distance the ice towards the opposite shore where
track had been made by the steamboat Red Jacket which
plies between this city and Ezabethport n There
tracks that the person who made them had
returned crossed over to the other shore and the con-
cuton that Mrs. Kadore had passed in that drec-
en and bad faea into the water where the steamboat
had passed. Her husband had resided the island
about six months Mrs. kadore Industrious and
worthy woman. There seems to have been come diff
Guilty between Mrs. kadore and her husband in conse
quence Of the aters habits and is supposed by the
neghbors that the matter weighed heavily upon her
mind as to lead her TO the commission OF suicide No
traces Of the body have since been discovered.
ATTxMTr COMMIT SuIupE-Richsrd Thum, an iron
merchant doing business at the corner OF Rutgers ano
Cherry streets brought to the New YORK Hospital
Yesterday suffering from the effects of dose Of auda
num- administered by himself for the purpose OF COM
mlttnp self Heavy losses IN business " Is
snnposed led 10 the rash undertaking. No immediate
daprer is spprehepded by the physician in attendance
Iyorrsr TxrsAoRDISARY,-Yesterdsy afternoon TIA
lan woman came to the Coroners' Off - with what all
spppo,ed was the body Of dead infant. She had laid
the bundle down upon the table and proceeding to
Give her evidence In relation to the death Of the infant
when redenly the swaddng clothes began in
con yujsiye manner which WAS nmeoately followed by
loud screams from the little corpus The joy of the
mother was great indeed when she found tnat her
Office with happy fsoe, and seemingly highly gratds3
&C the result Of her visit.
THE LATE SUICIDE FousrH srREET--We have been
oues.ed TO state by the friends Of the late VIM. H. Parry,
Sso committed suicide by shooting himself tha. nth
nit that he was not led TO the commission of tho rash
ac by the deserton OF his wife, intirlated IN
several OF the daily papers. Mrs Perry Ia nanHrmed
consumptive and s only absent on the Conton for the
beneht OF her health.
ASSOCIATED PRESS MnsESs;KR.-w understand that thA
Postmaster General hae directed proceedings to be
menced against Mr. Rehrans associated press messenger
carrying express letters 70 the New York papers from