The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-10
City late l9agelaCe.

depending climate. Last week We we're sing NJ
to spring, and indugug in the pleasing deus,n
thatrold Winter had taken his departure for
would trouble with his icy breath aad hard
cold unlirdy presence but sadly mistaken for
en- Saturday night cold wind fell upon the city, and the
thermometer run down to eighteen degrees and remain
cd at that figure all day yesterday 1t a cold raw
bitter day-just the TO make . feel and do
and uncomfortable things. Surprising with the
poet, that spring indeed ethereal ;mildness" AID
bad really 'come en- pe,anescc people had thrown
off coat, shawls furs, bedcotaes and all unnecessary
co'hirg, and some few had began to sport lighter
garments more in consonaDce with the mlder season.
but the weather Of yesterday chilled all the latter out OF
sight and heavier coats cumbrous capes and heavier
furs than replaced them. Tie very gsass
the parks and public squares which for the last fe
days have given evidence Of tae approach Of thu
OF yerdure the Former putting forth twgs, and eon
eating the OLD ores, and the latter assuming brighter
hue, yesterday looked limp frozen, and shriveed
the newly awake ed life bad become torpid and dead
again. But there Is hatisacion this cannot last
the shortening nights and increasing potency old
SOILS rSys, VINO day after day fingers longer nth u.s.
nonshes us that cod and snow and warm clothing, aad
becciohes, and fires aud all the Accomplishments of win
ter Will he gone not to return again until the pre-
sent ear draws 70 q close. So mote it be.
CLEANING BRoADwAY.-We counted the blocks inst
qured cleaning in Boad way yesterday and found that
fourteen s'il untouched, Commissioner Epling, in
roughly cleaned oil The rest of the street. Ex-Aldersn
VIM Baird who received the contract Saturday. to
receive So ss5, $3.50 per block for fourteen blocks
Below Liberty street the storekeepers paid 39
block and the street In much worse cond than 1t
is This shows that contract work not always
the cheapest. Commissioner Ebng does not intend
notice the scton Of Mayor Wood in making this
tract and will set his men to work onight ususl
There may be some trouble between his enpoyee and
those OF Mr.. BarC'S
BURNING OF srABIE-SEvERAI HORSES DESTROYED
st ortly after O'Clock Sunday morning dee broke
out range Of anne stables stua ed the 10. No.
SO Washington street. The alarm was Immediately Civ
en- and the hurried to the scene Of conazrat,on
lhe stables built the full length of the lot aud as
The fire c'rnmencsd to wiadwsrd, the flames sprea1
Through them with great rapoiy and ia the space Of
taf hour they almost totally destroyed. Al tbs
tine the FIRE there fourteen horses on the
prtn ikeB and not more than six exricated: the
rest burnt to o.ath Four OF these horses belonged
20 Metsrs ID. and l.. AGrevibe, Hour dealers No us
Warrington street; his Others owned by differen5
pers who occupied stalls. The OBSTACLES belong
10 Mr John Van BoI en-, and estimated to
some $50. The fire extended to the dwelling house
No 57l Nashngtor street, ovned and occupied by Mr..
Charles Brow The was nearly DESTROYED toy ther
with portion ot the upper fo3r. the loss will
upwaro Of $500. Mr Brewer insured on his house
hold fur ntsre to the amount of $500 the Irving In
suIapce Company The upper part of the house was
cupie1 BY Thomas W. Murray who has sustained da-
images by ERE and water; insurance No. b76 Wash
tanned a damage 10 his furniture by water The gable
End OF the roof fire but through exertions
the fremer it wss soon extirguished Mr. Tiitons loss
is fully covered by insurance Mr.. Angevne estimates
his less at near 5000 no insurance Mr.. George Ste.
bin, cartmsn, lost his horse, valued at $500: in.
James Gsuf's horse, valued at about 5000
also oesroyed The fire appears to have the
Of Bn irce1 diary.
Tux FIRE DErAETaENr-The Joint Committee, consttu-
ting the Board Of Fire Commissioners the Fire Depart
nent Committees of the Common Council and Commit
tees from the Board Of Representatives aud Board Of
oremen and Engneer appointed to reorganizs the pre-
sws regulating the Fire Department Of New YORK
held their first meeting after organization last Saturday
night. at FiIemen's Hall. Meme but members of the
Committee of Conference admitted the deubera-
lions, members OF the press being even excluded. It
stated that the future sessions of the committee
will likewise be secret and nothing be made public of
their proceedings until the presented TO the
Common Council for final action
CONVECTION An error in the manuscript occurred in
the notice Teasurers report proceeds Of the
twenty seventh annual bali given in aid of the widows
ard Orphans Fund of the Fire Department II should
four thousard nine hundred and fifty five dol
lars and sixty nine cents instead of Eve thousand nine
hundred and Of five dollars and sixty nine cents