The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-25
City Intelligence.

MOVEMENTS East RIVER FnRY 6rIAMsRs-rhe
Harlem river shook OF s 10y mantle during the carly
part OF last week, and len navigation, which had boon
closed direction the nrst week In Jmuary
free and usobstructed - d In mdsummer; but from
pot clearly explained The ferry boss By Ivan
Shore has failed up 70 the present time take sdvsn.axs
otR. We believe, however, that she viii resume her
trips to day. and will heuossoth land as the foot Of Fal.
ton street. The steamboat Island CITY, which ran lest
Greenpont necron with tho Flushing Rail-
road has bcsn withdrew. and We learn that par
ties al the upper end Of the Island have purchased her,
tensibly In copnseon but actually opposition
to the avRp shore and King Philip, which now to
us.on Sy @ I.rls RarosS compaD 70 pacs Sos,
IN Opposition 70 the Sylvan Shore for the purpose Of re
ducns the present rate OF hare Tho citizens Of West
to ply between that pAoo and the CITY At pros si tue
resden OF that s,con OF Weschcsv county have very
S s . = mo.
wood and Astoria will continue 10 paronzs the fery "a
oites which hs 70 horesofore been furnished them By
the steamer John L. lockwood.
Mrssuous PaorABts nrRnn-For
sons days past considerable excissnsss ~, existed u
Boomipg grove township, PIKE county, Pa, Ia eonss
suenos Of the mysterious dssppsa~nos Of youns ms,
II years Of age, Of Mr. James A. Waddsi, ohsmIst
d Commerce street, Brooklyn, uadr most suspsoous Or
oumsssnees. Young wAdder had been living On farm
Of hin aahers ssos May las situated about fourteen
miles from the LackAwAxen station on he Nsu York
Eric Railroad, and appears that he has had some dim
Guilty with . In hk employment, named Thomas
ncGurk Of such nature induce him 10 wYs 10 his
f.,her for authority TO diseha,ss him Mr. w.adeI 90
gone McGurk he'd applied ~ The house Of Ne. John
westbrook, Lord's Valley, t~o days previeus, for
wcssbrooks care bat that gentleman suspectng thst all
not right refused 70 give them and kep ho8urk under
srueianee The people turned ~ mace and searched
the - ri a ~ he bn
the carpet beg containing the clo u the mlsng lad,
was found concealed unier rock while In Lords Val
ley Tuesday, the 10th, kciurk told party that
young waddei wa gong 10 away and told asotner
that he had run away, and proposed that they
change IS bin that day and Mr waddeil having traced
up identified one he had sent 70 his short me
previous, by private marx IN ine corner Surk wn
Hes. On examining b person no MARKS OF violence In
dicatips recent souie were found but on his legs
above the ancles marks ~ be had worn shack'es
for some time He states that he received the money
rom young waddei 10 pay himself one dollar due him,
and INTENDED 70 return ., Ss cns No
his afflicted father has iaken every means By circulating
haudbls Sc., 70 discover his wbercasouts appesrs
bad brossn open case Of VINE belonging 70 his en-
ployer and lay drunk for . whole day. Nothing etse
prsoner sds ns be searched for and read the letters
Of Mr. wadde to bis sou. that he must be aware OF
the intention 70 eischsrge him me people in the vcn
with. sn6 showed some disposition 10 lynch Moeurk.
II 10 mysterious snar, which at present looks very
picious
cAwHRAS NATIONAL FRuvAt-sr. n,vID's DAY Our
welsh fellow citizens have made extensive arrangements
for celebrating b. Dsvds day which us the nrss
March, but sh day, the presen, year sun
day, the celebration WIN tske place Monday evening,
March 2, at O'Clock r. n. Though small IN number
compared 70 the foreign population OF Nev York, tney
are not wanting In spirit and patriotism. Tncy have
engaged splendid dinner n the Metropolitan Hotel with
Dcdworth's band. Besides which. Mr.. Aps. Thomas
native Of wales has sccepted invitation 70 attend and
win cnvea the evening BY choce music the harp.
talented corps Of vocal musicians, Including Mr.. Tho
mae another native OF wsles and noted composer have
also Kindly consented D give their services On The
occasion
wAsmver,s's Brp1HDAr-The ors,nixatcs knevn %
he Seventy sxers' fred Tho salute ths Battery, In
stead Of the "vosrans Of 1871" evrouscusly saed
The newspapers yesterday. Ths "ssvensy .srsrs are
composed Of those who served In the war d the Revou
ton and their descendants.
Doc or FIsr--rhe passengers over the Jersey uty
ferry yesterday morning, were little startled by
large woody dos rushing by, with ls coat on Gre,
some mischlevous boy having saturated the poor anil
NAL In csmpbere, and then set IRE 70 him. He was
chased irto the river BY some one who wN merc'fri
.poush 70 drown him 70 put him out OF misery,