The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-18
CIty Intelligence.

ceedines will be concluded tss day,
City Intelligence.
The FOGaY WEATHER COLLISIONS ON rgH EIvHR
AND DETENTION OF FEsRY TRAVEL.
The mornings evenings OF tho last two days have
been exceedingly misty aud foggy, and II seems as
though the atmosphere had got up rivalry with the
streets and endeavored to look muddy possible but
the latter still ahead and likely maintain their
ground Yesterday morning the fog was dsnsely ihck
and In common pnrance you could out IA fesa ofsn
threatened but never performed Friends walked side
by side for blocks and did moi know each other, aud
husbands and fathers brushed against their wives
children without recognizing ttem The omnibus drivers
could not their the sidewalks and gave
wrong charge, alleging the fog excuse but then
they do this very often when fog Altogether
the city very com Portable, and New Workers. for
got lively idea OF whs, miserable country Eng
land must be, where 10 fogey all the round and
the sun, when does show ts face looks like boiled
tuynip
II WAS on the East and North rivers however
that tho moro unplasshnt features Of the fog were
travel Was muoh mpeoei Tho HoooEen ana Jerrsy Ciy
trry boats detained and two hours II was
not deemsd prudens for ono bosi 20 leave the slip until
the other In steam whistles constantly kept
olosug ana pl ts mad task 10 perform, The
fulton Jerry boat Manhattan which LEFT Brooklyn Mt hall
pss; A NJ, In coiieioa vito 'he packet ship Great
Wosnrn, vbich wss laying near the Dulkhesd on the
New York, ride adjoining her siip The Manhattan had
n
side Of the ladies cabin There great deal OF con-
ster pauon, but the Fulton ferry boat
Nsssau oaoe II cosct ith the AnericAn Congr@s, lay
tng at The end Of pier No IL which carried away the
nsuie head OF tho shp and started outvatsr The
NastsU bad her ladies' cabin stove in and hsr
bead rsiis to'n ssny The Two terri boats were
damaged TO tie smornt Of SEQ Ono rssh person
Jumpsd into the rice by rsske, supposns the
the sllp, He hshed without dihic ulty.
rhe Williamsburg Terry boats had difficult time otit,
all the passengers terrified during tbcr pro
sIess down he river and one Of tho boats the Nngas
ys n n n tna end n m n.
pervons on board had to land wharf full Of tar mud
srd moasses OF most sohcsive character sud which
ibey ere likely 20 be reppdoi OF for time. Tho
Rooee street boas Oil NJ during tue morning Ia
copsrquepoe Of tho fog Tncro several COL
is,obs hat did not smouni 90 much
Last evening tho fog vas very thick, and the pas.
sepgerr on the ferry bos's were egsn 20.
caused by ,he fog rhero fogs are osured oy
warm atmosphere acting on ooid knd mo a district o
country Evaporation 'akos place rapidly ard the ar
bsccmcs led with va or char 20 In tno woaiher
cold east wind s tho only thing tnsi will susy theso
foss
sbs bark John J. Palmer, dunrg The fog yesterday
afternoon while ainnptug 10 get Out 0f the East river
IN to~ Of ,smtUg vent ashore 90 tho recss on Fort
went 10 her WssaDcc but had not succeeded In getting
her tu up 10 last nisbt
The stsam,bp Fiords CroweIi, ron Savannah, while
c'miDE ~ the book yeserdsy dur,rg the fog went
1nore Romer sboslt TIE pas.ergcr brought
TO ciy By the ssnlug screamsr and landed ct pier
No North river.
Cpo-os wAIxs AND Gas PFrs sIuI FRoza -Nolwi,h
ration, Of the nydraut, crocn pps. and gas
ppcs sul ffos,n TO the great annoyance OF house
and store keepers this should be warning both TO the
Croion Water Department and oltisens W have
their pipes put In In sucb ttst they will
neszs. In one Of Philadelphia -onAnses ws uoaos
account Of new nre pus constructed thai when
q pnon rod, the water 20 dow full head and
wbioh pfiop remains depressed until II 10 desired sop
IN how Of vaer, when can be drawn 10 and al the
water in he hydrapt irs plug droJs INTO chamber
entirely below tho rcst tour ave feet
The pavement may bo desired. Tbsy are ami fr.ez
copsned OF The cost is said 70 be cheaper tina, those
nou In uso, and cer.Anly u s matter that merits aen
uop
AyorurR MYSTERIOUS DgsAPyxAEAScs On Tuesday, the
ID instant, . man named William Desmond, in the
ploy Of Mr.. Pstulo, liquor merchant Of Duane stree
eft bis bosrdns for the oomina purpose OF attend
ing the funeral Of chhd Of fellow enploys, leaving
Instructions bis lapdlsdy have bis soiled clothes
given obn .ssberwonan. For snsrplaiaed caase
he cid not attend funeral his presence would
been observed, aud his sbsence was the Of re-
nart pssi hs arqusnts nces ~ DO specially lefi bis
work for that purpose He has not spce returned TO his
boarding house. causing alarm 10 bis freuds who
exhausted every means Of obtaining Information relative
=. re ori, conclns,o, Inc, car como ,o . ina, ha
been fouly dealt With He has been 10 the country
about two month"; should this supposiuon bo rra'sed,
bis cxptors viii have been very much disappointed ~
10 sscertainsd hat no hal very little money his per
scp from the fact OF bis wearing watch spd chain
and the general resp,rtablty OF his appearance, may
have been Inferred that he better prov ded with
funds Than the sequel you'd prove.
AsnlcAs rpscr sourr.-At the stated meeting Of the
Executive Committee, the 1eth inst, the Rev. Dr.
Koox the chair, the receipts for ten months had been
equal, within $780, 10 the ',me monihs Of last year.
Correspondence had been had viii several Foreign
Mission Boards, and view Of the various applications
rec.y cd from foreign stsrors 2t were appropriated
tor missiopH Of oerop, denon ons In Caina: III 800
for sam k.ssn and Bui 81 OCo for Nor'herp India;
81 soc for missions southern india 1890 for TIE Ar
menaps Nsno,A syria AMI sreeco s 800 for France
snc $500 hr Germany, Italy and other countries OF
Euiopo, making All httt0, which IN W DO remit.ed
before April !, hen the soclety's year ends
The Ctty Track OF the Ha~,em Railroad.
10 Tuy EDITOR OF rnE HERALD.