The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-07
City Intelligence.

WAfAfK-lCk ACClDkNTS,-A cold snap visited the
city yesterday and last evening there WAS every pros
pee. would continue day or two. The thermometer
Tell to IL degrees and the clear sky and dry west
wind gave Of still lower temperature 1t
very distant period As consequence furred and
hsge in demand, and the ladies' Eve beg
Col Benton's rardon) IN Broadway, mufled up
that nothing but their pretty could be seem and
,hey were OF the color the poet describes as
oeles,iI rosy, red-loveis proper hue.
A tinge very becoming TO the cheeks, but slghtiy
out Of pisce On the the roboss. Thl cold spell is in
opSertune than II has prevented
the thAw from clearing the sidewalgs as IL would have
oy " Viii ina, I'M. euy peror%sS
vM have slippery and dangerous sidewalks until heavy
rain washes them of Meanwhile great many accidents
occurring. Mrs Sherlock residng at No. liz Weet
sixteenth street, osing TO the slippery state OF the
Sidewalk in Eighth avenue near Twenty nth street, fell
ss 1SroSfh 0e'i Not. street fell ana .ssuTea
one Of his AIMS. He wss taken 70 the Hospital.
nese eares came 70 the snowIedse OF the police put no
public will never bear or During the recent mild wea-
her the river became cleared OF but last ngst 70
APPEARED again In large masses.
FMf FopRrH AvRNpR IL O'Clock Mon lay night
FIRE broke out In grocery and liquor store situated 81
No 3l7 Fourth avenue Of Twenty fourth street,
occupied by George Lundrum 4 Co. The Ore 1rss
discovered burning ct the back part OF toe store
Who broke osen me door,. thorc is an iasarsscs Of
Ol 500 the IN the CHbion insurance Company,
The nremen was early Al the pr.mhes, pat IN conse-
quepee OF frozen bydrants In the Vicinity some
ame before could be procured. The flames spread
throughout the store destroying pretty much the whole
Of the stock and extended through the ceiling bet
ne lAh and plaster the third foor before
Tho upper part Of house unoccuped. che build
ting s by Mr. pecknRm, and IL damaged probably
70 Che OF $500 $500, covered by
The FIRE Marshal at the Gre 'oMpsnict by Captain
wines. g; tho Eighteenth ward police. aud made
animation Of the premises IL supposed 10
rcs on Ore. The under the Ere narshals invcs-
tealion.
PuFiIc suoois IN ms sIrskSu wARp,-rhe school No
H. IN Seventeenth street, was opened at precisely nine
O'Clock or Monday last by the newly elected officers
william Jay Haskett, Commissioner; Alexander Ming,
Charles Donohue, Esq, and ny tho former rsus:ses Al
derman Ohrsiy and Dr Rosenmlller Col. Haskell
made very snort speech In these words -" Cnltreo.
tho newly elected officers have 10 prosence his
morning 10 eier you the pessant greetings OF tue
year and desire their ars ON ciai duty by
reading chapter from Gods holy Word" The new Of
noers made critical esamnston Of The building 10
ASCERTAIN it, sscty against IRE and panic Mr.. Cuver
also proaent oder his vie ventilation. The
then repaired 10 the Twenty fourth street school,
which Inspected, ana all was found 10 be in sais
factor, coalition.
rw J. W. WALLACE MusKrTsKps, Capt Graham, com
posed fer the part CT the employees Of the thea re-
psraded forty their annual TARGET excursion
ycsedsy 10 he Red lilo ise where teey shot Tor seven.
teen prisss. They had very pleasant time.