The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-20
- ~ Intelligence.
wEAvnER- A VIOLENT sroRs--AS ExiAAoApi'
NARY NAY.


sabh' has beeu quite taken all cs al the extraordinary
mate ,he .ather for the last month He is no sooner
s ~ orc raroxysm Of aon hment than he Is IN another
s ne eccentric and unlocked for action OF the elements,
and II the past any criterion for the futnre his be-
nderuent will continue for time. Seriously, Is
beginning to be question whether TO have any
.ann ner at al. We have yet had 10 spring, and
A. May grows old
II grows cold;
nor here We are on the conaues of Juue with the Their
r,oe,er al point that makes winter clothing not only
desirable but mperavey essential 10 comfort and health
the of May had he temperature Of March, hut
receny has been growing colder, and yesterday was
positively dismal and dresry rs chill November
Vegetation fTem month 10 SIX week. beiad ia III In
these parts aud ii not for summer chmes 10 the
south Of spring vegetables would be nowhere seen
upon our tables This unreasonable weather has had
unfsvoable ell CT the pubc hca,th aud the NOR
alty hills of last week up aarmngy. scarlet Ver
that scourge of infa cy, is very prevalent while coughs
colds and nhuenzas almost universal Yesterday 'ue
rain that would have done credit 10 February II
yainei In torrents, and bes violently from me
Dortheast-a point of the compass perchants anu
Nose who have friends on the coast most dread a. ~
brings and destruction 10 many proud ship, and
woe and TO lis There Is much shippirg dne
d this port aud from the coast Will be anxiousiy
looked for from this time out Certain wiseacres are Of
spon that the expected comet at the bottom or these
rnse freaks OF the weather. but he has not yet
teen seem this notion mus, be pronounced un,enabie
reasonable 10 thst the vast quantities or
which fell 10 the north OF us during the past Water
re gerator AID induced unusual GOODNESS
u the atmosphere, which viii no. be ossipaed until the
gets far enough north. was storming violently at
iaie hour last night
SUICIDE OF TIE PURsER OF THE STEAMSHIP CONSTR
TUITION.
Tue following despatch appeared in our Geographic
columns yesterday - ,a,o
,,a P pear Ra.barou nay la y week
and recognized as seenburgh Purser OF the Bel
s Faspsd IN his hsnd with had shattered his mead
As sixty years old, and leaves family In HOLLAND
nefauc led u u
rurssr seenburgh uo generally known even 10 his
Intimate associates this country, aud as they serve 10
po,nt q moral proceed 70 relate them.
deceasod purser OF the steamship Constitution,
nj the Belgian Transatlantic Company, and was repu.ed
man OF ability well integrity certainly his employers
ceyer suspected his honesty unit, the last trip this
eoantry, when he compromised himself seriously. 1t
seems that the vOy age lac became acquainted with
Bsbon who 70 far won upon the confidence OF steen-
eareh that the Ia ter boush, Of him box OF watches
and other jewery al prte so low usl steen-
S0TSh knew II he reached port he could easily double
his money Not having sufficient msaus himself IN pur
chase the watches, he yielded to the temptation ami APP
opia lated the money belonging tn the company placed Ia
his charge with the intention " returning TO the chest
as ne sold the watches. He paid no duty on the
watches far learn but struggled them in;
and on arriving at port be Immediately proceeded TO
Soied Broadway ewelry establishment, where he learned
back simiar 70 tho sold in the mock auction Ores
ha; be had been imposed upon by hts fellow voyager.
&c Immediately returned to the Constitution, but could
find the party who had sold him the spurious watches
discover any trace Of his whereabouts.
The ulehoi Of the matter may be easily fcreseen. The
deficiency ia his money chest he could make up as
he had not the means, and The company long
discovering his defalca,ion. About three weeks
again heard Of Until bis body was di'coreted
st Roeborongh, Pennsylvania, few days since
rohed In the above d. patch The disgrace and shame
dat bad upon himself and family doubtless
bis sudden oisGppearspce and subsequent self
murder The eweler who sold lin the spurious watches
con e % &c fl' N 's o n sS what NE as Il any
,ed the destruction Of man who meant TO be honest
But yielded 70 strong TEMPTATION
A BLIND nrosTER--How TO LIVE AT HOTEL FREE
COST.
The proprie;ors CT the Asior House recently made
No victims OF confidence game played upon them By
tAnd man from Phiadelphs with great SUCCESS. 1t seems
ra, some three weeks the party IN question
de Astor House carriage and requested be lod to the
prupr,eiors az he had something Of interest 10 oommuni
ssseto them. lie wa soooriingy shown into Mr.. sei'
scas Office, where he introduced himself a. NJ j. Van
Ward Of Pensacola FLORIDA wealthy planter, who had
come North. exactly on tour OF observstien, but
nj ph ON eacLug PhllaGe pha-so ran his story
se robbed OF his trunk containing his 10 ters OF IL
PREDICTION and money 30 that on arriving IN New York
be found himse penniios and fondless The Story Was
pausbly told, snd hr, steeSon 9 ~ mpathy was
awakened, and readily promi,od the hhad gen
,isrnan that his wants would be Supplied until
,enlnanoes would arrive from Pensacola lie moreover
Interested himself that be notified Chief Maisell
Of the poor blind gentleman plight whereurop an officer
vas sent ou ferret ont the robbers For
over a week Mr. Van ard h-d very Pheasant time OF H.
BE hved high, Jared sumpucusy every day smoked The
p.t aeran; sesary drank the oho.cet wines and be
- ~, nd .snsy p't tb,s lind or ,ning cont NOS Ia,
always Chief Msio suspected al right and told
Mr. Van Ward much, ~heieapon The, gentleman disap
peued very suddenly last Monday. Yesterday despatch
received from Philadep1s. stating thai the mi
mans name wa VIM. maxwell, aud that he bad recently
dlspfea-ed very suddenly from al Institution for The
hnua Tacouey la He was, Of course, no planter
never robbed - he hal thing to be robbed Of
Pass around Mr. Van Ward.
w PNHrnNr PnsCs with Mr.. Pierce, arrived in tais
AZ l.
ATOP ing NJ the private residence Of ex-senator Hamilton
r,h al the corner ~ second avenue and Seventeenth
street personal friendship has existed FOR
time between the President and the Governor which
seir respective uotcal Affiliations have not tended 10
weaken the slightest degree. Gen fierce said 70
rapidly improving health since be has the Pre
Dental claif, and now looks quite recuperatcd. Mr..
fefoe u A-o mech lutiesea "a a.sHh; ana nss pen
called UPON yesterday By several 20 hi personal eud
political friends, among whom were Postmaster torhr
sni Hon John Cpchranc We tsvc Dot hard that any
pubic Demonstration % be made by the friends VI Gen
Pierce y understocd he object 10 any pubhcity be-
hg yiven ~ hs movements HE ~il remain IN tbs city
until Friday tire 22d in-taIi, vhen be ~i take his de
pertuTe for Concord, "a
esslu,un Hcos--Captaln Benner, a.yisied by WIN. n
TraysrS, Inspector from The City Inspectors depart
inert, Wednesday s-ze o, the fos - Dasne -te- ten
very fsi hogs which had been sn-.hcrod The hog
trus In coming 10 the city make, rey promptly
The dead animal dCck, foot Of Forty ffh street
from lheIoe Barren Island. On bs arrival daily OF the
e.tte uA cheap meat dealers are on Lac iOok 0at Tor
TIT kind Of stOck IN trade which they purchase, and In
few hours pacet on sale 10 their sials. They get
fo uinc AMI dispose Of tbe same 70 purhs Tsrhas
n a Iihe lzs thsa the market price. BY thls
they neareEty Ooin reputation Tor sci ng cheaper
rnan thoae who DO legitimate trade u sound and whole
meats CuEeEz purchase and TIC result "a dAesse
and perhaps death 10 their fam les The inspectors
whosf euty ~ seize dead animals ihw arriving IN
Cle city necessarily ooiDpsied - be Constantly
a.. wher these usiIs arrive, and the service ttsy
render otssns the sssurs az dlscs cd spd unbe.hy
meats end sendnz N, without tbe city limits, k In
tasJusbls.
PSge-rsnos snv5l IHrpir1-Tbe sc,ive and
ssemt members q Hose Company Ne 10 have presented
th@r foreman, VI samuel r. Thomson with magniaoos;
SILVER uVnIi or The o; E having been 70 eectei
ireman 1hi' = Ne tenth time NJ. Thomson IA. been
secied 70 uos BY O. al ,,nany far. signifo.n, M d.
$500 uins'e. u BE- hghy finished With cbs.ed ami