The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-01
CITY EVENTS DURING THE YEAR Isj5.
JANUARY.


Msanes IN this city Callers numerous. me Democratic
Ssrera, Committee FOR the year 1857 met at Tammany
Hall in The evening number of contested seats and
sush oonfasion. Subsequently Wilson Small was elected
chairman by tie delegates who declared regular,
md retained possession OF Tammany Hall The contest
held meeting at the office Of the Public
Administrator and elected John Y Savage Jr chairman
This was the commencement Of the committees
2-ChErles B. Huntington, the forger, removed from
ne Tombs 70 s.1g Sing The play Of "Fascinaton," by
Frank 3. Goodrich, produced at Burtons theatre.
Slnslgura,ion Of the city government. John Carcy
President OF the Board of Aldermen, and Jonas ~
Philips President of tee Board of C)unclmer.
sAnnversary Of the Battle Of New Orleans ceeerased
a: rammany Hal ny the saohems ball ana ai h
gwen Thermometer down 10 zero. The rivers anu nay
lO-Property northwest corner of Broadway and Grand
street.: SO by leo feet sold for $500 900 Increased severity
oi the weather Court marshal of surgeon hooeh com
Denced.
i4-Fd. !. ne Forrest, of waterown, Conn, missing
hrsw cheek on the ATsr'ean ns nar1. " ''N'
I5-Hardws Dealers Board Of Trade hold their ami
U~sast river frozen across from 10 A. III. TO P. H.,
azrng winch time some 10000 people cross the rivers
soaooident seetngo the swiss residents =, Delmore2s
pz.c With Prussn The Democratic Union Club pass Eeso
lu'ons sympath4ng y "a torney on his defeat Tor TIE
1S-ThermoDeter, zero
Je-Great snow storm Miss Matilda Heron makes
arss.es furore.
2o-Nine fires n night. Twenty I've families
burnt ont AZ No. 81 James street Comme OF STa
s~ch's opera season at the Academy OF Music.
A.-AoTements in the city 20 abolish Spanish cola,
people, except reduction Of 20 per Base Ball
Convention at Smiths Hotel, Broome street; New regu-
hsions agreed upon.
23-AercuTy four degrees below zero bitter cold
sSer. HydTants all frozen and ctz put 10 great in
snyenen;e Excitement n the city in relation 80 garrote
robbers. Judge Russell sentences Michael Nugent 70
for LIE and George HYDE Hiteen
bo-h garroteTs.
2I-Meetn. a. The Astor House in favor Of the divorce
bill then PEI ling before the state legislature Callers OF
tie meeting asharled 70 come forward.
26.-Splendid ball % the Ere Department at the Acade
"a R q AGs' Barns 0irhd'y celebrated at Constitution
27-North river frozen across at Forty second street
SeS persons, however, daring to venture across
2S.-Repuo!can General Committee for 1856 meet al
Snyvesant Institute and organize By eect.ng John A.
Kennedy Chairman. Mrs. Cora dc Wilhorst makes her
aoa; Lucia q. the Academy of Music, and achieved
Asuecess. Correct time given by the City Hall bell for
sse FIRST time, az rine o'ceck IN the evening
2e-Co. FaOers and Captain Farnham arrested by the
deputy Marsha! on suspicion of being engaged n
nlioHterDg expedition Miss salle stafford, of Yer.
mont charges p Barton with druggng and outragng
- a hotel in New York: complaint subsequently dis
missed. Columbia College property sold for s576,350.
81 -hysterous murder OF N. Harvey Rurdel in h!s
ycOn No. 81 Boai street. End of a very cold month.
FBRRU AIRY.
1.--Com-encemsnt Of the Burdcll murder excitement
S-Eenry Il. Howard elected Chief Engineer Of wire
Department be having received 45 votes to l4l7 cast
Tor Alfred Carson.
4-The John Y sarnre Committee apply 70 the sachas
Dor admission into Taomany Hall. O5sequies Of Harvey
Burde az Grace church Common Council offer reward
S-Counc q sache;rs rule both the general oo-,-,t.
SECS out OF Tammany Han Meeting Of scgar makers n
spsrs e oDs 10 san rra1cqso viISnco cOm
tee arrested az the Illinois about 70 sail.
o-oys:ers get exceedingly scarce, in consequence c:
5-Insuraace conyaries determined 20 raise the IRE
zen per cont on al houses that have the defective
lc-Burnn g 0. carne. Warehouse a; tho corner q
Mercer and Beecscr streets The proprietor, BeIuherd
Bosch and nis wife perish N the aomes, Several PER-
sons rescued $50. 900 worth Of property destroyed.
n.-D- Bcrdels VIII before the surrogate
12-RecorJer smith discharges Patrick Heerne and
ether alleged gamblers by entering ares, OF judg
i5-rhomas r. Benton lectures before the Mercaa;le
Bread street, $50 600 worth 81 property destroyed
H-Coroner Conaery delivers his charge % the iury,
vnc retlrn n vcrdc. fhat IN their opinion Mrs. Emma
Augusta Cunningham ant JOHN J. Eckc principals n
the murder OF Harvey Burde long Island So-nt open,
after being closed thirty days The Em CITY the FIRST
l6-Mss Iisr-r plays q "Yedea." ThaIbcrr gives he
hrsi concert, 20 the children Of the public Schools al
I--Fogcy weather; COLLISIONS N me bay. Ira "a
n Cour; of Sos Of Dr VI Moore, on The charge
81 Attempting 20 murder A 9 Livingston 81 Trenton IN,
- finally acquitted. Arrival o. Mrs Patton. toe -a-al
1sIons. Who cinmanded The ship Nep'unes Car m Tho
1acsc Tor fly days and brought safely rto S11 Fr-r
CISCO iurInc hcr hcs-a-d's Hlness.
lsMrs Cunningham appeso re Surrogate f'r !',;ers
a. Administrator ne estate Of nr Harvey Bcrdel.
Heavy sales Of rel es;l:e. Maine law meeting a.; the
70. mace
is -reol tnl =: nc academy Of Music fer TIE bore-
eGr--Ss o. TbaIserg's -aa,irss, Csre Of Bonner e
Norton leland s-4 others closed, ard verd-: Ct q
81 n rendered.
sl-Rec5risr Sm,s su ponds jrdgmcl, in nc cace #
Jenn Hartley for king Patrick Greeley, whom ne four
bod Wi.h hs wife. Nrs. Cunningham and John =.
Fckel md .c,od oy the Grand Jury.
~ -Irends n civil and rel sious liberty have daner
81 10 Ast1r I1use . cOmmem1Taie - Farick's Day.
27-rbsu1b srs stree, theatre r. opened, under tie
arrangement q $ / plyenpri.
21-Red Rsp1sEcar lFre1cr) ninth anniversary o. IL.
Trec-h Rev5p'ion, ~ - leonard s'reet BroalNay
Tabernacle sod d Johr j. Pteps for sl25 900 'ir-
snra Greene sso; ar ass.rna,.1n house IN Eizaseth
1re@L The would 70 assassin not arrested
p -Commeocomsnt o. lent Charge o. incomretcrcy
sfoaybt against Coroner Connery sent % Gov King
1-hadson river cpoa 70 Albany large Gales O. real
estate reported.
37-sirrogsie Bradford decides ia; guardian canno:
rsmoye the dom,c. q hs ward.
MARCH.
l-Boxsrd Engine Company No. - ioaye FOR Wash'rg-
Ln attend inauguration ceremonies. Charleston Nsss
stsE c5rr. Explosion a; No. lsG Fulton street.
2.-y'oien' snow storm
s-S1i-de II rr Samuel 3 PHILIPS, corner Ninth aye
e-Haascn river elssea again. Arrival Of Lard Sapier
N Tie Persia
len .houssndkH kites given 10 the boys by Chrsy and
woods hrs-es. yehn Dean. the colchrnan. who has
matted Ms Mary Ann BSssr makes application !, is
ccnrts - Obtain possession Q. her person
II-Ann Hop-ins alias Mc'rr lrosiitu,e, murdered
II jean Darcy, negro Al Ne Worts street go.
l2-john Martin killed by Bochus Sbck, a Nc fo
James street. IN SCI defence.
i3-Nrs Cora hatch iie spritualst lec,drs begins 10
nBake STIR
IS pATsS's day celebrated IN Gne style Daniel
n,Ooysb elected Assistant Engineer Of the Fre Depart
rnsut
is-0renng day aiming The rilliners BIDS cor clean
my opened ST William Boyd LECTURES on dstn
pushed men Hudson river open for the season
2l-fir Chceycr dcnoGDccs the bred Scott decision OF
The Supreme Court " the United states
2sJohn Deans wife restored 10 him by the discharge
q the bsbeas corpus.
2I-CAp,ain A. ne Rvicre Of the zouave guard, Ice.
turcr the Crimcan
20 Margaret Cunningham, prostitute, leaped from
the second story % the house o. Broadway a-d
Ninth street and Is much injured. William Barr with
whom she had difficulty, attempts 10 commit suicide by
shooting himself With pistol.
2d.-Archbishop Hughes denounces an Irish Western
emigration scheme, al The Broadway Tabernacle.
2S.-Mcbae Hkof. live Russian Prince taken IN ard
done for by a gang Of migrant runners.
2e-North Presbyterian church at the corner of Ninth