The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-15
City IntelliQonce.

yIn N BAXTER sTRExr-FoUR PERSONS DANGER
oUsLY BuRKKD-rwo OF THKM NOT EXPECTED TO
RECOVER
Between IL and II O'Clock last night Ore broke GU. in
- auto bedroom in the dwelling house No. IL Baxter
sseet The room was occupied by widow Mary Higgins
I'D her two daughters also Hannah Towey sister 70 the
wtdew. II seems that Ms Higgins was engaged picking
AIR, and had quantity OF spread the floor, and
hghted candle stuck in . bottle standing the chair
I'm named Peter Lofts into the room drunk upset
Ne chair, which tumbled the candle amongst The hair
sing on ire Jofs and bis wife Bri5get endeavored TO
save the hair and TO pu. out the fire. 10 50 doing they
vere burnt TERRIBLY about the face breast arms and
lands Mrs. Higgins was also sadly burned about the
sce and arms. Hannah rowey was not much injured.
subsequently 10 the New York Hospital Lorts and the
widow Higgins are not expected 70 recover The building
uas damaged about $50.
suFPosKD rKEFT TuRKrK-rm TluKP DANGEROUSLY
Spr PouonAs.-PoDceman Bates Of the Twelfth
Precinct, while duty in Third avenue at quarter past
0ree O'Clock on Monday morning, observed q man carry
hg TIVE live urkes, and questioned him ~ 70 where he
-, them and whittier he was going. The man gave no
satsfzcssy answers, but dropped the tures and fed
me ofoer pursued and fred two barrels OF his revolver
him. Tie discharges did not, however, have
thaf effect, as he turned and After striking the officer
T .s ~ r,r ~ , Nv" sp .e etse DC
officer fred and put ball into his neck He fell and was
taken 70 the station house and thence 10 Bellevue Hoep
t He refused 70 give hn name but said he stopped In
ysry eghth street but gave no number aud had recently
come from Boston.
oDp yulovs Hall AssooAnos-Ths annual meeting Of
Ae stockholders Of the above association was held yeser
say the odd Fellow Hail. Of Grand and Centre
nweets The report for the past year Was read from
Which appeared that the receipts for rents 10 April 80
Is6s including balance hand Of s2s4 81 amounted 70
enb7o 81, and hat the expenditure fer the year 10
eoee7 81. The report was adopted. An election for
fssvins gentlemen were elected Board Of managers
John A. Kennedy, Wilson Small Samuel Booth, ThAddeus
Davids, r. NJ DemiT James Stephens, John g. Clayton
G Pisckney John J. Davies, r. G. Mllard, J. Pnscni
Anere fronent Inspectors of eleoson-John hedoe, W.
". l. Noorhs-
Fu IN wxr BRoaDwAr.-Besween tw, and three
s'eeck yesterday morning . fire broke out In Q gro
sery store al No. los West Broadway OF Franklin
street, kept by John Puvogei. policeman Of The Efh
ward discovered the IRE and gave the alarm The doors
we're broken open and the proprietor Of the siore then
frem behind the counter undreesed having n be
sss just been woke by the breaking Of the doors
Ms hair and sids OF his whakers burnt by the
nAmes The quick attendance Of the fremea prevented
he spreading Of the IRE beyond the store Mr. Puvogel
says be insured tor $500 on bis stock IN The New Am
sheridan Insurance Company. The damage done 10 the
stock viii amount 70 about $500. The neighoor made
socsdersble talk about ths origin Of The Ere declaring
70 have been done BY design. The Fire Marshal, In all
probability, vii fully investigate the mater.
FEnsUr nn HrDsoy Rrvul-rherc has been almoss
eounnual rain the Hudson river since Friday morn
ms W Sunday morning, and gree; damage done 70 the
~Ore thereby. Al Albany the river s over the docks
All We creeks are OVERLOOKING and many OF the fields
several niche. deep with water, which has destroyed
whoe crops OF corn, wheat, rye oats &c The damage
zone very great but 70 what reporter was I'M
sbe 70 ascertain The bridges have stood the pressure
soon The bridges mus, give way
Two CRcrs ACrORs DRowSKD-An aocisent occurred
recently on the Hudson river by which two youns men
the employ Of Tourniare whitbys circus troupe were
drowned Their names Jacob Coon Jacob rosery
NE former from Saugertes and the latter from this city
appears that the company chartered the Anne
rsAn Eagle 10 convey the troupe from town another
along the Hudson. The Eagle coming out Of the Cats
MI creek, with the company board, A. the Francis
skddy passing and the boats running very essh
oer caused the Eagle 10 oareen thus throwing out the
rail from ns socket, upon which the young men
leaning, and throwing them into the river The boat
Immediately stopped and the yswi lowered but the
hows had sunk 70 rse no more, and all efforts 70 rescue
Them came VOC late