The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-06


City Intelligence.
COLD sSAP-wISTER CHILLING THE LAP OF
SPRING.
The poet who hailed the advent of spring with
Come, gentle sptfpg, ethereal mildness come.
would have been slightly bewldered had he lived until
the year of grace 1885, and resided in Now York city
the 5th day of March, he would have certainly revised
his poem and substituted spring. being by
the milder or the In fact, yesterday a
furousy cold January day. which mischance has
strayed into March, to tho immense disgust Of parties
whose winter clothing was worn out and who felci
atng themselves on the prospect OF pleasant weather
and sunny skies The range Of the yester
day follows;-5 A. NJ degs; s A. NJ, dess IL
~, Is degs p. NJ I6 degs. P. NJ, II degs 10 7. ~,
degs In addition TO This piercing cold for this latitude
a violent wind prevailed throughout the say, which
the faces OF ali uat were exposed to s fury like duh
rasppg Altogether It by far the coldest day
have experienced this year, and the most
BILE and unpleasant Except the business parts Of the
city, the streets deserted and crnone nowhere
70 be The rivers and bay amoet for the first time
this season. filed with large Of floating ice,
which somewha. impedsed the ferry boats few days
choking navigation, freezing hydrants aud meters,
and raising dickens" generally. Fortunately, this
her cannot last long and we can lay the nstterng unc
ton to souls, that there good time coming right
along in the way of fne warm, pleasant spring weather
sroIxy LErnzRs.--A young man in the employ of CAL
houn Robbins Co., vesey street, by the of Aer,
detected yesterday morning in riding letters belong
ing that firm by Mr. Holbrook the Poet once Special
Agent Much confusion, appears had existed for
made the Post Office and circumstances pointed strong
iy TO the young employ letter carrier by
concern whose movements at me Post onicc and atar he
him break one OF the letters just Delivered To him
and transfer the money to his wallet On scarchrg him
the store number OF letters previously missed we're
from his pockets, together several checks
which had been enclosed in the letters. He
ted by the United States NAshsl await examination
before the Comm ss0ner.
THE PIcKrocKrrs AMONG The RsvrvArErs.-The religious
revivss have opened rich Geld FOR the successful opera
tons OF pickpockes. They In daily attendance the
prayer meetngs and while in the attitude Of deep devo
ton tor their Shortcomings they employ their talents
dsprsdsens upon pous pockets them. Their opera
tons havc been cosAnsd for tAs mo~s part 70
Instances OF their success have been very frequent
On Wednesday last, two ladies' IN attendance upon the
prayer meeting OF Dr. Aacanley's church, on fifth
avenue discovered that ner pockets had been rvbsed
Notice given Of tho fact from the pulpit, with
quest that persons in attendance bring money
with them, 10 avoid fuch o contingency In
The the future Tho seIton gave notice 70 the po-
present Soon after The assembling OF the meeting,
they observed two well known pckpockets enter the
place hey we're removed before they had committed
any depreciation.
Ayonxr sryAs rxsRY on TIE NORM Rvn-A Nxv
e,ors Of the Hoboten ferry have determined 10
other line Of steamboats, this spring from the old site
Of the wechawken ferry, at The foot Of Union hill,
one Of the docks in the nsghborhood Twenty. aAh
street. main object OF this line will bo 10 ommodate
the cattle brokers' whose stock arriving tho Jorscy
.de Of the river will pass market exclusively by
thcse Weehswkep boats Hitherto the paBage OF animals
ferries has caused great doai Of trouble.
The boats will begin to as the new road b
completed beng graded, from Weehawken 70 Bulls
ferry This road viii form continuation Of the old one
from Fort Lee passing along the edge OF the wer under
the Palisades joining 70 that which In the
manner by The stevens estate the EysAn fields A Ho-
boken vast extent Of blasting through the OF
rock at the foot Of the Palsados has already been
executed. when hnishcd the ruad will present .
level and beautiful turnpike avcnue, raised er feet
meadow, and running all the distance from Hoboken
Fort Lee The picturesque chrs Of the raades wooded
anu, ans ssn,sspes xs 81 the ey ssS and Ws.,
chester shores the other, will give this road In
dviduany Of character and an auraervcness as drive
unriy allied In the world The different neighborhoods
along line Of the road have hitherto been sngusry
secluded their stores ami marketing bong mainly
procured by row boats from the opposite sido Of the
these and the thckly settled neghborhoods back
OF the Palisades ~ well ~ the travel on The old Albany
road, and from North Jersey, the ferry will Afford
merly passed this channel, before the Hoboken
steam ferry OF the Stevens superseded the old horse
the OF Pasades the Of so many tragedies a.
chief cock pit Of dueing vin be thrown open by tho
road, which passes through The spot where Aaron
Burr shot Hamilton, and over the wei known landing
place called Fiat Rock
THI Cass or Youse KNsEpY.-Edwsrd Kennedy, who
Vas shot by wogan the night the Aiter killed
young Cassidy, WAS recently discharged from the City
Hospital ~ the physicians thought ham cured. Be was
Obliged TO return however, shortly ser from severe
pain be sureres Isnd Dr. Dubois making an examins.
ton, he found the track Of the wound reuoera,ed and
about four inches from external opening was doo
vered the shank OF metallic button Further search
was made which resulted In the discovery Of the ball
the ntsrcostAl MUSCLE beneath the ninth rib II
hs, when wosan hred the bullet struck one OF The bas
tons Of the coat forcing one half Of into the wound
This caused deaecon Of the ball. which, In AL probabi
lity, saved Keunedys life. He s now dong well.
Tm NEW YoRx srAu 1ysnmAu AsruH-rne Board OF
Trustees Of this institution convened Albany the 2sth
of February The Committee Location gave notice OF
their intention TO locate the ayum by the Ist Of May
next and determined 70 notify all des1ous
Of offering sites the asylum 70 address Reuben IL Wal
worth, Of Saratosa, the subject memorial 70 the
legislature also drafted sskins for nd 70 the funds
meet the csh Of the Commstee Location II will be
remember cd that this instsuon proposes treat inc
san he eurrs nv msdope, air EXERCISE &c se is.a s
novel one should be tried Tor the benest Of thai
large class OF uniortunates.
In MEMORY or CoxxopoRx PmRY.-In respect to the
memory Of the late Commodore Perry, the City Ta pub
lc buildings hotels and shipping the harbcr had their
flags half yesterday, and the bells of several Of
the churches toed The funeral will take place TO
day from bis late residence, No 2s West Thirty second
street al p ~ The National Guard have been dcputzct
funeral cscort on the OCCASION and the officers
OF the First Division Of the New York state Mta will par
ucrate IN the obseques in full Uniform In addition 10
other pubic bodies the members Of the Common Council
and the Chamber OF Commerce viii be present The
funeral exercises will be most imposing
FIRE on STATEN sIASD The valuable residence Of
samuel W. Benedict, Esq ieweller, Of this city sua Cd
at Iossve wa denaly destroyed by Gre YESTERDAY
afternoon We are informed that this building vas one ~
the Oldest on the sand dating back ss early as 1900