The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-01


MURRAY Hill IMPRovxMxsTs.- portion OF Murray
Hill ntersected by the tunnel Of the Harlem Railroad,
having Icing presented bleak and untowrd aspect not
by any means in keeping with the adjacent localities, b
rapidly becoming transformed into Of the most beau
full places OF residence in the city aordng another evil
dence Of the accelerated progress Of up improve
ments. large number Of elegant private residences
with fronts OF marble or brown or Dorchester drab stone
lots SO lately vacant already challenge attention. and
series Of parks the tunnel are nearly completed
The on the property Of the neghborhood for the
construction OF the latter amounted $3S 900 They
at Thirty fourth street and extend 10 Thirty eighth
street. making four separate parks designed in the form
Of an ellpss, 30 feet in length and 40 feet width
They are being enclosed with light but durable iron
railing surrounding massive coping Of granite Each
park will be provided with spacious entrance at each
end-the gate sls being over nine feet in length The
grading Of the interior will be level with the bottom Of
coping and the outer side sufficiently high to protect
the foundation walls The carriage way Of the on
either side OF the parks well the crossings will be
finished with the Belgian pavement When the plots thus
enclosed ornamented with shrubs flowers they
doubtless win be In the Of the ensuing spring and
summer they cannot fail vastly enhance the general
appearance Of the locality and In connection with the high
grade OF this portion OF tho and the paata resi-
dences recently erected will combine TO reuder il OF
the most attractive places Of residence within the limits Of
the city Between hrtysixth Thirty seventh Streets
posed Of Il Is rumorcd that two Of weather.
down town churches have in view the future location Of
their places of worship As the wealth fashion Of the
city are tending in this direction win probably not be
long before the various building sites Murray Hill and
s neghborhood will be occupied either by private dwell
ngs, churches or public
The NEW YORK SOCIETY RELIEF OF THE WIDOWS
AND ORPHANS OF MEDICAL MES--The seventeenth annual
meeting Of this society held last evening Of the
rooms Of the College of Physicians and Surgeons
of Twenty-Five street and Fourth avenue for the pur
pose of eecting officers for the ensuing year. Dr. Isaac
Wood occupied tho chair and Or. J. w. G. Clements off,
cated secretary. Fifteen members being requisite
constitute quorum, it was after five O'Clock when the
business Of the meeting was commenced. The minutes
OF several previous meetings first read and adopted
and then the balOting for a new President imme
diatey commenced. On the first ballot majority was
not obtained: on the second Dr. Isaac Wood received
votes, Dr. James Anderson II and Dr. Carman accord
iDgy Dr. Anderson was elected President The election
OF three Vice Presidents was then proceeded with by
ballot; this election required three different ballots;
finally the following gentlemen elected-Drs Buck
ley, Carman and VIM. Detmold. DR.. Ed L. Beadle was
then elected Treasurer The election by ballot OF seven
new Managers TO fill vacancies in the board then com
menced, and Drs Post, o. White, Hubbard, Delafeld,
Wood, Woodward and John J. Crane declared duly
elected and the meeting, without any discussion
ment from the members, Immediately adjourned.
LECTURE on THE UsURY LAws-Mr. Hiram Ketchum,
Jr delivered lecture last evening at Clinton hail. on the
subject of the usury laws, to very respectable but slim
audience The discourse was devoted 10 the task Of
proving the necessity of aboshng all laws regulating the
rate of interest on money which laws, the lecturer
tended, unconstitutional in the first place and in
the second place absurd because the of interest
would always be regulated by the great laws Of demand
and supply, In spite Lof any enactments that might be
made to the contrary Usury laws, be said Originated in
superstous idea of the Catholic church that the making
PsVut IN yae sending Of money was grevous immo-
raty and offence against the law Of the Almighty. The
laws OF this State especially absurd for they legal
lied the imposing Of twenty five per cent by the pawn
broker on poor nat OF shirt while they restricted
per cent The discourse Of Mr. r. was GA the whole
well written as literary composition, though most
Of bis ideas lacked originality, and those which he ven
tared his responsibility deficient in the very
important qualification OF consistency.
FATAL ACCIDENT TO AFiREMAN-James Whalen, the fire.
man who was injured while proceeding the fire in Trim
iy place. Monday evening" died yesterday at the New
York Hospital, from the effects Of his wounds Coroner
OKeefe held inquest upon the body Of deceased when
the following facts ected:-F. O. Flood member
Of Hose Company No S. deposed that deceased was pro
ceedng through Rector street with the carriage when he
received an order from one Of the engineers stop the
corner of Trinity place. Deceased who had hold of the
when collision took place between the carriage and
cart which was passing at the time throwing him the
pavement WIN great violence The jury rendered YER
and was native of Rhode Island The Board Of Engi-
neers and Foremen Of the Fire Department will meet
night at Fremens Hail. Mercer street, TO make arrange
ments to attend the funeral Of deceased
SUICIDE BY DRowNING-On Tuesday evening un
known man committed suicide by jumping overheard
from of the Houston street ferry boats. small boat
was launched and every effort made save the life
OF man, OF him could
covered Ii supposed that the paddewheel struck him
and killed him instantly
DECLINES HoSoR-Captain Kinner, Of the Seventy
first regiment who elected major Of the new Twenty
second regiment Qate TWELFTH, has declined to serve
He was elected without his consent.
MILITARY ExcuRsroN.-The Emmett Guard, company of
volunteer soldiers, and Offered by Captain Cornell
First Lieutenant J. Welsh Second Leutenante Rooney,
Gordon JOS Davis and Glen-numbering forty five mug
kets, and accompanied by first rate band of music,
paraded Tuesday last, and proceeded TO the River
House, Harem where they contested for valuable prizes
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
FERRY House, BIAcKwELL's ISLAND, Nov. %, 1859.
An article having appeared in your issue of yesterday
stating that complaints have been made some of the
captains Of the steamboats, which navigate the
East river" Of the arsckless' in which othe
of the Blackwes Island ferry boats cross between
New York and the island and of their too frequent
statempts to a steamboats, bow-we, in self
vndcaon beg to state that the above remarks
have reference whatever the boats under
inendence which boats by the way, are the only
that recognized by the Board Of Governors erry
boats" What has taken place with regard to the other
boats which daily TO and from the island do not
pretend to say; but convinced that 80 far from
being 'sreckless' foohardy, the coxswans Of our
boats the utmost vigilance and caution in crossing the
river AS to the boat which s'run down, and which
it TO be regretted resulted fatally, about year ago,
1t was the consequence Of exceedingly dense fog and
not of reckssnees the part Of the poor coxswan who
lost his life that melancholy occasion, and who had
always been remarkable for his prudence and caution in
the performance Of his duty Hoping you will give this
place in your invaluable journal, subscribe ourselves,
yours, most respectfully,