The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-26
City IntelliQcnce.

REAL ESTATE SMEs-The rotunda at the Merchants Ex-
change presented quite animated appearance yesterday
noon by the assembage Of large number Of spectators
and Others to attend several auction sales Of real
We quote the following sales -
four story English basement brick house. with lot Of
ground 10 by 90, No. 22o West Twenty fifth street, was
sold for 81 500.
The five two story frame houses with lots situated on
the south side Of Sixty first street. the lots 20 by co. were
sold at prices ranging from 81 800 to 81 900 each
The four five story brick houses with full lots Nos oS
675, 617 and $40 Sixth avenue situated on the westerly
sde between Thirty ninth and Forteth streets were sold
for $4,000. Abner !. Ely was the purchaser.
The four story brick house, with store underneath ana
lot of ground 10 by 49, situated at No. SO Eighth avenue
west side, was sold for SIC, 4So
The four story brick house, 10 by 49, with lot ~ oy TO-
situated at No IS Eighth avenue sold for 50 450
The three story ami attic brick house, with ot ~ p 40
No. l2S Nassau street, between Ann and Beekman' was
The house and Sullivan street. Broome, q by
so, sold for So GOO.
full lot rs by 100, IN 1O9th street, near tue Seoohu
avenue, sold for 81 600
Another lot in the same vicnage and OF similar SIZE
was sold for 5000. ., -.
Twelve full lots running from losth to Tooth street.
were sold for 1915 each 49,,
Ten full lots Sixty eighth street. between the E'sh'n
and Ninth avenues were sold tor sl,4io eacn
Ice IN 1HR RIyERs.-Yesterday there were seen large
masses of floating ice both the North and East rivers
The docks and slips packed with ice anu vessels
hauling into the found great difficulty in their
efforts ana lhey oa no, Eats ui and around SShe
and Bedloes Islands were completely blocked up with
heavy ice The ferry boats also experienced con-
siderable difficulty IN getting into their slips.
Boston BoArs.-The boats by the various routes
rived in good season yesterday morning. heavily loaded
with freight and passengers The Plymouth Rock Capt.
Joel Stone, took her place yesterday afternoon in the
stonngton line, IN place OF the Vanderbilt which is still
the rocks at Fishers Island Captain ID. B. Sturges,
for many pilot the Stonngton route, has been
promoted 10 the captancy of the steamboat Commodore
PUBIC NuIsANcE--The old Edridge street jail is
represented as being in very rcketty unhe ahy dlapi
dated and insecure condition. wholly unfit for prison
This old barrack used for many years watch.
house, and in 1886 converted into jail For many
years before used for the above purposes it
used private dwelling. A few years ago add
tonal added to it, and repairs made
to other portions of the building yet it still may cassed
under the category of public nusances Too many similar
ones in the buildings under the supervision of
the Common Council The Grand Jury have repeatedly
presented this building nuisance yet ii is still CON
tinued, constantly liable to tumble down.
CRY INSPECTORS OFFICE This Office ia Tryon row,
overrun yesterday by number of Aldermen and their
friends, arranging matters for appointments and re.
movals in this department. Mr.. Morton had his time
fully occupied during the the day. in company with Alder
men, In his private Office, in regard TO fulfilling his
tract with themhis public denial the contrary not
wthstanding. The Aldermen handed IN their lists OF
names for appointments, and to-day the City Inspector will
give each OF them their pro rata of patronage.
INJURED BY HER CLOTHES CATCHING FRE-At eleven
O'Clock yesterday forenoon, while little girl who had
been gathering wood was warming herself pile Of
burning rubbish in the vicinity of the church in
Thirty seventh street, Second avenue, clothes
accidentally caught fire, and in a. few seconds she
enveoped IN flames Fortunately, Fire Warden James NJ
McGreeo seeing her condition. to her rescue took off
his coat and wrapped around the little sufferer, by this
means probably saving her life. Mr. McGregor had his
hands burned by his humane conduct
LATEST THE GouIDy TRAGEDY.-Johanna Murphy, one
of the servant girls who dangerously wounded at the
time Of the Goudy tragedy, and who supposed to
be in fair way Of recovery has had relapse in
quence of the removal Of several loose pieces of her skull
She is at present in a very critical condition.