The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-19
City Intelligence.

FIRE IN WET Fifty SECOND STREET Between eleven and
twelve O'Clock Saturday night, fire broke out In tho
two story frame building or lot In Fifty ssccni
street. the Ninth avenue owned by Andrew Fenlon
and occupied by Robert n. Carter . bockbindery.
The building destroyed together with It's contents
loss estimated on stock and tools ut about 81 600 NO in
suranoe. The building was worth about 500
rance The front house Aowned by Mr. Fenon and occu-
John siemsn was damaged to the amount or Ssooin
sured for $500 in the New Amsterdam Insurance Com
pany. The flames soread to the two story frame cabinet
shop rear of the adjoining lot owned and occupied BY
Adam lpdner; loss stock about 500, and building
about slooinsured for sloo on stock and 5000 build
ing In the Hamilton Insurance Company. Tho 1re SUP.
posed 10 be the act Of an incendiary.
FIRE vEsEY STREET. Yesterday afternoon, shortly
after I'VE O'Clock FIRE broke out In the front part Of the
sub cellar OF the building No "a vesey The
quickly given, and the Gremen usual promptly
extpguhed the flames before they gained any great
Roadway. Messrs Kenny Lockwood, commission dry
goods merchants occupy rrt floor cellar and sub
cellar Of the building and their damaged mostly
by water about 50 000 insured for city
companicE. The binding, owned by Messrs T. " 4 B.
Kirby damaged about $500; fully insured The FIRE
IL Of quite mysterious nature, and its origin under
investigation by Fire Marshal Baker The runners at
tached to Engine Company No II and Hose Company No.
q INDUCED In street fight but the ocusts Of the pnca
quickly ended tho row.
FATAL BURNING CAsrALTy.-Jala Berger, domes ic In
tho employment Of Mrs. Fisher, No. 1l6 Walker street,
died 1t the New York Hospital saturday, from the Of
ecs Of burns accidentally received by her clothes catch
ing re ut the crate Coroner Schirmer held inquest
upon the body OF dcceaeed yesterday. Verdict acceD
tai death" The deceased WIS native or Germany, and
was twenty years Of age.
DEATH OF AN UNKNOWN MAN IN PRISON An unknown
man. Of respectable appearance, who had been arrested
for intoxicaon, in the Bowery Saturday morning was
found dead in his cell a. the Essex Market Police coart
yesterday Deceased about forty years age. From
come marks his clothing, his name supposed 10 ba
T. H Glet Coroner Jackman held an inquest upon tho
body Verdict, "deaih from disease Of the liver"
FOUND DRowSED.-Coroner Heslewood held an inquest
Saturday, at Quarantine Staten Island upon the body
Of an unknown man found floating the bay. Was about
fifty years Of age, i've feet six inches hgb thick set fun
face thin side whakers hair light bro wn and cut short
rather bald front gone others decayed and
irregular. Had the left arm in India ink ship under
full gall the right the initials H. dressed in SIN
gle breasted blue eack coat black satne pants cotton
velvet vert with fancy buttons black neck tie India
Der boots, thick long and blue stockings yellow fan
mel shirt over white one apparently had been IN the
CONCENTRATION OF BUSINESS AT THE MxRcHASrs FL
CHANeE.-By referring 10 advertisement in a"~h--
seen AeTcnants Excnange
Company have determined TO reduce the subscription
$40 per aunu, to merchants assembling there for the
transaction Of business that instead Of their holding
two three Changes day, there may be but one and
atba single point TO accommodate their subscribers
they propose 10 add Gpns reading 10 the rotunda
and to the centre covering Of the dome and
stitute glass, In order 70 increase the Light
Row STEVENS HousE.-Last evening John Z En-
right and Pat G. Curry both Of the First Ward got
into fight in the barroom of the Steven House. when
several outsiders took hand in during which Curry
ceived tumber at his head cutting bis left ear open
also infctipg terrible cash tho side of his neck
The 6sbt was finally stopped By several citizens and the
wounded man carried on BY his friends.
CANNOT IIvE.-Murphy, the Pearl street burglar, who
broke his leg and arm while In the act Of making his
escape the police s lying very at the hospital
and Us thought will not live TIL morning.