The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-18
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

sArs OF Sr Jons PARE. 1t was rumored yesterday
that q Johns fafs' snated Hudson street, south
Of Canal street. has been purchased by Cornsus Van
derbit aud associates for the 81 900 900 In e.s
and that arge depot will be thereon for the
nse Of the HUDSON Rvor Railroad Company and ~
Western connections The park was privals properly.
Trinity church holding large interest and held
that the OF its sale the lot owners surrounding
realized FROM tho sale The park has LONG ago ceased 70
10 an Attractive spot a. the aistocratc glasses thai
formerly lived In ~ vicinity have moved 10 tho more
fashionable up town localities.
MILITARY IssrcrioSs Second regiment Nations
Guard will parade for inspection today at ton oclocs
A. NJ at Tompkns square and the Seventy FIRST rcgi
mont al the same place At two o'clock r. d.
pIcxrocSSrs AnnoAn = Notw nhstanding all the pro-
fcsaons Of the Metropolitan Poco officials that they
were going to put stop To tho larccncs-pockei pick.
ing "cly taking and other petty offences our citizens
have boon subjected 70, tho dcpredaona SIN take place
with as much impunity cyer on Tuesday evening .
lady and gentleman took Fourth avenue stage q
Thirteh street, and in the ride down town the ON nbus
became quite full Upon reaching Amty street twa
young men got In aud ono Of them crowded himsssi
beside the lady, and rode several bocks wha tho
stood up holding on 10 the straps After rcachins
Broome street the driver turned the little orince o1
taking change AMI inquired Of the gentlemen ~ thsy
had lost anything" for. said he, 'thosc were iwo
thieves got out back thor and the captain has bc-s
looking for them for time Tho lady Immediately
put her hand In her pocket, and ruro enough. hsr
pooketbook, with s7i and . diamond ring. had boon
distracted.
FArAL FALL--coroner Cover yesterday hold an In.
quest No II Dcsbrosses street tho body OF John
Butler iahorer who diod from tho effects Of injuries
On Tuesday deceased employed 10 carry trun 10
the upper part promises No q West Sixteenth street.
and while ascending tho stairs he shipped and fell back
wards tho trunk falling nd crushing him terribly
lie was found lying nsensiblc, and conveyed 10 his late
saaeno' ~ nesbosscs street whcre death sunsequsnl.
ensned verdict Of "acrdenaI death WAS rendered
by tho Jury Deceased forty eight years of sat
a native Of Ireland Ito has left widow aud several
children.
rm Lurmm,,s sYsop Tho La,heranisynod OF ths
State continued In session At the German Lu,hssas
church. in Walker street, yesterday but the whole dag
was occupied by the discussion o. motion 70 separate
from the General Synod Of the action takes
by That body at Its last meeting At Fort Wayne. whsa
the Philadelphia Synod EXCLUDED. A HubstItutc
offered tina, tho whole matter bc laid untii ncss
year, aud an Amendment proposed consuming the
action taken by the General synod These matters will
DO Further DISCUSSED At thu meeting to-day
woopLiws cgugrur -This metropolis was
visited Yesterday by the board OF directors ami
hundred invited guests FOR tho purpose Of inspecting
the Improvements that have been made since this a.
srable site nr,t aside FOR burial purposes The
cemetery 4 situated the Harlem railroad, about
miles from the railroad bridge Harlem river. and
about mile and quarter north OF wIliamsbrisA
II contains three hundred % bcsut fu WOOD
land hills. overlooking ths valley Of tho Bronx ard
commanding numerous views Of Long Island HounA
tho Palisades and vast extent of picturesque country
in every direction. Although bit three -four yeAss
have elapsed snce tho ground hrsl purchased ths
directors have worked 10 steadily and parAoyarn6y.
that far good roads and commentaries arc
concerDed IL fairly cxces some OF older cemetsv,ss
In tho vicinity Of Now York. Tho advantages VI the
woodlawnI Cemetery are becoming every year new
and apparent Ia tho ~ our citirsns whtts
The populous intermediate villages bcyond tho Harlem
riycr aud the surrounding country, Will no, fall " 90
cept the pac Of the woodiswn cemstery all ths1
could 10 desired Tor their accommodation II N alec
conveniently accessible by residents along The Ilne Il
the Hudson River Railroad lar north A. tho village 81
yonkers from which N distant Ices than three miIcA
And fairly In the country ~ safe from this possibility
OF disturbance by the cocroacbmsats Of business