The New York herald., 1867-02-11
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

TnE wKArmR the past few days the inhabitants
OF the metropolis and vicinity have been subject TO CAPRI
ces Of all varieties OF weather from genial sunshine
storm, deuging rain storms, accompanied by electrical
disturbances hail and seet and then return to rain
again until almost every vesge Of the late severe snow
storms has disappeared The atmospheric phenomenon
OF thunder and lightning in midwnter was accepted by
socaled weather philosophers as an augury OF nm
early spring. but the sudden outburst OF old Boreas ON
Saturday night dspeed the beautiful fancies OF these
gentlemen Instead OF warm atmosphere came
heavy westerly gale chilling the air arctic severity acting
on the mercury until y sent II down 70 'ne small
indispensable. The old adage that 1T Is an III wind
that blows nobody good" found verihcation in the
fact that while thousands were willing TO "force the
season. by wishing for sunshine and genial atmos-
phere the other hand proprieors OF skating rinks
'gakesn and 'ponasn who, by the way, have had
dull season thus far-were rubbing their hands with
glee and smiling all over IN anticipation OF stili
further additions to their low exchequers The winter
has not yet departed; there is yet ample time In the
remaining days OF the present month TO give US hard
speif' Of weather. and the sudden changes that have
aeauy ar, oeen may ye DC , ,ber ere
mometer AT eleven O'Clock last night marked twenty
degrees-twelve below the freezing point
New LINE STEAMSHIPS ENGLAND AND FRANCE
An arrangement has been made between the New York
and Havre and the New York Mail Steamship Companies
for the establishment Of another line Of steamers between
this country and Europe. There will be four large
vessels, with first class accommodations employed by
these companies the transportation of passengers and
merchandise. Two OF these the Arago and Fulton,
have already established well earned regulations with
voyagers TO Europe The other two the Mississippi and
Merrimack, are not 80 widely known. They are, how
ever, superior upper cabin steamers of the same size
and general character, being excelently ventilated
divided by three bukheads into watertight compart-
ments and afording comfortable accommodation for
hundred aud twenty five first class passengers The
Mississippi at pier 46 North river where she may
be inspected by those who propose visiting Europe
during the coming season.
IHr NEW ScAvENGgnISG CARIs.-On Friday last some
Of the newly constructed scavengering carts,
making in all thirty in operation, were distributed
throughout the different districts OF the CITY, Estimates
being taken for the construction Of large number
more New and improved arrangements also under
the consideration OF the authorities well regua
tions having for their object reform the present sys
TEN Of cleaning and purifying the city. The plan adopt
ed during the week OF cleaning Broadway by chOppng
up the congealed blocks of snow with pckaxe and spade
and then leaving to be dissolved under the influence
OF the and rain Or pulverzed by the action Of the
traffic, has by accident, hard frost having set in
proved successful and that which before had ali the
appearance OF ploughed field instead Of noble thor
oughfare presented yesterday owing to the choked.up
condition OF the culvert and CUTTERS converted for the
most into pools Of mud water and sush and should
frost supervene the last stale OF Broadway will be worse
than the first The principal avenues are being dealt
with in the way, and workmen 10 be employed
in opening up the culverts cleaning the crosswalks
in thoroughly removing the dust heaps and garbage.
ARREST DIsoRDERLY CHARACTERS. Numerous
plants having been made by citizens that number of
young men in the habit Of meeting in the base
ment Of the liquor store northwest corner Of Third
avenue and Fifty second street, and passing their u
in gambling and disturbing by noisy demonstratie.lsre
grace of the neighoorhood Sergeant Burns, wi. oa
Der OF men, made q descent the place abct guai'o
past twelve O'Clock Saturday night, and frestea %
young men named respectively John Meaf ,, .una
Riley and Thomas Morrissey, whom they fouId piy,ns
cards in ROOM They were breaght to lne s'.,oa ,s
house. 1t is alleged that Mead was arrested some tine
since charge of highway TODDefy, Out Wos nV'ei
tried the complainant having been bought od he5 is
said have and aided in the ROBBERY o
man at the above place nights ago. The prisoneS
claimed that they had hired the rooms FOR tne ppos
OF meeting there as q club ~
DESPERATE BuRGLAR.-About half-past one o'clo0
on Saturday morning officers Tully and Perknson, f
the Twenty ninth precinct, discovered man on Ae
west side OF seventh avenue carrying box on hs |
shoulder The officers thinking that everything ~as
not Just as shonld be- followed him for some dsthce
The man happened to round and discovered the
officers, upon which he immediately threw the bh on
the Seventh Avenue Railroad track and ran d6at /
twenty ninth street and into Sixth whsr he
had reached the middle Of the block he turned sud
Tully in return fred him, but missed his The
man, baving several blocks Of start ahead Of the ofi
The nsf wss then and found @ 70 contain sS
In pennies They afterwards discovered that the nonr
2as s Of ns
preors Of the store identified the property 40 belonging
70 the firm
DESCENT on A FARO RASK-The police OF the Nine.
teenth precinct made descent Saturday night last
upon the premises 74s Sixth avenue and arrested VIII
ham F. Ingerson, John spivins, William Hurry and
Solomon Hart said TO be engaged In the immoral amuse
ment Of faro" They we're arragned before Justice
Kelly yesterday morning and ingsIso said 70 be the
his companions In $500 each.
AccIDkSrs-Henry McNsy, baker by trade. resid-
ing 100 Charlton street. while under the influence Of
liquor yesterday fell the stove, cutting himself about
the face and nearly destroying one Of his eyes. He
taken to Bellevue Hospital.
A boy named John H. r. Dusing. residing At Fifty
sixth street and Tenth avenue, was instantly killed
yesterday while playing with pistol belonging 10
his father The ball entered Of his eyes and pene
trated the BRAN.