The New York herald., 1868-04-06
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

THE TAX OF ONE-EIGHTH OF CENT.-Since the
close Of the rebellion Congress imposing on the own
ers Of city railroads one-eghth of cent for each per-
son who rode in q carr the people have been COM
PEELED to pay, in addition to the price to which they
were limited in their charters railroad companies
additional cent or six instead OF five cents for each
ride. This imposition was clearly illegal, and it
not until Congress amended the tax act In favor of
the owners OF the horse roads, backed by decision
OF one OF the courts that the people submitted. On
the 1st Of the present month the law imposing the
alton Of any charge above five cents by the the raroad
companies In this city Is Illegal Of course they will
continue to collect six cents until the public take the
matter IN hand and compel them, not by remon-
sranCe but by due process Of law, to abide by the
terms OF their charters.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. winter, which every one
thought was dead and almost buried came back to
yesterday with all the heartlessness as II we
overcoat was by no means out Of place when across
ones shoulders. Is this the final strugglef glance
at the meteorological observations will not be with
the morning Of March 3O seven A. NJ, was 30 332;
the lowest at two P. NJ on the I'd instant was 29643
the week = mean being 2s;92s The thermometer at at
tile lowest March 3O at nve A. NJ. 3l.00; week mean
44.s5. Rain 1st I'd and 4th insants, duration only
one hour and twenty minutes. Snow on the 4th,
wine east. commenced at thrtysix minutes past ten
=. M. and continued until half past three A. M. Of
the 5th; depth from commencement three inches.
AT THE MoRGUE.-On Saturday the body OF an un-
IcCOkuiZou iHdu Wd5 iOuuu Al tuo WdtcE Ut lOOt
Of Seventy fifth street and taken to the Morgue for
identification. The deceased measures, in height,
five feet eight inches has brown curly hair mustache
and goatee and is Of dark complexion. The body Is
pantaloOns white shirt gray socks, blue cloth cap
and brogans Deceased had in his possession q
hickory walking stick, spliced He appears to have
taken from the Sixth precinct station house the body
ofe man Of about sixty years. It was clothed as
browm mixed cloth 10th vess blue hickory shirt p GraS
woOlen undershirt, white cotton socks and brogans
The body is five feet seven inches high; the hair Is
thin and Of alight gray, goatee white. The body is
placed for Identification.
SUICIDE BY TAKING PoIsON.-Coroner Schirmer
held an inquest yesterday, at 1s1 Elizabeth street.
over the remains Of Mary Garooney native Of Ire
land, twenty-five years Of age, who committed sui
eide by taking poison. From the testimony Of her
husband, James Garooney, 1t appears that they had
been married for two years, and that deceased
was Of very ntemperate habits, much so
that he at one time left her, but was in
duced by her promises Of reformation to live
with her again. On returning from work on
Saturday evening be found deceased lying on the
bed apparently ILL., and noticed glass and teacup on
the table, containing quantity OF q greensh fuid
He asked his wife what 1t was, and she replied that
It was medicine On Sunday morning she became
much worse and died at nine O'Clock. DR.. Emil Wet
tenQel made q post-mortem examination OF the re-
mains and found the liver and Kidneys fatty, as In
all Incorporate people. In the stomach were found
traces Of Paris green which In the DOCTORS opinion
caused DEATH The Jury empanelled In the case rem
dered a verdict Of suicide by taking Paris green.
INFANTICIpE.-Yesterday morning q newly-born
male infant was found by oflcer Frost Of the Four
teenth precinct in the sleyway Of premises No. LAT
Baxter street. Dr. Emil Wettengel made an autopsy
OF the remains and found that the infant had been
born alive and had evidently been xrangled after
BIRTH Coroner Schirmer held an inquest In the case,
and verdict In accordance with the above facts was
rendered
FIRE IN CHAMBERS STREET-Shortly before twelve
O'Clock last night the ocer patrolling the south
side OF Chambers street. between Broadway and
Church street, discovered smoke issuing from the
third story and attic windows OF No. 92 Chambers
street, occupied by J. A. Humphrey Brother,
manufacturers Of scarfs and neckties. An alarm
was Immediately given and promptly responded to-
by which means the fire was checked before It had
gained any considerable nessdway: s The flames
Workshop on the upper noor, but from what cause
is not known. Some Of The boxes and workbenches
stock on the floor below was slightly injured by
water. One thousand dollars Will probably cover
the entire damage TO stock ana building.