The New York herald., 1868-04-13
CITY ISTELLICEscE.

THE WEAYHER-feSterday morning broke OUT
with gieanrs OF sunshine and every Prospect OF
spring; the evening closed with all the dreariness
and bitterness Of winter, for ere midnight sounded
white covering to which citizens by tIris time
accustomed from the past and present severity of
Whetner TINS Is thea struggle of tire dying winter
OF Ine Iast performance bat one," as
nits,y fns managers say ,s be proosed ndea,
puzzle even the most astute W weather
prophets to decide. Sunrce it to sav that the
inhabitants OF the Empire CITY have once more been
visited by snow storm which at the mome Of writ
ing promises to be as heavy one as has been ex-
perienced during the entirewinter. shortly before
threc O'Clock the fcathery flakes began to fall, but.
owing to the warmth of the earth, they meltef as
soon us me reached the ground. The mir got cpfder
aIter tiIhe however, and the fakes falling fasTer
and more thicSlv tiev quickly began TO accumulate
ana tound resting place, and bcsOre nine O'Clock
The city railroads soon discovered Tho erence rel in
travelling, ana four horses quickly became a neces-
sny, WINE pedestrians wrapped themselves up and
snivcreu as IL was The month OF December instead
OF the middle OF April. Up to midnight the snow
sun continued to fail heavily, and there is every
prosper OIL an nclement morning.
MErEoROLGrcAI.-The weather during the past
week has been most changeabc, and from present
indications It will continue 30 for A short time longer
at least. The highest range of the barometer during
the past week was In the evening OF the 9TH at nine
oc!ocS, when i reached 3o:37i degrees and at
to 29l5s degrees At four O'Clock in the afternoon
OF me sth the thermometer reached its maximum
heigni OF 4slo, and at three O'Clock the morning
o the ON u was down TO o. The weekly OF the
barometer was 3o.374 degrees. and that OF the her
momeler %72 degrees. We had pain on the 7th, sth
ana ION, duration twenty hours and nfty-hve min
utes. On the 5th and 10th we had snow the dura.
ton OF which was thirteen hours. The lunar halo
tooA place on the 6th inst at hallpast eight O'Clock
WoMEN's PRISON AssocIATIoN.-Thc twenty-third
annual report of the Women's Prison Association OF
the city OF New York announces that there has been
n ypar Mt tho
2l or wnom were sent 10 service, 50 to the hospital
discharged ;, left without permission 55 and re.
report shows that the sum Of S7,303 81 was receiv.
ed during The wear s473 Of which accrued from the
On comparison OF the report with former ones II will
be seen that one hundred more women have been re-
ceived during the year than in any OF the preceding
ones since the establishment OF the association The
most cheering accounts have been received from
many OF the former inmates of the Home who,
being rescued from almost certain destruction, are
now leading useful and worthy lives.
BUSINESS OF THE LICENSE BuREAU.-Durng the
past week Marshal Tappan issued one hundred and
sixty licenses covering all classes of two and four
wheeled vehicles. or those licensed we notice that
but three Were Were entered , as coaches, the great
remainder being dirt carts pedlar's and express
wagons; S4li were received, OF which $l7 were for
fines.
FrN AMONG TrE PARsoNs.-A curious pamphlet,
, bearing the signature of william P. Powell has
recently been issued, purportng to be "An Addenda
W an tHpuDHsHeu ulstOrY Ol ST. fInlnpS tnUrcn,
Protestant Episcopal OF New York city. from 1866 to
1861" The work consists OF series of letters. al.
dressed to members vesrymen and wardens of the
church. In one of those letters, addressed TO
the Rev. John Peterson, the writer the clerical
gentleman OF being present the Easter Monday OF
1867 at 'Jollihcation, where brandy smashes, gin
cocktails, champagnes and other delicious drinks
whicn makcth glad the heart OF man were quaffed
with gusto; at which, am informed, one or more
pseudo members OF St. Phillips church got gleriously
drunk. and at which you, as an ordained deacon OF
the Protestant Episcopal Church. expressed Yourself
nf ifl nx ttp1 TpEn
altogether the pamphlet, an addenda may be valu-
able to those interested ano addressed In its pages
SUPPOSED SuIciDE.-As the ferryboat Ravcnswood
entering the slip at foot OF Thrtyfourth street.
East river shortly after seven O'Clock last night
woman whom several of the passengers recognized
as Mrs. Gleason, lately OF Hunters Point, jumped
from the rear end OF the boat and was drowned be-
fore assistance could be rendered.