CITY Intelligence.
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City Intelligence.


More STREET RoBBEnr.-A young man named Robert
Myers, resident of Massachusetts, informs us that on
arriving in the boat from Providence yesterday morning.
he was accosed by couple OF fellows dressed as coun
into bye alley wSsrs friend Of @ theirs was wing hav
ing been severely hurt Mr. Myers his heart open
to the calls OF misfortune accompanied them into the al
ley, where they found no wounded man, but another
fellow who had all the preparations for playing thimble
rig Our hero never having seen this game before and
win was induced to bet five dollars. Upon pulling
his pocketbook to get the money, however sciz
ed by one Of his friends" who Immediately made OFF
with it, followed by the other two, leaving Mr. Myers in
mute astonshment. He knew not where 10 90 for
dress, and we met him the wharf looking very sad
Now had there been policeman by with star in plain
sight, better STILL full uniform, the poor fellow
could have appealed to him and probably recovered his
tents ofthe pocketbook being about S25.


NATIVE AMERICAN NoMIsArIoss.-The natives met
last night, and made the following nominations:-For
Senator Elias IL. Ely; for Register, Joseph Hufty.


WALL srREEr.-When the rubbish which is neccssa.
rly attendant upon building shall have been removed
Wall street will present decidedly improved appear
replaced by fine noble building with handsome brown
Tree stone 'front.' being much higher oan the old one
to Joseph Sampson, Esq is nearly completed The front
il brick but very elaboraely ornamented with brown
free stone These buildings are to be used the lower
part for stores and the upper for Offices.


ALTERED BILLs.-we understand that great number
of one dollar bills of the Mechanics Bank, altered to
fves, afoat. Look out for them.


SrEwARTs SToRr-This splendid mercantile palace is
already raised story 1t to be four stories 7 ieeD
high and the whole front of pure white marble II will
be of the finest specimens of mercantile architec
ture in the world and of Broadways finest orna-
mAnts When opened, it will doubt do much toward
makfsg what is the shilling" side Of Broadway the
four shilling" one.


SINGULAR CoNpucr.-Our efficient Chief of the Police
yesterday msniag depated officers Charles Johnson and
Henry Carpenter proceed to the Rhode Island
serving order. keeping the hackmen from the boat &c.
and communicated with Captain Thayer the object Of
their missions hut instead OF acknowledging the impor
aid rendered by the Chief the officers rudely
put ashore by Capt Thayer and otherwise treated in the
most unbecoming manner.


in this country berate the Americans soundy
for their universal habit of tobacco chewing But they
hasy in their conclusions, and judge OF this practice
by the abuse of it. Say what you will, Mr. Ant-tobacco
chewer there is a comfortable good naured peaceable
feeling diused throughout the whole frame by good
quid OF the pure honey y.dew When man afflicted by
the little miseIIes OF human life when he is tired when
his talors are running after him with long bills of wears
standing when his wife is cross the streets muddy the
weather lowery, then gentle reader, let him open wide
ly his mouth and take in between his right jaw and
cheek qud of honey dew fine cut and how suddenly
do his nerves become sled-how quickly does all his
enmity with his ailors, his wife, the Corporation and
the clerk of the weather vanish away and his face
aspect clear as bright as the western sky
when the setting has broken away the misty clouds
and spread canopy Of crimson glory over this mundane
road with broken down horse and carriage that
used in the days OF the revolution to convey YAM
kee Captain over the Green mountains solitary and
alone, wishing for friend to cheer him. let him apply
to that little tin box of his and in moment by
magic charm he has friend who consoles him, the road
suddenly becomes good the horse regular courser All
this will the weed do These the legitimate uses OF to-
bacco But this eternal spttngovcr carpets chairs floors
and where happens be- cannot be too
strongly condemned-no gentleman ever does it. There
is such thing chewing tobacco deceny, and there
is such thing chewing decidedly indecenly


POCKET PIcKED.-On Tuesday evening, while Dr. II.
Geroudeo, of the 4th avenue crossing the Brook
yn ferry to this city, his pocket picked of waot
containing Sl6l in bank bills of this city. The robber
escaped with his plumber.


CoRoNER's OFFICE Sept 2i-Faal .4ccident-Thc Co
called this afternoon to hold inquest upon
the body of Elisha Brewers, native OF New Jersey,
aged AZ years. who came to his death last evening by
falling from the chimney of the Lyingn-Asylum, in Ma
rion street. into the yard of Bishop Hughes. The de-
ceased was brickayer and was employed in repairing
the building, but in consequence OF becoming intoxics
ted he suspended from his work when he got upon
the chimney and falling asleep he fell off, and almost in
stantly expired. Verdict accordingly.


Inquest upon a Founding -On Monday evening last


fine male child apparently day two old was left at
the of premises of No 50 Seventh street, whore
found about O'Clock by of the domestics. II
taken into the house and every attention paid to it
it died, however, the following morning. according to
the opinion Of physician, in consequence OF expo.
sure, sc.