Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-09-05
Police Once.

Police Once.
SEPT. A Little Hell Inpaded.-Great com
plant has for time been made Of the Outrages
and other infamous rascalities perpetrated by gang
Of negro miscreants after nyhifai which have rem
dered Chambers and other streets, abuttng on East
Broadway absolutely I'M passabe to de cent people.
Mr. Justice Matsell and the Assistant Alderman Of
the Fifth Ward, accordingly determined to have q
foray into those parts ON Thursday, forthe purpose
of suppressins the nuisance in some degree. The
worthy magis rates summoned to their aid those
able members Of 'the indefatgables," Prince John
Davis, Welsh, and Stephens and little before mid
night the detachment burst into the he kept by
Streets where they fouad sVme fifty sixty Of both
sexes and of all cOmpiexons from the lizard green
Of the Creole down to the genuine coal black negro
of the Congo variety.
ATTIRE and with music, dance and revery, were
beguiling the tedious hours. The male criminals
were many o. them engaged in the interesting games
of bill ards, checkers hazard rouge ct noir, rou-
iette, and poker. They had also faro bank, but
ia the melee which ensued, the deposits were re-
moved, and the banker absqaatulaled out OF the
rear window leaving the skirts f his coat in the
hands OF g the Prince" who had boldly knocked
down three of the gang, in the hopes o! capturing
the prize. The result Of the foray was toty-taree
prisoners captured in the house ef bill IoEnsem,
and five six on the outside, who came to see
the After patient exam nation into the cases
Of them all without regard to complexion, nineteen
disc hargee, two got BAIL two went Tor the six
months, eight for three months, for sixty days,
balance were remand, d amid such weeping, wailing
and gnashng of teeth, as there has not been heard
in the tombs, the purleus thereof for very long
time. What became Of the prime minister OF this
miniature hell, we know not, but trust he remains
yet be disposed of, and wi not be suffered to
cape.
inalgamation, or Something JForse--Some-
where in the upper part OF the city, there resides
very old negro quack, who says he is a seventy
SKIER is 90 years DID, processes botany mineralogy,
animal magnetism, mormOnism, veterinary surgery,
dentistry fortune telling and other occult sciences
This veteran, who calls himself Dr. Stone and when
he was young was probably coal black, but he is
of about the color Of silver fox At ll2 Mulberry
street, resides dirty drab Ga white wench, who
calls herself Adeine White, and seems 10 be six and
twenty. This beauty has oeiciated as laundress to
the Black Doctor, until lately, when she became
clumsy stout, and this affection left Adene
until she added little Whitley brown mortal to the
census. Adeline wanted father f'r the bantiing,
and being somewhat at loss for such necessty,she
fixed the responsibility on the antiquated Doctor,
and he had TO give sureties in the sum OF one dollar
per week for its support iew it could come about,
the Doctor says, puzzled him; but Adelne swore
point blank and so he had grin and bear the bur-
then of AdeIine's ruinatiOn
More Spurious Bank Notes.-A man who is said
to have hitherto been a highly respectable cngraver,
but whose name we have not been entrusted with,
has been arrested, charged with getting into circu-
lation very good imitation of the $50 notes Of the
Farmers' Bank of Orwell State of Vermont. 1t is
that the parties have set affoat lot
Of the bank, and if this should meet the
eve Of any persons no have been thus defraudcd,
they requested to apply the Clerk Of the Low
err Police
AFFRAv.-Yesteidaya afternoon, about three o'clk,
an express arrived in town from Ph'lipsb1rg bring
ing despatch from Adj utant Wyiie Of thei Volun-
teer Bat alton under the command OF Lieutenant Co
loner Dyer, to Mr.. William Farquhar, Of this city,
stating that his son, Mr.. Arthur Farquhar who is
Lieutenant IN the battalion, had been wounded by
one Of his brother officers, Captain McAdam. IL
appears that there was slight alteration between
these two gentlemen, that Captain McAdam drew .
pistol from his pocket and shot Mr.. Farquhar
through the loins. Ii is not known whether not
the wound will prove dangerous, but the bearer 81
the express believed that it would. Capt. McAdam
was placed under arrest, aud Mr.. Farquhar left
town yeste rday afternoon to see his wounded son
Montreal Herald, Sept z
o. CHATHAM THEArnK-We are certain that the pub
lie OF New York will give testimony Of their apprecia
Of Mrs. Lewiss talents, by mastering strong at the
ABOVE beautiful night at her benefit when
have no doubt the STATE OF the house-good of
course
NJ VAUxuaLL G.RprSs.-The three Muscoyisn Bro.
theirs made immense impression las; evening, in their
Classical Statues; they certainly very wondcru
they appear again TO night The young darkey Rather
teacher Of Diamond and whose Breakdowns can't be beat
dances again to night being his last night but two Mr.
Whitlock sings his Negro ENtravaganzas, and appears
with Gardner in the inmi,able Serenade The New Pan
tomme " hch made such tremendous hit last night will
be repeated Mr.. Davis in getting up Ballots and Pan,o
mines very clever; understand the Manager of this
establishment has closed engagement with several &C.
lebrated artists, who will appear Monday evening
They go in for novelty-snd no mistake
MONEY MARKET.
Friday, Sept. Aft II. NJ.