The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-11-28

City Intelligence.
THE BLOODY MYSTERY ExrLopxp-In Yesterdays He
raid we published the full particulars as they transpired
at the Police of the ysterious disappearance supposed
murder and aer conceament of the body of the coored
man John Brown the caterer for Col Webb since he has
resided the Tombs with all the circumstances
OF the arrest OF Milford Mllbanks the negro who was
suspected of numbering him. the bloody Ratchet found al
his house, and the very blood upon his clothes.
Yet after ALL Millbanks is believed to be still free OF the
crime of murder and Brown not yet dead negro Yes
terday gentleman named Wright well acquainted with
Brown called the Police after reading the account of
Browns mysterious disappearance in the Herald and
stated that Friday afternoon he saw him board Of
Of the Boston boats just previous to her leaving the
wharf, which uncommon occurrence as he FIRE.
queny had business board most Of the steamboats, ply
ing between this city and Boston, Philadelphia. sc.
This renders it certain that Brown did not go his
establishment Yorkvile, Friday he intend
ed and is probable that the board of which Mr.
Wright him, showed off from the wharf without his
knowledge and that he thus obliged to tske trip
to Boston against his will and will probably be home
again before night.
Millbanks is still in the tombs the charge He
very drunk when arrested, and for the
blood found his Clothes Ratchet the pre-
misses, by saying that he xed with bleeding
the nose, and being drunk particular where it
fell.
MURDER AND suIcDE.-A rencounter took place be.
tween some Germans, at SO Washington street. in which
| several persons were stabbed, and one man pjur
ed in the head badly that any chance of his recovery
was hopeless The perperater OF the hord deed named
William Moses was arrested, and on being searched
dirk and found him. He was then convey.
ed to the Franklin market watch house. where he was tied
by the hands to the grating He had been there many
minutes, when he contrivedto the rope wifi his teeth
AM huu fba have oftb
discovered, Dr. Harris Immediately sent for, who
used every effort to bring him to life but in vain
FmEs.-Yeserday there four fires in different
parts OF the city, and two false alarms The first broea
in the morning, and extinguished without tileS
much damage The second broke about half an hour
afterwards at 559S Pearl street, wooden building
pied as boot and shoe store and got under before
doing much injury The third broke out in the dry good
store oil 81 Beach, 23l Greenwich street. at ~ O'clock
and was inguished before il had made much progress
but the goods considerably damaged the guam
Cured at the Commercial Hotel in Courtlandt street at
twelve o'clock AMI almost entirely DESTROYED the attic
guished.
The ringing ofthe fire bells two o'clock in the after.
noon, and again at three O'Clock were false alarms.
KILLED ON THE RAnRoAp.-The Coroner Yesterday held
an inquest the body ofthe coorei killed on the
Harlem Railroad on Saturday evening, mentioned in
and Ss aae appears ms name was Samuel
track in state of beasy nexicaon by conductor Of
to this city between four and five the
locomotive was stopped by the engineer and he
ed to keep off the track On the return train going up
from the City Hail. at o'clock, it was dark, when they
arrived at list street. where the accident occurred
he was not seen by the engineer until after he run
over and the train stopped The found that he
accidentally killed, Sc
SMALL MArrERs-No business of interest was transact
ed by the Police yesterday the operations of the entire
body being confined tothe arrest Of three oaers for ng
drunken males and females from the Five Points
TEMPERANcE.-The following is taken from the
London Times of October 2lst, 1912 1t occurs in
speech of the most temperate man in England, the
Bishop of Norwich =
THE TEfrorALLERs.-wha | object to is their vio-
lence that they will not allow people to be sober their
own way, so that if they will not follow without devia-
ton their rules and regulations they are denounced as
traitors to the cause OF temperance: nav have heard
the whole body OF the British and Forsign Temperance
Society denounced as worse than drunkards It really
every in this has the greatest possible dis.
like to ntemperance in any shape; and is therefore
in Exeter Hall with eeotaers around us; should then
think elfused in using such arguments thought
certainly but it is physical kind of temperance; tenn
perance does not consist in abstinence from wine
to IN he human an ao Sc for
seen in eeotas: they are Characterized by sort of
moral intoxication, if may call it; when their
passions are excited they know no bounds they irritse
and principles OF the gospel Again. there certain
ialacies in their arguments which ought to be exposed
They object to nything containing alcohol Then why
don't they object to sugsr' Their is at
fault well their chymsry In order explain the
mention of wine in Scriptures they try to make that
1t is unermehted wne instead of perceivng that the
great incipe Of Scripture is Gas might be illustrated by
passages nnumerabe that it is the abuse the
thing in which sin lies. think teetoallers some
sort morally intoxicated upon this point and judging
from their conduct upon too many occasions, might al
most say they were laborng under species of derum
tremens
o. OF all places of public resort, combining valuable
instruction with chaste and innocent amusement com
mend us to the American Museum. II is the most extern
sive and best conducted establishment in Anne
rica The performances this week by fourteen unrivaed
ares will insure the usual large and respectable audi
ences Wnchell is decidedly the most original and hu
morous comedian the stage, and Booth, a comic
singer has rival in America. Miss Hood is beautiful
actress and singer Celeste has equal her age
danssuse the Lillput Family of ten performers
conessedy unsurpassed and unsurpasable In fine what
ever is presented there, is first rate-the manager being
willing to make pecunary sacrifice rather than pre-
sent second attractions
90 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCENENT.-The Col
legeof Medicine and Pharmacy established for the Sup
prrssonof Quackery beg to inform all persons esirous
Of obtaining medical advice, that renting the sum of