The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-02-13

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| on IN Committee of the Whole ' - -'N
,. IN me Senate, Mr. Roor presented petition of
laO cit,5ens praying that no change be made in the
1rsst ME rsoI system MI Root said gave
In's petition was to reach the Legislature believing
as ne did that the present system the best and
ns only one Which W. should be adopted to maintain
well enough alone. The resolutions in relation to
state credit and reputation were taken. and Mr..
SHERWOOD addressed the Senate on the subject in a
eloquent effort The bill changing the mode Of an
pointing Bank Commissioners was next taken m
and long debate ensued which continued until the
aoJoufnmeht. CAVE ULcncAR.
City Intelligence.
CIrY WArcHAEN DETECTED As ExrxNsIvE
BuReLARs.-The stores of Messrs. Gutter and Co.
and John Hays, having been robbed of drv goods
at different times during the past few months.
and recently Of large quantity, a complaint
was entered few days since at the Upper
Police. The mysterious manner in which the burg
lars had entered the premises in pursuit Of their dis
honest calling, had excited much. interest on the
partiof the above gentlemen and they therefore en-
trusted the management of the business to officers
Parker and Hilliker, two Of the most active and
shrewd policemen of cur city. BY diligent atten-
ton they discovered the burglars and robbers to be
two OF the city watchmen, named John Sinclair and
John Kennedy, who had been attached to the Third
District watchhouse for length of time. Upon
searching their premises, and store they had
rented in sohch to deposit the goods several hundred
dollars worth was discovered, consisting of almost
every variety Of dry goods Sinclair, In addition to
being engaged as guardian Of the property of eur
citizens, has also been in the employ of Messrs Cat.
ter and Co. for several months as cartman, and
while enjoying these responsible situations, has.
at the same time, been almost nightly robbing his
employer, and violating the confidence the public
had imposed upon him as protector OF their pro-
perry. Too much praise can hardly be given to
officers Hilliker and Parker for the industry evin-
ced In the dctec ION of these worse than highway
robbers. They are both in prison to await final
commitment, and the severe punishment their con-
duct deserves
drew Howe, proprietor Of Washington Hall at Har-
lem, was diving down the Third avenue, Yesterday
morning about II o'clock, and when between Sixth
and Seventh streets, his horse took fright, and rum
street, threw him out Of the wagon end broke one
of his legs above the knee. MIR Jacob Warner was
10 the vehicle with him, but escaped unDjured.-
slant, and he Immediately rendered ali The medical
aid necessary. The einguarty OF this accident
consists In the fact that about eighteen years since,
while Mr.. Howe was driving a horse and wagon un-
der Cato's shed, he was thrown out, and the same
leg now fractured 80 severely broken az to cause
amputation necessary below the knee The present
fracture ie net OF such character as TO cause sup.
position that ampaation will be necessary.
THE LOST Boy Fousp.-The body of a lad named
Elhngham, aged about eleven years, who has been
missing from his home for nearly three weeks, was
found las! evening in the East river, at the foot of
pier No. IL, by man named Raven. II is suppos-
ed that he was drowned by falling from small boat
while picking up oranges that had been thrown
overheard from vessel at about the time he was
first missed.
sSHoRrY'' CAUGHT AeAIx.-Bill Simmons, alias
Sabin, "Shorty," was nabbed again yesterday, BY
officer McGrath, charged with,stealing two peices
eff Grape. worth SO, from Alexander s. Leonard, No.
II William street. The Grape was found by officer
Nc Grath, at No. Nassau street, where it had been
left by this notorious rogue. He dressed in the
height Of fashion, with beard a Ia Rwss, covering
give him the fan sentence Of the law this time.
RoBBIEc 4 CouNTRYMAN.-Yesterday, while the
wagon Of Mr.. Ira Scott, OF Pennsylvania, was
standing in front of Colburns Hotel, in Washing
ton street, bag, containing twelve dozen weolen
socks and dozen mits was stolen. Officers Du-
rando, Stanton and Tompkins were soon ON the
alert and shortly afterwards caught two men, ma
of whom confessed the theft, and also that of
the stolen properly had been sold at Gums in Ca
tharine street. They were both committed and the
most OF the articles recovered,
The BRooKLYN MuRDER.-The body of the man
found In the burying ground Of the aims house at
Brooklyn, under mysterious circumstances, is said
| to be that OF Jacob Patchen, who 10 supposed to
| nave Dccu OlOWueQ WQllc I6DOlnR ILOU b OO8t On
Long Island, some months since. There are
number OF rumors in circulation tending TO impllcate
person in Brooklyn, who has heretofore stood fair
in the community, but we hesitate to give publicity
| 10 lem until further circumstances transpire.
ALL SORTS OF RoGuEs.-A man named Ellis
Thayer stole pair of pantaloons, buckskin shoes.
gloves and shirt, from Levi Peck, No. 40 Bowey,
on the 9th inst, and was locked up yesterday for
| final examination
| CORNELIUS SULLIVAN was caught with two new
copper kettles in his possession, supposed to be so-
len. Officer Bliss pulled" him, and the owner Of
the kettles can lind them at the lower police .h,
Victoria, belonging to James Miller, OF No. LOO
Lewis street, and was Gagged.
JAMES FLYNN and WILLIAM ROACH, two ro-
gulsh boys raised show case in the store OF benla-
min Waterbury, No. l771 Broadway, and stole two
| shirts and three pair Of gloves. Caught by Prince
John Davis, in the act, and jagged.
| DAN WRIGHT, colored rogue, was stopped, on
Friday night, with shawl and quantity of new
hosiery in his possession, by one OF the city watch
men, and committed to the Tombs, where the or
| ticles and rogue may be seen.
day allowed for the preparation Of the bill of ex;
ceptions in the case OF Colt it will then be returned
and argued in the Court Of Oyer and Terminsr;
BoARpISe School BussED.-The large building
Sens o sSH%s By ReS Hudd as
| ing school, was entirely destroyed py nre on rnday
| morning, about one O'Clock. Loss $1,000; fully
insured, and supposed to have been set on hre by
an lncendiary.
THE PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON AND BALrI.
MORE RAILRoAp-The fourth annual report OF
this valuable improvement has just been published,
together With the sub-report made by the new Di-
rectors. We take pleasure in noticing the latter,
pecialy a. it embraces a NEST emphatic contra
diction Of the mise rabie SANDER which has been in
circulation in relation to the loans Of this corpora
ton. The Board say that they have carefully ex-
amino the stock and loan lcdgers, and find, with
out single exception, that the accounts IN the
| books Of the company, under these respective
heads, are entirelv correct, and that loan has
been created, or certified stock issaed, beyond the