The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-01-16

chased large amounts Of the paper at heavy dis'
count.
So wags the world in this quarter. Ifthere arc
any greater humbngs be found, than banks, 6nan-
ciers and magnetizers, then am not PisroL.
City Intelligence.
ISLANDER THE FIRE DErARrMENT.-The follow
ing article appeared in the Sun day two since,
and is base SANDER on the whole fire department
of our city, and entirely false from beginning to
end =
"FIRE The fire night before last, which even the
firemen themselves could not find was in the rear
OF St Georges Hotel, Broadway, and at the outset
bid fair to destroy the whole of that hne building.
The arrival and quick operation Of the steam fire
engine, however, extingushed II in less than an IN
slant 1t seemed as easily put ost single coal
would be with a pail full OF water"
Now, SO far from there being fword Of truth in
the above statement, the steam fire engine did not
put drop of water on the above fire, which broke
out in wine cellar, very. difficult to get at, and
streams from the apparatus of those companies,
Nos. /, 10 and l6 played on the fire for nearly two
hours, while at the same time, fire engines Nos l.,
Fl, o. 80, AZ, and Others, were at work After the
FIRE was extingushed,s the steam engine played a
single stream in the street, for the purpose of trying
their machine These facts can be fully substantial
ted by Messrs. George Kerr and Zophar Mills, two of
our best engineers, whom we observed early on the
ground directing the operations OF the firemen.
Such wholesale disregard of truth, as is con.
tanned in the article from the Sun, was never
crowded into as many lines before.
Fon WILLIAM WMEY's VACANT SEAr.-We un-
derstand from very responsible source, that at the
caucus OF Democratic members Of the Common
Council, on Friday evening, ULYss.s ID, FRENCH,
ESQ.,, was selected as the person to fill the office of
Ward Justice, made vacant by the resignation Of
William Wiley. The salary is 81 600 per annum
to say nothing Of the pckings. Both boards of AL.
demen meet on Monday evening. and il is therefore
presumed that by concurren;res solution they will
assemble in Joint ballot and fill the vacancy. The
wants of the community may need it, and the
anxious candidates will only thus be satisfied.
A collector of taxes for the Sixth Ward is also to
be chosen tomorrow night. John McGrath has
been selected in caucus, but some of the members
won't stay fixed. Nous rerrons, as Mr.. Richie
says The Collectors salary, of that Ward, is $3.50
per annum, without taking into consideration the
use OF the money that posses through his hands.
Fat job, either OF them.
PARDoSED BY THE GovERNoR.-We learned last
evening that Duncan Campbell, who was convicted
on the 10Th Of September, 1893, tor assault and
battery with intent to kill Captain John TRIGGER, has
been pardoned by the Governor. Campbell, il will
be remembered, was shop butcher, and Trigler
had been selected as sne of the spies Of the Com.
mon Council to inform against those who sold meat
elsewhere than in the markets. A difficulty arose
between them, and Campbell stabbed him in the
head with shOemakcr's knife. He was sentenced
to five years imprisonment in the state prison, and
has served over three years Trgler signed the pc
iltion to the Governor, and the principal that
has induced Campbe's friends to urge his release,
has been produced from the declining state of hs
health. He is afflicted with consumption, which
attacks almost every prisoner confined at Sing
sing, oil a weak constitution
MILLINERs Show CASE RoBBED.--A man named
Solomon Gonigal, arrested on Friday evening
in the &C! oil stealing corded silk bonne! from the
show case of Mrs. Corneia Manning, mliner, No
23S Bowery. The rogue had made several attempts
to force open the but without effect, and finally
took his penknfe and cut the putty from one of the
panes Of glass and then distracted the bonnet and
absqua tulated. He was soon alter caught and com.
mfed TO prison.
DEATH FROM lRRI GUL AR HABrrs.-A young man
named Brian Carson, died IN sudden manner at
No IL Franklin street on Friday night. The Coro-
ner was called In and after full examination, the
Jury appeared satisfied that his death had been oc
casioned from irregular habits, exposure and wan
OF proper medical Treatment.
CAuonr THE REsr.- Officer Barber succeeded on
Friday night in arresting Philip Stokely and Frede
rick Remeyer, who were concerned with three
Others, previously locked up, for committing rio,
in the house OF John Koch, No % Ludlow street,
on Thursday evening last
STOLE CAP John Heating stole a cap from
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tried and sentenced in the Special Sessions, on
Tuesday morning
PrBLIsHISG OFFICE ROBBED "A newsboy named
Timothy McCarty was arrested yesterday, and
committed TO prison, for stealing s l5 in bank notes
from the publishing office of the New World. He
was caught the act by the clerk, and taken to the
pol &c Office.
RAPE ON A CIuLp ONLY FouR YEARS OLA
man, or we might say beast, named Patrick
Hynes was caught on Tuesday last in the act Of
violating lille girl named Dorando Nicola
daughter of John Nicola, aged only -four years
The parties reside at Fort Lafayette In New York
Harbor, and the father is soldier in the Uni,ed
States service. The brute was committed yester-
day for trial.
Vicious CmLD's NURsE.---A young woman
named Hannah Jackson, pgratiated herself into
the good feeling of Mr. and Mrs. George Greer, ~
Charles street, so effectuay as to induce them to
engage her as chlld's nurse in their family, some
weeks since. On Thursday last she left their pre-
misses, and IN her haste took with her female appa-
rel consisting of Tsglioni cloak, silk dresses, Nc
valued at S1Q4. On Friday night, she was arrested
at the Chatham Theatre, where she was displaying
her stolen clothing and personal charms In the
third tier on a charge OF disorderly conduct, and
when brought to the Police Office, ofhcer WEIGH,
with that cueness Of perception tor which he is
distinguished, suspected her Of being the person
who had committed the larceny, and by close at
teptiou succecded in recovering all the clothing,
while Miss Jackson was looked up, and will in all
probability spend some years IN the employment of
oakum pickipg on BackwelPs Island.
Srcosp ARnEsT or RALPH THoMPsoy-This per-
sop has been arrested in Boston, on the charge al.
legged against him. Of obtaining money from the
Eagle Bank Of that city by fraud. Odorne, the
cashier, who allowed the payment OF the money