The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-10-17
Catv IntelllQence.

THs CoNabN CoUsciL meet this evening 70 aPpoAa
Inspectors Of Election for the several districts oil city
DEMOCRATIC NoMrSArIoSs.-The democratic eommiuee
selected to nomnate members OF Assembly aud Register
meet this evening at Tammany Hall. One hundred ana
sixteen before the committee for Assembly ana
dozen for Register Sherman j. Browneii the pre-
umbent OF the Office Of Register is the choice oil
nine tenhs of the democracy of the city for eeecnon
and he will be re-nominated without any doubt the first
ballot
FAssroSABLr MovrMEsrs.-"The Duke slobby,"
Jack Fay and Tom Henry and dozen other notorious
pick pockets took passage in the Philadelphia line yester'
day afternoon to attend the Southern supposed
G enemen sportsmen at Baltimore and Camden look out
for your rolls OF bank notes and these light fingered
gentry.
BEACON TRorrIro CouRsE.-Some fine trottng will
of this to-day and tomorrow. See adj
vertisement
A NEw MAaIsTRArE.-A man, who says he was chris
tened Thomas Bennett arrested Sunday night for
passing himself off police magistrate various per-
about town. and ordering them to the police office
failure to pony up" magistrates fees Of from to five
dollars. He placed in the Tombs for reflection.
PIcKPocKErs SuENG FOR DAMAoEs-The day of the
Croon celebration and the night previous officers A.
NJ c. smith Bower and others pulled" several of the
celebrated pickpocke that prowng about our city
partial charges alleged against Them and locked them
up till estigation made when they dscharg
From tue advCe oil some oil their legal counsel these
rogues obtained wr for damages which about to be
served the officers sober second thoughts prompt
ed different course and they sioped yesterday afternoon
to Baltimore, where the police will find them Tuesday
morning at the Kendall course all alive and ready to
steal dollar ten thousand. When shall we have Ia W
in this State making picking pocket special offence
1t in Pennsylvania Arrest after arrest may take place
here but conviction rarely if ever follows and although
the rogue always goes for all he get be it thousand
dollars single one, yet the offence s only petit
grand larceny as the amount stolen may be estimated
MoRE CouSrERYEIrs AsRoAD.-Walter Thorn, a loafer,
was rugged on Saturday night for passing 81 counter.
felt Of the Providence Bank
DISHONEST STEwARp.-Henry johnson, negro steward,
belonging to the brig Escaus Captain Taylor, was COM
mted prison yesterday for stealing SAG in bank notes
and silver watch and two promssory notes The watch
and promssory notes recovered, by officer Heustis
who arrested Johnson but the money among the mis-
sing.
BLowNG AN Iron CHEST WITH PowDR.-On Saturday
evening light perceived in the store of jeremiah
Skidmore 2S7 East Broadway and being after the hour
ofcloag suspicious created that burglars at
work inside Assistant Alderman Nash sent for; and
upon opening the store two boys found secreted
the premises who had made their through
window Upon examination Of the premises it found
that failing break open the iron chest they had attempt
ed to force off the leck by pouring gun powder into and
exploding it. The young rngues gave their names as
James Hughes and John Clark and upon searching them
box of lOcofoco matches found number Of keys,
candle and small package of powder They were full
ly committed and have been arrested before
similar charge but released for want OF proof.