The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-06-15
City Intelligence,

A CHILD DROWNED IN CIsTERN.-SHAMEFuL
NEGIEcT--Thc Coroner on Monday evening held
an inquest at No. I22 Houston street, on the body Of
a very interesting little girl named Laura Christina,
aged years, the daughter of Joshua Hodgson, who
was missed from the house that afternoon about
five o'clock, and shortly afterwards found by her ia
Their in the cistern in the yard, was taken out but
life was extinct Verdict Of the Jury, came to her
death by being drowned in the cisern in the rear of
the box OF the cistern being constructed only is in
ches in height, and that said chds death is attri-
buted TO the parsmonious conduct OF either the
owner builder OF the house said lot, and that
the said premises ought to be indicted nuisance"
| RoBBING MONEY DRAwER.-A man named Tho
mas Foster was yesterday arrested for robbing the
| money drawer of Christian +. Hipper, corner of
Watt and Varick streets, Of So. He was fully COM
mitted to answer.
RoBBINe A STRANGER coored woman named
Henrietta Jones, was yesterday arrested by officer
McComb, for robbing person who at the time was
in liquor, OF bundle containing three shirts, pair
Of drawers, some collars, two and half pairs of
stockings, and two white pocket handkerchiefs, one
of which was silk. The woman committed to
prison, and the owner Will apply to the above officer
at the Lower Police.
HIGHWAY RoBBERy.-About three o'clock yester-
day morning, two men, named William Smith and
Francis Jones, seized man named Jacob Amos,
OF No. Ia Leonard street, by the throat, and drag
ged him up alley way in Orange street, stripped
him of his coat, boots and vest stole hlswach from
the fob of his pantaloons rhed his pockets of three
dollars in money, all of which they made of with,
leaving their victim in a state OF nudity Officer
McA1afon, during the day, succeeded in arresting
the two men, and recovering the coat and vest
They were fully identified by Mr. Amos, and were
fully committed for trial.
ASSISTANT SuRGEoys-NAvY DEPARTMENT. June
II, 1Si2.-The Board of Naval Surgeons which con-
vened at Philadelphia the 4th of April and ad
lourned on the 9th inst have reported their proceed
ings to the Department.
The following named gentlemen were examined
and found qualified to discharge the duties of As
slstant Surgeons in the Navy and cassed according
to their relative merits as follows:-No. !, Vim. 8.
Bishop, of Pennsylvania; No. 2, Samuel M. Edgar,
OF Tennessee; No. 3, Joseph Wilson, Jr, Of Penn
sylvania; No. 4, Charles Eyersield of Maryland;
No ), Elisha r. Kane, of Pennsylvania; No. 6,
Edward Hudson. of Pennsylvania; No. Z, Richard
McSherry, of Maryland; No. 8, VIM p. Canning,
Jersey; No. 10, Joseph l.. Burtt of Ohio; No. II,
John I. Barlow, of Georgia: No. H. Alfred Holt,
of Georgia; No. 3D., James Hsmllton, of Mary
land; No. u, Charles H.. Oakley, Of New York;
No l5 Reuben n. Bacr OF Pennsylvania.
Assistant Surgeon Richard W. Leecock was cx-
amlned and found qualified for promotion.
ALONE ON THE OcEAv.--The Newburyport Herald
says that the James Caslic, Pilsbury, at thu, port
from Cadz, picked up adrltt in IN open boat on the
ocean, about 100 miles from Cape ST. Vincent,
without oar, rudder, provision, or water, n young
Portuguese about fifteen years old His only aid
a broken epar, used a mast with an old piece
of canvass attached lie was taken on board in
nearly starving and exhausted condition. When
discovered, it was blowing quite fresh, the brig be-
ing Under two rcefcd ,opsails and in The course of
the following night il blew u hard gale, when, but
for the providcntial rescue, the lad would have
been lost. Being unable To speak a, all IN English
he cannot give any account Of himself 10 the people
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