The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-07-05
City Intelligence.

The records of the Police Department OF our good city
for yesterday furnish with but few items CT interest,"
which speaks volumes for the sanity and rational patriot
ism of the New Workers.. The number OF commitments
for riot drunkenness and dsorderly copdsct, fewer
than ordinary occasions while but cheraer de
dustrie came under the cognizance OF vgan police
Ner there any accidents of a scroos nature far
as could be ascertaned at the City Hospa and the pr
son. We give below the principal items ofnews.
DISCHARGE OF THE WArcH.-Ephraim Parker, Mary
Burns, Catherine McBavgh, Thomas Hamon, Johonna
Lee severally committed for being drunk and noisy
Thomas Leyden was locked up for paying his landlord
with blows instead Of dollars James Curley diminutive
specimen Of ataor found snoozing stoop in the
aoS M s
Of most unsghtly hue and shape, and sent below
receive the attention Il Of the prison He had
head and torn shirt. Three darkies remaRded
the cells for treating an Irish Waterman rather uncoar
roboing Charles g. Briggs, sailor belonging the
Nsrth Carolina, of his leather purse which contain
bis cousin~bat Briggs denied the reia,esship."
with cage consining four young canary birds and not
being able to tell where he came FROM locked up
respectable looking young man. was fined So for being
drunk and sleeping in the street lie was committed
til the money YVES raid. The watch were then dis.
charged and the candles exDgushed by order of Justice
Matsell. And thus ended the watch returns for the
Fourth Of July.
MrscHrEvous CoSDUcr.-Abouteghtloc yesterday
Mr.. James Walsh No. 1876 Broadway Walker street,
fire to Roman candle which lay with about thirty
dollars worth OF fire works. displayed for sale in front
the window, and a moment the entire lot blew up ma.
king terrible confusion and causing serious appr.hen.
son for the safety Of the premises for several minutes
Had not been for the presence Of mind OF the shop boy
who at once rugged the ooton plug 'front.' and played
upon the burning mass, the damage would have been
much worse as the awning was fire in several places
The young rascal who caused the mischief managed to
escape in the melee, but we learn that he is known
~ RoBBERY AT A FIaE-During the fire on Monday
Washington fellow. named q
Parsons caught in the act Of stealing a military
coat which belongs to muscia attached to OF the
uniform bands and black rock coat for which he stands
fully committed.
AccIDENrs-There were only three accidents reported
at the City Hospital yesterday Two colofed men
over, the by fire engne and the other by an
artillery carrisge-no bones were broken The third
young lad, who brought there by his mother
with his badly burned by the blasting OF powder
horn, while firing off some squIbs.
the month of May last, Wilism Replbeck who keeps
very extensive ladies' boot and shoe No 100
street, found his stock diminishing in ratio all
proporonable to the returns end much puzzled to
understand how the deficit caused in his stock He
began to make enquiries among the trade, and
prsed to nd at various stores some boots and shoes
which he imagined were, ought TO be on his own
shelves, and which he ascertaned had been sold by
journeyman shoemaker named John Tompkins who rep.
resented himself as the maker, and owner OF the
Now so happened that this John TompkiNs or had
been, journeyman for Mr. Repbeck but had just then
friends in Monmouth, New Jersey Mr. Replbecs,
instantly went to work, cok inventory Of his stock,
and fouud that times there had been stolen from
him upwards Of $3.50 worth Of boots shoes buskins Sc,
he also traced the property to the following place where
TomPkins bad sold it 10 Cornelius Christie No 42e Hud.
street; John shaw 455 Hudson street, Robert Nichols
472 Hudson street; Gardner s. Chaplin 229 Spring street;
Francis Bsrker 49s Hudson street Boyd 81 Fourth
street; and Hugh Frews, No. 24l Hudson Aida
Wits were made by each OF the above and then Mr. Kep
beck ared for Monmouth ". j., where he found Tomp-
sm 10 ana sy ,s h managed 10 get MN 10
and was at lodged in the Tombs to keep him sober
and cool during the glorious Fouih-he has made sort
Of
eli probability pass few summers at the State House at
Sing Sing
The Touch GAME.-On the night OF the I4h June last
James jenkins was decoyed mic house Of i'll fame in
Leonard street. BY girl named Frances Burdett, and
while there had the sum OF SPAS stolen iron his pocket
book which was carefully replaced in his pocket
Oficers Sokely and Cockfsr were put on the ra and
yesterday arrested white fellow named Rodney Gay
alias Doctor Gay, and coored pail named William Did
dImss. together with the GIRL all OF whom were fully
committed for the robbery.
A Losr TRUNK --Dominck Mayoch, a public porter
No l55 who resides at No. l57 Washington street. was
employ ed by stranger to carry hair trunk IRON the
Philadelphia steamboat landing last night, but by
means or other the owner got separated from him. and
not knowing where to follow with his burden brought il
to the Lower Police Office where it be had on appli
cation. Is round top goat skin trunk and has card
with the of "Mr. j. Power passenger Philadelphan
attached thereto. The should be thankful that il
fell into such honest Keeping or he had sean it for the
last time
COMMON Councm.-There will be a joint meeting of
both Boards OF Aldermen this afternoon at 8 O'Clock.
[ CURT OF GrNERaL SESSIONS The July term of this
ComHenCtu OF MONDAY ana was ad1ournedtO
this morning at III O'clock wnen all grsnd petit ju
not excused are notified TO attend and their
fines.
NAVY ORDERS, June 30 Commander w. Inman,
to command the Warren; Lieut. Sinclair, TO com.
mand the Phenix; Surgeon George Terrell, leave
three months; Passed Midshipman, r. H. Wyman
to the On.Ka.Hye; Passed Midshipman b. Town
send, leave one month
BosroN TO NEw YoRK-QUIoKssr PASSAGE
Captain Comstock yesterday made the quickest
passage known from Boston TO New York. lie lett