The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-05-13
City Intelligence.

The newly appointed Aims House Commissioners,
James H. Cook, David d. Crane, Tighe Davy, &C.
rardus Boyce, and Gideon Ostrander, have entered
upon the duties oftheir office. James H Cook was
appointed Chairman, David ID. Crane Secretary,
and Alexander stewart, Agent. The following are
the appointments made up to the hour Of their ed
| journment last evening"
Drrur! KEEPERS ON BLAcKwELL. ISLAND.
James Creighton John Paul
John s. Hardsnbrook Daniel II. Feeks
John Perssnna James Tut
William 8. Roberts Martin Dixie
Michael Wiersdorff
There are two more to appoint, making eleven in
| all, whose salaries are fixed at $500 per annum
John Munson Michael Smith
Marian Bishop has been appointed Mstron Of the Luna
John Bogsrt, First Clerk in the Aims House Commits
Augustus F. Purdy. Second Clerk.
James NJ. Oakley, First Visitor; James Thompson, Sc
Thomas Starr, Steward of the Hospital
John Miller, Steward of the Aims House.
DEPUTY PRISON KEEpERs.-The appointments Of
Deputy Keepers by Malachi Fallon, Keeper of the
| City Prison, published in the Herald on Thurs
day, were made with the appreciation and concur
| renee Of the Alderman and Assistant of the Ward,
from which the gentlemen were selected in all ex-
cept the seventh ward, where the Alderman de-
clined any interference with the appointment. The
Assistant concurred the selection of Edward Far
Ian from that ward. William Chapman, of the 18th
ward has been appointed Keeper of the House OF De.
tention at Harlem with the concurrence OF the Al
derman and Assistant. Barney Conway, of the
Sixth ward, has been selected as night watchn an
fthe female department of the City Prison.
OLD DAVE LoFLrN AaAIN.-The cabin of the
schooner Sea Slower was entered en- Thursday and
silver watch valued at $780, six dollars in silver
coin, pair OF satinet pants, and handkerchief,
notorious thief and burglar, offered valuable all
yer watch fol sale to John Castillo, SO Cross street,
for 49, and suspicion arising, he was arrested, and
on being taken to the police, the watch was denti.
ned by James Ellis, the captain OF the vessel, and
John Davis the mate. On searching the rogue, the
stolen handkerchief was also found in his possession.
He was fully committed
NEWSPAPER THIEVES Officer John Low, while
going to the police office at early hoar yesterday
morning, arrested two boys, named Thomas Kelly
and Patrick Mulin, IN the act of stealing several
morning papers from underneath the doors Of dwell
lings where they had been left by the carriers The
boys were fully committed, and we trust will be sent
to the House OF Refuge as warning for Others as
nothing is more annoying to a regular reader Of
newspaper than to be deprived Of the mornings
news at his breakfast table by the Practses ofthese
young pilterers.
MURDKRous ASSAULT oNTwo OFFIcRRs.-A young
man named ]. Louis Dimpfel, committed as
saut on Marshal attached to one of the Civil
Courts last week. while he was in the act OF serving
civil process warrant was issued for his ap
p:ehenslon and placed in the hands of officer Ba-
ker, who met him at the corner of Broadway and
Reade street on Thursday evening, and Informing
drew Spanish dirk knife and made an attack on
the officer. Baker drew a pistol that was loaded
and presenting it at the assailans head threatened
to fire II he moved. The knife was with cOns-
derab!e difficulty then wrested from the hands Of
Dimpfe! and on examination before the Police he
was held to bail in the of $500 for the assault
on the Civil Officer, and $500 for the one Baker.
CRY PRIsoN-GRAND JuRY.-The Grand Jury
visited the City Prison yesterday and expressed
their qualification at the cleanliness exhibited
through the attention of Col Jones' the late keeper.
They expressed their opinion to the necessity Of
matron in the female prison to aid in the govern
ment and cleanliness OF the inmates, which OPT
MON was produced from the srikingy singular fact
that that department s far less Clearly than the one
occupied by male prisoners
GONG UP-All the prisoners sentenced during
the present term will be conveyed to Sing Sing this
| morning by officer A. M. G. Smith.
COURT OF SEssIoNs.-During the recess of the
Court next week the whole interior arrangements
are to be altered and improved as to give COM
fort to the bench, the bar, the jurors, reporters
thieves, pckpockets and negroes. IT'S time such
consummation was brought about, as more un-
comfortable, i'll arranged Court Room cannot be
found IN the Empire State.
NAoNhf DhAWhh MISUNDERSTANDING the past SeVe
raj weeks, the money drawers OF some dozen stores
in the vicinity Of Dey and Washington streets, have
Deen ROBBED OF money, amounting altogether 10
some hundreds Of dollars. Yesterday morning, Mr.
Oliver Goodwin, carman, who stands in that vicinty
observed two young men close CONVEX sation, and
saw one give the other a small chisel, for some pur-
pose to him unknown. He kept an eye on their
movements and soon after saw one OF them dart
into the store of Elder Il Painter, No. 75 Dey
street, and soon come out again and meet his com.
Panion, and pass up the street in great haste He
Immediately stepped into the store, and finding that
the money drawer had been forced open, and ST.
taken therefrom, he gave chace, and caught the
sosues one Of whom had the chlsel in his posses.
names Of John Anderson, and William Witsell.
The former was caught in similar act a few weeks
since but allowed to escape through the nterposi-
ton OF his mother They were both committed for
examination.