The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-08-26

CITY Intelligence.

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ecpsed by their neghbors have at last resolved con-
struct edfce, calculated to accord with modern
improvements and accommodate their increasing conge-
CATION. The site selected Broadway between Tenth
and Eleventh Streets and the work has already been
commenced under the contractorshp of COL Andrew
Young. James Renwick Esq has been selected as the
architect and the building will be constructed under his
| immediate superintendent. The edifce will be
struce OF pure white msrblethe style Gothic highly
enriched and when completed will be the largest church
city, except Trinity The splre will be 200 feet in
The contractor has two years time to finish his work
it contemplated to be ready for Divine worship IN De
| cembsr le44 The selection OF COL Young as builder
evnces good judgment the part of the trustees as the
durability OF his work upon the Croon Aqueduct will
| be lasting memorial OF his capabiliy.
| RsBBEsY, AIDED ny TWO BLACK MIslsrERs-GREAT RE-
covsRY OF STOLEN PRopEHIy-Through the activity and
enterprise of officer McGra,h of the Lower Police, the
greater portion of the Ss2oo in specie, stolen from the
brig Ornda while lying Quarantine last saturday has
been recovered. The brig had recently arrived from
Honduras and the money was consigned to Henry
Rowland of this city 1t had been placed in three boxes
which deposited in the cabin The steward colo
red named John Clark, was missing from the vessel
Saturday, and the money ALSO The coDsgnees, with
that prompness for which they celebrated, imme1i'
ately issued handblls aud offered reward OF $500 Tor
recovery OF the money and the arrest OF the thief
This STAKE whetted the appette OF the police and officer
MeGs'h, after some inquiry in the vicinity OF dwell
ling Long Island, where the child OF Clark was resi-
ding concluded that the rogue in company with black
preacher named the Rev. George Wilson, who holds forth
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fort and William streets had sloped TOR the south with
large portion OF the stolen funds in their possession
pursuit of the rogues he arrested Jane Mcdonald
orous shop LITTER and in conveying her to the Police
Office in cab informed by the driver that he had
the day previous taken two coored men to Newark in
carriage who appeared be suspicious characters The
Of NC tngled at this lucky hit and in five minutes
he his way to Newark where he found trace Of
the parties and that they had left for Philadelphia He
Immediately followed and acertainsd they had departed
mig before for Harrisburg On arriving there
a
camp meeting OF colored people holding Ia the vcn
movements. Through the assis ance of the Mayor Of
Philadelphia and officer James Young, Of that city, he
succeeded in getting fresh scent and finally overlook
the rogues in a boat the Susquehannah Canal,
about eighteen miles above Harrisburg. On search
ing the pockets and chest Of Clark. and the minis
ter Wilson, he found $1,000 in specie OF the stolen
they both confessed their participation in the theft
ana the minister made prayer for his safe deverance
this city, where they Committed for further eIami'
nation At this stage Of the proceedings officers Stoke
V and Cockear stepped in TO aid in the business assisted
Nv others, and Wilson confessed that the Rev. George
ssnds,a colored preacher who resided in Orange,
Grand street. and held forth TO colored congregation in
Brooklyn could tell something about the remainder OF
the funds Sands arrested and at first denied but Of
forwards confessed that hox Of specie had been left
with him, which he had given to another colored man,
his wiies sister reservng $3.50 for her private The
other coored man was arrested and $3.50 found in his
possession. Thus far therefore, 5000 has been
ed leaving balance of $3.50 yet be found which is
presumed the officers have mostly recovered The
Rep Mr. George Wilson and the Rsp MIR. George Sands
and wife are in prison as also acob Tman and wife,
the brother inaw of Wilson. The steward, Clark, is
also safely locked up, and white woman who was found
at Wilson's house has been discharged. These Reverend
black rascas have several times before this been suspect
ed of dishonest and invariably the first
and most prominent all tending towards abolition
preventing seuherners while visiting this city from
keeping their faithful domestic servants. What mock
cry Is ITO the name OF religion to allow such wretches
the pulpit under ypocritical garh and thus
pave the way accomplish their deeds OF fraud and
operate with dishonest servants to rob their employers
Since the above written, officer stok,ley has
rested another colored rascal, named Henry Wright,
ed about $500 in specie that had been taken from this city
yesterday morning in chest Wright who lives at the
of 4h street and B. states that the money
was given him to take away
INQuEsr ON JAMES GARRIGHAN-The coroner IS inquest
called to examine into the of the death this
who stabbed in ARRAY with George Leoni last
week, returned averdict That James Garighan
to his death by derum remens." Dr. Marbury, OF the
Bellevue Hospital, where Garrghan taken after
ceving the injury testified that when he brought
there he did consider the wound dangerous and had
not deliriun tremens he had no doubt he
would have recovered in few days. The cut
ly flesh wound, which, it is iully represented by the
ony Leon gave in the self defence OF himself and
children, who assaulted by Garrighan with sho
vel.
The DEMON RuM-The coroner held an inquest yes
tsrday on the body of Sarah Rooney, wife OF Barney
Rooney, native Of Ireland who has resided in the 10th
avenue 18th street She had been long addicted
incorporate habits which led to disease and thence
death. Verdict accordingly.
One EYED PETE SMIrB-This accomplished rogue, who
arrested among gang OF counterieers on Tuesday
last yesterday recognised having on the 26h OF
January last passed So counterfeit note OF the Black
stone Canal Bank of Providence, Noah Tugwell,
the of Grand and Crosby streets. He re-
m8nded on the charge.
Boy BuRoLARs.-Four boys, named Edward Murray, |
Michael Hays, George Murphy, and Thomas Mccoy, |
arrested yesterday, charged with breaking into the
untenanted house, No. 10 Leonard street. and stealing
knobs and brass plates valued &c. which they
said they sold to Charles Harkin So Anthony street
They were committed for further orders.
More STORE RoBBERIEs "A colored man, named
Elias Maxied. yesterday caught by officer Nc
Grath charge of having entered the jew elry store
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toner's gold watches, and two brass ones, from show
the officer and the fellow Committed for trial The brass
articles it supposed he had pamed of on his accom-
pice, who was perhaps green enough to think he had
shared equally.
THE DEATH OF ALDERMAN SEAMAN, OF JERSEY
CrTY.-The dis aster by which our inhabitants have
been deprived OF their esteemed fellow citizen, Al
derman Isaac Seaman, is one which has been not
only severely felt by his family, bur by almost every
other member OF the community. IL being general
ly known that Mr.. Seaman was superior boat bull
der, he was called upon by gentleman from Bos
ton by whom the offer Of one hundred dollars was
made, provided Mr.. Seaman would furnish a boat
and to enter the regatta to take place at Bos
ton. shoad she prove a successful boat. Mr. Sea-
man, tor length OF time, had upon his hands Two
superior boats, Of which he was anxious to dispose
he accepted the offer, and started on the Journey
with his boats and company, on Monday afternoon
On Tuesday, having properly SECURED the boats, as
it supposed, upon the rear platform OF car
and the other upon the front platform of the car next
in the rear, the boats being connected by rope, Mr.
| Seaman took his seat. When within about four
miles of Boston, the bolt which connected the two
cars by some means got out, the part oil the tram
with the engine separating from the other
part and The boat became endangered In qaence
OF being thus connected Upon percelvlng this, Mr.
Seaman sprang for the other car, probably with the
hope of securing the boat his foot barely grazing the
platform, he slipped. He endeavored TO recover him.
self, and hoped he would succeed, but in the
time the engineer, seeing that The train had be-
come disconnected, the engine and the train
sssed him, severlng the lower part OF the right
leg from below the knee, severely crushing the boz
d. and right shoulder and causing instant death -
MIR : was forty -four years OF age, and has left wife
and eight children to mourn his loss. Resolutions OF
the Common Council bear testimony to his worth