The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-03-18

ROltCe-SundaY.-TWO
John were onSaurday night charged by
Richard Howell with stealing s34 from his pockets while
he asleep in the house OF Patrick Cotter 81 Chatham
street Howell took lodgings there early in the evening
and retired to bed Soon after WILDER and Williams came
in, and shown to bed in the same room After re-
naming there time they came down stairs and lett
The house. Mr. Cotter suspecting that all not right
up stairs and enqured OF Howell he had lost any
On searching his pockets he found that sya mad
and Williams to be arrested and committed ior eAamiha-
ton.
SOMETHING MYSTERIOUS Information was brought TO
the Coroners office yesterday OF the sudden .,
Mrs Hannah Welsh Of 81 Broad street II was alleged
that she had been kicked fallen down stairs on sa,nr
day evening, in rather peculiar manner and had died
after The Coroner will investigate the matter 10
day, when verdict will be rendered.
KILLED FALL-On the nth inst. the chief mate Of
the ship Backness of Dundee lying at pier No order
ed hoy named Alexander Calder belonging on board 20
ascend into the rigging Of the ship to send down tackle
While he in the act Of lowering it, he slipped and iei
distance of about thirty feet the railing Of the vessel
He taken up insensble and remained until sstur
day evening, when he died at the City Hospital from
fracture Of the brain. Verdict Accidental death"
DIsGRAcEruL OUTRAGE AND DEsEchATIoN OF THE SAB
sArH-As our informant was passing down tbe wharves
church hour yesterday his notice was attracted by
crowd the lower end Of the ety at the foot OF Dover
street, going downto ascertain what was gong on
he perceived large ring circle in the centre OF which
were two rowdy ruians each abou IS or IS years Of
age with their seconds and bottle holders belaboring
each other in the brutal manner; they fought for
that he had to be carried out OF the ring by two Of ms
companions and laid upon his back on the deck OF one oil
the vessels lying up against the wharf The victor then
moved off with his friends without scratch, and was
loudly cheered as he went along by the mob
Of the fight were filled to the top with spectators and
could be less than from 200 to 300 the
every stage consumption from the first to the last,
together with dog anciers. and large sprinklng
looked round several times to if police ward
officer at hand but she might well look out for
Turkish hashaw or Chinese mandarine, as for one OF
those gentlemen They everywhere (said in.
orman but where they;ough to be that is say they
Hail. National Hall; other rendezvous OF
their respective parties discussing the merits OF the can
ddates anther chances for office at the forthcoming cleo
cent and orderly portion of the community send brace
Of their donothng officers every Sunday in future to pa
troll that neghborhood during church hours at all
and il they cannot prevent the Lords day from being
desecrated and the feelings of the churchgoing portion
| hihitions.
COroncr's Ohice-suNpAy, March l7-KnLED ON
| THE HARLEM RAILRoAp.-We are compelled to record
additional argument in favor Of removing the rails below
l4th street It appears that Friday evening about hall
the Fourth and Nineteenth street. the driver per
ceved man within six or seven feet OF the heads OF ms
horses and cried out to him to get out Of way" No
attention paid his cutlery and the was knock
down. and the wheels OF the car passed over him. The
horses then stopped and it asceainsd that the
left leg OF the man was broken, and that his name was
VIM Hartley. On further enquiry it was found that he
had worked in the factory connected with the Bellevue
Aims House. and that he quite deaf being 66 years
of age He Immediately conveyed to the Hospital of
the Aims House, where found that his left leg had
received compound fracture which caused his death
70 o'clock the same evening The jury as in common in
almost all cases in this country where corporations are OF
the parties concerned returned as verdict hat the
said william Hartley came to his death by injury in
hs leg produced by being accidentally run over by car
thsiTiarlem Railroad" is only wonder that they
lid not add to 1t the usual words, land not single part
Gle of blame is attached to the managers of the road the
driver agent of the car" In the investigation before
the Coroner find enquiries the state of the
break" stoppage power Of the which should be Of
sufficient leverage to stop it, progress in an instant as
they receive the privilege from the rat, to
SUPREME Court UNITED STArEs.-Friday, March
Is, 1874 On motion of Mr.. Attorney General,
attorney and counsellor Of this Court No laR Por.
tereds executors Clark ct al appeal from the Cir
Caron delivered the opinion of this Court affirming the
decree of the Circuit Court in this cause with costs No
I35-Arthur Adams ct al vs. Julia Roberts In error
D. c. Mr. Justice Wayne delivered the opinion OF this
Court affirming the Judgment of the Circuit Court in this
| cause, with costs. No. 56.-The Louisville, Cincinnati
! and Charleston Railroad Company Thomas w. Let
In to the circuit Court Of the United States for
south Carolina Mr. Justice Wayne delivered the opinion
Of isCour affirming the Judgment of the Circuit Court
in this with costs and six cent damages No
a7.-R Grgnon ct al j. Aston ct al In to the
| supreme Court of Wisconsin. MIR Justice Baldwin de
ivered the opinion Of this Court affirming the judgment
Of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin in this cause with
costs No 22.-John Cats James Phalen ct al In
10 tho Circuit Court of the United States for Alexan
dria d. c. MIR Justice Baldwin delivered the opinion OF
this Court affirming the judgment OF the Circuit Court in
this cause, with costs. No 3s-Saly Ladga Richard
VI Roland ct al. In to the Supreme Court of Ala
bama. MIR Justice Baldwin delivered the opinion Of the
Court in this reversing the judgment of the said Su
preme Court with costs, and remanding the cause for
further proceedings in cono nifty to the opinion of this
Court and law and Justice shall appertan No. "a
Simon Stoddart ct al vs.: Harry w Chambers In error
Mr. Justice Mclean delivered the opinion Of the Court
this reversing the judgment Of the Circuit Court
with costs and demanding the cause with directions to
Moses Bell In to the Circuit Court of the United
states for Washington. C. Mr. Justice Mclean deliv
cred the opinion of this Court, affirming the judgment
the Circuit Court in this with costs No A6Jane
Dade vs Thomas Twins executor Appeal from the Cir
Justice Story delivered the opinion ofthis Court affirming
the decree Of the Circuit Court in this cause with costs
| LYNCH LAW IN MssoURI-By gentleman Just
arrived from Jefferson county, who passed through
his way to this place. learn that yesterday great
| excitement prevailed in Herculaneum and its neighbor
hood account of the murder which mentioned
'erday Our informant states that hundred and fifty
hundred persons had collected about sci
ting out for Hsborough to take the negro out oil Jail and
burn him. two other negroes have been arrested
accomplices in this shocking affair An axe it ap
pears, the instrument made of on the occasion
and the persons murdered the German, (hs ma ne
recollected his wife, and small boy about eight
nine years of age and female child left with
wound the head, splitting it in such that
il cannot long survive Money was the object and the
incentive to this horrid affair; eight ten dollars were
where the negro who was arrested told that he had
buried it-St. Louis Era March g.
| RIVER OPEN ARRIVAL OF THE DovE.-lhe
steamer Dove, which had been icebound at Meredosa
since December, arrived at wharf last Sunday
ming and departed Monday morning for st. Louis -
The navigation OF the Illinois has thus been resumed and
is not probable that it will again be interrupted by ice
below this place the present The Jasper and La
sale which laid up here for the winter, took in
freight Monday and departed yesterday for st Louis
The lake above Peoria is still covered with ice, but it is
fast disappearing (W) Press.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE GovERNoR.-March IL
Richmond -Ephraim Clark, Commissioner for Loanine
United States MoneysA vice Bornt p Manufactured.
Franklin Kinney. Notary, vice George w. Chambers
declined. Benjamin Phelps Examiner in Chancery
vice Henry c. Iedey-declincd Thorn Kingsland
Master and Examiner in Chanoery-negected TO qualify
Peter 8 Wendell, Special Port Warden vice Daniel WI
nants-resigned
SuNKEN TREAsUREs.-The schooner Vermillion,
which left this port months ago for the Spanish Main
in quest Of sunken treasure has returned. The exped