New-York daily tribune., 1845-04-22
By THIS MORNINGS MAIL.
Murder-A day of E1c,te.neat-Alarming
Scenes.
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! YESTERDAY, the SAsskTH, was one OF intense sx-
] ciieuleut and outrage II the City OF " Bro,heTiy
! Lorci" At one time, many were the tears ex-
pressed that the scenes OF hsnslaston and Soutn-
waIk were again 10 come upon Us II all their boz
-ors: out reJolcs TO aod, ;us far, they have been
| arrested But 10 facts: on Saturday evening about
! halt-pas; 10 O'Clock, two or three young men, &C.
cor1oanIed bv females, were passing the corner OF
Broad and Fitzwaier street, when they were insult
| cd by the occupants ot house. or ratAeE ceNar,
party OF IFIshnen. which soon grew 10 angry "oius
! ! stone O.! two were thrown at the premises, whsn
a pis;oI or gun vas fred t-erefreu, woUndlns man
! named John Burns, member OF the FRANKLIN
Hose who crossing The street. and IN no way connected
with ts:a; bance- He Instantly exclaimed, AZ
shot an murdered, :, AID eI % TIE ground de was
picked p and shortly conveyed 20 the Hospital! where
ne expired In he afternoon Eavis mailman upon ex-
animation, ball had entered his aotouien and passed up
ward.
Immediately ane. the occurrence. the house was sur
rounded by friends OF the unfortunate nan. and with ;he
all OF se-er Police officers fve men were arrested viz
Psck Reagan. Sylvester Philips, John B.easou James
SSey and Archibald HuIhailalt Reagan. who figured in
K-nsn.to found concealed 10 ;he chimney and one
Of The others in bed They were taken before Alderman
McClain who committed them or me nhs In the mean
time various stories crcua,eionc, that Ndre
47rioda had been killed ~ members Of the Ribs-Rta
Gr.,rs-and The exr;tee:.: became intense The men,
bers OF tho Franklin Hose-ocatei within square Of
,e scene OF the mu.dsr-of which Company the deceased
an active greatly excited and yesterday
placed badge OF mourning upon their house Crowds
th-on-e the re!-hSorhood Up 20 late hour IN the eve
nnz and the Sheriff appealed - for protection, as The
property from which the ball red had been threatened
The Police force Of Aoyaea,nS WAS also called INTO re
AID. Mccain despatched officers yesterday morning to
he wa;ch-house fo7 the prisoners ~ order FOR hearing.
bu; the Captain OF the Moyameasne Watch, an ignorant
fellow named Mathews, refused permit tie case 20 DC
heard before HIM Aid. McClain isa " WhS-Maithews IS
Loco Foo-and hts notoGs OF justice were. that The ps
on s should be examined by other than ioco-Foco
Alderman. They however, heard. and committed
for another hearing.
may add that, after the arrest OF ;he The crowd
b. came cnnorous for search Of the house, which
coidn.y had No firearms any kind were found, but
sword number Of cartridges, heavily charged with
bucksho and brass sings were discovered The Coroner
rGy investigating the matter and II ls aruety hopd
the pcrpetrstos foul msy be brought JUS
fcc Burns the deceased, convicted about IS months
since of being engaged In fire riot and sentenced 10 three
wears imprisonment. He subsequently pardone't by
Gov Porter, and has been quite reformed man in the
eyes Of the community He has lets wife 70 mourn his
untimely end
alarm OF dre raised about O'Clock BY the Moyame-
ring Hose Companyot whose atFocious acts OF outrage
have frequently spokenwhieh drew OUT large portion o
the depar;ment In the vicinity of llih and Locust
streets-Cy-the Hloramensing and WeccGcoe Hose Com
panes the latter located in Southwarkengased In one Of
the determined and brutal fights ever witnessed IN
which stones Clubs s2anners fire aaa even knives
were used The streets crowded with people. and the
police OF the city, they been disposed might have
prevented It's farther progress But the cohnct was kept
us for six squares extending 20 south and sth whefe the
scene was most fearful Hrickbats few In every direction
and one entered the sick chamber OF Mr.. Jackson y h
corner of the above streets The members OF the Nova
mensng rowdies OF desperate character. were severely
beaten and iualy compelled 20 abandon the fight one
Inan was stabbed had his face crushed in shock
ing manner and In all probability SOME OF the wonEdS re-
c:ved may prove fatal. Two three arrests, II Is Tue
were but the whole affair might have tcen frustrated
az first boy, named Sppe, was held 10 bail this morn
ing by the Mayor in $1,000 10 answer the charge oil beg
engaged in the riot.
In fact the entire day was desecraed by frequent DIS
graceful fights Chesnut. Walnut Third Deck and other
streets were alike the scenes dissipation and outrage
| A Young German, named Charles Twink, aged
25 years, residing in Caowh street. near Paramount
committed suicide yesterday by cutting his throat from ear
with lie lived with his Drother' Uahe'
| ard no cause Is given or the rash act
During the past few days, several large roboenes
said hnve occurred in this ct. only one of which
has been made pHbcthat of the store OF John SEWN is
Market street of watches and gallery the Of
5000. In consequence OF The press opposing the STOOL
pigeon system recently carried on 10 such an alarming eN
tent principal officers the Police establishment have
combined TO prevent the reporters from obtaining nforna
ton the Mayors ofce The Morning Post Ledger and
other papers this morning cenonncc In proper terms such
dscredi.able conduct the part o the officers OF justice
Only think: within three months past property 10 the
amount of $4,000 has been pundered principally from
strangers by pckpOeke's and thieves in Philadelphia and
scarcely dollar has ever been recovered!
| NJ. a. May, alias Tom Rauouse, well known IN
your city and elsewhere OF the aroit thieves n-
Testing society has been set at liberty having been baie by
Cioeib Sheerer. boat maker residing In Sxth-street
abeve Market In the OF SIR ttonsa7d dollars! May
charged with robb;ng Hers Hotel and is OF the
fashionable Young gentlemen who promenade CAes-
street, showing the sympathes OF certain oi-
cial dsnltaries
There has been another Anti. Bank Meeting held
BY the LocOfocos in which the course Of the Legislature
denounced corrupt In endeaYorinS 20 recharier the
Girard and other banking institutions resolution was
adopted, complimentns the coarse Of Horace NJ Martin,
reporter for the Penn Col Page participated In
the proceedings.
During the week ending on Saturday, Ill deaths
! occurred In the City and District.
The citizens and occupants otthe square between
Third and Fourth and Chesnut and Markets streets have
contributed SLIGO for the relief Of the Pttsbg sufferers.
The L. ). steam irlsate Princeton, Capt X. /.
Stockton, left waters At about 10 o'clock this morning.
for Sorok Join the squadron intended for the Ned.er
ranean She proceeded down the river in gallant style,
and was soon lost 10 The eye.
| SrocKs There ls better feeling IN the Stock
market today prices have advanced Materially There
are no sefions apprrhusions Of with Msxco entertained
h,gr nd the very ih'ss Is 5used 1t sias = went up Il
Flcksburrh deand Ia noting the sales oi sstus
day made putting STATE . at 75it shoad have
FDst B9ar5 Camden and Amboy Railroad III 100 VII
$500 stais M 49, ciSH - S ssS aS R, M y WI
second Boa G-s5n yick.burs 9 20 aa 81: do
Bank. $500 siae5s y, 500 90 DO yarou ways '3'
SHIP NEws-4t p. M--Gledrsd TINS afternoon
! nutsTbridge New-r,rleanS Schrs. Curolne, LockhaT
West Indies Helen Gay. Pumer Bos,on athsr,ns Mar
ha Taysrs Richmond; Jane Henderson, Hnson, Bndse-
| ;ort Ct BaIgeS Star and Porpoise. Ne"-lcIk.
.9-rfred-Soh Kins Cook. from \e'y-L ondon; S9op Mil
nstou Moore, Chester River. Va br-rs Comet. Cox Az
| bany Nave snd Urbb Yapp \. York
Bror-Schrs Fellowship; iml~F1l; Elizabeth, and Rich
/ aEd flush.
RELIEF FOR PrTTSsuRGH The Treasurer Of the
! Pittsburgh Relief Fund, announces under date of
| Friday the receipt OF Si6}s Among the conribu-
tors ere Chester Jennings. City Hotel, n. Y. SlO0;
! Coleman i Steison. AstoF House, 500; Curtis &
| Hand, OF Philadelphia, Sl00; the town Council Of
| Sleubenyile, have contributed $500 From WASH
| ngton, Pa. S20l, and S2l5 - from persons en-