New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-07-18
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red u,h merry people out despite me no' SUI
shine 10 .ee the race Al nearly the appointed nou
he Zee, all started N gallant style, dipping gTaceius a.
h,-d. q. they few the WATER before sweet eIa
iny breeze from the Sorthwes;-ied by the Po'-ooA.
uack..ss which no, in the race but Ju'' PAO"u
round the course by way Of diversion and kept nef SCI
n,oin,ed place in advance without any apparent Jill
Gully.
AtlOmnutes past II o'clock the feet was between ID"
Quarantine ground and Robin. Reef the Addy ',aun-
Lance, %: la CoquLle 81 Gimcrsck f'h Blu ~
leeward Nina 5,b spray 6ih ryoi I'm ~ anu
lsnhe -ih and sth 90 together that va Na'' ~
,on b;cb va. ahead siren lOh, fast gaining on the
shea and taxing the lead as coon they 90, well out
-, -. p.v and the Newburgh llih, and 10 Reward
IT, 80. q, a, 10 minutes before O'Clock. having
- to, forrv uiles-ihe following being the hnsl
order. siren lanihe q Gimcrsck s Aisi . ana W,
cvrne, CoquiIe &c sc. all comfortably anu ronah''
cally grouped in perspective
The smaller boats of course took the lead a, starting
hu .oon AZ the squadron got dark water and BE-
Gan 10 find Themselves rocked in the cradle Of the deep
tho itle ones got sick and hesdy and began 70 tumble
about the seas unirsmped floor AZ hide ones are very
Az, 70 do on any hoor-whe the decp5rea.ed broad
backed adult. began 70 feel themselves at nome ana
take room according their strength The Race was
altogether beautiful sight and occasoned an unusual
amount of interest and diversion without harm We be
leve 70 any
III The heat still continues, the thermometer
Yesterday at 3 O'Clock standing at a. The number Of
accidents however has materially decreased We did
not hear of but two cases Of inquest yeserdsy-one an
unknown man found drowned in the North River be-
,ysen Perry and Hammond streets the other man
working in the Third avenue sixty sixth street and
who died suddenly from the intense heat. This man
was known in the neighborhood as Joseph
yzy If there ever was time when kindness to
tho borse should be felt and exercised il during this
excessive hot weather # is painful 10 contemplate the
severe labor which the horses Of omnbuses are IN
der the necessity of performing They can be IN ea
srre relieved by frequent changes by driving them al
slower pace and by closing their services a. early the
evening az they can be spared. Some benevolent CHI
zens usually riding their vehicles have prohibes
their horses being taken this hot weather preierrng
70 walk or ride in an omnibus This il humane and con
sideraie so far az heir orn horses are concerned
rgp Unripe apples, peaches and pears are eN-
bbi,ed for sale a, every corner They the most ac
tive and malignant poisons that can possibly be INTRO
duced into the human system. especially SUCH weather
q. this There ought be severe penalty enforced
in. the offering Of unripc and wiliod fruits for
sale but as there il not parents have careful eyes
if they would save the lives of their children.
r-yP We are requested to state that the PosOf
fee at Mnrick l. L. of which CorrdH Smith is Post
Master is within thirty miles OF New-iork although
omitted from Post Master NORRIS List 1t ia . miles
from this City on the regular turnpike to Babylon. Let
tiers and papers for Merrck' or for Raynor South
should be directed as above.
- Here is a brief passage from common life
one of those realities from which are drawn the mon
.rous cxaggersiions OF the Dramas George Barnwels
and Jack Sheppards. young man named John Mar
kee. about nineteen, an apprentice OF Mr. Nclzer OF
Long Neck Staten Island, robbed his employer, few
days ago of watch and some money. He ran away to
the City where he fell into cOngrnial society and
was taken by abandoned woman TO house in Wal
nurstrcct where he Invested Of his watch and
ney BY his friends, and entered at once upon
recr of vice and nfamy. Shortly after the young man
left Mr. Velzer missed his stolen property and money
and tracked Markce TO Newyork, where officers were
put on his trail and, Tuesday evening he was arrest
ed a, the Chatham Theatre. where he had gone in com
pany with his mistress. The watch was found AT the
house In Walnut street where the woman boarded and
Markee sent 10 Staten Island be tried fer his crime
He seemed to be ashamed of the bad beginning he had
made in life and have hope that by the time
he has expiaicd hi. offence, he will be prepared be
honest for the rest o. his days.
rFss The Morning Ners tells the history of a
man named John Thorpe who has just been sentenced
in the Court of Sessions the State Prison for grand
larceny He the of eminent antquary and book
seller in London His life has been very eventiu and
until now he has escaped punishment for the crimes
which he has perpe,rarcd in England and this country
He is a man OF talents and schoar-famiar with all
the fine arts and penman Of extraordinary ability. II
said that he copy with pen and ink, line engra-
wing with such nicely that it is almost impossible tell
ii from the engraving tsef-and that. after seeing sig.
nature once he initiate II perfectly that il
be discovered which is the genuine We have been in
formed by gentleman intimately acquainted with the
family of Thorpe that he had repeatedly committed for
genes in England upon his father and uncle which had
been bought up or acknowledged as genuine Within
year or two however, he committed forgeries in Eng.
land for which the police in search Of him bu, he
succeeded in escaping this country by secretng him
sefin vessel Since he arrived here he has carried on
a system Of fraud and -windng obtaining srge amounts
Of money from English gentlemen in this city who were
acquainted with hi. family and from several the
suls-the French consul among the number-to whom
he produced letters from the English consul and other
eminent in England. Many Of the persons whom
he deirauded would have preferred complaints against
him. had not the ndcimcn, upon which he convict
ed proved sufficient
II We understand the head book keeper OF
Hasbrouck & Co. swariwouied last week taking with
him large amount OF money. 10 also suspected that
he has received heavy payments from merchants the
South and West which have been accounted FOR.
u About two or three months ago forgeres to
= very large committed upon the firm Of
L. h Clark & Co. OF this City from which they and
other firms losers the amount Of nearly $4,000
1t discovered that the orgeres had been committed
by named Leon Goldsmith, formerly In the en-
poy of large mercantile house in this City who alb
seconded The placed the hands Of officer
Gilbert T. Hays, complaints having been made at the
Police and after while the gentleman discovered
10 be in Chicago-and requisiion hsvns been obtained
officer Huhwait started Of him He attained
hi. object and arrived in this City Wednesday with
Mr. Goldsmith in his custody.
~ We are assured that Butler. WHO'S reported
in Connecticut papers have made confession in
regard the 5000 robbery from the New Haven boat
has not done So and tina, Adams & Co. have heard no
thing farther Of that affair Butler confessed stealing the
500 bill from A. & Co. already stated but nothing