The New York herald., 1845-02-07
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CITY Intelligence.

THE PrpLAR Ourwrrrrp-A short time ago. a person
about cco dollars worth Of goods from various mer
chants and went to the upper part Of the State 20 ois
pose Of them and succeeded in turning the whole Of then
into cash He then wrote to the merchants in this CITY
that he was his way settle their bills. The next IN
tegence they had that their friend had been robbed
of his pocket book containing something like s? 500 ali
he had in the world, and handbls issued in Pier
mont and vicinity Offering reward for the apprehension
reguss he mao and
they rather doubted the truth Of thu story and the homes
~ Of the pedar they therefore employ officer
10 watch for him, and ascertain possible, whether he
was endeavoring to swindle them Rsiyea watched az
he steamboat landing every day for nearly fortnight
but could not his bird until Tuesday night when he
up in all the storm, and was pinned by the
officer who soon told him plainly what he wanted and
took him to the Police Office when he announced his de-
termination search hm He resisted at rst hut find
ing that the officer was the strongest Of the two and
but few dollars correct, he produced from his
breast pocket book containing 81 sO0 which Relyeo
handed Of the principal creditors who subse
oueny divided with the Others with the consent Of the
pedar rather than have the matter made public.
Upper Pollce.-February e-PAssIsc CoUSrHRrEIr
MosKY "A person, who afterwards called himself Ben
ismin Newell arrested last night by officer Charles
Bird at the Bowery Theatre for passing $40 counter
felt bill on the Mississippi and Alabama Rail Road Bank
upon the He purchased ticket for the second
tier Of boxes md received the change Tor the BILL which
was soon after discovered TO be counterfeit On search
ing him. ticket found to theSecond tier OF boxes al
the Park Theatre and sending word to The pox keeper
John Bancker he recoected that he had sold man
box ticket and took him in payment $40 bill on the
Bertden Bank, connecticut anu ho tsSc.'s>ss0
scrpiion money he gave III change and on
the pockets of Newell eidenticaI money which bahc
ker had given him was found
Another complaint made against Henry ClorKson
| for passing another bill on the Danbury Bank
Nothing but petit larcsnes at the Lower Pohce omc'
to-day. cu
REWARD WORTH HAviNo-On the loss book OF the
Police office the following notice written this morn
ing:-
stoling from No 20 East Broadway, on the Of Feb
ruary shall striped woostead shall that 10 call the Ma
tey Americn Shall the owner give Suitibei Reward
Coronsr's once, Feb. GA WOMAN rounr
DRowNEp.-A woman, deceny dressed, and apparently
about 30 years of age, found drowned in the Nori
River at the foot Franklin street on wednesday ngh
Her bonnet held by the strings in her hand IN,
Coroner went to hold the inquest this morning. but has
the payers to the office at O'clock 30 ina
is impossible to give description Of her cress, or th'
result Of the inquest
supDEr DEArH.-M. p l4O, and fellow oficsr, fount
person lying the sidewalk in Wooster street, about
O'Clock this morning apparently in dying state, am
took him into the station-house near BY where ne de'
in about half an hour after is supposed that he dice
from an affection Of the heart He subsequently re
cognized % Mr. John Wanmaker, carpenter by trade
no livsd in Wooster street. and about ss years
age and appears that he must have been attacked witt
the disorder which terminated fatally Immediately a
ter he left the house.