New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-08-27

all ~ marta that il furnishes mode for some OF the oder
Knights Of the brush wthou, their going out Of doors
IN s,udv The Picture full Of msiersl for exAmnsiioh
and will well repay visit
10 The fire in South Il Monday night was SUD
dued witt, but slight damage Nos 81 and g. although
No % wa, pretty thoroughly used up. r :. Williams
Co ONO % were fully insured al the Mutual saie'y
Oface as also Charlie. Mcneil Of No. 81. OF No. ~
Jane. B. Murtaugh wa. insured the North River VI
fee. l. An L. Griswold at the Fast River and 'onh
II Talman the storer Of the Cotton. al the Eagle Ny
Geb.rd the owner Of No. % was insured a. wei a.
Charlie. II Hin a Commission merchant with an once
in the second story but AZ what ofhce- We were unaoe
n earn and the precise amount Of the several losses
undetermined a. yet.
~ Tba, most exquisitey beautiful Opera In
Faro,i i. performed at Nibos night By the French
rroBne They have never besn heard to better sdvan
too ,b., &, ,b;. charming summer establishment
-. The driver Of one of the Arnity street line of
80. ar evenings since took in a number Of passen
-. bre waiting At Niblo's under promise Of stan
Il, ,uc or three minutes but having aksa fe1u IN he
,.,,.ed 10 take them along until the company left the
garden or % them get keeping the door tight By
means Of the strap II any gentleman Of the party had
knife in hi. pocket that impedment might have been
moved very summary and should have been by All
means The number Of the should have been taken
and complaint made to the proprieors who would doubt
less have Immediately discharged the offender from their
employ As 70 the double fare demanded by some dr
vrr. We Opine that their license i 10 receive only sN
pence and If 20 they legally require more under
any circumstances.
~ 1t gives us pleasure to record the praisewor
thy conduct Of Michael McManus who picked up well
filed pocketbook in Broadway. Reade street ON
Monday evening which he took INTO store and in The
presence Of witnesses proceeded % examine the con
tents gentleman soon came in also and declared him
se the owner and upon hi. describing the contents.
was readily given up by the honest lrhman The owner
gave him five dollars
~ The body OF a drowned man was found yes
,.rday in the North River at the foot OF -lst street
q Within a few days past several iorgeries on
the Union Bank Of this City have come to light without
the detection Of the guilty parties and indeed it has been
matter Of surprise how the original signatures could be
obtained and so accurately counterfeted Messrs Raw
don & Groesbeck brokers Of No. A Wall street
Monday suspected that certain checks on the Union
Bank given By them in payment Of drafts from their
Philadelphia Correspondent from time 10 time had been
thus copied by a orger from the fact that these drafts
were invariably made payable the bearr Yesterday
morning wedressed presented al the counter oi
Jacob Liiie Co. draft from their Philadelphia Cor
respondent for s2lOO payable 10 me bear0. and beiR-
aware of Messrs Rawdon Co.'S suspicion on this point
one Of the Clerks le the Office and informed these gen
,enen Of the fact who Immediately caused the arrest Of
the holder Of the draft and he proves to be welknown
state Prison bird Another person has subsequently been
arrested upon suspicion and the whole affair viii un
90 a full examination.
~ About four weeks since a warrant was l.
sued to search the premises Of Mr. : Woshing, re-
spectacle person keeping cap and fur store in Grand
street and two small Chinese baskets found in
of which was pair of rings and in the other rings
said to have been stolen. Subsequently second war
rant was issued charging Mr Woshing with burglary.
who on hearing that such charge made againsi
him Immediately came the police and surrendered
himself being conscious OF his innocence, and he was
held to bail by Justice Merritt in the Of 500
~ That splendid floating palace the Massachu
scts steamer arrived yesterday morning with 10 pas
sengers from Stonngton the largest number
veyed in her Our attentive and polite friend McCurlsy
must have been unusually busy upon the trip.
IL Bernard Duffy, driver of hack No. -, was
complained Of for exactng than his legal fare for
driving three passengers from the foot OF Courandsi
10 the fsoi of Cstharnc And this reminds Of
hint TO the public that Officer Lowe AT the office of the
Chief of Police devoes his time and services TO the
dress of any grievance or insult offered by cabdrvcr
and if any one upon whom aitemp, imposition j.
made Will Immediately make known the particulars 10
this officer assured that full justice will be- done
in the premises and the offender properly punished.