The New York herald., 1845-10-18
Police Intelligence.

Der. l7.-Perjmy-A Police Officer of Albany, named
Moody Moore arrested in this city last evening"
charge of perjury.
Ssiemenf.-A young named Moses D. Gale
late in the employ Of Messrs McAlster Mollthrop of
patched into the country with $500 worth Of property
consisting Of hard soap taow &c. dispose Of for the
benefit Of his employers After converting the proper
ty into cash. instead Of transferring into the hands Of
the owners, he appropriated the to his
He arrested by some Albany Police Onicers and
brought here to answer for the offence.
.qttempt TO Defra,d.-A man calling himself Phillip
Sheridan arrested and detained to answer for having
attempted to deaud Mr. McGary, of No. as Cherry St.
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chased bill of goods amounting to $75 and rendered
in payment for the same check upon the Fulton Bank
alleging that he had funds there MrMcGary going
the bank to get the check cashe discovered that his
customer was entirely unknown to the officers Of the
his store where he found purchaser in the act Of ia.
king the goods away and accordingly had him arrested
Assault and Battery Nth Hatchet.-A man named
Thomas studdas arrested and held to answer for
committing an aggravated assault upon Edward Kerson,
of No. 203 Bowery, with hatchet.
Obtaining Goods by False Pretsnces.-A man named
James Mellen was arrested yesterday and committed by
Justice Roome, on charge Of having obtained from
Mr. Jordan, of Broome street, 25 pounds Of the
tract Of ogwood IN the name Of Mr. Wakely halter in
time in the employ of Mr. Wakey, who had on one oc
cason sent him to Mr. Jordan for extract of logwood
himself Of his late employers credit and procured
for himself and converted the into cash by selling
Mr. Duran another halter in Charle. street who
subsequently went into copartnershp with MIR. Wakely,
shortly after which Mr. Jordan called upon Mr. Wakely,
and presented his bill for the % pounds of extract ofog
wood, obtained by Mellen when Mr.. Wakely disputed
tho account alleging that he had sent for any but
what had been duly paid for; an alteration onsued
when their remarks were overheard by Mr. Durant who
Immediately forward and stated that he recollec
ed having purchased quantity OF logwcod from Mel
len This explained the whole matter, and Melien was
Found Secreted A man, who gave his name as Joseph
Johnson alias Dick was last evening found secre'ed un.
der bed in the premises Of Mr. r. T. nd hsa -
ExpEprrIoN OF THE GREAT SOUTHERN MAIL
The following paragraph from the montgomery
(Ala Journal Of the 1st Instant, is of considerable
interest to the public, particularly the commercial
portion Il is certainly to be hoped that the Post
Master General will adopt this new and expeditions
route for the mail -
We understand that new route is in CO interpolation,
which will expedite the Northern Mail to this place
twelve hours in advance of the present tme Several
department. and so successfully leave doub Of
easy praccability passengers arriving here tW eve
hours before the mail The route is through to Atais
through La Grange. West Point to Chehaw, and this
place Columbus will be supplied by way route and
the distributing Office will be removed to La Grange
this place. which gives great gain in speed In mat
ter OF such importance TO the public and demons
the completion Of the arrangements.
NEW ENrERpRIzE Our attention was drawn this
W ~ Htht SCuoOHeT-IigSt0 craft lying ht
Greer's wharf, which were informed had come
through direct from the city of New York without break
ing bulk On making inquiry OF the captain, H. b. Chap
man. found that our informant was correct-and fur
the that the Magnet for such is her attractive" name,
was built at MorrIstewn, St. Lawrence county, N by
her enerprsng skipper will carry i5 TONS and passed
through the Erie with 50 tons in 81 feet depth OF
water. Captain Chapman left New York on the return
trip, week ago last Monday, and found dicuty on
the passagehis vessel working admirably. The Mag.
net had freight Of $50 bbls pork for this port
We hope the Msgnet will always attract full frsiGhts
and fair weather and richly reward the enterprise OF her
young and snserpriziag owner kinsAsn CArenfclh i,