The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-06

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FIas.-A fire broke out yesterday afternoon st Il.
West Broadway. but extinguished In short time
several hre companies being in attendance. The fire
trihing. @'7
SHAMEFUL NEoLEcT OF THE PusLIc SrREErs-DASoE
Rous kEsvLTIMAD puLLs-AscIpEvr.-Yester an
ham Square MIR Daniel whitney, builder Of this city
severely cutting his hoad and otherwise brusing him
knocked down before the beast was captured hut we
could not learn their names. =.
Police Omce-May "a $1,000 BILL on THE Me.
gentleman entered the exchange Office Of Mr. secor in
Broadway and offered $1,000 bill on the Mechanics
M r, Il letter ss n n n S dated Sept 10Th
whom he instantly recognised James vandergr ALA,
Wilson who was sentenced in 1885 to the States Prison
to check tho Lafay cite Bank and obtaining
large sum Of money thereon During tho time he was
in the City Prison he succeeded in escaping and was af
forwards arrested by the veteran Hays "A Mr. seco,
had no great opinion of the gentlemnans honesty he
conducted him to the Police Occ before Justice Drin
the money the proceeds Of some roguery-eithel
the Poughkeepse robbery the robbery Of Mr. French
count Of tho money but subsequently, stated that he
had made i by trading in horses and got the bill from
the Bank in Philadelphia, about month ago.
The Justice after keeping the person in custody about
two hours and half discharged him. and gave him the
bill much against the desire of Mr. Stewart the clerk
who had writton to PHILADELPHIA to ascertain if his story
was true, and who thought that the person who
board the barge at the time of the robbery Of the POUCH
probably thought there was no evidence before him
that Vandergrf became possessed of the property i'm
properly he was bound to discharge him.
ARREST OF An EscAPEn CoNvIcT-Bill Reed, sentenced
to the Pcnentiary short mo SINCE escaped from there
nobody knows how whom, He was last night seen in
brought him to the Tombs from whence he will be
turned to the care % OF Mr. briggs little singu
the island until he is rearrestsd and in eight cases out
OF ten the party is never arrested unless for some subse
JuvErILE BunoLAns-wm Davis and Thomas Smith
were arrested to-day charged with burglarously enter
ing the store of Louz and Becker No. "a John street.
and stealing several pronissory notes Of the value OF
$l4S a. and rs bank note portion of tho property
va Uppss lSsr
ELEVEN YEARS or AoE.-A black follow, named Peter
Jackson living at No. as Minetta street, today
daughter, eleven years Of age named Harriet Cotton
From the affidavit Of the girl appears that the Sd Of
ted her to lie upon the bed but she refused to IL and
ran up stairs into the apartment Of Phebe Bloom
down stairs again when he oom%.ndsd her to lie down
Piled and the black scoundrel then ravshed her. spite
other screams and struggles Several Witnesses atrac
ted by the cries of the little girl arrived in time to
tect Jackson in position. which left doubt that he
had accomplished his infamous purpose. He was fully
committed for trial by Justice Taylor. .ltt
GRAND LARcEnr.-A girl, named Catharine wcssis,
was arrested and committed for stealing from Loo
property Of Barbara LANDER and her husband who had
left it in charge of Mr.. NJ for safe keeping portion
OF the property was recoyercd.
CorOner'g O@ce-MAy 5-EouND DRowNKp-The
Coroner this morning held an inquest at tho dead house.
upon the body Of little girl named Jane Rea, year:
o q
foot of Albany street appeared from tho testimony
Of her father who lives at Jersey City that the last that
:hs mus: ssss sa Sss
dict, death from accidental drowning.
DISEASE OF THE Luros.-The Coroner also held nm in
que. at l7S Ludlow street. upon the body Of Eliza Dairy
native Of Peckskill, and 40 years Of age, who died
about O'Clock last night from disease Of the lungs az
tor illness of two months during which time
she refused to have ply Verdict according to facts
Cammon Council.
AaAnp o. ALDERhrN-Last Evening~Ald. Schiefe-
been read Aid HAsBRoucK moved to have them amended
by inserting the name Of the Alderman who offered re-
70 .s nj directing the Of tho Aim: House
the institution including furniture crockery and silver
The President stated that no name was attached to
the resolution, and no did not know who offered 1t.
AID H. said he desired tho name to be inserted thnt
inc mover OF such an important document might DO i'm
Aid DRAKE said that no was In the chair at the time
and did not know who moved it but If tho gentleman
So amended, and the minutes approved.
Resignations.-Tho resignation Of "Wm. J. Roome a. !"
a. one Of the Commissioners Of the Aims House.
ceved and accepted The resignation of Ira W. Weldon
ed He had just discovered that there no dyantage
in having the Office filed. a-.
Numerou: petitions were presented and rsferrcd.
Couldn't be Donc.-A communication received
from the late Counsel the Board relation tho de-
cson Of the referees in the of Horace Butler the
Ala Busrrso moved to refer the documents to the
Committee on Finance, with power.
Lost by tic vote. Aldermen Mott Dickinson schief
in the negative.
Alderman Charlick directing the Commissioner of the
Aim: House not to dispose of any property belonging to
the Aims House. without first giving notice to the Com
mon Council which adopted by the Board Of A ssis.
ants came up for adoption. as' E9tN #tHe.f
Alderman BuSriro moved to non-concur.
be concurred in He hoped this Board would not from
apctty spite. because they were about being turned out
OF once persist IN selling oil the furniture SC Resolution
All the other papers from the other Board were con-
CURED in and among them the resignation of William
Alderman JACKSON hoped this resignation would not no
accepted in concurrence. If the Board of Assistants
were to do all the business he thought would be ad-
visabe for this Board not TO meet more than once a
month or quarterly He in the Board Of Assistants
short time previous and the resignation Of Mr. Roomc
and Immediately nonconcurred in and tho letter from
Mr Roone to the Board of As,ant: was taken up and
sion knuckled down to the Assistants and concurrcd
with them.
Small Pos Hsspttai-The Committee Charity and
Aims reported in favor of building small pox hospital
on Backwells Island, Of wood, story high about
hfy.our feet long, at expense not to exceed $780,
the building to be completed within ten days Resolu-
ton IN accordance with the spirit Of the rcporAdoptcd
, Ine Strtets-A petition was received from Charles
Ross and other inhabitants Of street. praying the
Board to remove the filth in that street the inefficient
Street Inspector, James II. Gcdney-Referrel
Paying UpA report, with resolution, in favor Of pay
ing James Bross Inspector Of Pavemcnts the Of
$3.50, was received and adopted
Hose Company Ineorporated.-The Committee on Fire
Department presented report in favor Of establishing
Hose Company in Twelfth street near I'd Avenue
Adopted
Recorders Office Rent-The Committee on Finance
reported in favor Of paying $500 TO the Recorder for
office rent for the last four years-Ad6pted.
Large Engines.-Thc Committee on Fire Department
reported in nvor of disposng of the principal portion Of
the small engines in the Let and I'd Districts aud building