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Police Intelligence.

= DEC. 90 Suspicion of Grand Larceny ON \
wOos9 r. o. w .hs n ward arrested , Duschnsn ny
from another Dutchman, by the name of sundermsA
keeper OF grocery store corner of SCANNED and Mon
roe streets Committed by Justice Retcham for exam
nation.
BurgiaryA small boot ami shoe store located at No.
% Columbia street. burgsriously entered through
the by forcing open the window. and the whole
contents Of the store taken consisting of and shoes
Effects Of Christmas.-A young man, called John A.
Briggs together with several others entered the prem
and while there conducted themselves In a very rude
an vulgar before the female boarders and act
ed otherwise very disorderly Justice Osborne issued
warrant for the arrest OF Mr. Briggs, and placed the
process into the hands OF officer Jehn Burley for
tion.
Suspicion Of Burglary Officers Rolf and Mocord of
the 5th ward, arrested last night. Benjamin Peterson
Abby William and Charles Jay. all blacks. suspicion
sf burglary. Lockedup for examination by Capt Perry
of the 6th ward.
R.eping up Chrstmas--several policeman ofthe lsth
ward. arrested Christmas night, Joseph Mooney
George Gibson. William Owens John Mooney, Peter
Mexican and John Rooney, whom the officers found in
general row at the house of Mrs Rosannah Quinn. No
ID University Place. In the melee Mrs Quinn
was severely beaten together with young woman who
Merritt.
hurglary-The Office occupied by Correll and Bull
winch corner of Rvington street and East street,
burgarlously entsred in the and small looking
No arrest
"A Christmas Froe.-A man named John Currsn,
living in the vicinity of Nsnhattanve. being bit Of
Christmas iroc, took it into his head visit house
in that vicinity in which several young ladies reside
and being refused admittance, his pride vanity was
hur. at the refusal, when he Immediately wreaked his
vengeance upon of the Of glass in the window
Of the house. aud made blow at the same with his dst
The glass not being of very elastic quality and smash
ger, which nearly severed from the hand The
amusement was immediately abandoned, and Cur
convinced of the truth Of the old adsge
- Those who NEEDLE with edged tools, will surely cut
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TBE rorrs Posrnr OF THE Ascnrrs-By VIM.
Peter, A. NJ Cary Hart, Philadelphia. This is decid-
eddy most valuable work, and splendid article for q
holiday present
LoRp pyRoS's CRUDE HAROLD, edited by Thomas
Moore. Carey Hart, Philadelphia A beautiful edi.
ton Of this STANDARD work got up in remarkably chsstc
style. We recommend purchasers OF books for gifts to
look at H. For sale at Wiley Putmans in this city.
THr EsrRAv-s collection of poems by Longfellow.
VIM d Ticknor Co. Boston-s new edition. II is un-
necessary say word in favor Of this work For sale
at Wiley Putman's.
QuAsrKR RACE ksSTrcKy. and other Tales Of
the South and westbyW VIM L. Porter This a collec-
ton OF stories illustrative Of lite in the West and South
THx PaorgsrAvr ASrvAL, by Rev. c. sparry C.
spary, l32 Nassau street u deals in the strange and
horrible, and IL a curious affair.
No - Of the Mopxrr STANDARD DRAsa-Look before
You Leap; Taylor & Co Aston House.
Noarn AMERICAN ScKSsRy, from original draw 6,
by T. whise6eld II. Long Brother, 81 Ann street.
This is the first number OF work which hope
well paironised The eDgravings made from draw
ings taken the spot and the whole work neatly aud
tasteiuly got up. Price IS cents per number.
MEMORANDUM BOOK; Francis Lou,rel-This is a
capital pocket diary.
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JOHN ROSS.
Court Of General sessions.

Before Recorder Scott and AID jackson and johnson.
Jonas B. Phillips, ESQ., District Attorney, ad interim
Sentence Deferred In the case of George w. Allison
and John Townsend, convicted Thursday last of
robbing the Office Of Brown Bell, ship builders, in
September last Of 81 800 the sentence OF the court
motion of prisoners counsel postponed till the first
Of next term
Trial for Bursiary--A lad named James Mcfarland
next placed at the bar for trial. charge Of burg
larry, in having the 7th Of November last broken in
to the store OF Messs Lyman, Capp Co.. in Brood st,
and stealing therefrom silk and Ponges handkerchefs,
alleged TO DO worth upwards Of S7c which property
found in his possession by Constable Joseph who
ed him after the isson of the burglary The
jury found the accused guilty of grand larceny and he
was sent to the House Of Refuge
Plea Of Gsiy.-Elza Smith and Georgana' Atkins,
coored plead guilty charge OF stealing three dresses
from Congen. and sent TO Biackwelrs Island
the former for three months the latter for six months
Charles Mclean plesded guilty to Indictment for
grand larceny in stealing 500 in bank from John
Gardner. snd was sentenced to be Imprisoned in the
State prison for two years
The Court then adjourned for the term.
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U. =. Cosmmissi oner's Office.


VIM IT. Wisner-A neutrality-suspicious. in this
case the outlines Of which were very fully reported in
the Herald Of Yesterday. wa. commenced at o'clock,
REpMAs 9. MouLreN of the firm of Tweedy. Jennings
Co examined by Mr.. Marbur, Assistant District At
date at the Bank Of Owego Nov 18th, 1885, and drawn
by James Wright cashier, on H. Dwight Jr Esq, New
nings & Co It was paid to witnssss house by Mr.
Wright; received It from Henry Gibbs. of Orwell,
psnnsy lvania through the Ban. Of Newourgh received
Of Newburgh, dated the 2S;h Of November, for the
amount above mentioned; wrote to him in reply sta
ting that knew nothing about it, and that wished
him to hold to it, they also wrote to the Bank of o.
wego; they then received letter from Henry Gibbs,
the Bank of Newburgh, explaining the circumstance,
and they enclosed it to us the handwriting Of any part
Goth oddressed to the cashier Of the Bank Of Nswburgh
Is not in the handwriting Of any member of our drm.
Doctor WILLIAM HARDgNBERsH, Postmaster of Port
Jervs. Orange county, examined-Is postmaster since
1885, the prisoner is clerk in my office since last June
twelvemonth he is student in medicine, he has had
opened and made up the mails myself, but he did the
principal part OF 1t since August last more than two.
now produced and dated Port Jsrvs, New York, 9Th
Nov, 1896 is in Wsners handwriting witness thinks;
thinks the post bill now Produced and dated Otisvile,
Oath November 1916, is also in his handwriting II Is
from ten to fourteen miles between the two last
toned places: if letter sent with according to
would be the date the letter; the letter now
duced is not like tho handwriting Of Wisner; when
was shoWnto me before, tnought IL lookeo IKE MS
handwriting; still think part on the back is like his
handwriting.
Mr. SeALLosp Postmaster at Osvlle, proves that the
bill now produced, which pur,orst to be from hi.
Office to Port Jervs false one. and that part of
the signature TO it was in his handwriting.
HIRAM NJ moore, Postmaster of Unionvile, exa-
mined to prove the various letters anonymous received
by the prisoners father containing money for the pri
soHer.
JOHN w. HOUSE examined-Borrowed on the l2th Of
last month, hundred dollars from the prisoner
which he gave bond and mortgage security; part Of
he a n
II with the Hudson and Delaware Compsny's stamp
on it, $40 bank in New Jersey; the other ten
Honesdale Bank
After the examination of the witnesses, the case
adjourned to IL o'clock Monday.
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City Intelligcnce.

The wEArsER We had a very sudden change, from
wet TO fine. dry and frosty weather. yesterday the
Thermometer staining at freezing point about O'clock
and Broadway was alive u it'll fashiouables.
srRAY On IA lorge black on was found stray ing in
Spring street yesterday morning, about O'Clock, by
policeman John Gu ic, who took the animal in charge
An owner is wanted
Losr CHILD "A child. aged shout two years, was
picked ia South street yesterday. having protec
tor. 1t was taken to the Aims House.
FiRE--on yesterday morning, ut 81 Duane street,
at O'Clock, 10 the house Of q Mrs. Hogan; who
slighty burned The fire was shortly put out-dsmagc
trihing.
ASorHEn FiRr.-A hrc broke out early yesterday
morning AZ the corner Of Rvugton and Attorney streets
which, after doing some damage, was put out
AcerpESr.-A lady. Mrs Baker was thrown from
wagon yesterday In Wall street, and received severe
injury. She was Immediately removed to her esdence
AccpxSr.A Polish exile living in the upper part Of
the city, nccdenty wounded his lef hand with run
the weapon having gone of while in act of loading
The contents passed through the hand and nearly shot
OF two ofthe fingers.
sr. Gronot's BsryvoLESr socrrry The concert in
aid Of tho charitable fund of this society, will take place
this evening at the Tabernacle The musical talent
gagged by the society the occasion, Is sufficiently
tracve il oil motives Of beuevolencc left out
Of the question, to draw crowded house The Apollo
Moons, Madame Ablamowicr. Herr Dorm, Msssrs fimm
and Lodsr, with powerful orchestrs, oil engaged
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RuMoRED WRECK OF STEAMER MoHReAN 1T
was rumored last evening, that this steamer
was wrecked in coming through the Sound, and
all the passengers were saved.
Up TO a late hour last night, we were unable to
discover any reasonable grounds to suppose this
to be the case. Adams & Co.'s express, via New
Haven, to whom we are indebted for Boston pa.
pers in advance of the mail, arrived here at half
past O'Clock, had no knowledge of it, and saw
nothing of her on their way here. So the proba.
bility is, there is no truth in the rumor
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NTovcments OF traveller,

The following is the full amount OF yesterdays ar
rivals at the underline ntioned hotels -
AMEnIcAs--s. Raymond, U. s. A; Lieut. Mason, u. g.
engineers; Alfred Bailey. N. York; L. Clarkson 81.
Lawrence; Jno Wadhames, Canandaigua: opt. Bar.
clay. U. Volunteers; w. Blodgeu -; w. Har.
wood, Westchester.
AsroR-H Watkins, I. Preston, L. Hswley Virginia;
Geo Ward, Boston; H. Hollingshesd Phial; G. Nelson,
Thompson, Conn; c. Taft, Prov; Brownell, H. Whit
man. ST. Louis; Mr. Mexican, Philad r. Townsend Troy
g. Pond Hartford c. Robinson, Springfield Gallagher
Fort Hamilton; T. Patton. Montreal; IA. Chepan. Hart
ford; T Palmer ship Southerner w FoRey, Fort Hamil.
ton; II: willard Washington Capt Ysston packet ship
Oxford; w. Bassett, New York.
CrTY-s. sreeter, Baltimore; J. Jones' Richmond; C.
Rodgers, u. g. Navy; Lowell Washjngton r. Preston,
Porto Rco T. Baker, Peekskill; Baker, New York; j.
Bartlett Boston; r. Woodford do; E. Savage, North Ca
rcliaa George Fansom u s. Nays r. Pstrulo, rAiis-
dephia.
FsArKLrN-J. Holborne and family. rhila; O. Mason
Prov; Mr.. Brown, Batncre; Hayes, Albany :. Get.
ter, Montreal; p. Broughton, Baltimore; W. Campoen
Hudson; Leonard, New Windsor.
HowARp-H Little Conn; M. savin, Providence: H.
Raymond New York; ii. Tindels .tPha; j. Ricket Dos
ton; N Gordon, washington; J. hoach Canada West;
Hon J. p Howard Long Island: H. Wsiscy, do; Mr.
Fatur, Norfolk; w. Washington. Boston
Jrp,ov pr Bradley, Maine z. Connovsr, CT A.
punhsm, Hartford; =. Gaybolt Orange CO |; H. Moore,
Dol J. Holbrsek, Boston George Ksansssy, Hartford
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'rt then adjourned for the term.
sup, Loo Ioart--In Banc

DEcfs,oss-P Peter Mvrav Peter Smyfhs-Ords at
chambers confirmed, with 81 costs
Theodore Perrs Martin Waters Order that plain
tin elect, with 81 costs
Ncrbnrgh vs II darsm-JudGment reversed.
Oakley vs. HasJ~oVck-New trial denied.
John b. Ray Thos Mavsfon.-Judgment reversed,
without costa, and cause remsnded for new trial.
Charles r. Bernard rs Nm NJ 7yisstsn,--Nonsuit set
asids payment by plaintiff OF costs Of the last trial. and
coNs Of opposing the motion, ~.
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Varieties.
Tho brig Palestine, Of New York put into Newport IN
distress on Tussday and while at anchor, Cherries vii.
lis one of the hands, stole about So 800 in gold from the
Captain He has since been arrested, and most Of the
money recovered
young man named william Bell, was killed on the
9th inst short distance back of Jerersonville Indiana,
by the accidental discharge Of his gun on which he was
The magnstic telegraph is now in complss order be-
tween Toronto and Hamilton: On Saturday afternoon
communications made beta the sister cities,
when the Mayor Of Toronto sent his compliments to the
President of the Board Of Police here congrausting
him on the intimate connection existing between
the consequent the erection Of the magnetic tele
graph which courtesy was promptly reciprocated. an
tom! wsre then made between the parties in the differ
ent Offices The instruments, we understand, worked
remarkably we'll It is expected that in the hrst week
Buffalo will be 6oished and in operation. The wire il to
cross the Niagara River a. Qusenston. single wire
only 10 used being all that is necessaryout which
stronger than has been hitherto in use.-Hamte~ &C..
w Gazette
bridge is to be constructed the Ohio river.
6eni bearing the semblsncs of man, has been found
guilty Of murder in tho FRS, degree for killing his mo-
Their to get rid Of supporting her. lie was tried
Gov Brown of Tennssses has appointed the last Sun.
day tho year. DO observed - day OF public thsnk
In This city there was family which dned Christ
together. composed Of two brothers and eight ss
var. bs;nr an average Of sixty seven year, each
In an action Of Fernando Wood vs.. @. W. Barnsy
triad =. Nsvburypsrt last week, in which the plaintiff
claimed sum due for several voy ages made to South
American ports, the latter recovered $ieo 70
Teams crossed the river the Ice at Albany. %
Thursday.
human body completely turned to chalk, YVES found
In Lowndcs Co Ga a. few weeks since
The cutter Bib. since her repairs at Cincinnati
has made passage the rate of four miles minute
A trunk was picked up at the 18th Nov..h
which account book found. II seems to have b
longed to Joseph Peck and entry IN states tnss
shipped on board the Silas Crane, Oct 3ist
A young man instantly killed in the Wayh
scythe factory the last week by the bursting ora
grindstone. Parts Of his body were carried tnrough
flooring into the room above.
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On Friday the 18th inst. the Senate Of Ohio, passed
resolui ,nstructing their Senators In Congress in
favor law giving to each American soldier who has
been or may be engaged In the Mexican war 100
ofand and $40 par morth and pensions 10 widows Of
those who may die 10 said service
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One OF the able

One OF the able 1t, Or Ose OF the pee sas va
choose, oceasiousl writers the Mssaanics MiIr?rJ
periodical Of no deabc value 10 large portioc d
Community, pub shed at Albany, IT, . Mr. N Adamns =
jewesr, Of BUFF 10, who 10 said 70 % connected n
rens he left respectable fnsads, wandered vsst
about achieving somethitk en- his ewn hook
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SPECIAL DISPATCHES FROM THE PACIFIC. We
stated the other day that Messrs. Oakley and
Knight had arrived in the Norma from the Pacific.
having como overland across the Is,hmus and TO
Havana. ltwas stated at the same time that Mr..
]. P Norris aot Morris, with Md. Jackson, I'D
reached Panama We now learn that the latter
gentleman crossed the Isthmus in company with
Messrs. Oakley and knight, and tina, they Sc pa
rated al Havana, the latter coming in the Norma,
and Messrs Norris and Jackson proceeding in the
brig Catharine, which left Havana on the OH
inst, for New Orleans. Thence they would 90 to
Washington.
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The RAILROAD TO THE PAcIrIc.-The citizens
OF Philadelphia have commenced agitating the
necessity of having railroad to the Pacific con-
structed as soon as possible.
On the I'D inst, they held large meeting at
the Chinese Museum, at which the mayor pre-.
sided, and number of the most respectable and
influential people acted as vice presidents The
meeting was addressed by Asa Whitney, Josiah
Randall, Peter Brown, Esqs., and others. Mr..
Whitney exhibited his plans in a speech of grea,
olearn IS and ability, and showed the benefit tina,
would accrue from he undertaking.
Appropriate resolutions were adopted, and the
meeting adjourned.
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County Court.

Hon. Michael Ulsh0ener, PRESIDENT IN the chair.
Dc. 90 Hnre Jshn B. Hasty-Doctor Edmond Stew
art physician to the Lunatic Asylum, on Backwslls
Island. testified tina, John B. Hasty under his
Blackwells leland. under commitment from the po
lice JUSTICES dated the Sd December; visited him daily
since he committed to his charge; thinks Hasty
nomaniac, and has been since he came under wit
ness charge from his exravagant ideas about money af
fairs and like patients laboring under that disease he
easily excited; thinks from his observation, il
doubtful whether he can ever be curoa thinks he
of unsound mind whom he came to the asylum witness
received him into his own famiiy he dned at the same
table, and would start up from the table and threaten to
take witness life.
Cross Witness experience n.casss Of this
kind is very limited; has had no experience in such
except what ne has derived from his connection
with tbs asylum Backwes Island; it 10 impossible
witness has had 4a5 patients under his
affected with every species Of madness he discharged
last year ls4 patients out Of tst cannot tell how many
are about onethird the number Of rooms that there
PATIENTS from the limited number of rooms witness
not classify the PATIENTS and that circumstance diminish
es the chance Of recovery.
In the progress Of Doctor Stewart. examination the
Aldermen dropped out by and at half past II o'clock
there were but ten members present
Aid. BRADY moved for an adjournment
The motion was put and negatived.
Mr. Hasty's counsel then enqured If they could pro-
coed with the trial
The PaxsIpsSr said certainly not
The COUNSEL then said they would insist upon having
the court recognized and the witness re-sworn.
The PRrsIDEsr decided that it was unnecessary.
Aid MEsrRoLx again moved to adjourn.
The motion was pat and lost.
Examination Of Da STEWART resumed-Hs read the
charges TO Mr. Hasy he did not send the
one; Hasty told him that Mr. Graham employed for
him, but did not think that he (witnes justified in
sending them to any
AID. MssERoLK moved to dismiss the charges.
JUpsE IycRAHAM said that from the short time that
had elapsed since the charges were preferred, and
opinion the Of the individual under consider
alton, it being only eighteen days since he commit
ted he would vote es tho motion Of the Alderman Of the
10th.
Eight having voted in tho Affirmative and four IN ths
negative, the motion was carried The court then &C.
iourned.
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military MovENEvrs.-Msjor General Gaines,
who has been at Washington for some weeks
asst, returned last night to the Astor House, and
resumes his command Of the district.
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Gov YOUNG AND THE ANrI-RENTERs.-ltis well
known throughout the State, that qne of the or
gans OF the wing party in this city, opposed the
election of John Young, the wing candidate for
governor, at the last general election, in conse-
quence OF his antrent principles and predilec-
tions The journal in question did not hesitate to
charge Mr.. Young with having promised the
anti-renters that he would pardon those of their
party who are now in the State prison, for the
shooting Of Sheriff Steele, in Delaware county, if
they would throw into the scale the whole of their
Influence, and if he should be elected governor.
This charge was denied at the time it was made.
but still the paper in question refused to support
Mr.. Young.
Within a few days il repeated il, and declare d
that written pledge was given to that effect by
Ira Harris, Esq on the part of Mr.. Young, I'M
mediately previous 10 the election.
We have no interest in this m atter, one way or
the other; but. as an independent Journalist, we
consider 1t our duty to give a true statement of
the whole affair.
Our Albany correspondent, in his letter in yes.
terday's Herald, did this He has it from Mr.
Harris HIMSELF who all will admit to be the best
authority in the case, that no pledge was ever re-
ceived by him-that no letter was ever written bv
Governor Young containing any promises of the
nature charged against Linn. We are informed.
however, that Gov. Young has resolved to pardon
these convic;s soon after his Inauguration and if
ne do SO, the union between the wings and the
anti renters will be cemented.
This will be an important accession to the wing
strength, and if they can only obtain the sixteen
thousand abolition votes that their organ in this
city has been fishing for so long, they will acquire
influence enough to keep the Empire State in
their control for an indefinite period of ii ne,
more or less.
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1HE IYrE SETTING MACHINE Some of the
daily papers of last week have brought this ma
: chlne before the public as a great wonder. But
unhappiy il is neither that nor novelty. nor n
dangerous competitor to type settlers. Il was
known long ego in England, and has been tried
In Gloves printing office, in London, where il
mas been demonstrated that its application to
Pracnea purposes offers no pecunary advantage
OF economy though it can set up large quaint.
Oh type It tnkes much time 10 fiji
the canals again with type as it now takes to set
them up by hand, and the setting up with the
machine gives occasion TO so much disorder and
~ that Cloves found it losing experiment and
returned the steam type setter to its inventor
Rosenberg had likewise constructed a d;.,r;hp,-
ing apparatus, which was found so far behind the
distributing by hand, tina, il was never used
HI now, thes, the inventions OF Kliegel, Menkb.
Young, Delcambres, Rosenberg and Chalk, who
all constructed type-setting or distributing ma.
chimes, have been found useless There is ano.
'hef settng machine IN existence, much superior
to ali others, which has not yet found practical
appicauon Tor the above stated reason, that if
100000 types shall be extracted from it, they must
mrs. be stuck into 1t with the same labor and time
as VIII set them up without the machine But
the ingenious inventors are still in hopes of achiev-
ing some great improvement in their machines.
The LATE GALE.-We are informed by Mr.
Burroughs, supcrcaTgo, tina. the brig Virginia.
eigh'y-six days from Montevideo was within
nifty miles of Sandy Hook, ten days since, when
she encountered a hurricane from the northeast,
which drove her back to sea-
The crew manfully battled with the raging ele
ments, but were eventually exhausted, both in
strength and spirits, and were compelled to va
cate the decks,-eaving the sails flying in rib
bons. tA
Fortunately the Virginia was perfectly tight.
and was enabled to weather the storm, although
the sea made continual breaches over her.
The V. was kindly supplied with many neces-
sares on Thursday last, by the schooner Eman-
uel, OF Marblehead, when within 100 miles of
Marbehead.
Mr. Burroughs represents the sea to be literally
covered by pieces Of wrecks and spars, thus show
ing that this gale was much more injurious in its
effects than had been previously anticipated
Up to the time OF the sailing of the Virginia
there had been seventy-six vessels wrecked on
the coast of Patagonia, and the V. was only saved
by shipping her chains, and running into Monte
video, where she received every assistance from
the U. 8. consul, Hon. X. M. Hamilton.
On her passage home, the Virginia had the
misfortune to lose four of her men by scurvy.
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