New-York daily tribune., 1846-01-12
City ItemE.

en,ered the Exchange Once o. na] .'ou!s'' =
,ivi,z hi, name as John c. Gdn6ofeffe, Cnaf1e'a
e,d offered one Of the notes, payable 81 Ihe osHA -
psnn,vysnia and received curren; money therefor es
l ai.oun, This note was forwarded 70 he Pennsyi-
rana Bank where payment was Of course Feiasea anu
tho shovs fac,s ryen as reason Another note OF s5oo
having been exchanged in Pittsburgh since tnia "as
nas.ed 70 Mai Nourse intimaon OF the fact was fe 10
the Editors of the Police Gazeeo Of this City VINO
the arres, Of policy Ionsry) dealer here named ~"
r. Mitchell as the guilty party He was tsken 70 fHis'
delpbs and there fully committed by Recorder aux On
the charge Of robbery but succeeded In persueohg
mo, named Allen Coffin TO bail him. He then returned
10 his CITY and established apoicy once N Mou'I
airing 10 have lots Of money on frloay issl daJ'
Nourse arrived in this City from Washington called a.
the Gazette Office and stated the facts IN his case
when the Editors Of the Gazette caused the reaes Oh
Mitchell on the charge passing the note on Maj Nourse
who fully recognized him, made IN affidavit otne facts
,sgng him as fugitive from justice in the District OF
Columbia Mitchell examined on the charge at the
Gazette Office by justice Drinker and made admissions
tending strongly 10 establish his guilt. He was then
taken by Justice D. accompanied BY two Police Ocers
TO the Sixth Ward Station House and there instead o
being committed prison await reauisiton from 'he
District Judge on Gov. Wright was kept at the staton
House By Justice Drinker until person sent Tor oS
Mitchell came whom Justice Drinker took as ban m me
sum of $500 Zone fifth of the amount OF the robbery
and suffered Mitchell to 60 liberty Such thing as
receiving bail for fugitive from justice was never
before.
FINED FOR CoYTEMPT.-Mr Camp, one OF the
Editors of the National Police Gazette Sned s25
Yesterday by Justice Dnker for contempt OF Court In
threatening the Justice while upon the bench with I'M
pe.chment for admitting Mitchell above named to bail
ANOTHER FUGITIVE FROM JUsTIcE-Capta'n
McGra,b. of the 9th Ward Police yesterday arrested
William w Cardwell at the corner Of the Bowery and
Vslkerstreet charged upon the oath OF John C. Dar'
;np (Capain of the steamboat Ocean. plying between
this City and Philadelphia fugitive from justice
from Pennsylyapa having stolen on or about the iuh o
November last ssC0 from his employer, g. w. Aspin'
wall merchant of Philadelphia. The prisoner Is Of
very eentlenany appearance and dressed in the nghi
of fashion, sporting circular cloth cloak, spienoio
gold watch and chain and three diamond oosom's'uos
On submitting the usual search teore commitment
he drew from inside his vest lying squirrel secured
bv chain around hs neck and which he SAID mad ocen
hi. communion for several wecks-a singular one for
n,;,ve from the lawo He committed to await the
.uisiton of the Executive of Pennsylvania, avowing
however, his entire innocence OF the charge.
RtcY-In less than fifteen minutes after Mr..
cardwell's commitment to the Tombs last evening,
at full speed 10 the residence
Of popular criminal lawyer, who was forthwith inform
ed of the particulars of the prisoners incarceration Not
bad idea is it TO fee one OF the initiated Tor such
serviccs One Of the officers recently came good JOKE
over this express messenger by taking prisoner The
residence of the Attorney prior to committing him to
the Tombs that when the little man ran to the legal
gentleman, his news was stale.
r3~ The Philadelphia cars ran off the track on
l.; ,;Ja and Wei
detained about two hours-arrivng here at O'Clock. No
one was injured.
JERSEY CITY PORT OF ENTRY.-At public
meeting in Jersey City on Wednesday evening Com
rnittee of eleven appointed draw up memorial TO
Congress asking for law to make Jersey City an nde-
pendent Port Of Entry It said that By the present
arrangement commercial men were laboring under
great Inconvenience compelled as they are to come to
Newark to have their vessels entered and cleared.
SACRED Music SocIETY-We are glad to learn
that the Sacred Music Society has undertaken TO bring
out Mr. Hewit,'s American Oratorio Jephiha's Daugh
ter in superb Style and that Society seldom fails oil
achieving brilliant anticipate rich treat
We understand that Miss Northall, Mr. Shepherd, Mr.
Paige and other gushed vocas.s have been secured
for the soho paris.
E~ The second Concert Of tho Philharmonic
Society takes place Saturday evening Young Burke
and Mr.. Tmm are to play.
r. The Harmonious continue their Concerts at
Palmo's Opera House during this week They are hav
Ing successful campaign among us, aud are deservedy
appreciated by musical world Some OF the Ethopenn
melodies which make up the second part of the enter
tanment, given with much effect and are nightly
encored The laughing song by Mr. Crosby is highly
successful.
CoLoRED ORPHAN AsYLUM.-lt will be remem-
bered that, during the holidays the coored population
held bazaar or fair In the basement of the Broadway
Tabernacle the proceeds OF which were to be given to
the Colored Orphan Asylum. To their credit it is an
nounced that on Saturday they paid the Institution
nearly hundred dollars beside presenting the in
with large quantity OF cakes and other daines
This shows tha, they rightly appreciate and gratefully &C
knowledge the benefacton their conferred by the
Society
r On Saturday, as a farmer from Northampton
County Penn. named Laird, having sold load of pork
for $50 passing up Cha,hanst his attention was al
,racted 10 what going forward in Swif,'s mock
auction shop Frankfortst. and going in bid OF
card of small matters trifling On his offering
to pay he was taken into back and bill made
of s5i which Mr. Laird was compelled to pay before
he could depart.
MORE SwISpLIYG.-Parkro row, between the Thea
tire and the Museum infested all hours OF the day by
positions upon the creduous. We seldom pass the
Museum without noticing two or three OF these drop
pers on the look out for the strangers who may be at
traced By the various transparencies and bills OF the
establishment On Friday one of their number per
suaded green lrshman who standing on the cor
ner of Annst with bag of specie in his hand to ex
change Sl7 in silver for his old worthless Globe Bank
bills The Mayor or Chief of Police should station
special officer upon Park.row to aba;e this nuisance
DARING vILLAINY.-On Friday, P. NJ. the 18th
OF December last Mr. Ezra B. Sweet walked in company
with a man whom be had known as Isaac P Wood, from
walls, up Broadway the Franklin House where they
each drank glass of liquor and there entered into con-
versaton about business matters Wood mentioning that
he would like so TO Cincinnati and New-orlcans
produce speculation. After while Wood said that be
had an engagement al the Astor House for few
ments and wished NJ Sweet await his return, which
he did snd il the OF counting roll OF bank
notes. amounting to Sl6o. when Wood back. and
stepping up said to Sweet let's the money when.
sui,ins the action the word, he took the roll from