New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-02-20
City Items.

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City Items.
o. There is little City news to-day-the foreign
.avices having completely occupied every oodys attsn
ton
~ 1t is said that Judge Scott has been nomina-
I'D TO The Office of Recorder in place of Mr.. Tamadse
whose term Of Office will expire on the 2oth OF this
month. 30,
FIRE.-The coffee and spice factory OF Mr. " I'm
,,on q, WilliaU,sbureb was destroyed on "Wednesday
nigh, by Are.
rzse Two men, named Cornelius Seymour alias
,obn cs,,er and John Doe, arrested "Wednesday
cnny and detained for examination underline following
circumstances 1t appears that, in consequence ofn'o
nation impaired to Mr. Mountfor clerk of the Second
n.,rict Police Court the movements of Canter have
,cn closely watched short time past which result
Al In observing Canter remove his trunks, &c from his
boarding house in Washington place to grocery store
corner of University place and l3tbstree where
hc was arrested and searching his trunk s3OOOo In
counterfeit bills purporiine 10 be issued by the Cumoer
In1 Rank of Portland Maine consisting Of tbrees hves
Fans and hundreds were found There were also en-
srsved cooper and steel plates used in printing the
d hills together with lot of bills signed, ready for
circusiop
" The route 10 Albany and Boston By the
ray Of New Haven and Springfield increases in popular
IN daily No finer boats pass through the Sound than
the Champion and Eew.York either for speed or com
or sndthey commanded by gentlemany and skilulI
ocers Captans Stone and Peck The railroad to Spring.
field one OF the beet in the country and snguary pro-
,ee,ed from the violence ofsorm wind for during the
late storm the train wus only retarded some twenty
minutes. The conductors. Messrs, Levss and Morse
are a, once and efficient deservedy entitled 20
their weLknown popularity and the trip is thus render
ed very agreeable
Court OF SEssIoSs-The trial of Miller progress
e, far more rapidly than did those Of Parkinson and
Hopeyman The testimony was concluded last evening
and the case will probably be given to the jury this even
ing TIE only additional item Of evidence produced upon
the trial is the fact known that Miller board
,bc boat while her dock here the afternoon o: the
robbery.
" Rev LEICESTER A. SAWYER, President OF
Ohio Central College, will deliver his second Lecture on
Moral Philosophy at Clinton Hall this evening His fret
elected very general appreciation See card.
CASE OF CAPT FRIsBIE Capt. f. it will be
ecolected, is now in prison Mt Montego Bay, Jamaica
charged with abducting black man named Edward
Dunstan and also ablack girl woman from that sland
DrThorp Of this city yesterday came forward and made
deposition stating that he called physician in
1910 10 attend black who resided in West Broad
y,y called himself Edward Dunstan and from his ap
pesrance and accent DR. took him to be from the West
India Islands From certain he made it ap.
pears probable that Dunstan married the woman who
wa, with him and whom Capt +. is charged with hav-
ne abducted Copies 81 the deposition have been sent
q 10 Monego Bay, and also 10 the Secretary OF States
,hce at Washington.
Cs+ The Board of Assistants last night concurred
.,he Charter Amendments Of the Board of Aldermen
disappointed Committee TO 90 to Albany and get it
yused They also adopted resolution that if the people
convention shall be elected on the second Monday in
lvne next to revise the charter, &c.
B Charles S. S,earns was yesterday arrested
m deposting bundle of obscene pamphlets in the
PO,toffce addressed 10 various individuals
CASE OF WILLIAM HARPER.-The Sheriff re-
ived an order yesterday from His Excellency the Gov
euur changing the punishment of this unhappy ind
l Hdualfr from death to imprisonment for life.
TIE JOHN MiSTURN-The Courier and Enquirer
On strength of one OF the sailors rescued from the
John Mnturn-tells dsgraceful story OF the circum
rares connected with the wreck Of this ilfated vessel
The previous of the number of persons who
found untimey grave not in the least exaggerat
ed and according this statemen) 1t ia true that the
ship remained aground all day Sunday without the
slightest effort being made by the persons on shore to
save the passengers. 1t must have been cowardly set
who stood upon the beach and heard the cries and dying
oans the sufferers board the vessel without at
tempting TO gave them There but sailors out
Shose that saved that had courage enough to offer
the sufferers and that offer met with refusal
The wreck thought 10 move them by offering a
eward for every they might save from the wreck
utt had no effect upon them.
appears that the Pilot on board, when the ship
truck finding that his efforts to keep clear of the land
we're unavaing gave orders her the beach.
She was put about and struck in about fifteen minutes
aud her manmast and foremost were cut away 10 ease
sasship as the making breaches over her. The
tnsl boat which was got the side was swamped,
artthey successful with the long boat, and
I've and passenger immediately got into her
endesvored TO lake line ashore but in consequence
the line being short getting entanglea in the
astpg spars and rigging they were obliged to cut ii In
| gter TO themselves
On Sunday afternoon there were seven persons noatcd
phore on pieces of the wreck, making thirteen in I'll
red out OF 81
The most melancholy part OF the tale remains 10 be
| i'd Although The underwriters had surf boats and al
hepecessary for saving the lives OF persons IN
/ .sress the people the shore who had collected al
sereport OF the wreck and the escaped seauien show
tmos cupable disregard OF all The dictates of human
y and made attempt render aid 10 the crews The
scs OF Captain Stark until the time OF his death, were
snant for the preservation OF his crew. and the more
sous lives OF his wife and children who called, with
Ghe confidence and Of children for safety
1.-THE bands Of father and husband, who had no alter
asve but TO that all human help was In vain. Capt
sk dead before the ship broke apart At this time
u wife and children were forward, and when the ship
ars,ed fell between parts and no sound of life was
c'erwsrds heard from them There was on board large
amber OF cabin passengers some of whom had large
9odni OF vauables. One man. who had on giTdle con
aang gold in his distress offered IS 900 10 any who
'oad place him ashore. Assistance not to be OBJ
MED and the unfortunate and his gold persisted
sse,ser
heconduct of Mr. Sturgis the second mste is spoken
As IN the highest degree 10 be commended he having
zoe al 70 his power for the safety OF the ship and
! &c only OF all the ships company aft saved The
NV Of the ship Cherokee on board; but the
etsse Passengers made up of set OF vile wretch
ssao, after their escape, plundered the wreck The
.usk Of Capt Stark rifed, and the chrorometer
wen and all the vsluNbles upon which they could lay
SsS hands were seized Their III gotten wealth will do
ZEN mule good, the underwriters have taken the
ssaders
zoe wreck o: the ship lies but two lengths from the
sure and the loss of so much life ia surprising All that
apostolic done by Csp, Stark and the pilot and
oe rest OF the crew shown the courage OF Mr. S;ur-
Asrss melancholy tale nigh, have been told. As il
" with Capt Siars's life crded all rule
asd the unfortunate passengers kept at they would
SeHved their lives, as the cabin was in all the gale.
unable, and would have been complete protection.
,sse Of the crew. Samson King, Daniel Muiln and j.
-'s7 arrived yesterday, and made affidavit of the
90 Of the wreck before s. Baldwin Esq Secretary OF
soard Of Underwriters
p1soog the lost are John Coster from Mass; Henry
Sceag. Pa; Nelson Harding. Pa Mr.. Blsrcher Me;
I'm Maysken n Y; J. L. Ward n. Y; Thee Beecher.
v / Lewis Jones' n Y; Samuel Vincent n Y. State
,vosor n Y. CITY Cant Babcock, schr. Van Buren,