New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-04-04
City Items.

facts elucldalng attacE
on Thursday with the Indictments thereto:
! On Monday, 10th uls. stranger into Mr.. SIS
and bought public sale lot OF goods consisting
of watch trunk, knives, &c. amounting to SIS. Ills
bill was fairly made and paid and he departed max.
ing no objection Becoming sick of his bargain he ap
piled e, ls.er period Of the day the Police for
aid to repada.e his bargain and procure restitution Of
bis money but informed tina, he had no legal claim
to have i. returned This was the last of him. far
ia known to Mr. g. until day before yesterday, when he
came to the store heading gang OF forty or fifty rough
characters with faces BACKED and otherwise disguised
who filed the store and demanded the OF the
money Mr. S was absent at BARRIERS shop; and they
informed his clerk tina, if he the money not
forthcoming in FIVE minutes they would down the
store NJ. s. being for, Immediately appeared, and
was beset by yell for the money TO be given up in one
minute in default of which violence should be resorted
to- Not being prepared 10 struggle snee.handed
against such body reckless and excited men, Mr.
paid over whatever they asked and thus obtained pos
session of his premises Applying directly
to the Chief Of Police he refused any assistance
and laughed at but after time three officers
sent who did not attempt to do anything. Mr. 9.
offers Ten Dollars reward for the apprehension of the
rugeader OF the gang.
| Another case: About fortnight since Mr.. Scott
from Alabama formerly n c. called at the store,
where Mr.. Swit crying lot of goods at Isl cents
piece. Scott asked how many pieces there were in
the lot The auctoneer told him there about 600
He then bid Is cents the goods struck of TO him
the bill made out and paid without demur. He soon
after went to the Police Office and back with
officer to demand his money back. This was refused
whereupou banner Beware of Mock Auctionsr was
paraded back and forth before his store and has been
ever since Mr. Swift regards this unjust and gross
invasion of his rights ctsen-His affidavit Of the
regarding the sale may be the Office of the
Chief Of Police
One reflection will forcibly strike every law.abidng
citizen. This short way of settling differences in bar
gains is great deal likely TO be popular than safe
No Is obliged TO enter an auctiou-sore or 10 buy
any thing if he fl t to go there Beware of Mock
Auctions, rings from the Press on every aide great
many go, however meaning to get fifty dollars worth or
property for ten and sometimes ind the boot the
wrong leg Can it be that the Law to be aside in
settling the controversies thence arisingi We hope
not.
Nor. Mock Al etion Troubls-At absut yester.
day large crown of men and boys assembled IN
front of Mock Auction shop in Broadway, just above
Towards Hotel 1t appears that countryman had been
vctimzed and the crowd having become Indignant were
breathing out excavations aesnt Peter FuHks in gen.
those of this place In particular The indgna
hon of the spectators soon assumed serious FORM and
a plentiful shower of stones aimed at the windows of
the auction shop, caused general demolition OF the
fixtures When The row had become general, Captain
Kurtz Of the Secondhand Police, arrived on the
ground and vaaaty took prisoners lad of about IL or
II summers and young ma who had several friends
at hand ready that he had nothing to do with
the afair Neither Peter Funks nor any OF the really
disordery persons were arrested.
STATEMENT AND REwARp-A most rloous end un.
iustifabe outrage was his forenoon committed my
premises No. 100 Broadway. Knowing the prejudice
which has been excited in the public mind against those
who conduct the sale of ewelry and watches In this
City and in most with great propriey, yet
have so far conducted my business endeayor to do
right all and for myself an honorable livelihood
At about IL O'Clock A. NJ two persons, neither OF
whom in my employ. had personal gu ariel, which
resulted in most outrageous assault on my store.
was robbed of my property and my windows broken
with stones of smaller weight than i've pounds.
Without the vigilance and energy OF the Police OF the
Second Ward and especially Ira Floyd James Carmody
and Jesse Witherby (at great personal risk my whole
stock of goods the value of some $4,000, would have
been taken from To the Police authorities Of the
Second Ward feel bound to return thanks. II a cit
zen cannot conduct his business without being subject
to ou,rages of the description which has been pracced
on me- it would be well that 1t should be understood
viction of the rngeader. JOSEPH B. POLLARD.
April Sd, 1876.
ESS Rev. T. j. SAWYER, now President of Gin
ton Liberal Institute, Oneida Co. preached In his old
Church. Orcbardst. on Thursday evening Education
and the duties of Liberal Christians regarding 1t. No
public notice had been given In pursuance OF his re-
quest but the house full At the close most unex
pectedly to him. collection taken up In aid OF the
Institute and Theological School connected herewith
Mr. Sawyer who casually in the City for three or
four days has consented remain over to- morrow and
preach in Orchard st. and elsewhere.
rEP C. C. BURLEIGH, of Philadelphia, will de-
liver Lecture in this City Monday evening the
subject of Slavery We need not say that Mr.. B. is an
able ard eloquent speaker for the fact Is generally
known His arguments always harder than his
words The place for the Lecture Is yet announced
but will be on Monday
~ Mrs COVE, lady who is eminently quail
fed to do justice TO the subject will lecture this after
noon at o'clock at the Society Library Physiology
with reference the health and development OF e-
/ males Ladies' only admitted. Lecture free.
| % An auction sale Of Carpetings will take
place at the Apollo Rooms to-day at o'clock by Jacob
s Plat AS the sale peremptory and as the carpet
ngs will be sold in remnants from to SO yards house.
keepers would do well 10 attend.
MIR. l.. N. 4 OWLEh OeIlVef5 lis tnlTu Lei
ure on Phrenology This Evening, in St. Luke's Build
nss, corner of Hudson and Grove SITS and In Clinton
Hall on Tuesday Evening next at y o'clock. Admission
cents individuals from the audience will be examn-
ed a, the close Of each Lecture.
II The Home Branch" OF the Hutchinson "a
mily who have been singing for time past in
rious parts OF the country give concert at Nibos ON
Monday evening The branch consists Of Caleb,
JOSHUA and Zephanah Hutchinson (brothers OF the
Family now in England) Mr. Charles Buxton and
Ann Marnel yeritable cousin OF the Hutchinsons.
u Mr. Whitney gave the first of his Lectures On
oratory at Rutgers Institute last evening and was very
ssul He gives the second the Society Library
Rooms on Monday.
EXERCISES on The SABBATH.-Rev. D. F. Rob-
ertson will preach evening In the Chapel of
the Theological Seminary. block above the Uni.
7ersity corner OF Eighth.st Subject" The Identity OF
the Sabbath under the Ps,rarcha Jewish and Christian
Dispensations" Service at hslfpast O'Clock.
Rev Isaac Peck will preach to the Young in the p E.
Free Church of the Holy Evanselsts, Vandewaters
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