The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-04

City Intelligence.
TIMES IN GorHAM.--THE ToMss-Much has been
said and written aboa this named monssr-the Halls
Of Justice alias the Egyptian Tembs, alias the City
Prison Every body knows all about its very. central
posion-beng placed in about the centre Of Centre
street. In the centre Of the 9th ward and at central
point or very nearly SO. between Broadway and Chat
pirate as The Tombs;" for here buried the re-
MAINS the dsfgured and ghastly remains of departed
cd prospects and ruined characters here entombed
to tester and offend until the moral atmosphere OF tho
entire vcinage is mpregnated with their odious exhaa
TONS and the very soil to send forth in foul luxu
rance the noxous shoots OF crime and hardy guilt,
while the pesienal cloud lies heavily around as to
render almost futile any attempt to nourish into life
leven the lesser virtues As shall have occasion,
very frequently to visit this delectable spot II may not
the premises The first feeling which almost every
experiences on going up the steps into the dark vest
with their queer Egyptian bases and capitals.,the
immense blocks of granite. which rest upon them
over head and the firm floor of the same ma.
unnatural kind Of GOODNESS to the place, while the
around with their scay, serpent.lise forms with mo,.
key faces and head dresses with long tails to grin
upon you as if they would like wonderfully we'll to roll
the sixnch ball of store which surmounts their heads
transferring them from their craniums&p yours
Of plaster, and fall only piecemeaL But we are not
asne there are numbers Of people standing around the
81 h; somT appear hsuess' ana others MAKE SNOW
and although sometimes servceable in til Of per-
forming g, dirty JOB Which SS respectable officer. Of the
are as very set of knaves as can well be imagined
They are the most of them discarded oicer or abor
tive productions OF the legal profession They are caro-
full observers, and know at glance whether person
will do for them to pluck. For instance imagine poor
Mr. shark throws himself directly in her way. and she
very naturally addresses him, and enquiries The way to
the police ONCE when coiloquy something ike the
sHAar-The police ;ohcsl Yes, Nam. can tell
you; but stop minute-what do you wantl
woMAs-Why, have lost a number Of articles, and
want to get warrant against the person whom su'-
sHAnK Oh yes to be sure we will fix all that; will
attend to II for you Just step thus way Nam and 80
her % to for
warrant, SC. The woman, meantime, thinking him
very obgins sort Of person. leaves the business in hi:
shark very coolly demands % S. for
his valuable services The woman thinks is all
rect and pays the amount whatever she afford to
give and goes about her business while the shark be-
takes himself to his old stand look for bust
ness. Perhaps however, the victim to the Tombs
to some friend. who by mschance, has become
inmate of the prison; in which case the shark goe. to
to visit Mr. in the prison and for this valuable
service in the other cases charges according TO cir
tinent fee being required by the sgsrate. These
only two Of the tricks which they There
Of articles known to- and practicsd by them
and from this contemplate practice Of them boast
of making from three ten dollars per day. But
must notdwel in the vestibule let penetrate into the
interior. over the door at the left painted
Coroner's Office"
SSoorERs.-we often have to record in our police
ports the depredaons committed by that class Of thieves
called snoozer" which is used by their fraterni
ty, to designate them from the burglars Pickpocke &c.
The 'snoozer" il generally a of very gentsel APP
poarance dressed WE'LL and of good address The mode
adopted by them for the purpose Of stealing, is az fol-
lows-At the arrival of the night train from Philadel
phia the snoozer hurIes into the hotel (Which he has
previously planned to rob- generally with a small valse
in his hand and applies for lodging representing that
he's just from Philsdephia The register is handed to
him, wherein he writes fictitious name, pays 80 cents
for his lodging and the waiter shows him up to his room
As soon as the waiter gene the snoozer throws him
appear that he had been sleep No than the
house is STILL and the boardsrs all asleep the "sneozer
and with boots and coat Of sneafs from one room
to another, armed with an instrument called niPpes,
hole to ascertain if the inmate is asleep, and Il
satisfied on that point he very gently applies the nip
close together the key and thus unocks the door
This done the door is quietly opened and the snoozsr
clothing OF the unconscious sleeper and relieves his
wallet Of oil his money also his gold watch, he should
possess This done with great dead Of care for
the room with the plumber, ana this way the ssoozsr'
will enter several thereby collecting many hun
dreds Of dollars before leaving Now the nert object
how leave the hotel without detection for in many Of
the hotels the night watch cautioned by their en-
certain hour Therefore plan is devised to deceive the
Waterman which invariably succeeds. The snooxer
binds his face up closely with handkerchief if al
most wing with the tooth ache and very early in the
morning he proceeds down stairs in haste apparently in
dentist The watchpan being thrown completely off his
guard seeing the gentleman with his hand 10 his face
showing signs Of much pain quickly opens the door and
directs him to the nearest dentists Office druggists
in the vicinity; and is the "snooyer"
safely large in the street again than he the
hanke rchef from bis face the 1 BARRIERS shop
he finds OPEN requests tho barber 10 shave of his whs
ker proceeds from there his private lodging up
town. removes the short haired wig and places long
changes his Dress and lays still for several days
in the meantime he procurssthe wherein he
reads the account Of the robbery with description OF
himself the supposed thief; and when any of these
chaps arrested suspicion the disguise they assume
is generally complete that they rarely identified
Thus We many fashionable looking gentlemen pro.
manadpg Broadway during the hours Of the bon fo and
at night be found on the "slooze"
WIrcHcRArT AND GHosrs!-All the believers in Witch
craft and all skeptcs invited to the Lectures OF La
Roy Sunderland, at the Lyceum Hall, Broadway near
Prince this evening The lecturer makes you laugh or
crywi charm you into state Of trance, and translate
you into the world OF ghosts and visions and draw your
bad teeth without our wledgs. his IL chance
for the lovers OF the marvellous and opponents of the den
lists.
CoaoNKns OrrrcE, Nov. s.-Dedfh Bv Deiirium TIE
mens-The Coroner held an inquest yesterday at the
City Hospital the body of colored man by the
Of Buckner Welsh native Of Virginia, 80 years age
who to his death by delirium Verdict 40
cordiDgly
The GALE AT HAvANA.--The Havana Prices
Current oCthe 18th ut, gives the following sum-
mary Of losses;--