New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-07-02
CITY ITiefIS.

THURSDAY July J.
THE NEW ARsENAL.-The corner stone of this
edihce Is to be laid Monday next. Gen Storms has
issued invitations 10 be present this occasion TO the
Governor, the members Of the Legislature of New York
the Common Council and the military generally. They
assemble the State Arsenal 30 Frsnkinst at
PM The Arsenal is be situated a, the junction
of Fifth-svenue and Sixty -fourth-st
~ We copy the following from the Courier d
Enquire of this morning express entire agree
ment with its suggestions The subject is one OF very
great Importance and has been overlooked too long
To the Editor Of The Courier and Enquire
This morning In Broadway saw sitting on stoop
two women, begging lone of them had face so full
OF botches rs To be righttu hdeous 10 look upon-the
other with child in had the other barred to the
elbOr the better 10 show deformity which consisted
10 large lump OF flesh In place Of the right hand and
which was one OF the most disgusting exhibitions inns
gnabe Now sir IT must have all the deiormily OF
Europe (by the way these Germany cas- into our
City, lie there by which 1t may at all events
be kept out OF sight particularly OF ladies' 10 whom such
exhibitions may prove highly dangerous as was &C
tuslly the q short time sincei VIII you be good
enough to call the attention OF the proper authorities
(whoever they may be- 10 this Important but too mach
neglected mstteri mEDIcrs
IMPRISONMENT yoR CoSTEMPT.-A. Crist, Esq.
member of the bar of this City, Of rather high stand
Ing has been committed, understand, 10 Eldridgest
y
contempt In not paying over a considerable sum OF
money which had been collected.
The motion for attachment on which Mr. C. was ar.
rested was for contempt in bis paying a client
(Mr Wsshburn cashier of the Dry Dock Bank up
ward of 81 800 he had collected about s months sgo
On a foreclosure suit The process 10 the Sheriff was
not baabe, and its terms believe, that Mr. c.
shall be detained TIL he pays the said amount with
costs. Mr. C. has resided for some time at Brooklyn,
where he candidate for Mayor, and recently
for Judge. Express.
AccDESr-Three boys supposed to be DrouRed
Last night about o'clock the steamboat Pilot with
canalbost in tow while going to the North River. and
when OF the United States barge Office very
running small boat with five boys in her between
10 and ~ years of age. The boys were much fright
ened that they all jumped overheard two OF them IL
said got board the Pilot and it is feared the
others were drowned Mr.. Hooper towed the small boat
into Whitehall slip. She had received no damage.
PoLcE.--A basket of clothing belonging to Mr.
H. j. KppeIly No II James 81 yesterday afternoon
taken from boy the corner OF Pearl and Chatham
sis by woman worth SIS. 10 the basket We're seve
raj shirts, together with other clothing marked with
Mr. hpperlys name. The woman has not been arrest
ed.--.A German emigrsnt named John Lich, who
rived IN this City Friday last from Antwerp, and
stopped the Green Tree" a German boarding house
in WsshiDgton-st Kept by q man named Erslich was
robbed on Saturday OF Sl0O in franc pieces
The money was stolen IRON his trunk while In
the above named house. The thief escaped. So.
Two men, one about IS or 80 years old. rather bald
and of sentsmAnly appear with the sleeve OF MS
coat cut and tied with ribbon the other about 50
years of age. with dark complexion. and giving his
Williams, are going through the upper part OF
the city. asking money under Pretence for temper
snce society at National Hall Csnslst They yester.
day called upon Mr. George II. swords 793 Broadway.
who gave them three dollars, upon let signed by
some of the most respectable persons up town Mr..
Swords not perfectly sstshed to their object i'm
rnediately went National Hall, where he ascertain
ed that no temperance society wss held. and that
these fellows were impos;ors. The public had better
beware and il the temperance collectors not
fu they will very soon fnd themselves in the clutches
OF the Police Officers Cummings OF the Halls OF Jus
tce and McCord OF the Fifth Ward, this morning AZ
rested three deck hands board the steamer Coium
bus named Lawrence, Mealey and Brown, charged
with having yesterday brutay assaulted the mate Of the
steamer Ion for which they were held 20 ball 10 answer
INQUEsTs.-Coroner Walters was yesterday
evening called to hold inquest st 49 Pearlst upon
the body OF Cshsrine MsulAD native Of Ireland aged
50 years who her death by disease arising from
sea voysge. Verdict accordingly The Coroner was
also called yesterday to hold inquest at the City Hos
pital upon the body OF Charles Quinn native of Ire
and aged 30 years who In the deirum Of fever jumped
out OF 9 thrdstory window, and fell upon the ground
distance of forty feet causing bis death In thirty min
utes He attempted 10 throw the nurse out with him.
who with grea, difficulty exlrcaIed herself from bis
grasp. Verdict accordingly