New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-26
CITY ITE1is.

MONDAY Jhh- y.
~ The frequent and continued false alarms Of
FIRE productive Of great annoy 20 persous con
nected with the press whose business II Is 70 collect ne
details Of hres for the information and satisfaction Of
the property holding community who hearing an alarm
night are Of course anxious to know the site Of the
fire as early a. possible in the morning. Last night
restless individuals got access TO the bell Of the
Dutch Church in 9Th district and sounded an alarm
which echoed by the tocsn on the City Hall calling
out the remen citizens reporters and chief Of police
on boo,less search The Herald Of this morning re-
ports the O. s Hotel in Fuionst to have been the seat
Of fire. but the premises discovered anything
of the kind If the sentry in charge Of the hrebel
would not sound alarm until notified Of the actual
existence Of FIRE through credtabe source, much
inconvenience and anxiety would be saved particularly
to persons living up town and doing business down
town. Proper persons appointed for this purpose could
be stationed in every FIRE district and from their reports
alone should the mammoth bell be sounded. The en-
enes in the immediate neghbOrhood could repair at
once TO any FIRE occurring them. and the City Hal
bell on signal from the person on duty call out those
more remote.
FALSE PRETEscEs-On Saturday last officer
Depnistou arrested man named Matthew r Freemen
a, Woodbridge n. J. upon requiston from the Gov
erhor Of NewYork granted on an Indictment found At
the December term Of the Court OF General Sessions
charging him with having by fraudulent representations
obtained goods from John Fslconer Co OF this city
The indictment declares that he represented to James
Moulton on the Sd Of February 1876 that he was me
ovncr of two or three farms in New Jersey that one Of
them be called the Home Farm was worth si9OOV or
ss0Ooo. that he had considerable railroad and bank
stock had property in NevYork. and held mortgage
upon real estate Upon the strength OF these represen
tstions dry goods the amount OF s376i were dey'
cred 70 him II was serwsrd discovered that his state
ments were wholly false aud be was indicted ss above
stated He was held to bail in $1,000
~ The owners of perambuIating swine would
do well 10 keep an eye to their property individuals
are in the habit % driving around the streets IN sna
wagons and noosing and carrying of hogs creating
them into pork thereby destroying their Identity and
converting it to therown The last instance known
occurred Yesterday man named James Lyons drv
inc butchers cart seized thrifty porker in Varckst
and made tracks for bis butchery but on tho ~sy was
seized and conducted to the Tombs, where Justice
Drnker disposed Of him as the laws in such cases pro
vide.
t-y' We would call the attention OF the owners
of the thin bare towering walls Maketdedst to the
danger attending their present situation to passeDy
They should be RACED at oncef
~ Georeiana ana Maria Williams were ar.
rsgned for stealing watch from Neil Mullen at their
den near the Five Points.
~ Edward Joy, boy about Is years OF age
fell into cellar in Ezabetht yesterday and broke his
legs lie was taken to the hospital
u, The Franco american contradicts pretty
decidedly the story Of the Sunday Mercury that ssnorina
BARnr, OF the Italian Opera, is married.
II French company of volunteer militia was
ON SATURDAY organized at De,monicos. committee
was appointed - decide upon uniform for It's adcp
ton YiUe Ia gl0be