New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-10
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
CITY ITEMS.

sArrkDAr, Jan. 5.
~ Tuy STEAMER WORcEsTER, OF the Nor
81, ana wo,cs.,sr line has been fitted up with new
,,., "a o,h.r improvements and Is now one Of the
.,s ,.nehe,t boats on any OF the routes between
,n,. cx ana Bostoa Her commander, Capt. Williams, Is
M. onv GOOD seaman, but Of much social excel
lencs. ,..,,
Last evening small but pleasant party met on board
Of her, ca route this City, the Captains Office By h'
invitation and whIed away the time in pleasant converse
IN on the verge Of "ihe small hours" MI Haekeit was
present. Mr. Kendall. Mr.. Holland President Of tbs Com
pany MAJOR Trumbul Of Norwich, and other gentlemen
Mr. Hsckett told his Quesrest Stories, while MT. Men
DAN a. a raooate~ proved himself nirtAbe. HIS very
manner good farce. and added so mUeh 70 INC
intrinsic merit Of his stories TO render Their proper
iauon 70 paper a matter Of impossbiliiy was Co.
ant NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the smallest ehAsse'""'"' NV
feast OF reason ard the flow OF SOU.
P5- Gyopcy WILKINS KEsDALL, the accom-
,.ht rttor Of the Nee Orleans PcayHe and an au'h'f
vail 20 the country arrived In the City this morn
inc from Boston, and is at the Astor House Mr. Ken
x.l'. reception in Boston was cordial and must nave
lean a, gratifying 70 him 1t honorable TO the cii-
zsns Of that hosp'taoe place.
Fnys-The premises GOO Broadway, occupied
a. house BY Mr. Barnes were slightly Injured by
Ere abo.t O'Clock this morning. The family escaped In
,heir pght dresses Assistant Capt Cornrg at great
risk entered the building and recovered quantity Of Jew
slry which had left by the owners in their haste TO
escape The cabinet makers shop q Atorney-si occu-
vea By Messrs Smith Ripley, also slightly damaged
by FIRE about O'Clock asst night.
sysrEscrs-John Smith, convicted on Wed
uesday in the Court Of Sessions Of grand larceny was
this morning sentenced TO two years imprisonment In the
state Prison.
PorrcE-A fellow calling himself Charles Hurst
WAS arrested night charge Of having In connec-
ton with another named Clark attempted to break
into the ONCE OF Messrs. Hatfield Berthe Comm tied
10 answer Barrett McCssky was taken into custody
and detained 10 answer for keeping oisordefy mousse
The sc:use4 when the officer called 10 arrest MIN, pre-
tended 70 be very sex, and while the poceman went 10
fetch carsse, McCiuky slipped out and cut stick but
after long chase reeaptured and locked up m.
H. Moore brought up charge OF having passed
counterfeit IS bill on the Auburn Bank OF New-fOfk-
Committed. Charles Hayden arrested and detained
ON charge OF seacg money from the I'LL OF MI Brady,
grocer, ZSo Grand-st
IT, Baron Won GrOHe, OF the Prussan army,
who distinguished himself at the National Bridge
in August last by his courage and skill and IN the
engagements which aiterward took place, before
the command under Major Laliy reached JaisPa
has arrived in New Orleans from Vera Cruz. The
Deita. speaking OF him. says: The Baron was
wounded in the hip; at the head OF two companies
took a fort ut the National Bridge; and was oil
great use to Major Lay throughout. He came TO
this country by permission OF the King OF Prussia
TO serve with our army in the Mexican campaigns
Gen Scott to whom he brought letters, treated him
with marked attention in the City OF Mexico. and
invited him TO join his staff The lighting being
over for the present and the Barons absence from
QFdnF
of his time in visiting Cuba, and aterward the
United States on his return home
IMPORTANT ARREsT.-Tnis morning | am in
formed that the supposed robber OF the President
Of the West Chester Bank has been captured
within one mile Of Port Deposit. The fellow who
10 believed TO be the robber, traced from Phia
delphia to old school-house near DIR. Brougbtons
farm (about two miles from Port Deposit,l now in
occupancy of fellow by the name OF Mcdowell,
brother OF the supposed robber stranger called
on DR.. Broughton, and after making inquiries In re
lation to the residence of Mcdowell, went there
and arrested the suspected individual In the
mean time there were no less than eight men
stationed in the woods around the house, which,
after the arrest, was searched but no money found
The police officers Tor so they proved to be pre-
sumo have taken him to Phadel pha. He Is said
To have been in the Pententary several times. and
doubtless is no novice. Cor. Delaware Rep. Jan. a.
TELEGRArH rRoa BUFFALO TO DETRoIr-The
wires are all strung between Buffalo and Detroit
under the O'Reilly contract. Thus within the pc
Rod of a year, the wires have been stretched by
this association, from Pittsburgh to St Louis from
Columbus to Cleveland and from Buffalo to De
troit An aggregate distance OF over 500 miles
This latter line will be put in full operation next
week.
NEw MovEMEST.-The colored people of this
City taking measures to send out some of their
most respectable men TO Liberia. to procure nor-
nation with the intention OF making great move
ment in that direction il the report should be favor
able Journal OF Commerce.
r. A Mr.. Cox. overseer of plantation in West
Baton Rouge was recently assaulted by slave
whom he was attempting to chsstise. Cox was
severely cut across the neck with corn knife and
his life 10 despaired Of The slave fled to the woods
and has not since been card of.
~ The MayscaIe (Kyl Eagle OF the let inst
says that two OF the sufferers by the explosion of
the steamer A. n. Johnson have died. viz; Mr. A.
Richardson OF Wheeling. and Mr.. Robert McGowsn OF
GAINESVILLE, Ohio.
Sales az tho stock Exchange. SATURDAY.