The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-26

Ky. j. Glbbon, 4th Artillery w.
]. Newton, U. s. Engineers. At the Howard
MIR Stennett, Toronto; J. II. Elliott. Ky w. r.
Crimson, Toronto j. Gideon, Washington
Hon. DAVID Chambers, st. LOUIS
Major General Winfield Scott, accompanied by his
lady and two daughters, arrived in Albany on Thurs
day. They on their way to Saratoga Springs.
Gen. Brooke and suite Lave arrived at st. Louis
CITY Intelligence.
THE STEAMBOAT ST. NICHOLAS SUNK The steam
boat St Nicholas in entering the barbor at Port Ches
ter en- route for Norwalk, struck upon rock which
caused her to fill and sink in about fifteen minutes
after There were about one hundred passengers on
beard, all of whom taken of by the steamboat
Catalne, Captain Curtis Peck, Jr who proceeded to
Norwalk. The st Nicholas lies very near the wharf,
and it is supposed may be raised with very little d.
mage.
The WEAruEn-The weather yesterday was quite
pleasant with all the of early summer The
air damp in the evening, and gave promise OF an
approaching rain
Thursday night. in small frame building, occupied
as a carpenters shop. Fourteenth street, near
Fourth avenue, which was destroyed The loss is very
trifing
IRE-A fire broke out about O'Clock, on Thurs.
day night, in small wooden building on Thirteen
street, near Bloomipgdale Road which vas put cut
with trifing damage
SUICIDE HANGING.-Tbe coroner held inquest
yesterday st NO 224 10th street the body ola Ger
tailor by the name Of Charles Gallagher 81 years
age, who came TO his death by hanging 1t appears
the evidence and facts elected the inquest,
that the deceased of rather incorporate habits and
was married two years ago, having one child. The
cause, however of his taking to drinking attri
buted to his familiar acquaintance with young
man who lived in the same house and the result of
such intercourse was the appearance of little respon
sibility, which created, when known, jealousy
the part of the wife, thereby placing the unfortunate
tailor in "a very peculiar position making his life
Therefore under these state of facts being claimed by
two women, the poor tailor took to drink, in order
to drown pr ssble. his troubles. Yesterday morning
he left the house with determination OF drowning
himself but his wife after him brought him back,
and kept him in the house In the afternoon she
and his wifes return, she found the door loo ked
and when 1t was forced open her husband was found
hanging by the neck in the wardrobe, quite dead The
jury rendered verdict that the deceased came to his
death by suicide, by hanging.
FouNp DRowNEp.-The body Of man by the name
of Wech, boatman formerly residing at No 0 Bata-
via street, picked of the water at the foot of
Pike street. where he had evidently been for several
days. The coroner will hold an inquest to-day.
Police Intelligence.
PettJogging at the Z1mbs-It is universally known
lawyers practising around the Tombs, dra wing the
little all from the unfortunate individuals who are
incarceraed therein for various offe Since the
absence of former counsellor. that region has been
in measure somewhat at rest, he in his day.
considered of the greatest operators in divesting
the unfortunate treasures of the last dollar they
sessed In the world. We have now, unfortu nately,
another operating lawyer, who if anything goes lit.
tie ahead of his least where the dol
lars and cents concerned-but to legal talent
he is very, very far his inferior Some two of
these mock lawyers have become emboldened by lit
tie license granted them by the sitting magistrate in
listening to their trashy nonsense when attempting
TO explain some law point on behalf of their clients
They have also become so impertinent as to be
santy walking behind the magistrates desk especial
ly in his abse nce-meddlipg with papers, overhaulng
complaints, and also the magistrates books in order
CLEAN information. This is all wrong decidedly wreng
tome important paper will be missing Of these
DAYS, and then the question will be, ''who stole
| them papers," No respectable lawyer would be
| guilty Of such conduct, attempt to in
irude where he awaret was improper to visit IL is
| only such men who locate themselves around the
| Toni police Office, and know not what constitutes
the rules of propriety the regulations that govern
the honorable prof ssion We sincerely hope that the
magistrates will continue TO discou all such
lawyers and thereby break up the system
which at present is carried to alarming extent
Arrest OF Female Bur etor.-Officers Nodine aud
Baldwin, of the sth Ward arrested yesterday woman
by the name Of Ann Murphy. charge Of breaking
into the premises No "a Charlton street. the night
of the 18th instant and stealing therefrom meney.
gether with valuable articles of wearing apparel valued
| in all at ss4 the property Of Mr.. Robert Ncho 1t
the accused forme rly servant in the fam-
y and during the absence of the family in the coun.
try she forced entrance by breaking the base
| ment window, and then robbed the house. Upon her
being brought before Justice Mounfort she acknow-
lodged committing tie crime. and the property
therefore recovered. The Justice committed her to
prison to take her trial for the burglary
Emtg,Gnt Boa ding House Keeper .4rrested.-The
keeper of emgrapt boarding house situated at No
IA Washington street. by the name of Abraham Nix
on, was arrested yesterday on charge Of OBTAINING
the luggage Of Edward Larry emigrant, who arriv
ed in this city Tuesday last and took lodgings at
No. IA, where Nixon stopped bis luggage for some
board he owed The being proved against Nixon,
Justice Timpson fined him $50, for the violation Of
the Emigrant Law, which he paid and liberated
from custody.
VToient Assault Officer Beam, of the Sd ward, ar.
rested yesterday Of the returned volunteers by the
name Of Edward Frazier, belonging to company G, on
a charge Of violently assautiDg Patrick Sherriden
residing at No. rs Courtandt street by stabbing him
in the right eye with knife, infcting we're nd
which in all proba bty will disroy the sight Justice
Timpson held the prisoner to bail in the sum of $500
to answer the charge remarkDg that be sorry to
see young me- like the prisoner and many others who
returned from Mexico. still retain desperate propen-
sity for stabbiDg and cutting. Ii all very we'll,
sad the Justice, when they in Mexico and
amongst enemies, but now upon their return they
must recoect they associated with their friends
and fellow citizens and any rrantabe of the
KNIFE In quarrel would be strictly dealt with accord
ing law
Robbed on Board a SteamBcat-As DR.. Beadle, re-
siding at No AZ BleecEer street. his passage
from Albany to this city, on Thursday night, in the
steamboat Isaac Newton and while in his berth,
thief stole his gold watch, valued at 500. The
number Of the watch il l6 e69, J. Tobias, maker.
A REAL IRISH Whatever may be
thought of the rumor Of the contest between
the people and the government troops in Ireland,
we presume there can be no question of the au-
thenticity of the following, which we take from
the Reene Sentinel of Thursday
The military were called out on Monday to go
to the summit section OF the Cheshire railroad to
quel an t'nepte among the Irish laborers, of a
nous character. A quarrel, which had been brew
ing tor some time, between the Cork and Lime
rick men at work on adjoining sections, led to
concerted attack about noon by the Cork onans-
nearly two hundred IN number, armed with guns
upon the shaDtees of the Llmercks The latter
being partially prepared, fight, in which the par
ties were drawn up in array opposite each other,
and about two hundred feet apart, was the result.
Repeated volleys were discharged at each other,
by which man was killed and two 9th ers
badly wounded, OF the attacking party Some
others had balls through their clothes and the lives
Capt. Parmele, the contractor, who was for some