The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-17
City Intelligence.

THE WEATHER Tho weather yes terdav was do,;vbt
full the air balmy and spring-like. The atmosphere
was pure and heathiul and gave more solid promise
OF good weather than any day for several weeks past
The evening was also beautiful and the gentle rays of
The moon gave TO 1t beauty which is unsurpassed.
A STRAsGFR TAKEN IS.-An Engshman, named
Thomas Curtis with his wife, lately arrived in this
country. formed an acquaintance in coming from Bos
ton to this city, with man calling himself Robinson,
who also professed to be an Englishman and came
from near the same place Curtis They became
quite sociable the passage and seemed much pleas
ed with the company of each other When thew arriv
ed IN the city, Curtis and his wife started for tho
Pearl street House. and Robinson went another direc-
ton. hey had been but short time at the hotel
when Robinson called to see them and offered his ser.
vices, in cae they should be needed Mr. Curtis was
not in but the wife invited him to stay saying that
her hui band had only gone out to get some money
changed and would soon return. Pretty soon Mr. Cur
us returned with si4o6 in American gold, all he
worth in the world. This occurred Friday merning
and as be intended to leave for Albany by the
boat packed his money in his trunk assisted by Robin
SON. who made himself very ocious in aiding his
fiend after which he left saying he would return and
see him of all safe At the proper time they started
for the Rip Van Winkle aud when thew reached
the boat, Robinson said that he (Curtis) would have
to get ticket for his trunk which would leave in
the care Of the barber. This he did supposing all
was right Robinson had two completes O m hand
Who as soon as they saw the trunk delivered to the
barbers care, lai their plans to get it, which they
succeeded in most admirably Robinson all the while
staying with and talking to Curtis until boat was
ready start He then babe him good bye and wished
about tour miles np the river Mrs Curtis became 1n
easy about the money, and begged her husband to
ma Ike some inquiry concerningit, which he did, but
told not to be alarmed, that all perfc y safe
That, however did not satisfy him. and he determined
search; but could find nothing of the trunk This
created considerable stir the boat; and when Cur
ts described the trunk, some said they saw two
men, in dark clothing, take it on shore At this he
became very uneasy and besought the captain to put
him on shore, which being done he FASTENED to the
city and commenced a search for his money INIT with
no success; and Robinson and the money were among
the missing. The excitement npon the mind of Mrs.
Curtis produced premature confneme & she at the
time being in delicate state of health and she now
lies dangerously i'll in this city. Robinson il about
five feet, eight and half inches high, rather thin
countenance, with large shabby whiskers and appa-
rently about SO or 40 years Of age.
MosT VILLANous OrrRAeE-A most fonI and vii,
famous attempt made few days since TO violate
the person Of interesting girl about sixteen years
Of age, in the vicinity of Harlem by fellow the same
who committed base assault upon one of the female
servants on Randalfs Island, at the recent Cherry
Festival II appears that the girl left a father in New
Haven at the point Of death and to this city in
search of brother that he might with her to
bis paternal home Having ascertained that her bro
Their resided at Harlem, she proceeded thither aud
meeting this person. enquired Of him if he knew her
brother and where be could be found He replied that
he did, and If she would go with him. he would show
her the place where her brother resided The upsus-
pecting female followed him. and when he had got suf.
hcienty far enough from the village, as he supposed
to accomplish his hellsh design he caught her bv the
throat and choked Ler severely also striking her seye
raj severe blows in the face causing gore of blood to
now from her mouth and noe. Knowing the safe.
" OF her honor depended entirely upon herself abe
became Desperate and struggled with the villain bold
y resisting his diabolical purpose and naly ESCAPED
m Sne ran with all possible fnr
DuDham's Hotel. the nearest point, and having rea
ted to him the conduct Of the rascal he Immediately
sent Tor Der brother who went to hotel where his
sister was and caused the Of the man who we
are old is Helms. who safely lodged in prison =
The girl is from New Haven, and respectable though
poor parentage Harlem is said to be the head uar.
tiers OF gang Of desperate fellows who do little else
u insult respectable females tits to hoped thew
all may be caught made to suffer the severe men
atty OF the law for such outrageous vilanous con-
Duct.
ANoTHER SHOOTING CksF.-An alteration took
place on Saturday night, between two Germans named
Peter Ham mus and j. H. Weisepgle, the former occu-
pyipg The house NO 80 Sheriff street and the latter
house in the rear. They quarrelled FOR some time
when Harmus went into his house raised the win
dow and deliberately shot Weeenge while he was eo-
ing up the stoop OF his The charge was of ordnarv
duck shot The whole OF which lodged in the thigh OF
woupdng him most severely A pr ysican was
called, who extracted fifteen Of the shot but MANY
more had entered the flesh deeply that IL il tbou0ht
necessary 10 peror, surgical operation to get at
them III Is not known how the fracas origi mated
STArmrIes OF IREIAsD.-Wc are indebted to Messrs
wilmer Rogers corner Of Nassau nd Liberty streets
for very valuab pamphlet entitled Statistics OF
Ireland for the year 1S4S,r which Ia ,mnor
tant as book Of reference We have also received
from the same gentlemen plan of the city OF Paris
likewise Of great utility reference Almost ali tbs
journals, ms well the Nep York Herald and
periodicals generally always be obtained at the
depot OF these gentlemen at the above mentioned
place.
Run OvER.-A man named John Carroll was RIM
by one Of Ormsbys spruce beer wagons by which he
was most severely injured His left leg was broken lust
above the knee and the right dreadfuy
He was taken to the city hospital where be lies in
dangerous condition
DnowNxp.-Alad about eight years old, named John
Irwin was drowned on Saturday. in a pond on the
Bloomingdale road, between 32d and 33d streets