New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-08
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
CITY ITEMS.


Nrw-BRrsHTox CATHOLIC CaURcE-This
Church has had recently considerable addition made
20 J, through the zeaous and untirins efforts Of Us
learned and devoted Pastor Rev Mr. Murphy, brother
of the Rev. gentleman vino fell victim, some nne
since TO the ship fever which he caught tn the DIS
charge OF hs ministerial duties at the Quarantine
Hospital staten Island and although the congregation
were deprived by the will Of Divine Providence OF a
Pastor whom they only loved but venerated II 8
gratifying to know tina; In the present incumbent are
found all those characteristics which constitute the
yeot,emen the seholar and the divine. I'M
DAScyR OF CAxPHESE.--The store OF Mr.. Nor
r,on a, the corner Of Chatham aud Roosevelt streets
was se, on fire. Saturday evening last by the burst
ing Of a csmphene lamp Sergeant Person, Of the
Fourth Ward Police and private citizen succeeded in
.xtnguishing the flames before much damage had been
done
Rus OyER.-James Clark, Of % Thirteenth
., while passing through Deyst Saturday evening
was knocked down and run by q horse and cart
driven by a man named Clifford The injured party
wa. taken to the Third Ward station House By police
man Thompson, and subsequently conveyed home
corRr or GENERAL SEssioSs.-Tbe August
term sf ths Court commenced Monday and in conse
ossnce Of the continued illness Of Recorder Scott Judge
Dslv IL Is understood win preside. None but prison
es,e.. however will be tried during the present term
FATAL AccIDEsT.--A boy named John Hughes
.sed about II years while playing with several com
snsons at the foot Of Thirteenihst on Sunday
ing, was killed by the falling Of derrick used for hoist
.ns wood.
RgscUEp FROM DRowSIsG.-On Saturday even
ing young by the Of Hughes fell into the
clip at the foot Of Robinson It. and would have persisted
had it not been for the timely aid rendered by police
men Beam and Hervey. of the Third Ward.
DEATHS AT THE EMieRAST HOSPITALS, Aug. T..
Hugh Graham aged % arrived In the Asbburon Hugh
Dunn. %, In the Liverpool; Mary Tobin child.
SHAMEFUL AssAULr.-A cowsrdy and brutal
assault was committed last evening about o'clock upon
fso young Fnutes named Peter Burgess and Wander.
beck who were visit to the York Deaf and
Dumb Asylum As they were walking along the tlith
avenue Forty nth IT, some three or four humans
s,tscsed them without any prOvocatiOn whatever and
so shamefuy beat them with their fists and clubs that
young Vanderbecks life almost dspsired OF At II
O'Clock last night We understand that the Police are
on their track and will no doubt arrest them.
PlcEpocKETs CAUGHT Two colored fellows Of
the gbtfDgered tribe who gave their names as John
Carlisle and George Johnston arrested yesterday
on a charge OF picking one p Fletchers pocket while
ioungng on the Battery for which onence they were
locked up 10 answer Another OF the same stamp
calling himself William Johnson, was locked up on
charge OF having attempted to pick the pocket OF
stranger. while asleep on pier Of the Third Ward
Locked up.
FoUSD IN THE WHARF.-THE dead body of an
infant was yesterday morning found floating in the
dock at the foot of Clintonst No Information could
be derived 10 the by which il came TO its
DEATH In consequence OF the advanced state OF decom
position.
T,notb. Halev of "a Hubert at
had Of his legs broken last evening by falling into
the cellar Of premises siO Hudson'st
PoLIcF.-Offcsr butcher on Saturday night de-
tected fellow who gave his As Ellis Cash, IN the
of breaking into the house of Mr. j. h. Gardner No
1862 West Twenty first street Locked up for examina
ton Two fellows calling themselves Jonn Welsn
and John shannon, were also arrested by officers Nc
Nanus and Furong, a charge of attempting 10 com
init burglary in the Sixth Ward A girl by the name
OF Emily Troy taken into custody by officer Pow
ers charge of relieving the pockets OF Mr.. Joseph
Campbell. Locked up for examination "A girl named
Mary Ann smith was arrested by or1cer Sweeney
on charge Of stealing lot of silver spoons from Jas
Moran, 100 Anthony Officer Bowyer Saturday,
arrested young member of the bar by the name OF
Solomon b. Noble, a charge OF having obtained from
Mr.. George c. Baldwin, OF No. 40 Broadway, gold
lever hunting watch valued at 500. From the aihda
Wit made by the it appears that the accused
called at his store and represented that his mother had
deputed him to purchase gold watch for her and
having selected the one in question requested that he
night be permitted take Il to show his mother with
the understanding that should either be returned or
paid for the following morning, which, however he
failed TO several different statements IN re
lstion to the property officer Bower was consulted,
which led TO the discovery that the watch had been
pledged Tor S25 The accused was therefore arrested
aud committed to await examination. Capt
Iilley of the Thirteenth Ward Police yesterday ar
rested boy named Thomas Dudley ON suspicion OF
Getting FIRE to the house PIP DivsOn-st Detained Tor
examination. Yesterday afternoon Captain Msgness
of the Sixth Ward attended by officers Sweeney and
Gardner arrested gang OF colored females belonging
IN brofh trn Nh rhaFQ Df
named John Southland servant of Col Clark, 9TH
regiment of infantry of his watch and Sos In gold.
Two of them, named julia Barton and Jane Thompson,
were the actual rogues and the remainder, named
Mary Ann and Mary Jane Thompson Eliza Wright,
Hannah g. Martin and Mary Johnson sccomplices.
Committed. "a colored woman named Eliza Herod
was taken into custody charge of stealing watch
worth $50 from George H. Smith, 81 Thireenth-st
isssc Valentine arrested In the Third Ward on a
charge of passing spurious money stranger named
Alexander Mills while in dance house kept by VIM.
Parker ga Water.ss relieved of SIS in cash. Two
girls named Catharine Anderson and Margaret Kelly,
we're subsequently arrested charge of robbing him