New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-08
CITY ITEMS.

CITY ITEMS.
PREVENTION or a GREAT FRAuD.-'Messrs.
Rawdon Wright Hatch & Edison received letter ON
Wednesday from person signing himself Ohsiies n
Ashton proposing have 10000 bank notes OF the &c
nomination of sloO each, engraved for the Newport
Bank The illeraie style aud penmanhp OF the letter
betrayed the object. aud the engrsvers communicated
With the Chief of Police upon the subject At HE sug
se,ron they replied to Ashton at the Newfork Post
Office asking tor his credentials, &C. man was seen
by the Police who the watch, to receive this
letter and then 90 from the Post Office TO the Battery
Hotel Thence he wrote to the engravers that the
bank had written him get the notes engraved by the
New England Bank Note Company. He WAS aiterward
seen to go on board the Boston and stonneton boat
and wished to engage 10 Kin ston L. but as the clerk
would not take pay 40 far, he procured ticket Tor
stonngton To guard other engravers from being inl'
posed upon, the following description OF him Is gwen
From 40 to IS years of age. about feet 10 inches
| high very dark complexion apparently sunoufht isn'
brown hair cut close behind, spare lace, sih<ed cap
standing shirt collar dark crsva dark dress coat dark
iron mixed pants has rather easy walk and appears
10 be somewhat round shouldered
YELLOW FEVER IN w.YoRK-As the yellow fever
ia now raging in New-York, think the country mer-
chants will DO well make their purchases IN TINS
city There IL place in the interior where country
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We think our country friends will do well "a they
can possibly do In New York. But by all means avoid
New.York until the abatement of the awful contagon
now spreading its Presidential breath in It's vicinity
~ The above paragraphs are from the syria
cass Star The Editor OF that paper can hardly be mis-
informed with regard TO the health of our City, and
we would ask him whether is fair to create ialse
impression in the minds Of people in the Interior Tor
the sake Of benehtng Syracuse There is not single
case Of Yellow Fever in the City and the number of
those in the neighborhood Of the Quarantine not in
crcasing. We quite free from all apprehension OF
contsgon and the subject has even ceased TO be ex.
citing The country merchants therefore safe in
making their annual visits as formerly
We notice that the albany Kaieksrbockr the
same exaggerated rumor. for the same purposes We
know not what terrible reports may have reached that
city but with such amp means Of correct Information
az the Knickpb0ck1 possesses, should not have
considered ii so ready to give them currency.
The BONN FLuTE-This great and unequaled
Improvement upon one of the sweetest and most beau
tifu Of musical instruments has now been before the
public long enough TO be thoroughly tested, and has
gradually its way among professors, who were at
fret strongly opposed TO it innovation well
among amateurs, who lind the Bohm Flute to be some
thing altogether superior to any other The principal
advantages of the Boehm Flute that ts perfect
equality of tone ntonston in all the keys its greater
strength and purity throughout the entire scale, and
the equal with which il can be played in any key.
The brilliant penetrating and belll quality Of tone
which the ordinary keyedhute only be obtained
in one or two keys, the Boehm Flute is universal
It's construction strictly mathematic and IN obedience
| 70 the laws OF acoustics and harmonious vibrations
All our professors are now learning or have already
learned to play the B0hm Flute and IN few years all
other varieties Of the instrument will be obsolete as
L "a ne al tAni L. kl Qla kew
The most approved Bcehm Flutes manufactured
| by A. g. Badger lei Broadway.
FREE Son IN The ElcHrEEsIa WaRD.-A
meeting OF the Free Sellers OF the Eighteenth ward
oiiout distinction # party will be held this evening at
Concert Hail. Of Broadway and Twenty first ct.
| DEATHS AT TIE ENIGRAST AND MARIsE Hos
PITFALLS, sept and 6.-Peter Csvansgh 40 Ia the Lord
Loudon John Goodman, Is in the Agerura William
Gerry 20 in the Christian Matthew Ryan -, in the
/ 81 Patrick John Mccartney - in the Columbus
John Donney, % in the Patrick Henry Tealrnsn sloan
a. 10 the DRAMA John Henger q, in the Nassachu-
selts David Jones A. IN the Forest Monarch Sugcrs,
o. in the Brothers. Mrs. MeSulty OF TompkinsEile,
yellow fever Joseph Breda or Breshs 20. in the Ma
CARA D. MOsher, 81 yellow fever, IN the Edgar Pat
REX keenan, 80 VIM. A. Cooper
r. We call attention to the advertisement Of
poor widow who lost papers yesterday OF great
importance to her.
ISoUEsr-Coroner Walters was called yester-
day hold inquest at the City Hotel the body 81
Joseph K. Evans merchant Of Philadelphia, aged IS
years. who while in the Of clustering his name
taken ILL., tel down aud almost instantly expired.
Verdict death By spoPexy
GENERAL SEssIoss-Stelihen II. Condict, Fred
erck Clsrkson and Robert j. Soulter were each nned
rs for nonattendance as Wm. Johnson and
Francis Boyle, asGs sh lden, we're then placed upon
tria for burglary in the third degree in having the
3st Of July lsst broken into the store OF Willard H.
smith and stolen tnererom sandry articles Of ,rning
value. The Jury found the prisoners guilty and the
Court sentenced each 70 be Imprisoned In the State
Prison for the term OF years. Cathsrine A. Loud
Indicted Tor aggravated assault and battery on LOUISE
Butler, brought into Court by virtue Of bench
warrant, and held 10 for the offence John
AcPhson indicted Tor grand larceny in having stolen
= valuable watch from Giles Martin on the 18th Of
August lssi pleaded guilty and sentenced TO two
years mprlsoninent In the State Prison. Patrick Nc
Dermott indicted for burglary tee third degree II
having On the nj of tire 2ith June last, entered IN.
store Of Mr. Clause Helms IN Futon-st with intent Il
ROB the same. The jury, after protrseied absence
came INTO Court and rendered verdict Of guilty. TIL
prisoner was accordingly remanded for sentence
: Inc Court then adjourned until this morning.
l. PoLIcE.-Ollicers A. II. c. Smith and Patter
d son OF the Lower Police Court yesterday arrested
Reuben b. Wthers, on charge OF having recently al
tempted to kill or main William Brien Of AIS. Broad
d way By stabbing him with knife other shsr
,. Instrument. and thereby seriously wounding him Hell
= 70 answer George Shafer yesterday preferred
compliant against one Samuel cornwel. for stealing
q gold wa'eh valued At $50 The accused was detane
BE- Tor examination Mary johnson. colored, was yeste!
day committed % prison a charge Of stealing gol
watch nnd key valued at s67, belonging TO Spence
sr Houston Of 10 Church IA colored fellow name
William Stewart. detected yesterday in stealth
dishes tfOm closet Ia the premises Park place IL
= properly OF Johnson Robinson. stewart con
] matted - answer.