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

THURSDAY, September :. ls4s
ArTENFT To kILL.-About ) o'clock Yesterday
afternoon Mrs Mary seighi. residing =, No. lol Ham
mond-st shot the left side BY her husband John
Sleight blacksmith by occupation. who instantly ded
and had been captured 81 the last accounts Ore
Stewart, Hubbard and Hoffman immediately in
attendance. and pronounced the unfortunate womsns
sruston very critical seight end his wife have
lived together for time past. They have one
child, which Is n charge OF friend Staten Island
LAUScH.-At o'clock yesterday afternoon the
second Of the line OF Mail Steamer. between this City
and New-Orlesns, under contract By Geo Law
Esq was launched from the yard Of Smith & Dimon
foot of Fourth-st She will be called the Gsorgia,"
and is 200 tons carpenters measurement Her ex
IRENE length is rs feet she towed TO the engine
depot By the steamer. Hsrerles and United States
BOARD OF SUPERyIsoEs.-Present all the mem.
bers except the Recorder aud the Alderman Of the
sixteenth
communication was received from Chss. McVesn.
Esq resianing the situation Of Surrogate Adopted.
On motion. ballot was gone into for the appoint
ment Of Surrogate. Messrs. David B. Ogden John B.
Haskin Isaac y Fowler and VIM :. Wood were put
In nomination. Mr.. Ogden Is Wing Mr. Haskin Old
Hunker Mr. Fowler Barnburner. On the hrst ballot
Mr. Ogden got votes Mr. Fowler o. Mr.. Haskin }, and
blank l. the Alderman OF the Fifteenth being iempora
second ballot: Ogden Fowler o. Haskin 3. Third
ballot Ogden :. Fowler :. Hsskin >.
Several bills and petitions tor the correction of taxes
were received and referred. The Board adjourned to
Saturday afternoon at o'clock
GENERAL SgssIoSs.-Francis Burns was placed
Al the bar on the charge OF having the 9TH Of May
last underworld provoke Arthur Fee 70 night duel
Il appears from the evidence FOR the prosecution that
the accused went 10 the porter house OF Fee IN Marion
where the latter surrounded by his friends and
after some alteration. politely invited him 10 60 out
in the back yard the distance, and tight him
honorably with pistol. IL he man. Fee re-
fused and his friends seeing the butt end of pistol
peep.ng from Of the pockets Of Burns closed with
A. the accused Ia a small man. The evidence being IN
sufficient the Jury returned verdict OF not guilty.
PoLIcE-Ofiicer Campbell of the Tenth Ward
Yesterday arrested Margaret Duane, Of No. 80 Wash
ington-st on charge Of stealing 500 from Rosanna
Flanagan resident OF the same house The accused
was locked up for examination. The house OF Mr.
Penz No. 27S Tenth.st was burgsriously entered
from the rear at early hour this morning The move
nen,s of the rogues being overheard by the family
the burglars Al decamp without securing any booty
$500 An old offender named Tom Jones was last evening
caught in the OF stealing quantity OF silver ware
and clothing from the house Of Mr. John Bision No35
Greenwich st. He taken into custody by officer
Davis of the Fifth Ward and locked up for examination
Officers Watson and Bulger At late hour last night
arrested tu men, named James lealey and John Kelly,
charge OF using violence upon the person OF vi
chael o Conner and robbing him. VIM. StougntOn
and Peter Foley arrested by officer McCord on
charge Of stealth $50 from James Titus stranger
in tho city yesterday caused the arrest OF one Eliza
Baxter suspicion Of stealing $50 from him At house
the Five Points.