The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-21
City Intelligence.

CAPTURB OF TROUPE ~ MODEL Artists, WITH Pant
THE AvpIrScr-For some nights past, four females
have been exhibiting troupe of Model Artists ct
Concert Hall in Twenty. First street. near Broadway,
under the direction Of Mr. Joseph Pesch Their names
Eliza Pssch, his wife, Frederick Mesnsr and Ellen
Robinson He had also, eolored exhibiting with
them but last night she was there Information, Of
this exhibition having been sent to the Eighteenth
ward station house, Captain Whsam with officer Bell,
reconnsersd the premises and stationed themselves at
the Of the house, where they could the per
formsnce when IL took place. Assistant Captain Flan
dreau with Sergeant Marks and posse Of ocers were
signal being given they rushed into the ROOM when
ensued that beggsr description In end OF the
room was revolving PEDESTAL on which stood three
beautiful females, in state Of perfect nudity repre-
sentng the Graces" Terrified ut the discovery
Of the police they tor their clothes bat before they
,oud get Them they In charge Of the officers The
audience endeavored to by upsettDg the tables
and benches and some OF them by getting out Of the
windows but as every avenue was secured by the ON
GERS, escape was rendered impracticable They were
taken TO the station house and the artists committed
for trial In default Of bail in $780, The persons
ftitutng the audience reprimanded for patro.
nsipg such immoral and indecent exhibitions. There
about 80 present. including elderly gentle
men, who, 1t Is said, have got the affair up for their
special Amusement. And one Of them was in such .
hurry Che resides believe in Twenty fourth street,
that he left his hat behind him. and have it by APP
plying at the Eighteenth ward station house There
are also some walking canes with names them per-
haps the owners would apply for them The charge for
sdmi was dollar, aud the room was rented for
SIS per week. 1t is nov more than year since the
Canal street troupe broken up, and believe the
present delnquents are the only model artists who
during that interval, have exhibited the naked as
you born" system. 1t seems the transparent
gauze exhibition was not sufficiently exciting.
FsE.-At half past o'clock yesterday morning fire
Third owned and occupied livery stable
and backfmths shop, by Mr. z. ID. Mills. ID was to-
tally destroyed and the adjoining house occupied
dwelling and harness makers shop, was partially
burned.
DASernous DISTINCTIONS IN BnoApwAy.--soms
months ago, when the various piles Of bricks were
erected in Broadway cal.ed the attention Of the
thortiss the great and danger to the
public In having the greatest thoroughfars Of the city
thus blocked up There was no attention paid to our
remembrance, and the result was, few weeks ago.
crash Of Of those piles from which the psssers by
were only saved by sort OF miracle. Yet these OBJ
staces, dan gerous to human life, still continue in
Broadway to say nothing OF the hidsous pits in that
street, to which advertsd day or two ago There
Il no city in the world in which this would be tosr
bagatele Of loss Of human life, whether by riot
ct theatre, by pestiential nuisancss, or by
lansbe Of bricks No man in his senses would presume
in London Paris to raise such obstruction the
thoroughfars in the streets II he did he would pay
dearly for MS TSs ana the would BE BE-
same here, but there is nobody to execute it, When
building is erected In any large city in Europe,
carts just they are wanted. why is not the same
course enforced here How long will the sitssns Of
ing to govern the city, who In all things bstray
ihbecility, inespscity AID corruption!
Nom DARKNEssIt seems that, instead Of giving the
citizens light, the lamp lighters curtaiing
the light still furtherof course according to orders
Yesterday morning at o'clock the lamps in Fifth and
Sixth streets not burning and in Stanton street
they nearly all extiDguished. The truth IL, that
in many streets they might well be lighted at
all Yet the city is well taxed for abundance Of light
AccIpENr-On Friday Patrick Dickson fell into the
hold Of ship lying at pier Nsrth river, and broke
his arm.
AccIDIsr.-Yestsrday forenoon, rs Mr.. John Bush
was crossing the Bowcry, near Grand street, to doc.
tors to have his chlds dressed, he run over
by horse and cart and Of his hands seriously
injured. The child fortunately escaped unhurt.