New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-03

money refunded; and there would have been nc
difficulty about the affair had be not fallen IN the
hands Of parties who wished themselves 70 seu
him goods, and made him diss satisfied with his pur-
chases.
BOARD OF SUPERvIsoRs.-Fnddy the ao-
sence OF the Mayor, the Supervisor Of the Tweitn
Ward was called to presidef
A bill Of sc 49, for persons employed at the late
fro in Waterst was ordered TO be paid.
Salary Of the Clerk Of General SessloRs.-ln
consequence OF the increased duties OF the Clerk
of General Sessions, who, with his other Offices.
has had for some time past to perform the duties OF
Clerk Of the Court Of Oyer and Terminer, 1t was
resolved, upon the recommendation ofthe Commit
tee on Criminal Courts, that his salary be IN
creased from $3.50 to $4,000 per annum. The
Committee in their report stated that, previous 10
the year 1893, the Clerk Of the Cours OF Sessions
was fee Office wnrth fur FOR hye tnOusana doi-
lars per annuisa the Legislature, in that year, di
rected thxt all fees collected and received by him
should be paid into the City Treasury, and that he
should receive ia lieu thereof an annual salary, not
exceeding 60 600 nor LEGS than 81, 500 per annum.
The salary wss then fixed at 1000, and continued
ut that sum until about 1925. la l52O the popula'
ton Of this City was about $4,000 it IS now near
ly 500, OO0-shOwiDg that the population has quad
rupled between the years 1920 and $780, and, as
NECESSARY consequence, crime and business Of the
Criminal Courts vastly increased. The report then
went on TO show that the number Of sessions now
held far exceeds those held in former years. The
resolution was adopted without division
The repofsof the Committee on Annual Taxes,
on the Applications for relief from excessive taxa
ton, was red lived and adopted.
A discussion arose, upon a motion for equallZing
the salaries Of the Ward Assessors to the amount
of work they have done. The Supervisor OF the
Sixth Ward, In opposing it, said that property
amounting to one million, four hundred thousand
dollars more had been assessed than on previous
years, which shows that the duties had been not
ineffciently performed. The report OF the Com
mittee advised the reduction Of the salaries Of as
SCISSORS $50 each, and after several amendments
being negstived, the report was adopted by thir-
teen votes to five.
Coroner's BM-The communication and report
were ordered to lay upon the table.
After some other business the Board adjourned.
REAL EsrATE-The following sales were made
on Saturday at the Merchants Exchange:
BYA. II. MUILER-Junel
Lesse Of lot on Wooster-st.. $50
lot 7h-s'. US feet west 2dsv.. $500
HIGHWAY ROBBERY AND ARREsr-James Tur.
ner and Michael Early, two notorious characters,
were yesterday taken into custody by Officers
Wogan and Powers Of the Fourth Ward, charged
with having knocked down Mr.. Joseph McCabe,
a resident Of New Orleans, with a slung shot in
the street. and with robbng him Of $40, mostly in
a
sion Of the accused who were locked up by Justice
Lothrop for examination.
GRAND LARcEsY.-A young German female
named Wilhelmina Plintzeg, was yesterday ar
rested by Officers Mincho and Magnes, charged
with having fraudulently obtained from the Gus
tom House boxes of surgical instruments, togeth-
er with quantity of silver-ware, books, &c to the
value in all Of $1,000, the property Of DIR. Jacob E.
Messing Of Baltimore The property was recoy-
81 he ed INIT cd hui uaffe
Lothrop for examination.
CHARGE OF GRAND LARcESY-A Frenchman
named Francis Seville was yesterday taken into
custody by Capt. Carpenter, OF the Fifth Ward, on
suspicion ofhaving stolen pocket book containing
$500, the property of Mr.. Jules Cert of White ST.
1t appears that Mr.. Cert was in his room, with
friend, when the accused called to see him. He
was about changing his coat, and had taken the
pocket book from the coat he had on and laid it on
the table, and while putting on the other coat Sc
vile suddenly left the room. Mr. Cert shortly after
went into the street forgetting his money but soon
discovered that he had left it, and went back to bis
room, when he found it had been carried of. He
then preferred the complaint before Justice Lo-
throp, who committed the accused for examination.
RECOVERY OF GOLD CaAIs-Oficers BOWL
ing, McClusky and Garigan, Of the Sixth Ward
Police, yesterday afternoon were passing up
Nassau-st and when near Maiden-lane they OBJ
served three Five Point thieves, called Daniel
Vanness, George Thompson and John Williams,
who, seeing the officers, started and ran of.
The officers believing they had been stealing, gave
chase, and after long run, succeeded in taking
them into custody, and on the person OF Vanness
the officers found gold vest watch chain, link pat
tern, valued at about 500. This is believed TO
have been stolen from some store In the vicinity OF
Maiden-lane, for which an owner il wanted
Justice Lothrop committed all three to prison.
ISqUEsTs-A dead infant was found in the alley
way Of house 22l Walker st. at 8 O'Clock Saturday
morning, and brought to the Station House BY off,
Ger Wood. The Coroner was sent for, and held an
inquest on the body, when verdict was returned
that the child died from want of proper care and
attention. The Coroner held an Inquest on Sstur
day at the foot OF Thirty rstst the body OF Pc
ter Hayesey, aged 80 years, who was found floating
in the river foot of Thirty -frstst No violence was
discovered on the body. Verdict, death by drown
ing.
DEAD BODY FoUSD-We learn from Mr.. Como
yer, keeper of the Sandy Hook light, that dead
body was found at the Highlands, near Shrewsbury.
Ii is supposed to be that Of the captain Of the schr
Isabella, capsized inside the Hook six weeks ago
The body is headless trunk, but a silver watch
was found in the pock cts, with some initials en-
graved on it, which, though not very distinct, may
lead to the identity
MARRIAGE AT TIE IohBs-On Saturday after
noon two respectable looking persons, both Of them
advanced into the sere and yellow leaf named
Henry Cruager and Amy Myers, appeared before
Justice Lathrop at the Tombs Tor the purpose Of
being united in the bonds Of wedock The BRIDE
groom 10 a native Of w arsaw, in Poland and part
psted 10 the struggles OF $780, which ended IN the
fall of that unhappy country. The bride is native
Of Holland. On the Judge finding that no legal i'm.
pedimsnt existed to their union, accorded their re-
meat and the parties accomDa nj ed he their ends
adjourned to partake Of the wedding feast.
ATTKsrr TO KnL--A man called John Simp-
son, was arrested yesterday, on q charge Of shoot
ing at q colored man, by the name of John Thomp
son. with loaded pistol. the contents Of which
passed over Tborapson,s head. Simpson was
committed to prison, on the charge, for trial