New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-31
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ment Of that paper, Catholic clergyman living in
Third ct. distributed on Monday evening a large
smount Of clothing, already cot out - be made ID
by The taors and tailoresses Of his congregation
su,pecetipe that be received more from the per.
sons l-om whom be procured the work To an he paid
those who made it up, several taors went to the
place to make inquiries. A disturbance soon arose
which becsme 40 serious that toe Police were
obliged to interfere Mr. KrJer, one fthe Editors
of the Stats .eitung, was knocked down by Pc
Hceman during the struggle. This 10 the German
account According to report in another column
there was no evidence found that the priest had
acted as be was charged
PRESENTATION OF SILVER GoBLETs.-TSo
massive silver goblets, liaed with gold, were pre-
scented to Capt. Marcellus K. Taylor late con-
nander Of the rwiggs Mounted Rihemen, who
served in the Mexican War. The goblets were
Manufactured by Ssebbns & Co. Broadway, and
were presented by John Graham Esq. A large
company Of Capt Taylors friends were assembled,
who, after the pI esentason, sat down to sumptu.
Gus repast, after which they separated, well salts
fed with their evenings entertainment Capt
Taylor goes to Chagres in & few days, and vii,
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proud to exhibit upon any occasion.
LIBERAL BEQUEsrs-Thomas F, Thompson
Esq of this City, who died or the 22d inst has left
the following sums to Charitable Institutions in this
City. he had no hear relatives living bat few
distant ones in France The Protestant z piscoPal
Orphan Asy lum, $4,000; the Asylum for the Blind
So 600; the Deaf and DUMB Institution, $4,000
the Society for the Relief OF Respectable Indigen.
Females, o., 900; the Widows and Orphans Of
seamen, o., OOO the Society for the Relief Of the
Poor Of the City, $4,000, and also the Moral Re-
form Society. Beside these muniicens requests
the deceased gentleman has made other requests
to various private individual whom he held in high
estimation His friends, Charles +. Grim, Esq
Couns eIor at Law, Adam P. Pentz ESQ. and Geo
H. Ellery, are named as the executors Of his will.
The STATUE OF CALHoUs-Mr. Kellogg, the
artist returned yesterday from Fire Island, where
he has been endeavoring to effect the removal Of
Powers Statue OF Calhoun. We are sorry to state,
however that he has very little hope Of its recove
~. The sea was making complete breach over
the wreck, or at least the spot where it sank,
for very little is now to be seen. A buoy has been
placed over her. and if the sea grows calm within
short time something may be done. Nothing
will be left undone that is possible.
AIRIsG The sidewalks, cellar doors, gratings,
boxes barrels, &c in the densely populated streets
were last night literally covered with gasping hu,
msnity, driven from their noisome, unventilated
dens in search Of air.
The WRECK OF THE LExINGroS.-We learn by
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Bridgeport Standard Of Monday, that exertions
are now being made to raise the hull OF tho III fated
LeIington:
We understand that two steamboats, are an.
chored at the SPIT where the steamer Lexington
| sank. Ii will be recollected that mt the time
Of the loss OF the L. the night Of January -, $780,
large amount Of specie was on board, nnder the
charge OF Harndens Express Workmen, under
the direction of a competent Engineer. are now
engaged in raising the hull OF the Lexington which
les in The depth OF about 100 feet Of water, off id
Field Light, Long Island, about l2 miles from this
city. 1t is expected that they will be able to make
| RAISE.
STEAMBOAT RoBBERr.-The Captains Office o
the steamboat Knickerbocker, plying between this
city and Norwich, was entered by means o. false
KEYS on II evening Of the 18th inst and robbed of
s522 %, in bank bills and gold coin. The head
alter Of the boat Henry Manly, a Cuban, was
| Yesterday arrested by officer Patterson OF the
| Chiefs office on suspicion Of being the ro0ber.
| key was found in his possession which fitted the
lock OF the Office and $500 in bank bills, together
with a new suit OF clothes and gold lever watch,
| were found on bis person when arrested. The
| money found upon him is however not the same as
that stolen from the office but, from the fact that
| he was known 10 be very poor day or two prece-
ding the robbery, and from the circumstance OF his
having been absent from bis place as waiter at the
time the passengers were taking tea, he 10 sus'
pected Of being the person who stole the money.
he was held to bail in $500 by Justice Osborn for
examination.
CHARGE OF GRAND LARCENY John Murphy
porter in the store Of Sheldon Seaver, Plnest.
was arrested on Saturday, charged with stealing
pock textbook from the safe Of his employers con-
fading ESQ in bank bills He had been entrusted
by Mr.. Sheldon with the key Of the safe for the
purpose Of taking out the books. instead Of which
be stole the pOcketbook and money and made for
a grog shop where be was caught by Barsnge and
Croft Of the Eighth Ward, with $500 Of the stolon
money in bis possession. He was taken before
tire Chief Of Police and held for examination.
Murphy has hitherto borne a good character and
has been in the employ Of the firm for considers
bic length Of time.
TIE HEAT-Yesterday was worse than ever
The thermometer stood az Oh at l O'Clock A.
in our Office 9iS at clock, and goo a, o'clock.
In doors and oct il was a repetition q Monday,
only In = more intense degree.
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