New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-05
CITY ITEMS.
SUNDAY, Aug. 4

p.i;oe N make the following comPiant; "A 10"
q u. 600 he bought, At an auction, "s''u Ie.o
.sI;ts8 10 be gold, for the sum OF 10. oNtT. 20
se.es.ion that il was not gold he gave u oacA
Id ~ e. ,,ore FOR a silver watch, which aleWeEer
VIZ ,tsted WAS an excellent one. MOI mucn
Fac this bargain either, he let 20 Do SOU io'
~, 6r not ess than SIS, a. the same tlne seI.'ng
sIO in advance On osiunS htef%A1d' Iney Wlu
g., thew sold il for 60 and wanted him 70 pay toe
ss,,n.h;cR thew lost by the transaction Thus he
70. g done brown out Of g This vas clearly
81 cs,e and the Chief OF Police could not inter,
ts,e Had he held the watch he hfst bought, ana
.Hs.,o,e.ented % be gold and it tarned olt 70 bs
49,. then there might be grounds for cri ninal
proceeding
ARREST OF A BURGLAR desperate looking
fellow, csled John Brown, was captured on Friday
evening by officer Johnson, Of the Fifth.ward, q
charge Of attempting 70 burglari0usly enter the
hardware store, corner Of Vesey and Greenwich
ats some few nights since. At the time the rogue
was arrested, but escaped from the officer while
being convened 10 the Tombs. Last evening the
rogue was re captured and conveyed before ustice
Lothrop, who committed him 10 prison Tor trial
ROBBERY OF SILvER-A fellow called James
Robinson, was detected in the act Of stealing eight
silver forks, four silver table spoons, nine tea
spoons, two salt do and butter knife-valued in
all at S6O-the property of Jesse Hoyt, residing at
No Warrington place. Officer Mcdonald OF
the Fifteenth ward took the rogue into custody
and Justice McGrath committed him to prison Tor
trial.
GRAND LARCENY Officer Wood Of the Third
Ward arrested at y O'Clock last night, man
named James Wilson on charge Of stealing from
Hon Harvey Baldwin Of Syracuse, while on board
the steamer Hendnck Hudson, gold watch, pen
Gil case, spectaces and key, valled at 5000 WI
son was committed TO answer the property was
found on him.
Rum AND Misery Officers Bryan and Nc
Laughln Of the Third Ward, last night arrested q
man named Thomas Robinson, charged with being
drunk. RObinsons wife and four children were ~
ing the street in a condition OF extreme desttC'
ton the woman was very sick, and died before
morning. DR.. KHboarue attended them.
PASSING FALSE ToKES.-A D1tchman by the
name of julius Z Roll was arrested on Friday on
charge Of passing shop card, purQorting TO be a
ESQ bank bill. The spurious bill was changed by
another Dutcbman for drinks, giving in exchange
$50 in good money. Justice LOthrop committed
Julius to prison to answer the charge.
TAKING GLASS TOO MUcH-Chares Wallis
and another not in custody, were observed 10 en-
ter the house, $50 Bowery, and carry oil looking
glass with which he was arrested and taken to the
station-house. On examining his person, line
gold watch was found.
SUsPIcIoUs-Alexander Proudfoot and Marcus
Thompson were arrested n the yard Of the house
corner of I'd av. and 9TH st., at o'clock this morn
ing One OF them jumped several fences, and was
with difficulty secured. They had two associates
in the street near by, who managed 20 escape.
HURT BY A HoRsE.--Daniel Olmsted, carman
of 81 Christopher st., was injured at the corner Of
Blocker and Laurens SITS. at 9 o'clock in the fore
noon while eDdeavoring TO stop horse that was
running away. He was badly bruised.
HURT IN A ScuFFLE-Wm Nj. Philomy was
brought TO the 18th Ward station house, bleeding
profusey from a wound in the temple which he had
received while in a scuie with man in University
Place, at about 10 O'Clock at night
Constructive LARcREY-Wm. T. Wells was
arrested by officer Willis of the Eighth Ward on a
charge preferred by Charles CudliP, Of obtaining
carpenters tools from Pawhbrokers to which he
had no claim.
STEALING SILvER.-Matthew Graham was ar
rested by officer Vanderbeck Of the 10Th Ward on
awarrant charging him with stealing a small lot OF
silver coin from Herman Beckerbuscb, AZ Stanton st.
Affidavit McLau- HIN, of G3l Hudson ST.,
fell in fit yesterday near the Sixteenth Ward
station house. He was taken In and IN short
time restored.
DISCHARGED Patrick McQuale, arrested last
night by officer Bryan of the Third Ward on
charge Of drunkenness, was released by Alderman
Wood.
ARAspoNMENT-Am ian named Edward Fitzger
aid wa arrested in the Second w ard on warrant
charging him with abandoning his family.
~ Robert Ames was arrested charged win
making too free with the contents oil the money
drawer at loo Canalst
RopBIse A BED RooN.-Eijah Rolfe was ar
rested for stealing the sheets and pillow cases from
furnished room, 81 Mulberry'st
ry- Ala o'clock yesterday afternoon, Michael
Higgins fell in tit at the corner of 18th st. and av.
b. he was taken home by an officer.
BRrAKING DooR-Polly Hopkins was arrested
for breaking open the door OF Emma White 499
BrOOme ST.
MONDAY, August 5.
PREsINrATIoS.-On Saturday evening last the
Compostors, &c. employed by Messrs Oliver
Brother, presented their late Foreman, DANIEL
GOWN. on the occasion OF his leaving the office
with a beautiful Silver Composing Stick, on the
back of which, enclosed in delicstely chased
wreath, is engraved the following inscription;
-.---' '-'--'-'
DANIEL q ODWIN,
III, ,urtoyrrs or MFSsRs OLIVER BROTHER,
On the occasion Of Dc leaving the ohcr,
August s. 1850
We understand Mr.. GOODWIN leaves his employ.
ers for the purpose Of entering into business on his
own account in compa y with PETER I. BAKER
who is now employed in Mr.. rrow's office as Fore
man. We wish both of them the success they 50
richly deserve.
SnrH AVENUE RoAD.-The City Fathers will
meet this afternoon 1t is presumed that the Rsll
road question will come up in the course OF week,