New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-12
CITY ITEMS.
EA1uHnAY. Aug. 10. 1850.


Ward on a charge Of stealing several weeks since
rom the house Of Mr.. Frascis Holmes, q Harri
son.st a gold watch valued q. 500 The Ecclsed,
il appears called at the house In question under
prCtCuse ofenEsging board. and while on the prem
i,es he stole the watch and made his escape. de
las not recognized until yesterday when be was
met by the complain ant. who ~ once Informed toe
police. The house Of Smith in AnthoByst. vas
fearched, and in il was found nearly 1878 IN oenS
bills and god and silver coin, trunk Of va1ab.e
clothing silver plate, &c &c, which are supposed
to have been stolen as be is knoEn - % az Ola
thief An oaper is wanted al the Fifth Ward 20
= lice station for the property. The man oil many
names WAS locked up by Justice Lath,oP for exam
nation.
CHARGE OF GRAND LARcESY.-Ofioer VIM. II.
stephens Of the lower police, yesterdsy afrebsen
man named VIM H. Thorn a., on Gne'ge o. s'eai,
ing 8 gold watch valued at s4O, the property OF
Lsry Bushsel, doing business at leo Center.St
/ II s1pe.rs the complainant was much 10 need OF
! money which fact was known 70 the accased, who
said that he could dispose Of the watch, which wa,
handed 70 him for that purpose, but be instead OF
selling il, which he proposed to odisposed Of j, at
auction in Pine-st. and kept the money. Justice
Lothrop held the accused TO answer.
JUvTsILE BURGLARs.-Oihcer Csrock, OF the
Fifth Ward, yesterday arrested TWO ADS named
Dennis Toy and Joseph Shain, on chrge OF at
tempting TO break in the rear door Of the Dwelling
house OF Mel cod w. Bovden, Of No. Hubert-st
Mr. Bowden heard the burglars at work, and went
20 the door, bat they had driven wedge 30 tight
between them that it as i'm possible to open them
He then ran out another door, and caused them 10
be arrested They were committed TO prison by
Justice Lsthrop. l.g
CEAReE OF GRAND LARcEsY.-A man named
John H. Green was arrested laat evening By con-
stable Josephs, Of the Fourth Ward, a charge Of
having on Thursday night stolen $40 from one
James Dunn while at lodging house. No Cathe'
rine slip. Green was committed 10 prison by jus
tice Lathrop, to await an examination.
CHARGE OF BURGLARY "A man named Joseph
Blake was arrested by Conitable Joseph Of the
Fourth Ward, on charge of being engaged In
several burglaries. The accused was locked up
for examination.
OwEER WANTED.-At the Jefferson Market
Police Court for black double Opera 6 AIS, which
was found in one OF the Knickerbocker line Of
stages. Inquire of Mr.. Dawson, Clerk OF the
Court
~ James O'Connor, stealing oil cloth George
Litchheld stealing box Of rings Henry Bowlin,
stealing cap; Rowland Perry, stealing clothing,
all from the Fourth Ward, were brought in and
held for trial and examination.
E- Mathew Buckley, alias Irish Nike was ar.
rested in the Fourth Ward on o warrant for assault
and battery.
E5P VIM. Bancroft was arrested in the Sixth
Ward for stealing a watch, worth $50, from some
unknown person.
CTP James Brown and Richard Sheridan, SEQ
ono Ward, stealing papers John Doan, stealing
beef from Fulton market, were caught
tY An unknown lunatic was picked up in the
Eighteenth Ward yesterday, and sent to the JEFF.
ferson market Court.
II Mary E. Csrhart insane was taken charge
Of in the Seventeenth Ward.
~ Martha Seymour, insane. taken in charge
in Fifth w ard, on complaint of Henry Seymour.
II James J. Martin arrested for assault and
battery on Sarah Reilly, on warrant, Fifth Ward.
~ Eliza Heran insane, wandering in the Four
teenth Ward, arrested.
~ Michael Hscket, arrested in Fourteenth
Ward, on q warrant for assault on John Foley.
SUNDAY, Aug. IL
FIRE.-About ii O'Clock this morning fire
broke out in the furniture store OF 7 IL. BeaI, 45
Vesey-st The flames were soon subdued dam
age slight.
-At3PM. Saturday, a fire broke out in the
stable in the rear of Store 80 Broad-st Extin
euished without damage.
ARRESTS RIrURsED THIS MoRs1Se.-Mary Don
nell, Fourteenth Ward, assault and patteEy on
| Daniel Larkin.
m John Gallagher and John Murphy were ar
rested in the Fourth Ward, for breaking into the
cabin of the ship Jonathan Goodwin, aud stealing
miniature ship coat pants &c. worth $40. They
were committed for trial.
L9- James Whalen, stealing cotton; sarah
DooIey, stealing $40 from Michael Foley; James
Law. assault and battery, all from Fourth Ward,
were brought to the Tombs.
gSr Martha Ptmsn, assault on Mrs. Connsll ;
John Stevens, assault on Ann thompson Mar
earet Davis, assault on Elizabeth Mason, all from
| Fifth Ward, were brought up.
F David Carl, arrested on warrant for grand
larceny, VIM. Slyter, Delaware Co. complainant
by officer Beck, Fourth Ward.
C5- George Winder, William Z atom, Thomas
Maher, Thomas Devins. were arrested for lighting
and raising row in the Sixth Ward.
Cs~ Charles Hayden, charged with stealing
watch. was arrested in the Tenth Ward.
TEsS James Murphy, for assault and battery on
| G'bert g. Underhill, Tenth Ward was committed.
| ~ Samuel Hodge, arrested In Second w ard,
charged with stealing ham
RI George Hanley, for assault and battery on
oaicsr Conner, First Ward was sent to the romb'
RI Francis Davis insane, was brought In from
Fifteenth Ward and committed.
| ~ John McADdrew. petit larceny arrested
by offcer Roberts, Third Ward.
~ Mary J. Reed, grand larceny, Fifth Ward.
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT SUIcIDE.-A man lby. the
name Of James Taylor, confined in the Tomos on q
charge Of obtaining money by fase pretenses' from
,oue passengers whom he had shipped ia the brig
Oriental for California. attempted yesterday to
take bis life by suspending himself By the neck
with a silk handkerchief to the end OF bis bunk IN
The cell. which be had placed upon one end
when discovered by the keeper, bis face was
black, and bis recovery was extremely doubtful
bpt through the immediate and skillful treatment
spplied BY Dr. Covel, the prison physician, Taylor
Was restored to life and reason. This man, short
- .inca xsa surrendered 70 prison by bis bail.