New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-02


" c Bryant c II MARSHAL, God Pattison Co.
Edwd Collins, Parke Godwin', Whining
J Van Buren,, Theo Sedgewick, J j Boyd,
Moses Taylor, J Walker, ] Gerald,
A C Fagg, ,Iohn MCKeon, G Putnam
Freeman Hunt T ketel, Cutting,
y NJ Beckwith, BigeOw, Briggs
II Murphy, Chas OConot SAM beman.
The meeting was organized by appointing n NJ.
| BEcKwITn, Esq Chairman and Saml. Beman
Secretary letter from Hon. Robert j. W alkcr,
expressing his sympathy with the movement, was
read, and an address made by Mr.. Lee, advocating
system OF Free Trade and Direct Taxation for
the support of the General Government. After
some discussion, the formation OF a Free Trade
League, for the purpose OF furthering these prin-
ciples, was resolved upon and Messrs. James
| Lee. John McKe con, II. Fuller, w, C. Bryant and
| Mr. Butterworth appointed Committee to draft
| "a Constitution and Bylaws. Messrs. Robert j.
| Walker, Jas Lee, T. P. Kettell, Aired Pell and
| Wright Hawkes. were also appointed Commit
tee 10 draft for publication declaration OF the
principles and objects Of the League. The 9TH
GERS of the meeting were added TO each Commit
tee, and the meeting then adjourned, to meet
again at the call OF the Committee on the Consti-
| tuition.
FIRr.-Noy. %, 10 Ma FIRE broke out in
the attic of WILSON, shade factory, 10 Chatham
St The goods in that story WIRE nearly all de
stroyed befoee the flames were subdued and the
lower part of the building was much injured by
water Jarvis & Tryon boot and shoe dealers,
occupied the lower floor Their stock sustained
considerable damage.
SINGULAR FRAUD-PRoMrr AND IMPORTANT
-. ,.-- .,,., n ,,,ot, ~. ., or,,,A
OF James W Burns, did a job Of painting Tor 5.
]. Davis. Of No II Newest for winch his bill vas
SIC. On the 18th November inst. Burns called
upon Davis for payment. and Mr. D. took ont his
check book and drew chech on the LHlOn tank
for the amount, as he supposed. But it appears
Burns engaged him in some interesting CONVERSE
ton, and that Mr. Davis SO wrote the check that it
read 500 eighteen hundred dollars Burns took
the check to the Bank and obtained the money
without question Yesterday NJ. Davis had some
business at tie Bank, and while there, discovered
! the mistake and found that hs was minus $3.50
! bv the operation. He forthwith called upon ofi-
GERS Dufon and Cain, at the Seventh Ward STA
ton house, and laid the matter before them OF
! fcer Dufon immediately proceeded 10 the neigh
| bcrhc0d o " allst, and set T. work to catch the
! lucky painter, while officer ain started Tor Burns
! place OF business with the same Intention Late
! in the afternoon Dufon espied his man. arrested
| hin and took him 10 the Union Bank, where he
was recognized as the man who had received the
81 SOC Mr.. DuAon then took Burns before Justice
Simpson where he was regularly committed Tor
examination Owing to the lateness Of the hour
it being near shutdown the magistrate declined 10
/ grant q search warrant. But the officers deemed
! tie case too important TO be neglected, and pro-
cseded to the Seventh Ward station house, where
they held council with Assistant Capt. Merritt
I Under the charge of Capt. Merritt they proceeded
to Burns house, No. l68 Cherryst. where the
Captain succeeded without difficulty in gettingpos
session of the two Bank Bookstore on the Sea
man ; Savings 3 ank, recording a deposit of S72o
made by lanes w. Burns onthe 27thinstant, and
the other on the Bowery Savings ank for depo
sitof 81 600 On the 2sth, day before yesterday
/ With this conclusive evidence, the captain and
I the two officers retired. On the part Of officers
/ DuHon and CAIN and Assistant Capt. Merritt, this
/ is an important and most szcellently managed
operation, for which they observe great credit.
| The fortunate Mr.. Ddvis issiadebted to them for
! OF least el,7ao OF his money.