The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-20
Covrt ar General sessions.

J.s 1s-7E,n Of a Boat m an named John Hutch
iDgs was tried for stealing boat vorth SEQ tn.
Dream and lying of the Battery ut the time 1t was
stolen The accused took " to Hoboken and offered to
eions Of the persons around the ferry house were
aroused cficer was called and the accused taken
Mt Jones and Hutohpg. confessed that he bad taken
AZ the yacht These facts were all clearly proven
the trial aud the jury returned verdict of guilty,
without leaving their seats The court sentenced the
prisoner 20 the ststs prison for two years
Robbery the Fire Po,,is-Nichsel Harri,on was
put MS trial charged With robbery in the nrst de-
gree In fcroiby taking from the person OF James w.
Gordon watch and upsards Of $40 In money, on the
night Of The 10Th ~ October The plainant Cor
den leiDg called to the stand stated that the night
OF the Goth Of October be was rasng through Cross
street and had arrived opposite to Little Wser street
when ne hailed by some persons standing on the
corner; they asked him TO drink he told them he had
money 70 spend ia drink; they then approached
took from him his watch and money. amounting in all
TO s31 60 In value IA "a witness discovered that
~ had been robbed, he made an oatory, aud called
police officers TO his aid Search made for the
psrsou who committed the robbery, but he was not
found That night On the following mornios Harrison
being the person who took HE money and watch.
The defence set up vas that the accused was seen
sanding some distance from the complainant at the
time be called for help. and also that the complainant
intoxicated at the time besides this the character
OF the accused shown TO be good 90 the time OF
the psrpetrsion CT this robbery The jury could not
agree
man psmsd julius PHILIPPE pleaded guilty TO chargs
f grand larceny. In stealing gold watch sud chain
wtrlh go, the property Of Corinth Caldsei Of 81,
T,nth street The watch taken from the National
Hotel in Courtsndt street, on the LIST Of November
There we're number Of .mser chsrges sgsinst the
prisoner but the curt took hs plea only charge
aud sent him to the State prison for four years and
nine months.
.aecuiffai ola Char. Of Stealing Ceppsr-Terrancs
Melee indicted for grand larceny, charge OF steal
ing case Of sbesthng copper, worth slio, from Wm.
Lawrepce, 81 No ia Cherry street, was called Tn
trial The result va. that nothing vas proven against
the young all the evidence In the being that
the copper found in the cellar sf hi. fathers house
while he was absent at work In Brooklyn. The Dis
trict Attorney ,sid he could not ask for conviction
and the jury returned . verdict OF not guilty.
Tpr Cnrv.ss At Nrw onLsaSs-our special mes
sepger the having returned We are enabled
To give the full details respecting It. ~ occurred on
the night Of the 2eth nit In front Of Madame Dsva-
HERS plantation opposite Bonnet Care, and about 40
sudden AZ FIRST IL was only about hftsen feet uds,
but owing to the height of the river and the evee De-
ing hut ave feet wide 1t coon commenced spreading,
ana the volume Of -ater rushed against Madame \, 3
house which within the last forty eight hours has ds
appeared all the cabins OF the plantation having pre-
vously been swept OF aud all the bulldogs ON the adj
joining plantation have also been carried away Az
pretent there ere two one about seven nun
ded feet and the other about three thousand i've hun
dred feet vide the latter being greater than ths
breadth OF the river at that point On sunday evening
rear Of Butler Kensers pi.nsson, aud the effects Of
the overflow are apparent come Of the plantations
levsers in on their us to keep the water from
backing In upon them. Thus far attempt has been
made T. stop either Of the and probably NO
effort however we'll directed would be successful and
those within the reach q u nust matter Of neces
city await the fall o. the river which -il probably no,
very immediately ss at all the points above We
h,sr 81 continued rise. Opposite the city, the river
g. rising at the rate Of about two inches per day aud
viDr three fee, Of the highest water mark OF last
year This rise Il continuing since the crevasse NOT
wifbstsndfng the vsst volume Of water that escapes
tbr, ugh IT, We may imagine ho~ much higher "a
would have been had the river not been thus relieved
Az tie lower tributaries ioeludips the Arkansas aud
Red Rivers reported IN be full and II will o.
take time before they will out 20 affect
tte height a. the Mssissppi The fast should not b,
cosc.aed ttst the lvee ftom Csrrolton 20 Mr. Pc
x Gscias plantation, near the ctevsse, " a. various
roints I'm unssfe c0nctsion AZ sanves there u no
lear - another hfsak good and euestau tsl en-
bsusr-erf q made but helor that point. low
down the oid Nc srtss plantation there V not .
point vLicn IL except in tse bends shere
me batu-e has iomsd a. any OF which, ~ break
,ceure s would repsst the calamity ~ last seas "a
Above Ssuves, the plantation 81 Mr.. tr1deau aLd sd
iouir pretty sas, AMI above theGi the Ne-
tarie Ridge in below Batter keuner q snt fur
ri.hss at euce natural levee which VIII protect ne
city from the present. creyssses. " v. Bass'sH Jfa D.