New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-15
CITY ITEMS.


gels, who, with Assistant Marshal Brown, took
Henry Long, recently claimed as fugitive ron
Slavery, to Richmond, Va. returned this forenoon.
Long was deposited we understand, in Richmond
Jail On searching him after he got there, large
dirk knife was discovered secreted in his clothes
He was not searched previous to leaving here.
The assertion that he played on the violin after
he got back to Virginia is not correct as he cannot
play on the violin He expected, before leaving.
that be would be purchased and brought back.
The Union Committee, it had been said, would
probably do so if no others were enabled 10 raise
the money but there is 10 likelihood Of socb 9
movement on the part Of lis members
TO THE EDITOR or THE TRIBUNE
LEGAL CoSsPIRAroR.." Under this caption
The Tribune Of Friday remarks Mach Just in
dignst'on exists among the great majority Of our
citizens against these reprobates, who for many
years have been practising their villanous extor.
tons on many Of our most respectable citizens
This is very true but there is another truth
connected with the more prominent Of these repro
bates. His character has been well known in the
city for the last ten years. If any man ignorant
of this may sometimes have employed MIN, all
who have been bis regular standing clients and
nine tenths of those who have occasionally en-
ployed him knew him well He had large bust
siness in the Court OF Common Pleas IL was not
certainly his superior skill or industry that COM
uanded the lucrative business he enjoyed; and
vet many permanent merchants and others
employed him-gespect0be men as the world
rates respeetsbility- of such scrupulous n,
nesty as always to pay their notes as they.sSu
due. Their names appear ON the calendars VIC
Common Plas for ten ears past
There is notion with the initiated "a. men
prefer 10 employ honest lawyers. Wy sneh
has such share of professional busip s. amen 70
one so notorious The answer w eNsn "
very respectable client OF his: 49, -. 49,
rascal but employ him becaugue No. No. ,l''e
money for me than any other ny ,,..
The number of men is not mall who want Just
so much honesty in lawyV as mag 20 49,. -, III. a-L.
own Interestingly have no use i ~ Sas ~
would scruple or sickle Al an! lnns aLSsss ana
mote that interest Lock up such TePr00dTS' anu
others will take their places. The law Oh ae.asnd
and simply will govern in this as In othe' MISSES nS
ofmercbandse The records OF the Common eas
for wears past will show the amount Oh u'' u'-
demand. - Lo.5 in , mar
Ill Community. If men were requirecto be
bonest in their own dealings and to lorego NJ tno
.roets 20 he derived from dishonest empty ees'
I'VE noust not ask for too much. Nkkbuh "r'
TIE RELIEF or BRoADwAY-hf' 6"""' n
few evenings since distinguished engineer sue
ra.,od q nlan for the relief OF Broadway, with 10
40 vastly superior the present idea OF the om-
MON Council, that think it worthy OF nothe.-
Let railroad, with double track, commence at
tbe BATTERY. and run through Trinity1place t0its
termination at Liberty st. Then let an arcAed
way be opened through the buildings OF thebiotks
between Liberty and Fulton SITS. and let ne rail-
road continue under the arched way to uson St
at the foot of Church. and thence through ,hurch
4 fo~ M N,rx nv
practicable The Sixth av. Railroad projecmght
be united with it, The advantages of th plan
must be evident TO all Ii is free from ii the
objections urged against railroad in Broadway,
and it is within short block of that grea thor
oughfare throughout its whole length. 1t y in
falibly do away with three quarters of theOmni-
buses that now crowd Broadway, endagering
life and limb, and will leave that beautifulstreet
free for pleasure carriages and pedestrians. The
great loss OF private citizens, and the immense
expense the City must incur, by the present plan
of cutting through College lace and Churet-st.
to Liberty, and widening Trinityplace TO he
Battery, will all be saved and a mode OF traisi-
tion adopted that will be far pleasanter and mrs
expeditous. J.. W.
CHARGES OF BURGLARY.-A man named Ieffei
SON Hill was arrested on Monday by officer Under
stiller ofthe Eighth Ward. charged with having on
| Wednesday night last. burglariously entered the
| drug store of Thos. Bailey, No. 81 MacO0ugal.
/ b. anu sLOlen tnefeHOm, n lever Watcn, par Oh
pants and $50 IN money 70 the value in all of 87S
! portion OF the property found in possession
! OF the prisoner, who was committed by Justice
| McGrath for examination
similar complaint after made against
the prisoner charging him with entering in bur
! glarious manner the shoe store and dwelling Of
Peter Sewerth of 40 Mercer st and stealing there
from boots to the value OF $780, one pair OF which
was taken from his feet in the Court room lie
was also committed on this charge
| ATTEMPT TO TAKE LIFE.-A man named Ar.
thur Short was arrested about o'clock on Monday
morning, charged with assaulting and cutting John
Hills with a knife with intent to take his lite.
fearful cash was cut from the right eye to the
ear of Hills. The accused was committed for
examination
HORSE KILLED.-This morning butcher drove
his horse into the large hole near the corner Of
Pearl and Chatham ats. and before he could be
got out he died. The cart suffered some-but the
man escaped uninjured. The horse was blind
and the driver must have been looking at some
| thing out OF his route, as the usual precautions
had been taken to prevent accidents.
ARREST FOR GRAND LARcENY.-Officer VIM
ID. Stephens yesterday arrested a man named
Charles Leopold charged with having on the Sd
INST. stolen gold watch chain and pin, valued at
S.OV' tue properly OF Susannah Mckenzie, resi-
ding at ~ East Broadway. A portion of the
| property was found in place where the accused
Is suspected OF secreting it. He was held by Jus,
| tlce Osborne for examination.
STABBED IN THE SrREET.-A young man
named Joseph Allen, while passing through Nal
9erryst. about O'Clock on Monday evening, was
! dangerously stabbed in the head and hack bv.
some person who escaped. He was taken 20 the,
City Hospital. - WIZ
CHARGE OF GRAND LARcESY.-Oficer Birdsaf
| of the Eighteenth Ward, yesterday arrested Hill
bert Todd, resident of ALBANY. charged with
atealina nna hnnd-.L IL - ~ . = WV