New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-11


Is 20 telegraph me from Charleston. apprisng me Of
Boldnes safe departure. and the tlme Of his pro1a.
be arrival, and shall look fer him N the course Of
| next week or early IN the week following. II VII
| give me- as have no doubt II VIII all tae friends
| who have contributed to ms freedom. sincere
pleasure to witness his restoration 10 his family and
| their relief from a most painful suspense.
history OF the whole case Will. IN due time, be
! LAID before the public. E. ID. CULVER.
NtU- YCTk oct. s. 1851.
To the Editors Of Ta>N Y Tritpne.
GENTLEMEN In The Tribune Of this
morning, l find an article signed NJ. NJ. Laurence"
rejecting ungenerously upon Messrs NJ. A. & s.
Root, Of this City, on account of editorial that
previously appeared in your columns, Justly eulo-
giving the Dagueueotypes exhibited by the Messrs.
Root a; the Fair, al Castle Garden
With the personal feeling evinced by Mr L. in his
communication against the Messrs. r., can have
nothing to DO although, upon the principle let the
CALLED jade vince" Mr.. L. has placed himself, by
his lamentation over the success Of a rival, IN
very undgnifed position before the public and, as
one OF the public,"I might have right to amuse
myself by taking advantage oft.
But gentlemen when Mr.. l.. taxes you with either
injustice or ignorance, in your remarks relative to
the Daguereotypic specimens from this country In
the Crystal Palace, London, and the very superior
specimens of the art displayed by the Messrs Root
at Castle Garden, cannot remain silent
attended the Great Worlds Fair in Hyde Park.
walked its avenues and galleries, and examined
their contents, every day. for weeks. And yet, with
the highest possible respeGt for the abilities OF Mr.
Whipple Of Boston, Mr.. Evans of Buffalo MesSrs
Brady and Meade, of New-Yor as well as of Mr..
L. assert that the CRYSTAL Palace does contain, or
dd in May, June and July last, the most inferior
specimens" of the progress of the Dagueueotypic
a r,ff hnca
gentlemen BY supposing that they sent their best
pictures, for have seen better at their doors and
was going to say, they had more meritorious ones
now on exhibition at Castle Garden. But discover
that not one of them has felt disposed to enter into
the contest for the medal, with the Messrs. Root, on
this occasion. Discretion" Falstaf remarks, Is
the better part of yalor"
As for Mr.. LIS anxiety to charge upon the Messrs
Root the disposition to elbow their own trumpet
have only TO say, the language of Lacon, They
most accuse who oftenest sin themselves. ka0r
that the Messrs Root did not write the article that
has 50 wounded Mr. L and to the merits OF the
Messrs Roots pictures at Castle Garden, they may
be safely left TO speak for themselves If they do
not "arresi attention and extort from all exclama
tons of admiration, then am /, certainly, no
JUDGE OF FACTS.
Mar York 10th Oct, 1851.
BENEFIT.-The Conover benefit VIII
come off at Brougham's Lyceum tonight. The
programme will be found in our advertising columns
We learn that Catherine Hayes yesterday sent to the
Committee donation OF S25.
COURT CALENDAR.-ThD Udy.-CoM-
MON PLEAs-Nos 52l, 533 699. 703. III, 7l3 rs, H.
72l, 723, 725, 727, 729, 72l, 733 Part Il-same as
Yesterday
Noe
$780, l33 1885, 1879, 40, l4l 49, 1913, l4i li5, i6. li9
$50, ISL 1852, l53 1871 l56, l5s, 59 g, TO- r. 49, ,9
1913, l27.
SUPREME CouRr-General Term-Monday.No
I6 o. 35 "a, A. A. 49, IS, 10, 4, As 49, 50, 81, 1863
There viii be two Special Terms Of the Supreme
Court to-day.
SALES AT AUCTION BY ADRIAN II. MCL-
LER. Oct I0-The lot with the building thereon NO
9s West 2Oth-st., IS by 90 feet S2,240.
Fire. Last night about half past nine
o'clock fire broke out IN the attic story OF The
dwelling house No. l69 Elizabeth street, occupied
by poor families The fire department were prompt
" on the ground and soon exunguishet the flames
Damage trIflDg.
Mock AUcTIoNEERs IN TROUBLE -FoUR
PETER FuNKS ARRESTED.-0ficersB umstead, Weed,
Merritt and Beck of the Third District Police Court,
at noon yesterday, made descent upon tho store No
10 Chatham st. where is alleged for long time past
the business of mock auctoneering has been carried
on IL appears that about two weeks ago, MI. sam
uel II. Pmney of Milwaukee, Mich, was accosted
while IN the Park. by stranger TO HIM, who told
HIM that he had a friend who wished to purchase
watch which he had seen Mr.. L. buy few days pre-
vious and requested that Mr.. p. would go with HIM
and that person. lie consented ana was con.
Quoted to No. I3 Chathan-st., where the cry of
gong going" was sounded With great guSlO,
and the brass watches were beng Knocked down
at wonderfully low prices and after looking at
like TO speculate a little, and accordingly ex-
pressed his wish 10 his newly found friend,
who commended him for II, but at the same time adj
vsed blm TO put up his own god-leyer as that might
protaby bring a handsome profit on It's cost. lie
accordingly did and soon mad the salts lacuon OF
seeing bid of for 500 the buyer deposited $40
and left, saving he would return with the balance Oi
the money IN few moments He did not. however,
make his appearance, and the auctOneer SAID there
was no use disseminating business on his account,
as Mi p. had a good chance 10 buy more yalu abe
watch for the money he had got for his Another
individual, who stood IN the store known as ON
Creigan, of some notoriety IN the Mock Auction ou
sinoss, then requested Mr. Plnney to buy CERTAIN
watch, which he pointed out, for him stating that
he would refund him the money he hadtoto H.
together with handsome bonus II he would accom-
pany HIM 10 his hote after having made me pur hase
Alter having 500 cash auctiOneer's fees the sale
of his own watch, tie proceeds OF "mch ne hdu l0t
received, Mr.. Pnney bought another watch Tor sleO,
and paid $50 cash the difference oetweenth Vaue
OF the two Scarcely had he made this purchase be-
fore another of tile reSpccfdbe party stepped up 70
Mr. p. and after examining his last purchase, gave
IT as bis deliberate opinion that was not WCr'h nav
ing at the same time advising Mr.. I. 10 pu! one
which he pointed out having seventeen levels
and cases OF Is carat gold. After giving Mr.. Cohen
81 50 for this valuable advice, Mr Pnney al once
assented 10 the thing. and the seVen,een-Je"eIeu
watch was then put up and before the hnal = gone
was shouted, the watch had been run up to $50 at
which price II Was knocked down 10 MI T.. Crelgdu
seemed vel satisfied with the bargain, and paid SIS
down leaving Mir. p. 70 make up the difference OF
the former bargain, amounting to sos. MT +; tAen
left the store with Cregan, for whom he hdd pun
chased the last watch for the purpose OF visiting ms
hotel IN order 10 get the money 10 pay for the watch
He took him to Tammany Hall and left him III the
barroom. stating that he would go up to his room
for the money. and be back III it" moments, ne
however never returned, having slipped out OF the
back door Mi p after waiting for nm long Time,