New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-28

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| LIE NEW COMMON CoUScrL.--At :,
opposiIion caucus of the new COMMON Co.'s
heid lie" nights since we understand m. RlcA.,,,
l. Compton, Alderman elect Of the e;ch,h W.,a
was chosen President of the Board ~ .lss-,...
and Jonathan J. Trot.er, Assistant Aldern,, 49,
OF the Seventeenth Ward, President Of The n.,,s
OF Assistants.
~ The schooner Samuel c. Nelso,.
new, goo tuns) built at Newbursh for the Am. As
Martin Nelson, and intended 10 trade be.~
shis City ana Malaga was taken Yesterday from ~.
sectional Dock, where she has been coppsred. sAs
IS g. surprising beauty of model and finish. ana h.
'Fg now nearly completed IN every respect. VIII
lo' ably sail In few days on her destination she
Is % be under the command Of an experience mas.
'ef' ana In regard 10 rapid sailing Will undoustsalr
''''e' toca So satisfactory account OF herself
las s.. ,4eS- PEAR TRKE.-tserxr<
StsyvesaIi, a lss q = e cid Dutch Gsvsrner
has petitioned the Coaa... council COZ pcrmisstea
20 nclose the Stuyvesant Pear Tree with An irsA
'Sr"e. This tree, standing on the corner Of Thir-
&esa 'h-st and Thirdav was planted BY Governor
Si.,vesant in the year l6i,, and is well known
among us for its antiquity and immense size. A
substantial fence Of iron will probably soon be erecteA
for its protection.
" A new Roman Catholic Church wac
dedicated at Hoboken on sunday last
RUN OvER.-We jearn that man vac
run yesterday IN West-st, corner of Spring g.
by the Hudson River Railroad cars. IL seems thai
lie was on the cars, and either tried 20 Jump OF fsh
of, when the catastrophe occurred. lie appeared
TO be very badly hurt.
CHARGES or GRAND LARcEyy. --Offcoss
3. j. Smith and Elder. of the Lower Police Count
yesterday arrested three men. named Patrick Roach.
John Hall and John Campbell, charged with series
OF larcenies 1t appears that the accused are all
hands on board the canal boat Famingo lying at the
foot Of BroadS East River, and that certain boxes
shipped on board that boat by John IL. Redfed, Of
No. 10 South st, and also by other shipping msr
chants, their arriving 1t their place ofdesttnation
have been found TO have been broken open, and a
portion Of their contents distracted This fact was
made known 10 Mr. Redfed, and on the return OF
the boat Yesterday, he caused enquiry to be made,
which iesu,ted IA the COMMISSION that the acc useA
knew something about the missing goods. The OH
proceeded to the place of residence of Roach,
one Of the accused, where they found 30 pairs Of
dress boots large number OF rubber shoes, ladies'
comforteTs, &c, all OF which have been identified.
They also found bank book sho wing a dep )sit Of
$500 the Chambersst Savings Bank to the credit II
Roach, and $lOi In cash. number ofprivsse marks.
taken from some of the stolen goods. were also
found IN his possession. The accused were taken
before Justice Lothrop and committed for examina-
ton.
ARREST OF HIGHWAY RoBBERs. -Betweea
~ and O'Clock yesterday morning, Mr. Jas. Stokes.
residing al No. $50 Front st while passing the GER
ner OF Water and Ca!harine SITS was suddenly at
tackled by three men, who knocked him down and
robbed him OF his shirt boots, and most Of his other
clothing, together with ~ so IN money, and then
ran OF A Mr.. Oliver happened to pass at the time
on his way TO bis residence IN Brooklyn, and soon
obtained the assistance Of officer Mcveigh, oil the
Seventh Ward who shortly atterward arrested ose
Henry Smith, who had on his person the shirt 81
which Mr. Stokes had been robbed Soon atter this
occurrence, Mr. John WEIGH was assaulted while
in Cherry.st near Oliver. and after being very scri
ousy beaten, was robbed of his watch and chain.
His cries for help brought officer Murphy to the spos
In time 20 effect the arrest OF the robber, VINO gave
his name Robert Basslnier. and he turned ous 70
be one Of the three men who had an hour previoss
robbed Mr.. Stokes Both were commitseooy 'us"cs
Timpson for trial
AWFUL DEATH.-An inquest was yes
,e,IaJ held ny Aid. oOnehlin, at tile house No. 80
Ann-st upon the body Of Margaret Schneider, Ger
man woman, 80 years OF age, who met her death IN
the following manner II appears that the deceased
and her husband occupied apartments on the 9th
floor 81 the house above named She had been un-
well for few days past, and yesterday msrnlns.
about l0l O'Clock, feeling sick at her stomach, she
went 10 the balcony surrounding the window OF hog
room, for the purpose II vomiting when she los. her
balance and fell head foremost upon the roof Of aa
adjoining building, dashing out her brains and kill
ing her II santly Tire husband of deceased stated In
his evidence before the jury that for some time past
his wife had been much addicted to the use OF a!dene
spirits and few moments previous TO her death. he
had been expostulatng with her for her Incorporate
manner OF life. verdict Of accidental death wac
rendered BY the Jury.
DARING THIEvEs-A LOSING BUSINESS
At o'clock on Wednesday evening, three men, who
unknown, drove up to the grocery OF Martin Iist
rick IN Eghth-av, between Thirty-ninth and Per
ft.fb cfz and no al
for moment diverted they managed to steal hrktn
Of butter, which two OF them we're putting into the
wagon, when NTH. discovered the theft and ssvethe
alarm this frightened the rascals that they He'd.
leaving behind them the butter well as the horse
and wagon. The latter were placed in charge Of
officers ElmoIe and Ioyt, OF the Sixteenth WARE
who took them TO The Police Station, where the
owners, If they think proper, can call for them.
few days since Mr. II. had two fTkins Of butter
stolen from III front Of his store, and be now suspects
II to have been stolen by the same fellows
ARREST FOR BURGLARY. - Two men,
named Charles smith, alias Poole, and Frederick
Chiner were yesterday arrested By oihcer DunSa
Of the Seventh Ward, charged with having, on me
gun store oil OrisOn Blunt, No. ~ Chatham'g.
and stolen thereffom seventeen revolves SIX diiks.
and three singe-barIeled pistols, valued altogethes
al $3.50 Smith confessed TO having been partner
In the burglary and ndiyldualt to whom The gooos
had been Offered for sale. proved that both were IN
plicated in the affair. They we're taken before Jus
tice Tlmpson and committed to prison for exaisna-
ton.
The HowARD-sTREEr POISONING CASE
The Jury, empaMeled on Tuesday last, 20 invesh-
gate the cause Of the death Of Mrs Jane Muller, who
died at O'Clock on Monday morning. under sus-
nicious crcumstances at the house No. % Howard
II met al the Fourteenth Ward Police Station, at
10 O'Clock yesterday morning to continue the iave.-
tgatlon The evidence OF Professor Reid, which
CONCLUDED the testimony, was taken, when the Jury
under the charge OF Aid. Ball, the acting Coroner.
retired to deliberate upon verdict After an absence
of about half hour, they came IN with the follow
ing verdict viz: That the deceased came 70 hes
Death by an over dose Of opium, administered 70
her BY the hands Of some person unknown 70 the
Jury Mr. Muller, the husband OF deceased, who
had been placed IL custody on the previous day.
was on the rendition Of the verdict, liberated
c. r. A r.JIo,,, ,anad Michael