New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-20
Philadelphia News Items.


Before the u. ). Commissioner. this morning
John Irwin the second mate and Isaac Csmm. the nrs
mate OF the brig ko, charged with smuggling about
1900 Havana cigars board the said vessel on her re-
cent yoytye from Havana 70 this port About 900 were
seized The cigars had been removed from the brig to
public house In the neghbOrhoOd kept by man named
Hawks Suspicious had been excited against the brig
and secret watch was setoyer her short time after
the removal Of the cigars from the brig the h1use in
question, cart driven up to the house and the box
# cigars were brought ami put into the cart they
were then seized by the Custom HOuse officer and the
defendant Irwin claimed them as biz property. and ad
nitted that he had srnugcied them ani saf they
his all There was no testimony come Csnm with
the transaction, and he dischargei Irwin was held
IN SOJ 10 answer ~ the present term The penalty, be
sides forfeiture Of the articles sczei l. fine
eeeding 5000 and an imprisonment not exceeding two
years.
There were $50 deaths in This city during last
week.
PHILADELPHIA Thursdsy. Nov. le 1852
The following named persons died suddenly
in this city during the lat q hours Sophia IN aged
45 year. residing in - J0hnst Joseph Homer (vite)
aged 30 years-rum Mary Cafharine Flick . years OF
ogc-suicde insane; Alice Walters, (coore) aged 3j
yeerf-rum and wrotcheiness John Nulty. aged 81
years, residing in Pine-st-accdeut ami George Taoa-
a. (coored)
Michael Cavenaugh and William Coleman
lave been arrested in tbs city, charged with depreatny
upon the pockets OF pas engers Walnust wharf The
fellows have been committed in delauh Of $1,000 each,
for luther hearing
Andrew Hines, of the KensingtOn Engine
Company. has been arrested and held b bail in s. OD)
answer the charge OF shooting John Reel OF the W liam
Penn Hose IN night on SUNDAY last
In the case / card before Commissioner HeaZ-
lett yesterday, in which Isaac Csmm aud john Irwin. the
hrst and second officers Of the brig Rio were charged
with smuggling large quantity o. Havana cisar III In
spector Of Customs who t. tiled gcctcd = notice the
whence he derived h information, AMI by 50 DO
ing probably the innocent cause of Comm being dis
charged lie remarked that che hai nothing against
Comm end did not know HIM IN the Transaction II he
had mentioned 20 the u. :. COMMISSIONER the name 81
James Castledine a Night Inspector from whom the W.T.
ness derived knowledge that smuggling was gong on
and where the goods were stored Ca'nm would prooa
by have been held TO aniwcr also The credlt o. the
seizure Is due to Mr. Ca,tedne as VIII appear from the
following statement Of facts; ,.
Ncht-fn.rcctor Casedinc. from certain IN ticotion'
had hs suspicious awakened that large iot OF H7yana
cigars had been brought candcsney from on board the
brig Rio yng at the loot OF Slippent AZ he was pas
ng slong Chetnuts he observed man trying % dls-
pose of scne Havana cigars levns these % be por-
ton OF those snurrled he GcCOstej the nan an inquire
the price Tic YVES told 81 per thousand. This price
confirmed his suspicious Is hc cigars were worm 50
per thousand Casilcdlne remark to the man. " On
had better not sell any more, As know where iey com'
from. ana you VIII get yourself mo dhcuiues. FROM
the conversation he had with the vendor, together with
other crcumnces he learned TINT 10000 had been sc-
creted IN house IN Pennst between Shppen AL SOUTH
kept ly the man Hawkins, and that they were TO be
speedily removed from there Mr. Castle line communi-
Gated his knowledge q Daynspect0r James Bowie, VINO
gave him advice 10 how he should proceed in the
business, Mr. Bowie not having charge oil the vessel "A
Mr.. CHsednc was proceeding to the ncighborhOod OF
Hawkins house 10 watch for the removal OF the cigars
he met Dey Inspector T. ~ Fcnin ton who hal the bry
Rio in charge. and who coming from his dinner
be supposed tnd appTsed kim OF the knowledge he had
upon The subject They agreed b take their stations the
one at Shipper aud Swansouts aud the other az Shppon
end Penn-the house OF Hawkins running through from
street 10 street Shortly aiervard Mr. Catcdnc saw
car drive up and the boxes OF cigars brought out of the
house and placed within it. lie then called TO Mr. Fen.
ngton, and they walked up together and made the
Mr.. Ca-ilednc remained in charge OF the goods,
while Mr. Pennington went to the Custom House TO give
information
The officer of the Customs seized about 5000 more
Yesterday on board of the vessel This makc4 pro5a-
bly, about 10000
There is vast amount Of smuggling takes place in the
article Of Havana cigars
Thomas Sheran, charged with poisoning fatal
Is hia wife, is trial in this city
A party of lrshmen went 70 work i'll MOya-
mensng, last night, and pulled down partly erected
building intended Tor Literary Institute The building
was eitustcd Eleventh and Catharnests. What the
motive OF the men was in perperang such an ac Is be-
yond conjecture.
. PHILADELPHIA Friday, Nov 10, 1852.
At 6 O'Clock last evening four unfinished
threcstory brick buildings situated Cumberand5t..
Kensingfon, owned by w. /. Z White. destroyed
by FIRE. Mr.. Whites loss il about S2,oOO-tuly coy
cred by insurance
During the week ending yesterday, 1885
tuns Of coal were shipped by Schuylkill Canal and
36g37 tuns were transported the Reading Railroad
The weather to-day is extremely disa-
grecabc.