New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-21


and good lodgings. We hope ths rest will be caught
| as there Is a horde Of them.
An aged female named Mary Prince
was knocked do wn in Broadway on Thursday eve
ming, by an omnibus. and severely injured. She wa'
removed to her residence corner OF Eighty fourth St
ard Seventh ay., by the Police.
A man named Drasso Smith WAS found
Thursday Eight lying across the track of the Hud
son River Railroad, having accidentally fallen from
the cars while they were in motion. He was taken
70 his residence, No. 305 Bleeckers'.
"A gang of Philadelphia counterfeiters
have, for some time past, been operating in different
parts of the City with counterfeit SO bills on the
Farmers and Mechanics Bank Of Rochester, N. Y.
A few days since one of them named John Meyer,
was arrested for offering one OF the oiils a. tne
grocery corner of No 10y Divison-st but upon ex.
animation no guilty knowledge was SHOWN, and
he was liberated. On the following day, meyer,
accompanied by another man, passe1 slmi-
lar counterfeit bill at the store of Geo. Fed,
Ger, No 90 Deancy-st. The tso then passed
over to Gantrons Sausage store No lO3 Deiancyst
and there they offered one OF the same class OF ous
Mr.. c., however, had, on the previous evening,
taken bill of the same kind. and at once informed
them that the one they offered was counterfeit.
He then sent for Officer Miner OF the Tenth ward
who succeeded in arresting Meyer, but his cempan-
ion escaped before the ARRIVAL OF the ollcer WINE
Meyer and his friend were thus operaung, two OF
the gang named Henry Cook and Catfish Relnlger
attempted TO PATS another OF the fraudulent oils al
the grocery Of Anthony Trnandy, No lO9 DIVISION
St, where Meyer had, two days previous trlec tne
same game They were Immediately arrested oy
Officer Skidmoye, ard were subsequently commitseo
BY Justice Tlmpson. 1t is supposed tna' i S,
number of these bills have been passed in the City,
ana persons who have taken them viii further the
ends OF Justice by calling az the Essex Police Court
and giving Information TO justice Ilnpson OF 70 ne
Clerk MIR Lalor. The bills in question are very
poorly executed The paper when held up TO the
light, has blush hue and when laid down has
reddish cast.
AT o'clock yesterday afternoon, Mr..
John orence, one of tie proprietors of the City
Hotel, corner of Howard St and Broadway, cut his
throat from ear to ear with razor. He was soon
after discovered, bleeding profusely, and several
physicians were Immediately called in, OF whom
dressed the wound His recovery is highly lmprooa-
ble as the windpipe is partially severed Mr.. Flo
renee for some time past has been IN poor health,
and recently made up his mind to take trip to
Charleston, c., for his health. About an hour pre-
vous to the commission OF the rash act he had taken
passage the steamship Marion for himself and
wife 1t is supposed that he must have been labor
ing under a nj OF arrangement at the time OF com
miltipg the deed. He us man OF considerable prop
efty and it is not probable that difficulties OF apecu-
mary nature could have inducedis.
u The guardians of the Aztecs will be
compelled to make three exhibitions a day. The
room last night was by far too much crowded for
told there was great rush.
WALKING UPSIDE DOwN.-Thc famous
Mccormick, who walks polished slab Of marble,
head downward, 30 feet from the ground, appears,
we see, at Barnums Museum, on Monday evening.
The BOTTLE THIS AFTERN oN.-The
celebrated Family Play of The Bottle" that
erybody is talking about is to be performed this
afternoon, as well this evening at Barnum's Mu-
scum. Here's chance for the little ones.
The GRAND JURY.-The report in cir
culatiOn that the Grand Inquest now in session did
participate in the visit MADE by the Corporation OF
the City Of New-York to Blackwell's Island on
Thursday, the 10Th inst, is entirely unfounded. The
Grand Inquest had no part nor lot in the matter
JOSEPH B. BREWSTER, Foreman
HENRY p. WEST, Secre lary.
Ner- York, FEB. 20, 1852
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