Sunday dispatch. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1845-1854, 1852-03-21
ttems Of the Week.

Sc John Burgess convict, after escaping from
Blackwels Island was picked up on Tnesdsy night
by one of the South Ferry boats, floating down Ae
river on ladder
ssf' The Indictment cha,ging William Dsemap
with The msnslsuphter OF Thomas McCarty has been
ignored by the Grand Jury and the accused dis
charged CT his reoognisances.
6R- Mayor Kingsand has presented the Aztec chill
dren with beautiful gold Lever Hunting watch
$50 o. Sunday afternoon, company Of the New
York regiment Of Volunteers turned out attend the
funeral of James Sere, one of their former compan-
Ions arms This is the second death that has oc-
CURED in the remnant Of this gallant regiment with
in the week.
sss~ Margaret McCsfsrly war found on the morn
ing of Saturday week lying on the pavement at ths
corner of Avenue and Eighth ST.. suffering from
the effects OF audanum taken for tbs purpose Of
icide She wss removed to the hofpitai.
a4- Margaret Barber. poor ia the ba bit Of
begging cold victusls while entering Gnnter's HOTEL
Fulton etreet on Saturday for that purpose, at
tackea by ferocious dog, which Sc zng her by the
cheek DIT it through. After some dificuty The poor
woman wss rescued end conveyed to the hospital
So As policemen Vrandenberg Of the twentieth
Ward, endeavoring to que riot Saturday
evening, he assaulted by John Ffiel who several
times presented gun at him and Threatened 10 shoot
him Ultimately he was arrested and locked up
lxzT Henrietta Hepburn and Kate Lewis were com
nitted to prison on Monday by Justice Osborne on
charge Of picking the pocket of Miss Charlotte Bev.
IS A Polish jew calling himself Jacob Levy, WAS
arrested on Monday evening" charged with breaking
Co 73 Broadway, bundle Of csmbric mullins. The
evidence against him being conclusive, he
mitted to prison.
Sss-A An inquest was held on Tuesday, at No AIS
Ea hth Avenue. the body Of onu Doscher, Ger
man by birth. who died suddenly the Sunday pre-
vious. Natural consequences being tbs cause OF
death verdict returned accordingly.
40 he forgery on the bauk Of America for
$4,000, in which a Mr. H Pike figured @nd partic-
ulars of which given in our last brought to
a conclusion Wednesdey, aud Mr.. Pike fully com
mitted in default Of $4,000 bail.
Jsz3-The political refugees from Cuba, residing in
this city raised $500 for the benefit Of the gal
liant volunteers receatly arrived home from exile.
Eas-Ou Wednesday morning man named Patrick
Spots found in feeble state, lying stoop 10
Tenth Avenue. He was removed to the Hospital, but
died In the of the day. The DR. wGs unable to
sey what his disease.
s8-As the proeession pntricis's day we .Sro-
cepdiDg up Chambers Street that part OF the line
occupied by the II B. Society obstructed in It's
passsge by wagon, on which an stercstion ensued
between the driver and some Of the ia the pro
cession The temper Of the Benevolent Sons not be-
ing improved by the nclemepcy Of the weather from
words they proceeded to blows aud the result WAS
| that the carman soundly troupced.
BS~The Police on Sunday last made descsnt on
| the house 32 Mulberry street in which number Of
| Germans smueing themselves with game Of
cards Eleven Of TIE Dutchmen We're committed to
Jail 10 default of bail for breach OF the new Gsmb
| ling laws,
&1-A young woma named Mary Simpson aged is
years residing at % Courtandt street, while,
| Thursday endeay0riDg TO extract btalne from ner
clothes with csmphene came too near the fire when
the camphene gnited setting fire to her Clothes and
before assistance could be Procured she shock.
| ingly and it is feared, fatally burned
1.-TWO young men, named Howard and Moriarty,
were committed to prison charge of burglariousy
entering Sunday night the store 70 Goold street
and stealing $500 worth Of leather the property OF
Gilman e. Son
ES- The steamship Hermann. bound to South
ampton and Bremen, after being 790 miles out at
returned to this city the 18th, in consequence Of
oavrf Hrcn fba nbu oft fbn
az David Bertram died on the 18th instant at the
City Hospital in consequences Of injuries received
board the schooner Samuel Smith, to which he was
| attached az a sailor.
Az- John Mcclellan, II years of age, died on Tues
day from juries received by running against cart
on he previous evening from which he received q
wound in the abdomen.
So Lewis schmeltz, resident of this city, where
he bad wife and four children, committed suicide in
Philadelphia the l7th inst by taking arsenic.
He had frequently attempted bis life previous to the
final one.
Aa-A respectable looking female named Margaret
Aderton, seeing trunk lying at the Philadelphia
Railrcad Depot foot of Liberty Street, Tuesday,
called colored msn and directed him to carry 1t to
| her house IS Oak street. The missing his
trunk called ofncer who traced the thief 10 her
houee, where he fouud her examining the contents
She had made away with $4OO worth Of silver-ware
and jewelry, before the arrival OF the officer.
s EzrOn Wednesday evening, FANNY Cruise aged nine
years. living with her parents at AIS Cherry street
fell into the sink at The back Of the house from
which some person mad removed board, and before
asy one discovered the accident she wss sufocated
/ 4s- During the severe storm on Wednesday, a
shanty blown down at the Quarantine Staten
Island in which hundred persons, all Of
whom escaped with the exception Of female
killed
az The investigation of the charges against Mar.
gareuta Lohrene will be resumed early the ensuing
! week if her health permits
SS~ John Holen, a mason while working st the
steepIe of the church corner Of Fifth avenue and
Twenty third st.. fell from the sca0ld-a distance
sixty feet. Conrad Miller who was working next
him was arrested, charged with knocking him off
but has since been discharged the IL jured msn
+ distinctly stated that 1t was accidental Notwith
standing the immense height Hoen FELL is impro
wing rapidly, and expects soon to be about
$ sa-The case of John L Sullivan and the Cuban
Sympathsers has occupied the attention the Court
every day this week and has not yet come to oon-
ciusion Nothing ofimportsuce hiss transpired du-
ring the investigation.
Ss-Mr Richard Leycroft the Oldest member OF tn
M. g. Church In this city, or perhaps in the Union
died Thureday last at the advanced 0ge of ninety
years. He OF the few who worshipped in the
Old Sail Loftn in Horse and Cart (now William) st
the first place of worship opened by the Methodist
York
eas- John McDonough was committed to prison on
yesterday for passing SIS counterfeit bill Of the Penn
Township Bank of Philadelphia.
&s- Hugh Mclaughlin another Of the members Of
. the New York Regiment of Volunteers, died at the
City Hospital on Friday Deceased only 20 yeara
Of age His funeral takes place to-day.
r as The work on the sxth-avenue Railroad will be
e commenced in few days. The Company expect tc
complete the road and have it in operation in about
four months
J @S- The Governors of the New York Hospital hav,
resolved henceforth not to receive within the walls
f that nstitution any persons having Ship Typhu
a | Fever.
sg~ Bernard Bates charged with the murder OF th,
Germsn at the Battery kept in prison since then
j. discharged Friday the Grand Jury refusing Il
t find an indictment against him.