Sunday dispatch. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1845-1854, 1852-03-14
Htenas of the Week.

6a5- William Thomas, engineer of the Marble works
in Broadway, when returning home on Tuesday even
ing assaulted in Thirtysecond street, by James
Nc Williams and Patrick Martin, tho former Of whom
drew s large knife aud stabbed him six times in the
BODY. me RyEpgtrators of the deed Ned but have
man was aaissakeH for Mr. Faukener against whom
McWillisms had expressed resentment
Bzy- According to the annual report of the Brook
yn City Hospital just published, the number of ad-
missions during the past year has been 130 of whom
only eight were Americans.
na1- Captain McCann of the American Bark John
son, arrested and held to answer q charge of
swapping pistol at his mate while the ship ly-
iug at anchor at Havana, on the 18th Of February.
The principal witness against him his steward,
who baving heard him make of threats against
the life Of themate plugged the nipples of his pistols
and then replaced the caps on them.
&C. A boy of the name Of Oliver Hewitt, aged six
years, residing with his father in Dawson Avenue
Brooklyn was killed on Thursday by piece of rock
blasted by Philip Lynch An inquest was held the
body next day, and in rendering verdict the jury
attached much blame to Lynch for his culpable neg
ligence.
Rds- On Wednesday afternoon, a rather respectable
woman, calling herself Elizabeth Dolan, was charged
before Justice Osborne with stealing two drers pat
terms from the store of James Beck & Co. Broadway
and committed to prison for trial
asg- Patrick Burns, some weeks since arrived from
Ireland while suffering from Ship fever in Flatbush
Hospital Brooklyn, wandered out of his bed and not
knowing the house, as 1t supposed fell into refuse
hole and was not found until Wednesday being two
weeks from the time he was missed
egrThe First Regiment, N. Y. Volunteers turned
out on Wednesday afternoon to assist at the burial of
james W. Horton, one of their comrades.
R7J- On Tuesday afternoon, woman named Ann
Cape was run over in the Bowery Bayard street,
and badly injured.
AaS-A fine male infant aged about six weeks, was
found on Monday evening by cficer Logan, in the
entry way Of the house No "a Beekman street, occu-
pied by the anti-ganiblng society. 1t was removed
to the aims house.
eag- The Recorder, on Tuesday, quashed the in
dietment TOR libel against the HeraH the part of
the American Art Union, on the ground that being
lottery it could not be libeled.
&s7- dispute having arisen between Stephen
Breshopp, keeper of q boarding house, 1853 Third st
and one his boarders named Peter Weimar, Bre-
shopp drew large knife and stabbed Wemar with
it. Breshopp was committed TO prison by Justice
Mountford to answer to the charge.
IA James Murray formerly a waiter at Tammany
Hall, attempted to commit suicide Friday last at
his residence in Mulberry street. BY cutting his throat
with rasor The wound which was severe but not
fatal was dressed and he is now apparently to his
own regret in fair way ofrecoveriDg.
RaS-On Friday evening dead infant was found
lying in the gutter at the of Nineteenth street
aHd Ninth Avenue.
A5-A named Stephen Carroll fell overheard on
Friday evening from vessel at the foot of Burling
Slip and was drowned.
@B- forged check the bank of America pur-
porting to be drawn bV Messrs Wetmore and Crv-
DER in favor of John Sullivan for So 00O was detected
on Wednesday last, and the person presenting 1t,
N.Y. Il B. P ike taken into custody. Mr. Pike stated,
and there is reason to bseve it. that he received the
cheek from third party.
EB- Mr. James Marine presented TO the New York
Typographical Society. Saturday week a paper
published in the year 1854 and called the Nesc York
Gasetie or Weekly Post Boz" that being its 641st
Der.
s-Thomas Clarke, residing at the corner of Spruce
and William streets, committed suicide By taking
arsenic yesterday moruing.