New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-28

,,I1.s-,,h Ward yesterIsy arrested one john Ham
sr ultt having In hi, possession clothing ~ me vau
- S0a yhich be had, few hours previous, $40 %,
bs ,soripe Establishment of Mr.. WIN Stu npn,' NO -
Ieonatdst Ha was taken before Justice mc"fain, "
,,hom be maze full confession of guilt ana was oo
uitted TO snlwer the charge.
ApRrsr FOR GRAND LARCENY.-A col
a ,,o,ran named Margaret Davis was yesterday
ssrSb, l.aying the house No 80 M"Tcerst wnch sns
"a entered with talse key, win slIk "''Ve aui
dress v.lufo at s33 In her posse"on. 'n1' properly
shs hsd ,toep from the room OF Miss Lee Roy, one "
~ 80. The prisoner ba1fed over 10 the
s,,ody of Ofacer November, o. the Eighth Ward, ana
snh..ouently committed for trial BY Justice hcuratn
Roam OF SyPERvIsoRs-TH Tuesday, July
81 s52-Con frmGtiOn Of Assessmtnt Ltts.-The spe'
30, Commtfee made report la relation u the assess
men, hats recommending that they be confirmed aud
The tax spporoncd at 90 cents mills on each SlOO on
xsJusiiop as recommended by the communication OF
The Controller the Committee say there has been an
increase In items Of expenditure, and they are
desire % TO continue their inquiry TO ascertain II IL 10
prsce able that any reduction be made and the re-
suit OF their observation will be given In future report
The repor, on6lng the lists was adopted
being at IA NJ, and became lien Oh all real estate
after that time. g.. l -
Ali Tweed moved that the Special Committee be
5schs rsed, on the ground that the Commiuee nsu
made theft report and their beiI continued weuo 10
terfere with standing Committee of the Boaro
motion after debate, was lO't, and the Cornmee o.a1
consists Cf the Recorder and Aid Ilemann anu D'''/
nm R.fyred of Prof Reed, s37 for post morIem M
exam ipston on the body OF the iats MIS- o0Ni0'' "
Flora Poster, for board Of James McNsily ron.
resolution was presented by AID Barr tnst INC Ioh'
,,oi,y nav The bills of officers atte nding in Courts on
th.ir being rtifed by the Clerks OF the Courts ana
verified by the Oahs OF the oihcers, aacp Colodv
IId Oakley offered resolution that Charles 1m,auy
he aopoinfed an attendant In Cour In place OF Wam
johnson, but withdrew it, and the Board aoJourneo'
nj
Be,ts-T yiai for ReroA Thomas Clark, ffancs Ol
xs, jobn Moopey Frederick Macoy, VIM smith, shd
Ia. MrKniebt seamen of the ship Challenge were trleh
on an Indictment for revolt, during the voyage o, Tue
sbip from San Francisco TO China, In February, 1877
the men shipped TO 90 10 Hong Kong, or any other
NON of entry or discharge ia CbOs The first trouble
4 was ssid by the third mate witness, occurred by
some difficulty between Oliver and the cook and On
VET threw sonne meat overheard The cook told Tin
ne would Inform the Captain The Coz K took up bill
Lar of wood and threw at Oliver, and he and Olver
had tu,se Oliver drew his knife as did others OF the
crew theirs, but old not use them. The captain came
forward and psraied and said be hoped they did
not mean TO deprive him Of the conmaud OF the
ship Mooney replied that he could stand IN the
shoes Of any man on board. The Captain SAID ne
did not care whose shoes be stood 10 so long as ne oio
not stand In his Mooney called him gray headed g.
ofsb- and said II be did not away they would have
him overheard On the Monday following, thsre was
second trouble; they all came aft with paper ana ds
naDded u ct they should 60 10 Hong Kong, and Snh
said II cry worked till the matter was settl so, ne
would knife him. The Captain demonstrated with the
men and told themi hey compelled him TO go 20 hone
Kong he would hand them over 10 the Consul de
wished them to put Into smslisapd about one hundrea
miles off, where they could get fresh provisions, ano
where he thought an arrangement might be made oJ
which they would not have to go further than Hons
Kong They refused and the Captain steered for Hons
Kong on her arrival at which place he hanse the er
over TO the American Consul and they we're sent home
IN the sioop Oi.wsr Marion, for trial
In defense 1t was denied that the men did any more
Than remonstrste they had right TO do; that the
ship was upseaworhy and that they had been given to
understand the time of shipment that they were 60
Ing Hong Kong and had been msled by the shipping
articles II was aso contended by counsel that there
was not enough done 10 deter man OF ordinary firm
ness from doing HIS duty. The Jury found them mol
guilty -
In the case of John Clark, Edward Mortimer, Pau
Jones and William Story, seamen OF the ship L. e
Scranton indicted for attempt to make revolt ht
Dktrict Attorney entered a nolle prosequi and they
were discharged -
Arole prosequi was also entered in the case OF VII
Ram North, indicted for larceny as 10 some money OF
board the steamship West Wind 10 which indictmen
he pleaded not guilty. He was discharged