The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-10
Brooklyn city In telligencc.


Congressional district comprising Suffolk, Queens Rich
mend and the country towns of Kings county met at
Jamaica at u O'Clock NJ THURSDAY and on the first bal
lot elected the Hon William T. McCoun, Of Queens
county delegate to the Baltimore Convention which
assemblies in June next, to nomnrte candidate for
President. Mr.. McCoun is Of the barnburner school
of democracy He formerly held the Off Of Vice Chan
ceor and until lately OF the judges Of the Su
preme Court of this judicial district
Love AVID LARcENY.-A young man, named Richard
Sullivan brou before Justice King yesterday on
warrsnt charging him with the larceny of seventeen
soveregns (rtsh) from Miss Mary CALDWELL which was
perpetrated under the following circumstances The
complainant is an emgrant recently from Ireland and
since her arrival lived with family in Raymond street.
where Sullivan made her acquaintance ana being smt
Years night he called at the house. and protractng his
stay until the only remaining candle had bsen burned to
elttle end Of nothing at ALL they left in dark
ness. The landlady not having any change to buy
other Miss Mary proered her the wherewtha aud TAX
Ing well filed purse from her pocket, handed her the
required amount and again repsced it In the in
Of the landladys absence, the lover succeeded In
stactng the purse but the loss not discovered until
after he had gone Next day he made acquainted
with the fact OF the knowledge q his guilt and he sent
her SIS to settle but ascertanng afterwards that
rant had been issued for mis- he sent her SO
with the request that She would sign paper agreeing
not to prosecute which she did and when before the
court acknowledged it and pleaded for his release with
all the native eloquence peculiar to her country The
being rather enguac the justice reserved his
decision until he could obtain the advice of the District
Attorney.
THE ANNUAL RENTING PEws in the Plymouth
Churcn (kev Henry ward Beecher, pastor TOOK place
Tuesday evening and resulted in the disposal Of one
hundred and forty pews which brought aggregate
s. 500 The bidding was spirited throughout Four OF
the ri choice seats were rented at Slb premium four
at Sl2 &c. six at $40, and the remainder at less
The premiums amounted to Sab
EMPIRE Engine Co No. ia trial of the capacities
of this engine bad Thursday evening, which
proved highly satisfactory to all who witnessed It, and
especially so to the members OF the company stream
OF water was thrown about fifteen feet above the liberty
pole foot OF Fulton street where the took place
which unprecedented feat opturously appauded by
large concourse of people who had been drawn thther
by the occa,ion. The pole Is l27 feet in height.
SAD Result AN AccDENr--The wife of Mr. David
McCombs OF the officers of the Third district police
came to her death Thursday in nures
received by fall upon the ice few days since.
RECOVERY sroLEN Goops.-A woman named
Mary Allen was on Thursday arrested liz Greenwich street
", by Asst. Capt Latham, First district Brooklyn
police on the charge of grand larceny. The accused
formerly lived in the family Of H. r. Brown servant
in Cumberland street this city and during her residence
there managed to carry off large quantity Of clothing,
and other articles nearly all of which had been slowed
in her trunk which the officer found al her present resi-
dtnce in Amty street The goods brought to the
First district rtation house last evening and portion
of them were Identified by the The woman
locked up to answer.
THE DEGRrE REBEccA, OR LADys DEGREE. This
degree established at the last session of the Grand Lodge
of the United States /. o. of o. T., was on Wednes-
day evening conferred upon three ladies' the wives
members Of Fulton Lodge, No &C. OF this city by Bro.
Quackenboss, Dep Dist, Grand Master.
Housr RoBnERy The residence Of DR.. A. Whaley,
No. 1876 Clinton street, entered Wednesday
ing by burglars and robbed of number of articles Of
considerable value, among which two OF
gical nstIumens, small sum of money, and
coat. As there no evidence of entrance being
effected by force IL is supposed that inress OBJ
my had retired the thieves proceeded in the execution
of thet purposes