New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-27

! Otonnof, OF tle fOur-h Ward charged Win ns'Lns
forged the name Of Messrs. Weddifeld Cohn. mer
chants Of this City, TO order Mr. james T. Wsier'
for two keg- Of wrought mails The nails were delV
cred. and when the bill AID order presented 10
BE- forgery The accused was taken before Justice
Bogart end committed 20 await examination, which
viii be held this morning at II o'clock 81 Which time
me friends state that they can exhibit state OF iscS
showing his entire innocence OF the crime charged
against him.
BOARD OF ALDERMES-Richard I. Compton,
Esq. IL the Chair and quorum present The minutes
/ Of the previous meeting were read and approved
/ Petitions R,feTred-Of large number Of citizens IN
favor Of the Broadway Railroad project of about 2O
citizens in favor Of granting the Catharlnest Ferry
Company additional slip room on the Newly rk SIDE
Of thirty eight persons TO be organized az Fire Com
psny 10 be located the foot of North AOorest OF
Engine Company No . for additional story 10 their
| engine house Of Elijah F. Purdy and Bryan McCahl,
for grant 10 construct railroad, with double track,
} from the Harlem River, through Second.av~ and in
direct line through Chryste, Division Chatham ana
PeArl-sts 10 Franklin go, and thence 10 HaaoVel-sq
The petitioners offer 20 carry passengers Tor nve cents
end purpose 70 set apart two hours In each day-one IN
the morning and one in the e7enng-turlns which tney
will carry laborers and mechanics for three cents OF
59l citizens against the Broadway Railroad; Of the Vete-
Corps of the War of 1912 and 1914 for aid.
ResoiaiOns Adop;ed-To light Clifst with gas.-That
il be referred 10 the Committee Ordinances. To IN
guire into the proprety of preventing sreetsprnkers
from sprinkng the streets during the time that repairs
are being made. To light 35ths with gas from 4th to
6th-svs
EReports Adopted-To set curb end gutter-stones in
9fh-st between 81 and itl-avs To Macadamize 7th-
av from 44th to 59th-st To purchase new hose car
rage for Hose Co No 81 To grant Wilson Small and
associates the OF the the new Essex Mar
ket for the purpose Of establishing Missionary Sabbath
School To appropriate 5000 additional tor clearing
streets In favor Of granting John Hicks and Abraham
Berry ferry lease 70 establish ferry from the prop
erty OF John HEX, at the easterly side of Pier No
IS o. d, yer 10 or near Aa nroperty Of sad Abraham
J. Berry in the City Of WILLIAMSBURG near the c0un-@
~ line OF the City OF Brooklyn, for term OF fifteen
years from the Let Of May, 1888 at the annual rent OF
1900, payable quarterly, the rates OF passage and
freight 10 be the those of the Peckslp Ferry;
the Company to build bridge on the south-eastery side
OF Pier No % erect bridges and provide good hoats
and other accommodations that they provide as good
bons the Fulton Ferry, and that the Con.
troer and counsel regulate the times for running and
other necessary arrangements.
On motion the Board adjourned TO the lst Monday in
November
~ A lady named Benson, while crossing
Broadway, Canals;. Yesterday, had her pocket
picked OF els by a boy She observed him. however
and procured he srrcst but although he confessed the
theft the money missing. having been passed to
confederate. The boy was only about IL years old
BOARD OF ASSISTANT Administration
OF w W Deforest & Co and others in the yicintyof
Souih-st and Buring slip, 10 have Southst repaired in
front Of Nos. 7s TO s. TO Committee on Streets
Memorial from the proprietors OF TIE Daily Times IN
regard to printing the debates Referred.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS setting fOrih tnAt the veteran
Corps of 1872 1918 and 1914 organized to assist each
other relieve the sick &cthat in process OF obtaining
the land warrants granted to them by Congress they
have to pay for tie County Clerks certificate In each
case which is paid to the City Treasury-with re-
solutions that the Controller be authorized 10 refund,
&c. TO Committee on Finance.
That Madison Hose Company, No 81, be allowed five
additional men. Adopted.
Rs,oired That the Hudson River Railroad Company be
required take mp the present rails nHudson; az also IN
Canal and West-sts and put down gooyed rail, similar
That the Street Commissioner be- and he ia hereby
required TO take up the rails OF said track from Cham
bers 10 Thirty .irst-st. Adopted.
Death Of Mr.. Hebser.-An addition Of four was made
TO the Special Committee of this Board. In relation to
appropriate proceedings to testify respect
Communication from the Counsel 10 the Corporation,
On answer 70 resolution Of inquiry stating that now
ever proper and expedient might be TO comply VITA
the ordinance of the Common Council, providing that
the polls shall be held where intoxicating liquors are
sold there be doubt that noncompliance with
such ordinance would in manner affect the validity
of the election" Ordered on tie.
Reports-Of Committee on Roads, IN iavor OF cross
walk at intersections Of l25ih 26t l27th. l25th and
129th.str. to Sd, 4th and 5th-avs. Adopted
OF Committee on Streets 10 concur TO fence yscan,
lots On Madisonav, between both ana 2tnsis also on
27thsi between 4ih and 5th-hys. Adopted
Of same To concur to repair carrisge-way IN south
ST. from Maidenlane to Fulton-st. Adopted
OF Committee on Fire Department IN iaVor o. PsyinS
bill of Thomas Bell for services as belr1nger Adopted
The Board then adjourned to the first Monday In
November
FmK.-On Monday night at late hour,
fire occurred in the Dry Goods of NJ. .. Kinney
No ISL Eghthav., caused by the goods IN one oil the
windows gnitng from the gas burner Inc premises
were damaged TO the amount of about 800. Captain
Stevenson Of the Sixteenth Ward with the assistance
of one of his men, and Mr.. Kinney, exnnguished the
flames with q few pail OF water. No alarm was gwen
by the bells Several fire companies were on the
ground but their services fortunately not required
BURNED TO DEATH IN MYSTERIOUS MAN
NER-1he Coroner yesterday called TO the Bellevue
Hospital the foot of Twenty sixth st. East river tOr
the purpose holding inquest upon the body OF Ann
Morrison a native of Ireland 20 years OF age, whose
death the result Of burns received IN very mys
FERROUS manner ltsppears that deceased was admitted
10 the Hoo pa on Saturday evening being In what
il termed collapsed condition. unable 10 speak oreath'
ing with great difficulty and with her extremines very
cold She attended by DIR. Garrett, VINO hsd hei
psced in a cell and provided named Martina
Dolan TO take OF her In the course OF the night
the nurse left the room and did return until o'clock
on the Mountaineering when entering the CELL she
encountered the fumes of burning straw and soon aus
covered that the bed FIRE and the deceased DEAD
she having been hockingly burned Previous TO leaving
he room on Saturday night the nurse had administered
some medicine which had been provided by the physl
cian the deceased In the presence OF Dennis FOiey
the keeper Of the cells who held the light for her out az
the door but did not 60 in with H. There Is fireplace
in the room but according TO the testimony oil DOth the
nurse and the keeper fire had been in during the
evening In what The bed took hre therefore
u mystery. and can be accounted tor III 40 other way
about her person and that by some means they became
gnted and thus hre to the straw OF which the bed
was made The Jury rendered verdict, that the de-
ceased her death in one OF the cells OF The
Bellevue Hospital 10y the bedclothing taxing nre but
in what manner the Jury are unable to ascertain
~ Bernardus s. Haight, who is now under
indictment several charges OF false preten'es, IN
having sold fraudulent passage tickets TO persons elnl
grating 10 California and who was Monday last
rendered by his bail and rearrested yesterday procured
other bail and was liberated from custody.
CHARGE OF GRAND LARcEsY.-Offcer Lyon,
ofthe Eleventh Ward, yesterday arrested man named
samuel Mcdonald charged with having stolen copper
pump copper steam pipes and other articles, valued
in ali al $40 from the steamboat Amanda lying 81 the
Dry Dock, the property OF Mr.. w ;. Dey, OF No 80
Veseytt The accused, II Is alleged was seen IN the