Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-11-20
To Messrs. HUTCHINSON. day Book.

Yours respectfully
IMOGEN MERCIEN,
Corresponding Secretary.
To Messrs. HUTCHINSON. Day Book.
Assault and Robbery.--Cummings Cheeny,
late of Pittsburg Pa, but at present stopping at
l39 Washington street, was assaulted on Wednes-
day evening about ten O'Clock, by q man who
keeps porter-house on Washington street The
assailant, il is alleged, after knocking him down,
choked him and beat him. While Cheeny was
down, it is also alleged that the assailant took
from him buckskin belt containing seven hum
dred and forty dollars, five hundred dollars of
which were in double eagles, the remainder in
half eagles. This happened at the said porter
house of the accused. Policemen Gfeather and
Conoly, of the first ward heard the struggle, and
repaired to the place. They arrested the accused
and his wife, and in the possession Of the latter
they found the stolen money. The accused was
taken before Justice Osborn, and committed for
examination.-N. y San, 18th
Charges of Grand Larceny.-Oficer Gelt-
zord, of the Sth ward, yesterday arrested female
who stands charged with stealing gold watch
and chain, valued at seventy-fve dollars, from Mr..
Norman, stopping at the Metropolitan Hotel,
while he was in her company. When arrested,
the stolen property was found in her possession,
and on being taken before Justice Stuart, she was
committed to prison for trial.
Yesterday afternoon, officer Underh Of the Cd
ing in his custody man who stands charged with
stealing gold watch and chain, appraised at sew
enty-fve dollars, the property of Mary Livingston,
resident of 100, Church street. After stealing
the watch and chain the accused, il is said, fed
to Albany, where he pawned the same for thirteen
dollars and with the proceeds started for Sarato-
ga, where he remained until arrested. He was
locked up by Justice Stuart.-N Y. San, 18th.
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A Mysterious Land.--The last California
steamer brings accounts of the discovery Of the
ruins of certain cities embosomed in the Rocky
Mountains, in the vicinity Of the Mormon settle
ments of Utah. These cities were passed through
by Capt. Walker in 1850, who with the exception
of Lieut.. Beal, is the only person who has accom-
plished SO great an exploit. Capt. Walker has re-
vealed many interesting particulars in regard to
the locality which cannot fail TO elicit great atten
ton, and awaken profound interest. He found
there the runs in state of great perfection; the
streets were well defined. and many of the build
ings were in remarkable state of preservation; the
stone and brick having the appearance of being
glazed, as though they had been passed over by
raging CONGREGATION. Captain W. also asserts that
he has discovered in that section race of Abb
noes, who are probably the descendants Of those
who erected the buildings.
Railroad ColIision.--A fearful collision took
place about o'clock yesterday morning on the
Baltimore and Susquehanna railroad, at the Relay
House, Of which the following are the facts The
passage train from Baltimore for York, on reach
ing the above place, was in the act Of switching
of, in order to allow the train from York to get
past. The engineer, however, had not succeeded
before that train came along at the usual speed
and fearful collision took place. Both locomo-
tves forcibly came in contact, and were awfuly
smashed, whilst the mail, express, baggage, and
passenger cars were almost completely demolish-
ed, fragments flying in every direction. The es-
cape of all in the train from injury is certainly re-
markable. The conductors of both trains were
brothers, the Messrs. Scott and were the only
persons hurt, and they but slightly The occur
renee is attributed to difference of time in the
watches. The cost of repairs will be consider
able.-Bahimore San, 10Th inst.
An Altered Note of the Philadelphia bank was
shown to us yesterday, so ngeniously done as al
most to defy detection. II had been flee, and the
figures had been carefully erased and tDenty
engraved on very thin paper pasted over the two
places very neatly, while the denomination IN the
body of the note was altered in similar way. But
no one need be deceived by these notes, if it is
only remembered that in the genuine twenty dol
lar note the figures 20 each of the four COR
ners, while the five only has place for figures on
the lower lefl-hand corner, and one near the up
per right-hand corner. The vgnette of the genu-
inc twenties is in the centre, that OF the lives at
the upper left-hand corner.
fPhilad Evemtng BnAetin
A Freak of Nature.-The Troy Budget says
that Mrs. Adam Martin, residing in South Troy,
was delivered of three children at one birth last
Monday morning--one of which was alive and
the remaining two dead The dead children were
united together from the breast TO the lower ex-
tremity of the bodies--the other portions being
separated and natural 1t is the opinion OF ply
sicians that they possess only one heart, which
extends into both bodies The children are pre-
served in spirits, and it is the intention OF Mr..
Martin to keep them as curiosities. DIR. ]. Myron
was the attending physician. The mother and
child are doing well.--ABany hniek.
Heavy MISUNDERSTANDING during Thursday
night, the extensive dry goods house of Mcssrs.
Lowman a. Bro, on Baltimore street, west of Light,
was burglariously entered by rogues, who man
aged to elude the observation OF the watch and
carry off goods worth at least S7oo, OF which S3oo
worth were shawls and the balance in silk goods.
The robbers gained access TO the store by forcing
off a lock from the front cellar door They de-
scended them, and cropping their way to the steps
leading above, got in through the opening. The
robbery was not discovered until about o'clock
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