Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-11-24
From the Evening Mirror.
New York Items.

AN OUTRAGEOUS SwMpLE-SILLINo Hoxsx
HEADS FOR PRIME Bxxr.-A man calling himself
VIM. Ely, but known TO be the possessor Of at
least half dozen aliasss, was arrested on Satur-
day by officer Allison, of the chiefs Office, for
swindling several firms out Of considerable
amounts of money, by consigning to them horse
heads and refuse beef packed in barrels rs prime
beef and receiving of them advances on the same
1t appears that recently he called upon Mr.. Isaac
Odel agent for the Providence Propeller Com
pany, and stated that no had two lots Of prime
beef in, barrels, valued at from 80 TO sll per
barrel which he had consigned to Arm in ono Of
the eastern States and that he wanted the COM
pany to forward it. He then presented bill for
freight amounting TO 1915, vbich the agent paid,
expecting to receive the amount again, together
with tho company's charge, from the consignee.
When the beef arrived, however, no such arm rs
that il had been consigned TO could be found, and
the beef was left in possession OF the company
who had it inspected, when i turned out to b.
horse heads and refuse beef. II is stated further,
that the Fall River Company vsre defrauded out
of $3.50 in similar manner by the accused. He
was taken before Justice Osborn, and committed
to prison for examination.
SERIOUS FIaHr IN CHERRY s7REEr-Yesterday
afternoon some drunken fellows got into fight
at the corner Of Cherry and Oliver streets, and in
few moments a crowd Of iders collected to wit
ness il. man named James Cody, residing at
No. ~ Vandewater street, interfered, and was
violently assaulted and beaten by two OF the gang,
named Patrick and Timothy Sullivan, one OF
whom felled him to the pavement with stono
which struck him on the head young man
named Patrick Wogan was also served in q SINH
lar manner his head being badly cut by stone.
He WINS picked up inssnsble, and taken home
Officers Maher, Wogan, and Welsh, OF the 18th
ward, succeeded in arresting the two fighters
above named, and in dispensing the crowd. The
prisoners were committed by Justice Bogart for
examination.
DEATH ON SHrrBoAnp-Coroner Hilton yester-
day held an inquest on board the ship Ticondero-
ga, lying at pier SO East river, upon tho body Of
female emigrant. seventy years Of age, Who was
sick when she took passage, thrtythrce days since
at Liverpool, and died fow hours after the YES
sci arrived. The vessel wa. in very hhhy con-
dton, and the attention Of the jury vas called to
this fact They rendered the following verdict !:
"That deceased came to her death by old age and
the fatigue Of sea voyage. Further, we And that
said ship is in an unusually filthy condition, and
we request the city inspector to give il his imme-
diate attention"
CHARGE or BURoLARY.-A young man, named
Charles Wilson, was arrested yesterday, charged
with breaking into the house Of Mrs.. Smith, No.
2 Mercer street, and stealing thcrsfrom $50 in
money. The burglary was committed about four
weeks since, and few hours previous to its COM
mission the burglar had been sent by Justice
Stuart as vagrant, to tho penitentiary; but be-
fore he got there writ of habeas corpus was got
out, and he was liberated to prey upon the public
He now stands a fair chance Of being sent where
a writ Of that character will not reach him.
ArrxxrrIp SurcTpK--A woman named Jane
Senis, attempted suicide on Saturday evening, by
taking laudanum. She was found in suffering
condition in the street, and taken to the 18th ward
police station, where DR.. Douglass succeeded in
removing the poison. She stated that she lives at
Croton Falls and came 70 this city in search OH
| husband, but not anding him, she became de-