New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-22
WILLIAMSBURGH ITEMS.

FIRE.-Three Buildings and T,co Horses
BsrSeSaLest evening there were more iaoendiATs s
wof Between and o'clock, stable belonging TO w m
hoezet builder and joining his lyze carpenter shop
N the rear Of the No IS Ga and set on
and quantity Of h.y sr. Consumed The fire comnuni
Gated to the carpenter shop IN which there was the inside
wotk for thirteen dweinShorses nearly al finished
Noang was saved from this building except the lrol safe
eonaniIg account books and paper The twossoy bald
ma No - Grandss also owned BY Mr. Hoezet and oceu-
pied BY Abraham J. Van Cctt dwelling snd QoreS-
house was much damaged BY fTe Mr Van Cots oss BY
dana e % iarrzre AZ amounts 2 over 500 M hSs,
buidn for ss n the c1eS Insurance Co@psay Of
Niliamsbzr1h The half house No II Grand
ST. Owned BY Mr. John Anderson, also burned Loss
The carpenter shop OF Mr. Abraham Folk. situated in
Grand st between Third and Fogrthsts fred 81 the
same ne' but was discovered in time TO prevent con
faEratou.
FIRE.-About : O'Clock on Sunday evening,
tsmporsry ccrE shop in South Sxthst between Sew
enth and Eighihsts together with its contents de-
stIoytd BY fire. The shop occupied by John l. Bunek
whose loss IL about $50 No insurance. There doubt
but that this the worn Of noendiary,
seen 70 jump from the window Of the shop just previous to
CONVICTION Of ncepdiares OF so And any who discov
IN the act of frng building can arrest him and
claim the reward.
PETIT Yesterday mOrningJu
Roswell sentenced John Colhsu, German to the County
PententAry for 81 DAYS charge of stealing watch aud
some elothiDs from Mr. Bhardt, residing in Meserole st.
Bhardt to stay night as be had no money He was
accordingly allowed reman. and treated supper
ard breakfast and return for this kindness lifted the
above articles The watch he disposed OF for 50 cents
CAGED.-Ofiicer Ward arrested, or Sunday
evening Sarah Armstrong and Ellen Brown two enyrints
from NewYork who pstrollng the streets, drunk
and disorcery. Justice Boswell sentenced them 90 the
County Jail fer 80 days each but he in his obi ging
changed the Of sarah to 90 DAYS IN the Penlten.
uary, at her request.
SoMSAnBuIIsr-Sunday night, about IL
oclsck Ofscer Thompson. Of the Third Ward, while on
duty. discovered very strante looking being atred IN
white moving along the street IN mysterious manner Ga
gong np him. be discovered him TO be German clothing
merchant who does busiDesu Ewenst Thisman bad zen
wandering about the streets in his sleep with nothing
except his underclothes AMI nearly frozen When he
awoke he hardly knew who or where he was. A woman
passing along about this time very generously loaned
bm her shawl ana the officer showed him to his place Of
business
FERRY IMPRovEMENTs.-Ihe contemplated
Improvements At the Peck slip ferry in WILLIAMSBURG are
being vigorously pushed iow ard by the Company The old
ferry houses being tom down 10 make room for one OF
the most commodous ferry houses IN the vicinity Of New
York The foot Of South seventh st from the ferry house to
tire upper side OF Fstst being taken down about feet
which viii make the ascent for loaded teams much easier
These Improvements will be completed the last OF April
when splendid boat TO be added and four boats vii
then run in the morning and evening.