New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-13
MAKING Roon-The proprietOrs of the Metropolitan

MAKING hOON.-Ihe prOprlet0rs OF the metropolitan
Hotel in consequence of the great demand for rooms in
that vast establishment have made arrangements for from
hundred 70 two hundred in the immediate ycin
itv. 10 accommodate the crowds that are rushing upon
Item Mr. Charles Leland has Just returned from Cillio
nia and the family are now all 81 home
- In consequence of the high rate Of rents. &c.
all lc hotels heretofore taking customers 90 : ~ prF
are raising price % - Tn, !, >a'd - BE- reyn better
fortLemtl than the old price ye.r'to.
FIREs-At u o'clock Monday night fire broke out
u tie frame building No Jos Natlay. occupied Is cigar
store II consequence OF the great amount Of comblstble
material about the PREMISE the flames spread rapidly and
before they could be subducd the building nearly DE-
-troyed. The flames communicated To- the adjoining buIl
u--. No lOi occupied tailor shop and No lo5 A.
fancy store, both Of which considerably damaged by
fire and the property Of the occupants 10y water No gl
j. insured tor 500 No JOB for $3.50 No los for $3.50 in
the Eagle Insurance Company.
AZ 81 o'clock Tuesday morning fire broke out IN the
dwelling house No = Ea, Fifteenth occupied by Robert
Russell The flames were soon extngushed. Loss
about 50.
The alarm Of fire in the Seventh District Monday night;
caused by dense body OF smoke seen coming from
the chimney of No. % Annst
~ About o'clock yesterday morning Officers Co
de and Clark of the Second Ward arrested man named
James Donohue whom they detected coming ont at the
National Hotel Courtand s. with six oyercoats and three
pair, of pantoons which he had stolen from the room OF
Mr. D. & Freeman boarder NJ the house The properly
was recovered and the accused committed by Justice
Bogar; 10 answer the charge
~ Coroner Gamble held an inquest yesterday at
the drug store No l92 illam>. upon the body OF Mr.
John AlcCutchen native of Pennsylvania b years 81
age who wa, found dead yesterday morng at the above
named place. The deceased was the proprietor of the
store which had been kept by him for about - years
On MONDAY evening lac left his residence ina Bro"klvn
for the purpose visiting his and not returning dur
inc the night h, wife. the following morning. caused
search 10 be- instituted which resulted in finding his
body living upon the floor he having fallen OF the >eiiec
DIR I'll made q post mOrtem examination of the BODY
and found tie lungs much ong>ted, and 4 rupture OF
the right veutrcle. and the Jury rendered verdict
Of death arising from these causes The deceased leaves
a widow and four children To- mourn ms loss
- Officer Gilen, OF Twentyfrst Ward, Yesterday
arrested man named David Cocburne. charged with the
commission If rape uponthe person of Mrs Elizabeth Mel
vim respectable woman whose husband and family resides
at the cor of Forty = and Eghthav Its alleged that
The prisoner concealed himself in the yard OF the premises
above named and watching his opportunity when Mrs VI
went into the yard seized her Knocked her down the
,oop and violated her person The accused was taken
before Justice Mcrath and locked up to await exnins.
ton.
~ A female named Harriet E. Syertie was yester-
dow arrested by Officer Icwe of the Ninth Ward for
stealing shawl valued 500. from the house Of Mrs. J.
Wceks NO 3a Bank st. The shawl recovered and the
prisoner was locked up
" Catherine Schultz, Bohemian girl, 9 years of
ace while attempting To cross the of Delaney and
Attorney SIS Monday evening was knocked down and
run over Ly horse and wagon driven by Philip Gercz
The child Immediately TO the residence of her
narcpts No Attorney where she died in the
half an hour after arriving The parents of the deceased
having been in the country but three weeks and being
vrcchedy poor Mrs Pearsa wife of AID PcarSal OF the
Ward whose residence i. nearly opposite kindly
furnished the distressed family with such nece,arcs they
stood in need Of and did all in her power by sympathy and
substantial aid 10 ameorie their suffering Yesterday
afternoon Coroner Wilhelm held inquest upon the body
and an Investigation was instituted which resulted in show
that the occurrence purely accidental and the Jury
rendered verdict to that effect, Gcrez. had been
arrested and held to await the result of the nIuston was
then discharged.