The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-09

CITY rs2atacs.
WIG Young xxN's 0KNnAL COMMITTEE.
his body INST last evening" and fer special meeting
the stsnAanes quite fair. james Dewey, no pre-
sdsd and The secretaries. NsasrA Smith and Husssd,
were present
was announced from the chair, saat the ssnnitsss
was oasd 10 cot upea preamble and rssoutoss In re-
latoa 70 the lats rstiri,g national sdminiszatoa sp
pointed 1t . special meeting not long ago.
Mr.. rxArcm soutendsd that such . proceeding was
out Of place, masmush a. the committee, 1T It's last
season had postponed this matter for month and ad
jOurned TO- May. He moved postponsmsnt OF the
report.
The CRAM decided that the meeting called in due
form, Ave members having signed . call for special
meeting
Mr ROWE contendsd that IL required ten, by the con-
stitution to call special meeting but the Chair called
for the reading Of the report which produced by
william r jackson, and read BY him
Mr.. Thatcher and some others left the committee
when they perceived that the majority determined
to press the adoption Of this report
Mesrs. Morgan and Barrow, Of the Seventh ward and
Mr. Odsn Of the Eighteenth were opposed TO the adop
motion to lay 1t ON the tabls was lost It was then
pressed to vote and carried and the vote ordered to be
nessrs. seabring sturtevant Mcdonald, Minor, Miles,
and Odell declined voting Cut Of the 100 members OF
the Committee not over IS or 40 were present.
twas here moved to adjourn, but Mr.. William Rowe,
lutons to offer, which were ~ follows
Rsselvsd That the members Of this Committee are sr.s
neat patriot and soldier Gen WINFIELD Scott about to
Union though defeated for the Prssdsaey shs
proud 70 know that Gen Scott received more votes than
Of I've ss .gg...:a to wait
..9s resolutions seconded by MI D. c. Hen
derson:
solutions the table but it's friends demanded the ayes
and nays and among those voting in the affirmative
Qo1lu Thol~-a 0a~a
B. Deane, Cooper Harvey and some few others. When
it came to the name of Mr. Ferris Of Thirteenth ward,
for tabling resolution complmentng so distinguished
soldier and defender of his country General Scott
had proved himself to be- The speaker was greatly ap
plauded and nearly all the subsequent votes in the
aegative. TX Alderman Jackson, who presented the
Fillmore report, was among the latter as were also
Messrs Rowe, Silcock Reed Hustled Wheeler Pinckney,
W. v. Leggett, and Holden.
Mr. MORGAN offered resolution susts lining the
Of the wing United States Senators from this State and
the late wing delegation in Congress from this city fer
their support of the foreign policy of the late admins
tration.
An adjournment was moved and lost and after trans
acting some private business the committee adjourned
hessrs; William Rowe, Of the Sixth ward g. B.
muel Brown, Fourteenth ward; and J. J. Ullcocks Of
the Eighth ward were announced as the committee to
Mr.: Ferris declined serving. and Mr. sturtevant was
appointed to supply his place
Police Intelligence.
ocsr Patterson of the lower police yesterday arrested
CART wherein be stands charged with obtaining guam
fisy Of sill goods valued =, $40 ,22 from Charles
nS importer NO. 81 Broad street under false
affidavit Of considerable length made by Mr.. Damb
mann now on file in the police court that about
called the complainant and stated that wahed to
purchase lot of silks on credit and represented that
on the 9Th Of January and that he the
debts and that new firm had been formed consisting of
HSughton his brother, B,utus R. Merrill, his bro.
special partner, had put into the the Of
s2s ooo and that the capital Of the Arm was ss7 GOO
business and that at that time they did not owe SIS
These representations, together with many others Of
believe were true statements he consened to
sell the goods on credit Of eight months the amount d
Is sgoSs the
notes were matured, IL was ascertained that the
said property had been sent from this city Baltimore
prices It is alleged that the Representations thus
made BY Mr. Houghton false and fraudulent, and
e.adns the out Of %
officer conveyed Mr.. Houghton before the magistrate,
tn Monday next, when day win positively be set down
for hearing.
Another Charge Of False Praences- Yesterday officer
Widely of the Second district police arrived in
terday afternoon from Oswego this State having in Gus
tody genteel looking man, named Thomas Mcvanner,
sued by Justice Stuart wherein he stands charged
the complaint of Anthony G. Rathbone, Of the Arm of
S ssS Sss No u, 2 Duane
chandise amounting to 1906 g. under false and frau.
duent representations. According to the affidavit
July last past Mr. Mcvanner called at the store and wish
ed to purchase bill of goods credit in order to
his business had been settled MP and ali his old affairs
disposed Of his debts paid and all he owed was
n. &E w. Cories, W G Butler Co., George Crawford
and to Rathbone Co.. and not indebted any othes
person in this city elsewhere and further that did
Weeks owing him about 81 600. Relying upon the
above saemens believing them to be true the firm sold
bill Of goods to the amount above named credit Of
six months, but maturity it not paid. 1t was
also ascertaned that the sh day Of July before the
said goods reached their destination Mr. Mcyanner had
given mortgage on his property to George Weeks for
$780, that Immediately the arrival Of the merchandise
purchased of said rm the shern yed on the goods and
Mr. Weeks, and thus the firm have been as alleged by
them, defrauded out Of the property aforesaid The
accused was conveyed before Justice stuart who commit
ted him to prison to await q further examination.
City Intelligence.
IMPORTANT AND USEFUL PETITION -The residents deal
ers and traders in Broadway request the Common Coun
Gil to ordinance requiring Broadway from the
Battery to Union square b Thoroughly swept the
dirt removed every morning Sundays exceped before
six o'clock This ordinance if passed. will be Of great
benefit not only to the property owners in Broadway,
has equal in this country but the freq gene
rally have to pay the penalty dusty and dirty clothes
Inc eans vi anaying the nuisance are now Defore the
Common Council for acceptance rejection.
CAMpHETE ACCIDENT Thursday evening q young
woman named Eliza Abel. living at No. 162 Eliza beth
street severely burned in consequence of the burst
ing of camphene lamp which she In the of li
ing while lighted physician called in and dressed
the wounds.
ATTEaPT TO COMMIT suIIDn-On Thursday evening
young woman named Margaret Murray called the drug
store Of Dr. Segh of James and Madison Streets
and purchased an ounce Of laudanum which she swal-
low ed before leaving the place. The doctor aey
administered to her powerful emetc which had the e
cbarSe ,s4ying the poison from her stomach thereby
yousy made other attempts e Is delivered over to the
Court OF General Sessions