The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-15
City Intelligence,

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Of Jchn Murphy Miner c. storey was Tried before
Contractors for the Panama Railroad Company aod john
htrpF, hired al labO,er said read, briggs this
iop to recover the Of s9 for service rendered
said road and expenses caused by desntioa Tas chief
witness for psintiif Daniel Lyons, Who went out
with Murphy. l. appeared that the agreement with he
labcIers was THAI they should be psi 81 per day,
Iansrorted free, ard sent home 10 of li;kness.
They arrived at Navy Bay the 18Th November and
Chagres fevor He then went to tie hospital and Or ally
returned to Nev York. They. got no money Plaatif
worried Osd ,evenyih w. a. days The board on the rail
I'VE got biscuit thst rotten and moudy that We
wnuc have to pick the maegots out Of at other times
and rot at TO cat ct other times rotten biscuit aud
hickery beef We we're in the habit of being sent
been away and notice was put up that II we vent
to cat in the shaniies we would be fned te1 dollars.
bed would get lick of q stick" IL answer to
question by counsel for plsnt witness said that hs
railroad could be lined with the bones Of the aoo,ers who
di.d there For The defeRce clerk in ths employ nent
of Mr. Storey named Shaw, caed upon prove thst
the book containing the accounts Of the from
Panama 70 the Office. end that there charged ~
Murphy $50 for his passage home to New Yo,s Sl3 he
received at Navy Bay and other sums which left bal
ence coming TO him when he landed in New York of S5
judgment was deferred TO a future day
MILITARY ENcAMpaEST.-The First Division Of Ne York
state state militia VII have an encampme5t todiy az Port
camlmsnt will be continued Eve daya.
FIRES Late Saturday night fi.e was discovered
by the police ct 222 Sullivan street, caused by
lighted candle, which the family had left Burning while
they were gone out. The cancle had mel ed down and
set Gre 10 the table ard tabs which was burning
when the door burst open by the Lieutenant OF the
Fifteenth ward police, who exhnguiahed it.
Early Yesterday mcrning FIRE broke in ths lumber
ysrc Of Messrs Mclean Johnson, at the corner OF
Watts and West streets the whole of which eatrey
Destroyed Mr. Bcesn's loss Is estimated at Sl5 600;
hr Johnsons loss has not been ascerained There va
large numter Of freen and police in attendance aud
duiirg the c'nfsgraton three arrests made for
lighting
ACCIDENT TO STEAMER BAY STATE The steamer Bay
State, on the Fail River line went ashors ledge oil
one OF the Gull Islands New London shortly aftsr
jury IN about an hour, and arrived at Newport at lit
on board and those for hs East reached Boston about
O'Clock. There dente Jog at the time of the acct
dent, which continued nearly up to this boats arrival at
her wharf.
who is employed as q watchnan on the New York and
Eie Raliold met with accident by which his right
leg vas hrclen ia the soliowtg Iappears that
hc was stationed ~ daw bdge the line OF railway
that crossss the river Port Jervs TO look after "a
approaching train, which not coming up At tie
time Cregn lay &c VA the track in ordec 10
sssiy II Il was coming aorg, While ia this position Ia
fell asleep and ibc train IN the meanthns bsyng arrived
o. we pot where he lay he was causht by tho COW
catcher 10 Its progress thrown side BY which
he received The injury above described
BARD ClAsTcn Saturday afternoon, ofice- Blaklock
Fred Wiasow and Jerry Totten LURKING sbou. the vel
ling house Of Mr.. Fyink No 81 Hammond street. which
broken into the emily bsing in the c0untry The
ofeer having obtsned tns assistance of Sergeant Col
grove tbey wateted them until they were seen to enter
TIE gates end to commences forcing the ouaide basement
door, which they opcpcl with "jemmy.u Tne ofi,crs
Immediately jss1ed from their hiding place and arrested
them Ia the Gct They were brought to the station
houre, where teyersl tlOl6tpn levg we're found about
them. Winsow, he was Being brou ht III Jumped ont
Of window; but ne vas pursued, and finally caught
after long chase.
INJURED DY HoEsEs Yesterday, hoy named raouias
Dcnohue ten years of age, VILE rtypg n stab sltu
a'sd ~ town was severely injured f.om beiag kicked By