New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-24
An IsIourroUs SCHEME SPorLrD.-Thereis

story told of recent shameless attempt a, abduction
or seduction which may go for specimen Of great
many more successful plots that to light
The expected VICTIM In this case il girl about sixteen
years old She Is considered unusually handsome, is
lively and spirited has sharp eye and attractive and
engaging manners She had been engage in working
for smerchsnt uptown her parents noticing in posi-
ton 70 support her without labor. Sae accustOnsd
70 bring her work 20 the store as is usual when in
khed and while there, her beauty noticed bys
southern merchant Of the customers Of the esab
lishment BY sorne mcsns he contriyed TO become &C
euan,ed with her and pursued his familiarity so far a.
to make propositions which were rejected nor
long after this occurrence, which was some time last
fall. another individual claiming to be down town
merchant succeeded IN forming acqusistanee Win
the girls employer. He had called but a few times
however when evening. while ne was In the store
she came in with work No sooner had ne 'een
her, than he expressed himself as struck win hef
agreeable appearance and attractive beAu'y and ns'sea
upon an introdustion This the employer did not feel
warranted in giving, particularly az ne hsa Po'ip'e
order, from the girls mother since her previous sd
venture not 70 introduce her 10 any gentleman Ihe
downtown merchant" however. had good deal OF
impudence, and as the girl was not remarkable Tor
sfdence they eventually entered into conversation,
CuIlnR winch ne AHtp
traces a, TO accompany her home that evening Here
be Jaw the mother and. BY the most adrot and 'kul
rnsneuvers succeeded ip completely disarning her OF
sny suspicion OF his di.honorabe intentions The next
evening he called again. and strange may appear,
made the following proposition, and what is stranger,
il v.s accepted 90 completely had ne obtained pos
session of the mind and will Of both the daughter and
sbe mother He proposed that the young lady should
Lave her home and go and board with him at his
boarding house in Chambers ST. his sister. under an
assumed name He stated he would clothe and edu-
cate her and IT, the end Of year itshould be agree
able to all parties they would be married Not one
Of the sins friends TO know Of this arrangement
except her mother. de wished he said to introduce
her into society far above the rank she occupied
and he thought 1t better scquant her friends with
the proposed step. The representation to them was to
be merely that the girl had gone 10 boarding school for
which .tep some reasonable was TO be made.
The necessity Of her coming 70 reside with him, as he
stated was the fact that be had recently had sister
married which had deprived him Of all female society
ssfcet TO say that by the most consummste address
and the most ingenious fattery he succeeded in his
purpose, ond the young sdy actually went to reside
with him In Chanbers-st The absence Of the dsugh-
ter from her home naturally excited curiosity
among her relatives, particularly as the accounts
,iven Of her by her mother were extremely vague
and unsatisfactory. But "murder will out" Thanks
giving night Of the young adys cousins at
Nblos Theater whore, to their surprise, who should
they but the young lady in question: in the comps
ny of an unknown gentleman. They resolved 20 know
where they went and followed them their residence
in Chambers-st This discovery raised tornado
smopg oil the relations Of tho family who demanded
in the positive terms explanation of the
But tbs cool sudsciy of the RACIAL did not
forsske him He confronted all parties, and, in the
most persuasive and positive manner, declared his up
right intentions: stil lie would make no distinct prom
Use Of narri,ge, break OF the acquaintance, he
wss then requested by her friends 1t is needless al
mott to cay that the girl conceded with him Young
siddy and thoughtless and carried away by the anci
ysiions of the life of lady with every luxury that she
could desire it scarcely be wondered that she did
ne, the disgrace Of her situation. The mother
blinded by the bosness of manner aud the apparent
sincerity Of his prsfessions and when her friends pro-
po.cd that the daughter should return home she felt
the proprety Of it, although the persuAsiveness Of the
vllsn nearly overcsme her resolutions 1t was, ho.
ever finally, determined that the girl should return
home and that an exarninaton-which, strange ns it
may SEEM The mother bad thou ,ht of-shoud BIO
made into the character and standing ofthe man Upon
chant wa. downtown clerk that he had wife aud
one or two children living in Washington County, in
THE State and thu, he had mistress in this City be-
sides. During the past week he again to the
house where the girl resided bold and impudeni az
ever this time just missed by his aertness being
uncereoniousy pitched into the street. The girl in
ss that her honor Is untarnished What Is more the
"down.iown merchant is well acquainted with his
southern brother and what could not accomplish
the other has attempted with the appearance Of better
ssctsss
For Tho Tli,upe.
WHICH Is THE JUSTICE AND WHICH THE
THIEYr-vhen the President of the Homeopathic Col
leee condemns the practice Of matchmaking opin
ions withou, ANIMATION simply because they new
he does Rhat every intelligent and liberal man will
applaud But Is s not So when he descends TO bind
assault upon what he chooses to call "ridieEloEs theo
res" which he alleges have ." at times, and particurly
of late days dsrae,d the Medical profession without
specifying which theories he Hlludes TO- How 10 the
public which does not study such things very coseyto
their learned teachers may they not be In danger OF
condemning the wrong parties Let us hope that the
scientific President will be little more specific. SPar.
9s in rslsE's ambs ad has in no age been cen
sdered creditsbe in upright men, least OF all IN pno-
lie Instructors PLEBs.
FRr.-Frday night, about ~ o'clock, fire
broke out in the cellar OF No 10 East
, occupied hy large number Of families The Fire De-
paTtnent were promptly on n. ground ssd soon eH-
iingushed the flames The building sustained but trhng
damage.
Yesterday afternoon about 3 o'clock fire
broke in the basement Of the building No Isl Green
wicks occupied Lager Bier saloon and grocery store
The femen early the ground and succeeded IN ex
snfuishng the nares.before much damage occurred
About 10 o'clock Saturday night fire occur
red in the cellar of the house No 6 Rose st. occaonei by
some children setting FIRE quantity Of combusible ms
teal which lay about the premises The flames were soon
exhngaishsd Damage shsAt
H0YoRABLY DIsoHARGED.-himball kidder,
fbe Young pedar who arrested day two since chsr
sed with passing two counterfeit bank bills Saiur-
SAy examined before Justice Osborne, and evidence be-
INK saduced that he character OF the bills when he
passed them he acquitted OF ieienieus INTENT and
ionoTshly discharged
D.prxc ArryxPT TO Ron RARK.-The