The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-24
City Intelligence.

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MILITARY INSTRUMENTATION AT FORT HAMILTON
ATTEMPT TO MURDER MAJOR PEMDERTON, 2. g.
ARMY.
We sorry to have to record that the military St..
fnn at Fort Hamilton upon Tuesday aftsraoen H.
scene OF a crime which is most among our treops
We mean an attempt by soldier to take the life of hs
commanding officer. 1t appears that short time since
Ma or Pemberton had occasion to charge . corporal
named White, with violation of military discpli>s
and neglect duty. The placed under arrest
and conaned to his quarters pending investigation.
After some consideration, and rejecting upon the past
career of White, the Major concluded to withdraw his
charges and he was ordered to return to his duty Ts
corporal White did but he nurtured in his heaxt
feelings of revenge toward his comma nder instead of
thos" Of gratitude. On Tuesday evening he inquired
for Major Pembertop, at his residence, but found
that that gentleman from homo. White made
further inquiry, and found him in the quarters
qnested to few words to the Major The latter ap.
preached him In unsuspecting manner when the Cor
was in the act Of raising 1t to level to present. when
the Msjor suddenly spIang upon him, turned his arm
aside and attempted to wrench the weapon from his
hand very severe struggle ensued, In which both
came to the ground and It Is asserted that then
White attempted to carry his murderous intention into
ehect. number Of military men arrived quickly, and
succeeded in disanng and arresting him He is in close
custody, awaiting tIia by tmartal From inquiry
made yesterday that Corporal White had been
drinking for time previous to this at
TACK and that Immediately before its commission he had
The WEATHER Yesterday there was slight change in
the temperature of the weather II was not quite N
Nam " as y was Few days previous twelve O'Clock
O'Clock the day became clear again The wind blew from
the southeast all dsy The thermometer at the HERALD
office ranged from AZ TO 55 degrees above II this
fine weather should continue there will doubtless be
striking decrease in the number of deaths by consumption
on Menday next.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN BRoApwAY-At halE past tveIve
ocleck yesterday FIRE broke out in the upper part
OF the house NO bs8 Broadway, which occupied
amateur theatre, and the Island City Lodge The next
Goor below occupied by George Ponsott furniture
factory mot as %
Roof OF the building, running through Crosby street.
was burned & o he Lodge saved the greater rt Of IL
ponsot had very large stock Of valuable furniture
hand, Of which the greater portion saved but in
George Paine. The Club House and Metropolitan Hotel
were at one time great danger but there being large
to the building originated in Mr. Ponsotts stock was
valued at SS5 00O which there insurance in In,
folio 'iDg Offices, for 800, 500
3d. ,O03
Liverpool .......................... 5000
MasMngtoh...... 2,601
Atlantic Brooklyn. Sos
Ihe Chief Of Police, and Captains Of the Fifth s.sS
Eighth Ninth, Fifteenth, and Sixteenth wards were ON
the SPOT and efficient service by preserving tho
property and keeping order member y Of Engine Com.
pany No was seriously hurst by falling of ladder.
lNvrs1ieAnoN BEFORE RECORDER TnLou u-Goveynor Sey-
iiour uesRnateu uEuen HOFFMAN and James n. Whae
ing to act counsel the part OF the people in the In
yestgaton now pending before the Recorder touching
the corruptons said to exist among the members Of the
Common Council.
FEEoH BOARD OF A SLoor-At two O'Clock A. N. yester-
day, the police of the Eighteenth ward discovered tho
soop Frances Maria lying at the foot Of Twenty eighth
street. East river TO be fire the companion way
They promptly extingushed the flames before much da-
mage had been Effected This fire is supposed be the
work of ncendiary, there nobody board Of
the vessel at the time when the FIRE broke out.
AN OMNIBUS IN BLAZE On Monday night, . cam
phene lamp upset in Of the Third avenue and Pearl
street line of stages, setting ere to the roof and seats
the omnibus The flames were however, extneuisl "a
before much damage effected, by the Fourth srS
police
EARLY SBAD.-Commodore Simonson, Of Staten sl.,A
caught four Ane shad Tuesday evening. Thse ~ b.
this season.
AoupEsr-A boy Of abeut ten years Of ~ named
James Shaw, Knocked down and run ov ~ horss
and cart on Monday night and was ser ArsIy n,urcd
He was conveyed to his residence by the p Aiics
Personal Intelligen A.
Among the list OF passengers by r. stsamer Atlantic
We notice the name Of Madame A. Alta George This &C.
complained lady and author It ssid Il about 10 sivs
IN hA Avnnr xha~