New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-23
THn Larr CALroRrrA TIcKrr SwIrp1n.-

The LATE CALuoRsn TICKET SwIspLE.-
complaint was yesterday preferred before Justice
McGrsth against Horace A. Shaw, clerk to Mr. Mills.
who Ia charged with being concerned with Geo T.
Hamilton In defrsuding Frederick D. Rose, OF No. pig
wasbington-st, sed others, out OF various sums OF
money by selling them worthless tickets for passage in
the steamship Uncle Sam, bound for Aspinwal He
was held Ia g, 900 bail TO answer tie charge.
Another complaint preferred against Shaw be-
fore Justice Bogart In which he stands charged with
being concerned with Hamilton in defrauding Alex.
Delory (ofNo 227 washingtonst) and Napoleon Tay-
Tor out Of sl3O by ceiling them similar fraudulent tick
cts On this charge be was held for examination,
which viii take place this morning. Eoess than nine
teen persons have made OF are ready to make CON-
plants against Hamilton
TIcKyT SwNDLE ON AUSTRALIAN ADvEs-
rUxEHs-ofbcer Hidey, of the I'd District Police
Court yesterday afternoon arrested man named J.
c. Erier doing business at No 133 Maiden-lsne, who
stands charged with defrsudng Richard CuIvenor Of
s125, by selling him passage ticket for Australia
the bark Mary Parker, which ticket is alleged 70 be
worthless. The following is a copy Of the affidavit
made by Mr. G. before Justice McGrath
Richard Cnlgener, of the Washington House. No Carl
se-st being sworn-Ssys that the nth inst be pur
chased cabin passage the bark Mary Parker from this
j..
Tor sad passage appears by the ticket or cert
cate NAKED A." beponent further says that said Ersr
engaged that the vessel should sail the 2st ins aud
represented that he owned the vessel whereas in fact AID
Ia truth dep0nent informed said Erer did not at the
time he received said money the vessel have
ths. BY mean, Of the Aforesaid fe and fraudulent
sentatos Erier has obtained the above amount from de-
LndaDt, with intentto cheat and defrsud him.
On this affidavit the prisoner required to find
bail in the Of 900 to answer the charge seve
raj other persons who have been swinded in similar
mAnnor appeared In Court ready TO make sff1avits
against the accused II is believed that about - 600
has been obtained by the accused for similar tickets
the vessel
On Monday last, the day on which the vessel above
nsmed was to have sailed the accused called large
number of persons who had bought tickets Of him to
his Office and there stated TO them that trouble had
srsen relative to the bark Mary Parker and it wss
highly probable that she would be able to start on
her voyage for some time.
He then proposed TO purchase another vessel and
get her ready TO sail In eight days and during that time
TO pay each tcketholder the Of IS cents per day
while they remained in port awaiting the sailing Of the
vessel He also proposed that each passenger should
sign paper. which be showed them, releasing him
from his obligations to furnish them passage in the
Mary Parker upon the conditions above named. This
paper the passengers refused to sign. The examine
ton Of the accused is set down to take place at O'Clock
this afternoon.
AMERICAN observation-disclosures CLUB.--
Yesterday. at 10 o'clock there a weekly meeting
Of this Club, at the Of the Institute Judge Liv
ingston presided H. Megs, Secretary. The atten.
dance was good. The regular subject was the Potato
Of al kinds Upon this topic Prof Mspes made
remarks. He first noticed the preparation Of Potatoes
for planting and depth of covering The larger the
al A..
pementer had succeeded by covering the tops Of the
vines to the depth Of two feet or more until the blows
appeared. In obtaining larger number of potatoes
He had tried this, but they much smaller that
1t was not advisable to follow that plan. Potatoes
should be planted whole, the skin not even being
broken. The depth of earth on a hill of potatoes
should not be than six iocbes-three inches At a
time the growth of the vines viii admit OF IT,
The soil should not be disturbed after the blows appear
II POTATOES cultivated in % flat hills as possible.
there viii be better crop and the potatoes fair and
uniform size Prof Mapes remarked at some length
upon the culture OF the potato, and In conclusion said
that he tried the cultivation OF the sweet potato for two
three years but found the climate here unfavorahle
In the southorn OF NewJersey the sweet potato
cultivated 60 considerable extent As regards the rot
Prof Mspes considered II unaccOuufabe His crop
troubled with rot the first year that he was engaged in
farming but since he has got his soil chemically baanc
ed neither his potatoes other plants have been al
hcted with disease Of any kind. Tue use Of charcoal
dust and Of muck disiniectants spoken OF as
generally advisable in connection with the potato crop
Scion Robinson, MIR Scott Prof Comstock, Judge Van
Wyck and others Joined in the discussion Of the topic
Specimens Of ripe tomatoes were shown from the
dollhouse of Mr. Green, of Staten Island Mr.. James
Read, OF Greenwich. CT also presented specimens of
seeding apples Of a superior quality and tine flavor
Grape and basket willow cuttings we're distributed The
subject chosen tor the meeting was, What Is the
beet Manure for the Farmer in the Vicinity OF NewYork
10 UseI" after selecting which, the Club adjourned
BOARD or GoyERsoRs.-A regular netting
Of the Board of Governors held at the Rotunda,
yesterday afternoon. Present-Messrs. Draper Town
send. Dugro, Williams, McLsuglin, Pinckney and
Herrick
In the Absence of the President, Mr.. Williams was
chosen Chairman pro TEN. The minutes of the last
meeting were read and approved The weekly re
quisitions from the Hospitals Asylums, Prisons &e-
were read and disposed Of
From the reports, is taken the following, showing
the number of persons remaining at the various
Institutions for the week ending March 10 nj
Bellevue Hospital. oSl
Lunatsc Asy luin s.'ssssss.s.-ss's'. o.
Aims House ~
Pententlary. wi
fentent airy Hospital. ......s....ss..s''s''' Svi
Smal Hospital 10 ~ sc.