New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-21

Arrival OF SIR LOAD OF BxLoIAs CosvIcrs
AND PAuPERs The ship Rocbsmbeau, Capt. Stack
pole from Antwerp, arrived OF ths p,r. on TussI4y
afternoon, having on board twelve Belgian convict.
and about one bun .Ted and fifty psupers, which had
been sent by the authorities for our benefit
Sergeant Bell Of the emigrant squad, attached 20
the Mayors Office received information respecting
the character Of the vessels cargo. and before the
passengers bad time to Lend wen. on board the veg
se with several Of biz oficers aud secured the con.
vcts, who were temporarily committed t, the Tonbs
by order Of Judge Beebe. The officer also inter-
cspted some correspondence intended only for the
Belgian Consul, showing by whom and for what pur.
pose this ship-load Of crime ana poverty had been
seDt to our shores. Two OF the convicts shipped
died the passage, and the names ef the remaining
twelve are Jsques ellis J. Baptste Mace, Joseph
Vera, Gullum Bolonger, Joseph Poisons, Felix
Bagle, John Wagermsn, John d. Hague, Chss. Won
Hack, Lambert Jouverin, F. w. Schmidt and Pierre
Mack
INFAMOUS CosDUcT-ARREsT on BENCH WAR
RAxTs.-AntboDy Miller, a German and his wife
Eda, were yesterday arrested on bench war; ants,
Issued by the Court Of Sessions charging them With
Beer Saloon, at No. $50 Grand ct. 1t appears thst
these persoDs have been in the habit OF invegling
German Girls--newly arrived emigrants-into their
house under pretense Of procuring for them si,us-
tons in fames, and then inducing them to pros:i-
tue their persons for gain, which the landlord and
bis wife received The testimony Of johanna Wach-
ter a girl 1s years Of age, was taken before the
Grand Jury yesterday, and went to show that she
arrived in this country about year ago, and on the
frst Of last month was engaged By Miller in the caps
city ofwaiter and that after being with him
two days che induced by the persuasions of the
wife of Miller 20 have Improper intercourse With
man who was shown to her. On the following day
she wished to leave but prevented by Miller and
his wife, who kept her confined in room for nearly
three weeks She finally made her escape, aud has
not since returned. She further stated that there
are two other girls at the house, who are kept BY
Miller for vile purposes. On this evidence two in
dictments we're found agains. each Of the accused,
one for unlawful imprisonment and the other for
keeping a dsorderly house. The arrest was made by
Officer Spicer who brought them before the Court,
and they were held to bail in $500 each to answer
the indictments. Henry Beschof, Of No. so Frank
fort-st., became their boDdrman.
The RYAN MAYsLAUGHTER CAsE-Tbe prisoner,
Patrick Ryan, who stands charged with having, in
April last caused the death of child, years Old son
of Patrick Colgan, of No. IA East Twenty fourth
ST., by striking it upon the head with wine bottle,
was Yesterday brought into the Lower Police Court,
and confronted win the father of the deceased, who,
il is said had settled the matter with him for $50.
Colgan stated in Court that he could not identify the
prisoner as the one with whom he hsd difficulty,
which resulted in the death of hiG chld-the bottle
which the prisoner threw at him having struck the
child upon the head fracturing his skull. He, how
ever confessed that he knew him to be presen at the
time Of the assault On Tuesday, there was young
man in custody of officer at the Coroners Office,
who stated that he saw Ryan throw the bottle There
seems to be but little disposition on the part of the
authorities, to investigate this homicide. The magis
trste claims that it is the duty Of the Coroner to in
oure further into it, and the Coroner alleges that his
duty was fulfilled when the Jury of Inquest rendered
a verdict in April last. The prisoner still remains in
the Tombs, awaiting tho settling Of the controversy
HIS Own DAUGHTER-A MAINE Law TRACT FOR
NEw.YEARs DAY.-This tract is from the pen of the
Rev. T. l.. Cuyler, whose Somebody's Son" was 50
popular last year. 1t is said to be an admirable tract
for circulation by Temperance Societies aud Sunday
Schools 1t can be had at the Temperance Union
office, No 1i9 Nass8us at.
TurLA1E EMBEzZLENENT AT The OCEAN BANK.
An examination into this matter was to have been
resumed yesterday before Judge Beebe, but owing
10 the absence Of one of the counsel for the Defense
it was postponed until Saturday next, at O'Clock
PM
CHARGE OF FRAUD UPON Gas CoMPAsY.-A Ger
man named Henry Guth, keeping lager beer cellar
at No. III Attorney.st., was yesterday arrested
charged with fraud upon the Manhattan Gas Light
Company, by having an extra gas tube connected
with that Of the Company, and 80 arranged that the
extra amount of gas consumed could not be ascer-
tanned by his meter The fact Of his having large
number of burners and consuming but little gas led
the agent of the Company to examine the pre- misses OF
the accused and this led to the discovery OF the extra
tube The prisoner was committed by Justice Wood
for examination.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT OConnen was,
Yesterday called 10 the Hudson River Railroad Sta
lion at Thirty -frstst TO hold an inquest upon the
body of an unknown man, who was run over, on the
morning previous by one Of the trains on that rosa
near Strikers Bay. The body was found on the track
nv a milk man. and was 80 badly mutilated that 1t
could not be recognized. Those IN charge oil the
train emed 10 have been in advance Of the occ
renee and the inqusition was adjourned until TINS
morning for want Of the necessary evidence.
ATTEMPT AT SUIcIDE.-A young woman named
Margaret Finan, residing at NJ. 80 Oliver ST., at
tempted suicide on Tuesday evening by pung,ng the
blade of pen knife several times into her souomen.
;nhictino severe injury. She was conveyed TO the
New-York Hospital. disappointment IN an aiiair OF
the heart with young sailor is said to have oeen
the cause which induced her to make the rasn AZ
tempt on her life.