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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-14

FTrT IN VfNTnfD r.
Tie alarm Of fre alou, I'll oeook on saturday night
we o,ctso1ed l. Gle bcs. ~ Of ql-ndy Of straw II
tie Got OF Hammoass g., y Z. No other damage save
tie destruction o. tie straw occurred
TIHE ~ rEHCER-sT.
About q O'Clock saturday night DIRE broke out IN
tie bree-.tcry brick buldn the Of Nos III and
100 Merrer-st.. occupied by M Z. V. HGnghwout as
china factory The frenea were the ground and
by her united e1ortons speedily exingushtd the Hines
not however be.rc tie uPPers;oy ary destroyed
The stock tie various hoors cons ierably damaged
and II Is thought that the los VIII not fall 4r short OF
g. 500 The building insured FOR g 900 in the Pacific
Insurance Co. and the stock FOR s5oO IN the Broadway
IrsuT8nce Go.
TIE building used for tie decorating OF fancy chi
rs ware Of the costly description and TO carry on
tie business became Necessary have extensive ovens
and furnaces for the baking AMI drying OF the china after
the painting
On Saturday morning Of these completed,
and Mr. Lee the foreman Of the shop had fire built in
for the purpose Of giving the brick thorough dry
ing II appears that there defect in the haes,
and the wood work connecting herewith took re in the
basement the flames being carried up by the draft through
the building to the third floor.
Had this fire broken out at later period in the night,
the loss would doubtless have been much greater.
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THE CHOLERA.
FIRES.
LIRE In IHIkD-AY.

Anon, IA O'Clock Saturday morning fire was dscov'
eyed in the lower part Of he building No. 32l Thirdav
aecup;ed BY John Bel as liquor store. The alarm was
rrompy given. and the flames speedily eItinguished
BY the iremen- u.
A Lad named John Coneklin, who was sleeping In the
back part of the store, was nearly 'uffocsed oy Inc
smoke before be could effect his escape through door
leading into the yard He was greatly frightened oa'
sustained no material injury.
IN. ,e or;y;nsted under the counter, but how or in
VIA, manner has no, yet been ssoerained supposed
% b,x. been the work of an incendiAy who thrust some
limited material through hole in the floor from the cellar
The matter will be thoroughly investigated.
Mr. Rel bss an insurance OF ssoo on bis stock In the
Peter Cooper Fire Insurance Company
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BROOKL YIN II,EINS

STREET PREAcHISs IN BRooKLrs.-Shorty after 8
o'clock Yesterday afternoon. young man named w. W.
Csrsn mounted the City Hall steps and proceeded to de-
liver Temperance lecture to very slim and scattering
audience An hour aferward c. c. Stanley, who styles
himself the American Sailor, commenced lecture ~ inc
City Park opposite the Navy Yard An audience o.
5undred men women and children gathered about ana
listened to his discourse without offering - M III
him ard 81 far these proceedings were ,n.on he
passed of in deeeney and order. AZ the dansrtsd
noror ~ the crowd followed him little way up fIashng
py and then fell back made By ne of
he Of Psksy and msa rushed over
than anything ere. Of small row and several knock
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IMPROVEMENTS on THE HARLIA RALRoAD'-Ihe "OfK
Of continuing the double track from Williams Bridge 10
White Plains is progressing rapidly. The Vs'teAe'r
Nv, Avs. At Scarsdale new line has been struck
altogether with view of avoiding the curve in the road
AZ that Mace Other curves along the line OF the road are
also being greatly modified. Az Bron1vie, ground has
beeu purchased for turn table, rather triangular
switch in view of running number Of the local rsns
between that point and the city in order to accommodate
the travel from Fleetwood Hunts Bridge, Glen Park and
Wakefield The new stone and truss bridges over the
fat. at Harlem approaching completion The WORK
Of substantial character and doubt not VIII aisy the
sears Of the most tmd traveller The truss bridge over
the Harlem River is being incosed. Ii VIII have
metal roof, with projecting caves The sides wni DC
boarded up within about two feet OF the roo'' Inc
space being left for light and the free ext oil the smoke
rhiIe rain win be excluded by the projecting roof.
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THE CoSSrcrIcUr LrqUoR LAw.-Many persons who
have doubted the wisdom stringent aquor law rs the
present have all along said that they were willing to see
the experiment fairly tried, and that i worked WE'LL
they would give it their hearty support The law, since
has been operation has been daily gaining friends from
this class Of persons who numerous and influential
Many grogsops have been shut by their keepers who
have cleared the coop and gone TO the great Babylon OF
the country TO parts unknown Dutch IRISH hangac
ri,n with very small sprinklng OF the lower tier OF
Yankee have found their occupation all gone, and they
are cone too New Haven Palladium, Aug. ii.
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LAW LNTELLIGENC

SUPERIOR COURT-SPEcIAL TERa-Before Judge HofrMAN-
DECISIONS.
POINT OF PRACTICE.
Eliza Jane Busky AdminstreN AT Wm Wright and Geo W.
Wright
By the Court-Prior to the amendment OF 1879, thus
Court held that either all the DEFENDANTS must he residents
or all be personally served within the City, to give Jdris-
dictioa under the SD section.(Delaheld ag Wright,
Code Rep, n. s, 1881
I,y the amendment the words or where one or more
OF several defendants jointly liable contract reside or
are personally served with the summons within these
cities re respectively" added
In the present case the members Of the firm resided aud
their business conducted in Cincinnati OHIO One
of them died and letters of administration have been s-
sued to the plaintiff here.
The surviving partners the defendants, continue 10
side in Ohio but OF them being temporarily here, has
been served with a summons in an action for settlement
ofth partnership affairs and account and payment
The objection TO the jurisdiction taken by answer and
the case was submitted at special term.
do not think that this is such Of joint liability
ON contract the statute intends 1t may be proper To
say that right arises out OF the contract Of pirnershp
and il is possible that the result may show join. liability
OF the two OF the property but on the other
hand il may turn out that the deceased partner has
claim for balance against Of the survivors, and none
against the other or even be indebted to him.
/ think it should appear afrmatvely and distinctly
that the liability Is joint and upon contract.
The result is that the complaint must be dismissed
Croer agst. Drew. Demurrer allowed, but 20 days
granted TO plaintiff amend complaint, the payment
Of costs OF one term.
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Another Seminole in prospect for the benefit 81
the peculiar institution OF The protection OF
two fugitive slaves by Billy Bowlegs, and the capture by
the troops of his negroes is said to be the occasion
of the apprehended difficulty. Borland should be given
Tho command
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The Salem Mass Journal Gays that Mr.. Joseph Pond,
of Salem recently had OF his houses cleared OF tenants
in a summary manner by the aid OF Catholic priest:
some difficulty occurred between the Irish tenants and
their neghbors and the priest fearing trouble proceeded
to curse the houses As the Irshmen did not dare to oc
cupy house accursed they completely cleared oil
fheir tenants In the course of week.
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u s COMMISSIONERS orSIcE-Bsfsrs co%m'r B.,oss.1

r. q COMMISSIONERS oPFICE-Befors Comm'r BxIDsHAs.
THE TIMER ROBBERY THE NAVY YARD, BRooELrs.
-Four very Young men, named Thomas Sellers, William
Farrell Mathew Smith and John McNapoleon, arrested
on a charge Of having stolen and towed of from the
cob dock at the Navy-Ysrd Brooklyn, quantity OF
white and yellow pine timber were placed upon e1amins
ton on Saturday.
Daniel H. Deavan testified having charge u oil the
Government property at the Navy Yard and to have had
such charge since NAV 1883 discovered short time ago
about 81 worth Of timber mad been taken from the
cob dock some Of was recovered from Messrs Polon,
dealers in timber; il identified by Mr.. smmons
On his the witness stated thai mo
eertained il from the Inspectors book know OF my ON
knowledge that there timber at the dock cannot M
the value except from others never heeru OF al as
floating away Of itself there was no TIMBER NJ "e '"cA
except what was owned by the Government.
Joseph Simmons testified TO being Inspector ne Navy
Ysrd and N having been for over year hh super
vision of the timber at the COD dock quaI'y VI u
IT, and JuIy last Instituted inquiries a. to its ioss and
a,uud good deal myself and gave directions TO
80 ., ,ook about in Wlliansburgh, Brooklyn and New
49, 6naly one Of the men told me he had discovered
me NJ Messrs Pooips yard; went there and identfed
e. n was white and yellow pune timber and worth about
s3oo; saw two sticks days after that in NewYork
near the box dock tied together with TO claim bem
they were worth about ESQ there about 5000 worth not
found yet.
On 6s examination witness stated that he goes 10
the cob dock sometimes three or four tines day snd
sometimes week; about the middle ofJaly mssee
some timber from the dock; 2eth July missed nv
sticks yellow and two white pine week before sn.s
missed thirteen sticks yellow pine; the tmoer n'ssss
into the dock and there booms which oPon anu snu
and guard it, the locks and chains Of those oooms nss
been oftes broken found thesetwo "@sa ~
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-14

CASTLE GARDES-The Italian Opera, which has been
30 mseraby attended this will close this week.
after two or three performances more. Tonight PHr
tam will be given for the second tme-he delightful tenor
Bera and the eminent baytone Grazzisni in the leading
parts The public should be on the alert to hear these
distinguished srtises. They always oncOred IN their
solos
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CricErr-A sy.-iiei match VIII be Played on the
Ground If tie Nea.York CIab at H0boken, on Wciacs-
"a, re1t between Eleven married azi Eleven single
with ss,, given ell Mcmbers Of the ~ Georges Club
Some good cre; ray be ezpected-a the oes; players Of
tie Club being engaged to play. Wieket' Va" be PcAed
a. ten o'clock
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The various places of amusement now open present no
new features Ais week. Some favOre old pieces VIII DC
given at Nblos, the National, Bowery an4 Museum
Next week the Broadway viii reopen with an attractive
programme. Buttons season commences about the Isl
of September.
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THE WEAKEST Invalid OR YOUNGEST CHILD may
Iii. r.. DEsHLsss CUEE for FEyER and AcrE IL has no pa
,.ste and . perfectly mild and safe remedy SOD ~ r. d.
Gtrox corner Bowery and Granest
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-14

In the case Of the coored woman Caroline Burt who
was exhumed 10 ascertain the of her death Dr. e.
Grant testified before the Coroner that he not able on
analysis to detect any evidence of poison
New Adyeftser.
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Bv showing the reciprocal rel

By shOWng the reciprocal rtIatOrs Dtt"oen D0u!
- f., enables retain b .nce D.
r pby,esi and mental functions 20 restore lost eauiona
- 10 .sfuy the various phases OF insanity and otssf a.
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ADVERTISEMENT o
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rssytr EItS. will accomplish other remedy for Dyt
-, b.. ever done-it win Dyspepsia Call and see eertn-
80. b,e who hsv. the medicine Once No 1877 brosa
vsy n Y. Price 81 per bottle
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fAdvertisementl
Nm, ,rup IT srpt rss CuRE FOR FEVER AND AGUE,
IAdyerti-ement.

pKsELrRs PLs-They contain salt Of aereuy Arsenic OF
uipne and Immediately give appetite and the "
ter SID by W D. CEunBIE corner Broadway and lfhsI
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Advertisement
WET SUKs-WET SILKs.-HEARD, CLAPP " Co.,

No sol Grsnd. will open THIs Day f'y pieces super 6sk
Gro Grain Franklin slightly wet but warranted per
et every other respect These goods are me @
ro., 10 all wool PL aiDs al per
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downs ~ The special police Opt Wright Of the feSaM
oce fce used hs cxertiors m dispensing the knots Of
men md bows which occupied Navy 81 az the time ana
r., -, scs.,,-,.i in obe.'isncs 90 his orders
mas bsck rronretor who resides az No keci0r-si.
n y was found in the woods near WeeSsNh'e uhsoe 70
move further on account OF Illness lie was uise'o'o
bv Officer HAzeldne OF the Fourth District Ponce "ld
iak TO the Station House where he was attended 70 "
physicians who directed him 20 be conveyed 10 t'e |'
Hospital HIS recovery Is considered dOuouh
PrcKtSG PaeKErs on RIuESAD CARS.-On Satur'V
william Burns brought before Justice smith on com
plants made BY Benjamin Meurltr and Ntlham D. h.n-
dricksen conductors on the City railroad hnes,'who
chsrged him with abstracting change from their pockets
while riding in III. IL seemed thai Burns bad pre-
vou.y been convicted similar ,hsrge before Justice
Curtis and was sentenced TO thirty days imprisonment
He ESCAPED the penalty in way. and the Justice ss-
certaning the fact remAnded him out hts term
before irving him ON the latter charges.
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NOW TO PANT 4 RELIGIOUS PICTURE.

The conjunction of tire heart its asp rationS toward
Goo, ec,tauc rsptures the foIstaste 4 ceeiT. bss-n
short ell hose prOiouaH aud exaed emotions which no
ortist express with ~ having previously experienced
them formed as ere mysterious cycle fo' the exc.
else Of he genius of Era ng AMI Afforded him neve-
failing delight III works OF s kid he appear. TO have
far at least they relate 10 quantity AID quality fexpre
sion, and il examine, however slight certa pieur
in which wesrsome monoion, appe.s prevail,
shall discover in them wonderful vartf erbracin; all
the poetry which the human is cspsbie of
exprf ssiDg II especially in the Coro ton f the Virgin
surrounded By angels ana the celestial nierAchy in the
representation of the LAST Judg1nen-hat part g. at
least which relates 10 the elect and in that Of p iise
the extreme limit Of the arts OF imitation; il il tn
mystical subjects perfectly in unison with the vague bu'
inatle ptsennents OF his SOUL that he has profusey
displayed the inexhaustibe riches of his imag nation l.
may be said, that painting with MIN served fOrmuary
to express the emotions Of faith hope and charity. IL
order that his task mighno be unworthy Of Him 10 whose
sight it undertaken he always impIOred the blessing
of Heaven before he began his work and when inward
feeling told him that his prayer answered he ,ousd
cred himself 10 longer a liberty to deviate in the slightest
degree from the inspiration vouchsafed him from high,
persuaded that in this, as in everything else he only
an instrument in the hand Of God Every time tina; he
painted Christ the cross, tears flowed abundanty
from his eyes if be had assisted Calvary at this last
scene of the passion and il this sympathy real
ard profound that attribute the pathetic express
sion he has impaired to the different personages who
witnesses of the crucifxion of the taking down from the
cross or OF the entonbment Rios Italian Art.
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lAdyertisement. !

NATIONAL THEATER.-An excellent performance
viii he given At this house To-NIeBT scorr Ar DAILY
@ HArH,wAY Mrs H. =. NIcHoLs and the whole Compsay
srpear in the Trgedy Of Bu. The Grand buresqae o. th
7etnale Guard or ALadn the Lamp, together win M"ef
Diamond make W the biL
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VILLIANSBU RGH ITEMS.

STREET PREAoRSG.-Street preaching took place yes
terIav afternoon the same for number Of Sundays
mast At the upcton of North Fourth sind North Second
s,s The audience four or FIVE hundred in number WAS
rs orderly as could be desired. Mr. Parsons and Mr.
Laramee, a Temperance speaker delivered addresses
ARREST or BURGIARs-Ye Yesterday Capt Gauaadet
aud Officer Magrath Of the Second Nayd arrested TWO
bows named james Donney and John Nelly, charge
of burgariousy entering the liquor store o. T. a"ney
No. 262 Secondst, Friday evening and robOns ths
money drawer They were locked up for examination
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-14

PoLIcE-In Jersey City on Saturday youngster named
Peter Smith who has spent his days recently about the
railroad depot and slept in the nights was brought
before the Recorder and committed to the city prison for
two days. Adam Whstow, for getting intoxicated MAS
committed for two days TO the cells
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-14

SUSPICION OF LARcESY.-A man named John Dennor
was Yesterday arrested ON suspicion of having committed
a larceny On searching him slung shot was found in
hi- possession which he claimed was tool used by him IN
the practice of his trade, pumming lie was detained
by Justice Walsh for examination.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-14

SERIOUS ~ NOT FATAL AcctDENT-On Saturday
man named James Slyie employed upon the new Hudson
County Bank building in Jersey City was seriously In
iured in aumber yard North Point by pile OF lumber
falling upon him. His head WAS fractured, aud he sus-
tared other injuries He properly taken care of and
Mt to the New.York Hospital. surgical operation was
there performed upon his head and he lies in critical
condition his recovery being considered doubtful
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CITY ITEMS.

Yesterday was a very warm day. There was shower
early in the morning and lightning but no rain IN
the evening.
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AN ARTTUL DODGE.-AbOut six weeks ago 9 portly
parsonage rejoicing the arsocrsc appellation of r.
g. Buckingham came to the hourishing village IF Pier
mont, and taking shop in Harrss Building, announced
the coDdng citizens that thenceforward his services
would be devoted to repairing and putting IN order such
of their watches as needed the oversight of skillfu
operator III that line. In short time sixteen watches
left with him repair and when the owners called
for them they received them backbut alas in apparent
ly no better condition than when they were left With
exercise Of faith certainly deserving OF better result,
they confded their watches again TO his charge. After
reasonable delay Mr. Auryansen one OF the happy watch
sent for his watch and received in its stead the
intelligence that it had been taken to Newfork aud also
order for it Gross q Co., No "a Bowery. ON pre-
sentng The order Mr. Gross opened his aopshngy
wide and caused the bearer TO do the same by in
forming him that he heard Of such person as Mr.
Buckingham, had anything of he watches This
let in little light the subject and another happy
err Of one of the watches called for his and received
order for il on Mr. Watson Flushing, L. But Of course
though the ancient and highly respectable locality OF
atty of Mr. Watson turned out TO be mere myth, "a IN
ctrend Buckingham acknowledged when he discovered
that the order about to be tested The excitement
among the victims about this time became general and
movement on the part of the vctimzer aroused more
fully their suspicious On Friday afternoon they dlscov-
cred that he had packed up his tools aud sent them to the
plank wharf while he had gone himself TO the end OF the
railroad pier with the intention Of crossing the river But
this coming to the of some who were unwilling to
part company with their friend in this summary manner
they detained him until a warrant could be had and on
Saturday night in default of bail he was committed to
the new city jail have his conduct officially looked into
The sessions Inc watches, NDlch III
between four and five hundred dollars had been taken
him to New York, and pawned for s72
[Rocksnd Journal, 18th.
Dishonest WAIrER.-A German waiter named William
T. Schoeon recently in the employ Of Messrs Presbury
a Billings al the Girard House, before Alderman
Kenny yesterday the charge of stealng number ct
articles knives glasses napkins, &c. The prisoner
brought on from New York, by l.. H. Smith where he
employod in the st. Nicholas Hotel German woman
named eugelho testified that the prisoner brought the
articles in question her house. and said that they were
his Schoelton held in 81 900 to answer the ofense
We learn has since the defendant has been employed at
the St. Nicholas considerable property has been missed
lPhisdslpha News. Aug H.
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Being an aggregate increase thus far this year. over the
came period in 1883 of nearly 4opercent The increase OF
population is probably from to 10 per cent Average
weekly mortality in the FIST thry-two weeks in 1853,
500; in 1854 $50. Average weekly increase this year
over last year, l57.
THE CHOLERA.
The following comparative view OF the progress Oh
II
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ARREST on SusPIcIoS.-John Benson fellow well
known for his msdeeds to the police was found on saur
day night prowling about the Ninth Ward and arrested
In his possession were found set of skeleton keys par
of nippers and other implements, such as are used oy
burglars He taken before Justice stuart VINO sent
him TO the Penitentiary vagrant, for SIX month.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-14

HABEAs CORPUS.
Young man named William McCue wa brought up
on Saturday from Governors Island application Of Mr.
d. b. Taylor counsel and his discharge from enlistment
asked for the ground Of minority and ao that he WAS
under the influence Of liquor at the time Of ensng The
application II petition Of brother OF McCue Testi-
uoDy presented by which il shown he WA not 81
and Be wa discharged.
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rouRr on oyyRAND TYRMTNER.

COURT OF UTEH AND IEHMINEH
The regular term Of this Court il in November There
being number Of prisoners, however, under Indictment
for murder session Of the Court has been ordered for
October.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-14

YoUNG BuRGLARs-Three boys, each about years OF
noe named Hugh Riley VIM Roach and Patrick Burke,
were arrested Yesterday charged with breaking into pub
lie school in the Tweny-6rst Ward and stealing thereirom
number of books. They were taken before justice STU
art who sent them to the House Of Refuge
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PERsosAL-Among the arrivals at the different hote'
we notice the following:

RESCUED FROM DRowSISG.-Y esterday morn
ing about q o'clock as the South Ferry boar
side female poorly clad and apparently IRISH Jumped
from the the boat into the water with the hrm IN
ienon of destroying herself but foed in the attempt
by man named Patrick Calver who eaped in from Pier
No in time TO save her. They were both taken from
the water by the u. ). revenue barge The woman
assigned as reason for the rash act that she had been
elected from her residence and perfectly destitute
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BILLS or MORTALITY.

The City Inspector makes the following returns the
THmTT-sEcosD WEEK Of the present year:
REPORT DEATHs THE CITY County oT NEW
YoRE. from AngEt 20 AuguT y 1854
n a-WoAES, 2S-BoYs. Sj7-GfRLs 5..... Total $50.