The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-09

1000 tons. Two are Of $780, one of 800, and four
Of 1000 tons each, and the major portion Of the
balance reach 100 tons.
Police Inteliixsnes.
FALSE PRETENCBs-N0ENlOUs METHOD OF SWIM
DLING cOUNTRynEN.
For time past several parties in this city have
been carrying an extensive game 1t swndling
rymen and others who might be unfortunate enough to
fall into their clutches BY inserting advertisements in
the newspapers representing that ths undersigned want
ed number Of clerks to do light business, to be
gagged in travelling agents for the employer Security
for the integrity and good conduct of the clerks al
ways demanded, and they compelled to leave 6fty
hundred dollars with their loyer If they had
not that amount Of ready cash. their watch other
uabes should be kept security The security being
safe in the hands Of the sdysrsers their dupss
directed certain establis6ment Ann street.
they received . large of antiquated novels and
other book rash worth at the most Slo and sent
of to Boston, Philadelphia and all the principal cities in
this State, to sell the at . price about Que
thousand per cent than their actual value. or
whom tho victim arrived ct his destn alton he
they could not possibly and customers the goods
On arriving ct New York and telling the employer Of the
,S ma I h c.n ANA he
goods he cannot have his money or security he has
left behind him. thus numbers of persons have bean
Stewart yesterday. Two named David V. TonrAlins
and W. Chisholm appeared before that magistrate and
they aegsc deraudsd them out of sausbss and money
to the amount of $780, warrant was issued for the
rest OF hoieroos and placed in the bands Of cer Gal
who proceeded in search Of the and succeeded in
arIestpg him in the house CO.'S Bowery. He was
examination The complainants allege that Holbrook
kept ONCE st so7 Broadway whore they induced
part with their money and valuablss on these false
A I be
defendant. ~ persons who have bean svindsd in the
manner that these parties have are requested repair
70 the police court st jefferson Market where nvss
tigation viii Be held today, at three O'Clock.
Mathews attached 70 the Chiefs ofnos arrested man
named Richard Irimmings on board the United States
the
gers Of this steamship her recent to this port
The prisoner was arrested at lager bier shop In City
cd to make his BY stabbing the policeman with
dirk knife The oosr however, too quick for him,
arrested his hand in the act ming the blow at
him, and then immediately daarmed him. On being
taken to the Chiefs once, no admitted his guilt and
gave such Information to the police - enabled them
hvered to the Marshal Of the United States Dis
triet Court WHO lodged him in the EdIidse street jail
TO the store Of Alnsat wyman, MO- Ito Baysrd street,
in conversation, the other who gave his VIM.
McKerfee stepped behind Il and carried of the
Boys IN wSo
the alarm and Mr. Wyman pursuing the fellows secured
lcKerfes, who being taken befoe Justice Stuart,
mitted for examination ON the charge of lar.
ceny.
Charge Of High,oay Rob6ery.-Three men, named VIM
BY the seventh ward police on the complaint Of John
Haltwick, who alleges that while he through
Hammond street on saturday evening no vas assaulted
there stole from his dpger gol ring valued at 81 The
complainant during thu robbery severely beaten by
4hn 1hA aknA snc
bier saloon soon after the robbery They vera taken
before Justice Welsh at Essex market who committed
them for trial in default Of 81, coo bail each.
ErortioA- Caution TO Bodtmen-Sumnary Justice.-
complaint made before Justice Osborn yesterday,
named Peter Bennett wno he alleges charged him $40
for rowing him to chip lying in the Stream The
plainant refused to him the sum extored by the
prisoner but he compelled him TO do So for he would
neither put him board the ship land him on the
dock until he had paid the enormous exactei This
ant, and being conveyed before Justice Osborn
was sentenced TO six months confinement Backueps
lslabd for the misdemeanor committed. Let this be
caution to all boatmen in the transaction Ut their bust
ness
Descent upon Disorderly HouseArrest Of 7cnty one
Of the Inmates On Saturday night Captain HApin, of
descent upon . VEN Known house Of prostitution in
bier to frsitfu extent Here we're rrested I've men
and sixteen women, all prostitutes; the latter being
tie Of Se place. Dudley
Francis Hose and John Gafpin, were conveyed before
Sns sSs With q shs
and occupants Of bro.he. together with selling
liquor without license. they we're, however, al
Gent evidence. Captain II. declares in his report
made to the Chief Of Police, that the alarming
rate at which the nbers Of these establishments
increased in his district during very short period Of
time has induced him to take steps towards breaking
them up 4 possible It an events the arrest Of some q
these individual will, he SAYS serve to check the in
Of houses of this description and he hopes he
only obtain proper testimony to entirely put end
district. the police magistrates before whom this
class Of persons are brought would only send them to
Do hs sole Il hs poo
be directed towards obtaining evidence OF the guilt Of
these parties They have other business to attend TO-
advantages offered in the vagrant act to put stop to
such dsgsceful proceedings in this and other wards
Saturday night stabbing ARRAY took place in Pearl
street, near Dover, between two men named Daniel
not fatal wound = bands OF the latter
It seems they had been quarrsng together and Houcks
booming e1asperated, plunged srg. dirk knife into
sss.ant then .c.psd Tor the time but Vas auay
aested by policeman Gillsn Of the second district and
Sietsd wound Tbs Wounded man 'V VA. com
70 n: residence BY one Of the Fourth ward police
where he lies in critical condition. The prisoner was
taAen before Justice Osborne yesterday and committed
TO the Tcmbs for examination
Breaking up Of Gambling House in the sizsh Ward =
ward po ice upon the house No Al Mulberry street kept
By German named Givert Aeatkin where thsy arrested
the proprietor and six coored men, named William n
Tweed, Henry job uson, VIM. Patterson, Christ Colvin
VIM Sunedon and Edward Tracy, for gambling for small
sums Of money whenshe police sntsrsi the house, the
blacks tied to escape. but secured after some
trouble. They were AL taken before Justice BoTart ct
the Tombs, who eomptssd them for examination in de-
fault Of bail All the money that stake together
with one or two packs Of grsssy cards seized
by the police and consigned to the safe keeping Of the
clerk Of he court.
Grand Larceny "A girl named Emma Turner was ar
rested by officer White, Of the Twenty second ward,
charged with having stoen about $50 clothing
from the horse Of ex Alderman Doherty. The property
was recovered. Another complaint was made against
seventh street. for having s,oen SIS from her. The
girl was very respectable and her arrest created great
sensation up town. Fer brother went bail for her In
the SUN Of $500 for her Appearance to answer the
charges preferred against her.
Stealing Diamond Pin A coored man, named John
R. Freeman arrested yesterday by the Fourteenth
ward police, ,ged with having stolen . diamond