New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-18
POLICE COURTS
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AT THE rOMBS
The returns of arrests made daring Ttursdsy q GIT
presented the usual variety u oenses and ohsnders
Nearly all the cases had TIER origin IN rum or beer
drinking, and the offenders were coed or imprisoned
REMARKABLE LIQUOR SELLER.
hary Wilson wss arrested in Pesrls- very drunk.
yery nosv and very disa grsoeble sne said ID she
was drunk and would not deny H. She bougr her
liquor Of erocelryman on he corner OF Dame ana
Eln-s's. She alEass bought il there bseause Re
trusted her. Whether abe ever paid him ne or Mt
was Dobodys business but sLe would say hat Peo-
pie would give her liquor &C time sue would engage
Lever TO beet down the price.
METROPOLITAN HEBREw.
John jacobs pas found drunk aud sncozins y
Broadway. He swore thai he lived nowhere IN par
tcuiar, but drank every where IN general. lie male
TIE drunk come On this occasion oy beng standns
candidate for treats during the entire day he ex-
prssstd il o. his opn ion thsi man saved money by
drinking st he expense of his friends and not By dis
bursting bis own me ans for the ardent Fined SO.
A long ISLANDER II TROUBLE.
Charles Auderson of Little Mex, Lpug lsiGnd was
founo drunk AL the liquor be- drank he got a. Tam
many Hall. Fined so for being Soii-sael.
QUEER FISH.
During II. proceedings of the morning quear-sOok'
ing customer attracted tie attention OF me loozersOn
He was short stubby man. of e'out thirty year, OF
age with long brown SOAP locks and norid face. he
seemsd cutie inpatient and at short intervals SoqIi
Ife from hs seat and then sit down again. he
watched tie Judge closely seemingly anNiOus e 'or
lie own name called After waiting for some time
without being sratied in his wish, nc addressed the
Court. He said:
"Why in thunderaon, Squire, don't YOU give
'Mericans the fult chance, snd not keep 'em waiun
til you've ut all them damned Greeks asoak.
The Court--N hat your name, Sir
PIisonsr-Bll Sherman, and po,Ling shorter; you
eel bet your bowels OF that, Squire
The Court-Well, Mr. Sueru,an, your caes val be
he'd in f1rym
cool.
Mr.. Shermsn-squire you might as well ask MAJ
10 keep cool when be was losln al game OF Ole
sleoge IN air.tgbt oven.
Ar dispOsDg OF three four short cases The Judge
celled ont the name of William Sherman.
Mr.. Sherman stepped 70 ward.
The officer Who arrested Mr. sherman stated that he
found him end, avOrng to pull canvas awning do"n
from liz place in Nsssau-st.; expos ulatlnS Wth
him for liz corcuct Mr. Sherman sgOre tina t vas a
shie which belonged in his berth, because be hsd put
n prvnte mark upon il the week previous; the marx,
he said was rid SPOT whore he had killed bed-blg
by bf . it with an anvil believing Mr.. sherman 10
be mistal eu be brous ht him IN.
Tie Couu-sIr sherman, what have you got TO
say
lie socer here who bTung me in is purity decent TEL
Ter cobsidern though Hank Spencer, who used 20 be
captain Of the Toepa lpvinclbes, has go' coat that
tai - Tie shine n BIT out OF hisn.
:. Where are YOU from, Mr. sherman
consilt r bic tin around Crusoe Lake
"Wbst ate, mean Well, Squire, in state Of
starvation or else shouldn't gone ooann Il n the
canal. Squire, wa you ever az lort Bay =
- No was lot In what county Il II J"
"Wrll Squire, I'm Gust II yOu TO very well posted
For tho accommodation oil The poperla ion, Port Bay
was put down next 10 Like Ona 10, in the oorth SIDE
of Wayne County to keep tho bullheads IRON dyll /.
BY thsIcer, Squire you halDt never seen the world
tn Won We Port Bay there more Shermans there
A. alora ftgv NJ in \ Ion r
laor lets corn and porfaiers grow Wild, bat The great
agricultural product IL bulbeads young gals edI,
caiion INIT finished till she can SKIN I'VE bul'head
and fry il side of three minutes Inc poper-
laiion never sees money except when there q
circus or show. aDd then b0lhcads sell IN the
villages ready skinned at shillia hundred.
Water is considered an excellent thing Tor Oull head
raisiDe by The men, and Tor sleeping green tea oy the
women: when the bull head crop Is harves Ell the
poterlaou goes to trappn mush rate the outlet OF The
tay is about four feet vile aud SIX inches deep anu
the poperation auanes like thunder sometimes about
who has the best right TO put their ykes IN ~ old
Alysb Rood stuck 10 it once that II he could cut q
canal from Port Bay 10 Crusoe Lake tie 9oPeriauon
could find a market for bull heads ia New ork.
Where is Crusoe Lake, Mr.. sherman
'sssEiie. amt jogerphy teacher ou' Jon cur
corner of Wayne County set aside and called ou-
vannbh. That corner happens to be thunden3 og
swamp except Crusoe Lake which IL all water Wen,
there il a NUMEROUS population OF swamp angels ana
muskeoioI's vegeia oes. Every family that has NJ
got q COW keeps a barrel OF rotgut, and IT'S supusln
how uuick TIE babies learn Ia smell out The bang.
They wean 'em when they're three months old, and
10, Let 'em suck whisky and warm wafer. lived
botWeeD Port Bay ard Crusoe Lake t~enty-sN years,
and then cut stick for the Canal. I've been bowman
on scow ever since except IN the Winter, when scows
amt allowed to run Squire what you gOn TO do
with me | did Get little sprung, know did but
was thundefin' hard at work all day yesterday DIS
char epg freight from the scow, and spose | must
have took too much"
. VIII you be careful to keep sober if let you of
hi time P'
"Yes, Stree, Bob, horse fly will
"Well, Sir, you may go; now be careful.
"Squire-bus my galuses if you amt whoehand;
fol Of trumps and ten spois-hieh, low JACK and
,be game: if You'll down TO the boat III treat you 70
ibe Al the cabin AFFORDS aRd III take care 10, % lei
yon have enough to get you into such s;rape az
dd-if voun agree not 10 Bss the coJk for We got
mortgage on that piece Of calico myself.
" I'm afraid shall not DO able 10 accept your IN
yi,aiioD.
Wei, III take the will for the deed 20 good day.
Mr. Sherman yamosed.
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