The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-19


The LATE DuxL-LxAvNwoErH REPORTED no BE IN
DYING CoEDnos.-Ysstsrday officers Moore and Ross
OF the Sseead District Police Court arrived from Nags
70 without being successful In their endesvors to arrest
the doctors who In attendance at the duel They
report Lsaven worth 70 DO in dying condition.
ti6cation had set In in Of his wounds. Il II also
conveyed Leavenworh to the house where he now
lies, alter he received the deadly wounds and then ed
Tearing sos Of Their inaiscsson There
wounded man, as the ball has not yet been extracted
hom his leg
TRooPs THE CHINA SHIPPED OFF.-Late on Friday
night email boat alongside Of the revenue cutter
Washington, laying of Governors Island. and in
formed the commander, Capt Hunter, that vessel
pamed the Joseph Howe below hllsd with recruits
destined for the Crimea Captain Hunter ordered the
boat 10 be lowered ana manned Immediately, to pursue
fOsr who weat on board found some twenty psrs on the
brig, with Ards and ammunition for good many more.
1he next day the matter was investgted but nothing
elected that would justify the authorities in stopping
the vessel AID she consequently sailed Saturday
evening. The officers we're, however, Of the opia-
as charged. Ybe Joseph 10 70 was an HERNIA
brig, and was bound for St. John, N B. It will be
eea that tins vessel bears the same name a. the agent
esed according to Col Pictons letter in yesterdays
HERAID,) to raise An American Crimean battalion.
A NEw DoDGE-LooK OUT FOR JUVENILE THIEVES "A
correspondent sends account Of adroit female
successfully carrying her nefArious operations in
the neshborhood the Sixteenth ward and even very
recently cheated officer of that ward out Of pair
Of his On Saturday last she derauded
lar bnl which she had received ct the store Of Mr..
Pope, merchant tailor, in Eighth avenue Her odus
0pesanas Is %. % aSc0a GnC, wnom s sne
at the time stating that che resides in the same
vicinity, volunteering to carry the bundle, and,
finally, requests her new made companion to wait until
she makes temporary visit, and thus absconds with
ths parcel This has doing for time past
in the vicinity Of the above named ward Let the stars
be vigilant.
WHOLESALE LIBEL sUs.-Alderman Briggs will shortly
have his hands full of lawsuits that he Will have
little time to attend 10 has duties representative Of
the Thirteenth ward in our Common Council. We un-
dtrstsnd that he has commenced actions for ibels
against Ave newspapers in New York. laying his dana.
out OF his OKetfe and Matsen movements the Board.
Frequent inquiries having been made in relation this
cecsnt proper to state that present Is his first
term as Alderman Of this city, and that he Is in
way related to Daniel D. Briggs formerly Alderman Of
the Tht ward and now one of the United States
government officers.
NEWFOUNDLAND AND TRANS ATLANTIC TEIEGRAPH.-Ws
understand that Rlchari B. Kimba who has just re.
turned from Europe, preparing correct history Of
the Newfoundland and Trans Atlantic Telegraph Compa-
nies, whose operations now regarded Nth much
interest over the whole world in which history proper
credit will be given to the origin protector, H. Tab
Letts Esq, Of this city, who so oug ago as March,
1852 through his agent, F. N, Osborne, secured the
charter, witbhmpoit privileges from the Newfound
Ia nd government.
HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION To DAY.-The New York
Horticultural Soesty open their June xhbion to-day
at Clinton RsD, Aston place 1t will be open from one
O'Clock to ten O'Clock P. M. An address by Poet
Bryant will be delivered in the evening No doubt all
who are vegetably inclined will BE- in attendance
RUN OVER BY A WAGON "A man nsmed Cochran was
run over by express wagon last night in Broadway
Two Of his ribs were broken and he otherwise
much injured He was conveyed to his residence, No.
176 Txefth street.
EEw CLERK OF THE SECOND DISTRICT COURT II.
Csnb the newly elected Clerk of the Second District
Court, was sworn into Office yesterday by his Honor
Judge Norris Of the Supreme Court. The requisite
corities filed, and the incumbent at once en-
tered upon the duties Of his Office,