New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-16

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PISTOL PRACTICE.
., ,,..i.h grumbei because officer Desmond
IssiSA -, I'm nractioe shooting at mark IN place
FVe41" 49,: ,;sol balls went into the Kitchen OF Jane
NheIe % fmsoed the cook stove The officer was
s bSN 10 be in the night and FstiloA was nneu Wv
0s'-" GIANT AMUSEMENT.
-, Never had a quarrel with Policeman Greg
asnely because the latter wouldn't let MN tnrow
~ In Tie street 10 the imunen, danger OF tne lrsh
srsis who n'es; the vicinity OF Ofcha,o. Ju1ge
IL that be must not beaye rocks and precipces about
- f,ity without license from Mayor Wood, and so
fined Meyer one dollar
COULDN'T GET RIDE
Michael RYAN and Officer Kirk had diPute about
RfiohAes being drunk as 20 mistake the Westcnes-
a. UoHse for a FOurth-svenue stage, and halng the
.Jnbe-maid AZ he thfd-sioTy window as the driver.
Iesaid abe seked him 70 come right up-nghtaway
nod then wouldn't wait for him TO get aboard. Inc
udse considering that there had been no harm done,
discharged him.
COMMUNAL AFFECTION.
John c. Can Of No 254 Fulton-st was IN trouble
IN Policeman titzmaurice ana SAID the lstter pre-
,ted him kissing lie own wife. The officer on the
er hand asserted that be found the prisoner making
ce love TO a tar barrel which he was addressing as
ear Jenny He was indebted TO his Jenny for a
head Of hair like arred rope, suit Of clothes which
csad not be told from an old sail, and face that
ould have passed for badly damaged hgurehead TO
y whaler. He was held for further examination.
CONE BACK.
MARY Riley Of No. ~ Roosevetst. had a spree
which was cd with by Policeman Speiaght, Of
whom she complained bitterly Mary came of the Isl
and yesterday but at once got drunk over her release
Sent 70 the TOmbs for ten days to get sober. The
ificer was discharged.
ALL GOT HAPPY TOGETHER.
James Calluu Helena Jones and James Csrral
r. all bothered, first BY drink add afterwsrd by the
iicernan who did NJ coincide with all their proPo
ions for jubilant demonstrations. They were fined
10 each. but the money market was as tlgnt as
- -. nd hav
ate their little peccadilloes at tho City Prison.
BAcK-HANDED BLARNEY.
An Irisfman, one Barney Brady, was brought up
Tor combination Of the national Hibernian charac
teristes-,getting drunk and tghtng-whien ne car
red 10 the admired extreme" Having drunk his
slin full Of whisky he became amiaby puenaeioqs
and wanted TO whip anybody or anything that would
sep out inst for the fun OF the ffacas:' lie had
picked LOVING 9uaHe with The keeper OF poLler-
house bad kindly knocked down two appe-women
and rewsbOy in a commendable spirit of pleasant
lees had kicked in a basement window IN the hope
vi Inducing the owner to come out and have SERUM
"nace" and at the time Of his arrest was throwing
bricls against the door Of Engine No o. hoping that
acme Of It's Miesian members would sympathlze With
gentleman in bis pursuit Of quarrel under difficulties,
and would come out and take friendly knock-down
lust out Of pure national love and good fellowship
Policeman COL soon settled him with few blows OF
bis club and Barney brought into Court with his
head cut open in several places and his nose knocked
sideways as If il had beea run over by meatcart.
indebted already 70 his Honor for gratuitous trip up
the river, and although he probably anticipated pretty
correctly The result of his examination be could not
resist attempting 70 "blarney' the Justice probably
rom sheer force Of habit however, 70 the tail of ev
cry OF his "sOOtheriug speeches he tagged on in
an undertone aquaLfying phrase or direct reversOn
Of that part OF his conversation intended for the err of
the Judge 20 that while the spoken part of every
swer contained one nearing. ii wOuli be materially
qualified by the addition OF the whispered aiter-paH
.Indge-Nhy, Barney, have you come again
Prisoner-Yes your Honor; this gentleman wild the
star on brought me here to see your Honors noble
countenance once more; an myer saw Par OF
worse loohin thieves in ali my life.
Judge-Havo YOU been drunk again
PrisOner-Shghtly elevated your Honor; NOT half so
drunk the man that wears your boots gets livery
day Of his oirty life.
Judge-Dont you think you better let the whisky
alone Barney
Prisoner-P Perhaps had Sir You ouId squint.eye1
BLACKBOARD, ye know We gt bline druok and rowl on
the floor among the spaniel pups every dinner we ate
Judgt--The law says must fine you ten dollars.
Prisoncr-Yer noble self that knows so much abo1t
law can't find il in yer heart, know, to be hard
on an unlethered divi like Barney Brady; an that
same Barney Brady knows the law, an oulder law, |
an ciyiler law an betther law, an more of IT than
could be hammered into that thick ould sconce OF
We vid piedriver; ye can't tell Blackstone from
B.o coz. lex. and don't know yer little finger from
speakin' trumpet We coDcaited ould vagabone.
Judge-And You was disorderly, too, aud wanted TO
fight; that is an additional ohense.
PflaOnef-Ilhse yer HlghDtSe, III was ohil Du.Oh-
men OF dagles an the likes OF thin blackguards
was disputin' wild; i mver got 80 drunk yl that L
could nj tell rale gintleman like yersef--an'
would MT j Ike to bate the eyes ont OF yer black
muzzled head if only put my fist wanst gintly be-
tween yer pie-colOrec eyes, LEI my bit OF sthcS
drop aity ON the top of your empty auld pate, yed
think yo was struck wild chain htenin, or that yed
been suddenly thrnnsformed into galvanized steam
inpire an was gon ravin' distracted mad wild
worse q, Of derium trangles than liver ye had yit.
Judg-Can you pay your fine
prisdner-Tin dollars is It We not Just the exact
change at this minitWd me, yer Honor, but 1t yen
wait Ave days II pay ye as sure as the diyil mig
ger-----if liver pay wan single clint to that accom-,
pished lackguard, Misiher Justice Brnnen may
be caught in a muss widOut shillelah an no stones
handy may | be walked widout whisky or snuff an
may that same Oivi fly away wild what's left OF me
an toast me on a ptchiork for his Sunday Inornin
lunch
Judee-Cant trust you, Barney-have to lock
yOuup.
Prisoner suppose it e the best We can do for me,
an IN thankful to yer Honor; whin CAT out call an
see me az We plaze-but II liver see yer ugly mug
inside my door, first u lock up my two spoons an
hide Che whisky, an thin ] II give my personal an
immediate aiintion to batin yes0 black an so blue
that yer own mother could nj swear whether yere her
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