New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-13
ESSEX MARKET.

generally, made their daily demand Saturday morning
upon the unlimited charity Of the benevolent Justice
Wood of Essex Market.
The qualifications Of the petitioners were of the
usual order, the chief one being political viz: uucom-
promising opposition in word and deed to laws pro-
fessing 70 restrain the of beverages stronger than
can be procured from common hydrant The can
didates strictly examined, and several upon the
urgent recommendation of the different policemen who
lad taken their individual in charge, were per-
mtteG to ase for ten days the JOYS of sOcial city
life developed in the banquet hallsof the City Pts
Cd; were sent away from metropolitan dust and
huny to revel for corresponding length of time IN
the PaIadisaic joys Of Blackwells rural and romantic
isle.
WHISKY IN THE JUG.
Peter Carney and Ann Donovan were inebriated,
ana based their claim TO legal patronage upon this
tipsy fact-the latter got Jug Of I" rale Mononga-
"haley" in Over-st. Their merits were found so
deserving of public recognition that they were allowed
to chOofe between the premium of ten dollars or ten
day soourn at the mansion of the funeral name
both claimed the latter privilege.
PURIFICATION BY FIRE.
Catharine Malone having become dissatisfied with
the rapid increase Of the chronological population OF
her bed forthwith commenced war of extermiI atOn
upon the fragant vampires who nightly disturbed her
maiden slumbers She took the straw upon which sle
rae been wont 20 repose her wearied limbs and with
this and ali the minute animals therein contained she
made trump kant bonfire N the street. Her exulta-
ton at the fiery destruction of her enemies was inter-
rupted by the officer, who arrested her FOR violating
City ordnance. She was finet dollar. which she
said less than half cent head for the lives she
had sacrificed and che therefore satisfied.
DEyHIsH
Charles Clark, q six-foot beast was arrested for
attempting to commit rape upon Cathsrine Sherett,
a child five years Old Bolh held for examination.
MUSICAL BRANDY.
Thomas Glare Christian Eicke aud Ann Gillespie
were not drunk enough t. obtain ward of merit
Ann in a hons SIT a. a.
turb her neighbour She told the Court that Aon, so
Der, couldn't sing note, but that Ann, iipsy could
and did execute vocal hourishes which would bother
Jenny Lind. IL was brandy which caused the sudden
access of unruy musical powers She was discharged
with a recommendation to torswear brandy unless she
could control her voice.
AN INTERESTING CUB.
Vansby Perkins hauled up for insulting females
in the street. Held for examination.
DISTINGUISHED hCQUATNTANCEs.
curious instance of the eccentric effect often pro-
duced upon the Imagination by continued alcoholic
excitement was displayed in the case Of William Pei
ter of No. Ill Salt ST. Brooklyn fourth house from
the corner third story nghthand door Of the head of
the second fight of stairs number ~. He Is
man who has probably read Lot little, for he Is IA
miar with the names of many noted characters, and
when he is drunk he fancies that he IS or has been on
the most intimate terms with them all. He has con-
fused idea of important historical events and glorious
deeds which he alsays locates in the wrong place and
ascrbcs TO the wrong men, but ass umes tone oil Ia
miiaIity with the actors therein which is infinitely
ludicrOus He was arrested by Policeman OOl for
knocking down with broomsck mulato girl whO
he asserted was Lucretla Borgia, and said she had
inst abducted his friend Frank Pierce from the White
"House and he was gong TO take her before jack
Downing ESD and have her tried for petit larceny.
William when brought before the Court, was i'll
aborng under very peculiar ideas relative to the
centity of surrounding people, nasmuch as he recog-
nized the Judge as an old acquaintance, addressing
him as Daniel Webster, at the same time calling the
officer Cam and demanding that he be- taken into
custody for the old original assault and battery.
Clerk-Wel, Mr. Peter, what have YOU TO say con-
corning this charge against you
Prisoner-Wel uncle Noah, III tell you how 1t ives;
was coming from your ark where Japhet was boiling
down pitch to caulk her stern, and hadn't go further
down than the City Hall Battery when met sampson
and Merriam, the Clerk Of the Weather; Merriam
inst telling Samp. that you better turn your old scow
into a ten-pin slley shooting-galery because be
kntr that we'd have dry Summer and thar your pre-
diciion about tie coming rain-storm II all " bosn
then came up, and we all stepped into Henry Ward
Beecher's place 10 get dozen piece on the hall
SHE'LL well Hank, you see, wouldn't bring us any salt
and so i
don't want TO hear shout your religious difficulties.
Prisoner Appealing 10 Old friendship don
get wratby Dan you know we used to side down NIL
together in Ned Forr stss pssuredcnt you recolect
lust before that little dispute a. Waterloo, when we
were in Lower CANADA With Bonapsrte, how we stoe
the turkey and how Nap put You IN the guard house
because lie Jaw the "pOpes nose sticking Out OF your
knopsack Do give chance % tell my story
didn't mean TO hurt the gal but when saw her with
Georce Washington's revolver in her hand got MAJ
csuse knew she stole it-you see George and were
old friends-manys the time when George and were
gone fishing together ,.,.
Jusge-Are you going to tell US about this Assault
and battery not
Prisoner-Why Dan. haven't seen you so o6strop-
olous since nv old cronies CorOlanus and Charley
Dickens threw YOU in the horsepond for breaking Oh
Mother Psrtingtons windows; by lie way, We JUST
had telegraph about that from Lewis Cas-, an in-
I'm ATE friend of mine in Intelligent Lew IS 5od boy
rather fat but then there's al the more OF ann, ana
Won emit have too much Of a good thing you know
Of course tel you all about IL this woman you are
acquainted with: of course you are, you've seal her
on the Island twenty times Lucretia BorSia L an
old customer; well Dan Id been over 20 SeVasioPoi
Cor Say or two TO see whal the Johnny Bulls are uy
inc 10 do with NV chum the Gar. and having made up
nv n ind that what they are doing won't amount 70
| anything ANYWAY, l got Dr. Franklin TO segA me
back; paid Ben half dollar, ana tnough' n wv
| In on nv cousin Frank Pierce at the Nhite-
stepr1d in and kissed the babies al round, oil la
wasn't there Of coarse kicked up dsVI o. Nus ~
sent Caleb Gushing 10 the oyster ceiars 'ou 40
selI 10 take look through Cuba, started Gov Claia
| round 10 Calcutta told Billy Shakespeare " sdI.u
among the lager beer saloons and just tnen pr 49,
mn de Msyor; so Fernando and concinaeu 70 " VIC
raunds OF the rum chops We t,ok MP OF every Pc
We stopped but we find Frank; we TenI rouhu
he corer and there we met this woman; now as soon
l a. put eyes on her says to fernsndo. 49, .si
] got him." knew Green would soSse S'sua' saN