New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-23

If any accident should occur from an attempt to re-
move them be would be severely blamed, AMI this
fear deters him. Orders should be given to the police
TO prevent such lawiessness
THE SOURCE oF UNrsID LETrERs.-Surprise has
TO; unfequeDuy been expressed al the number Of let
ers Of mercantile character tia, prepaid aud
therefore fell to arrive 81 their address and are adver
tsed. We suspect we can supply the key. gentle
man. known to us personally sent porter the other
day 10 the post Office for supply Of postage staups
On receiving and counting them he discovered thai
there were more than were charged for, aud tnen
roticed that the major part OF them were deficient 10
achesvo matter and had apparently been used though
not stamped On inquiry he found that his porter had
purchased them at two cents each Of man who keeps
candy stall near the postoirce, who HAD purchased
them from youths carrying merchants letters to the
post-siice. We DO no; know whether our friend con-
fOnted bis porter with the receiver OF these stolen
stamps but assuredly the man ought TO nave 9esn
promptly arrested. From the quantity purchased the
practice must have been carried on upon large scale
The safer plan for merchants voud DC to use stamped
envelopes. Commercial Ad'ett7e''
Sr1cIpE.-Coroner Gamble Yesterday held an 10
quest 1T the New-York Hospital upon the body Of
Mary Jane Ju1son. native of Bridgeport, Con
neccut, 10 years Of age, who, committed sucuie by
swallowing a sbilDg's worth Of arsenic. l. appeared
il evidence that ske had .bcen winter in the saloon
of Mr. johnson, at No. lO4 Vesey-s., and LETT her
situation there Friday morning, after which she
proceeded To a drugstore snd purchased shnhngs
worth of arsenic which she swallowed, ond then pro-
oeeded to he First Ward Police Station, Wnere she
was coon observed apparently sufeTing iHtense pam
She was conveyed 10 drugstore where emegcs were
administered after which, she taken 10 the New
York Hospital and there died on Saturday. Ii was in
eviderce further that she had previously made four
attempts upon her c but the caue Of her infauaton
for efde,ruction did not trauspire The jury Of in
guest rendered verdict of " Suicide.
FATAL AccrDRsr.-Coroner O'Donuell yelteriay
held an inquest upon he body Of John COrdz, Ger
man 20 years Of nge who was first crushed aad then
drowned al the HobOken Ferry on Saturday. II ap
pears that be wGs engaged In putting pane OF giass
into one Of The windows of the ferry boat James Watt,
ard when tie boat reached the dock he was jsmmed
bets a. the fender ard fell into the water. h
forts were made to save him, but in vain His body
was much bruised ard one of his arms was broken
The OF death, however, was drowning aud tie
jury returned verdict accordingly.
ACCIDENTALLY observation-disclosures Gamble, on
Saturday, held an inquest u on the body Oh John
Nelson Finger late second engineer OF the steamboat
Cornelius Vanderbilt who was accidentally drowned
on Frcay by falling from the string piece OF pier No.
Moth River, into the dock II appears that at the
time of the occurrence he was conversing with Dir.
Russ, and seeing cart approach lie stepped BACK,
suppOsing at his foot would rest on the gang plank
of de Co1eius Vanderbilt hut it did not, and be
fell into the water. Every effort was made by Mr.
Russ ana others him, but he being unable to
swim, sank and was drowned. lie was native OF
New York 81 years of age, and leaves family to
noun his oss. The Jury rendered a verdict of
accidental death
FouND DRowYED.-C Coroner Gamble held in
| quest yesterday upon the body of an unknown man
about 80 years of age, found drowned al the foot OF
Starton.st Z. X. The deceased was about five feet
ten inches in hight, and hal black hair lie was en-
trely without clothing and supposed to have been
drowned while bathing. The body hal been IN the
| water about a week.
Tie same Coroner held an inquest upon the body of
On unknown about 80 years of age, found in the
water at the foot e Eighh.st. +. X. The deceased
wGs about FIVE feet eight inches in hight, and had long
| light brown hair and from the fact of his having no
| clothing on his Icrson when found, Is supposed to
! have been drowned waile bathing.
| DRowyFD WHILE BATHISG Coroner Hilton yes
| teIday held an inquost Wards Island upon tho
body Of Samuel Cordial, native of Ireland, twenty
| wears of nge, who while bathing tie beach on
| Saturday evening, swept away by the tide and
| drowned
DrowxED.-R Richard William Reed OF No. 4l2
Sxtl-ev was drowned while bathing at the foot Of
Forty-socond ST., East River, on Thursday afternoon
dark complexion, rather delicate features wifh two
indCned ringwOrm marks on the crown OF Inc head'
| His body has not been recovered.
| DESCENT UPoS D1soRDERLY IioUsE.-The Fourth
Ward Police made descent. Saturday night, upOn
| vile den of prostitution kept by VIM. Kpp- at
No. - Cherry ST.. and arrested the barkeeoer and
| thirteen miserable German prostitutes who were occu-
pants of his house. The prisoners were al taken be-
fore Justice Bogert, who held Kipps TO answer
charge of keeping a dsorderly house, but ds harged
the females on account Of there being no evidence
against them.
| PrRGLARY Hr BOr.-Charlcs Phillips, a lal &c
years of age was on Saturday arrested charged with
| burglary and grand larceny. II appears that on
Thursday uight he broke into the house of his father
No 100 Seveuth-st and stole therefrom $780, 500 of
which he gave 10 young female fayorte TO oxpcnd IN
| iewery and clothing. The greater part OF the bal
ance OF the money recovered and the youn ester
was taken before Justice Welsh who committed hin
| for examination.
CHARGE OF FoRGERY.-A man named Joseph Ber
nard was yesterday arrested by Officer Lord OF the
Lower Police Court charged with forging the signature
of Joseph Burr importer of brandies at No. 800 Wash
ineton-st., 10 bills against the customers OF Mr. Burr,
witch he presented for payment aud received on them
about $500. which appropriated to his own use.
Justice Bogari, before whom the accused was taken
held him to bail in 81 900 to charge OF for
gerry.
FEIONIoUs ASSAULT WITH A PIsTOL.-A man
named Peter JOllio yesterday arrested by PONCE
man Wognn OF the Fourth Ward, charged with as.
sauling aud attempting TO shoot Henry Beverly, OF
No 70 Roosevelt ST., with dOublo-barreed pistol
which was heavily loaded and which he snapped at
lin. The accused taken before Justice Bogart,
and committed TO answer the charge.
ADVERTISEMENT
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TO take effect on TUESDAY the 2h For particulars Ayer
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