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


HE LAn DUn-LxAvnSwokm REPoRrxD 10 BE A
DynG CosDrnos.-Ysstsrday officers Moore and Ross
OF the Ssesad District Police Court arrived from Hags-
n without being successful In their endesvors to arrest
the doctors who In attendance at the duel Thsy
report Lsavsnworth 70 be In dying conditiOn.
ti6cssion had get In in Of his wounds = also
conveyed avenworth to the farm house where he now
lies, alter he received the deadly wounds and thea ned
fearing the consequences Of their indscrston There
Is but little hope entertained for the recovery of the
wounded mar the ball has not yet been extracted
nom his leg.
TRoops FOR THE CEIMEA SHIPPED OrY-Lste on FRIDAY
night small boat alongside OF the revenue cutter
Washington, nov laying of Governors Island and in
formed the mauder, Capt Hunter, that vessel
named the Joseph Howe below hlsd with recruits
destined for the Crmea. Captain Hunter ordered the
osr who board found some twenty psrs ON the
The next day the matter investigated, but nothing
eiced that would justify the authorities in stopping
evening The officers we're. however Of the oOIa.
ion that the really were bound for the ea
g. charge. arg s e, Hon was hs
ticed that this vesEe bears the the agent
Of the British government II thi. city Who was smpov
exed according to Col Pctons letter in yesterdays
HERALD,) to raise An American Crimean battalion.
ANEW DoDGE-LooK JUVENILE THIEVES "A
correspondent sends account Of adrot female
thief Juvenile about Is years of age, who has been
successfully carrying her nefsrious operations in
the neshborhood Of the Sixteenth ward and very
recently cheated officer Of that ward out pair
Of his On Saturday last she defrauded
little girl out Of four par Of pantaloons and dol
Pope, merchant tailor in Eighth avenue. Her modus
operdndt is IS follows She accosts child, whom she
At tho same time stating that she resides IN the sams
vicinity volunteering to carry the bundle, and,
finally requests her new made companion to wait until
tbs parcel This has been doing for time past
In the vicinity Of the above named ward Let the stars
DO vigilant
WHOLESALE LIBEL SUrTs-Alderman Briggs will shortly
have his hands full of lawsuits that he viii have
little time to attend to has duties representative of
the Thirteenth ward in our Common Council. We un-
derstsnd that he has commenced actions for libsls
against five newspapers in New York, laying his DANA
out Of his oKeefs and Aatsel movements the Board
Frequent inquiries having been made in relation to this
cst proper to state tina the present is his rss
term as an Alderman Of this city and that he Ia in
way related to Daniel D. Briggs, formerly Alderman Of
the ward and now of the United States
government officers.
NEWFOUNDLAND AND TRANS. ATLANTIC TErEaRAPH.-Ws
understand that Richari B. Kmbal, who has just re-
turned from Europe, preparing correct history Of
the Newfoundland and Trans Telegraph Compa-
Mes whose operations now regarded With 50 much
interest the whole world in which history proper
credit viii DO given to the original PROTECTOR H. Tab
let's ESQ., Of this city who 50 long ago as March,
charter, witbmpoItant privileges from the Newound.
land government.
HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION To DAY-The New York
Horticultural Society open their June exhibition to-day
at Clinton BAD, Aston place. will be open from one
o'clock to ten O'Clock P. NJ. 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 WAGON A man named Cochran was
by express wagon last night in Broadway.
Two of his ribs were broken and he was otherwise
much injured. he was conveyed to his residence No.
176 Twelfth street.
NEW CLERK SECOND DISTRICT CoURT.-Wm. II.
CanD the newly elected Clerk of the Second District
Court, sworn into Office yesterday by his Honor
Judge Norris Of the Supreme Court The requisite
corites were filed, and the incumbent at
tered upon the duties Of his Office.