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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-03
Police Intelligence.

SHOOTING AFFAIR BETWEEN RIVAL FIRE COMPANIES
-ROBBNa GROCERY wAGON-sH0RT WEIGHTS.
Yesterday afternoon Justice Wood visited the house
No. 327 Delaney street. for the purpose of taking tie
ante-mortem examination Of James Wilmot, who was
suffering severely from wound received on the 2sth
ut in collision between the runners Of two rival fre
companies, whose apparatus Is located in this neigh
berhood. The wounded man states that during fight
that took place bet Of the Of Hose
Company No. l3 and Engine Company No. a. person
named Thomas Carleton discharged pistol at hn the
ball entering the lower part Of bis back (seat Of honor
producing serious wound. Justice Wood issued
rant for the arrest Of Thomas Carleton Four precious
youtas brought before the injured man, Ia pre-
of the magistrate, and Identified having
aided Carleton In the assault e., throwing paving
stones, and otherwise abusing The complainant
expert thieves stole about slc0 worth Of groce-
ries from the wagon Of Messrs Lacey Hunter OF
Third avenue, Nftieth street while the driver Of
the was absent fer few moments attending one
OF his customers. No arrest.
The bead Of family living In Eighth avenue nsar
Eighties nth street. called at the Sxteenth ward station
bouse yesterday and informed the officers there that bus
lady had been imposed upon In scandslous naarer by
grocery man, keeping store in that vicinity. He
stated that the cent for two pounds Of butter and 90
getting the same weighed IT, When, 20 her surerse 1t
fully sJ ourcts thort The authorities should par
Their respects 70 this model grocery man Aad haul him
the Goals for his rascalify.
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ARRIVAL OF THE STAR OF THE VEST.
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ONE WEEK LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
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$3O2 900 i'm Gold Dust.
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Excitement About the City Government
Of San Francisco.
ALL THE CITY PROPERTY ATTACHED.
NEWS FROM KERN RIVER.
MAR AND DEATHS.
MARkE rs,
ALL THE CITY PROPERTY ATTACHED.
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
M A r K E T s

The steamship Star Of the West, Of - Ncaragss
line, E. w. Turner, commander, arrived last evening
from Punta Arenas West Key, with SIT passengers.
and $500, COO in specie on freight
The Star Of the West arrived outward at Punta
Arenas the 22d ult., connecting with the sseamshp
Uncle Sam, Lieut.. O. H. Baldwin, commander which
left San Francisco the 9th nit, when hours
passed the steamship sierra Nevada also, the 18th.
the steamship Corts and arrived at San Juan del Fur
the 21st with 600 passengers and $780, in Specie
for New York and New Orleans.
Steamship Star Of the West left Punts Arenas on tho
night Of The 2Sd called at Key West for COAL ron,
which port she left the 2Sth at IL O'Clock A. NJ,
and arrived last evening at Eve T. M passengers all In
perfect health.
U. 8. sioop Of Jamestown was at Key West uu-
t5srgoipg some repairs.
The following is the specie list Of the star Of the
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near Hamilton ferry (sreet not numbered vet y cpose
that wiz be forty eight years old the til Of Ny.
next and that went 10 learn the tmcrs afe OF Gso
hatse when sbout six seventeen years odd
who then resided IN Broadway tween Prince and Hous
ton streets on the spot where Nibo's Guruc0 II.
that Mr. Msssel then resided In low, yellow frame
house; that frst went 10 Mr. Mstsss asout week
after Miss Louisa Smith (now Mrs Louisa 8sk.r) weus
there that was acquased with Miss Louisa smth be-
fore she went to M Matselrs that Mr. MsseIs chief
SaAness to repair old cohes and ssr old coats
az that time; that mrs Matsei the wife es George
Matsell, the TAILOR told that her son George
was born in England, together with her SOP
Elizabeth Matse that remained With NJ MatseiI about
months; that blza Canstin and her sister also
both OF whom subsequently got married. and that s,t6
Of them have since oied thn Mr. and Mrs. Mstsel and
al 2, .nC children above sudea tc looked and acted
In and appearance they seemed to to
be Fnshsh people that Mrs. Mstseii used to ask
the family seemed TO know anything about Amsrcaiv
cooling that We girls used to jump tue rope
that George used to hold the rope while we jumped over
IT. tina. We jumped the rope sometimes with Elizabeth
MAtse Who was Georges sister, and who was school
Abbott before went to Matselps and lived somewhere
In the nsishbOrhood And further this saith
Sworn before me, this ao.t day Of April, 1885 'st
GEORGE W. WHEELER, Commissioner Of Deeds.
When the foregoing had been read Alderman Briggs
said they proposed examining the city directories from
800 to 1920 to see the of the Chiefs father
mtptioned there.
Copies of the directory obtained, and in one
dated 1850 was found the name Of "George Matsel
taller, $50 Broadway" This was the only one that
could be found containing his name and thus Alderman
Briggs said was sufficient" Other copies pro.
cured from the City Inspectors Office and examined but
with no better success Mr.. J. II Chambers, Clerk of
the Board Of Aldermen and Mr.. George W. Morton, By
whom they were examined, testified to this fact.
The Dext witness Mr.. Pinckney bookkesper in the
Office of the Comptroller who testified that aoout
week ten days ago he had received voucher
six hundred dollars paid from the Office of tue Chief Of
Police into the city treasury, account of redeemed
dogs In reply to the question of Alderman Briggs,
whether the money had been paid for season
before, he said that there was instance where
the money had been held over from last season. He
also said that he had endorsed Of property
sold for taxes bought by the Chief.
This closed the investigation for the day aud the
committee adjourned subject to the cali Of tine chair
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Bnitsd States Distriet Attornty,a On,

Uh"M SsaFs DsSxics htSorntyH Omce.
SMALL BUSINESS. Two men, named williams aud
Oroppen, arrested By pooe officer Farley, ct tee
bouss Eo12 Roosevelt street. charged WITH oastsrsting
quarter dollars On the mon beng ssarahsd II
covered that tbs spurious coin in their possss ou
amounted 70 caure Of h,sn badly inlaVca :eut
pieces
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!, Harriet Dusenbury, (vhose maiden name ~as Hsr
rett Johnson) now residing at No 2,s kNorne st.ect
snd iEtenting v remcvs TO Brcokyn, "a a.on svset
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main here except reporters and No Witnesses
Mr.. hcK.-I have been examined, sir, and am moth
ing nov but spectator.
Aid. B Il ought TO have been prepared for this. No
matter, there IL another day acoming.
Further consultation among the Alderman and his
friends followed this solloquy but 1t did not
Aid BHHre there any other wisne ,ses in the rooms
yorCE-Mr Webster said he'd be back by the time
you got through with Mr.. Mcclellan.
Aid Bwe shall require ali the witnesses TO retire
to the other for short tune, II they please. Mr.
McKellar, consider you witness here-you will have
Mr.. McK-wen, sir, am perfectly willing to retire on
the condition that this committee shall mot bring up
eence in relation to my character II they DO. have
right to be here-thst havea con'titutionL right to
Aid B-we cannot tell what may te brought up.
Mr. NICK II will not be debarred Of my right because
hold an on e. BY committee Of the Common Councii'
AID Bit is useless for us 70 bs disturbed by you,
for you have right here. think I have the power
Mr. McK.--H the committee say
Aid TUCKER -All the committee request Ia that you
shall leave the room. #n4
Mr NICK And all request is the right TO defend my
character when 1t Is assailed-
Ale. rucKEI--we desire you to withdraw.
Mr. Mex If you desire me 10 withdraw under such
circumstances, shall DO 30,
MT McKsllsr left the room and gave place to the fol-
fDwARD HuIRrB sworn, testified a fol,ows:-I am At
tscbtd 10 the Third yard have belonged to the police
departments four years. am native citizen, born In
this city was never detailed for special duty; have
Dsver tesu siected particularly aay pos on Green
wich street. these questions never asked me b,ore
in the station house; asked where vas horn.
have never heen loched up In pruon. '
MILTON swAyzEs, policeman, sworn, tstiaed:-I b.v.
leen nine years the police have never reos yet o
fiom my captain to loot after certain hou "a in
house In my ward; know OF ser vno was sta
toned ct n.r house; he IL stu in the dep srtment
knew tkat he got any particular name for leading
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iotaA bO
We indebted to M. r. Lord purser of the Star of
the West and to tie Pacific Exp7efs Company the
presses of Wells, Fargo Co j. Hawes Co and j. w.
Sullivan, for files Of California papers.
The ship Of 81. Mary's came down frou, Msrs
Island to San Francisco the 7h ult At Vallejo she
received on board Major General John Z. Wool who was
salutei with the usual number OF guns on stepping %
board The distinguished veteran was greeted with
similar compliment when leaving the vessels side.
Several Chenos at Camptonviile, got into fight ct
Chileno Camp, FIVE miles from Camptonvis on the 31s
March, which resulted h the de lth of two Of them
the wounding Of tive Others seriously If fatally
game Of cards caused the disturbance.
The ship Java arrived San Francisco ON the 7th uls
with Eve hundred and eighty Cinnamon from Hong
Kong, all in good health.
movement is foot In San Francisco to erect .
monument to the late Hon Edward Gilbert who was the
first editor Of the Alta California newspaper and one Of
the two members of Congress were sent from CaH
forna after its admission into the Union He was killed
in a duel at Sacramento
The jury in the of E. W. Walton, who was charged
with the crime OF murder, had brought in verdict Of
msnsaughter, with omnaendstion to mercy
George Murray killed by being buried in drift at
Red Gulch Stewards Fork of Trinity river ON the
2sth March.
On Tuesday, the 27th March, . man named wiuiam
Dunton murdered at Upper Rancheria, in. .Amador
county, by person named John 7. Hartahorn, who
ESCAPED.
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WEEKLY SUMMARY.
Number OF aliens arrived to April 25 1s55. 23 138
Number Of aliens arrved since to May 2...... $3.50
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 20, ,5l6
Number Of aliens arrived to May 2, 1854 54,766
Number Of inmates in Refuge, Hospital and Nur.
sery, Wards Island. 2,4ss
Number Of inmates In Marine Hospital. 419
Total 2,9lS
Balance In bank January 1856. s6i 192 40
Aggregate receipts to April 26... SOC, 798 IS
Received since TO May 2.......... 24,o79 10
- 14,s77 "a
Total. .:..................s17 .s17e,o7o 20
Disbursements TO April 20. .S213, ,996 IL
Paid Troy Hospital bill for 1884,. 58S IS
214, ,5S3 Al
Overdraft Mechanics Bank, May 2... $3S, ,513 27
Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-08-25
FARINA. prepared ex-

Ill pressly for families, delicate and appro-
pirate rood for all seasons, and one Of the most
economical, nutritious, and wholesome prepare
tons ever brought 10 the table, emnenty COM
bining the qualification OF the palate with ample
and healthful sustenance of the body.
Strictly speaking Heckers' Farina is neither
stringent nor laxative, but restorative, strengena
ing the digestive and absorbent system. In dis
ordered bowels, diarrhae, dyseniery, and even in
cases of cholera, when food is deemed admissible
by the physicians Heckers' Farina cannot fail 10
be salulary; and wherever known is extensively
used in hospitals and private practice The pres.
ervation Of health or the prevention Of sickness
is al least important the curing of dlsea &c.
People in health should therefore use Heckers'
Farnafreely, as common food, TO preserve the in
eslmable blessing.
For sale by grocers and druggists generally.
Wholesale by Charles F. Pitts, IL Commerce
street, Baltimore; Dngee a. Brother, 81 South
Front street Philadelphia; s. G. Bowdlear& Co,
II Long Wharf, Boston and by the manufactu-
rers, Hecker IL Brother, at the Croton Mills, 20l
Cherry street, New York.
Heckers' Farina Jelly, made In double
Boilers, which render burning or scorching i'm
possible, is now exhibited daily at the Fair of the
Metropolitan Mechanics Institute in Washington
Mar S--2w.
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TAKE NOTICE.
NEW GOODS JUST RECEIVED.

ID W BROWNING, MERCHANT TAILOR
III under the United States Hotel, would re
specifnlly inform his customers and the public
generally, that he has just received New Fall and
Winter Goods, in great variety. Such as Cloths
ton, and is prepared TO have them made up al
the shortest notice, in the most fashionable man
ner, and at low rates of prices.
Having made arrangements TO 20 into the
" Ready made Clothing business extensively this
season, he feels confident that he can offer to
those wishing 10 purchase a stock of Cothine
not inferior TO any in this city, and not made UP al
the north, as is usually the case with work sold
here; but cut in his own establishment, and made
by our own needy citizens in this dull season, al
low rates Of prices. He is enabled, therefore, TO
compete with northern work in point of prices
and as 10 quality and STYLE he will leave for those
who favor him with call 10 Judge.
Hecan sell whole suits Coat, Pants, and Vest
at the following low rates:
Good suit for business purposes, out Of cloth or
cashmere, for the small sum Of. .........s l5
Dress and Frock Goats, from. $40 10 $50
Over-coats Of different styles, FROM. .s12 10 s2a
Black and fancy Pantalocns, from.,. SO so to $40
Silk and velvet Vests, from. SO so TO $40
This stock of Clothing is of superior quality
and has been made mp since he received the fail
and winter fashions.
He keeps constantly on hand large assortment
OF fancy artcles-such as gloves, cravats, collars
umbrellas, SIC.
Sole agent for the sale Of Scott. Repor 6
Fashions in this city.
Sept lift
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GREAT WESTERN MAIL ROUTE.
(IXTY MILES DISTANCE SAVED n

- CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS. Iae suicn
gan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad
Line, carrying the Great Western United States
Through Mail, have the following staunch frsl
class steamers running on Lake Erie in connec
tiOn with the New York and Erie railroad from
Dunkifk, touching al Cleveland, and connecting
with their road al Toledo, and connecting directly
with the Chicago and Rock Island railroads
Chicago, in the same depot, thus forming daily
line for passengers and freight from New York to
the Mississippi river. Niagara, Captain Miller
Empire, Captain Mitchell; Keystone State, Capt.
Richards; Louisiana, Captain Davenport Also,
a Daily Line from Buffalo direct to Monroe BY
those well-known magnificent Floating Palaces,
Empire State, j. Wilson, Commander, leaves
Buffalo Mondays and Thursdays; Southern Mich
gan, A. ID. Perkins, Commander, leaves Buffalo
Tuesdays and Fridays; Northern Indiana, l. L.
Pheatt Commander, leaves Buffalo Wednesdays
and Saturdays
One of the above splendid steamers will cave
the Michigan Southern Railroad Line Dock al 8
o'clock, p, m, every day, except Sundays and
run direct through to Monroe without landing, In
IA hours, where the lightning Express Train viii
be in waiting 10 take passengers direct to Chicago
in hours, and arriving next evening after leav
ing Buffalo.
Running time from New York to Buffalo, four
teen hours.
Running time from Buffalo 10 Monroe, fourteep
hours. ft
Running time from Monroe 10 Chicago, eight
hours. Total thirty-six hours.
Connecting at Chicago with fue line OF Iow
pressure steamboats, to all places north Of Chicago
to Green Bay; also with Chicago and Rock Island
Railroad TO La Sale, and there connect with Hi
nois River Line of Steamboats, or Express Train
of Illinois Central and Chicago and Mississippi
Railroads. or connecting at Rock Island with reg
uar line of steamers for all points above and be
ow, making the cheapest and most direct route to
St. Louis, Rock Island, Minnesota, and the Great
West.
The American Lake Shore Railroads from Buff
falo and Dunkirk connect with this line at Toledo
forming the only direct and continuous line OF
railroads from the Atlantic Seaboard to the Valley
Of the Mississippi. Running time 10 Chicago, 36
hours to ST. Louis, So hours.
Four Daily Trains, by railroad, all the way
Two Daily Lines, by steamers, on Lake Erie.
Thus the traveller and shipper can see at o
glance that no other line enter the Isis a. com
pettors
Passengers ticketed through from New York
with privilege fstoppinaever at any point on the
route, and resumng seats at leisure, either by tho
New York and Erie Railroad, via Dunkrk, New
York and Erie and Buffalo and New York City
Railroad via Buffalo; Peoples Line Of Steamboats,,
Hudson River or Harlem and New York Central
Railroads, via Albany and Buffalo
For any further information, through tickets or
freight, apply at the Company's Office, No 1913
Broadway, corner of Dey street, New York, 10
JOHN F. PORTER, General Agent, or
L. p, DUNTON, Ticket Agent.
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DIAPER MoIsTENER..-A

DIAPER MOISTENER...A New Inven.
il ton for Moistenng the leaves of Copying
Book, Postage Stamps, Envelopes, and Moisten-
ng the Fingers when Counting Bank Bills also
useful for various other purposes. II will be
found an Indispensable article for every Desk Ii
is perfectly simple and cheap, and must come in
to general use.
The following are few complimentary opin-
ions of the Press:
PAPER MoIsTENER.--A new and very neat use
fu invention for moistening post Office stamps,
envelopes, sheets in copying book, counting
bank bills, &c. This does away with the disagree
able method of moisening stamps, &c, with the
ongue. II is patent article, vary simple and
cheap, and will be universally adopted as soon as
t is Boston transcript, Sept. 1854.
PAPER MoIsTENER-A new invention for mois-
ening postage stamps, envelopes, sheets in a
copying book, counting bank bills, &c. The
common way of mo ,stenng stamps with the
tongue is very disagreeable and inconvenient
also the usual way of wetting sheets in copying
book, by using brush which has te be dipped in
water, is inconvenient and very difficult 10 give
paper an even moisture, which is very desirable
for copying letters. This article obvates these
difficulties, besides being useful for various Other
purposes Ii is also perfectly simple and cheap,
and must come into general use Boston Post
Sept, 1854.
PAPER MoIsTENER.-A newly invented and very
useful little contrvance for moisiening postage
a copying book, &c. II costs but little and will
save the tongue a good deal Of unpleasant work
Boston TropelleT, Sept, 1854.
Agent for Washington,
TAYLOR a. MAURY,
II Rooksfo near OIL sf
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RRIVAL OF NEW ENGLISH Javenil,

A RIVAL OF NEW ENGLISH Juvenile
IA and other Books-Odds and Ends from an
old Drawer, by Werdna Reinyu, nj. ID.
Pippns and Pies, by Stirling Coyne.
Charade Dramas, for the drawing room. b. Anne
Bowman,
Pleasures, Objects, and Advantages OF .itera-
ture, by the Rev. Robert Aris Wilenol
n cir of Selwood, by Mrs Gore.
Matilda Lonsdale, or The eldest sister, by
Charlotte Adams.
A Tour round my Garden.
Hidred the Daughter, by Mrs. Newton Cros-
and
Eastwood Priary, or Mortimers College Life.
Horses and Hounds, a practical treatise their
management, by Scrutator."
Outlines of Chemical Analysis, prepared for the
Chemical Laboratory at Giessen, by DR.. Heinrich
Will; translated fromthe German by Daniel Breed,
M. d., the United States Patent Office.
The Forest in Exile, by Capt. Wayne Reid
On Sale at TAYOR IL MAURY'S
Jan. "a Bookstore, near 9th st.
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CLOTHING.
A CompI I'm cntary Gard and Invitation 4

A Complimentary Card and Invitation TO
the Public.
ssvXTH HEN HAVE EARNED ONE HUN
wv DRIED DOLLARS OF MY OWN
MONEY, will trade on one hundred dollars,
and when | have earned one thousand dollars
l will trade upon thousand dollars, and
so increase my business and capital in proper
ton" | will never take credit give my own
promise 10 pay notes, but will pay cash for all my
goods when purchased. will keep down my ex-
penses, and will not pay high, enormously high
rents, nor live above my income, and will deal
fairly with all men. Maxims like these and for
mer experience in the wholesale and retail manu-
facturing, well as the import and export trades
during these last five and twenty years, have en-
abled GEORGE p. FOX, u. S. A., u. S. NJ Tailor,
and PInventeur DIES Modes, TO progressively rise
from the humble rank of selling one vest pattern
in Wall street a few years ago, to be the present
sole proprietor OF the store 25 feet front by los feet
deep opposite Pearl street, NO. 32I BROAD
II is also equally true that with money, cash in
hand, FOX-GEORGE P. FOX-has, during the
past few months, made extensive purchases, at
ruinonsly low prices, of fine
CLOTHS, FASHIONABLE VESTINGS,
CASSIMERES,
and other articles connected with the Tailoring
Business, on Importation, and from respectable
city merchants, who are in want Of discounted
money al any price or loss, owing 10 an over
stocked market and the circumstances Of hard
times, "a. d. 1851
FOX-GEORGE P. FOX-while most thankful
TO the public for the liberal patronage received,
still maintains his reputation for al all times SELL
ing the most fashionable of Custom, Pattern, and
Correct Fitting,
READY MADE GARMENTS,
Dress, Frock Goats, Overcoats, Vests, Pantaloons,
Cloths, Casslmeres, Velvet Vestngs, &c, &c. and
Is determined not 10 be outdone in liheraliiy of
dealing, nor undersold by the least the biggest
house in the trade. He is also equally determined,
10 the best Of his ability to employ meritorious
laborng class of Journeymen Tailors; and others
who are suffering dreadful privations for want Of
employment, and therefore offers, on and after
this date, until The beginning of the year 1855 the
resources of his magnificent Tailoring Establish
ment free of profit on the cost Of all his goods
combined with his own gratuitous services, to his
friends and the public, 10 be considered as sort
of present
HOLIDAY OR NEW YEARS GIFTl
exampleizng wealthy gentlemen, United States
Departments the Executive, Officers Of The Army
and Navy, Bankers, Foreigners, Citizens, the pres
ent imperative duty of solvent tradesmen and
merchants 10 employ their feow-men, aid and
assist the Inauguration OF better state Of trade
all over the world from the commencement of the
New Year, one thousand eight hundred and fifty
five. | am, fellow-citlzens, representing one Of
the links of Commerce,) yours truly, ever grateful
and obliged,
GEORGE p. FOX
United States Leader of Fashions,
- 49,. Headquarters No. 32l broadway,
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John III. BUTHMANN, Importer and
- Dealer In Wine, Brandy, Cigars. &c.
Pennsylvania avenue, south side, between Fourl
and-aHalf and Sixth streets, has received his fu-
stock and assortment of the above, consisting IN
part Of
Madeira, Sherry, Port of various grades, Cham
payne, in quarts and pints, different -Yands.
great variety of Rhine Wine, some OF I,
sparkling.
Also, St. Peray sparkling red and white Clarct
at prices from So SO per dozen to the highest
order.
And numerous other kinds of Wine.
Also, very superior Cognac, pale and dark;
Scheidam Gin, Jamaica Rum, fine old Wits
key, Irish Malt, Cordals, and Havana Cigars.