The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-31
City Intelligence.

How NICE You've MEN MANAGE TO LIVE ECONOMICALLY
II is wen known that the keepers OF restaurants aud
eating houses vctim'zed TO considerable extent by
certain OF their customer who manage defaud them
cot OF half their due and it seems almost impossible 10
devise plan that the rogues will evade The prac
tice of giving checks which have lately much In
vogue and the face OF which how much Il due has
been one step to Yards preventing dishonest practices OF
this kind but this device does not prevent roguery
that occurred on Sunday last at Taylor's, In
Broadway, shows. appears that in this establishment
stance it is red, Tuesday blue and On Sunday
party Of young gents RECALLED themselves with oysters
sherry cobbers and the lie, and altogether had very
good time. Having easted themselves pretty well, they
passed out one stopping 1t the counter to settle he pre-
sented check for sma amount which the cashi,r In
staH'y pronounced spurious, as was the wrong color
but the young gentleman persisted that 1t all right
and tina, the waiter had given him the check he prot
iered The waiter called and he testified 10 fur
pshpg least treble the indicated in the check.
The customer, however streDuousy denied having auo
Their check in his sion officer Story was Gale in
and the party taken TO the Fifth ward citation house.
where be was searched and the missing check found on
his person. be was sent TO the Tonbs on charge OF
petit larceny II Is said to be quite common thing for
party Cf say persons go 70 Of the large
aurants ana divide into two parties, three sitting a.
table. Each party eats and drinks say one dollars
b making bill Of two dollars in all; but In going
out they leave party, retain OF the checks aud
3 onh one Of he nr. nous dodses by which Young ren
temen in New York manage 20 live economically.
CAEIlEssKS.-Between and 10 O'CLOCK Tues
day night Mrs. Peer residing at No SIS Crosby street.
went market leaving her children locked up Ia the
alter she left the inmates Of the house heard
the children screaming, when the door burst
open AM The bedding discovered on nre The children
were taken out and the IRE soon extngGished. Many
parents in the habit Of licking their children in
goo. cot. such persons shoud be careful
placing all matches Of Ere out OF the reach of
their children, several instances children have bean
seriously burned BY playing vito matches when locked
lot leave Innocent cheren with such dangerous articles
bs friction matches.
CMCKxT- CANADA vs. USuKp STAINS We understand
that the cha given by the crickeers OF Canlda
those Of the United has been accepted and tels
grsphc despatch roce led that the former viii be in New
York 90 the 10th proxino play the match II viii pro-
bsbl, tax place At HoboSen. On iuesda return match
was played a, Newark, n g., between the Long island
II ub ana the Mechanics Club OF Newark in which the
later pcbly redeemed their ccfeat by the a Bed
fore J. t. 90 tho 18Th Of July. The two matches leave
the clubs about equal
DfATg ~ BrySs.-A woman named Mary Keane who
resided at No. AZ sheriff street. fatally burned,
TUESDAY Nigh l. at her residence died on Wednesday
morning che was grossly intoxicated at the time her
oohcs too IRE and Afterwards could give account
20 Tie There Is suspicion Of foul play
oman who lives 10 the same house had quarreled
With h., and heard to threaten her. This suspcon
strengthened from tn FAC, that Ore, except that
when developed her clothes. wa found "A the room
where she oiscoyered ia danes The ter Will be
Investigated by one Of ihs Coroners.
ATrsslTs AT SJiuLx-Mrs. Judith Scott a laiy about
years Of age attempted self destruction on TUESDAY
night BY Jumping third story eial ~ Of her pre-
mises No. - Warrington she very DANGER.
cnsly injured, and, srr being attended b. M De So
rect. Mas conveyed 20 ine New York Hospital
msn, whose name Is supposed 20 he John Will, at
tempted suicide On tuesday night, on bard the steam
hat Granite STATE lying nj rcck sup, BY taking
casc a opium He was taken 4, inc New YORK Hospital
FAu TRovGn A HaTcHwAY Il msu named John Hal.
yer, employed IN tho cabinet mandatory NJ els
Fourth street fe Tuesday afternoon, hon ,hs aln
20 ire ff floor through the haCbway ami u believed 10
be fatal, injured lie attended Ny Dr. sheppard
and ait.Ta ards taken 10 hts residence.
ForsD DEOwsyD.-The body Of m unknown
yesterday morning found floating In the alp FOO. Of pier
81 Eat river.