New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-01
AT JEFFERSON MARKET.

The Police Court at jefferson market, on Tuesday
did not seem to be very much aware of the existence
of 1856 The class of people who frequent that estab-
E-hment do not celebrate New Years the night before.
The morning returns were not uncomnony large, nor
were there any unusual cases. During the day, how
ever there were frequent arrivals of gentlemen who
had commenced their morning calls early 10 re-
quire the assistance of two policemen to enable them
10 make their last call Thcsc increased III ire
mency until 4 o'clock when the Court closed and
gentlemen recurring assistance after that hour were
conducted not to the cells of the prison, but 10 thOsen
the Station houses; most of them, however thought it
was decided sell any way and would not have given
a flo for the difference couple of young gentle
men of color complained that ON passing certain
Mace in Sixth avenue they were assaulted by
a gang of rufians, and covered with Hour.
Their presence was proof of their veraeity. They
couldrot rest satisfied with the explanation that some
philanthropcay disposed ope had done tins out OF
pure beneyoence and desire to put them in cOndl-
tion to be allowed to ride in the Sixth avenue cart,
which explanation, by the way, was not given, and
so went away threatening to bring terrible COM
ploipt IN The morning One of them said that he was
an ugly fellow when he got started, but he thought
was better for them not to pitch into the gang for if
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worss for lis in the end" The Justice perfectly COM
cided with them in their view q the matter.
This morning. however, the was rather differ
ept. new Justice (Mr. James VI. Flandreaul was on
the bench. and he found rather hard breaking in.
BIT the Clerk did all the business except atixinS the
official signature and the returns, large as they were,
were disposed of before II O'Clock. Everybody had
been keeping Ncw.Yesr's in their own way, and the
following are few of the ways
CHAMPAGNE ~. CIDER.
Asrromap who looked respectable said that the gen
tlennn whom sYe at work for gave the girls four
BOTTLES If something that che thought was cider, and
sbe drank a whole tumblefull She thinks now that
il was champagne She had not been before the
udre in sixteen days before, aud she would not come
AGAIN in six,eeu weeks or even in sixteen months. She
Lon.d the Judge weud excuse her as 1t was New
yesr's and she had only made mi-take-taken
,hampagne for cider The clerk concluded that rs 80
man, people msook cider for champagne she was eN-
cusable and sent her back to her work. She wished
him happy New Year from the door.
ROUGE TT NOIR.
I,L. ucIsueblin bad been adjoining hi, lace with
n very black eve and very red lie .ad he had
90, licking and whirky had something TO do with it.
A couuIe of gentlemen with similar ornaments said
h.,e was fpht and there were II couple Of officers
irving 10 arrest the combat ants and they felt such
love of law and order that they sailed in 10 help hun
They had taken the precauton to fill the officers eyes
with slush 80 that they could not testify against them,
and were consequently discharged as they were ar
rested by another.
SLEIGH hides not ACCORDING TO LAW.
Owen Kahoe and james CONWAY were hard up for
a sleigh.rile They had not the ready to pay for Il
stylish turnout, and could not lower the dignity Of
their family 40 much to take promi-euous enjoyment
Of that kind A. the, passing NJ. @65 Elizabeth
street they saw fine turn ou-a sleigh, pair OF horses
and fxens 70 the value OF n cool thousand After a
short cogaton and consultation they concluded that
the dignity of the family would not suffer b. the OF
that establishment aud Jumped in and went around
the corner. The horses, aEimaicd by audable de-
sire TO keep New Years up" ran awsy and smashed
the sleigh. injuring themselves considerably. jaime,
and Owen went II ia fine style anti they were arrested
John Hsrigsn was arrested for making free with a
horsc sleigh he lees a,,btiou. and only took
$50 worth. liz family dignity vac sa!sdei with Que
horse.
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