The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-19

NEW BANK Observation-Disclosures FOR PASSING
THE BILLS.
On THURSDAY night, the Fifteenth ward police received
Information that's gang Of counteriters wsre travelling
through IL ward passing of $40 counterfeit bills the
Agricultural Bank, Of Pi.tsAe,d, Mass. Policemen
Smith, Campbell and Mansfield were immediately dss-
PATCHED in search Ct the oeuder and about II oclok
they came across four of them. who regaing them
selves at the eating saloon Of Reed the
BewHy, near Hsyard strees The four were imme-
where, SEEING them several Of the couotertefts
and bic silver chsDge and many good oul
In to have the paper cshed found
in their pesss.s,on lhey gave their name. James
Steele. All Of them boa.men, and have been en-
pioyec ON the Erie Canal So0n after their arrest
s M psI:ons who had been Ssrs.Ssd BY them called At
ing hs pfiscn.Ys taken to the Jefferson Marke.
poics mt and lccied up for exsmiration rhe comn
judges Of moLey wot IL be liable 10 be deceived by it.
THE GREAT CONFIDENCE MAN.
The exsminau Of BtDjsuin Greer charged with hav-
ing obtained various amounts OF moneys from parties in
this city hy false preences fraudulent rep
rerentstions con inuec yesterday before Justice
Brennan ut the Essex Market Police Court. few
cowp'sints made agsipst the accused which 60
TO show clear chain evidence against this prisoner
Further deveeps nts have Greers
transactions Ia this city. which blace5 the In
Iaier q cspsercus situation The prisoner doss not
OF several thousand doas Greer says that ne assumed
the laIt If the Methodst preacher on two
spf srd acted The part 10 such perfection, that the
elders oi several churches and the Of the
gegation completely deceived to his real charac
Ter spd were accordingly INDEED in tee most enG,
the recovery Of the goods thus obtained
Nv Greer who patronzed the loan Offices to considers.
Tile extent and eventually trapped and caught by the
proprie oI OF one OF these very places.
cowARDLY ASSAULT UPON A MAN AND WOMAN.
About o'clock On Thursday night party Of drunken
rowdies entered the lager bier saloon Of W. H. Hoe kbeg
No. 126 Clinton street. and without bssirg received any
insult prov ocatiop, comweLced indi crimnae as
fxut the inmates Of the place. seriously iCjuring
the propl etor and his vito The rasca fed from the
exception Of ore, escaped prisoner being taken
before Justice Brennan gave his name ns Charles Bur-
field. He was committed for examination.
Dfs0RACEFUI ATTACK UPON POOR BOY.
On Thursday night ht,le boy named John
McGrath was peddng iozepges ard candles In the bar
room Of Tammany Hotel cne Of the employees Of the
establishment for other, assaulted aud
kicked him of the apartment The injured boy was
taken to New York Hospital the Fourth ward police
where d covered that three Of his ribs I'D
broken No arrest has yet been made, although the
cutepce was witnessed by several persons.
ALLEGED RIVER THIEVES
Otis Van vaulkenburgh, Ed. Cook. William Grain and
George Dxter, all boatmen, were arres'ed charge Of
breaking into clothing store, No South street. add
stealirg valuable property therefom with which,
~ alleged they decampeo and putting the same into
boat endeAvored ~ but taken into usody
by officer Murphy and others OF the First ward police