New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-20

fully bu. politely inform sury vender not OILY OF
l;ou, r. hut OF all and merchandise Sdndsy
Of The nroyi.ns and reqsest imnsdiate closing up
cf IN. e.,tlshIent n sueh awzy W ipdlc1ts ~
the public that NJ sale Is IN bs expected The law
csprot force man to evacuate his store entirely on
Sunday-,bst is question of morals. Nor 70 entirely
close Ire access OF mir light If t be u'oessdry fvr
him 10 bave this may b. the case when the store Il
| az well his premises of residence.
Irhe refuses Drg'ect.-Vr il, under preten'e 81
closing, still publicly keeps and dspOSes OF wares
then ,ach p0frOipon will please 10 hl up the blanks
below and q close Of sunday file with Inspector, WHO
| will send them 70 the undersigned.
The undersigned will then commence suit kr tne
| $50 penalty, proceeu under the ordinance as the
| ezigencies Of the Gaze may demand and the blanks
thus filed up will be his voucher for evidence Pa-
ty0!cn n'H romemJer the pSndty as for tAe'r ocn
fft since The proceeds 70 10 the fund for mtr reC
| siok sc. And the undersigned will, if costs be 90
taned also devote them 10 the fund after deducting
| disbursements. A. OaKEY HALL, Dist Attorney.
This announcement. of the District Attorney had
very salutary effect aud the propHetors OF liquor
FALCONS very generally acquiesced in the law and with
seeming readiness. 10 the most instances where the
| saloons were opened they Immediately closed
| upon notification by the police. But few cases OF
wlful dsobedieDce 10 the law reported. As the
natural result Of this acquescence TO the law yester
day the most quiet Sunday that the city has known
fo- months. But few disturbances reported, and
the arrests were in the same ratio.
HEAVY ROBBERY ny RIVER THrEvE.-On Saturday
peht the schooner w. A. Griffin lying in the North
River near the Jersey side, was boarded by nver
thieves, VINO entered the captains room and carried
off his trunk, containing $780, mostly in doubloon',
and large quantity Of valuable clothing. The cap
tain was asleep in his at the time, and some o.
the crew were sleeping the deck but none OF them
were moested by the thieves, who made GOOD their
escape.
DARING HIGHWAY RoBBERY.-On Saturday morn
ing about o'clock Mr.. James w. Poland, surgeon
of the steamship Queen of the South. while passing
through West Broadway, was attacked when near
Leonard-sreet, by some higbwaymeB, aud robbed OF
his purse II appears that the doctor accosted by
two men, who inquired the way to Beach-stret. He
directed them properly when they invited him to take
a drink, but he peremptory refused, whereupon the
fellows changed their tactics. Both commenced an
assault upon him. and II rowing him the pavement,
cut bis pocket and with the contents, consisting of
pure containing quantity of gold ard papers,
ran off, Officer Kaiser of the Fifth Precint hearing
tue alarm given by DIR. Poaud hsstened to the spot,
and hearing the state Of the case started in pursuit OF
the Iighwaymen, one of whom he captured after
Adams, alias George Allen. Justice Osborn commit
ted the accused prison in default of 81 OOO bail.
ARREST FOR Arson Is THE FIRST DEGREE-TBE
PRISONERS CONFESSION About II o'clock on Friday
night fire occurred in the threestoIy frame dwelling
house No. 2G9 West Sixteenth street, between Ninth
and Tenth avenues, but being discovered at early
moment the flames were speedily extipgui.kod, the
NJ, h,tl
inaon Of the building subsequently it appeared that
straw and other material had been stuffed bew zen he
weather boardng and the ath and plaster Of the house
on the side adjoining alley, and only few seconds
prior to the discovery Of the i've man named Patrick
Nsly was seen to come out Of the alley and from the
fact that he had threatened to burn the building 10
consequence of being d.possessed (having lived there
some time he was apprehended ON suspicion by Ser.
geant Cummings of the Sixteenth Precinct and taken
before Justice Dawson. who committed him for ex-
animation.
Yesterday afternoon Fire Marshal Baker
mepced all examination before Justice Fleadreau, at
the Jefferson Market Police Court when the evidence
taken went to show very strong case of guilt agans
the accused. Mr.. Smith owner of the house testified
that warrant of ejectnent had been taken out by
her the lst Of July, for the pupose of removing the
accused from the house. He directed to leave
quit the premi;cson the 9th inst
Another witness testified that about week prior 10
Nally leaving the house, he came to her room situated
Ill the house where the fire occurred and told her that
if Mis-. Smith turned him out lac would burn the house
He would give her warning.
Patrick Cannon testified TO picking up body belt
in tue aey-way, within few feet of where the IRE
occurred. This bet given to another witness
named Peter Carroll the latter suspecng Nally to be
the party who set fire to the house, went to Nalys
room and there found him, and noticed that his
(Nally's) pantaloons were loose about MS body and
without belt. On entering the room, witness asked
Nally what he had been doing that night. Nally re-
Piled: ''Do you think that / have Get fire to that
place % Witness asked him where was Lis belt. His
reply was: 90 have lost it, Witness then showed
him the belt that was found in the alley and the
cused admitted that it belonged to him.
James ODobnell, living in the same house, with
some other families was in bed at the time Of the fire.
His room was filled with smoke. Nally told this wit
ness, about the first of May last that if Mrs. Smith
turned him out of the house he would burn down.
A boy named James Webb was in car nearly in
front of the alley, and saw Naly 90 rto said alley,
and in few minutes after saw the fire burning
The above is about the substance Of the evil
dence, showing that accused was actuated by revenge
toward Mrs. Smith for d.possessing him. He WIS
indebted to Mrs. Smith about $lS for rent, and as
there was no insurance on the building, he believed
that if the house was destroyed, Mrs. Smith would
I've a loser to considerable extent.
II the evidence az given now can be substantisted
before jury the accused must be found guilty of the
capital crime of arson 10 the first degree.
The prisoner on his examination said he was fifty