New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-09

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Mississippi. = New England I'll
ConDectic % British Provinces....... 25
| wck............ I9l
tennessee. ............. ISL $50
There are about 81 companies, including independent
l'nes The most Eastern point st. Johns n. F.. the
most Western, Jefferson, Mo-; the most Southern
Belize, La; the most Northern, River du Loup.
From Belize to River du Loup is over 600 mile, in
| an air line. The telegraph wires were formerly built
in New England without reference to railroads. There
great many railroads in operation that no tele
| graph wires over.
TARGET CoMPAsY FRATERsIziYG WITH GARRo-
TERs.-Last evening, about o'clock, Mr.. John j.
Benson of No. 80 Canal street informed Sergeant
Lush of the Sixth Ward that he had been garoed by
/ gang ofrowdies and gold watch worth $50 taken
| from him. AT his request, party of ten policemen
went with him in search Of the gang, and on
coming up with them in the Bowery, between
| Rivington and Stanton streets, the fellow who
| stole the watch pointed out by Mr.. Ben
| SON. Officer Wilson arrested him, when the fe-
| low drew long knife and attempted to stab him.
| At this moment Target Company marched up, and
several of them charged the police with fixed bayonets,
and two of their officers with swords, de handing the
release of the prisoner; bloodshed would have fol-
lowed las the Policemen would not release HIM, but
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| son having been knocked down by a violent blow on
the head. The Target Company then got into rank,
and marched away. One Of the garroters, when the
Police approached them, drew pistol, but in cooking
it it went of, shooting himselfin the hand.
WHOLESALE ARREST CorNTRRFrrrERs We
published in yesterdays TRIBUNE an sccoun. of the
arrest OF eleven persons charged with passing coun-
teffeit s. bills the Hudson County Bank OF jersey
City, upon various sbopkeepers about the city The
following parties were yesterday conveyed before
Justice Dawson at the Jefferson Market Police Court
and locked up on the complaints of the persons upon
whom they attempted to pass the money.
Mr.. John w. Shower of No. Gi3 Broadway testified
| that on the evening of the eth September James
Smith to his place and calling for twenty-five
cents worth of ysters rendered in payment therefor
one ofthe 50 counterfeit. bills receiving s. IS in good
money change.
Officers Bull and Miller of the Fifteenth Precinct,
testified that on the evening in question they arrested
Smith, and took him to the Station.House, and on
searching him found 81 Of the counterfeit bills in his
possession. Justice Dawson committed Smith to
prison in default of $4,000 bail. The prisoner is
baIkeeper, q years of age and was born 10 New.
jersey Relative TO the charge, he said he did not
know the bills were bad until after he had offered
them. 81 drinking in the saloon corner of Broad
way and Leonard street. aud had drank several times
and when ] came ont followed and asked me if
did not want to make something, and told me they
were broken bark bills, and gave him g. for them,
| and aferward found out they were counterfeit
! Officer Groat the same evening arrested Thomas
Harrison charged with passing Of the counterfeit
s. bills John W. ShOwler, in payment for eighteen
cents worth Of liquors and oysters. Mr.. Shower re-
turned the accused good money in change. Harrison
was committed by Justice Dawson for examination.
The same evening Charlie. Henry Garry went into
the store of Henry Scwhirie, No. 100 Amy street and
| cndeavored 20 get one of the bills changed. Mr..
Schwiric knowing the bill to be bad detained Garry
until the arrival of Officer Muller, who took him N
custody Justice Dawson committed Garry for
| animation.
William Miller went into the store of Samuel Marsh,
No. go Broadway and offered one of the bills in pay
ment for bottle of train OIL The proprietor of tho
store, having been previously notified tina. said bills
were in circulation detained Miller until the arrival of
Officer Tnsdale, who arrested the fellow. The &C
cuscd was also committed for examination.
Officers Robb, Taylor and Barker arrested three
men, named Hugh MeCabe, James Williams and
Charles Glenn for attempting to pass of the bills
upon Henry Harris of No. 100 Amty street and
others, in payment for liquor and other articles The
accused taken before Justice Daylson who CON-
mitted them for examination.
The following persons were brought forward in the
Essex Market Court, Justice Brennan preceding:
Thomas Farley attempted to pass Of these spu-
nous bills upon Alexander Hagart, in the Eleventh
Ward.
Mary Downing and Peter Downing, her son, lad,
attempted to pass one OF them upon Charles Huber Ct
No. 9 Baysrd street.
Henry Sharp was arrested by Officer Williams Of the
Fourteenth Precinct, Monday night for passing the
came counterfeit in that ward His not
mentioned yesterday His is the twelfth snest for this
offense.
they were all committed for examination by Ju,tice
| Brennan.
The following sales of real estate made ycster
cay at the Merchants Exchange by a. j. Blocker,
| Son 4 Co:
house. and lot. south west Of Moth Seventh
and Firs. .tIecls Wiiam.burgh lots %iSN h.. $500
| THE MURDER OF FRANCIS SNTETs-Two Pee
| SONS ARRESTED on SUSPICION oY BFIyG The MCH-
DIRERS.-Durpg the latter part OF last May, as viii
be remembered, Francis Salters, colored man, was
brutaay murdered in Thomas street near West Broad
way, by being shot in the right eye with pistol 10
| the hands of one Of four persons. The occurrence
| happened Just about daylight. The four unknown
persons had left a carriage in which they had beeu
rdirg, sardpg Thomas sree., and proceeced TO the
d.nce-house of Lie Fisher in West Broadway. Here
they ATTEMPTED 10 force an entrance 20 the house bat
being repulscd returned TO their carriage, jumped IN
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