New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-04
- NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY AUGUST 1857

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coe,cn viii intent 10 ps.s TIE u sppe.s- tsa,
Rely Nc1i iuto To- piSce OF jacob Ib@s, mo- i''
Wet NIeel snO psst0ob a come rehesaacnts, cfef-
i1e IN ra;melt a. the come 81 bia ~ tie bank
ae.ve uart.sne0. Er. s..toa tod Rely that the tu
wss bad yhcc h. -.i6 that b. had no ether money
about hiks ana elt the s.ore. Mr.. I. followed him,
and observing Inn enter TIE store Of Mr.. Andersen,
No 10 West street wcnt in after him, AID there saw
LIN oGetisg The cane bill TO Mr. Anderson. Mr.. I'll
loo TOW stepped up ana tod Mr.. A. that the bill ras
ba6. and tia the sorns man had offered L to him
short time previously. An oiccr vas called in, and
Kelly arrested aad cows yed TO the 1ou.bs. John W.
Apdersoo o. No. 1876 West stree; dsposed that the
prisoner purchased So worth Of goods at his store and
tenoered in payment for the the 50 counterfeit
ball In question. Witness, upon examining the bill,
told Riley that he did no. Ike its appearance, when
the after said Il was good bill, and that he had DO
other money abou his person. While they were talk
ing about the bill, Mr.. Titon came up ard informed
witness that tito BIZ, bad, and had ju't been Of
f,rec 70 him by Rely and tina. he had told Reilly the
bl WAS not genuine. Justice Osborn, before whom
the accused was taken, committed him to prison in
default Of bail.
Porrcr RcrUaNs.-N0tes from the Police returns
Of Monday morning. Sunday passed Of in an I'M
usually quiet manner and nothing in the way of riots,
drunken fights or matters of serious moment were re-
ported. The fatal occurrence at the German porter
house, No. Mulberry street, the attempted not
by the Twenty first Ward /" Dead Rabbits were not
mestioued.
There were 1913 arrests throughout the City for the
"a hours, ending yesterday morning, and l67 Tor the
day previous.
F,ftb Precnt.-The Police of the Fifth Precinct
sted six street walkers Sunday night. They were
taken 70 the Tombs yesterday morning and disposed
Of as follow: Ann Burroughs drunk and disorteriy
Committed 10 days Malinda and vainda blackwell,
drunk sent to Blackwelvs Island six months each
Adelia Thompson. Sarah Layden and Cetharine
THOMPSON cisorderIy conduct. All discharged.
EieiM Preaad-About7s o'clock Sunday evening
a men named McGinuis, residing at Howard court,
Brooklyn, while in bathing at the foot Of King street
in COMPANY with his friends, was drowned. His
clothes we've brought to the Stationflouse by Officer
Tyler.
At o'clock yesterday morning child was found
drowned by some boys at Pier No. A, North River.
i Iweijfh Prseinct.-Sunday at III a. m. fire was
discovered in q shanty on MISUNDERSTANDING,
eighth street near Sixth avenue, owned and occupied
BY Patrick Creighton; cause accidental and damage
tIifing. 49,
brought TO the Station House Sunday evening and
restored 10 their parents.
FLOATING GENTLY Down THE TIRE.-If the dis
cpline Of the present administration at Sing Sing
Prison is continued much longer that institution will
be in great danger of losing s teros OF late escapes
of inmates TO be the rule, and not the exception
Ere long criminals will enter the prison with the conf.
dent expectation of boarding few weeks at the ex-
pense Of the State, and then walking of lesurely to
suit their convenience. On Saturday afternoon last
convict in the stave shook shop, named King who
bad less than year to stay passed out Of the prison
bounds in rather Ingenious manner. He procureda
plank eight or ten feet long, and, throwing 1t into the
water placed himself astride when one or two OF his
fellows partially covered MIN with the shavngsth had
lust removed from the shop. Thus mounted, he went
off with the tide and foated past the village wharves,
where he attracted the attention of several PERSONS
who thought they recognized head bobbing round,
but did not suspect the truth. The raft, with its sod-
,ary passenger, has not since been heard from.
ARTIST or A MURDERER IN DCTcHEss COUNTY
George Lake the who murdered his wife aud
two children in the town of Lagrange, Dutchess
County, was rearrested on Saturday last. lie made
bis escape from the Utica Asylum during the late ire
made Iii, way to Newburgh crossed the river on Sat
urday, went to the house where he committed tue
murder and asked lodging for the night. The neigh.
b0rs were called in ana Lake was secured. On Sun
day morning he was lodged in jail at Poughkeepsie
where he will remain until he is removed to the
Asylum.
BuRGLAR ARRRsrEp.--Simeon Heater was brought
be fore Justice Brennan Sunday charged with bur
glarioasy entering the house Of John Sieari No. GS
Norfolk street. and stealing wearing apparel valued at
$6S. Committed for trial.
DROWNED FROM SHREWSBURY BoAr.-On Monday
morning about 81 o'clock, young man named Edwin
Pitcher, residing in Brooklyn, fell overheard from the
Shrewsbury boat when in the middle o. the bay aud
was drowned. 1t appears that he was sitting on the
portion Of the railing just forward of the wheelhouse,
which is fastened by bolts and removed at the land
incs, when from some cause unknown it gave way
and he was precipated backward into the water.
Tie boat was imme dately stopped, backed, and a
small boat lowered in which three men went out, but
could find nothing of him. His hat was found floating
on the water. 1t is supposed Mr.. Pitcher was dis
abled b. the wheel, he wss an excellent swimmer
number of the passengers saw him rise to the sur
face and struggle for moment, when he again dis
appeared. Deceased q years of sge, and leaves
q wife and two or three children. He had recently
established himself the fancy goods business, under
TIE firm OF Smith e. Pitcher, corner Of Murray and
Chuch streets.
CHILD FoUsD DF,D.-An inquest was held at the
Ninth Ward Police by Coroner Connery on the body
of male child, which was found dead upon pile
of lumber at the foot of Bank street. The Jury found
that the deceased came to bis death by being thrown
% some lumber foot of Bank street, n r., and de-
serted by some inhuman being