Delaware Democrat. (Wilmington, Del.) 1857-1858, 1857-08-29

The principal object was to recover the bodies d
the unfortunate deed in the cabin of the Harris
However, another attempt will be made 10 swccr
the sound, by sinking rope with weight al.
tached, while either end Is carried by vessels.
mentioned 10 you last week about the tefal.
cations of the bar.keeper at the Howard Hotel
but that was nothing compared to what has taken
pl-ce at the 81. Nicholas. For some time past
the proprietors Of this establishment have suspect
cd the honesty of one or more Of the most respon.
-ible clerks in their employment They have lost
large sums of money, for which they could not
account Their receipts should baye been much
greater, bat in vain they watched and watched
If their chief book keeper and entry clerk, Mr.
John Lowler had not assisted them to witch, they
would have continued to lose from $50 to $50 4
week, which an assistant book keeper was in the
habit of purloining. The dnlinqucnt's Glsc en-.
tries in the clerks book were objected by Mr..
Lcwler, who promptly notified the proprictors oi
the fact, and fiom this he of course rose high in
their estimation.
But very large sums were still unrecountcd for
in the gross receipts OF the Hotel. Mr.. Lawler
wondered how the deficiency could be explained
circumstance, however, S, on occurred after.
wards, TO throw tho whole of the dishonesty On
this Mr.. Lowlcr %
Abou, six weeks ago, an English gentleman
was stopping at the 81. Nichols, .Aho desired 10
leave the city for the West, by the earliest posi-.
bic train, and unnecessarily rose before daylight
TO accomplish his object. Estimating the amount
o. his bill by English currency, he p.id the night
Waterman eight scyereigns, bidding lin retain
the bal nee for his own use. The Waterman gave
the eight oyercigns to Mr. Lawlcr, and subse.
quently asked for the balance. The book was not
made up. SO the watchmun waited and waited.
(at least 50 goes the story,) and finding his pre-.
yious suspicious Of the beck keepers conduct con.
firmed, he informed Mr.. Trcadwcl, one of the
Propretors Of tho Hotel, Of the circumstance
Mr.. Trcadwell told him D. say nothing about it,
but to leave il in his hands, that he might see how
il would work.
1t continued to work very b4dly fir Messrs.
Treadwell and Aokcr until Wednesday last, when
Mr.. LAWYER himself was accused Of causing the
deficiency in the receipts oil the eslablishmcnt.-
His room and trunks were searched, but nothing
was found to iinplicatc him. The amount of the
deficiency is variously stated, and ranges from
$4,000 TO Sl00,000
lie still occupies his desk at the hotel, in Gus.
tody of a specially dct.ied police officer.
Bso4dgay, lAilsF srqsl = 81 -saa-sl-s
both ended fatally. The first occurred u the
Shaw Housc, between 4. $. Minis, an actor, and
]. II. Wagstufi, lawyer, in which the latter 70.
ceircd mortal wound al the hpnds Of his adycr-
sary. For some time past an i'll ftelirg has ex-
listed between Minis and Wugstaff, growing out Of
some business matters, and having met on Friday
night at the bar Of this house, Wagstaff common
ced te abuse Minis, with vile language, &c. The
latter for some time did not mind him, until he
was struck several Times in the face, unable any
longer 10 control his feelings, he drew pistol
from his pocket and quickly discharged il at
Wagstufi, killing him instantly,
The second affair occurred in boot and shoe
store, No. l7B, Broadway, under The Howard Ho
tel, between James Regan and Peter Virtu, TIC
partners, resulting in the death Of the latter. Ii
appears that thase lisn nave been but one week
III partnership, and on Saturday morning a dill
Guilty occurred between them, about some money
matters, when Regan made dreadful assault on
Virtu with shoemaker's hammer, which caused
his death next dsy.
very bold and successful uttcring of counter
felt money took place the other night in this CITY;
about $4,000 worth Of spurious bills, all OF lie
denomination of five dollars, on the Luo Bank, OF
Massachusetts, was circulated in every possible
place, where hills could be changed. The large
hotels were among the sufferers, the theatres also
suffered, every grocery, liquor store aud zogur
shop was inundated with them, until Ut LIST u sus.
picion was aroused and several arrests were made.
The police arossti chasing up tho cuprits, and il
is believed that about forty persons in all will be
held to answer. The bills are on red paper and
well calcul-ted TO deceive.
Quite novel meeting was held last evening at
lager-bcer saloon in Chambers street. Ii was
composed of men who had been enlisted in this
country by British agents during the war in the
Crimoa. The object IN thus meeting was to pre-.
vent any more men being deceived by the ialla.
cious promises of the British Government. MANY
were the dcceptions which had been practiced up
on them, and many were the hardsbips which
they had suffered, and theywere resolved TO put
stop to the enlistments now going on in this city
for the British service in India.
A sad case of seduction and suicide has iustoc.
Cured in Newark, which has caused greet com.
motion in that city.
A girl named Ann Marshall aged about 25
years, ncniber and Sunday school teacher OF
tho Methodist Church in that city, was seduced a
lew weeks ago by man named Ward, a COM
municunt OF the Baptist Church in Newark -
Terrified at her position, she took arsenic on Fri
day last and died She was inferred on Sunday
by her relatives, but her body was exhumed on
Monday, and an inquest held by Coroner Schock,
when the Jury returned the following verdict -
We find that Ann Marshall came to her
death by poison in the shape of arsenic, adj.
ininislered by her own hand, In melancholy
state OF mind, brought about by an improper init.
ni~cy with one William Ward"
Tho slaughter house, No 81 Bond street, is va
Gated. The Misses Cunningham are no longer
occupants Of it, the furnitare has been removed
by the tradcsnun who supplied it, and not sound
Of present disturbs the solitude Of the premises,
where l9r. Burdcll was murdered, from which
the marriage party repaired to Rev. Mr. Marsine's,
and where the Bellevue Hospital baby was & Sec
ond time born, Ay, from basket. There is no
such other house in the city, and God grant that
many centuries may elapse baore there is one like
il.
The Surrogate has at last rendered his decision,
in the matter OF the Burdc estate which Is moth.
ing more or less, than that Mrs. Cunningham luas
Herer married to Doctor Burdell, and consequent.
ly not entitled 10 any of his property, SO this
utterly yilci vulgar and deceitlul woman is disap-
pointed in all her hopes of getting the property,
which she has taken such foul and criminal means
10 obtain.
On Sunday afternoon, about 5 o'clock, while
the streets OF New York and Suburbs werc crowd
cd with pedestrians, sudden terrific storm Of rain