New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-28

States 76 of Ireland 80 of Gernsny IL OF England,
o of Scotland, 9 of France each of Austria, British
America. Italy, Prussis and Switzerland, and un-
known.
PrEsoHA1Iso A PoLIcE CAPTAIs.-On Saturday
afternoon man giving his name as Mansfield Smith
was taken into custody by Officer Smith OF the Tenth
Precinct charged with personang an officer, and be-
ing drunk and disorderly. 1t appears that Smith went
TO No s. Forsyth street, the residence of the young
woman whose newly born child wa, found in the privy
attached to that house on Wednesday evening last as
heretofore mentioned in The TRIBUNE, and after de-
manding admttance from the female inmates, forced
his way into the in which the unfortunate g iay
Here he represented himself as Capt Davis OF the
Tenth Precinct Police, and by means of coarse, vio-
lent threatening and abusive language, 80 frightened
the girl that she wss seized with commissions Smith
was grossly intoxicated at the time of his arrest. The
accused was taken before Justice Wood, who commit
ted him to prison for ten days on the charge Of being
drunk and disordery The prisoner will probably be
held TO answer the charge of personatng police Off.
Ger, which ofense is punishable with imprisonment in
the Pententiary
THE REGENT SUPPOSED IsfAHTIcIpE CASE
Coroner Connery held inquest, at the Nineteenth
Ward Police Station on the bodies OF two female chill
dren whose remains were recently exhumed from the
garden of premises No. 80 Fory6fth street, where
they had been inferred immediately after birth. twas
suspected that the children strangled or death
caused from other violence at the hands OF the mother
Mary Hackett but the testimony went to show that
the children were not born alive. At the request oil
Ellen Roche the midwife the bodies were buned IN
the garden by Bridget Cronin, who lived IN the same
bouee with Mrs. Hacket. On the evidence presented
the Jury rendered verdict that the children were
sti-born and a. regards the buyins of the children
in the garden we believe it was done through igno-
rance OF the parties and that no blame is attached to
Mrs. Cronin for doing so. Hackeit and his wife did
not live pleasantly together, and not long since, while
a. the house Of neighbor he pushed her violently
against box ipjuring her severely.
"a Man is Ksows BY THE COMPANY He KEEPS"
ON Saturday evening young man named James
BOYD. residing at No. l25 Christopher-s went into
the cigar shop No. - West Broadway, kept by one
Louisa Smith, and while there was robbed Of go.
BOYD alleges that Louisa treated him in 9 most sfec-
tomato manner and succeeded in absracting from his
pocket portemonnaie containing $50 in money. He
Immediately discovered his oss and sought 10 recover
his property from the young woman. While scuffiing
with Louisa, Catharne Connolly, another inmate OF
the place inerered and the money was put out Of the
way. BOYD called in Officer Branf of the Fifth Pre-
cnci, and the two girls were arrested. Justice Con-
molly committed them to prison for examination.
STEAMBOAT on FIRE-About o'clock on Saturday
morning the s,eamboa, Bay State, Of the Fall River
line while lying at her dock, Pier No. 3, North River,
WAS discovered TO be fire. The fire broke out
around the framework Of her boiler. 1t was rst dis-
covered by Officers Clark and Conant of the First
Ward Police, and eItinguished BY the use Of her
own s,eam.pumps. Damage about 20.
CoIIIsIoy.-On Saturday morning, little before
o'clock the steamer c. Vanderbilt, when abreast Of
Pier No. l. East River, came in contact with the
schooner l. II. Austin lying at anchor. The " had
her s.arboard wheel.house carried away and postion
Of s;steroom deck. The schooner had jbbooin and
bobstsy carried away.
Srppys DyArH-On Saturday evening John PEN
MIN a man who has boarded at the Broad Street
House. corner Of Broad and Pearl streets ior some
veeks past, went TO bed apparently IN good heann,
hut on the following morning he was found dead 10
nj. bed H has been subjesf TO fits, and only three
az four DAYS since had an attack OF that KIND. Inc
dscecsed had formerly been hard dr'nker but lat
y ,y be- used Intoxicating liquors spa1nsy IL a.