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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-24

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Police Intelligence.

POLICEMAN AwEwaRp PRxDcsssSr.-John n
Van Tassel policeman attached 10 the General supern
tendonts ooe, in Broome street taken into custody
on Tuesday nigh, by policeman Macdouga Of the dc,eo
tive squad suspicion Of having dishonesty obtained
possession Of number Of tickets TO the charity bail
which OF al the Academy ot Music on the night be-
fore mentioned. The accused II is alleged to
offer for sale OF these tickets Tor the sum Of ffty
cents each, when Their real value two dollars apiece
Superintendent Talmadge hearing Of the occurrence
despatched policeman Macdouga the residence Of the
accused IN ffty fourth street. with orders 70 arrest
him. Macdougal arrived AT Van Tasses house about
midnight, when he found the latter in bed and asleep
The slumberer ie of the nature Of his
situation, and upon dressing himself, Macdougal
veycd him 10 the headquarters OF the police IN BroOme
street. aud there detained him FOR examination
Yesterday afternoon the Police Commissioners were
made acquainted with the facts in the case when imme
date proceedings were taken against the offender pr
Alexander Mott came forward and stated that be
the accused take The tickets 10 question from the pockets
q the doorkeeper AT the Academy ~ Music and NJ the
request ofGenera Nye made the following charge against
the prisoner
Against John Van Tassel for stealing aud selling ten
tickets Of the Charity Ball aud taking from the pockets Of
] " Brown, acting doorkeeper a the Academy Of
Music, the 22d December 1857, six tickets and
putting them IN bis own pocket
I was standing the front door looking at =. II.
Brown taking the tickets from bis pocket 10 place
them y the Tin boy John Van Tassell was standing
and extracted about six tcket be put them into hs
pocket that moment seized his hand with the tickets
st IN w. told them he had stolen them; he made some
frivolous excuse, and requested Mr. Brown 70 have him
put out d the building. Previous ~ this occurrence
was reported b. me that the said John Van Tassel had Of
fered TO assist the doorkeeper In placing the tickets N the
box, instead NJ which be put the tickets into hs
pocket and went out 10 the front door and sold them to
Seagrist Tor -. ALEX. y. MOTT
sworn 10 before me this 23d day Of December, 1867,
JAMES W NyR
Van Tassel has been allowed 20 depart on his own pa
role until Saturday, When the matter will w for
lpa adlpdcapon
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'NARITIME INTELLIGENCE.


CLEARED.
Ship Baltic ZereSs S LTsspoo'EEzEssSs srssr e.
Brig s nsnSsr EoP Peters
Brig Baron dc Casine, Lufkn, New Haven-Breu, Son
brig Mary Capcn, Johnson Elzabehport- Tabo,
schr Moxo Sparks Grauada-Arrowsrnith 4 Ball
schr Faloolah, Heah Point Petrol Dearborn.
schr Castor Harding, Arroyo, PRS schessnger An
schr Howard Putnam, Kennedy Yarmouth, Ns-Mc ulin,
sag dr. SSs Sssns NsnpE psTe h.w,r
sehr Enchanirsss Jayne savannah Mscreaay Moa CO
schr Alma d7r) sneilgrove, Norfolk Brett, SON Co.
schr Arctic Ogden Georgetown and Aiexandra-Merriii
schr Flying scud, Commeau, Baltimore-Mailler Lord
schr N Smith, Smith, Baltimore-Merrill 4 Abbott.
seh hr eaaf 6ewf smith saiem-R Ropes AGO.
schr Susan, Loring, Bos,on,sW Lewis Co.
seRr shaier. Strickland Miadleq S, Edwards.
Steamer Black Diamond. Allen, Philadelphia.
ARRIVED.
Ship Amaran.h Jones Leghorn 75days with marble
bark Kate Lincoln Christian Turks islands ii days. with
SAB asa % Nc cons days. with
so Ss 3 ms. De
Is s Ss% Sas ar s spoke
Brig Martin lof gosten,, French st Crcx, Nov 80 with
Brig Means sof ssrrs Terrick Bueksvie, &C. days
with yellow pine, TO + Peters Sid in company with
brig Rebecca Frances, for Boston.
Brig Johu Jones, Mills Charleston, days, with cotton,
&c. TO Dolner, Potter Co
schr Elizabeth Ann u'r, Ross cornwalls, Ms, 20 days,
with potatoes, 10 master.
schr VIM Gillland, Erickson, Charleston, days, with
and rice Dollner Potter Co. Dec e. Pm, lat 81
3d. Ion "A So passed schr Ned. bound N.
schr Smith Wyatt Charleston, days, with cotton, &c,
10 McCready Mott Co.
schr Emlra Cornelius Williams, Petersburg, days.
Schr G Jones, Bedell Norfolk, 5days.
Ssfr st John, Wright, Norfolk, d.
Schr Margaret, Baldwin, City Point, 3 days.
Schr Policy, Hannaha, Passport days.
Schr Silver Cloud, Wilson, Portsmouth, Nh days.
Schr Moses Eddy, Nelson, Boston, days.
Schr Lamartine, Quincy Wareham.
Schr A Baker Taylor Harwch.
Steamer Curlew, Williams Providence.
Hampton Roads Dec 81 ship Harvey Birch Nelson
from Chncha Isands 50 days Nov q lat 20 IS Ion 81 ~
W spoke Br ship Merlin of Liverpool bound s; 18th lat IA
s. Ion "a IL W. spoke Br ship Joseph shepherd bound s.
wished to be reported at Ioyds 18th lat 422 lon "a
boarded by chief officer OF whale ship Adene Gibbs
Wilmington OF and from Farhaven Is DAVIS out bound to the
Pacihcno OIL Dec 20 lat IS 80 N lon "A W, spoke bark Ca
NADIA of and for Portland.
SAILED.
Steamship Europa Cr, Liverpool; ship Sparkling Wave
Havana; bark Alnah, st Jago de Cuba.
Wind during the day from NV to sW, and fresh.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-24

TIVE MOST COSTLY PAPER EVER GOT UP IN TINS
IL country Ia FRANK LESIIE's NEWSPAPER No. los,
for this week II contains Christmas tales, poems ancc
dotes, oonnundrums and thirty Ave engravngs Only
cents. Az all news depots.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-24
Commissioners OF Emigration.


TIE Board q Emigration Commssio met yesterday,
but did no, transact any business q Importance
Some time since Captain Cook, Of the ship Emerald,
landed twenty 1--WE passengers al one Of the piers the
North river instead q al The Castle Garden provided
by Law The Commissioner hbced the vessel, but the
uaaan contested the case 10 The courts The judge
decided that he should pay the $3.50 IN accordance with
tbe provisions Il the Law. communication received
yesterday by the Commissioners from Captain Cook, ask
sng Tor abatement ~ the fine and as Tie Law had been
vndosted the Commissioners agreed 70 compromise for
$50
The violation Of The law will be much less frcquen, in
future.
An appropriation Of $50 was made by The Commits
scners % enable the Wards Island people g celebrate
Christmas properly.
The Board then adjourned
no enigrsnts arrived % December 1s 1857 1s2 500
No eFngranN arrived snce 70 December Is, 1857. 1e5
TOTAL rs2 COS
10 same date, 1856 .1sl AS
Increase ........................... al $40
1895 1856 1857
30 inmates IN institution on W I...i.ss5 laos esi
No inmates IN Marine Hospital. iie i1o SO
Total ......., .............,..I,s a l,52t 2ot4
Receip,s 70 December 10, lse., ASA 800 SO
Since 30 December 20, 1857. for com
mutation q allen passengers .u... 1907 90
$50 SEQ Sc
III ,3b9 ~
retursements - reS rrevious arc0unt 70 ~
oembef L., 81 leo3 s.
Bsasee q coumasHcrs Fund .........,,sa ,ase 10
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-24

.n.cial meeting az the Board OF Education held
-, evening IN the usual place the purpose of hearing
~ report Of the Finance Committee. The President, Mr.
Green occupied the chair The minutes OF the lass meet
M we're read and approved David T Valentines cerh
cate Shch contained specified the Of school
ecers elected the recent charter election was read
ana then il was ordered to be placed on the file.
The following report Of the Finance Committee was then
read
To TIE Bo.Rp EpucAuoS;-
he Board led y the ah s section S Of
1orl passed April i. 1885, presenting their oSsc0 70
ihe estimate Of the Board Of Education for me year IS
sPsa and s ind the facts to as LED 'Ae
81 Day " % fooSns on Ss
Board Of serssy q thu.
aeducng from the said amount q ol$ sum
An act amend, consolidate and reduce act
s % & @HaS ss
and r e In hs @ ssc Sy Of the
ae Of meeis the current ANIMAL expenses Of pubic In
sIaeSn IN ssd city for purchasing Leasing and Precurng
AID the o and r ge ss ssys sen
crganr since the last annual superintendent OF school mo-
In Seir objections Revisory following
The sR o :SS s as 5 & RT9s aid
Money sgua s az 20 ne
This amount Is as follows $685.,
Prom he threequarter mill tax fund 2345 06
rosl................... s2l2 $50 IS
also provides ih.t here shall
equal oneweneh of cent of the value of the
personal property In tho said city The valuation
Jor the year 1857 $50 e45 ~ 49, onewene,h OF per
cent this sum is $2b0,z72 Ca
whole amount thus authorized to be raised by the Su
persisors for the support Of Common Schools in this city
ahen follows
Nv the 18th section apportionment S2l2 $50 IS
By he i5h section, from sh Of per cent. $50 272 g
BY the 10Th section from ~ per scholar b42Ss 90
The estimate Of Education calls for l03 %
Making an excess OF their estimate Sl0e 962 81
only difficulty that in the document Of the Revisory
Board although expressly recognizes the apportionmen Of
this the amount Of $22 $50 S. and that
Supervisors also required raise equal by
the amount is only included Correcting this
assuming that the figures OF the Reysory Board right
the account will stand as follows
Amount OF apportionment from State $2l2SS9 IS
Equal amount 70 be raised by county 2l2 $50 IS
Tax Of 20h of one cent 2o22 "a
of fixed funds S6Sb O5l
Amount called for by the Board Of Education ol3 90
Balance 10 he raised by Supervisors $4s9 el
lm; fixed by ss,ute being 81 scholar 2sss 10
Of liml, called for. 1902 93s "A
he fact hat of of The
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-24

sid brigs Maria Tansier Leshorn PsnoIs Bchsrd Tor.
xfrrei, ss~in Reed Remain :, 10 AN WIND light from
INV ship Groiio Tally Ho; brgs Vernon reps Zone
aud Emily schrs ray reps; George Prescott aud Anita
HYKNSIs. Dec 2-Psssed in. Jos whitney, from
KENNEBUSK, Dec Ia-sid new ship Hsrve- tof Keune-
LIVES, Del, Dec az AM-Bsrh Oak for Boston, and
smsy ~en not 70 ses on Sfaay rsen shrs a ss sa
Dor d.,sined By Eas,ery winds The war James
baltimore .es. Rachel Jane kennOn o eSafe. Ses
Iienaersep and Iamariine. Johnson rhadcpha' Mora,
NEWPORT bee is-sd barn Lucy Ann, srhrs ! y Parker
John c,sr yShn Compton, Roanoke Nora and an others
s. Youss &C. SsSog sso
for wsr-hsm oop senetor Mscksy Por Ew
me sSs, Tor SS assp Dor w YAH G
Isnger In port 2 SAN the above and those reported
sEw LONDON Dec al-Arr schr Telegraph, ROash, PHI
PENSACOLA dec lar brig A B Cook Leighton curs
CID ,chr. William, Page, Gslve.'on' Jus Hs:ocs,
Pais6FlrgIa Dec A -s.ms, cy e. New YORK orr:
Alfred Essii, Bea.on Havana: schrs kndenrcd fror
dsnss JULIA smith crews Boston Gd .hgs John Tact
cheshire Fsrrsr charleston schrs Village Belle Harvey, ~
Richd ysa, fnas. Boston Eneine Chester, brown Med
Miller, BsTSsdoes schrs Bay state CLARK Bosos william
sPsps s G0 sss Psunsy xarsm.n Sorap brig
David nureT Phnney bosom, .chrs y atwood, Atwood
Smith McCivern Pail River; 4 Cashier Gsrwood. Proyi.
dence Fanny Spence, and Eliza Rebecca, Price NYork
cid bark Warren, Clifford, Havana schrs Wheeler
Corson >o; uia Smith, Crowell Boston; New Jerseyman
yannernan EBedford frsm smith, McGivern, Fall River
Cashier Garwood, Providence; Eliza Rebecca, Price,
London eo Edward Baker NfIaven. Also cid brig David
Dufel, Phlnney NBedford -
PORTLAND, Dec 1e-Arr schr Mirror. Xix, Nyort 10Th
brig Ina Iancey Turks Islands Holmes Hole schr u W
Hammond Jones' Norfolk cid 18th bark Fannie new, OF
Sedgwick SIS tons Herck Havana; brig Ada, Smith Car
denas schr Ruby Tracy Porto Rico steamer chesapeake
Crowsll NYork. Sid 18Th barks Martha wenzel, Alex
ander Gov Paris brigs Thos Connor Carts Abstross
Meteor, Belle and others
as-Arr barks Faith Kenney Boston Indian Belle tnew)
-, ~ and from Bluehll. Cid brig Sawyer Means,
Cardenas schr Mayfower, strung Havana. . .
PROVIDENCE Dec 2l-Arr schrs Joseph = Cake, Endi.
colt Eva Wheaton, and Blocker Edwards Philadelphis
Msry within Melvin, smyrna Del Susan Ludwig Wslden
Rondout Wonder, French WORK sloop Harvest, Corwn,
do Sid soop Thos Hull, Hull Nyork.
Ed-Arr steamer Ospray. kenneyt Nl0rk schrs Jones
Stevenson Richmond Jas Marsh Harding BALTIMORE Geo
Hoffman, Nictereon Newark Sid schrs Edw Slsde, Bayles
Norfolk; John T. Darling Howes, Baltimore: Monteveu, Fs
kenburg, Little Egg Harbor.
mRTCHMOND Dec bait echr Marcia Trbou, Bray, Wind
Sid schrs John Bell Ham Rockland &c Ward, Ed
wards. and VI Brce, johnson, NYork.
ns-Arr steamship Jamestown Parrish, Nyork schr Jas
n Brady, Dockerty, NYnrk.
SULLIVAN Dec Is-sc schr r Hammond Hammond,
sATFM Dec ao-Arr schr White Cloud Halves Trneier.
Sid loh, bark FREELY, Cam, Africa.
HTONINUTON, Dec 2l-AT schI AmeTtcus wheeler th
sabeibpoT tgg Warren,
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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-01-20

CdnSh n dc &c,m -On SasdaS tporpinl l..e
DR.. James bsale was called upon 81 Mr 6nsh. -
visit his lady, at his resideuee in HsnfiCo eosnav
short dtstance east Of shis city, and esefi1s
p his carriage With Ar. 8. started of. The sDow
Aeld beyond Mr. Hscklsf's place, they came 70 :
stand STILL and g nsiehsr force persuasion could
get them to bulge IN Inch, the DIR. and Mr. g.
had to remain in the vehicle all night. Being to.
tally comfortable both Of them fell asleep and did
not swake up until about 8 O'Clock next morniog,
wnen Mr. 3. found that bis hands were slightly
frosted. DR.. Beale returned TO his residence yes.
terday, and appeared none the worse Of for hav.
ing spent night in snow storm
Poor Market-The butchers had poor show
yes.erday morning. to furnish their customers with
.1eit usual amount Of meats When they reach.
c9 tcc market house, the passage ways were fll-
oo VIM snow, and every stall contained white
RyAmid 70 winters rigorous reign. Yesterday,
the city hands under the direction of the overseer
place. :,
Suffering Of Passengers understand that
the passengers on the Central train, about one
hundred In number, which was detained at
Strawoerry Plains, about five miles from this city
from O'Clock Sunday evening, until Yesterday
afternoon, suffered terribly from the severity Of
the cold and for want Of refreshments Yester-
day morning some few gentlemen left the train
aud walked to the city. There were six ladies in
the cars.
Aceident-Sunday night, Mr. VIM Cogbille fell
near the intersection of 18th and Venabie streets
and fractured his right arm. The injury though
painful, was not of . serious character.
Sudden Deash.-Yesterday morning, Mr. Rich
importing house Of ]. B. Ferguson, Jr., died very
suddenly. He had been suffering from pulmonary
consumption, and q severe hemorrhage of the lungs
occurred few hours before bis decease.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-01-20

Iron business of Pennsylvania for the year 1856
may be summed up thus :-439, I66 tons of iron
made, Of which 278,9l1 were anthracite pig iron,
&c $40 tons hot blast charcoal pig ron Sc 225 tons
coal blast charcoal pig; "a $50 tons coke do; and
IL SOC tons raw bituminous coal OF finished iron
there were manufactured 227, ,s37 tons, comprising
l2l550 tons of pais rods and bars 81 lot tons rails
q, sos tons sheet and plate; 2,675 tons hammered
tars. The Iron works at which these amounts
were manufactured comprise 275 furnaces; 203
were Ia blast the whole of them having capacity
to produce ga. 400 tons. the anthracite furnaces
alone being capable Of furnishing 355 900 tors; Ill
forges with 295 fires in and 81 out; 80 plate and
sheet mills all but two of which busy; So mer
chan: mills for bars, rods and nails, having 1913
trains f finishing rolls and GIL nail achines with
capacity to produce 1885, 900 kegs OF nails and 10
rail mills here are but eight cousties of this
State in which the ore 10 not sufficiently abundant
tojustify mixing and making operations
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-01-20

8 495 prizes smountlng 20. RS2b, ,UUU
Whole Tickets Si6i Halves SO; Quarters ST.
Eighths 81
The fret 2l9 prizes are decided in the usual man.
er.
The 5000 Prizes of $50 will be determined by th
last figure of the number that draws the $50 900
prizes For example, if the number drawing the
+5OO0O prize ends with No. !, then all the tickets
where the number ends in will be entitled to $50
where the number ends in 2, will be entitled to $50
and 90 on to
Certificates OF Packages will be sold at the follow.
ina rstes which is the risk
Certificate of package Of 10 whole tickets, &l00
Do. do. 10 half do. so
Do do. 10 quarter do. %
Do do. 10 eights do. l24
Address orders for tickets certificates either, TO
4. SWAN d CO, Atlanta, Ga, or
g. SWAN, MONTGOMERY, Ala, or
3. SWAN, Box 900, Mobile, Ala
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-01-20

SOMETHING NEW FOR THE Got RMAND.-A
Paris Journal, the Union says taat in couse
quence OF the success which attendW the efforts
OF N. Goeffrey Saint Halaire to b, og horse flesh
into use as human food, society has been formed
iu Paris for causing the flesh of young sssss to be
eaten also. '-rhe society," says the Union, "man-
tain that such flesh is the most delicious in exis4
tence, and 1t holds weekly banqueIs in which the
flesh 10 prepared in different ways The Union
adds tina. the famous Mecauas and Cardinal Du.
pont, both distinguished gourmands, were pas.
sionately fond of the flesh of youag asses"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-01-20

HUMAN LIFE 1t is q common impression that the
average duration of human life 10 lessenns thouph
q moments thought of the improved hygiene of the
present day, and the increased comfort of the mass
es would lead to different conclusion. The facts
support this favorable view. Professor Buchanan
in recent lecture in Cincinnati, gave the fol.
lowing figures His data we have not seen, but
We can imagine none that would furnish more
than an approximation. In the latter part OF
the 18th century half of all who were born died uu
der of the average longevity of the whole
population was but Is years In the 17th century one
the years Of the 18th century, one half of the
popuston lived n years. In the latter 40 years.
one half exceeded 81 years At the beginning of
from 1858 to 1s45 one half jexceeded IS. The ave-
rage longevity at these successive periods has been
increased from Is in the 18th century up to 43
by the last reports
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-01-20

MODE OF FATTENING HoGs.-A correspondent
of the Clarkesville (Va) Tobacco Plant, says:
/ had heard it said that turnips bad no nutri-
ment, and that neither man nor beast could fatten
on them. 1 determined to make an experiment at
all hazards. had Is hogs to fatten. / commenc. d
the process of boiling turnips every day for them,
mixing in a very small quantity of meal and in
five weeks they were in first rate killing order,
and made as nice pork as any l have ever had
The quantity of corn used the whole time was II
bbls., exactly, ground into meal. 1t usually takes
II bbls to fatten hog for the knife. My saving
In corn was therefore 221 bbls, which, at SIS, make
$ll2 so saved.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-01-20

L l.. MONTAGUE, SIGN AND ORNA.
II. MENTAL PAINTER, Bank Street, corner OF
l2th Richmond, Virginia, continues to execute all
kinds of work in his line in the best manner and
highest style of his ART, and the lowest possible
terms. All who in want of SIGNS, will find i.
to their interest to call ON him
Country Merchants who wish to procure Signs, can
have them done at this establishment and securely
packed and forwarded to any part of Virginia OF
North Carolina, at short notice. A call solicited.
de- 2g-dta
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-01-20

MEDICAL ETIQUETTE-In commenting on the
death of a lady in Philadelphia, who was acciden.
tally poisoned through mistake of an apotheca
ry, the Ledger says:
There is one circumstance rejecting deep dis
grace on our city, which has been lost sight Of
The fact that the first physician who was hastily
summoned, sitter visiting the patient and recon-.
mendiDg some remedies, declined to attend to the
case, and left the distressed husband and children
alone, proposing their sending for another physi-
clan (who was ouD and that others resisted the
most earnest entreaties through an absurd medi
cal etiquette, to take case which another physi
clan bad declined-that at mid day, in this city
renowned for its medical skill, it was two hours
before any medical aid whatever could be obtain
ed, should make every Philadelphan blush for the
reputation of his city.