New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-11

arrested.
HANG THAT DoS.-Mis Heroa was annoycd While
pnv;rs " Camille" in Detroit a day or two sinoe, By
tbe howiibg Of dog IN the BACK s1ey' "nen enc
disnsses The Count by calling the maid to her, che
said:
"T.u The Count be need not wait. am nt well,
And cannot ., out tonight; ana stay-one moment
Find somebody 10 bang that dog.
Tar A11royp FLOUR SwTsDLE.-The examination
t M b. Paban Walter Patterson and Theodore
Lewis. who stood charged with obtaining $500 By
faIseIy prete ndng that the firm Of Lewis & Co. were
the owrers Of large quantity of -four, which was in
reality the property of Jesse Hoyt g. Co., was com.
menced on Tuesday afternoon. at the Jefferson Market
Police Court before Justice Kelly. The nature Of the
transaction as seems by the evidence at present
produced, is that Lewis Co. Lewis and Patterson
were negotiating with Ioyt Co. for the purchase of
the -four and had sold it to Fabian twho was at first
erroneouly stated to be partner in their firm, at
price few cents per barrel higher But Lewis Co.,
with the consent and authority Of Fabian endeavored
to obtain an advance upon it to the extent OF = 600
q mode of operation which, according to the state
ment made BY counsel, and some parties present is
pot uncommon on the Corn Exchange. The charge of
fabe pretenscs abandoned before going into the
examination and at the adjournment. the accused
held to answer the charge Of conspiracy the bail being
reduced to 81 900. The required surees were given,
and the parties discharged from custody.
CAsIiETos rs. L. Tows Internationally was
a very exciting day in the township Of Castleton,
Staten Island being the day for the election of town
officers. There having been split in the Democratic
party, the utmost e1ertions were used and between
4 ~ bat u,r
a number unprecedented. The Democratic ticket was
successful throughout. The following are the princi
pal officers:
For suprrlcr Vote.
Richard Christopher ION both ticketsl .......... 6S
~ For 7orn Clerk sa
Fo Justice Of he Peaee.
j. 100
David Moore. ST
ARREST OF THIEF AND RycEIvER.--Offcer
Whitmore yesterday morning arrested boy named
John Kelly, charged with stealing faucets from build
ing in course of completion in the upper part of the
city. Many Of the faucets so stolen were sver-plaed,
and worth So 30 and 81 each. The boy, upon being
closely questioned admitted stealing the property, and
said that lie had sold it to named John Shultz,
keeping shop in Avenue A. The officer pro-
ceeded to the shop in question and arrested Shultz
Inc dcCukeu were taken DelO1e JUSTICE QudCkeuUurn,
at the Jefferson Market Police Court aid held for trial
TIE boy locked up, but the alleged receiver gave
bonds for his appearance to apsRer the charge Tns
system Of hevirg is carried to great extent in the
upper part of the city, where large numbers of build
ings in Of erection and completion, and
property to the amount Of thousand, of dollars is
ally stolen. The depredations committed FOR the
most part by boys of 15 Is and 20 years of age and
ofentimes at night houses entered and robbed
of every article that readily DO converted into
morey Occasionally the locks from every door in
the house are taken off and carried away. Sometimes
leadppe which has cost pumb days lay in place,
is ripped up and carried off. The property stolen is
taken to unk-shops aud sold at prices far below its
re value Some of the faucets taken by the prisoner
above mentioned worth 81, were sold to the junk
dealer in question for tor shiHings. So numerous
have these robberes become of late that builders
obliged to keep waichmen the ground during the
night; but with this precaution, buildings
tered by the sly thieves and valuable property stolen.
The thieves are intimately connected with the junk
dealers, and urged on by tive latter in the comms-
sion of robberies. II would be well for the police 10
keep strict watch upon dealers in junk and
second. hand articles.