New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-17

j. .,uaed on the frs, floor Of tAe hotel The pigeon.
hole asoresaid was the receptacle, not of ucter
matches or other diabolcal coutrivances designed to
take fire when they chance to be rubbed against but
by the me ans Of matchmaking .he shape of ,uniry
81, mi-sves making divers surrcptitiou. appointments
and accompanying ite by the pro,estaons OF an
npendng doom il pure affection be no, reoiprocaed,
The European Western and Southern mails had been
sen, AWAY and the only warmth, 90 far a. i. known.
was tho explosive outbursts of burning love from the
volcanoes of the egonized hearts Of lovers running in
inkv streams the scented paper and these
Il believed. must have bee, seized with spontaneous
combustiop growing out of mpatience of tire letters
to be delivered.
PCRlfYIES BRo,DwAr.-The Mayors Police haye
been instructed 10 arrest OF the most disordery
women who promenade Broadway by night, 80 as to
render that thoroaghfare passable for ladies and gem
tlemen going TO and from places OF amusement. Much
complaint has been made against the nuisance. The
Police arrested three four of the wort characters on
Monday night but the offenders were yesterday dis.
charged by one of the magistrates. The crusade will
not be so general as that commenced by Mayor Wood
being intended only to render Broadway more decent
and to prevent respectable from being annoyed
by the extreme vulgarity Of some of their sex.
The RECENT KIDNAPPING CAsE.-The evidence
has accumulated against Mason Thomas, who is
charged with kidnapping the colored boy George An.
derson, and but little doubt exists of his guilt. The
following affidavit of gir who was induced TO ac-
ompany Thomas south when he took Anderson to
Richmond, furnishes an important element of proof
agar st him:
Cty and County Of Ne,- York ss-Alce wilson being duly
sworn sys that she acquainted with Oscar Thomas alias
nnpn on the nth Of Jsnusry ss past TO accompany him on
Zip hich intended take PHILADELPHIA that 'hs. day
Coland' street in this city ths the said Thomas had coored
with him the journey whose name deponen believes
George Andeon that when dePonent asked said Thomas
If they had arrived At Philadelphia he replied tha, they
now in Baltimore and that he intended 20 60 through an sell m
George AndeI,on from this city under the peten'e that
orses And deponent further saws that at the
between this city and Richmond the said Thomas kept the said
allow him into the streets and once While lsPonel
with the sad Ander.on the oil Thom's hsv
hat said Thomas had Instructed him Anderson to say he
bad len him lAndersonl about fyeweek' ii New'for And
opponent fhsr that soon after sIryh ot r. hm,J the
sid Oscar NJ Thomas sold the said coored mao George Aader
And deponen iahc says that the said Gecge Anderson
brought down to the steamboat landing at the % Of Coudt
i on the ih Of Januarv by person named sha~ Waton
snd aid Shaw Walton purchased the tickets FOX The pa'a of
to said Thomas at tie time they were about str, said
shaw Walton delivered said George Anderson to said Thomas
ssd Thomss said that he intended TO send on mon TO said Wal
tom spd dePontnt verify believes that said Walton was party
cisy that said Thomas said when he had sold An
rson he would send part OF the money 10 the said shay "
'op (Sgnedl ALICE WILSON
We are requested to state that the departure of the
steamship Philadelphia, for Havana and New Orleans
has been deferred until Thursday, the 18th inst, at
2p.m m.
More LOTTERY MES ARREsTED.-Sergeant Ber.
neys squad yesterday arrested Abbot Smith, No. 2'2
Marion street; Thomas Kenigan of No. Al Marion
street; Benjamin Cassidy of Beekman street, and
Chares Deckus of No. 50 Mercer street. charged with
selling lottery policies They were each held to bail
in $500 TO answer.
ARREST OF AN ALLEGED FrGuTE.-On Monday
evening General Superintendent Tallmadge received
teegraphic dispatch from Chief of Police Morris OF
Reading Pa requesting him to apprehend Elias
Light alias John Long, charged with seduction under
segravaed circumstances, the accused having fled the
place and gone to New-York. The matter was placed
in the hands of Officer Osrander who set ont to hunt
up the fugitive. After calling at various hotels to
examine the registers, he finally found the man he
was in search of ccsily ensccncei at Loveloys. The
made known his business to of the clerks IN
the hotel office and requested his assistance in the
O.trander was requested tocall at the house at cer-
tain hour the following morning, but in order to make
sure of his man he was at the hote in advance of time,
which caution proved very fortunate. The accused
was arrested and transferred to the custody of Chief OF
Police Monis, who had just arrived in the city. The
prisoner was taken to Reading to await his trial.
BrRGI eRs CAUGHT.--At an early hour yesterday
morning. as Officer Gcradett of the Fourth Precinct
was patrolirg bis beat he noticed two fellows lurking
about the grocery store of Thomas Cnderhill No. 81
South street, under suspicious circumstances Not
liking the looks of the fellows, he determined to watch
their movements and accordingly secreted himself in
a dark nook from which, unobseryed he could watch
them. In short time thereafter the FLOWS broke
into the store in question: and after rumnagng about
the premises, packed up such property as suited them
They were about removing their plunder through an
aleywsy at the rear of the store when the officer sud
denly made his appearance and arrested one, who gave
his nsme as Patrick NugeLt The otherran of, but was
subsequently epprehended and conveyed to the foce
Station where he gave bis name as John Murphy
The accused were Yesterday morning conveyed before
Justice Osborn, at the Lower Police Ceurt, aud locked
up for trial in default of bail
ATTEMPT TO SwiSDLE PooR SEwISG Urls
Three sewing girls, named Jane Owens, Martha Neu
ard Mary Fitzgerald, made complaint yesterday at tue
May ors office that they had been employed by Joseph
Stewart of No. 100 Bayard street to make summer
coats, and that he refused to pay them, assigning q
reason that they knew nothing about the business
One had been engaged for a fortnight another you,
days and half, and the other five days. stewart hau
no more work for them and discharged them. ohcef
Von Arsdale was sent to Stewat's house, "heh 'ne
after made use of the most abusive language threat
e1ed to kick him down stairs, and laed q ooot 10
L. Tho arrnsfed Stewart and tOOk