New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-04

the Harlem Kalroad Company only few days ago,
and thus undertook TO manifest his luminosity to the
Company, regardless Of its consequences to unoend
ing travellers.
The Board of Police Commissioners met on Saturday.
Present Messrs. Bowen, Pert, Stranahan, Powell aud
CholweD. Mr.. STRAsAHAs in the Chair.
Mr. BowEs offered the following resolution:
Re'o',d Tia, tho General Superintendent be directed 70 ue
order to be read in TIN StonIious and published in tho
member Of ie force has copy Of be rules and regulation
this Board will hold officers Of rank their observ
cunsy peases OF by .%. from the .sce G' and s
General Superintendent is directed In such order ude to the
careless department Of many Of tina patmen while duty aud
to their negligence d and TO sdmOnish them that they must
constantly patrol their beats; ami stand In the
with except in the of their duty
After acting upon some charges against policemen,
the following resignation of the post of Assistant Sur
geon was read and accepted:
No. ~ Eat Twenty ninth street, New.York
December 20, 1857.
GrsIL,nEs: have to acknowledge tho receipt from
appned and deiap to Srt saso '
Ny thanks due 10 the Board for their god intentions lat
considerations OF personal and professional regard require me to
no H GRIsCOM.
A resolution Of the Common Council donating $3.50
to the man who arrested C8ncem, Mr.. +. A. VIII
loughby, was received recommending also his appoint
ment a. patroman. Referred to the Committee on
Appointments.
ferred TO the General superintendent:
On Nov 1891 ot on, Of the ear corner Of Vesey street and
worth Of maps and books Waited some time for policeman
assist me in crossing Broadway seeing attempted to cross
recollection of feeling the wheel pass my legs aud knees
and Of intense pain aud called loudly for help Soon after that
q Barclay street kindly attended taken home
carriage and Dr. wa was vey soon with me The esh on my
limbs from my ankles the whole length up very much
bruised, my knees bruised and tom.
The Doctor attended weeks. The pain suffered
about In Of the absence Of the police the
have cannot who he therefore
look you for Tedn" and hereby submit the case to you
No ll2 South Second street Williams
Mr. PERT said, in relation to the resolution imply
ing that the Board in earnest when it passed the
rules and regulations, thu the measure was not one of
severity, but il was merely measure which due
10 the better members Of the force. He hoped the
members of the corps would receive it in it, proper
spirit. They were aiming at establishing high char
acer for that body and he hoped the members of the
force would chccrfuly second their efforts in that d.
rection.
Mr. Bowrs stated thu, the rules were constantly
iiolaed-one could not walk the streets without
ing them violated.
The Board then went into secret session.
KILLED BY FAILING ON The ICE.-Jesse T. Scott,
lad about nine years of age, who lived on the
Of Fourth avenue and ne-hundredand-twefh street,
died day two since from injuries received to the
spine on the 9th ut caused by falling heavily the
ice where he was skating or sliding. Coroner Hills
held an inquest the body, and tie evidence showing
that the occurrence accidental the Jury rendered
q verdict to that effect.
FATAL Result OF RECKLESS DRVISG on NEW
YEARS DAY.-Coroner Hills held an inquest at No. 80
Monroe street on tho body Of William G. Carter, q
child four years and three months old, who was killed
on Newiears day, on the corner OF Monroe and Pike
streets in consequence of being by horse at
tached to light wagon, driven at furious rate by
tive young men, who were somewhat intoxicated.
They were racing with man driving grocery wagon,
and turning the corner at unlawful rate Of speed
knocked down and the child who died in
fifteen minutes aerward from the injuries he received.
After pcrperang the fatal act, the guilty parties, in
stead of stopping requested by several persons, ap-
piled tho whip TO their beast and soon out of
sight. Being unknown they are still at large, but
efforts will be made to arrest them Their reckless
conduct deserves the severest punishment known to
the law. The Jury rendered verdict that
civilian G.. Carter, the deceased, came to his death
BY injuries received by being knocked down and run
over by wagon driven by two young men to the
jury unknown, they driving at the tius at an unlaw.
ful rate Of speed.
AIlEAPI 10 MOB AN OfflCER-AL al carry nOur
Saturday morning, az Officer Graft was passing the
corner of Broadway and Leonard street, he was set
upon by number Of rowdies, who attempted to rob
him. The officer fought desperately and succeeded in
arresting of the gang who gave his name as John
Eagan. The prisoner was conducted to the Tombs,
and committed to prison by Justice Welsh Graft was
not his uniform at the time, which may account for
the rascals making mistake in their prey.
RoBDlNG Man OF HIS Doors on NEw-YEAR's
DAY.-On NewYear's morning, as Ebeaczer Gooding
Of No. l8 South street passing through Sixteenth
street, he was feonousy assaulted and beaten by
Thomas Matthews, who struck him violent blow,
and b. force took from hispossesson pair OF boots
Officer Drake hearing Goodngs cries for assistance,
fastened to the spot and arrested Matthews The ac-
cused is 81 years Of age native of Ireland, lives in
Sixteenth street, and is stone cutter by trade. He
pl AIDED guilty to taking the boots but not to striking
the man. Justice Quackenbush committed the fellow
to prison in default Of e. 900 BAH.
ATTEMPTED MrRDER.-Offcer Dennison, on the lat,
arrested two fellows named Macmillan Weber and ia
cob Smith charged with having struck Peter Miller at
No. 100 West Thirty sixth street, several violent blows
the forehead with revolver, cutting him in Sc
rous manner. Miller further received violent blow
on the back Of the head with a hammer in the hands
Of some person or persons unknown. He was knocked
down and kicked and beaten in a brutal manner. The
prisoners taken before Justice Quackeubush and
committed in default of Al 900 bail Smith is German
andbut Is years Of age He said he passing through
the Seventh avenue, when seeing crowd he stopped.
Parties were fighting and he tried to separate them.
Miller slipped down and kicked and he in turn slipped
down and kicked Miller. Weber is also German, %
years of age and paper carrier. He says he had
been drinking and met Miller who called him abusive