, 1858-04-30


with military honors in the graveyard of St.
Mark Church, Second avenue, rorncr Of Tenth
street, on Saturday.
The long talked of and magnificent Turk, the
Rear Admiral Mohammcd Pasha and suite arrived
by the Europa on Saturday evening, the 9TH inst
and were taken to the st. Nicholas Hotel. On
the 9Th Alderman Boole and Councilman Van
Time proceeded to the hotel and welcomed him TO
the city. lie received visitors at the City Hall
on the Sth, and has been throughly liOnized in
various ways, and was treated to a sleigh ride on
the 9th. Heleft for Washington. The Common
Council of Brooklyn have appointed committee
to tender him the hospitalties of tnat city at
time as may suit his convenience.
There were threats made through anonymous
communications, that the Quarantine buildings
at S:aplctOn, Staten Island, would be burned on
the 9th inst, but police force which made its
appearance about the premises, or some other
cause, prevented any such attempt
Another grand bank defalcation was discovered
in New York city on the 9th inst, the Union
Bank being the victim, and man named Brot her
son, bOOkkeepcr, the chief operator.
The drain upon the bank has been going on for
ten years, as appears from what is now known.
The work has been carried on by the aid Of
another party outside the bank who was in the
habit of getting checks cashed while Brothorson
forced the balances and shared the profits
The loss is probably in the neighborhood Of
100000; and much of it has been spent in
gambling. This sum, however, will not impair
the credit Of the bank. ...
BrOthcrson hast is said, in an Aspinwall
Steamer-fed, and Jacob II. Mott, broker, has
been arrested and locked up, bail being refused,
as an accompilce in the fraud
The Annual Commencement of the New York
University Medical College was held on the 9th
inst Chancellor Ferris presided, and DIR. Bed.
ford delivered the address to the graduating
class, which numberen lOl members.
On Sunday evening an afiray occurred at a.
saloon No. 3Ss Canal street, kept by one Horton
and extensively patrOnized by prostitutes and
their lovers. After considerable of a row, party
Of the rowdics went into the street and immedi-
ately after the bar tender, named Mark johnson,
taking with him a revolver. Some further trou-
bic ensued, and finally johnson fired, it would
seem, in state Of great excitement not touching
the rowdies, but making such wound in the arm
Of Isaac II. Smith, Ex-Alderman of Brooklyn,
who was passing TO Church with his wife, that
all his physicians think the arm will have to be
ampntated. Horton and johnson have been ar
rested. Smith was unable to appear at Court
and testify on Tuesday.
While crowd was gathered around weighing
machine in the Fourth Ward on the 18th, Jere.
miah Cokcly was shot in the right side by re-
volver in the hands Of William Leggett, who
claims that the discharge was entirely accidental
Cokcly's wounds are considered fatal, and Leg
gett has been arrested
Joseph Kelly and John Murphy were shocking
ly stabbed by Patrick Laior on the 10th inst,
while engaged in an afffay in First avenue.
The case Of Miss Beneway, who died very mys-
teriOusly in an alleged house Of il-iame in Grand
street, New York city, has been undergoing an
examination before Coroner Taylor at Pough-
keepsie Drs Hills and Cooper made thorough
post mortem examination upon the body Of the
deceased, which proved that an abortion had
been produced and was the cause Of her death.
The inquest closed on Tuesday, the jury finding a
verdict against Milton W. Gray, tho alleged abor-
tiOnist, and against John olmstead, the alleged
seducer, as accessory before the fact oImstead
has fed.
Advicos from Salt Lake to Jan. 25th have been
received, by the arrival at Council Bluffs Of Mr..
Wingate, who came through the Mountains by