New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-09

bibiton a; TfTsnJs.
HrPopH.oY. Ore Hlde5rsnd, doubtless lIreal
desce ndant from TIE pUeLscious Pope Of tia nsne,
hes been arrested in this city for eating horsefsb.
And why Il then sny law decarpg !, crime 10
eat bo,tea? Il there even plausible preiext Tor
sumrg that horse s.csks are not quite Sc good as
SIMILAR slices from stamp tailed cOrs Certain people
eat rats otters spskts: others eth devour their
kind; yet aside from the thou shalt not kill as sp-
pcSbe % the rozssg q your rcighbOr where ia tae
crime in all this onr iverousnsss7 Macy years ago
Moses prescribed bin q fare, which E st1l quoted by
some authority; yet, mott pso pie delight in the
spsIe-iibs, hans, chimes and chops Of the nasiest
animal e1cluced from the Jewish lsrGer--,he beast
most unlikely Of all four-fO0tei things to temp.
stomach deoently regarded Of cleanliness. And now
the hog eater proEcrbes the horseeater and Nth his
stomach rot1Id with pig, curses his hippophsgoos
Lsighbor for q csInitsl Common belief strong TIA:
in TIE gayest and mos, rcfoed city in the void hofse
flesh has long been important Ingredient II It's ap
clan outline ard tbs, IT. cooks AID gourmsnds scarce
" deny the fact. Yet, 10 Freedman s born With
name. ror 30 the r1ercurisl ParisiAns show
stable character than whsd horses were uneaten
Their, wherefore pefseoute Hdebrand Does il be-
come jostice bic fsr Iootd belly with good-perhspI
csDi1e ssussCes hsod, to Fit in judgment upon
cur dinners and legally nose our chops and
fletsl Is the Ponce 90 the rsgu-
lshon O. our tssteg, and 70 pouncs upon 0s at orr
tabesl When we proposed that orUgged liquor
should be banned By tse statute, We were told tDst
sunptuary laws were oiiOus, unconstitutional lths
tremendous word has knocked the breath out Of many
a splendid ideal and OF 70 be tolerated that Il people
cbote to drink logsOod dye and die thereby they had
The " inslienabe ugbt" - d. so; yet here We have
those everlasting meddlers the authorities puttirg
man with an immense name and an unbolnded
stomach in duress for tyug 20 eat horse. Oiclous
policemen have found Il Insres nest, and the to"n
rings with horrid tales Of the brawny Teuton whose
sncettors taught him tue custom, making boui'lon
from bis seed When diseased sWil.fec COWS, exceed
ingly juvenile calves ard messly pork are IN TIE
market-and when are they not i'm vain do We cry,
4" Where are the Police Bot if man proposes, on
bis own private account equine fsgoGt, why that is
horse Of another color TO which tie authorities inter-
pose q decided Nay, end the trembling offender is
hauled to a One-horse court, or taken before the
Mayor On charge Of eating his charger, aud locked
Up 10 oigest his oTense. We -ympatb,ze with Hide
brand, the victim of Police inhospitality.
A FEAST OF Far THiSGs-Capt. Coulter OF the
TSentietb Ward Police, learning, Monday evening"
thst German named Jacob IIlldebrard had killed.
skinned and cut up horse az his ehstty in Forty Gh
st. bet seeD Sixth aud Seventh avenues, sent officer
thher to arrest him Glrs. Hldebrsnd told the officer
that ey had cut up the animal for their use, sod
that some coup which they had made from portion Of
the carcass was very good. Hdebrand was arrested
and bed to bail for violating tue corporation Ord-
naDces. Yesterday morning the Twentieth Ward Pc
lies took the horse msst 10 the Property Clerk to be
disposed of for the bensht of the Department. The
Deputy Superintendent. ordered it to be cent to the
offal contractor.
REAL ESTATE. Tho following sales were made
yesterday at the Merchants Exchange, by Messrs.
A. J. Blocker, Son IL Co.:
o. lStS At 70 lots and sores ls6 om lthav.. $3.50
% ssst house end lots 5. bet go ana th $50
On 5;ts.,t' Ion. n 100 iet W 90 sy esch... $50
Ga i71st o :. dio'n9s ltA-av lot aoneeaoh li5
At Gleuvie Conr house and SO biJJ
A'so, by Adrian II. Muller:
Houss AID lot No. IA OIeenest s61So
CURIOUS DETECTION OF A HoRsE.THIEf. On Mon.
day evening, while Officer ForshaY was on duty in the
Third w ard, en- old man, slightly intoxicated, cane up
aud told him that his Asher Danley, that he
wac hosiler by profession, ard that on Friday last he
stole stallion valued st GOO from the stable of NJ.
jos f. Mum, at Chatham, Union County, New-Jersey.
This theft he said was committed for the benefit
Dsu'e French, and bis for making the robbery
Lnoun was becsuse French was 30 mean ss to offer
him only 81 50 for his trouble Mr. Forsbsy took the
old man to the House, where he stated the cas-,
in detail and informed Capt. Hopkins that the horse
might be found at stable in Bsysrd street. near the
Bowery and that French hal horse and wagon OF hs
own at stable in Washington street. The propre-
tors Of these stables ny the police and the
old mans statements verified so far as the fading Of
tie stallion and the horse and wagon. OF course
the stable.keepers were notified to detsin the
apmsls, and if EreLch came 10 send Tor officer.
lie did call soon after for his horse and vehicle when
the proprietor of tue stable sent for AT officer. A
ttsblemsn, however, gave FreIch Information that an
officer was on his track ard he succeeded in escaping
through the stable yard 10 tue jersey Hotel where he
Was known and thence r. 70 Court anot street. AbOu
O'Clock on Tuesda morning Officers Jourdsn and Woo
dridge tracked him 10 Moses Hotel, corner Of Bsyard
street ard the Bowery and took him into custody.
He stated, when sed, tina, he bought the horse Of
Dsnley fer $50 and gallons of brandy 1t appears
that Re has tried to sell for $780, The animal is sGd
to be worth over 81 ,0OO. Mr. Muir mss been in
this city, in search Of the animal since Sunday
last.
TIE ELECTION FOR ASSISTANT ENGINEERS.
To ne Editor Of TIE ". \. TrIbTas.
SIR: In consequence of infOrmal'ies IN the returns
q several CompEne impossible DOR the Inspectors %
v,y earlier We take pleasure In giving
Of me candidates o.eccd toE AGss.sa. En-
l. Daniel Donovan, 27l8 vots.-escted.
2 John Decker, ASK votes elected.
s. v liam Hsckct. 2tt- yotes--electet.
& Peer W. Coruwel 1874 y.tss-elected.
4 Edward W. Jacobs, 10 yotes-elected.
s. Elsos KipgslAud, l,9s. yotes-ee-ted-
T. John A. CIesier, l,6,6 yotes-elected
s.arnan Mi,chall LIS voteb-elected.