New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-17

upon this Toe fist lot Was On Sed hers
and -old in Washington Mart e. bot this osc selling
alive az cents pound. A lot Of ~ sold yet. rdsy,
ard weighed with all the we; add mud that wolA 3D.
here, s3l pourdssay 81 pounds each. The principe
purchasers the Jews, who never buy dead poultry
that has been killSd by tie Gentics- At the price
these geese cold fer the average viii be about IS cects
head. We told that the average cost West ia not
over 70 ceLts in which there will be good profit.
succsss, then, 20 the goo'e trade.
IMPORTANT TO Authors AsD PUBLISHERS The
sct Of Congress entitled "An Ac providing for keep
irg and distributing all public documents" approved
Feb. 8 1882 Iepeals by its sixth section the tenth
section Of the "Act to establish the Smithsonian L.
sttutOp, requiring the author or propristcr of any
woik for which a copyright has bsea secured TO de-
liver copies CT the 10 the Librarians Of the Smith
sonian Iostiution and Congress Library. Authors
al publishers are, however, sil required to deposit
copy Of their works in the Office OF the Clerk the
district where the copyright Is occurred, within three
months from the publication thereof, al required by
the fourth sect on of tie Copyright Law.
REAL ESTATE The following sses we're made
yeteIdsy at the Merchants ExchsDge, by ,fessrs
A. j. Bleecke- Son g. Co.:
Store property 1s9 South and 251 IRON. sIs5es
On Rtssr, 81 es.ebool house ana lot No 50 sees. $3.50
On 6thst stony and basement house snd lot le5w $40
On l5the. house aud lots, D. g. ne,, 4h.sv.... 500
BCGIARY IN MADISON AyEsUE.-About4 O clock yes
terdsy morning two desperateookng fellows in sailor
gsrb approached Mr. John AstyDes residence, No. 90
Madison avenue, corder CT T~entyfith street As the
goodman Of the family WAS about to enter the stable
adjoining the house, toese fellows suddenly pouncsd
1g fronn n
club and then stole the key of the email door Of the
stable from his pocket. With thi, they obtained en-
trance to the yard through the stable and forced open
the rear basement window. Then, diveStiog them
selves of their hats coats and boots they went through
the houee. While they were at work up stairs, Mr..
Aletyne was awakened by their movements and think
ing that the servants made the noiss, be called out to
inquire what was the matter. After calling seversl
times, and obtaiOing no reply, he got up and opened
his bedroom door, when be raw the two burglars ba.
ess ard coatless, walking down stairs with mulfsd
steps, Running to bis bedroom window, he threw /.
up and called for the Police, wheIeupon the thieves
dashed down stairs having taxi Only about s. worth
Of liner. One Of them escaped through the basemett
window; the ether through the parlors to tue
conservatory, and, dashing hole in the windows
with msrlinspke which he CARR ID, leaped throughto
the ground, sming himself 10 his decent. Officers
Beeey and McCo1t Of the Eighteenth Ward subse
quently crested the burglars 10 their fight. One of
them, who gave his as John Fletcher, was taken
lear an unfinished building in Twenty fifth street. lie
was evidently used up from the pain which he suffered
from his lane foot. The other, who said his
WIN. Johnson was caught in Madison square. When
tahen before Justice Kelly, they pleaded not guty.
Fletcher said be Yves out on spree, got drunk and
laid down TO sleep, when some one stole his shoes.
johnson said he wac tpsey, met girl and went home
with her. lie left her at o'clock in the moroing,
taking OFF his shoes not to alarm the in mates CT
the house and as he cid not ike to go through the
streets in that condition he hired carriage TO take
him to his boarding house in Greenwich street. Instead
of which, tie driver carried him up town. He Jumped
out 10 ask him where he was taking him, when the
man gave him some sauce and he stuck him. When
the policeman caught him he was running away to
avoid ares. for the assault. Judge Kelly thought
they told pretty good stories but he guessed he would
hold them for the burglary.
GyRMAY PHrLASTBRoPIsT TAXES 1s.-Severa
dsys tince, two Germane--one ew-comer-were TAX
ing stroll along the Battery and up West street. and
when near Washing ton Market, stranger addressed
them, Sir, you have lost your pocketbook.' Sap
posing the bills Displayed in the purse to bs stolen snd
the thief attempting to pass them off upon them, one
of the Germans promptly drew out and paid over the
$40 asked for the purse and all" in order to show it
10 the Mayor and have the fellow arrested. Without
even opening the purse, the two Germans fastened
before Tie Mayor who cent them to Capt. Leonard Of
the City Hall Squad, wher, upon opening it, the
book was found TO contain nothing but large
PORTION Of newspaper with two cents stuck under the
cover in such manner as to give 1t az exceedingly
plethoric Appearance. The German alnost tainted.
His comrsde who krew mo about the rogueries Of
Nes-York, CONNIE need laughing vocierously at this
discovery which 80 eDreeed the pubc:pirited Ieuton
that he cried out vebemerty Dr. you vat you laf
" a. me for and made demonstrations which showed
him ready TO wresk his modification or his conrsde in
an urceremonous encounter with the fist. Capt.
Leonard could do Eothirg for him. and ais $40 were
irrecoveraby lost.
A BoLD THEF.-About o clock on Tuesday night
negro was observed longing around the clothing
store of Messrs Durham Il Brokaw, No. 80 Fourth
avenue. Surprising that the attention Of the neigh
bors was withdrawn, the fellow quickly opened the
door Of the clothing store, feized beaver Overcast
closed the door after him, and away with the
property. Mr. Demsrest, one Of the employees in the
store saw the negro take the coat and Immediately
pursued the culprt, chasing him into stable az the
corner OF Fourth street and Lafayette place Ofhcer
Groat and Mr. Demarest followed him io.o the stable
under ground, and caught him concealed beneath
nanger entirely covered up with hay except his head
Tie prisoner, who gave his name as Simon Sattop,
was hauled cut of his hiding-place and the property
recovered. Yesterday he was taken before Justice
Kelly and commit ted for trial.