New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-10

Swirg., lie tuinst Pse-ttsty psls- us Ne
knockec ege,her an, sisteeh cnsti~red from exc~ss
of terror. Tcry opened upon him a, once IN fall
ohcras while he in yam heli 40 bs hands, supPb"n'iy
mSlorine cir totbeararoe. Anthony Besnstt osln-d
the coat psnts ant stock which graccd tho shap,'y
iosm OF Mr.. Swngle. Aothony CLARK clu0ei the
boots upon his feet ,te pock,teook in his pccke srd
acsrpet.hsg and c~e of rasors ~hich last articles
did Id arpesr. Swpgle looked as though the Later
would have been particularly acceptable just tneo
Mchsal Dcoley the third skeleton at feast, cls'med
the vest aud soirt as belonging to him, Then they
proceeSed to strip tbe poor wretch of his borrowed
piomes lesv;rg him stiveriog in Nts psn.sloous and
shrt while bis wife looked with broad grin of sat-
if.etiou II appears that during the interval ia which
S-ipgl, was absent from the Baker residence he hsd
gone to Msnhsttanvlle to board 10 the house where
these three persons lived aud then, seizing f,vosa
bic opportunity, be had selected bis weddOg sait fre
their sardrobes srd decapped. Poor S~iigle co1ll
not deny the charges, aud haired off to the c.s
O, the Second Dis Jct Prsoc while his young WIFE, 10
whom be had siuned and sofsred much, lo,kei on
without wtimper. Mrs. Angelina is sg,oi-lookiag
youi lacy of seventeen, ans weighing probably one
huucred and s.vtn,y. five pounds. Az her hasbsnd
w.It cut she Whispered to the magistrate tsst sae
was GLAD at the fellow was iouud out for sne did nt
her ia her, Never mind she added " hs d;dns
set the better Of mo, though &c we're married.
THE NEW HIGHLAND REGNEST-The meeting of
officers last week in opposition to the proposed High
lard Reg men has called forth the following from tho
Acting Coumapdant OF the Highland Regimeot:
Intervening the meeting sbou, to he held of the Off
cel. actre il oomnaud Oft above Reg,m"o', deem
il NY euiy, ae Acting Comcaadsat. 70 express the
ctipt ~ii,
brother officers in copnci
m That their opinion the srest majority ard os eoss
Division H. the rsucordna'e denou'fs
tors hoh h,ye talen place s the Mercer House sna else
where.
% That tire denrncs.ons ef superior of,.', em'csrs
from 'pci -ers are eside3. acts Of ,n
Of their military obligations as cornrs.cnsd officers
Sd Tht h. semp cieste their commuters aud {,
instruct Coz msodr Chef % tue ss,s
upou duties. EXHIBITS delree Of nut,nous conduct. ss 'o
o-. Superior command mp,schsbe ptn aP'e
S III at the rev hishlsnd Regiment iuerssrea 9TH
the th sentiments Of any ether resmen.i nr s !.
,ousLt mpece efforts wishes cf m',ry ''p'
therefore iesa'ds the eoncust OF It's opponents -nnoas
henon esn assured thar the of moral ddy wb a az
the uenbs II toe new regiment either Ia The capacity
ofc'iz",or o soldiers IS not unklown I, ,oe nsa a'nos
Of STATE nor b. tee intelligent community oi tins sfeA en-
po,iur Of Asiericsn commerce.
th That 20 lori the officers of th. regiment pocesd
upon egs and Constitutional grounds to oetsin ne enehae
Of their corps the merits of their application, they fes
which rtgsrrs the houorsbe sfrspect of the
.od.r constitute the true prestige of martial spirit and dis
ciPiae.
PERsos,rIsG Police SERGEasr.--A few evenings
ago. John A. Jerkius Of No II SaffOk street, dropped
into the Ns'ors Ttestor for the purpose Of wtaess-
ing damstio exhibitions at that plsce OF andse-
meut, and wtile there accosted by wellir,ssed
individual, who seemed very desrous Of forming bis
acqUeintancs. Jensi thought the stranger per
feet gentleman" ard deemirg lis aciaan.snce desir-
sbe entered into sation with him, ant in little
tine the two were familiar IS IL they hsd known
each other for years. pleasant chat was kept nP
uLt the cloae of the perform aroe When the stranger
inv tied Jer kris share his bed With him at che Globe
Hotel jenkins glad accepted the offer, uasnuca ss
the bt was stormy the hour late and his route houo
rather lonesome. Upon entsriog rom at the bolsl,
the stranger cs,euy locked the door, aud in onsnt
thereafter drew ls'gs oitk-knife, which he tnrsst-
eped TO run through Jenkinss body if tho latter made
an ou,cry. The sight Of the glittering steel and the
ferocious ey preston which the stranger aet,
had tbs efec. Of sealing Jenbinss lips. The stranger
then represented himself Sergeant Jo,rdaa of the
S1o Prrci5ot and ked JeI ku, if he hal any money.
jenkins replied that he bad nothirg Of value ab 'ut
hi D., but the pretended policemen, pot ssf-fed with
bis answer, s.id he must examine bin wbicn he jii.
The result the discovery o. 500 ie mo'ey and a
quaLty Of letters all of which the dnant Sergeant
apprcp and then LETT the room lpcsiug jenkins
n. Jenkils, fearing the Strangers rotaro Kept qucI
W I'll morning, when te raised ar alarm ant was re-
ess.d from biz conGroneIt. It appeared, inquiry,
that the stranger who bad reels,erei his name as
Miller, had occupied the room for night or two. bas
suce bis adventure sith jenkins be has kept out of
tie way. Sergeant Jourdan was sent for 10 sHisfy
Jebkos, ard was justly odigasot at TIE a,e Of his
rame. Tie Sergeant OBTAINED sful description of the
thief, and has already obtained clue to bis 9aefe-
sbeuts.
Ire steamship Fultop, which sailed q, noon on
Saturday. for Hsvre and Southampton, took out
j Clancy Jones, Unied States Minister to A1stds
Charles II. Jones, at,cb6 of the Austrian Leg gsrion
Wihi.m c. PreS,oc, United States Minister to Spsin
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