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Police Intelligence.

CAs1rRI op 4 BuRGIAR.-On Thursday afternoon Mr.
William s. Williams Of No. IS East Twenty firth street,
had overcoat stolen from his Office, the pockets Of
which tho keys Of tho front door and the safe.
Suspecng that tho thief would mako attempt TO enter
the office during the night time Mr.. Williams In company
with q friend, concealed himself In the building and
watched for the expected return Of the thief little
after midnight the thief made his appearance, and open
ing the office door commenced TO explore the premises
by the aid Of lighted matches Without waiting for any
further demonstrations, Mr. Williams sprang forward and
secured the intruder, who was almost mute with
prise the suddcnness Of the The prisoner
on being brought before Justice Kelly Yesterday gave
his name as Henry Smith He was committed for trial
before the Court Of General Sessions.
srfur RowDusx.-Francs Callahan was taken into
custody by policeman Boyle charge Of assauluug Mrs.
Bridget Keenan, and hor daughter Elen about o'clock
yesterday morning, the latter returning 70 their
home af,er sitting up with sick relative The assault
occurred the of West Broadway aud Worth
street, where the prisoner It alleged threw the younger
Of the two females upon box and attempted 10 take i'm
proper liberties with her person. Mrs Keenan, for inter
fcrng In behalf Of her daughter, also assaulted and
feed TO the ground The cries Of the attracted
the attention Of the officer who Fastening forward
ceeded aer short but exciting chase In capturing tho
aseaiiant The prisoner committed for trial two
charges Of assault and battery.
An AIIscxD P1cKrocSEr.--A young man named Anthony
Stephenson was taken into custody by policeman Hambl
of the Third precinct, charge OF picking tho pocket of
Trecerca Soybold residing ut No 200 Seventh street Oa
searching the prisoner portomoDnaie, containing &S5
was discovered which was identified by Mrs. Seybod
her property Stephenson brought before Justice
Osborne and was committed for trial in default Of bail
MoDu PcIIcrNAN.At the corner cf Tenth street and
Second avenue, Wednesday evening drunken woman
beaten IN a most brutal manner by one OF the po
hce Persons who Witnessed the state that the
officer struck his victim several times in the face cutting
her mouth and causing the b ,od 10 flow quite freely
The poor creature begged that he would strike her.
but tho appeal was In vain. The model policeman boat
her until she covered with blood
ALLEGED RoBnsRY ON RurpoARD.-Rchard Kearney
John MoCarty and VIM. Geary taken into custody
by tho harbor police Of boe No. charge d robbery
preferred against them by Francis williamson The &C
cuscd, Il Is alleged, went board the ship Charlotte
bound for New Orleans, where complainant employ
cd and knocking him down on the deck, robbed him Of
watch, some money and clothing, valued In all at $500
The prisoners sent before the United States Marshal
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Court OF General Sessions.


A NOTORIOUS couNTERFE1HR SENT 10 TIN STATE
PRISON.
Nov. u-A the opening OF the Court TO- day John
Sooks apparently very intelligent msn and said 10 be
we'll Known character, was placed trial charged with
forgery In the second degree in having In his possession
two counterfeit dollar bills the Nassau Bank Of
Brooklyn, with felonous intent 10 utter them. He
jointly indicted with VIM. Fisher, who disposed OF
last month and now doing some service 70 the State at
Sing Sing The principal witness for the prosecution
ing account Of the dongs Of the prisoners the morning
Of the 26h Of August He watched them go from Broad
way to Maiden lane saw them confer together In entry
ways and arrested Shocks. After arrestng Sno0ks the
Maiden lane and offered worthless teo dollar
bill In exchange for some articles. The officer
promptly arrested him, and took both OF them
to the station house. 1t observed tha.
Snooks threw something from his pocket while he
detained In the store during officer Ftzmaurice's tenn
porary absence which, being examined found TO
be the bills charged In the indictment.
Tho defence offered testimony to show that paid
debt to Snooks in the worthless money but the story
and the circumstances connected with irnproba
the lucid charge Of the Judge, promptly rendered YER
dict of guilty
Counsel for the defence moved postponemcnt OF thu
sentence which was denied whereupon the prisoner was
asked why judgment should not bc pronounced against
him. He m ado quite long speech to the Court and il
seesed considerable natural talent which IL had been
employed In an honorable calling would have made him
. respectable member OF society
The Judge observed In passing sentence that Shocks
had served term IN tho State prison but learning that
he had pursued an honest calling since his release the
Judge, instead Of sending him 70 the prison for
years sentenced him TO imprisonment In that institution
for hvc years and six months.
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treason, bnt love the traitor. Yoa dsclaim the murder
but aocrc the murdered You conoemn tho theft but ad
IaroDize the "vile hccndiary - Your excuse ab,ut
equals your logic, anu your logic compares fav0rabiy
with ,our intelligence, Of which you have hsde % boast,
judgir from tho only evidence before
It is entirely new 10 me that p. Brown, killed at
Esston, was son Of old John not talked OF a. the
ume, nor afterwards. and 10 not believe he was any
more vi Kin 10 Ossawaom- Brown Than you though
Jour relationship may NOT be very distant As 70 the
c,msiancea HIS death know nothing bu, do NOT on
tcTtan the idea that they such described by the
Cleveland Herald. No man abhurs cold blooded murder
more than none woulo go farther 10 punish IT, sooner
denouDce II, In frieDds as well rs foee, / have
donc Who s the murderer referred TO is htlle
Known TO me as TO you-perhaps less That he
was rewarded for the deed by tho President,
or that the troops when needed Withdrawn by his
or0er, uIrne that you most ignorant of what
you are rnost asuredn You evidently refer 70 Mr. Ba
thAbaD, when, you knew much you think yo1 do,
You wod know that General Pierce President Ut the
time T. Brown killed the date being given in the
extract from the Cleveland Herald which you sent mo
Old Brown says he went 70 Kansas 0ngbt the battles
Of Freedom Redpath states that for thirty years he
"secrctly cherished the uea u being the leader 10
Dishcd him money 70 60 To Kansas, and gave HIM the
whcrcwihal TO begin the war; and Old Brown has
but himself and hrs friends tO blame. II no sowed the
wind, be might have expected TO reap the whirwnd. II
he appealed 10 the sword, be ought be wiling die by
the sword II be reeoted 70 the ies tatos he should be
ready TO abide by the law Of retaiaton II he invoked
ASSASSINATION, could he complain oil others killing In sell
defenceY Tis even handed justice oommends the ngre
dents Of the poisoned cbalice hpsn II any
Browns sons were murdered, do not know II.
The proposition have make is this s-Your letter
being Pe,maIked New York. presume you are New
Yorker and you have limited at Of courage my
Lart, IN referring, very ungrammatically II not In
nemey bad tnste, to = broken Pate, will come TO
New York bod discussion with you, H you are q re.
spectacle person. or any Of your party the subject Of
your anony nous communication and my course In Kan
sac, with an Incidental defence Of Mr.. Buchanans ad-
minsraon II necessary. Or, will come and speak alone,
you prefer H. The speech discussion must tke place
In soDe prominent ball. and the proceeds, IL anything
charged Tor admission shall 90 the fund for the pur
chase Of Mount Vernon the erection Of the Washing
ton Monument, as may designate. You make known
the acceptance Of the proposition through the New York
papers and will and prepare for the occasion.
Should you prefer " come South, can you Of
polite treatment and that will receive sataCory evi
dence that am not a ruian. Yet you will find .know
my rights and knowing, dare maintain them" Ireman,
ever, a democrat. II. CLAY PATE
To PLAIN TRUTH, New York.
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Army Intelligence.

Captain c. p. Kingsbury, Ordnance Department, has
been detailed a member Of the Board Of Officers inst
tuted by the War Department for the examination, &C.
OF rcd cannon In the place Of Captain B. Dyer Of tho
same department. who rs relieved at his request.
Captain John H. King, First infantry, has been deeig
mated by tho General Commanding Department Of Texas
Inspector making all surveys sAd reports having in
view The conformation Of public property unfit for
vice. Ocers having such like public property on hand
requiring the action o. the Ins ector will make application
directly to him, accompanying the application with an In
ventory Of the property 70 be inspected
leave Of absence for sixty days, with permission "a
apply for an extension Of six months has been granted
Lieut. Walter N. Jenifer, Second cavalry.
An extension Of leave Of absence for six months each
has been granted to Brevet Major L. A. Armstead Sixth
infantry; Lieut. p W l. Plympton Seventh infantry aud
Lieut. Robert G. Hill, Fifth Infantry.
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FACTS AND SPECULATION UPON THE NAYORALrY.
Now that the battle OF the State and county election has
been fought and the dead buried and the wounded
cared for, the belgerens actively preparing for
Soerino battle the Mayoralty issue. Various specua
rife to whom be the nominees and who
will be the victor.
Esxt Monday night the Mozart Hall branch Of the oca
democracy viii hold their Aayoralhy Convention; bu
this creates excitement from the fact that Is we'll
derstood that Fernando Wood will be the nominee
The Tammany branch Of the democracy are keeping
very quiet, and TO the outside world appear in state
torpdiy but this only apparent Some sangune poll
ticians imagine that Tammany Hall will adopt similar
course as that the Mozart county nominations by
endorsing its nominees But this Is purely speculative
the initiated who in the secret Of the coal hoe
of Tamm profess to know that different policy
has been agreed upon and that they will have inde
pendent candidate for the Nayoralty From present
dcaionB the battle threatens to be warm and-wordy.
The republicans also working very quietly but
they have already long ss Of aspirans for the chief
maastracy of the city, many OF whom are OF the small
fry order and would not, If nominated stand ga ghost
Of chance" for election. The radical tpubs have been
casting their nett for several weeks trying to lind fish
Of the right stripe for the honor but yet
full Comptroller Haws' friends, learning that he was
willing and anxious TO resign his present position have
proposed to tho pure black pubs his Mayoral
growl and denial Of Mr. Haws' claIns on tho ground
Of his not being more Of party man since his instaa
ton into the Comprollership Is quite probable that
there will be three candidates In the field and be
presumed that Of these the less Objectionable will meet
the ratification Of the taxpayers.
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Superior Court.


Nov N.-Wm Leland u. Lxdloto o., Auososszs.-
The plaintiff claimed that he employed the defendants 70
sell house and lot fot him. in Green street, and tnae
bid of by one Of the deputy sheris for and
that the purchaser gave bis check 70 Loa,ow 90 n .or
failed to perform the bid and Leland claimed the check
the property having been subsequently sod at reduced
amount Ludlow refused to give him the check but re-
turned il TO the deputy Sheriff, claiming that the bid
mere offer and did not bind the purchaser. For plain
Till, Mossrs Hyde Jenks For defendants, Mr. g. r An
drews vcrdlctfor defendants
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Capt Thomas PANE, u s. Navy, died in Washington
on the 18th nst OF pneumonia after a short illness
apt p was severely wounded during the war Of 1914
In repulsng attack upon the American gunboas near
savannah BY the boats from British squadron by which
he was permanently disabled for active service He was
native Of Georgia, but has resided for many years IN
Charleston, South Carolina.
JAMES l.. GRAY, Esq., late clerk In the United Satcs
as OH the 9Th nit. =
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In The steam ship jamestown, from Richmond, &ohiss
NW sen, VIM Whiting, Ballard lady Ford Geo
Iavis d Newtsn. 4 acawell, Biagood, A Alden VIM
Sea,on and family, DR. Van Linda Mss halsey Mrs Tur
ner and child scrvensr II Byer, Payne, DIR j
Crook Brander, Jr Frank Mathews ana i6 IN stecraso
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THAT FORBES CORRESPONDENCE


New YoRK, Nov TO- 1850.
Your Charlcstown correspondent writes and wonders
how those mysterious letters into public print
has not only puzzled him but many others.
heard Of circumstance the other day, which created
some curiosity in my mind was told party in this
city had lot Of the ceobrated Forbes letters which he
says are valuable TO somebody.
Having heard that the gallant Colonel has taken his de-
paure for parts unknown suppose account Of being
fosaken either by the "prophet" the "alse prephet
may beg the favor OF your publishing this order that
should catch mis- eye he may be enabled to afford the
public Information to whether hose letters that
apparently in the narket in reality genuine bogus
II 20, let him say who has them, how he came by them
and let the public be cautioned against giving credit TO
everything that appears unless vouched for by ts original
writer.
Being assured ha. OF this has becn
purchased, God knows by whom, or for what purpose
II behooves the orcibe, frank Forbes, to ct hear
any Of those letters left In the possession OF any per
who would be likely to ''trade them OF" WITH you
know who" Yours, faithfully,
SOUTHERN LOOKOUT
n. B.-Canada papers please copy.
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OLD JOHN BROwN-HIS MISSION TO KAN.
EAS.

From the Lawrence (Kan.) Herald Of Freedom Noy 81
While we presume il not tho intention Of the rcpubn
ess to defend old John Brown, vndicate his
duct at Hapers Ferry yet regret 10 know that they
have done so in the past In regard ~ crimes infinitely
more danrable than the Harper's Ferry tragedy and
now they have the wcKednees TO say that his mission
Kansas peaceful one," and that I" II was the vio
lcnce committed upon his family and home which made
him the demon he is.''
IN article of last week we stated that old Brown
came 70 Kansas late in the summer the fall 1856
that he came armed and IN peculiar manner that those
ms furnished him in the State Of New York. and
that their supply made the condition Of his coming
during the Wakarusa war; in December Of that year and
and that nowhere in his whole Kansas history 90 We
find particle Of evidence that he desired 10 cultivate the
principles Of peace
II is urged that he came here peace man. Do peace
men emgrate TO country, carrying with them only
scr Do peace men call from their dwellings midnight
their fellow citizens, and cut them to piects with broad
swords?
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Ine CoEn0men OF "OSSawatomie" has generally
been applied 70 Old John Brown, though Incorrectly
Brown resident Of Cssawatomie, but resided
come eight miles above that place, Pottawatomle
Esq, Resident Of 0ssawstnie, and Of tho pfcgcc
tors Of that set men and proprietor the SITE
Presses and politicians continually confoundng these
names.-Laxyence Herald Of Freedom, Nor 6.
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SEWARD AND FORBES.

SEWARD AND FORBES
PONPKY AND NEEAs- A sBAKDsPEREAN ANALOGY.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
The remark nade by Seward to Colonel Forbes abou
the proposed servio nsurreSon, viz "You should
have told me Of NJ reminds me Of scene IN Snakes
pere's "Antony and Cleopatra" between Pompey and
Menas. Pompcy has the Representative men" Of that
day on board Of his galley and they all having
Jolly time-possibly, nay very probably some Of them
little more than three sheets in the wind MenAs,
of Pompey unscrupuous captains, ooncaives bold
idea, which will appear from tho folowing.-We quote
from Act II scene vii. Of the play
AeHds-cro Pompey aside)-n for the sake of merit
thou wilt hear mo,
Rise from thy stool,
Pompay- think thou'rt madl The matter9
be,Gs-l bave ever held my cap of 70 thy fortunes.
Pcmpy-Thou hast scrv'd me with much faith: What's
else 10 sayf
kenas-wih thou be lord Of all the world!
Pcmpey-What say'st thous
kends-Wilt thou be lord Of the whole worlds That's
twice.
Fompey-How should that bc9
Aenas-But entertain it, and, although thou think me
poor, am the man
VIII give thee all the world.
Pompey-Hast thou drunk welR
lPonipty probably supposed his friend was "tight'1
Thou art, II thsu dar'st to be, the earthly Jove:
Is thine, If thou wilt hav't.
Pompey--Show mo which way.
Amds-Ihese three world sharers, these competitors,
Are IN thy vessel: Let me cut the cable
And, when we are put of, fall 10 their throats:
All there rs thine.
Pompey-Ah, this thou shouId'st have done,
And not have spoke ont In me, tits villany;
In thee, ii had been good service. Thou must know
>1is not my profit that leads mine honor;
Mine honor il. Repent that e'er thy tongue
Hath SO betrayed thine act; being done unknown,
should have found II Afterwards well done,
But must condemn it now Desit, and drink.
Whether not Pompey Seward asked Colonel Forbes
to partake Of little Bourbon whiskey after his dis
closures does appear bu in ali other respects the
interview and s results remarkably similar 10 tho
guthrie proposition Of Nenas TO the ancient Pompey
BRUTuS.
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Schiller Centennial Festival At the Astor
House.

Last evening large company-a fair proportion Of
whom were ladies-assembled at the Astor House to
celebrate the centenary Of Schiller the German poet
and dramatst. The large banquet hall had It's walls
draped with flowers and evergreens each of tae panels
bore the Of celebrity in the history Of the world
among which appeared the names of Washington and
Jefferson, encrcled with immo,sIs The upper ond Of
the hall drapered with American and other flags In
the oeDtre was the German standard bordcred with
black and in front Of this bust Of Schiller wreahed
with issmsortelles.
Leopold Reinwirth presided and his right and left
sat several gentlemen American and German, who took
part in the proceedings Of tho evening, delivering
speeches. &c Among those the right Of the Chairman
Mayor Nemann. The important part of the ange
ments for the due celebration of the occasion festival
doubt characteristic Of the hospitality and
teey Of the German people; but the invitation to the
press fixed al hour which debarred the reporters
opportunity Of ocular demonstration the subject
nothing positive can be said.
The cloah being in due time removed, the assemblage
addressed by several Goraa speakers succession
The rst toast was "Sohiler " and introduced and
responded 70 In eloquent language the applause which
followed is to be taken as y criterion.
The second toast "German FatherlaDd" which was
drank with much Enthusiasm.
The third toast 'The Land OF our Adoption" :"
This toast was eoquenty responded to in the German
The speaker eulosised the writings Of Schiller and
Goethe-men whose names eternal in the hearts Of
their countrymen and Of the world.
The Hon GEORGE BANCROFT was the next speaker and
delivered Of the finest elooutionary efforts OF the
evening He paid glowing and animated tribute 10 the
memory of Schiller.
President KIG, of Columbia College, responded on be-
half OF the toast 70 the and sciences He regretted
that he could not address the meeting in their noble
language, but he would speak TO them in his Ian
guagc, which Kindred 70 their He spoke Of the
fact that the German treated woman with more respect
consideration than other people Tho ancient
historians had told us that while other nations
treated woman as toys and playthings, the Ger
man made her his friend companion and adviser Even
this country, the Germans had cot example of
alheration for woman which he hoped would spread
through the whole nation. The before him that
evening enough " evnce the German appreciation OF
1t was the first time in his life that he had
at public celebration the minglng with the
as was 70 DO seen this evening He hoped tho Ame
ricans would be inocuated with this custom Cheers)
He then proceeded 10 esogse the Germans FOR their
genius, talents and accomplishments. The arts and
sciences found their eliminating point in Germany
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THE HARPER's FERRY OUTBREAK.
SENTENCE OF COOK AND OTHER INsURRDC
TIONISTS

ClaRIxsrOwS, Nov. II, 1852
When the prisoners brought out for sentence tho
negroes Copeland and Green declined 70 say anything
Cosk and Coppe both addressed the Oout, denying that
they had any knowledge Of Browns intention 70 seize tho
Ferry until the Sunday Previous whom they called
upon take the oath of obedience TO their commander
They expected TO be punished but did ncs thank they
should be hung.
Hazlu will not be tried until tho May term Of the
Court.
Tho negroes TO be hung the morning OF the l6h
and tho whites during the afternoon Of the day