The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-12

hie Dssbee a, once tooe sish t4s 'or ais conduct
irhcsog several severe cuts over bis head acc body
biusrg him pretty severey and o'heryse dafsurpg hs
face. Capt williamson who ~ag TIE hotel At the time
Immediately iDtsrfesed ard arrested Dsshee and COO
he was held ca complaint Of Parish for assault AMI bat
terry BE was, boweyer, atout O'Clock cischarset b9
poee jusAee 10 appear FOR examination fhis mornog
ard reELboihCod
PSc1Ios or PILoT COMMISSIONERS "A special meeting
OF the Chamber OF Commerce held yesterday at.
te'roon Tor Tho purpose Of e'ectirg PlJt Conms-
soIeIs IS required 10Y law Toe President, Mr. Peis.
tSeDiy or tsirty mfuibers The Cnamber ba,esod FOR
three P'oi CoDnisseners in the psce Charles Il Mar
SHALL Robert l.. u er and Elisha Morgan, whose
bad expired; aud the same gentlemen nssusy
re eleoIed FOR RE ensuing term Of tao years.
The Board OF Pilot Commissioners consists Of Eve
btfs elected by the Chamber OF Commerce and Two
by the Beard Of Under writer's.
The CRY FINANCES Hz CORPORATION A QUARTER o. A
MILLION IN ARREARS Mr. Comptroller Ia rs In the course
'o he Investigations OF ths pablo accoun has Just made
The important discovery that the wss unpa
ments on JIG Own property ssnaing from 1852
70 1858, according TO repor. OF the Clerk OF Arrears
amounting in the aggregate 10 the su of s257 GOO Tos
large sum- instead OF being psd from time time the
laid, has been allowed TO accumulate
for period OF seven years The whole must ultimately be
paid ard probably will have 10 BIS provided for ia tue
next tax levy. Theee unpaid assessments exclusive
OF the assessments for the Central PARK aud for
streets and other improvements OF the preseut
which 70 about $4,000 This discovery affords
another illustration the past looee nent Of the
corporation fr Er. bawes Ia very exact and rigid
expect 20 accounts For example, yesterday afternoon
he detected clerical amounting two cents 10 the
return OF Of the collecting officers and forth With he
despatched ger In pursuit Of the "deliDquent"
The moral effect OF ouch act cannot bu. prove sa ny
TIE ESCAPE OF AUGUSTINE DE- MERENDA FROM ED
STREET JAI.-N appears that the manner in which this
party managed to make his escape rather sharp
upon the aer some one OF the deputy sher
ifs who bad him in charge II appears that he succeeded
in inducing OF them 10 accompany him to Spanish
school In west Forty fourth street. where reside Of
his friends and succeeding in getting the Sheriff the
party who had him in charge TO allow him 70 into
sooniDg alone, he, went out turned the key
the Sheriff fed the House. AS no traces OF hls
shereabouts has ss yet been discovered, the county jail
keeper Norman Mcleod has offered reward Of $lc0 for
his re.hriest.
CORRECTION Under our police reports Thursday
morning. The An inst, paragraph appeared with refe
the breaking up dsordery house in Forteth
street. IN Which was stated that Geo Vac Bfnu hai
gone bail for the appearance Of Louisa WORTH the pro-
pr,e,Tess OF said house. This q mistake, William
Msrp Of No 37 West Seventeenth street, having gone
bail for her. Mr. Van Brunt security only for the
appearance Of witness whose testimony il deemed
would be important against the mouse. Mr. Van Brunt
has rerqushed his security for the witness who
Low in confinement in default Of bail