New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-26

Hall Police Magistrate when Wager was brought
from the Tombs for formal examination anu commit
NEXT on the charge Of false preicnse, but when the
complainant was summoned he informed the Court
that the case settled, aud professel to believe
tba. the complaint which be had made against the
prisoner had been Withdrawn by consent Of toe Court
Tie Court thought the proceeding looked Ike the
compourdng Of felony, nod a. If 1t had been c,n-
enced Only witt purpose Of tightening the accused
sufficiently to make bin pay up, and not With vewoi
prosecuting to tue end cr.uaal charge Under toe
circumstances, the Court indignant aud disposed
to hold Dundas also bu; finally concluded TO COMMIT
Wagner TIL the case should 60 before the Cour; Of
Sessions, which was accordingly dore
A NGcRoNASCER NABBED.-ll may not be known
to the sor,y Of readers that the venerabl. dis
coycrer Of the Philosophers Stone aud the Fountain
Of Eternal Youth is oweller in our city; and yet
that ilustIous person ige is resident Of this Little
village Of New-Yoik. His present cOgnomen is isuk-
irsop-Dr. IIankinson lie styles himself. Not long
since he wss known to fame "a DR.. Bland bat
the calls upon his time became pressing that he
YVES of necessity compelled to change his residence
and his NAME F,r aught know he has been
obliged t. do this than once Nor s 1t wonderful
tina. the Doctor should be in such great request,
when We state that he advertises to sell gold
Mt sis 10 besides doing great many other won
delul things. If he fet so disposed the Doctor
might coon becon as rich as Crosus; but
his philanthropy is az bOundess Is his kno Eledge is
profound. At his touch the bgser metals are trans
n,uted into gold, and to him alone il conf5ed the
secret Of the fountain Of perpetual youth, which that
gay old flbuster Ponce de Leon, SO greatly longcd
TO lave in. As there is not particle OF sehshness in
the Doctors composition, he freely offers his aid at
very Low rses to those who wish to climb the wheel
Of fortune. Ard to such deeire to be re uvcnated
and beautied he forwards the waters Of life securely
bottled, at the nominal cum of a dollar quart
Among the Thousands who have avaied them
selves Of his magical powers was certain country
dentist who wanted some gold for dental
purposes; so he called upon the Doctor at
his residence, No. - West Thirteenth street
and struck bargain with him for three pounds Of
gold for so. Tire wise man gave him genuine gold
81 with Uncle Sans stamp upon It, as sample OF
the article to be- furnished. The specimen being sat
sfactory the dentist paid Bis money and was directed
TO call the next oay for his bullion He did so, but
could no, find the Doctor al home. After calling several
times without meeting him, the man OF teeth began to
fcelh faith in the Doctor mag cal powers some That
shaken aud yesterday he resolved TO try the efficacy
Of policeman. Detective Farley was engaged, aud
the twain visited the domcile Of the Doctor once more
This time the great invisible was found and marched
to the Jefferson Police Court. There were also found
love potiors and love powders. magic amnles, aud
hydraut whence flowed the fountain of youth, via
the Crotou Aqueduct. The love powder, which was
10 be held in the left hand by those who wished to
win the affections Of any person Of .he opposite sex,
colsitcd Of powdered slippery elm, packed mp 10 TIN
fol The gold proved 10 be a new composition called
oreide worth fraction more than brass per pound.
There were also charms for all sorts of things, aud
az INST all sorts Of thingS-aganst witchcraft small
pox children and sucide-for falling in love, for fall
ing out of love, for wife, husband, lover, or
mistress Great ples Of circulars testified to the Doc
tor liberalty in making mankind at large acquainted
with his marvellous and transcendant powersi and
directories of nearly every city IN the Union
and the Canadas showed the manner in which
lie forwarded bis little paper messengers
of light. In addition to these were certain
pictures and books, rather too pfurent Tor
the prudish tines. All of these were seized together
with a small mountain OF letters from people IN search
of health and wealth aud the other blessings III the
Uaskinson Catalogue. From the letters 1t appeared
that the Doctor not by any means as prompt IN re-
hitting the gold as his customers thought he ought TO
be. There also letter lUIIDs 10 De u>ci ID i'9g
10 these impatient persons, in which 1t was darby
limited that as the Doctor was practiclng the 'bach
art and slightly in league with acertaln nameieSs gen.
tlemau commonly supposed to sport cloven foot and
barbed caudal appenoage- short that as ne YVES
second Dr. Faustus the police kept SO close watch
mon his movements that he bad to be very cautious
If they the gold guided would only be patient how
ever he hoped to be aoe to forward the bullion be-
fore long. Few people of common sense would sup
pose that this man could impose upon the crcdu'ouS
to any great extent by such transparent humbnsS'
but il is said that he in the receipt OF from MY TO
one hundred monty letters day. Hesk'n'on was
held 10y Justice Kelly for examination.
FATAL STEAMBOAT CASCALTI-NERDlC or CEN
suRE.-Margaret Keefe, child years OF age, whose
narepts reside at No los st Fitypinth street, was
kIled on SUNDAY afternoon on board the steamboat
Josephine Wooster, while returning from gh Bridge
Coroner Jackmau held an inquest upon the BODY
when il appeared in evidence that deceased with her
sister and her aunt Mrs Margaret Maher were sitting
upon box which partially covered the shaft OF the
eneine when gust of wind drove their clothing IN
der the box Mrs Maher and one of her neces managed
10 draw their dresses away from the shait, out tue
deceased was unable to Go So and was drawn around
with il and d.shed to pieces. The Jury were OF the
opnion that the captain and owners of the boat were
guilty Of gross csreessness in not having the snait