New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-27

ishisg them. Two thirds Of the buildings hardly
tit for human habissons. ye Notwithstanding this the
rental is equal TO is per cent the whole assessed
value, the gross rental being S3 1913 Al. Buildings
paying 70 per cent Of them entirely unit for
the abode Of human beings or The total number of
PenoDs the block, $50 under Is years of ago,
end IS between GO AID 10 one person claiming to be
lOo. 3SS persons were divided among 81 trades. The
buildings on Werth street and Mission place are not
furnished with water and tho occupants obliged to
resort to tie ydrantS in gogshOps to obtain their sup.
ply. This is most mihchieyous and conupsing ar
rsngepens, and there is undoubtedly design in it all.
LECTURES THIS WKEK.-pr. II. S. Gilbert will de-
liver lecture at Hope Chapel this evening, on "Dip.
liberia or Malignant Sore Throat" mr. j. H. Siddons
lectures this evening a. Golibeck's Music Hall, NJ.
765 Broadway. Subject: The Great Domestic Obi
CATION" Mrs Emily r. Lesdernier will give one Of
her poetic and dramatic readings at the Brooklyn Ahe
ngum, on Tuesday evening. The Right Rev. Bishop
Spalding will lecture Tuesday evening before the
Catholic Library Society, at the Cooper Iustiu g.
Subject: Europesn Civilization before the Revolu-
ton" The Rev. j. T. Durbin will deliver lecture,
in connection with tho exhibition Of SOomon's TEN.
pie on Tueesay evening, in Ninth street, two doors
east Of Broadway. kIr Thomas i. Harrison viii lee
ture Wednesday evening before the New-Y6rk City
Library Association, at Blocker Building, OF
Blocker aud Morton streets. Subject; "The Moon,
and her Influences"
The third of the English Concerts at the French
Thesler viii be given this evening.
DESPERATE BURGLARs-A LEAP FOR LIBBRrY.-
About II o'clock on Saturday night two burglars were
discovered in tho silk and fringe warehouse of Messrs
Dexter, Lambert & Co., no. $40 Pearl street, and
after considerable trouble and desperate leap by
Of them they were taken into custody. Subsequent
examination showed that they had gained entrances
70 the building by o. forcing tho paddock OF
heavy gate in the roar. This admitted them - thu
bseemcnt underneath the store. Being once inside,
they carefully closed the gate again taat suspicion
might not be excited They then hied the doors lead
ing 20 tho store obcyo bat tho bOls and bars proved
too secure for them TO disTlsce. Accordingly they
mounted pile Of dry goods boxes and commenced
pulling down the plastering overhead. Having at
length reached the heavy OAK flooring OF the store they
produced brace and Bit and bored through the looF,
till al last they had hole large enough FOR them 70
crawl through Being now IL the store, they ran
sacked drawers and boxes, oyefhauied the goods 1t
their leisure, and selected pile to carry away IL
eczema tbat they were not ccuent TO retreat with hat
plumber they had choscn but desired to search the
buildpg; 10 they set 10 work and demoli shed BRICK
wall which shut them from the hallway, aud, having
cut passage through, assembled to the second story.
Here they forced the door leading TO the salesroom
of Messrs. Ham Il & Boob, silk manufacturers The
STYLE Of goods found h5re seemed please them better
and in selecting about $1,000 worth Of choice fabrics
they display considerable good taste. But beng Sill
unsgtsfed, they mounted another flight Of stairs. On
this floor they broke down The door leading into the
room occupied by John Stodernann, but did not seem
10 fancy anything here. They then returned to the
floor below, where they were discovered by John
j. Wagner clerk in the employ Of Messrs. Dexter,
Lambert * Co. Wagner has been in the habit OF
eeeping in the tare fJE time past and on SataT-
day night having spent the evening with hiend, was
preparing TO 90 to bed whom he heard noise in the
building which excited bis suspicious. lie proceeded
to the street for policeman and soon returned with
Officer Higgins Of the Sixth Ward. While they were
engaged in searching the store two other officers caue
to their assistance and they all proceeded to the second
floor in quest Of the burglars. As the theves
caueh; sight OF the ocers Of them tried to throw
M window for the purpose Of jumping OF, when
shot from one Of the ocers reyolyers frightened
him tia; he was glad 60 desist. The thieves gcTs
called upon to surrender which Of them did in
very civil and quiet manner The other one, however,
darted NJ the stars and canbered through the seattle
to the roof of the building hoping to escape IL that
manner. lie wa followed by the otieers, but
even az the hight Of five stories from the ground, with
no prospect Of getting down, he still rcfJsed to ALLOW
himself 10 be taken. AZ the officer was advancing
toward him. the desperate burglar, seeming to prefer
death 10 prison took across the roof andsprang
with all bic might toward the roof OF another building
at least thirty feet below and landed on the roof bat
being unable to maintain bic footing cid and rolled
along the roof till he fell down between the two build
ings to the pavement below, distance Of at leas. my
feet The policemen who had watched hs descent has
tened down from the roof ascertain the fate Of the
reckless burglar. They found him lying ilsensioie,
n bruised and maDged mass OF humanity. HIS ngh'
thigh had sustained compound fracture, the bones Of
the leg having been forced through the flesh az night
angles The LETT leg was also broken, and his face and
head 20 Gu. and bruised render him almost dnIe-
coenizable. conveyance was procured, and the
wounded man conveyed 10 the New-fork Hospital
where the doctors pronounced his recovery almost IL
possible Il viii be necessary 10 amputase tho right
leg at once and it is thought that he cannot survlys
the ,e1ation. The other prisoner WAS conveyed 10
the Sixth Ward Ststion-Houss, where he gave his
name as Louis Bernowski and tat Of bis injured con
Tolerate Us Charles Murphy. The former is Pole.
Yesterday morning he WIS taken before Justice os'
borne, who committed him 70 the Tombs to answer the