New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-20

of the Twentieth and Twenty first Wards. The case of
Dennis McCabe came up, and was laid over till noon
to-day. 1t stated that eanvassers who had been
notified to appear before the Board had failed to obey
the summons. Mr.. Blunt hoped their names would be
sent the Grand Jury for indictment. The Board adj
ourned 10 II O'Clock to-day As there remains only the
Twenty-rst Ward to canvass and few corrections in
the returns for the Eleventh. Sixteenth and Nineteenth
Wards to he made, the Board will probably finish the
work III a short session.
SALUTE TO A SPANISH FRIGaTE.-The firing yes
erday was complimentary salute paid by the fort to
the Spanish frigate Berenguela
City DEPosrTs-The Special Committee appointed
to investigate into the security for safekeepng amount
of interest &c, of the City Deposits, met yesterday
afternoon in the City Hail. The first business the
reading of the following note from the City Chamber
lain, who had been requested to attend and testify be-
fore the Committee:
CHAxBERL.Is's oyrIcr, N Y, Nov 49, 1860.
d. T. VALENTINE, esq, City Clerk, &c Your note Of the
S y p1 pep5 he 10 ssse1 MY duty a cSmbcan
being simply to receive and pay ogt city Iae ana %are
with the opinion the Counsel of the Corporation with whom
the gentlemen Of the Committee Controller Of this city,
who Is at head Of the Finance Department and who can
give the fullest information in regard to the city deposits
NATHAN c. PLATT City Chamberlain.
Mr. Boole said he Judged from the of that note
tina; Mr. Patt refused 10 come before the Committee
He supposed that Committee regularly appointed by
the Common Council had the power 10 summon any
officer, no matter how high he may be. lie moved
therefore that the Clerk be directed TO Issue subpoena
for Mr. Plat TO appear before the Committee o-mor
row, at 3 O'Clock.
This motion was agreed to unanimously, the Clerk
directed to Issue the subpoena and the Committee adj
iourned till to-day, at o'clock.
We are under obligations to Edmund Jones & Co.,
Corporation Printers for several volumes of valuable
City Reports
The SUNDAY THEATER CAsEs.-In these cases, be-
fore the Court of Oyer nd Terniner the jury were
still out at O'Clock this morning, being unable to agree
upon a verdict
ARREST OF THE SUPPOSED MURDERER OF j. ID.
CoLYER.-Offieer Lattinville of the Fifth District
Brooklyn) police, Sunday succeeded in airesting
Joseph Lambert, the supposed murderer of Mr. y.
DeBevoise Colyer. The accused was found secreted
in the neighborhocd of Sng-Sng, N. Y, where some
of his relations reside He was taken to Queens
County and given into the cnstoody of the author
ties.
AWArcH CAsE.-Capt. HART is disguised with the
position and IMMUNITY of the mock auctioneers. There
are no Lees than twenty shops in full blast at present. he
says and though the swndlers frequently arrested
and everybody is Disguised with the recurrence of
watch case" there s power about the City Hall,
the Courts included it would SEEM able to control the
business There are certain swinders, known by nick
names 10 the police and Mayors Office, who come up
repeatedly with no lack of assurance, but who always
depart again-after having detained several days and
perplexed an unfortunate cOuntrymen-witb such
look Of dignity that their victims who leave the
Mayors Office at the time with them, generally
eneak out of their sight quick possible leaving
the Peter Funks on the steps of the City Hall, and
recolectcd by them as representative New-Yorkers.
Yesterday, an old gTay-headed man of seventy from
The western part of the State, TO Mayors Office
and told the old experience about the golden watch
the particular shop this time mainly concerned being
the one next door TO Mat. Goodersons, opposite the
Hall of Records the name of the chief swinder of
which we could not learn. 1t seems these Chatham
street Peter FuDks are somewhat looked down upon
by the more opinionated native Americans in the bust
ness. They the lower stratum of the profession
The amount lost by the old gentleman was $50 which
the jew very complacently returned TO the Mayors
Clerk, and the Clerk returned it TO the countryman
HEAVY ROBBERY OF WATCHEs-ARRTsT OF THIEVES
AND REcEWrRs.-On the night of the 10th inst, the
Iewelry store Of Mr. James JaQuet, No. 90 Nassau
street. was entered, the safe opened with false KEYS
and gold silver, and plated watches to the value of
$500 taken therefrom. few DAYS after Justice |
Kelly was informed Of the occurrence and Officers
Nven, Young, and Farley were deputed to ferret out
the thieves. On visiting the premises the officers |
made up their minds that the thieves had been LET into
the store by some one from the inside They then ar
rested Eugene houe, the Office boy on SUSPICION and
he confessed that he had opened the safe with false
key, and had admitted to the store Frank Fav and
Eugene Rasga-that after securing the plumber they
had taken it to a room in West Broadway near White
street. and on Thursday last had sold the whole of il
to Jacob Levi, reputed pckpocket and receiver and
his adopted John Smith, both living in Eldrige
street. for 81 1907 that $50 of this sum had been maid
by Levi and the balance was TO be paid Soon On this
information the officers arrested Fay and Rasiga and
the former confessed his guilt and implicated his com.
panion They then arrested Levi and Smith, and
thoroughly searched their premises, but without find
ing any traces OF the watches The prisoners were all
brought before Justice Kelly and committed for exam
.ination.
AcUDENTs.-0lbcer Tenbrook Of the Sixth Ward
badly injured last night by falling through apdoor in the
Sidewalk corner Of Baxter and Chatham streets He
yeyed to the Station House.
Yesterday aft Barney Martin eborer fell overheard
the Pecksp Ferry and drowned all attempts
him proving uavsDg His body has not vet been recovered
Martin walking upon the tngpece at the end Of the dock
when he fell Of
Last evening about o'clock Andrew fitzgerald workman
employed building IN New Chambers street Koee
fell from the third story and eousy injured about the
and head he taken to the Hospital Of the Medical College
IN Thirteenth street.
SUPERIOR COURT.-TKIAL TKRx-NOv l9-Before Justice |
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