The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-09-13

FIREMRS's lIGHT IN BRoApwAY.-CARr
RuSGs, PAvISo STONES, &C., FREELY USED.
-TpR POLICE CoMrLAINED or FOR SKULK-
ING.--On Wednesday evening while the MEM
tiers of Engine Go. No. were try ing their new
steam lire engine, near the corner Of William
and Fulton streets, great smoke arose, and
caused an alarm Of fire. Engine Comp mics
Nos. IL and 20 were soon on the spot, and
while returning up Broadway, got into a tight.
No. pos men hssed and grodned at the others
who rctaliIted by attacking them with cart
rungs, which they took from carts which were
passing, paving stones, wrenches &c. For some
time the scene was fry htful. Merchants closed
their door, and passers-by ran down the side
streets TO save their lives. Several windows
werc broken, and when the light closed about =
dozen lremen had to be- carried oil hy their com
rades. one, very badly injured, was taken TO
I'll" n. !. Hospital. The Broadway squad OF
police, it is said kept them elves out OF tho
way, and their conduct Tn hi, respect is to be
Investigated.
TKFAsrUY Morn SwINpLr.-On TUESDAY,
Of last week, an individual called at the Office
Of Livcmorc, Clews, 4 Mason No. II Wall ST.,
and purchased treasury notes to the amount OF
S2,2l6 %. which h. paid fer in a check ON the
Bank Of jersey Clty, drawn by Mr.. Bukcr &
| Sons, Of that place, The individual had been
| at the office before, aud the party taking the
| check thought it to be genuine II soon an
| pcared. however, that no such tirm had an sac
| count with the bank named, Sul that the check
| was, therefore, worthless. Detectives Niven,
| Elder, and McCord, were promptly notified al
| the Circumstance, and Yesterday arrested on,
| Geo. u. Clements on suspicion Of being tn,
guilty party. Clements wa, at once identified
| ~ the person who had passed 'hr check, an,
was accordingly committed 10 prison TO awIi
an examination.
FIGHr BETWEEN WoMRS. &C Catherine Nc
Grlland Catherine Carr of 81. llj Worth It..
ro' into a fight yc,tc-l,y, during which Nc
Grill stabbed her adversary in the arm with
knitc She W.. arrested AMI locked up.
ALL,otp rufrr on GNS.-Mr. Frederick
Bu.oh, store keeper at No. 2s9 avenue A, wa
arrested Yesterday, charged with fraudulent,
| ,uu,umn. tho gas Of the Manhattan Co. 1t /
| alleged tlIt his metre was taken away on &C
| count # nun-plymcut OF lis gas till, and tina
| he op,r,d the company. MAN, AMI Introduce,
The sas 10 his burners. Justice Duscuhcrry re-
| qurcd him To- give bail to answer the charge.
S1ru.rNG \ lloRsE ANp WAGoN.-A ma
named Francis A. Reihar- was arrested yester
day, having in hi, possession horse AMI wago
valued at $500, wh,h il Is stated, he stole from
the front # the Bank OF Commerce. lie wa
intoxicated at the time Of hi, arrest, AMI IA,
| been thrown from the wagon in Cedar street
Justice Kelly locked him up.
LAEcENY ~ \ CLtHN.--Rohcrt Thompson
| a clerk in the store of James c. VI. Patton, No
| 3il Broadway, was arrested yesterday, charge
| with stealing two pieces ol linen, valued a
| Si2 from us employer. Mr. Patton state, fur
| Their, that within the past year about u 90
| worth of goods have been stolen from the store
and he now suspects Thompson of being tn
1 n Cd ii ~
and was locked up by Justice Kelly for trial.