The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-08-23
THE NEW YORK SUN.
FRIDAY MORNING. AUG. %, 1861.


ARRKsr or A SHoPLIYrER.-Samuel Grun
stein, q Russian, was arrested yesterday morn
ing, charged with stealing piece Of cashmere
valued at ESQ, from the store Of Read, Gardner
4 Co., Noe. 80 and ~ Park Place. The accus.
cd, 1t appears, called at tho store At O'Clock
yesterday morning, under pretense of wishing TO
purchase goods, but was told by the porter
thAt ne must call al a later hour, as no one was
.herc to exhibit them. At this moment a con-
tedcrate Of the accused came in, and, while no
attracted the attention Of the porter Cr,instein
seized piece a Cashmere and ran of with il.
~ this moment the carman came in and. Law
INK the storc in his charge, the porter started in
purtuit Uf the thief, and overhaulod him A. Ina
was entering an 8th Avenue car, with tho pr,p
oTty in his possession. lilo was taken Geiore
Justice Kelly, who locked him up for trial. mi,
accomplice escaped.
ARREsr % a DtsoRDERLY CHARAcrER.-
Officer Horbclt, of the 9th Ward police, vc,tcr-
day arrested Harry Jennings, an Ergl.shmln.
kc, ping a disordcrly house ~ No. 20 white
street. lie changes Jennings with having ra,
batting and dog Fighting M his premises for the
amusement Of rowdics and black guards who visit
II, and states that ON last Saturday night, h.
caught jennings, with u crowd Of his ilnc,ers,
hghtinR dogs ami betting money ON the result.
some months ago Jennings was arrested on "a
similar charge, but was let of with an hnpri.on-
ment ID thirty days, on promising the court to
abandon the business. lie kept his PROMISE for
a time, hut recently started again at No 20
white street, next door to his old place Justice
Kelly, leioro whom he was taken, held him 10
bail III 5000 W answer.
ARREsT ON 4 CHARGE OF ARsoS.-Solomon
Tuthcll, man Of respectable appearance, wa,
arrested yesterday, on suspicion OF being the
person who set iiro to premises No. los Fourth
street, at an early hour on last Monday morn
ing private Waterman makes affidavit that,
few moments before the iire broke out, no saw
the accused leave the house. II appears, fur
Their, that Tuthcll had leased the house and fur
nituie 10 the late occupant, Mrs. Kirby, AMI
with his vito, boarded at tho house for a while
but was finally turned away by Mrs X lilo
had an insurance Of 81 300 on the furniture
The above facts camc 60 light ut an investiga-
ton before Fire Marshal Baker and Justicc
Steers ordered tho arrest and commitment of
Tuthcll.
Mr.. CoSRAD A. Tx EYoK desires IA to pub
lish his denial Of tho allegation OF John Mahcr,
that ticket for Liverpool was sold tho lattor
tw o hours after the ship had sailed. lie say,
that the transaction took place an hour and
hall before the sailing Of tho vessel, but that
Mahcr having TO go up town tor his baggage, ar
rived too late and thus lost his passage fhc
statement that Mr.. Ten Eyck had been arrested
W. NiNh'N WdH lnVbItNls nc COtn-
plant against him was for violating provision
Ola state law in relation to filling up Passenger
tickets.
DISTRESS OK SmrBoARD. Tho Liverpool
ship Drcndnought came into this port toliy,
with her flag flying union down. The harbor
police boarlcd her, expecting to find mutiny
AT least. The distress" proved TO he q desire
on the pant Of ono passenger to have another
Messenger ntrp-tcd for irlonously fonrn, oman
n trunk. The supposed lclonious lorccr ct locks
was taken To the United States Marshal's office,
and, for wan, Of sufficient evidence TO hold him,
was discharged.