New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-04
n AIMED Thomas Killalea, John Burns, and Geo. Miller.

and stolen s. COO in bank bills nearly all Of which Was
| however worthless An entrance Yves effected by
breakir large pane of glass and in doing So one Of
the burglars lost finger which he left lying upon the
floor in the Office. The prisoner Miller provedto be the
unfortunate Individual, and the person of Kilalea
$l3 of the stolen money was found. TLese young men
also charged with stealing boat and iron wind
lass which they bad in their possession and which arc
now awaiting owners at the Eighteenth Ward Station.
House. The prisoners were taken before Justice Con-
molly and locked up for examination.
Mr.. RAREYs CHARITY LEcTURE.-Mr Raey on
Saturday closed his lectures On the Su1ugation Of
Horses in this city for the present, by magnificent
exhibition Of the power Of man to rampant sad
seeding horsedom, in the Academy of Music Ths
building was densely crowded, and she pecunary re-
eult must be very gratifying to the benefcares Of tho
Widows and Orphans Asylum. Mr.. Bsrey explained
Lis system as usual illustrating with two or three
hoses and exhibiting Cruiser specimen of its re-
cults The younger of the Arabian horees presented
20 Senator Seward by Ayoub Bey Trabulssy, mag.
niRcent sorrel colt which had never been shod aud
which since the departure Of his Arab groom
has been rapidly growing vicious, thea bound
ed in. His groom had great dificslty In
controlling him, and when Mr. Rarey first tooa him ia
hand, the beautiful animal made many attempts TO bite
and kick, In few minutes however, the czEesses
aud straps Of tie horse tanner had conquered hias the
hoofs which had kicked with such ferceness, werc
struck ogaizs: each other, and the jaws that had
snapI with such erocity were ratified together, sh-
out an aemr at resistance The elder horse Msaueke
was merely led in and ous again. Mr. Rarey called
attention TO the marks of the saddle on its back. "a
Arabia he said is the custom never to take off the
saddle, from the horses back Sr fear it might take
COLI The splendid stallion NewrJersey was led in,
and the superiority Of Thoroughbred horses to tho
Arabians was marilest at g:sace. The little
Shetland ponies were sho8,. The exhi-
Jiiou was CONCLUDED by second lessou
10 Peacock tie notorious fighter saf bitter from tho
Hudson River Railroad stables. The kicking and bitng
Of Peacock were alarmIngt TO nervous people. "lnin
= quarter of an hour Mr.. Rarey had hundred hair
breadth escales After he had once brought Peacock
to the ground and released him, he moned him, but
vas thrown. After attempting again aDt'again he was
rnlly obliged to give him another application Of the
.,aEr when he was able TO conclude h.ylecture with
s,sle degree of comfort sitting on Peacocss back. lie
teaked the public and the Press for their Blindness and
graooTt anG stated that if possible he wcsd give an-
oher lecture in New-York before going 10 Europe,
where he Las engagements dEringthc Sun Her.
PRESENTATION TO THOMAS II. CoHsAUl>S, or THE
BR., MINNIE ScHirFER.-The noble and heroic con-
due. of Thomas H. Connauton late .st officer Of the
bric annie Schiller, who with the captain and crew
was ma sHmeuta in saving tho lives Of eco passengers
Of steamer Connaught on The 18th Of aasCctober,
!. NJ, likely to be coon forgotten. For the purpose Of
presenting TO Mr.. COnnauton testimonials, oothe part
Of those saved and of others wishing to- allow the
ssofr eir meed o
tang Die form, a meeting was held Friday evening
last . the residence of Mr.. VIM. Ii. Hurry No.
Yves Twenty fourth street, whose life and that OF
his two. daughters was saved at the tine OF the
disa Ter p the Connaught. Mr.. Hurry addressed the
assembly in feeling manner, relating tho incidents
that occurred the Inflated steamer, an shs almost
hopeless struggles in the water. He thenproceeded
10 present Dir Connauton with splendid unometer,
osFobiass best costing sj0 and beaIng the fol-
lowilE inscription:
Presented by William Hurry pnd his friends a rhOmn' Il.
Connaton in cOmmemOrHtion Of as services st officer Of
the big Minnie Schiller In rec1ing the from ths
burn \. steamer Cobnaushs, October :, 1860"
As. 10 Mrs. Connauton, q service Of sEer, consist
ing : fOnr massive pieces, manufactured Tiffany g.
Co., with this inscription:
"Ds,.y COnuaatOn-Pre.entsd By william IsrTy in com.
son Il the services Of hsI husband In ass passengers
due steamer cOnnsoght, oe- T. 1850"
ca board the Minnie Sch Her at q me eng held by
the rescued passengers, subscription vas taken up
amounting to $780, which was subsequently augmented
to $3.50. Ou Of this, Mr.. Hurry presented Mr.. Con-
naaon $50 to enable him 10 invest - in part pur-
chass Of the Minnie Schifs. Remarks appropriate TO
thsoecasicu were made by the Rev. Ma Adams, after
which the company repa ned to the dinagrOom to pss-
eipate in collation.. Capt. Connauc \ with hiswiie,
axes his departure from .he city to-day in command Of
ms Minnie Schiller.
RKTURSEp.-The bark Overman, Capt. Belrse, for