New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-16

Tbis episte was stamped with al impression Of
the seal Of the United States Marshal, aud incosed
in one Of his envelopes The letter was written in
Ieiherngion's peculiarly neat hand on Il sheet OF
leteruaper wi'h the printed office head OF tie Mar
,hal the signature and initisb on the postscript
icing written with different ink and In inn alton
Of tie Mnr.bal's handwriting. After opening the
envelope ard reading tie contents. Mr.. Cisco asked
the bearer il he cognzant OF Its contents. lie
.aid lie WAS, and AT once repeated The substance OF IT,
Mr. Cisco told him that that business was not done Ia
that way, and that such order could not be recog
nzed but he would write note 10 the Marshal
informing him what TO do in making draft upon
Ii i'm lMr. Ciscol for whatever money he wanted.
This note was written ard handed TO Mr. Hethering
ton who started with the ayowed intention Of taking
il TO the Marshal. Shortly aitcrward, the man who
Lad called with the notification Tuesday called
again. informing Mr. Cisco that Mr.. Murray desired
LIN to cay that he was 80 busily engaged that dag
that be would have to defer the interview till next
morning. when be would call for the money.
Iletheringlon subsequently went to the bank here
Marshal Murray keels his private account, and pre-
,ented check for 500, purporting TO have. been
signed by Mr. NJ. The genuineness OF this check as
susf ected and the final eioIt OF The iorger de-
feated. clerk Of the bank, calling 10 inquire #
the Marshal had drawn such check hrst enlightened
him as to what was going on. Singularly enough,
this development lei TO another no less surprslng.
Several of the employees ia the hlarslal's office
freely asserted that "they always knew HeiLerlng
ION was a rascal" For the first time the Marshal
learned that tie young man had previously served
bis time as Bntish convict for the crime o. forgery
that he had, after committing the crime IN London,
lied TO d is country; that be arrested here under
the Extraditon treaty. ard returned ~ Great Brit
am " here he was tried convicted and sentenced for
forgery. For the hrsI time, lie also learned that
bis chief Deputy was aware OF these circumstances;
that the name OF the yonng man was Hetherington
and not Alexander, the name by which he recently
was known; Mr.. Murray might have been spared
all this ANNOYANCE If tbore IN positions OF trust
under him had inform ed him o. the previous history
Of ths yonug man. The following are the facts in
relation 10 tie fret arrest Of HetAerugton: About
Fix wears ago there arrived IN this city young
nan who called himself Alex. hetheringtOn, in
con pany with young Jewess and they put up
AZ the GiraTd House. They were apparently Ger
naus but raid they were from London. By the fol
lowing mail dispatch came 10 the British Consul
TO take proceedings under the hStratition treaty,
Tor the arrest Oi such mau on charge Of forgery.
DEPUTY Marshal DeAngelos found the runaway,
made the arrest, and the lady aud gentleman were
both br0ul ht befors United States Commissioner,
but there being nothing against the lady he
was discharged, and lrit tor parts unknown.
k.chaid Busted, esq, now B1gGdicr-t,en was
employed by the pritOncr, ana exercised all his H.
gonulty 20 convince The Commits l0ner that the
ohense was merely AN embezlleueut. The Com
missioner could not see things IN tins hgt, Gpd The
accused was rent back 20 England, ued. found
guilty, aud sentenced TO penal etryitude After h.s
term OF imprisonment expired, he returned 10 this
country, AN 10 the Office OF the United States Mar
,hal, where he obtained employment, copying various
documents FOR the clerks IN the several Offices Ia tho
establishment. Mr. Murray found him in the SER
vice when he took Office and liking lis address anu
his handwriting continued him IN his employ.
OBlr.-Patrick IL. Gallagher, Sergeant-at Arms
of the Board of Aldermen, died at his Eesi-
dence No. . Congress street of dropsy III the chest
on Sunday morning, in the 3Sth year of his age. hr.
Gallagher Las held the office of Sergeant alarms
since January, 1859. lie was quite an active Demo
cratic politician.
THE FIRE DETRIMENTAL number Of new hose
carts and engines for different fire companies in the
city, have recently been completed, and will shortly
be added to the Department. Companies . aud -
are each to have steam engine.
SECRET SESSION OF THE COMMON CoUNcIL TO
CoSspgR TIM SUBJECT OF our llAnBoR DTrEEsEs
At 1 O'Clock yesterday morning, Joint meeting
of both Boards Of the Common Council was held II
the Chamber of the Board OF Councllmen, Mayor
Opdyle presiding. The meeting was called by H.,
Ma,o-. and an the members were present except
Aldermen Genet aud Walsh. Councilinen Pinckney
Lent, Miller Snyder and Desmond. The session
occupied M boar and q half, aud was held with
coted doors. II u understood that the MAYOR reaC
n dispatch from Washington expressing appreLen
sions Tor the safely Of tie ely, and fear that J.
might suffer from rad OF the new Meriim.c, II
steps were not taken " prevent any such catastrophe