The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-09-20

Az Alleged aByHRIIsrsa SwISDLsR ARRESTED --Dnrng
the tme subscriptions wore generously donated by
the citizens OF New York and Brooklyn to the sufferers
OF the Portland Are an extensive gift enterprise
announced In aid Of tho Euerors and that the draw
ing snould take place publicly at tho Athenaum THIS
simply advertising scheme. Yesterday morning
detective arrested Young fellow about twenty two
years Of age whe receiving letters from the Post office
a. Henry stevens He was taken before Justice Pnck.
ney and held charge of false preences to avail.
animation.
WHAT GREW Our or LoAx--Ths case Of Jacob
Tassnocht against Joseph Cooker and his wife Catharne
,Germans came up yesterday morning in tho City Court
before Judge Reynolds II finds origin in tho allegations
folows:--Mr Cooker lent Tassnocht, when the pre-
MUM was highest on gold and silver two sums OF 1900
~ coin TOT ~, which paid s4O premium wnen they
in greenbacka This kind Of payment did not SUIT the
Cookers, who demanded CON- eight ensued, in which
from his ear for which he claims 1000 damages Casc
still on.
DREW or THE GovKRxoR--Georgs J. Williams, together
with man named Gallagher. appeared before Justice
Buckley yesterday charge Of forgery, made by the
father OF George j., who accuses his son OF having
forged order In his Mr.. Mills cweler and
thereby obtaining wa.cn valued at s25. Yong VII
iias declared that he alone had drawn the Order aud
Gallagher, who had boon arrested ~ an accompcc, was
honorably discharged. George however, went 70 the
lock up TO await q further hearing.
TIVE RECENT STARRING AfYsAy sounI BRooKLyy.-
II was stated In the papers Of yesterday that Patrick
Donnelly, who severely stabbed in the ARRAY
which took place Sunday evening" had died Of his
injuries This 10 not the case upon inquiry at the
hospital yesterday afternoon ascorained that the
wounded man Is still alive, though but faint hopes
entertained OF his recovery The error occurred through
misrepresentation which was made " Coroner Ly nch
TO that effect
A rooR WOMAN Cosnnrs SuimpE The body Of . re-
spectacle looking woman, aged about thiryfve years.
found floating in the water at the foot OF Degraw
street, yesterday morning. crowd OF persons soon
gathered around the corpse and identified the body rs
that Of Mrs. Flynn, widow who leaves twosons. In
July last the husband OF deceased committed suicide In
the same melancholy manor, and since that time she
has shown occasional symptoms VI alteration OF mind.
Deceased resided In Columbia street. near Sedgwick.
Coroner Lynch held inquest the body IN the after
noon, when verdict 10 accordance With the facts was
rendered.
Tvs KsrFE AuAN--John Flanagan, truckmsn, and
James Mckinney, iaborer, both in the employ OF
Smith Jewell, -four mills, al the foot OF Fulton street,
became involved in argument. on Tuesday evening,
which, after a time, waxed hot. but no blows wero
struck Fianigans rage however, getting the beat OF
his Judgment he left the stable where the dispute
cured and soon after returned carrying ugly looking
knife such as butchers use with THIS implement is
alleged he luneed Mckinney, INJECTING slight wound
upon the face OF tho lat Flanagan was taken into
custody by officer Of the Forty second precinct aud
Is now held for examination.