The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-27

RIvsn THIEvEs AT WoRK-THB CAPTAIN or A vpsr.
SHOT 0sx or THKx.--Between midnight and morning
desperate characters known as river nieves Vim.
prow about the docks and along the shipping In our
in est OF plumber any hazard have Of late
been unusually active. These rufans 60 we'll prepared
for emergency, being armed invariably with re-
volver which they to use ON their un-
their modest demands. Shortly after midnight OF
Wednesday the schooner BENJAMIN English lying along
ferry boarded by party OF thess marauders Who
after psrsmbuating the deck, gently made their
lay sleeping He had lam down witnout taking on his
pantaoons and therefore that the rogues
pockets, where they naturally Concluded the ssonoy
was 70 DO found While thus engaged their victim
M % o. pas Sp wSn
attempted to offer the least resistance they would blow
his brains out SIN the captain ressed whersupon the
pistol was discharged with murderous intent the ball
nesny psrs Of the back, where i lodged The wsund
The villains then wallet containing the
Of S12s with which they made escaps The cap
streets IS he recovered from the shock where
be related the circumstances Surgical aid vas pro.
cured the was extracted An accurate descrip-
ton Of the thief who fred the weapon bsen given
the police BY the captain.
About -four o'clock yesterday morning soop lying a
Ludovcos dock, not from the scene Of the above
outrage. was visited by the same party II ! thought
anal s Ssy u the % Of % tn. en-
approach Of couple Of dock police alarmed them and
compelled them 10 seek safety In flight sss-
THEFT OF PROPERTY SEzHD NJ TEE CONVENIENTLY.
GANG or TmnvHs STEAL An ILLICIT STILL, &c.-Vn Wed.
nssday last (as reported In the HERkp Of yestsrday),
On Illicit still seized old stable or barn nsar
the Of Union and Powers Streets South Brooklyn
by Deputy collector robey. After the seizure two
keepers despatched TO the place watch the prop
ery, a. Is customary In cases Of seizure, and while they
were duty Wednesday night the building Wa
foc,by entered by gang OF strange men, who pur-
posed removing the property Al the sight Of the mem
the other overpowersd and deprived Of pistol.
which he doubtless intended 70 use The gang thsrs
capacity OF some one hundred and Gfiy esons) and
70 remove the other apparatus which had been ased in
the manufacsurs Of whiskey Having completed their
work they removed the still and other apparatus to
cart which was in front OF the building and Afterwards
drove away a rapid rate. They have not been seen
perhaps 900 or $500 Such thefts a. ,bs above are
said to DO rather frequent In Brooklyn
Nsw Mission EsrERrRIsx. lot OF ground any
BY one hundred feet Hicks street. ns6r Fulton, has
been recently purchased By the Bethel Mission, II
cost Of $4,000 Hero IL is proposed 70 plsin
brick ednce In the form Of chapel ct expense OF
s22 500; $4,000 including one donation Of 5000 has
already been raised By subscription The surplus reve
nue. accrnlns from the pew rental Of Plymouth church
sides the school which viii BE- attached 70 the new
chspel workingmens reading room VIII be lifted up.
which latter w be open every evening" ana DC supphed
with the current literature Of the day. g
A sTRAsoR CASH or RoBsxnr.--A gentleman who gave
his name Carr and said that he resided a. IS Dousas
street. called al the station house In York street ysstsr-
day morning. where stated 10 the o1csr 10 charge
that be had been robbed Of $500 bond and $500 Z
bills and currency 1t appears FROM his statement that
be euaare6 lodgings Meschutts Hotel Fulton strecs
about one O'Clock yesterday morning and was assigned
10 \ room where he slept quietly until davuaht on.
arising be found a. he alleges that room had BEEN
sntsred and that his money had been stolen Sergeant
Orsft made inquiries at tue hotel and there in-
formed that Carr WAS ntoxcated when be made appj,-
cation for LODGING aud he might thsreors have lost The
money fore retiring.
srAssrso AyyrAr ruE Eastern DrsrRrcr Timothy
Dohsrty, whsslwrisht by occupation, was arrested
yesterday sf,ernooon by ocer Lee OF the Fory-nfth
precinct, and locked up charge OF felonious A.
saut n 10 alleged that Dohcrty, while engaged In n
quarrel with cartman named Charles OiDoupeIl.
stabbed the latter In the Iefs temple with dinner knife
ssvering Of the small arteries and Injecting severe
wound. The Array which originated In dispute about
the possession Of few nails, took place In wheel.
wright shop II South Fifth street, bswesa Ninth and
Tenth Streets Il d. The injured man was removed 10
HIS home IN broadway, near Eleventh stess D., and
recsved surgical treatment The wouad IL believed
70 BE- Of serious Character Dohsrsy VIII have IN
animation before Juice pGisy shn nornins