New-York tribune., 1869-03-15

The Connecticut Is entirely free Of ice, and
the steamer Cy OF Hartford leaves Igch .lp today Al
Hartford ard river landngs Last year the boats did not
commence untl March l
Yesterday afternoon n horse valued nj $4,000
described "a brother to the famous irotter Ianderb
was stolen from tho Washington stables, ~ T"guty
scyeuthst, near Fourthayop by geutcuanly looking
man about "a years old.
On the night Of the 12th inst, n sneak thief
entered the residence. No. lOl Last sKtethst., and
ievolry valued At $500 Aroward Of 500 l. offered iOr
the recovery Of the property
1t is reported that the undcrtakcrs Of New
York arc forming Protective ASSOCIATION similar 10 one
recently formed IN Washington. the objects Of which arc
compel parties" TO pRy n advance the expenses Incl
dental to funerals
Last evening an alteration occurred in
Jamcs-st during which James wctilcn. aged years.
sailor, cut Oren Morgan on tie side OF the nose with
rested aud locked up IN the OAK e. police station
4 pair of horses attached 10 carriage,
owned by Otis w. Booth Of No "a 50. MarEsPace, ran
in the BoWery last evening aud az The corner o
Ist the carriage came In contact with car No - of
the IHrdayo. line All the windows one side Of tho
were torn ont and the pole Of the carriage struck
young lady iu the back, inJuring her seriously
A day or two ago n gcntcmanly appearing
man called upon tho Keeper Of tho CITY Hall Mr. George
W. Roomc, aud desired permission 70 hunt for game
IN the CITY Hall Park, and in rheranCe oi his request
he stated tlat there were quantity Of birds flying
around tho Park eud That he would ke to have some 81
catch any OF these birds he would bc subject fine Of
s. for violation Of the city ordinances, ana advised
10 20 10 Trinity churchyard, which suggestion tho
hunter" Immediately carried out, but It 10 not known
with what success.
Mr. James NJ. Macgregor, the Superintendent
Of Budng on Friday lnst. caused survey 10 be made
Of Mlmaus Han, on tho northeast corner Of seventh
ave- ana TwcutysIth.st and Of the brick front build
Ing In the rear OF No lg2 Greene-st The a regarded
IA very unsafe and II IL recommended that II be
walls fronting the avenue and street bulgcd and
cracked aud tho upper floors have settled some nine
ptutod for the stone use and tho floors are
10 DO raised ny mo ntrod9Gon OF proper truss partitions
Greenc-st was found TO be considerably buIgod and
cracked such alterations are TO bc made rs the present
condition OF the structure demands.
1t was recently suspected that the accounts
~ james McDOucgal, bOOkkecpCr In tho employ OF
Messrs. Lord Taylor OF Grindst were Incorrect and
an examination of them showed deficiency. While the
nyesusat,on wa %a' ID prOgress McDoneeal ts alleeed,
distracted $500 belonging 20 tie firm, and he'd Capt.
IhAddeus DAVIS OF the Tenth Precinct, detailed DE.
tectiyes King end Lyon % work up the case and after
long search the officers found the fugitive last evening
and took nm into custody. lie WIS locked up IN the
Eldridgest POlccStatiOn 10 await examination. It
~ 5loEu tns ~ W the uDoNe sum the accounts
larger amount Of his employers funds
The Overland Mail from San Francisco, which
has boen showed mp in the Rocky Mountains for three
weeks, arrived IN this city yesterday morning Seventy
yo bags Of letters were received tho Newspaper mail
W % FrmSTy 9w on 30 The a are G the m
the announcement Of the receipt Of this sccu
tho New.YorE Postohce was summoned RON NJ theIr I
Sunday rest and IL was expected last night that by bust
ness hours lIs IeF9lng the malI would be distributed"
The examination in the case. in which Jacob
Freund the defendant, charged With cOnpirug with
oscar HOym and Charles L. Braun 20 dofraud the Gov.
emment OF tax cigars, was resumed IL IL charged
that the defendant who had cigar factory in ts Third
District, procured by fraud cgarb0x stamps tho
First District. and used them In stamping his cigars
Julius KnOp witness for the prosecution testified that
he assisted HOym, Freunds partner. In stamping boxes
containing 10000 cigars with the stamps In question. On
the Examination this witness shown to have
been arrested and 10 DO under bail charge OF
giving fraudulent bond. and 10 have been twice arrested
charge OF doing business without license. The fur
ther examination was then adjourned 10 tho 18th inst
Soon after o'clock yesterday morning, pr-
vatc watchman named George ~ Updegrevc, cav two
men IN the act OF removing the spring lock from the baso
mentdOor OF the bonded warehouse No Washing
occupied by hessrs Jackson Woodruff, on seeing tho
private watc1nan tho thieves snapped the lock together
again and fed In different directions One OF them James
WILSON, was intercepted by officer Ham Of the Twenty
seventh Precinct taken to the Lbery6 Police station
and locked up. An examination OF the warehouse was
made aud from the fact that footsteps found In the
newly fallen snow leading from tho Of the warehouse
TO some tenement houses Ia tho vicinity II conjec
turcd that the thioyos who surprised, In the
act Of opening tine basement door To allow OF the exit OF
some cOnfederates with punder ana that hearing the
alarm given bY the private watchman. those n the in
terror OF the building fled through tho tenement buildings
ana made their escape Owing 10 the absence OF the
cupau5 OF tho warehouse, the police could not tell
whether the thieves had secured any property not
Yesterday the captured Thief taken before Justice
Hogan, aud by him committed to the Tombs