The New York herald., 1869-08-25
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HoNORABLY DIscHARGED.-Thomas KirOy who
was arrested uays usv g ehA.ea nr aftAmnf-
ing to pass a ten dollar counterfeit United States
Treasury note, was examined before Commissioners %
Newton yesterday and h0noraby acquitted, there
being no evidence to show criminalty IN the case.
NoN-PAYMENT OF THE REVENGE TAx.-TnomAs
Atkinson retail dealer in liquor and manufacturer
OF tobacco, was examined before Commissioner New
enue tax reautred by law. Defendant was held 60
await the action OF the Grand Jury.
YOUTHFUL PIcKPocKBTs. s.-Charies ana Henry San.
ders, brothers, aged eleven and thirteen years
spectively were arrested yesterday afternoon on
complaint of Chares Mick. who accuses the boys VI
picking his pocket Of the sum OF twentyfour dollars
on Pacific street, on the night OF the 18th inst They
were held for examination before Justice Deimar.
ALLEGED ABsrRACrNG MONEY FROM LETTER.
william Hawkins, a young man, was arraigned
before Justice DeImar yesterday. on charge Of re
tanning letter containing draft for ten pour
which he obtained at the Post ONCE. r. .cuss
which was advertised W was s intended another ner.
which was on an English h S'naag'. M Inc checx,
endorsed ny .e acr .sed to have 1t discounted. The
examination OF. ~~ss adjourned untll next week.
DIVORCE CAsE-A PILOT IN TRoUBLE.-A decree OF
absolute divorce was yesterday granted by Judge
Tappen in the case Of Sarah E. sprague against Ben
tatnn sprague. The custody Of the child and forty
dollars per month aImoav were awarded the plain
TIN. The parties have been married nearly twenty
years the deiendar.e who ia He'll Gate pilot, being
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based upon alleged nndelities the part OF the
husoa ID who is charged with having visited several
"o 4ses Of III fame In Brooklyn.
!, THE ALLEGED CouNrERrRrTER ADMITTED no
BAIL-Antonio Neil, the Frenchman, who was re-
Gently arrested by the United States authorities on
suspicion of being engaged in the countereIting OF
gold and silver COMA number OF plates ana dyes
being found in his possess!on-Tas reayfalgned De,
was admitted to bail p the spn OF 5000 TO appear
for trial. Upon the Goaclusion of the examination
OF the accused last week he was, it will be remem-
Dered committed to jail in default OF the amount OF
ball above named which was not forthcoming until
yesterday.
ARRESTS FOR FELoyIoUs AssAuLr-Tne exam.
inatlon Of the case OF Peter and Patrick Ward.
brothers, charged with assaulting Patrick Burke at
sword cane on the night of August 4. WAS com.
menced before Justice Welch yesterday afiSinH38S~
Among tne audience officer Gear who Il attached 70
brothers, who was also participant In the assa nh
upon upon bur BURKE ana took him into custody The in.
tue beating as to be able to attend the court Tho
case was adjourned until Friday next. INV
DEATHS DURING THE PAST wEEK.-Tbere vere
20 deaths in Brooklyn during the week ending
Saturday last, Of which number 25 were men, 20
women SO boys and 70 girls; 81 were infants under
eighty years. The principal Causes OF geath were re-
dvsenier owsncnoiera infantum, ao; dlagrhea 49,
Sra s M and ns. d
vnia' ~; wnoopng cough scarlet fever and bron.
enits each measles. Q; Group, Q; remittent fever
y varola l.. or the deceased III were natives OF
tne United states, 20of Ireland 10 Of Germany, 4of
england and Of British America.
THE AoErIc ACID NuIsANcE.--Referee Hasbroot
has been informed BY Colonel Broome, OF tbn
United States Marines, that the acetic acid mann.
factory, corner OF Flushing and Carleton avenros
Brooklyn which the Boa rd OF Health orterat
M dis continued, % Is stiI 10 full blast. 1t is I'M.
sign "Removed.v the business ia Ps ccrss vus
under change Of proprietors, aud the smell y 60
Objectionable as formerly. District Attorney M"r,,
Iate las. week caused the arrest OF the owners uho
gave ball to answer for committing nuisancs WIZ
VIII oe remembered that the evidence taken h:,or
me referee showed that the fumes from the v~e,ore ~
produced violent vomiting among the res%entpsC p,sCe
me naeignoornood n, Assistant Sanitary superlntenS.
s n na VINO previous to the issue OF the order ~
lot recently reported on the Sublecs '''''""ce mas