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    1. [NY-Old-News] Rensselaer Co., NY - July 18, 1860
    2. Colleen Boose
    3. Troy Daily Times Troy, Rensselaer County, NY July 18, 1860 BRIEFS A young gentlemen named LEACH, in attempting to make his spirited horse curvet near the Troy House, yesterday, backed him into a window of BROWN's fancy goods store, breaking it up badly. A drunken man fell into the basin at West Troy yesterday, and was rescued, with difficulty from his peril. The investigation of charges against Engine Co. No. 7, which was to have taken place before the Fire Department Committee last evening, was deferred, in consequence of the absence of Chief Engineer ROCK. POLICE COURT--Before Justice LANDON. Mary DEVINE, an old offender, was found drunk in the street yesterday. She made her appearance with a piece of meat in one hand and a baby in the other, presenting a shameful spectacle. In consideration for the baby, and not on account of Mary's promises, the Justice let her off with six days' sentence. John FULTZ, found drunk in River street yesterday afternoon, about 5 o'clock. He said he was employed on the canal boat "Sam," an thought he could overtake her at Waterford. To give him an opportunity to test that ability, he was let off. Officer SQUIRES yesterday arrested two vagabonds named John and Michael BOLIN, who were swimming in the River back of Boutwell's mills in the daytime. They were let off with a severe lecture. MARSHALL INFIRMARY--A meeting of the Board of Governors of the Marshall Infirmary, for the purpose of organization, was held on Monday, July 16, 1860, at four o'clock P.M. at the Infirmary. The following officers were unanimously elected: President--Jonas C. HEARTT Vice President--Hanford N. LOCKWOOD Secretary--Stephen E. WARREN Treasurer--Alfred B. NASH Committee of Management--John W. DOWNING, Jonas C. HEARTT, Hanford M. LOCKWOOD, Alfred B. NASH and Thomas COLEMAN. Medical Board--Alfred WOTKYNS, M.D.**Thomas W. BLATCHFORD, M.D. ** James THORN, M.D. ** Thomas C. BRINSMADE, M.D. THE NORTH TROY ASSOCIATION--ARREST OF ROWDIES The North Troy Aid Association, with their friends, returned from their excursion to visit the Great Easter, on the 'Francis Skiddy, this morning, having enjoyed a delightful trip. Upon the arrival of the boat at the dock, half-a-dozen rowdies, who had smuggled themselves on board without any money to pay their fare, and made themselves very disagreeable to the excursionists, were taken in charge by officer KIPP, driven tandem through the streets, and 'roped in' to the jail. On being taken before Justice LANDON, four of them--John GROGAN, Thomas SCANLIN, Edward MURRAY, and Patrick WELCH, Trojans, who have been guilty of such practices before, were sent up for six days each. George ELY and James JACOBS, New Yorkers, were let off. The Justice gave the scamps a severe lecture, dwelling upon the frequency of such acts as they had been guilty of, and expressing his determination to inflict summary punishment upon all committing them, who shall in the future come before him. Submitted by: Colleen Boose

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