New-York tribune., 1842-04-02

DEATH OF ADAMS, THE MURDERER On Thurs-
day night about 10 o'clock, James Adams.
6ued in the City Prison for,hc murder Of his wife,
expired in his cell after few days illness of
typhlls fever. Hewas regularly attended by DR..
Tonnelier, the physician of the prison, and also
visited by DR.. Archer, the Coroner: appeared to
suffer great mental and physical prostratior, and
refused to eat the nutritious food provided by
order Of his physician. No inquest held on
the body and he was inferred by virtue Of the
woated certificate, certified by the Coroner This
unhappy man has thus escaped trial before an
earthly tribunal, and gone TO appear before the
bar of Judge from whose sentence there is no.
appeal.
FIRE AND DEATH-On Thursday d FIRE broke
out in carpenters shop owned by Ellis and
Longstreci near q schoolhouse IN PhladciphIa.
The smoke rolled into the school room and caused
so great a panic tha, the two hundred children
rushed down stairs and some of the foremos, fall
inc down. tie whole were piled upon another.
One has since died of his injuries and nine others
are severely wounded. The FIRE was the work Of
an inccnGiary.
SuIclDE-We mentioned day or two since
that three thieves arrested at Albany on
board steamboat Just leaving the wharf IN the &C,
of picking the pocket OF Gen. Chamberlain
Soon after being fully committed 10 prison one OF
Them who gavc as his name George B. TAYLOR.
(supposcd TO be a false name, hung himself with
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a Term of II years in the State Prison When
in the Police office he attempted to throw himself
from the window.
20 The workshop Of Mr.. Il. r. Cmrk of Meri-
den. CT. was burned Thursday.
~ Unionists, Association, Attention =
Monroe Hall Tuesday evening, April 5 O'Clock to
proceed in procession to National Hall, the Re-
date for Mayor. sILAs CHicKERlSG. Presdcn; lent
81 9 "sHr sAi4u Secretaries. ,os,
u Thirteenth Ward.-The Democratic whigs
held No. sberrs,rcc,, on Monday evening" April 4h
al haipast o'clock. Is hear the report Committee
for the transaction OF such other business may he deemed
necessary promote their election respond TO the
CHARLES II. GRIFFIN, Secretary. a2St
IT Fourth sYnrd.-AI large meeting of the De-
Shak, k,peare Hotel on Friday evrsiag, lst inst. Col WI
HALL was called to the Chair; Me.rs. lIvcu ALTMAN
Jana E tsn and Ts,e!plp pp2 an"
SIR. OLIVER r. HEWLETT, behalf Of the Nominating
Com ,,tee snbuued the report Of said Conrn,tce reeo.
mendiug following gentlemen 10 be supported at the r
suing election lcr Charter Officers.
For ALDERMAN. RICHARD : WILLIAMS
Assessors. SAMUEL SPARKS,
RICHARD E. MOUNT
Collector. IIEZEKIA!I WILLIAMS.
a CO"stables. .i!ENnr, JENKINS,
The Report OF ,hc Committee unanimously accepted
and the question being taken on each separately the
Mr zopiAR Mills coquently addressed the meeting
and submitted the following Resolutions:
FOR Alderman and Alfred Asl'eld for Assistant Alderman
the Fourth Ward, meet our decided appreciation; and as
each of these gentlemen have served that capacity during
the last year with credit themselves and honor 20 their
constituents, will therefore elect them rnnphantv.
. Resolved That in the nomination OF lIelrkal Williams
for the office OF Collector recognize ii man OF ability and
capacity for the station that readers him well qualified for
s. Resolved That in the nomination OF Samuel Sparks ana
Richard f. Nouit for Assessors recognize OF expc
rence and sound judgement, perfectly competent to dis
charge the efficient and faithful manner
m-nt OF the property of their frow-ctAans having been
4. Resol,ed, That nomination OF Henry jenkins and
Samuel Thompson for cons,1hles is u,cious selection of
yolve upon them in case of,heir election
pniLLtrs tnaSlx as the Democr attic whis candae for
Mayor and that his name gives confidence OF complete sue
G. Resolged That the entire Ticket with cor
dial approbaon and further do resolve all hon
oabe meaa' in our power 10 secure the election OF the
whole Ticket
T. Resolved, That the efforts being pu, forth by the
Tammamy Party break up AID destroy the present adm
ratc System OF Public Schools in this City, and to make
them seo,arian and political machines, deserves and will
receive the indignant trown OF every true lover OF that
liberty which enjoy in these United States.
Resolved, That our most strenuous eXcrt"rs shall ne
used to prevent election OF June Bug, David IT, VIII
anS, who has been nominated by the Taunnany Party Tor
Assistant Adermano Of the Fourth Ward Because he did
influence and his vote to rob the Fircnle oi
their dearest and most estimab rights the Elective
Franchise in cndcavorng prevent them om selecting
the man for Chief Engineer who their choice Aud,
also he has been for the last four years and no'v s
resident OF the Seventh Ward.
O. Resol5ed, That we can elect our whole Ticket and
that the interest every citzen and especially the tax
payer requires that should be done: and therefore that
will the Polls in various Districts, op Tues
day Morning, the 18th day OF April ald faithfully discharge
onrduty TO ourselves and 10 our Country winch were
unanimously adopted.
Mr. Jas f. B5a!ne Of the Mayora!'y Convention reported
the ri J. PHILIPS PlG,NN as the candidate unani-
mosy selected by the Convention for Mayor, which non.
pn,ion enthusiastically received by the meeting.
The meeting then gave three times three for HARRY OF
WILLIAM HALL. Chairman.
lanes "a s1sl.a L. bEkRES, Wasrs, Secretaries ael,
" Prof LyclPs Lectures OH Geology
Broadway Tabernacle Saturday Evening April 3D. al
quarter before 8 o'clock.
Subject " Foo,narkS of Foss, Animals
Single Tickets so ccnts--at the door. al Il
m. Teachers, a.yccmm.-A, 10 O'Clock a. NJ. on
Saturday, April I'd, the Exchange Lyceun 3is Broadway
n " viii he open fr the examination and explanation Of
,hc rich AMI beautiful specimens recently received al the
Depository.
4, II O'Clock will Lecture on the Geology of ihe Cily
and Vicinity New York illustrated hv specimens; Also
mn exclamation OF pa,S bv which every school and every
family procure Geological Cabinet, the commence
large and increasing collection showing c P'"-
,iu.rions and the wonders OF Nature and oi Art
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