New-York daily tribune., 1844-01-16

| in the harbor.
For marine intelligence, sec ship news,
The Staten Island Murder.
PoRr RICHMOND, January !5.
The examination of Polly Bodine was tohayf taken
place to-day, but in consequence of her having been
taken with fit, it has been postponed. She was
taken i'll on Sunday night, and raved necessarily
| calling at various times upon Waite to come and
unite her, that she did not know what she was con-
fined for and other incoheren expressions NO doubt
now, that the plea of insanity will be set UP.
Since I wrote last the District Attorney has sue
ceeded in recovering bracelet marked with Mrs
| Housemans initials, at Thompson 81 Fishers 33l
| Broadway. There are yet missing some rings and
six silver spoons. Justice Taylor, assisted by Mr..
Clark, paid visit to Waites premises in New York,
on Thursday last, for the purpose ofmakng fuller
search, but believe they did not succeed in finding
any thing
Waite still continues to assert his lnnocence--says
he can prove an allbl.
The Houseman family all believe that Polly il
| innocent of the horri! crime with which she Is
charged and are determined to leave nothing undone
TO save her Her counsel visited her this day. lie
will probably sue out a writ ofhabeas corpus to have
the proceedings carried before other Judge, but
this. think, will be impossible, as she Is certainly
| in no situation TO be removed.
The District Attorney has Just informed me that
Polly will not be examined until she has entirely
recovered b.
| WESLEYAN UNUERs1TY-Th Rev Dr. OLlN
! delivered Discourse last evening IN the Green
street Methodist Church in behalf OF this lnstltu-
ton, of which he is the President. About $4,000
of
the purpose Of a permanent endowment of new
Professorship Among the liberal donations were
the sums of $500 from each of the following gen
tlemen D. Drew, Esq. James Harper, Esq.
George Luckily, Esq. Francis Hall, Esq. and
VIM B. Skidmore, Esq.
u PUNCH says the way to avoid the income
tax is to invest your money in Pennsylvania |
Bonds.
IL We learn by the Norfolk Herald that the
damages done to the Portsmouth and Roanoke |
Railroad by Mr.. Francis f. Rives, will be re-
paired in few days, when the cars will recon-
mence running as usual A slip from the same
Office, dated the llth, says
ave learn that the Sheriff of Northampton coun-
", VINO arrested r;lnCS H. RiNeS, reused 10 Ddli
him on any responsibility out of the State OF North
Carolina, and failing to give the security required
he was on Tuesday night taken by the Sheriff TO
Raleigh, where the Superior Court is now in session.
and will, it is expected, dispose of the case
A HARD CAsE.-On Friday, habeas corpus case
was heard before Jud &c Parsons, which excited con
siderable interest among the listeners. The follow |
ing the facts the names OF the parties not being
material, are OF course omitted On last Saturday,
young couple Of prepossesslng appearance entered
into the holy state of marlmony. The BRIDE and
bridegroom lived together uutll<Iuesday, when the
former left her husband Tor the purpose OF visiting
her father. As she did not return, the husband went
after her, but was informed by her parents that she
did not desire 10 co with him. and that he could not
be permitted TO see her Alter several Intellectual
attempts to have interview with his wife he At
length concluded that she was held in restraint by
her parents, and he accordingly applied for writ OF
habeas corpus, returnabe before Judge Parsons yes
erday. The parties appeared according 10 the COM
mandS OF the writ, and the relator stated his case
The respondent then produced the lady as witness
who testified that she under no restraint what
ever, that her flight and continued absence from her
husband was entirely voluntary. To the question
bv the Court, whether she willing TO 60 back
ana live with her husband, she returned decided
NEGATIVE but would assign Tor her strange
determination. nor for the sudden and unaccounta
bic dislike which she had taken 10 him. whom she
had bur few days before promised before God and
! man 10 love, honor and obey. We have night TO
presume that she had not sufficient cause for her
conduct The writ dismissed, the Court having
no authority ii, The matter. Phllad. Ledger.
License TO SELL ARDENT SPrRIrs.-The County
Court of Addison County VI. has refused 10 grant
anv licenses for the sale OF ardent spirits. The
question was very ably argued by Hon. William
Slade against licenses and by Charles 'Lnsley, and
E. D. Barber Esqrs ON the other side.
| THE GREAT WILL CASE.-ln the trial OF the We
lidity of the will of the late Elmore Williams III the
| Court of Common Pleas, Cincinnati, Ohio, the
verdict was against lis legality. 1t will be carried
up. The amount involved beng large, about S30o,-
| MERCANTILE LIBRARY AsSoCTATIoS.-'rh cleo
ton for officers OF this institution takes place this day
! at Clinton Hall. We presume q good vote will be
poed, the ticket selected meets withvery general
appreciation.
\ Soiree Musicale will be given this even
Ing at the Society Library BY Mrs. PACE, in which
she will be assisted by several distinguished per-
! formers. MIR. BENl the celebrated guitarist
| will perform solo on thai instruments and Mr. c.
| NJ. King viii direct the performances.
The PuST1xGs.-Thc splendid collection OF
foreign Pictures at the corner of Broadway and
| Chambers street, continues open to the public
| through the present week. We are happy in be-
ing able to state that this collection is attracting
| the notice of our citizens, and the gallery is
crowded with ladies and gentlemen during the
| day
u HENRY F. Dawes Esq. viii lecture oI the 5sus nj Of
ths ashagon Temperance Benevolent Society thsi old
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