New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-12-24
ArrE,rrr TO MURDER A WHOLE FAsstlv--Yes

,ordav about o'clock A. NJ. small house IN
Fifteenth Ct 5gtvesn First and Second Avenues,
was discovered to be on fire, and a man nance
Andrew Klein was observed plins straw and
wood sra;nst the fort door, the whole being in
blaze. Upon being appro4che. BY The neigh,
bora, Klein rci.ea.cd into his shauty, which was
within three yards of the burning building.
The c7y Of murder being heard from the house,
The window was broken in, and by eoctt =
wears old ,.icn cut 70. .::ucn injured The FeSr
IS .i,s ba,1iiaing was then tom down end woman
and caiId got cut, the c5id nearly sutf'catsd and
The woman 50 severely hunt about her face,
arms and ches: rs 20 leave little hrsse q hes re-
c9vsEg.
Tao oficers having arrived, an attempt was
made 10 arrest KsIn. but he had barIicaded MN
sell ia MS shanty, and being armed 'Tite kni'e
ard an instrument Ikea While ,ance, with which
he .,abhe9 al The officers through tho c'evices Oh
,he DOOR and window, the arrest coad no. DC
made unit! large crowd had gathered and
the door being forced, Klem was everpcwereo =
lie is one of the ros. desperate looHlng lei
!,.vo VIC have ever seen, and is said to he
hall Indian. The lance he'd hantie about
t,ro ieet long and bl .1e one foot long. Inc
bluts was covered with blood 10 The handle, but
how it came there was not ascerlanad lie had
also. day or two sgo, two pairs Of pistols al d a
Gun. He had also hatche', which he attempted
to use. He mas been Under bonds for some tine
pas, .or shooting al s-io..
The name OF the woman who IS bruised
is HARLAN, wife of Edward Eanlan. Mf.
Hanlsn had left 10 90 10 work when KLEIN COM
mcnced his operations. She was severely in
iured yesterday bJ Klein, who nearly knocked
he's down with large stone.
Ken is surly fellow and has no acquaint-
anccs in the ncighborhood, but is visited ct night
by the lowest grade Ct :!cgf6es. lie has built
a h;c,, fence around his SANITY and nc one was
permitted 10 cn.er or look into it,
No cause can be assigned 70. this act, except
ing the annoyance felt by Klein at having neigh
bors so near his shasty, and his determination to
get rid OF them.
The crowd al his arrest composed mostly Ct
Irish, were much exasperated, aud but Tor the
officers would have massacrcd Klein on the spot.
As !. was, his face was cut open By a largo stone
and his shanty layeled with the ground
The MURDER II GRarToN-in relation to this
dreadful murder we have some farther particulars
We give the following from the Troy Wing oil Sat
urdny. In several statements we see the name OF
Richard knowlsOn Of Sandleke, as The owner CT Inc
land, from which he was cutting timber 10 make
into lumber ii his mills in SaDdlake. The Troy
Wing says:
Mir. Plumb Martin recently purchased of MIR. Van
Rensselaer, farm in the town OF Grafton, IN tnis
County, nnd soon after wen, on 20 the land TO cut
wood. Mr.. Elijah Smith of the same town was en-
pIoyed on Thursday in cariing the wood from tie
lot, in company vita MIR. alariin who was driving
another team with load Of wood. When near HE
house of Potter Niaxon on the turnpike they were
surrounded by party of about 5O men disguised as
Indians They seized the horses by the bits and
ordered the men 10 stop. MIR. Smith resisted and
jumped off his load with an axe in his hand, when
he breushsd in self defence. He was immediately
seized by the Indians, who formed ring around
him. Uoon his Offering farther resistance one oil
the Indians drew pistol and shot him down. smith
fell MORALLY wounded and was taken 10 shbor-
ing house, where be soon after died.
The Albany papers add in relation 10 the Clayer-
ack murder
We understand that Attorney Gen. Barker left
this city this morning, on toe requsiiion OF the Co.
vernon for Columbia County, the scene OF infection
of these Disturbances. The Governor has, we also
learn, placed 900 stand Of arms in the hands OF the
Sheriff of Columbia Co.
III The BALL OF THE YOUNG GUARD, at the
New.York Hotel last evening, was an inspiring
and ioyous festival. The attendance was very
large--iar too large to find standing room on the
floor of the spacious Saloon of the HOTEL bat there
was place and cheer for all in the many apart
ments fitted up aud thrown open as conversation
and refreshment rooms on every side. The Young
Guard themselves mustered in great force, and
welcomed to their festival many undaunted, IN.
tiring Wings Of graver years. Among then
guests in attendance we noted Lieut. Governor
BRADIsli, Hon. J. P. PHGNIx, DR.. BREWER Of
the Boston Atlas, Sc. &c. They had letters in
answer 10 invitations from Mr.. CLAY, Hon. j
P. KENNEDY, Gen. PIERRE VAN CoarLANDr, and
many others. Their Supper was rare assem-,
blsge of daint;cs and deiicacies, rejecting much
credit on the skill and zeal Of the host, while The
radiance Of Beauty, The flow of Music, the ligh
of glad facts and the harmonious movements o.
'twiDkln ny feet combined TO render the evening
fairy one-io those who could forget.
But down with darker thoughts! We, too
though we ming'c not in the gay dance, even
when infrmity and soIrow are not upon us
will catch new hope from the sparkling eyes q
the young and seDgeine. We, too, will be
lieve that the errors and wrorgs Of the Past
will be redeemed by the wisdom and viz
tue OF The Future-that the Great State smar
20 foully defeated Will be happier in his quiet
heme than amid the cares and lurmos Of the
White House, and that History shall emblazor
his name as that of the llu:trious AmeFcan'
WIN, prsicrriug 10 be frankly, manfuly Rigat
failed thereby to be President. Better thai
generations unborn should ask why he was mi
President than why he pas, as shall be asked
of men more successful! yet less truly fortunate