New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-09-19

RAILROAD AccIDENT.-As The half past SIX
O'Clock train was coming through the deep cut al
Bergen Hill last evening, man was discovered
sitting between the rails at OF the curves with
his feet near the rail. The bell was rung as usual,
but the engine was too near MN when he was JAS
covered to be stopped, and the con catcher struck
han and turned him of The track and ne fell with
both the rails, and the wheels passing over
them took them off above the wrists.
A physician who was on board the cars examined
him Immediately, who pronounced HIM not Inier-
nally injured, but from hruse On the DECK OF his
head and the loss OF blood from seyeFing his arms
the prospects are much against him. a bottle was
found in his rocket, and il is presumed he was in
toxiceted. or he would have left the track at the
sound of the bell. He was q stranger. and was
taken back 10 Jersey City and put IN charge oil a
phy sician.
Another man was in company with the injured
one, lying asleep the opposite side OF the track
They had both been too intimate with Inc bottle.
No blame whatever be attached to the engineer,
or any one attached TO the train
Newark Advocate, yesterday morning.
e The Court for the Correction of Errors met
at Albany on Monday, Senator Strong presiding.
Ptesent-sena,o. Backus Barlow. Berlt. Bockee, Burn
a CLARK Copg Rsnn P p sS FGs am ad Rbosge
WPislht- !S.''1' N''''' '''''''' 'N''r" '
Ordered, That the Court will meet at o'clock.
A. NJ. and take recess at quarter before l. end
y i'll meet Q ain al 2. NJ. and adjourn at >.
No 1.-Horatio N. Fryau and others vs. the Sui
Ivan Company. H. :. Dodge was heard for the
plaintiff in Error.
The Court took recess at quarter before l.
II, TgEsDAy % Sept, LIST J. ISL
u5;sn Fyn nd al v The Sullivan COMPANY
Mr. A. Thompson concluded for deft in error Nh II ;.
Sa james, hssq ST. French VS. Friend Mr. Van
Buren, heard for plf in error LAID Eve jour.
FIRE.-A large steam planning mill was burnt to
the ground, in WGtertown, Mass. on Monday al
terDoon.
E% A Lawyer of Lockport named Edmonds, was
arrested in Rochester 10 the other day for an attempt
to negotiate forged note for $3.50.
OHIo RlvER.-There were two and half feet
water in the channel at Pitsburg Saturday last,
and three and hhlf feet at Wheeling the same day
t-Tf- The President Of the u. S. left Washington
this morning for brief sojOurn N the Springs near
Winchester, Va Nadisonan, luesdav'
On DIr.-There is rumorfrom Washington that
Mr. Mason is 10 resign The Office Of Secretary OF the
Navy and take foreign mission, and that q New
York Loco-Foco is to be Secretary oil the Navy
Auburn THEOLOGICAL SEMIsARY.-Proivssor
HlcKoK, of the Western Reserve College, has
given notice of his acceptance OF the ProiessorshIp
of Theology in this Institution, (made vacant by the
death of DR.. Richards, recently rendered.
Auburn Journal.
ELEcrR,c1rY.-Mr. J. E. Strong, electrician, of
this town, has been recently trying some expert
men,s in The way Of obtaining electricity from n
clear or coudlcss atmosphere by means oil balloon
and a copper wire. On Tuesday, he succeeded IN
a beautiful experiment of this kind. Having sent
up his balloon as near as he could judge 1000 feet
above the EARTH into cloudess sky, he applied the
wire to his receiver, and found it highly CHARGED
with positive electricity. One man present received
a heavy shock from it. On second trial the same
afternoon, the gas escaped so much from The balloon
that he could NOT get il up high enough for an up
plication [Springfeld 'lass) Republican