New-York daily tribune., 1844-04-01


the body of John Donovan. essd 40. hon iFe4nd 9'
ceased >a. ssls'ia Ggus ito IN: dIG II The
h. was crushed bevre ycl and tr ,hp John Ma,
ian 5a 70 M he aS.s Ssg he & 5oa % @ ySrI e. Me
IN ACCORDANCE with the amrntable accident.
SUPPOSED MURDER OF CHILD By HER GUAR
p1Ay.-The Bath Courier gives the particulars Of
the probable murder OF an orphan girl SIX or seven
wears old III Hornshv, Steubcn Co. by boy named
Henry. 1t seems that the child came It's death
the llth OF last January. Nothing was known OF
the sickness of the girl by the nelghbors until The
day OF her death,when her uncle residing iew miles
distant sent for. and arrived abont an hour be-
fore her death. When she had ceased TO breathe.
he requested that the ncighboring women might he
called III TO lav her out. This done, buJ before
any OF them had arrived, this Office had been hurried
" performed by Mrs Henry and her daughier.-.
1t was noticed that ot the hands was bandaged,
and the woman refused to have il removed. Subsc-
quentlv some words were dropped which ledt sus-
picions, and the woman was arrested and the body
OF the child disnterred, and coroncrs jury brought
in verdict that she came to her death by violence
and Ill treatment. On removing the bandages from
the hands, all the fingers and one OF the thumbs
were ready 10 drop oif-onc OF the middle fingers
was missing. This the accused acknowledged
dropped of before the child died. Each finger and
thumb were done up separately with II bondagc and
splint. This condition of the hands is said 10 have
been caused by freezing il being III proof that The
child had been tied up and left in an open shop or
room in extreme cold weather Various bruises
were fouad on the body, and from the appearance OF
the stomach and bowels, no nourishment had been
received bv the child for several DAYS previous 10 It's
death.
FlRE.-Quitc an extensive fire occurred in Centre
Market Space Baltimore, early on Saturday morn
inc, DESTROYING property to the amount OF about
SlO0O0 The fire originated in II frame building
owned by Nlr A. Sterling and occupied as shoe
store-entirciy cOnsumed-insllIed. building
owned by Mr. J. r. Wright and occupied by himself
as a dwelling and Nr. Wilson us a dry goods store
upper two stories destroyed with eQtire household
furniture OF Ar. W.--nsurcd for 5 800. Dry goods
store of Messrs. Merrvman and French entirely con-
sumed--ulv insured. House owned bV Mr. Myers
and occupied by Messrs. Wertzell IL Brother, as u
drv goods store. Stock insured 10 the amount OF
S4G00-goods pretty much removed. house IN
suTed for S2,OOU.
ANOTHER FiRE.--About O'Clock last evening
fire broke out in building next to MesSrs. Howell "
Confess carpenter shop in Girod street, between ST..
John and ST. Peter streets, winch was entirely con
suncd together with some eight or ten wooden build
in.s adjoining. a strong westerly wind was blow
ing ut the time, threatening WIDE destruction OF pre-
perty but owing to the daring and vigorous eXcr-
mons of the iremen the flames Were got under be-
fore tbev had crossed ST. John street The amount
of damage was comparatively triiing, although it
must probably fall heavily upon 4 number oi poor
families. n. o. Pic. March %.
MURpgg.-On Saturday last three slaves were
committed TO the Jail ot this county, from Ballard
county, charged with the murder OF their master,
Mr. Stewart, OF that county. Some misunderStand-
ING had taken place between Mr. Stewart and his
slaves. we understand, while in field together. Alr.
Stewart had threatened TO use violent measures to-
wards one of tie negroes when they turned upon
him, overpowered him and beat him 10 death.
Paducah kentuckiau 9th.
PARpoNEp-By the Queen of Great Britain, at
the in;efcession of the Government OF the United
States David Allen, of this State Of the parties
sentenced ransportion for taking part in The lnva-
sion of Canada. fhe official correspondence is pub
lished in the Madisonian.
- a letter received in this city, from Buenos
Ayres, dated January 25, states that our Charge
d'Afiaires to the Argentine Republic, Mr.. II. w.
Watlerson, had reached the City of Buenos Ayres,
and il was understood, had an audience with the Mi
Mister OF Foreign Affairs, for the purpose ofdelnerg
his credentials. [tilobe, Saturday.
ErA WOODEN mill, three stories in hight, silua-
ted in Uxbridge, Mass. tog ther with the machinery
and fixtures was entirely consumed by fire the
23d The fire was caused by a lamp under the rop
ing TO draw off the electricity. Insured at Worces
ter $4,000.
rgf@ The large boarding g-house connected with the
seminary in Warren. Mass, was destroyed by fire on
Monday night, with most of the furniture Insured
$3.50 on the furniture.
ANOTHER STEAMBOAT BGRNT.-The steamer
Osage on her way from lazoo City to New-Orleans,
took fire on the 2lst ult. and totally consumed.
together with cargo of 600 bales of cotton, III the
course of few minutes. No lives were lost.
l~ l.. c. Hornsby, who killed Col. Iwogood
at New Orleans, was convicted on the I'D ult. of
manslaughter. The punishment is Imprisonment IN
the Pentenuary for a term not exceeding twenty
one wears nor less than seven.
ESA Jewess med Beckle, committed S,iicioe 81,
Friday morning Albany, by throwing hefseh INTO
a cistern. She was probably insane.
rzTFord. the prize-fighter, reported dead IN New
Orleans is still alive. The account oil TINS death Is
Il Crescent City hoax.
APPOINTMENT BY THE PRESIDENT.
r., cd ,r;fb III. adrice and consent of the Senate
aI.Dsi Cucua. Collector o! the port Of New Or
leans. ,..--.. An
Thomas J. Marvin. Postmaster at Saratoga.
LAM Beikusp, Postmaster az Newburyport.
WILLIAM OHARA ROBINSON, ESQ. District Attorney of
the United States for the Western District Of Pennsy
na in place fCorGeus Dauagh Esq elected Congress-
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