New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-08-26

the two lower stories By James B. Murtough. Grocer
and shipChandcr and in the upper stories for purposes
II storage by J. l.. n. L. GINS void, who owned tne
building The fire originated among some cotton IN 'he
third story which with the upper loft entirely con
sumed. The adjoining buildings resisted the invading
element qute successfully TIL the roof fen in. when the
flames speedily communicated TO Nos al and a. both Of
which were considerably damaged by ire and wafer-
I No. 81 occupied BY Charles Mcneil a. a Liquor
Store with lodsngro0ms up stairs and No 70 by Rich
erd : Williams 4 Co. Grocers The brave and daring
hremen they ever do. achieved wonders No. % :
on the Southwest Of Falton-streei directly op
po-iic the Ferry and Is burning acrcey press
- The papers yesterday, particularly the Her
aid and Patriot succeeded in creating intense excite
uent in the community and IN mnisering 10 that pru
rent taste which similar peruciou reports have created
here The investigation Of the Coroner on Saturday
from F. ~ till midnight relative TO the amentable tate
of sophia Smith Al No - Chambers street during Friday
night was convincing the minds OF fourteen most re-
spectacle and intelligent citizens, tina, she committed the
Of sedestructon Her conversations with the lady
ofthe house and with lady boarder Friday evening
betrayed an evident unnatural mental excitement and
her subsequent GOODNESS shew papabe temporary in
sanity. Five persons slept the same attic aoor with
the deceased and the doors their several apartments
.
se no alarm. It i 10 be presumed that she quietly
yielded the assassins yet not the least d.scolora
ton or mark Of violence visible upon her person
The strip OF linen found in her mouth. well as that
ted about her neck from her underskirt. not
torn as the hurryns midnight murderer would DO. The
wounds with the knir were merely skn-deep, but the
knife Itself was found clasped with frmness which
proved that was srasped life with determined ef
fort while the fact that the blood did settle under the
punctures show. that they were made during her life
Thu did not cause her death which is therefore TO be
ascribed 10 strangulaiion and il would appear utterly
Impossible for am one TO have been abe to choke her.
thus winding the linen five times around her throat,
without leaving marks OF violence in overcoming the re-
-.tance she would OF necessity offer Under all the cir
curs,ances deem 1t clearly act of suicide, and
every unparalleled mind who peruses the evidence in
ihe case Will agree with We could state many other
facts substantse opinion. but the Chief OF the
Police with the assistance OF the District Attorney is At
present engaged in making full investigation of the
m, ancholy event forbear further remark merely
expressing condemnation Of that spirit which has in
fuced the publication of such uncaled for inuendoes
exciting the public mind ieyerish state, and
doing evident and grevous wrong To lady who IS in no
implicated with guilty knowledge OF the trans
action W. deem but act OF justice to Mrs. Hazard
o. that the sporting pictures, censured by the pa
p,rs the properly Of gentleman now absent from
the City, ~ho leases the apartment Of her and hung them
upon the walls OF his seepingroom. We were present
st evening when the sister of the deceased upon her
rival fIoln the country first the corpse-a scene
which We have no desire TO witness again The poor
girls shreks were truly heTtreniing
- We have some funny details about the $1,000
bn found on Friday in the possession OF Mary Wilson
and through her traced to that OF Jane Brown who made
an affidavit stating that she found the floor and had
no claim TO it whatever whereupon in the absence ot
proof of her guilt she discharged. 1t seems that
Thursday last Mr. John Lyons of New Orleans received
from friend in this City $1,000 bill on the Merchants
Bank and sl36 in smaller notes in settlement of DRAFT
and that the same evening. with this amount OF money
in his pocket he accompanied Jane Brown to her home
a. No li Anthony in state Of inebria0n where
IN, conrived to rob him of >lO0. For reasons oil his
own he made public mention Of the affair till he saw
an Of her in the papers but Sunday he
made his affidavit Ito these facts On Sunday, how
ever, Thomas Warner, Esq appeared at the Police
with Power Of Attorney from Jane Brown, claiming
TN, $1,000 bill to which she had previously denied all
ownership under 'oath and upon Justice Drinker very
properly refusing give up the money Mr. Warner no
i,d him that he should commence suit against him
frr the same.
q The inimilablc Brougham in two pieces at
/ Nhios tonight
ly- Sunday, so TAR as regards portion OF the
Eleventh Ward made scene OF riot and outrage.
Ia the vicinity OF Dry Docksreet confusion and disor-
derry conduct prevailed during the whole aernoon-
Two policemen were beaten and man was dangerously
wounded with a carving knife being cut on the head by
male who keeps aporierhouse IN that neshborhood
,y- The new Packet ship SOUTH CAROLINA was
launched yesterday afternoon from the shipysrd OF ia
/ bez Williams & CO. Williamsburg She is owned By
George sutton Esq intended for OF the Charleston
packets and to be commanded by Joseph Hamilton.
/ ~ The Dock at Whitehall is to be filled up.
and new arrangements made for double landing to ac-
commodste the South Ferry and staten Island BOATS
/ Piers be built projecting further into the East
River. and other Improvements made.
IL We were glad to observe three or four OF
the star Psice stationed by order OF Mayor Havemeyer
yesterday morning at the snance of the several Mock
Auction Stores Broadway and Chathanstree for this
he only efectua whereby TO foil the maj prsc
tees OF these notorious swindlers.
> Mr. Blair estimates his loss IN stock and
xiures by the fire Saturday evening at 5000 and
BIZ. insurance Of $1,000 at the National Office, not
the Mutual informed on Sunday. Mr. Ap
the owner OF the building thinks tnat MS lnsuiHc
Tor $1,000 at the North River Office will cover his loss
IL During the shower on Saturday 7. NJ the
H,htning struck the schooner Elisha Brooks lying al
Port Richmond staten Island, and severely injured
the Captain Jacob Brooks that his life despaired o.
The store OF Joseph Smonson divided IN the centre
and three other building, also struck By the electro
L nd Another man knocked down by the shock
but has since recovered.
II The body of young Mr. McBaron, OF this
civ who was drowned while bathing in the surf al
Long Branch last Monday dnited ashore on Sandy Hook
about mile below the Ocean and was found on Thurs
day afternoon last The head Of the unfortunate young
man was entirely gone and the body otherwise mutt
laed it supposed by shark The body still lies buried
in the sand a few rods from the packet ship North
America
CRIMES AND CAsUALTIEs.-Samuel Working
worked himself into house No 100 Second avenue, on
sunday night and stole silver cakeoaskes the pro
perry Of Amanda Van Worst. Alexander McCo em and
arrick Joyce stole eight from James Roberts
81 por,erhouse No. IL Ws-hnston-stIeet on sunday
evening Michael Burt released from RlackweIs
Island yesterday morning and within an hour stole 800
worth NJ clothing from John We-tfa at the corner OF
. D.k and rarnassrre.ts which he selling Orange