New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-07-16
City Items.

- -, -. .,,t,ac, A. the author intends 70 publish
,,o,k n, Texas in few day. embodying the substance
n bi. paper we forbear hs request; 70 present any
sketch Of H.
John H Ward. Esq from Arkansas. then pre-
scented some most beautiful specimens Of the cee3IAe1
Arkan.as Oil stone OF several quarres Of which he :
the vrouretor He explained the condition IN ach me
stone was found and the preparation OF It by cea''h=
the pores Of all gurnmy resnous and foreign substance
by humid process carried on under water NI. " ai'
IA We learn about establishing agency IN this Cy ioi
these OIL Stones which are By far superior 10 the Iu'
key. or any other yet discovered
Tho snbiect of substitute for short crop oil
,,,s wa. then discussed considerable length Du' We
.ve M room 10 follow it to-day. TurniPs were sup
o.ed n, be the best food for cattle in default Of ura'
r--yN,srFR ScoScIA, a young viollnlst oil extra
ordinary power and promise already very great a'
To has gone TO Canada tour with Mr. DeiPse'' VIC
celebrated vocalist They appear hrst IN NohieA' anu
We are certain they viii make isVorao'e nhP'esoH
opv the daertant OF that beautiful and iasniohAoe
City Master sconca is generally regarded a' one Oh mo
most talented young musician. in the country
- We believe the racing over the Beacon
Course ,a continues but il Is quite too hot tor u 70
chronicle such sports.
Fyyycrs OF The HoT WEATHER-Ihe intense
heat Of the last few days has been more than u-uhy ue
,rpc,ve 10 life We gather the following parcuiSr' oc
curing in our own City and neighborhood'
An omnibus-driver sun-struck in Whtehailsuee'
but recovered by the free application al spirits 10 DIS
head Mary Besrs (coored) died suddenly rom NE
effects Of rum and heat woman died sudden! III
Myrtle avenue Brooklyn, on sunday in consequence o.
aiming cold water. Micha Daley, journeyman ma
son a native of Ireland and aged about - years WINE
s work on the new building al the corner Of Chn ana
ohn streets was suns,ruck. and carried home 70 NO -
pio ,roe, where he died soon after Mr.. Jackson
(ck in the Office of the Receiver Of Taxes fell DOWN
the street and was taken home in COMMISSIONS lie w"
very IN all night but il thought yesterday 'hS' ne
will recover Margaret Wallace. native Of Ireland
aged % wears died sunday night in consequence OF
drinking too freely Of cold water Ellen Doyle ma
tive Of Ireland 20 years Of age died suddenly at CLOCK
al - James street Probably from the effects OF cold
water. Ann shepton native Of Ireland. - years Of
sr, a woman Of very incorporate habits died suddenly
an Monday John Jackson printer residn. at - James
street BROOKLYN died on Saturday morning from choc'
eaused by the excessive of cold wafer. William
Doren native of Ireland = years OF died sud
denly on sunday afternoon Of appoplexy. Caroline
Gockeer a native of Prussia 81 years Of age, was
taken IN on Sunday afternoon and died before night
Verdict. death by spoplexy Catharina Brown ma
tive Of Ireland 63 years OF who came 10 this coun
try about four weeks ago died suddenly her residence
2-9 Eighteenth street Ca,harine Csriy, native Of
Ireland "a years OF age died suddenly Al ~ Orange
street A young grl employed in Sweeney eating
house in Chatham street fell dead while walking across
the kitchen with plate probably from the effect OF eN
ccssve heat Monday evening Mr.. Dalton, Of VII
Hamsburc went to the East River battle. After
| h. hon, r.rv we'll
and sat down 10 read newspaper Afer sitting few
minutes he exclaimed 4 a dead man., and fell back
and Immediately expired. He probably went into the
| water when he was over heated lie painter by
trade and has left wife and several children 10 mourn
hi. A very well-dressed scotchman about forty
eu .nddenly At Fulton Market yesterday evening and
,s conveyed 10 Gold street Station House where he
aed in abou, two hours-eyidenily from the combined
effects Of rum and the weather He had pint bottle in
his pocket, nearly empiisd OF liquor and permit 10
Grcenwoo Cemeiery-whch latter Is now quite super
| duous
All sorts Of accidents seem TO be plenty.-A man
named VIM Ruck a caulker, drowned on sunday
near the line between Brooklyn and WILLIAMSBURG. He
was fishing in boat which be temporarily abandoned,
| Law down upon the beach and fell asleep The tide com
inc up while he was in this condition, drowned him.
On Sunday afternoon man by the name Of Southelin a
Scotchman, formerly printer OF this City was drowned
while attempting swim across the Railway river His
BODY was recovered Immediately. but life entirely
extinct . A young CIR named Caiharine OConner at
tempted to drown herself last night in the East River
| but was prevented A man named John Carral Vas
| brought TO the watch house in the Tombs Sunday
night tn cash his temple nearly four inches long
bleeding profusely No physician was called or means
akenio have the wound dressed but he suffered 10 be
| in one corner OF the until morning, when some
women went in clean the room and found him there
covered with blood They got him bunk and washed
away the blood and when DR. Tompkins the Physician
Of the Prison arrived there he found him in very feeble
condition He Immediately sewed up and dressed ths
wound expressing his surprise that he had not been sen
for 10 attend Il wound which might have produced
death if unattended TO short time longer such cruel
H. on the part of the waichmen should be visited viii
severe punishment. An unknown man was found
drowned the foot Of Fulton street yesterday afternoon
rP-Two hundred and fourteen dollars and thirty
eight cents were appropriated by the Board Of superv
.ors on Monday to pay for hanging Jane. Eager
IT, There were pig deaths in the city las, week
of which - were from cholera nianium 30 from con
sumption and from smallpox. OF the deaths 20 wer'
children under year Of age.
~ We learn that the steamer Worcester r.
resumed her place on the from Norwich TO New
York yesterday and thu. the travelling public ob
tam stse-rooms every night also The Traveller, whic
is very fast boat Will take the place Of the NewAye
on the ferry from Allyn. Point 10 GreenpoFi perform
ing the trip hours The mali with the Southern
papers will thus arrive here hereafter about ococ
in the evening
lV- II was rumored yesterday tina, Alderman
Cross. Of Brooklyn was dead We take pleasure i
stating thai be IS alive and in excellent health
r. The Acadia sails from Boston to-day. He
mails closed this city yesterday a, half past s an
were we understand unusually heavy
TURN oS TIE CROroS.-The Mayor yesierda,
ordered al the hydrans 10 be turned on ~ parcua
hour thus flooding the streets and carrying OF grea
deal Of the offensive matter which Is aocUmulaiing. lie
this be done every day and the beneht Wi be AZ
: parent lNifror
IL TowS OR COUNTRY The Nsw-York CORES
respondent of the Garrison CoErcr under date OF Jul
Gus, before The present spell set in, wrote as follows
The rosh OF the Fourth Of July has left but small
dment OF population in town and the streets wear
strange aspect hed they with visitors from IN
South who come 10 enjoy the summer N cur coo an
breezy metropolis. II rgihl think them much wiser ina
those OF " no scainper out OF town All
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