New-York daily tribune., 1845-12-22
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ITALIAN STATUARY, HOLIDAY PRESENTS, &c
We would remind our readers that Sgnor Vito Viii will
close his last importation Of Italian Satuary Bardya
and Sena Ornaments Fancy Goods &c By auction this
day. at II o'clock No AS Broadway In the sale will
be found muny articles of TASTE scuptured by the most
eminent artists Of Florence together with an assortment
of French fancy goods worthy the attention those per
sons desiring useful and ornamental articles.
~ SAVAGE CRuELrY.-Threc rufiians were
committed for trial. by Justice Osborn, for blowing Oft
the ear OF poor negro, while sleep with cunpowder
train of which they laid from his for distance
and then touched it of with lighted cigar.
ryP William Taylor, in fit of intoxication drove
hired horse and wagon off the dock AT The foot OF Gov
erneurstreet on Saturday evening, but the tide fortu
natey being low the beasts and the vehicle stuck fast in
the mud, till rescued by Policeman
COURT OF SEssIoNs-Joseph P. Guthrie of phila-
dephia convicted of obtaining goods under false pre-
tences was Saturday sentenced TO 90 days mprison
lnent in the City Prison. and to pay fine OF Sl00 and
stand committed till paid d--.---ln the case OF Peter B.
Walker formerly Police Officer, and indicted for COM
pounding felony, in having arrested man upon alleged
suspicion and subsequently released him upon payment
of specified sum- mol pros. entered through the
improbab,y OF securing the attendance of the principal
witness agalns, HIM The Court then adjourned for The
term.
SusP1cIous-A Polish peddler named Siby Ca
hen % years of age died Thursday night under sin
cuar circumstances ltappeared in evidence before the
Coroner that weeks since, deceased was taken
sick, and in company with friend named Prag pur
chased OF druggist, as he supposed, an ernetc but
after having swallowed it, he attacked with oil the
symptoms of poison and his situation pronounced
hopeless by physician who was called. The Jury
found that he died from the effects of corrosive subnse
probably taken by mistake.
CY A ]. Vanboskirk, clerk in the store OF j. n.
& T. H. Selby & Co. 3l5 Broadway, yesterday held
to answer on charge OF having embczzed 500 in money
from his employers.
- A little boy two years old, son of Jacob Ne
dell of Third.stree was burnt death Saturday by
his clothes taking fire from the stove during the mo-
mentary absence Of his mother.
MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.-The progress of the va
rous lines of Telegraph is slow but We believe steady
On the route between New.York and Philadelphia they
have succeeded in laying wire in lead pipe the
River, and its fellow will be put down in day or Two.
The line will be completed Somcrville 90 niles by
Tuesday or Wednesday, when experiments will be
made Of transmitting intelligence between the points.
The route between Baltimore and Philadelphia has just
been contracted for De finished BY the middle Of Feb
ruary and the posts the Boston line are erected
nearly TO Springfield, and double gang of hands have
been put on between Springfield and New Haven. On
this side New Haven the work is going fast may
be- The communication with Boston will be completed
in two months-so that intelligence will be transmitted
from Washington through Boston BY Telegraph before
Spring The wires between Albany and Utica up for
about forty miles, and another shipment Of wire was
made from here Saturday The line between But
alo and Lockpor has been time in operation and
yields clear profit OF 33i per cent per Mr.
J. T. Marshall, agent OF the Telegraph Company de-
parts for New Orleans the I'd January for The pur
pose of filing Up the stock and arranging the be-
tween Washington and New Orleans route be-
Hsrrsbursh and Philadepaia;s nearly completed
and will be ready in few days.
e The number OF letters received al the New.
York Pos, Office, per steamer Acadia for delivery here
and for distribution. including packages and circulars
was 03 number OF letters received for delivery here
and for distribution by mails, 2795O;-total i5,053
Number newspapers passing ,hroagh the O:cc 500
bushels
u The Mirror contradic,s the report ;ha, Mr..
Willis returned home in the acadia. He had arrived il
London with dispatches from Berin for the American
Minister there.
FlRE.-The alarm al noon on Saturday was
caused by the bursting, as IS supposed, OF spirit lamp
ir the third story No II Madenane occupied by John
Z. Hydesons. But little damage done.