New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-04-01


On Thursday the 18th inst. man by the name oil
Holmes, residing In East OTTO In this county, made
one OF the moot fendsh attempts to destroy an
infant of his own flesh and blood ever heard
Of Immediately after the birth Of the child Holmes,
It's father. stepped 10 the attending physician ana
demanded the child. The doctor having previously
learned that Holmes had threatened to destroy the child
If should be born alive declined to let him have it
The child was then handed to the nurse by the doctor
when Holmes rushed forward cnched the infantry the
arm naked as II born and rum the door being open
10 The woods The physician slipped on his coat and
pursued Holmes, while the other attendants alarmed
the neghborhood.
when he heard noise and stopping near the roots OF
an old turned up tree discovered the poor little sufferer
crowded into o0odehacks hole lie pulled OIL his
coat drew the infant from the hole wrapped II IN the
coat and run for the house. In about two hours
Holmes returned pretended not 10 know that the child
had been recovered and when asked what he meant by
such conduct said he thought the child was dead, and
he took 1t out to bury II The infant Is smart and
healthy.
On Friday. the 10Th inst Holmes was arrested, and
after an examination before s. ST John Esq at Wayer.
y Monday last was committed to the JAIL in TINS VII
lage 10 await trial for this most hendish outrage
We understand that Holmes was admitted to bail on
Tuesday last in the of $1,000. His friends think
him deranged Ii So they should not have bailed him.
Such monster should have been kept in close conuns'
ment. lCaIaraugus wing
OUTRAGE IN COLUMBIA Coin the Columbia
Republican OF the 30h ut Is an affidavit made by refer
Sheldon stating that the night Of the gath u TWEEN
tvye or thirty persons In calico dresses and win
masks on their faces and dressed In the style usually
called Indian dresses and armed with guns, pistols
tomahawks and swords broke into his house and order
ed him and bis family get up Immediately and dress
that while dressing these disguised persons removed
every article of furniture from the house and put tnem
into the common highway They then tooH nm Gu. Of
era and also applied tar and feathers TO various portions
of his person he then ordered to send his iamy
away from the house, and was then told BY tue DISCUS
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thai II he came back 10 occupy his house again II would
be sure death to him The affidavit farther says tns
prior 10 the removal Of his family his wife had been
confined by sickness the house for about three weeks
and had BY her side when he was compelled 70 remove
her 10 his neighbours. young child only ABOUT tnree
weeks of age Mr.. Sheldon says ne occupies iain,
which he holds by agreement with his brother, and
which his brother has essed from Cnaries fesoooy'
Esq. OF the City Of New.fork.
HIsHwAY RoBBERY.-We learn from b erlin that
man named Richards living 10 Wethersned, near that
town was waylaid aud robbed on Wednesday night
last and so badly wounded in the assault that 1t was
feared ne could not recover. Hc leased house 10
man named Belden taking Mr.. Dix security Not
getting his rent when due Mr. Richards called ON the
security and received IL but on his way home was at
tackled and robbed and report says his skull was srac
tured IL was supposed that Beden the robber and
he was Immediately arrested and taken before H. Camp
Esq. for examination. We have no other particulars
New Haven Palladium
MEDICAL HINT FOR MoTHERs.-A medical cor
ders and the lateral curvature OF the spine which so
frequently dishgures young females, TO the shoulder
straps of their dresses resting below the shoulder aud
the muscles Of the instead of being on the shoulder
which compes the TO be constantly hchlng her
shoulder keep up her dress action that results in
forcing up the shoulder distortion OF the chest and later
al curvature OF the spine BE also states that from this
dangerous practice and the consequent exposure OF the
chest the cold that inward ubercles are formed and
not unfrequenily consumption Is engendered.
u The Chancellor ON Saturday granted an in.
junction against Edwin A. Stevens the principal stock
holder and controller of the New Brunswick Steam
boa, and Canal Transportation Company" commonly
called the Napoleon Company commanding him among
other things TO rersin from dsposing of the property
and from subectng the company to his individual
troll The Injunction was granted the application of
John D. Ha91, Esq. formerly Secretary and now a
sockhoder Of the company, and his bill when fled ii
said will disclose some frauds practced upon the State
by the monopoly. motion viii be made before the
Chancellor 10 appoint Receiver next week
iPlaindealer, Trenton, N. ].
EXPLOSION OF CASA terrible explosion of gas
took place at Philadelphia Tuesday, at the Golden
Fleece Hotel OF Mr.. Leach, in Cherryst. which nearly
demolished the bsr.room, and very near proving
fatal 10 several Of the inmates.