New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-27

BREAK IN IHE INcLINHD PLASE.-On Satur
turday morning. between and 10 o'clock the rope at
the inclined plane of the Columbia Railroad broke
while trains OF burden ascending and &c
sceadins They were about midway when the bresk took
place. and the whole Of the cars some half dozen or
more passed down the two tracks with velocity that
20 be appreciated must be witnessed At the extreme
eastern cad OF the plane they came In contact with a
number of standing There was tremendous
crash and number OF ihe descending ana also of ihc
stationary cars were dashed TO pieces The men who
were the trains Jumped OF when they discovered
the rope had separated and BY SO doing saved them
selves from Injury lPhiiat Ledger.
SEVERE But JusI SENrKNCF.-The Poueikesp-
s,s JoRrsa, OF Saturday says man named Charles
Smith was found guilty al the recent oyer and Termi
In that village, Of gougng out the eye Of another
with whom he was hghiing sud Judge Barculo
sentenced him 10 tceHtyeRs imprisonment ia RE
STATE PrsoE The laws OF this state in reference to
manning very severe. and think very justly
II 10 one OF the most heinous crimes OF which man
Do guilty.
Coal IN RHODE lsLAND.-We have several
times called attention the interesting and important
evidences OF the existence Of Coal 10 this state Nj
Ridgwsy, geologist from Pennsylvania, who has been
for some months examining various localities with the
view OF Rscertsinng the fsct Ia this csse, opened
thick bed OF coal OF very good quality IA Cronson lat
Friday. We have received specimen Of the Coal
which burns very freely IN close stove Prov Jour
HoRRlsLE OUTRAcE.--A vilsinous outrage WAS
perpetrsted al Cincinnati on The e0th BY somebody
known who walked into the house OF = Mr. Piper, as
saul,ed him aud Mrs. with broad AZ, snd indicted
sueh wounds upon both as 10 render recovery
doubtful man named Williams was subsequently,
arrested on suspicion " being the ssssilSnt
"NoRtnrRS JOURNkI"-This excellent Jour
nal protei In Lewis county. l. under The editor
hsupervison OF w . BovRNE, a sterling Whs ami
a tae writer lie succeeds l. +. RISING whose yea.
and efficiency through the campaign aided msi'risy
IN securing tfc political redemption OF Levi. Ccaa'y
Alb. Eve. Journal
SPOTTED FsyKR.-This disease. which pre-
vailed TO great extent in vacus OF tie state asst
winter IN nos eases proving fatal has, are inform
"a, again made is spPcarancc AT Lansing, We learn
that several deaths have occurred wain the last two
wesks. Diet Free Press
HioawAN RoRsKRI.-Oa the nishs Of the lIth
inst Capt WIN MeAcuns OF Lancaster had his trauk
containing number Of vslAhe articles cal trasn his
carriage, few mes above Camden
lcanden Is c) Journal
CY- The steamer M Carson on her nip an
from New Orleans encountered projecting sas. \,
Branch Cut on which passed ap throagh toe m.in au
lower decks and demolished ioag state rooms ia The -
dies cabin The accident occurred In the night time
and the rooms sn occupied bG, the snSg passed
up through the guards gradually - 70 warn the @
cupsnts OF their danger ali of whom escaped aonurcd
s. Louis Ira
~ The two Houses of The North Csrclins Leg
islsurc procec2od the Lola to vote Tor Coun
cillors OF of State when toe following gentlemen al
whixs) were elected: Messrs. Lewis RoadI Joshua
Tayloe Nathaniel T. Green. Chss : Pain, John Wins
low Robert A. Allison and Adoiphus A Erwin
FP- Last night about ls clock. ire broke %,
ic The states Gun Eoase on Tacmss hu, and The
house together with the carriages hslaess. and o;os
property belonging 10 ias establishment were con
sumed. This TIE work Of an inccnoisfy
Bangor Wing and Courier, IL.
u Mr. Wa lsh has retired from his connection
With th- NortyasSug (Als) Fias Gss saesrissr snd
hat valuable Democratic paper Ia row under TIE sole
tootrol OF joan Mccormick. ESQ who IS well known A.
In able industrious and popular editor.
EYr The Boston .fkas states that the Bostoe 4
ehascH
N Friday. through their sgent Mr.. Jokn O Minor
he no- ship Ed~rrd Everett which is TO convey them
o the Gold Regions.
II Mr.. Heck, President Of the City Council
{ Baltimore. was Knocked down and badly beaten by
owdies 90 saturday nigai last
~ One Of the Philsdelphia night watch WAS
ossn 10 death on Sunday night last while u state Of
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