New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-25
CITY ITEMS.

sAruEDAY. September q, i7is
VIRGINIA Could've were shown yesterday
mas. Of virgin sold, weighing 03o penny ighis ana
worth a. many dollars us, smelted from I'VE barrel
or about one ton Of the vein stone Of the "hi'ena
Nine spottsylvania Co near Frederioksburgh a IDS
mine has been opened since the si Of January lnaVhs
been previously worked by washings Of the esrtn ID ihe
vicinity. and promises 10 be remarkably proauo'''e
The vein atone il quartz running in loose slate me
whole easily excsva,ed By pick and CAD without drilling
n, bs.,y several veins have already been discovered
I, o,od he sye or Fix gentlemen, who are resolved
o., w., If, 81. business investment and discounienance
81 ;o,tipy in the stock The smelling was executed IN
.-...,i,,- manner ~ J Warwick Harlem. We IN
,.pd that the entire cost Of this Of gold 70 the
,,oore,ors Of the mine s6j
RrS OygR-A woman. named Mrs. Michigan,
VA. run over by wagon in Chathsmst and seriously
injured yesterday evening She was taken to her resi-
deuce IN Greenwchst
RgscUED.-simeon Ross fell overheard at the
foo, Of Lberty-s, this morning, about o'clock. but
was rescued from his peri.ous situation by officer
Halse
FIRE This morning FIRE broke out on tie
second floor Of house No. - Laurensst. but was ex
tingUished be ore much damage had been done.
FISHING FOR HUsBAND.-An Irish woman,
named Caihsrne Graham, for some time past resi-
dent a. Willsmsourgh was arrested yesterday on
charge Of forgery In having made an entry Of credit
for $50 In bank book OF account at the Chambers
t. Savings Bank On being examined before Justice
Tmpson she stated that one William Moore had
promised 10 marry her but would not DO so unui ne
could satisfy him that she bad some money. She
therefore eot boy employed in store in the Bow
cry % make entry in the bank book in her favor for
$40. On addition 70 former entry OF SID 60 a. %
make him believe that she had that amount OF money
and thereby induce him 10 marry her and that she
expected 10 be- married that night The entry in ques
ton was considered At the Bank A. Al attempt % de-
fraud that Institution and Catherine was accordingly
locked up 20 answer for the alleged offence
THr PRIzf.-lt was stated IN our paper OF
Wednesday on the authority Of Philadelphia print
that Judge Conrad was the successful competitor ior
the prize offered by Mr. Forrest Tor a tragedy We
learn that this entirely incorrect Mr. Forrest has
no, yet read the manuscripts which he has received
aud is therefore not yet prepared to give decision
Evening Post
ISQUEsrs.-The Coroner held an inquest upon
the body Of an unknown man. apparently a native OF
Ireland aged about 30 years who yesterday morn
ing found floating in the East River Pier No. g.
A verdict Of death by drowning was rendered. The
deces sed dressed In brown cashmere pantalOons
black cloth vest and brOgan shoes. Also at III Or
chsrd upon the body Of Louisa Rathgibther native
Of New York aged 3 years. who while carrying fur
mace containing hot Goals from the yard into the
house on Thursday severely burned by her
apron taking hre that she died at o'clock yesterday
morning Verdict death by burns occasionod by her
clothes taking hrc.
DEATH At THE EMiGRASr ASD MARINE HosPi-
TAILS Sept 2l.-Henry Gottliborn arrived in the Med
atOr.
POWDER MAGAZINE BLOWN UP.-A magazine
containing 90 or 100 kegs Of powder belonging 10 Mr.
Morse contractor on the Hudson River Railroad and
located Mount Murray the state Prison A. sing
Sing, blew up about u o'clock on "Wednesday night,
bursting the windows and doors OF the surrounding
dwellings and almost entirely demolishing a small
frame tenement adjacent, although the inmates, OF
whom there several escaped without serious in
jury The aggregate loss of property Is considerable
Some 100 panes OF glass were broken IN Judge kemps
house Two laborers have been arrested on suspicion
Of having occasioned the explosion.