New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-11-28

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Boa. caught as foe, IN the chain across the ena' 'hu
"a. thrown between i sud the wharf. where he "s'
caught BIZ the Dos, ard instantly crushed to ses'H'
Tbi. shocking catastrophe should be waning 70 per
.,-. Who make habit 4 lssping ashore before ''e
boa, hss been secured % ihe dock
AcrlDE,r-About O'Clock yesterday afternoon
ST. long recea,y from canais, Vs. in tie ae' OF
srr- from he dock on board one Of the ferry boats
o., ts, foot Of Cortland.t be fell INTO the dock and
merely 50 seriously injured Of his arms that u
-, f,lnd necessary convey him % the City Ho'P'S-
n,... rttrH,>r.-Visters 90 the Zooog.ca'
u.r .r the Bozery WI nor fail 20 recolect the great
e-s,s,,. Bolivar IS wei q. ihs perfect contro. eNef
c..-i ..sr him 5y his keeper ~ L'ns worthy RIO
b.. however they ere NOT aware hat be possesses
an --,-,r,oulv fsrocious d..p suon and mat 10 man
.Ytthe keeper can approach the animal except Al me
-.s OBJ. 6. lie such s the ruth Ut o. the glory oi
tss ,.n.o. race tais formidable beast mas been com
oletelv .a5sasd BY dos on sunday n'sa' nol'a'
broke loose from his fsstenn-s. Mr. Lsns"oriny was
absent and Il would have been the hsi2ht oi o'y ''
,Dg one Else % have attempted chalnins hm Tbs was
decidedly an unpleasant state o. thngs - ei'pn'n''
have crest spirits. and eephsurne recreaton' are AP'
20 be- accompanied with unpleasant consequence. 80
t-.t matter. began e. look serious when the 'ao'es
ss.re fsrnef 10 AZ unexpected manner. powerful
t,nso, who ...ces DO the coguomen oi Turk and
q, ,ba sumner travel. with Bohvar sud his Keeper
MAXIM u hi. especial business 90 keep au eye on ilr
trunk and other sils5ias 90 The former after watching
rr.ee .sinss for awhile came 20 the conclusion tnai
"a. time 10 interfere whcreupon De made ua'u p
,ba .isph,nt drove him into corner and taNus ~
.-sto ia front Of hm kept him close prisoner unih
the arris.i oi the keeper the morninS. inst aos
I doe. credit 20 his family
L0>srvlr4 Coroner " alters was called yes
;,raa7 20 hold al ns-ss. az 90 sevenihav upon 'ne
body of Rachel Gedney aged lo7 years who died 'ua
denly on sunday afternoon Mary Powell, residing at
nh. .boespamed place tesuded before the Coroner s'
follows
Ian, sr,nd daughter Of the deceased she Wa born
- N.maroueck Wesichesfer County 10 the year a.
her parent. we're Indians her father belonged 20 zap
/ ,.u Tribe and her mother MOnicani the de-
ceased married Malay. and had two children onfi
my mother. u Still living and u now u yehrs u'u 'He
mother Il the deceased lived 70 the ase on llo years
Tho -ecessed for many years had lived In many pafts
OF the state and Hsverstraw % New Haven
I, tho s-e u % years and remained there for some
time. abe came 10 this city weeks $50 10 see me
urp. the tme she has been here she has enjoyed good
h-.th and sensible and very fond OF taking oi tne
events of her psst life her eyssight was perfect 10 me
a, being able 10 see d iects stncty acrsss the
\ North River the deceased was Christian, aud DO
lieved 10 GOD snd Saviour but never Joined Church
she was ia perfect health until about i've MINUTES oe
/ fore her death am Missionary among the indians
| Prom Information gathered from the family i aP
pears that the un,ed ages Of the deceased and her mo
ber were DID years. and that the latter with others OF
| her tribe were tor sometime encamped aud cooked
b.ir meals ou portion of the land that now forms
the Battery.
A. the house OF Mrs Powell where the deceased
dei there are AZ present interesting young Indian
irl one Of the Mohican. about II years cd aud The
other beautiful maiden OF H. princess OF the Cnip'
DOW. tribe with s, black hair three feet long who ha'
arrived here with view Of visiting England 90 pay
her respects % Queen Victoria whom she appears auy
resolved 70 see before she returns 20 her native place
! RoBBERIEs II THE TWELFTH WAHD.-Aoout lo
o'clock on sunday ght daring attempt At burglary
va, made on cottage occupied by Mrs Meis' In Fit
tieth g. short distance east Of the Fifthav.
INSTITUTION Fos TIE DEAF AND DcMp.
flfieth street. Nov -. l-i-.
.m. About I o'clock last ight daring attempt AZ
burglary made % cottage occupied ~ hrs
Nrirs n F.fteih short distance last W the rum
avenue voice heard ln the rear otthe premlsesf
and Mr Charles Neigs, young man. about ~ years o'
ncr left his bed 20 ascertain the cause OF me dtuf
/ 5ance Having satisfied himself that the doors ana
windows 10 the lower part OF the premises We're secui
| ne went up stairs and from windo" dlscofeied a
man about twenty yards from the house. having ne
hand on the fence al Dining the street apparently WIZ
f, intention of lrauiug o. On seeing young Mcizs De-
dessted from bic purpose ana retired nom nis PN'i
zion soon after this Mr. Meigs went = bed placing
the ugatwhch be hsd carried With On the hoof OBJ the
entry and leaving the door u b.. room partly open
He bed was 90 situated aJrd view o. tne street
from bis window while reclining and Just alter De had
laid down be saw pass the house Ia the direction
eastward and alter four persons on the opposite
direction one n the middle 0 the street ADJ tnf onrr
/ three on the sidewalk When they were against the
window they halted aud fred three pistols Al him Just
a- be had raised hinsef his elbow % obtain better
view of their rnovemeuts-the ball of one oi which
struck him the neck between the Jl-lar vein anu the
carotid artery whore 10 row remains % being mpossi
bic o. extract Letting dangerous, not fatal wound
one of ,h. others entered the window and lodged 10
the bed on which he lying and the third perforated
the weather boarding OF The house ie" inches rom
toe window.
Within few months pas, repeated attempts have
been made by burglars to enter these same premises
! and 90 one occasion suit of clothes was stolen
During the past night also wooden horse was
brought from the rear % the front ot the house adou
! ,ng and occupied by NJ Bartlett with the ve@ pro
baby of entering % from the parl1r windows Inc Al
! tempt however. proved unsuccessiuL
The house occupied By William A Darcy. "a rhiJ
third e. VA also robbed the night oi large
amount Of clothes and bedding which was, however
by the bold and Perseyering pursuit OF the owner f7
On FRIDAY act the house Of Nr Collins "a dining the
| Methodist Church in Fieth Il broken open, and
all his wearing sppare aud that OF his family carried
| IN aud ten dave previous the house Of Mr Wood At
the corner 0t sixty nrstst and Fourth avenue. vas
robbed OF property 90 toe amount Of $50
Iu view OF the repeated dfpftlaiNus on me piyp ~
Of the resident. OF this neighborhood and the daring
stt-rnpt AZ ASSIMILATION above described, would fe
suectuly solicit such increase Of the Police force
under your control the necessity Of which must from
the going statement be apparent As viii efectu
.ly protect the property and lives Of tie people Re-
ridIns IN this part OF the Twelfth Ward
Very rep ectfui'y. your Oot serVt II ?. PEI.
To the Chief OF Police.
On the came Ei ght attempt was made 70 enter the
house 50 joining occupied b. Mr. Bartlett The house
OF William A. Dorey. on Fifty third street was also
robbed Of q large quantity Of clothes aud bedding.
which has since been recovered. On Friday the house
OF Mr. Collins adjoining the Methodist Church 10 fh
reth street broken open and all the wearing apps
rel carried o. and few days previous the house q
Mr. Wood corner Of sixty nrst street and Fourth ave
hue was robbed Of property 70 The amount Of $50
In view Of these repeated depredauous, an increase
Of The Police has been spilled for by the inhso
tsnts Of the neishborhood We notice also that the
Common Council asst night resolved to offer reward
OF $500 for the apprehension Of the criminals
| MYsTERIors AFFAIR..-A person by the name
OF Meigs residing q small cottage IN Eiiueth q be
tween Fourth and Fifhsvenues, on sunday night o.s