New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-02-05
'NrW-YORK TRIBUNE.
CITY ITEMS.

fGpAf, rev.
A., Peter Patched. was drowned on T. II
Ia, last, on attempting to 20 on board 'ne
,.ss, Of which he WAS engineer HIS nal -,
- the wheslhouss Of the Aida. since inc -
nj, body has been srsppled for without ''''''''
mach esteemed by bis acquaintance
~ TIL. .h;n Caleb Grimshsw, OF l'ooo tons
,,,..n bullt by WIN. II. webb. for samuel ihomp''n
--,,.v 10 b commanded by Capt VIM T. Ho1ie' and
,sea for regular packet between this port and Lv
viii be launched from the foot Of six'h-st on Sat
n,s.y morning a, lol O'clock
F,sy.-The premises 1913 Cannon-st wooden
building. va. slightly damaged By re about O'clock last
sv.,lug The house rs orangest set on FIRE about
10 o'clock last night, by the ussettng Of camphene lamp
Il VAS extisguisbed by policeman 0Sen Of the sixth
Ward.
sHip LAUNCH AsD ACCIDENT AT HoB0KEs.-
Yesterday at quarter before AN the ship Mary Howe:
~ Hew-York, launched from the ouildng-yad oil
barclay Townsend Hoboken- On getting into ths wa
ter she careened TO the lsbosrd SIDE ana got qe
on her besmends her masts and bnl~~s Touching tne
vater. There board about twelve persons, IN
Guiding the owner master and mate these persons euns
10 the rigging by which they were saved from cold wa
tar bath No injury Of any moment occurred She was
soon released from her awKrsrd position by steamer
which brought Der safe and sound alongside the wharf,
SPECIAL BgssIpSs.-John Finley and John Nc
cus for stealing goo3a worth So VIM. sharp, were
sent 70 the penentiary for 80 tsys Patrick scott IN
pleaded with Thomas Gregory for stealing 10, OF rope
worth IS from James Drew penitentiAry 80 days.
samuel Kingsni for essasting and beating Nicholson
Fosick; penlteEtisry 80 days. mn lhgrAoam ior
stealing two pairs Of pantsoons worth 81 peneni,ry 81
days.. Lewis Worden for stealing pair OF cart springs
worth Sl2 from James 3. Bogert penientSry month.
John OBran for stealing FIVE pieces VI s1eeung nom
y r. II Barnett perientisry so days. John -cohed
for stealing property worth 81 from Patrick Boye PEN
tonsry 3monhs The Corrtthen adjourned for the term
PorIcy.-A man by the name Of Patrick Dow.
ney was arrested charge OF sabbing James WAie Of
276 Thlrd-sv the right SIDE and thigh with knife Sc
versly rjuring him Patrick oConnel was locked up
on charge OF breaking into the shop Of James Rgn AID
stealing q lot Of carpenters tools worth $40.
HoKRrBLE-We have been panied in listening
TO the details Of a calamity which beiel the iamliy
of citizen of Allegheny, on Saturday last Inc
death Of an interesting child and the narrow escape
of another was the result.
IL apoears that the little ones were afflicted with
an eruotive disease, common TO children OF tender
age The father went to the drug store OF John
Sergeant 10 procure some magnesia. The druggist
advised him 70 take, 10 addition, some puverzed
rhubarb. 10 which he consented. BY some dread
ful blunder opium given instead OF rbuoaro
The children were dosed the symptoms appeared
physicians were called in. and the case discovered
One of the children, after suffering hours m the
mos, excrucatng agony, died, and was thus re-
lieved OF pain The opium acted as an emetic upon
the other, and was thus almost mlrscuously saved
Pttsburg Journal, 18Th.
PrHLrc DEBT OF OHIo.-Mr. Drake OF Xenis
has Introduced bill for sinking fund for the payment OF
the Pubic 1t is Of the best propositions mare
vet ought attentive consideration every
member, who desires the State out Of debt M
brakes proposition IL 10 levy tax additional of slOoOOO
for the FIRST year. SOS 900 the second and 30 on, which Is
70 be applied to the payment OF the debt The OF
annually, Is no increase Of ten but II Is the d.
intuition Of interest by the payment Of 100000 The
assessed value Of the State 0000 consequently
the tax necessary pay 100000 is only Of one mill
per dollar or 25 cents hundred dollars or one dollar
should be made 5000 0O0 with the accommodating Interest
Then house. or firm worth $4,000 would pay but 81 TO
tie shaking Fund and the State debt would be paid At an
early day. lCincnhsu 'nroniee'
SlyIoHIse IN BosTos.-The Bostonisns have
been making a rotoGs Of the last fall OF snow The
7assept saws. Every horse that had any 90 in him was
IN requisi,on yesterday and last night washington-s
above Dover fremont road. have been converted
into race courses 10 the great danger 10 NE ana o OF
our citizens The city was quite noisy all night made 80
b, the merry parties returning from Brighton and Mned
Wine About o'clock this morning drunken party drove
Toto the bow window the southeast corner Of Washing
ton and sumner SITS making total wreck Of II. How
they escaped with life miracle. Some people are NV
ing very fast In good city at this present writing
Az INVOLUNTARY PLUSGE.-The accident to the
player Of the italian Opera Company which has been
before mentioned happened In this way IL seems that ne
h.d psrtaken Of quite number Of exhratng draughts
before getting upon the Of the Providence Railroad
Just as the reached the junction OF the Worcester
Road he gave lee lurch from tho platform OF the car
where he was standing pitched of and fell through the
Of an bridge about three feet Of mud
ana water TIE train was Immediately stopped and back
I'D no 10 where unfortunate lsy. He was found
10 have sustained injury thorough drenchipg.
Boston Traveller.