New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-11-30
CITY ITEMS.
WEpNEspAY. Mover

WEDNESDAY, November p lsi,.
ERRArUM-A typographical error Of some i'm
portsnce occurred in the Jersey City ferry article over
the signature of F. in yesterday. Tr5ne the word
pirate should read PriDafe Corporations
FIRFs-About ] clock last night the artihci al
slower and ribbon store Of Messrs Messeroe Co. 1885,
Greenwich 81, was discovered TO be on IRE IN two dis
tnct places in the rear OF the building on shelf near
the ceiling and under the counter But traing damage
was done except by the copious supply OF water that
was used in extingushns the flames The store Of J.
: Roach was also slightly damaged. "A brick build
ng in Chrystiest Houston, occupied as csrpen'
,er's shop, was somewhat damaged by ire about
o'clock lsst evening The lighthouse at the entrsnce
Of Esopus Greek, North River consumed BY FIRE
yesterday morning
ANOTHER ACCIDENT FROM CAMPHENE.-The
premises $500 Broadway was set on tire about o'clock
last evening by the bursting Of a csmphene lamp The
DANES were exingushed by hose company after tri'
ding damage had been done
A DISTRESSING CAsE or HYDRorHosIA.-A
melancholy case OF death from ydrophObia took place
in this city on sunday evening the <yh Oe'oeeE iAst,
The unhappy victim, Mr. Duke OF the Commlssariat
Department, had been bitten about three weeks pre-
viou.ly by strange but not suspectng the anima
10 be in rabid state he omitted mentioning the CIR
cu,ance until too late 20 render humsn assistance oi
any value From Friday morning toe 2oth % the no
rnent of his death he neither eat drank, nor slept
was perfectly sensible Of his fate, and In the VAIN nope
of svertng IT, msie use OF every possible enOrt u
the strong repuensnce be iel sihs' "Asr
but the sight of this Of any other uul1 produced
sensation which he described II undergoing sunJca-
ton from drowning his whole frame becoming ieariul
ly convuised aad on one occasion, when attemptn-
to intCoduce small quantity OF moisture INTO NJ
mouth which he suggested might be done oy means 81
syringe the shock great as 70 make hin spring
uyoiuntAry from the door and strike his head against
the ceiling about ten icot high What MARKS tbs cesc
with character peculiarly distressing IT, that the de-
ceased has left widow with SIX small children 90 the
eve Of giving birth ~ seventh without relation IN
al Cansds means 10 detray the expense Of per nus
bands funeral kingston brusn WIG
ryr EXPEDITION AGAINST SPANISH HAYTI-
,,r. received in this city from Port Prince are 81
together silent as to the expedition reported 10 De NJ
ting out there conquer the cpSnsh part oil me 'ano
and the statement IS discredited. We sns ppohsh 70
morrow translation from ate f0rtau sfince paper
~ rert to the Legislature by the Government oi ne
present condition aud future prospects u 'ho
This report partakss OF the character Oh pesieuts
- ~ csbins, Boston Traveller, 18th.
Tsr NogsE AND q REILLY CAsE--Ihe SUIT
which has been IN Judge Monroe hands ior some
time IL about 10 come before Judge CAiron 10 sc
ington City The Judge intends - near me osse ~
inc his attendance upon the supreme CourL &c !.
terests the West snd South ART 50 deeply
the questions that viii before Judge CAtron tn..
the most lively interests felt in the Judgment tnA' WI
be- rendered BY that gentleman g..
Hon Henry seldom Will appear before Judge -
ron for Mr.. o Reilly. Louisville Courier -ls]
The PROPHECY AND FULFiLNENf-Ih Solder
OF Fortune B T. Hallett declared Al the Baltimore
Convention ss, Spring that MASSACHUSETTS would el's
Cas-. nearly 81 900 votes Whist has been the result
Instead Of this he has received but little more thAh
half that number and the gallant Cushing "a. neen
still scurvily served. Massachusetts uu!y :
poor soil for LocoFoceism. Greenfield Mass uA]'
ZACHARY TAYLoR."-This name is doubtless OF
greater antiquity than people imagine IN the s'
of engrants from Graves-nd. who embarked Tor Nifg
MA Jangary s. lt5 on board the Thomas and Jonn,
Richard Lanbsrd. master, occurs the name Lso'a'y
Tavlgy Nod ~"