New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-17
RPnnKINN AFFAIRS


FIRE Al rHr ArIAyrfc DocKs.-About half
pas. II O'Clock on Monday night FIRE broke out in the
four.tory granite store No 80, Atlantic Dock ware
house, being about the center Of the entire range The
stores arc on furnished with heavy iron window shut
,ers and hence the fire he'd gained considerable head
way before IL VS., discovered by the Waterman Of The
Docks The place is also distant from the locality Of
snv Of the fire engines 60 that full half hour elapsed
after the alarm was given before any Of them reached
the place In the mean time however prompt mess
ures had been taken 20 arrest the OF the conta
grafton The hose belonging 70 the contiguous ware
house of Wadsworh Wells was attached 70 the steam
engine Of the elevator Of building No. 20 and stream
Of water thus brought % bear upon the flames which
were then beginning 70 burst from the store IN all d.
rcctions The fire thus kept partially in check I'LL
the arrival Of the FIRE department when by great exer
ton il was finally mastered after pretty much destroy
I'M, four Of the buildings Nos 3d. 81, 81 and 80 and
somewhat damaging Nos - and -. Nos. o. % and So
belonged 10 AID Richards To the last was attached
grain elevator with valuable steam engine, which WAS
dcstroved The buildings We're probably worth about
5000 each nnd the engine from $1,000 20 $4,000
Mr. Richards has an insurance Of $1,000 on the build
ings and ike sum on the machinery-the whole GOV
erng about onehaf Of HE loss No 30 is the property
Of Conkln Brush Esq Of this city, and understand
+, insured for about onehalf Of its value The others
we're owned By Daniel Mcintyre and Mr. Parrish, snd
were partially covered by insurance.
The premise. destroyed I'll in the occupancy Of
Mcssrs Verplanck Crane & Co. storage warehouses
There were from thirty 10 forty thousand bushels Of
grain. twenty thousand bushel. Of which were com
end ten thousand wheat Il belonged 20 Dows & Cary
Co-ing & Co. End Dwight Johnson, and was ell insured
principally in the Albany Protection, md Mutual In
sursnee Companies As there but little If any other
merchandise in the buildings the loss this portion Of
the property will not exceed s3OOlO-makns the whole
loss in the neighborhood Of $4,000
AxvtgFR.ArY or TIE SUNDAY ScHooLs.-The
Eighteenth Anniversary Of the Sunday Schools took
place Yesterday afternoon At e'ry hour the differ
ent divisions formed line in the several streets e'd
ing 10 Hicksst and NJ 3 o'clock precisely they com
menced their march and finally divided and went 10
their respective churches, where appropriate addresses
were delivered The different divisions were headed
bv .ppropriat. banners and the children in their neat
drc.sc. and smiling faces presented truly interesting
scene Nothing occurred 70 mar the pleasure Of the
dav and every one appeared 70 enjoy the exhibition.
CHARTER CONVENTION This Convention held
a meeting At the Common Council room last evening
The Convention took up for consideration ure 81 Of
te engrossed bills which have been passed upon by the
Convention. and were engaged during the evening 10
correcting them
AccIDENr.-A span of spirited horses, ATTACHED
20 carriage containing he wife and family Of Mr r.
smith, took fright no the locomotive and started ct 90
flu speed DO Fuliou-st near Cll-0nayenue MIS- smith
Jumped from the carriage and thereby .pralncd one Of
her snkes TIE other members OF tue family escaped
injury.
GENERAL SEssIoSs.-A boy named John Barry
Wa tried for having stolen the 9TH of Apr last St0
iu bank notes the property OF John Wilson. The com
nsiEart was employed = barkeeper Of the hotel and
HE money was taken from his ~ night The ac-
cu.el was seen the house The evening, and let
suddenly the next day. The jury found the accused
guilty and hc sentenced % the State Prison FOR .
ye-rs.-. Edward Mckenry was placed upon u.al TO-
an assault with intent 90 commit a rape on a young
Irish gir named Mary Campbell, who testified Thar
.he came 20 this country about Two weeks $50, thar
she saw the accused board the ship thst be- offered
% take her home but upon her con senung 20 Co. be-
took her = house of ss-gnaOn ~ Howard &C. where
he nptcd commit the outrage upon her person
Her screams brought some assistance tO her and she
rescued and the prisoner arrested The Jury found
verdict of guilty. AMI ac wss sentenced % the Pcni-
Tertiary Tor year
pOLIcE Edward Quinn w,s arrested yester
i,y on board The propeller Legare charge Of VIC
len,ly assauuns Manning Dearon. The accused Wa
held -o answer.