New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-04-17
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.


the most daring md extensive rob0eries have lsssy
heard Of vs committed sboat = o'elock Yesterday
morning. 81 she commercial house OF tn Bsilly
B snchsrd Co. corner OF Boarooa and Custom
house The house rsnsaets the ba.ness OF several
wealthy people. incladlns Madame De PoatsleA. sod
Mr.. blanchard In the hsoil OF keeping moneys
notes sc 20 o lsrgs smount In Q ~bsnk box" which
he Deposited in b.ak. Fer some business 2urpOse Mr..
T. sent 10 the hank tor the box shout the time shove
mentioned, AMI when ws eroaset IN ~ yoang
man. nepse- o. Mr.. Blanchard. Is vas By him placed
upon the counter The young man 81 the mom-nt
hsd occasion step outside The door, sat The boz vs
not observed BY Mr. B. Immediately after the yosrs
man stepped cut three men entered the store and two
OF them stepping back 10 NJ. blanchard ssked nim
about come brady stating that they wished 10 par.
chase Considerable qusnuty. The two men Engaged
the attention OF Mr.. r. 10 ssmplng brandy. while the
third. who rcmsined behind, 10 supposed 10 have
walked OF with the box The two customers coon
came the conclusion that the brandy would not suit
| them. and they went s~sy When the yoanz man
came into the store again he ssked BY Mr. about
the box and the fact Of tie enormous oss then came
out The robbers must think. have the box
carried and from the bank on previous ocrssiops
and bed Its entrance into the store this occasion
10 contained IA gold and silver bank notes noies Of
| hand cheeks drafts. &C. s3oo.Ooo Altogether
this OF the most daring roooeres ever United
In our city and considering the time Of day when IL
took place, II 10 aluios, miracle that the scouncres
| got ca unnoticed n. o. Picsyune eth-
| WONDERFUL ESCAPE or A StlvE.-A few
weeks ego slave In q Southern city managed 70 open
CORES pondeuce with gentleman In Northern city,
with view Of eAectins an escape from bondage hsv.
log arranged the preminsres, he paid somebody $40
to box him mp snd mark him This aide up. with care,
and take him TO the Express Office consigned 10 bic
friend the North On the passage, being on board
of steamboat he wss accidentally turned head down
wards, and almost died with the rush OF blood to the
head Al the ext change OF transportation however
he turned right side up again, and after 70 hours
conine ment arrived safely at his destination On re-
ceving the box, the gentleman had doubts whether ne
| should ind corpse or free man. He tapped lightly
| thah ax With ma All right and de
| lighted to hear the response All right cir lie
poor fellow Immediately liberated from his plsce
| OF living burial and forwarded 10 wealthy Abolition
ist 10 a city in New England, where he now TO- When
did Spartan ntrepidy show greater nrmness and fort
tude under bodily suffering. than did this poor slave
when animated by the inspiring hope Of freedom We
glad have that this story 10 no tght OF
fancy but absolutely true The fugitive, upon whose
| track the twolegged blood hounds coursing will
go back to Slavery II the whole south should
come after him. burlington (Vt) Courier l2th
LAMEsrABLE AFFAIR AT QUINCY MAss.--A
correspondent furnishes with the particulars OF an
affair OF moot distressing character which occurred
| at Quincy on Tuesday last Tbs dead body Of young
lady, named Harriet A. Nightingale daughter OF Mr.
Moses Nghtensse was on that day found IN tae Csns,
not from the residence OF the late John Quincy Ad
| ans IL seems that Miss Nigs eneals had formed an
attachment for young man residing In quincy sno
at first she thoughthe affection might be r-ciprocssed
But attending Church last Sabbath, she read the name
OF her lover declaring his intentions OF another
| young lady. This drove her TO madness, and going
home she passed the in dreadful state OF mental
excitement On Monday she wrote lettor directed
to her late lover which she dropped in the Poet Office,
and Is presumed that the night she put an END
to her existence by throwing herself into the Csna
Since the recovery OF her body the contents oil the let
ter have been made public. In 1t she expressed deep
affection for the young msnstated that she had reject
| ed many suitors on his account and that a. he was
about another she could not bear tho thought
Of living Miss Nightengse was about 2l years OF age.
and bore high reputation among large circle OF de-
| voted friends Boston Herald April ~
A CURIosITY-We copy the following from the
:, Louis Mac Sra, OF the 22d, ss curiosity The
"shp Matilda referred to- was built st 81. Louis, and
advertised to sail direct for California -" Emigrsns
10 California are directed to .hs advertisement VI the
ship MATILDA, In another column OF 10 DAY psper
that will positively sail from this city oy the ION OF
this Month. There are some three or Tour oertns 10
the first cabin and several In the second tnat are not en-
gagged From the large numbers that are going up the
Missouri We fear good deal Of suffering 20 many Of
them. An opportunity is afforded TO few both a. re-
gards safety snd comfort by taking passage In the Ma
ida that will present Itself again this season The
freight being mostly engaged there will DO no delay In
her departure from 81 Louis
| MURDER IN ANNE ARUSDEL.-A young man
BY the name of Allen Meek. residing about miles
from this city was shot by Baker Johnson on last sun
day evening. Notwithstanding the severity OF the
wound he survived until the following morning John
son did attempt TO escape but remained with Moe
until he died. Johnson was committed TO jail on Mon
day and confesses having shot his friend, but solemny
declares that he had not the idea that the gun
loaded They were understand both intoxicated
Annapolis Republican.
| The OLD AS.-Thrty-two years ago,
when nayigating the western waters was looked upon
dangerous than nip to California 81 tne pre-
sent dsy Capt Blair Summons, the popular COMMANDER
| of the me-bost Ben Franklin, reached New Orleans
n command Of barge loaded with western produce
having made the trip from Lossnteville. or Cincinnati
10 that port the then short space of Il days His
crew numbered twenty regular hands one sailor and
four .ries toy her with the 6 passengers
" Louisville Dem. 3d.
THE IMPoRrATIoS OF SLAyEs.-The people Ia
shelby Co Tenn held meeting some days since. and
passed strong resolutions sganst the fsrthsr ntroduc
ton of slaves into that State from Kentucky One OF
the resolutions brings tho subject to tho notice OF The
ensuing gsature and urges upon that body the pass
age Of law making t penal offence 10 Introduce q
slave into that State for the purpose of selling him
FAsHIosABLE AHRyALs-A party OF Mexi
cans numbering 30 with their families and attendants
we're on Saturday at the Mansion House, where they
arrived BY the western train Saturday They were
understood to be on their way TO France and 70 %
some OF the wealihes citizens Of our sister Republic
ALBANY Argus.
| SOMETHING or THE RIGHT SoRT.-We learn
from our exchanges that bill has passed the Senate Of
Wisconsin, BY vote Of ten 10 three, making the ven
ders of intoxicating drinks Responsible for support OF
ali paupers made such either directly indirectly By
means of their traffic
| F,RE.-When our paper was going to press on
saturday night fire wss raging 10 tho direction Of
Troy We could gather no information OF tse precise
locality or damage Alb. Argue.
~ The Michigan Legislature has adjourned
: AFTER long session. during which the third House
or lobby has been triumphant 10 great majority Of
csses According 10 paper ny North, the moot impoi
snt buspess has been the passage OF the
Free Soil Resou6ons and the election OF Gen Case &c
carry them To this think msy be added, - Do
log among the moot important ssms, the chsrserns o.
three or four banks because when these Institution
tumble 10 pieces the Loco Focos make great dea
OF capital our of tbs matter, by calling them, % they
have often done before, "Ihose cherished fnsutu
tons Of the Wings By which the rich are inside cne'
and the poor poorer" lHilisdse Mich Standard
, CY- The robbers who lately broke into the
vault Of Nisbes & Co 81. Louis were arrested Ct
place on tho Wabash River, about thirty miles beos
Terre Hsuse Ind. on the 3ss uh and large part Of
| the stolen money found In their possesston- ThsJ
made their escape the way 10 g. Louis the ohesi
who had them Ia charge falling sslesp from excessive
fatigue as during tbs pursuit. DO bad NOS closed hil
; eyes for several Dishts The funds we're, however
brought safe home.
~ Geo. c. Hubbard, the editor OF the Alta
CeIIoraa the new paper established .; San frsnesco
Ia as we learn from the Norwich On ~ papers SOC
OF Hon John F. Hubbard formerly State ssnssor sno
for long period connected with tbs press Of Chensngc
| County Ills son went 10 California % lss Leossnen
10 the Chensrgo Company Of Volunteers, Organized y
Gen. Dimmlek.