New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-24
CITY ITEMS.


The number Of dessfs during tie past week. - con
ster.tiv greater than that Of The week before A me
City Inspectors Report %; competed on saturday
night Al Official report u the naber cannot Be- given
ht pr,btv the deaths from s ca8scs are soout l''
Of which nearly 20 aye from Cholera The ofleiA4
rcDor, from ~ Psincks Cemetery gives 81 deaths
froro all csuses # which - are from Cholera
N,t,srsolY ArFsiE At rHE RATHBtN 10
go, R,o.o,r,y-r.oo,nis Raih5un the only son "e
believe. Of Mr. Ben amin Rsthoan proprietor o' ''-
u,-l and formerly % Bafao. - 81 years oi az. as
.,e.rsrted hs.its o. utemperen'e. ------'
70 szcess he intoxlcslon j. io-o~eo y 'oii''-'
.,.,i-,,o trrnens and 10 sucn tunes be os' IS tue
control or,r tis actions "a .1naiic livery elo'' VI -
s.,,s- o. reeiaim him from rs dssollie .ie nA'Is
nrored .nef r.1.l. b. res.1ed al ine n'''- NH'- -
cao-e End iii a. be- priced
Js. morning about Elk be got up out Of oed' Aiief
- Of hard drinking. took lp the razor and Al
- g. ri, III. orn throat which his unhappy
,,..b.r eho had been watching bic motion n~-Afay
-, ~, ors-.n, 10 is sad that ho cued Good nye
-,,,b.r@ bsiore drawing the INSTRUMENT across lis
49,, which be WOUNDED severely, but not dangerous
H. "a. s.es mother .,l1ed his hand and screamed
r8 Nth uncomfortable terror The unfortunate VIC
-. l.,o.r. s-~f instantly turned round upon ne
alarmed and agitsied parent, attempted H. iaHe nei 'i'
| ,..,,..., an Ter % Kill her and wounded heI
. .eolv ia the throat with the razor she nad FAiny
4svored % arrest from him that her lie wa ioi
tine 5esrairea Of lie c4t her throat from ear 70 ear
o, n he waters heard her groans and succeeded in
-siog tho maniac Of her mangled body and secured
,, she was geltering in her own blood, and ner mis-
ersble son was bleeding very Profusely
The writer Of this article has this moment left Rath-
h,,. Hotel and iear,s that there are now stronger
hone. Of Mrs Rathbuns recovery. Her son is to be
.,,veves Immediately 10 the lunsuc asylum, Black
wels ISLAND
| n, Albert Clark keeps the houso-he Is Mr. Raih'
-. ,sr,rer On inquiry We ind that the young man
ss steadily refused any liquor there lie s SAID 70 -
o-v s,nS Of his mother when sober, and for several
wears he kept resolution TO avoid strong drinks out
a, last broke through it. tavern where liquor Il con
.,antv on sale was not the most suitable home for
| Loomis Rstnbun
Tuy BODY OF MATHEW WooD.-lt appears
that the friends and relatives Of Mathew Wood refused
To take away the body OF this unfortunate man. though
notified BIZ the authorities On this refusal being made
known. Mr. Edmonds very humanely had every prepa-
ration for an intcrment made and placed the body IN
,b ysult Of the Methodist Church, Sullvsn-st The
co,,iacste for the in,errnent thus Mathew
Wood aged 20 years died July 90 l5i9. lExecuied)
RvrsyspA CprRcH.-An able and interesting
dscourse before this colored Society. worshipng in
the Hall Of the Lyceum Buildings, delivered yes
tcrday BY Rev JOSHUA LEAvITT OF The IadPendeqt
new,paper. The subject was The Injury Of Sin to
the soul and was Listened with great earncstness
by a very respectable audience.
FrSyaALs ~ WILLIANsBURGH.-The great
number Of funerals In WillamsbuTgh Of persons de-
ceased in this City has compelled the authorities TO
prohibit their passing at their Ferry landing More
than TO funerals passed through the city in two days
during the last week principally to the Catholic Gem
etery almost lling up the streets through which the
train proceeded great deal Of disturbance has oc-
Cured At the Ferries the collision Of different par
ties, and several persons seriously injured
Fnr.-This morning about . O'Clock fire was
discovered in the millinery store OF Mrs Green, IA
gleeck,rst and upon breaking open the door the FIRE
was found TO be in a which stood in the ROOM and
also in one of the windows. 1t oxtiuguishcd
after burning portion of the goods and slightly nur
ing the premises The stock was insured IN the Fire
| mems Insurance oIce.
SrpnFS DANA man named VIM Fisher
Was found in the street a state of great exhaustion
ON Friday evening lie taken 10 the Eleventh ward
station house and physician called TO his assistance
but he died in about hour and half alter his adns
sion.
| hrrrmrr ~ SuioipE-Ssturday night about II
o'clock aman named Thomas McOuims attempted t'
co,nn, suicide by Jumping overheard from chip ly
inc in Cocntics slip East River lie rescued from
drowning by officer Weed
A SrRAYrD CHLD-Mr. Oliver, the Keeper q
l.e Es..x Market station. house picked up on Thurs
| md hra.
wears oil aye The child canno, speak plain enough L
tell his own name lie seems to be- quite at home an'
every attention is paid him by Mrs. Oliver. lie VA
gcn,coly and clearly dressed and had On sack an'
CATER Shoes
REscrFn.-A man named Samuel Hudd, res d
ns at CJ Laghtst while in state OF besstly in,oNca
ton fell into the dock foot OF Jay ct. North River liz
t WAS rescued by officer Givin, and conveyed to hi
residence
EscArED CoNylcrs-Two boys named Georg
: Rogers and John Patterson, who had escaped frou
d Blackwell Island were arrested on Friday evening
q
e. ~ Mr.. Arthur. book keeper in the Union Bank
who was reported to have been attacked with Choier'
is not seriously H. Mr.. Anderson book Keeper in tn
same Bank is still in, but hope, gre entertained OF ii
3 recovery. lie has lost two children by Onocia'
~ Rev f. II. CHAPiS, the popular Univer
sst divine of this City, is to deliver the Annual D
course before the Senior and JUNIOR Glasses Of Brow
- | t,oiy,rsity. Al the Commencement IN september.
) DARING OUTEAGE.-The Courier " Enquire
a ba. received from an authentic source the folown
account Of an outrsge attempted at the Convent OF II
sisters Of Mercy in Houston-si'
About O'Clock on Sunday morning, Sister Monte
the The second n'of Ni me tonNrut
. Merry Housion-si aroused from sleep ny heafif
he handle Of her door turned Il was fortunately locke
10 but the med chest being n room adjoining mere az
.he having been called upon for medicine lev uigns .
fore lone the young women ~ The House oi froiec'
being suddenly taken i she thought - nrst Wa IN
lar application. and Inquired who % Wa No answer
~ iug returned she sad aloud se would not open he do
~ until al answer given TIE handle u the door y
Al interval. turned in silence hui al length The qlesu
being re- peated " DO j. there " voice replied 70 Il /
"a The tone was similar hat Of Mr. Hart, the serva
man Of tue Convent. that she asked-"ls u Mr Hart
70 | He replied Its" The Sister then ASKING" What
~ YOU u AL r' be said want 10 SPEAK 10 you" sisi
- Monica Al once concluded either that be was III or N
some alarm had occurred IN the basement here he Sic
and thai be applied her The nearest before alari
- the house. She consequently partly opened the door
spesk when rushed violently against her ana inre
The bed with evident Intent o The wofst oa
she struggled ard screamed violently, hoping that .
10 crrs would bring her aid Al hrs she was unheedec,
sisters above siafs lhnkrg The cres proceeded from
IN street, Al length entered with candle, y h
U.s. Startling the rian sister Monica ~As able 10 escape ~
&C.,