New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-14
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
CITY ITEMS.

wRRRIBLE Row on THE FIVE PorNrs, AID Aul'-
DER BY A LuNATIC.--Last evening about ociocE,
a mulatto named Peter Howlaud, but better known
SIS SOS pish Pete who about week since was ar
rested by Sergeant Martin of the 9Th Ward on u
charge Of Insanity and placed In the City Hospital,
made bis escape, and proceeded to the Coorsd
boarding house Of John Williams in the rear OF No.
1877 Leonard Street where after come slight provo
cation from boarder, he obtained knife, with
which be made aeveral harmless thrusts at various
peraons, ard hed up stairs. He was pursued, but
he stationed himSelf at the top Of the stairs, and
9Th heavy dpost and other missles be laid pros
trhte many pursuefs who attempted TO ascend the
BtAirs Alarge and big hly excited crowd collect
ed IN Leonardst. many Of whom stated that nam
Der OF persons ad bee n killed BY the lunatic The
Sixth Ward Police who were on duty there at the
time, made severa unsucceasful attempts to cap.
ture the desperate. A reinforcement OF ruen were
applied for end obtained st the Station House and
marched to the beseged building, which thoy On
tered bat as Only one could go up stairs at time
it wes q Very dangerous undertaking, kuo* wing
fall vol the Nendsh Individual with whom they
had to deal above, ard who was hurling every pos
sible ruisns at shem. Pisols loadsd only with
pow der were obtained AID frsd, with tia idea Of
diminishing him At about II o'eock afser De-
coming perfectly frantic with rage aad in an IN
guarded moment he vas feled 10 the loor by
oub In the hands OF one OF the cldcers
As sbs poioe eacended the stairs after securing
,be7 prisoas., aDr-d ape osscIe w2s resonsed TO
th.i7 yiew. On bed ~ one corner Of she room
ley John Murray, e coored man, ab0uI IS yeNa OF
years If sgs, with hs face and head horribly boat
ana tia5s12ed, and perfectly dead, he having been
siilsd bg 8 bad poRt in the hands OF Hogsnd. T.
nan a'@'a Sssak T.rrr9z5, toorcd, ia 10 ins at
the ppil, 81 death rem injuries en- she head, BY
club IN shs sang banda Asbeoce Butler also
co;orst, % terribly cas- AID brciaed, and is in
Fery Dangerous ni'pssioa Many othsr Individuals
receiy9d sewers wounds, which we're dFeased b.
Or. Ge-,hsA, OF O7snss.st. Rowland wss saken
80 TIE Tonts ard conrll.sd 10 as&is tho holding
.As Coronsr i1qasss en- the body Ct Murray, .5e
deceased
sRsAzias COWS o. \ SlER-Tso lover sec
non Of :hs City wss electrified 1T nocn On esyar-
DAY BY 'ao rcpo.s shat pl,e IN tho North River,
VEST stdc u lae Ei;as W ard, had broken dcwn,
and noiaosr u Hves rom ten to hardrcd, d..
s;;oJ &c ia opa3sqaanoe.
On arriving ii Pier No. s. fsos Of Recsor.st. 20
found Ole Of tbs Sfidges" CT The pier, uoa, shs
IoRef end, broken dow2.
Iss22ssrs that sbs ship westsra Void had
discharged AGO.. l50 ons OF pig and bar iron upon
tie Pisr, his WEIGHT OF which sc:sled the .pile,,
sra 5'ose half dozen mouster psring.pieees on
ME ioU;hsily side, csntilg sae Roor Of the Pier aDd
letting nearly all Of the iron, ana : lot O, aoar.
crocAsry, 7ios, tsc. &c into the water.
Tnoye ware :hree carts On rbo pier, one CT
whson ass loeced With bar IRON This, horus and
ma7, weas dewn, hrs the carmaa uSsgn ons rn3er
Gte.2 Of is II Wo-lJ, and was hailed Up.
A ue!shnsstss Vas sheFo With his men. He
aecsQsd bai ,ye or rposs Of the man went into the
ri7sri :ha7 waso al rssolei, uninlaTed, ozospsa
few slsbs osaizes There wsro two oclored man
ipjaTsd naune5 Joseph Dare aud Coleman Royal
ccnveyed 20 sbs Cisy Hospital. fseFs