New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-08


ANOTHER SHOOTING ScRAPE.-OnS Sunday after
noon man named John Jones, one of the night
watch, while accompanied by young lady named
Mary Hastings, shot a German named Peter Miller,
upon the premises Of Mr. Rock, a market gardener,
near Mine rsvie under the following clrcu instances:
We understand that the person and young wo-
man was sitting down to rest, under a tree, when
the owner of the orchard ordered them to leave.
The couple got up and were walking away when
the girl discove cred her handkerchief missing The
young man went back to get it from off the ground
where she forgot it when ferocous dog rushed
upon the girl. Her friend came 10 her relief and
shot the animal. By this time three Germans
rushed upon the stranger with clubs The young
man, before shooting, received several heavy blows
ard was insensble for time from the effects of q
heavy blow received on bis head. He at length
fired, wounding one OF them MORALLY The case
will be examined before the Mayor this morning.
Pittsburgh PA Chronicle, "a.
THE LATE GREAT BANK RoBBERY.-No trace
has yet been obtained OF the robbers OF the Dor
chester and Milton Bank. The Directors announce
that they have determined 10 call in their circua-
ton, aEd will issue no bills of said bank All bills
lesitimately out will be redeemed at their own
counter and persons are cautioned against receiv-
ing any notes Of said bank unless from persons TO
them personally known, as the notes stolen, many
of which can be identified will not be redeemed.
Early on Monday morning, several hundred dol
lars in the bills OF this bank, supposed to be part
OF the stolen money, were passed at jewelry stores
in this city, by an Englishman, accompanied by
woman, since which no further attempt has been
made. Boston Traveller, 9th.
EBRAzmIAS SLAvEs CAPTURED.- The iSaleDl
Gazette Of the 5th inst gives the following infor-
nation, furnished BY Capt Mansfield, Of the brig
Cherokee, which arrived e. Salem on Tuesday:
"The Cherokee, on March II, in the Mozambique
Channel off Ibo, lat IL IS, lon 81 o., was boarded
by H. d. brig of.war Pantaloon, Capt. Parker,
from Cape Of Good Hope. Capt. p. reports much
trouble on the Cape on account Of the convicts,
who had not yet been permitted to land. Capt
Parker had made prize OF the Brazilian ship De-
hberGceOn, under American coors wnen she was
boarded, bat who hauled them down and threw
them overheard. He had her sent TO the Cape
Of Good Hope. Captain Parker had also taken
a brig called the Phianthropist and had her an
cLored doif Guilemaine, until he should decide
upon her case"
4th says: A letter from Hiram Powers, dated the
5:h May, received in this city, says: my Statue
OF Eve fortunately insuredl was lost IN the
Westmoreland" which was wrecked near Car
thaeena, on the coast Of Spain, not long ago 1t
has been got out bat the vessel had been TAU OF
putrid water for a month or more, OF course 10
damaged state, more or less. | know not yet how
much"
~ The Pitsburek Gazette announces that the
ON .afies between the contractors and laborers on
the pennsylvania Railroad have been satlsiact0
my settled, and that it is not likely that they VIII
be renewed.
q AT Boston on Thursday morning last, a sea-
man named John Humphrey was knocked down
and robbed of a gold watch and chain, valued at
49, oy three men who followed him from Ann-st