New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-15

dam .,S procured the services Of oaBoer Sockets
| % ace thst 90 resistance was made Accordingly,
officer s,oc.. IT. together with officers Moon. 8sa.
bic and McInSre, Of this city. lef' here yesterday
morning with s,,vers Of the worknen. and pro
cseded by the eavly train to Elysville. On ar
irving at the mill u ~ were met By Ar. Asa 8iy,
who 10 strong language warned them not to az
tempt to make the repais TO the dan declaring
with an irnprecatinn that he woald shoot the srst
m.n who attempted Ill The e&oer rsnJasd Win
him for sOme time, persusshs him 81 alov
the vorkmen TO proceed, add J. seek ,dsdn OF
law. Mr. Ely swore he vOu htve notai1s 70 d.
with the lRs; that he woald tsEs IL 10 bic own
hands, snd leaving the spot, went 90 his houses
short dstsace Of, ard ~ & e r min1sss rstarosd
Sth loaded gun and large knife. His brotoe1.
Hugh Ely, forneF!y STATE Senator, resaroed xith
BIN, and both sppesSed greatly excited BY this
tine, the s0kuen. headed BY Jacob NOrtis of this
city, ooe Of the Sunday Police. appeared on ths
opposite side Of the stream 90 tha. On which the
Eys stood. Mr. Asa Ely addressed than, aaa
A. ain ,breseESd 70 shoot s5em II they s'senPsei
70 20 20 work upon the dam. AZ shis M)Er,s en-
tered the mill and cane back with gan. vhsa
the wurkmen and himself catered the water sad
walled toward the center OF tie dam, whore she
break Vas
AZ Morris approached the middle ofths dam
Young an who was standing by Mr. Asa Ely. and
a no Is said 3 be rele,ive urged him 90 saaJt -
The Old msn Immediately raised the gao and took
deliberate aim st Morris Toe officers soeiag this.
cried cut 20 Morris 10 20 back. and rushed toward
Ely TO prevent him from shooting. Monis. seeias
the Intentions OF Mr. Ely, turned aud endsavored
70 retreat, but being 10 his waist 10 wstsr coalj
rot 20 very fact, and looking back and sesiag
Mr.. Ely with bic Gun ans cred at Ely at tho same
ncmsns that he pulled bis trigger According 20
the evidence Of the officers both guns must bsvs
been discharged az the same moment. Msr-
SIS escaped unhurt, but Mr.. Ely fell mortsly
wounded, the load from Morriss gsn entering
his chest and glsncrg apwsrd passed out ct the
nspe Of the neck. Morris instantly surreadefed
msef to the officers, who Immediately brosy.s
rim to the city In the cars, which stopped Of The
place few moments after the ore adfal irassaosoa-
When the officers left Mr. Ely was still living. bus
II wss thought he could not do SO may mlaass4-
On arriving in the city about noon yesterday, an
examination Of the case was hsd IN the City CooN
room, before Judge Nisbet DePasy Attorney Cen
ersI Pmkney appearing Tor the State, and ioha
Nelson, Eco. appearing for the prisoner.
On the conclus on Of the examination. Morris
held in the som Of 81 600 foe bis appearance at
q second hearing of the case, Messrs. Miller Il
MAY hew going bis security. The general impress
sion 10 that he acted in selfdefense. Mr.. Asa niy.
The person shot, is about 60 years Of age and. We
believe, has always stood high ia the estimation Of
those who knew him. The melancholy oocureacs
produced most intense excitement at the village
and one member OF his family endesvored to re-
venss himself by shooting Morris with the gun shaf
course, was prevented by the officers who were
present Baltimore Clipper. lfsh-
NAvAL.-The U. g. soopofwsr Saratoga vss
towed down to the Naval anchorage (Noroul on
tie 18th inst by the U. s. steamer Eneiaecr....
Lieut.. Arthur Sinclair has been ordered 10 the u.
s. ship Penn sylvanis; and Lieut. John 8. Taylor u
to be attached to the Cotil Survey. The U. y.
ligste Raritsn Capt. Chss Quartz u now ready
for sea- ard will sail immediately for the Pscsis
station where she will Join the squadron of Con 20
dore McCsuley. The following 10 a lat OF officers
Of the Raritan: Captain, Charles Guauts. Lies-
tensnts-lst John q. Carter; 20, Daniel y. De-
lspy 80, r. o. Murphy; 4sh, Samuel q. Barney.
PuFser Jno ID. Gibson Acting Master, Corusnd
Benhsm Chaplain, Pbotius Fisk; Surgeon. James
NJ. Green Assistant Surgeon, Robert n. Wei;
Lieut.. Marines, John G. Cash, Thomas Field
Passed Midshipmen, George H. Stevens. Dawsos
Phoenix Mdshipmen, Davis II. Kimberly. WI.
p. Mccain George r. Belkpsp, NJ. *. Palmer
Purser's Clerk, Samuel Hanson; Captains Oterh,
]. j. Barssd; sslmaker. Joseph O. Bradford;
Gunner, Samuel Allen Carpenter. John Cahin;
Boats ain, John Stout