New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-04
Very respectfully your oh't aarv't.
r Il. WEfGHTMAH,
Sepstof Elect. Nuty Mexico.

ACCIDENT AND OurRAGE,--The Springfield Re-
pptlicaa states THAI young child OF Mr.. O. w.
simopds, ofthat town, fell from window, and was
40 badly injured that be died Store morning, Late
a, MD BIZ the father went out to procure spirit Tor
which he was obliged 10 apply at 6 rum trap on
n III OF all other places around being closed, aud
where he found some Irish men and women drink.
ing and playing cards. Afterward, as he wac at
tending his bro.her's wits TO her nome, be was at
tackled and beaten by party froEn the cellar.
His brother then accompanied him toward Ma
home, in return and while passing the same Gel.
lar. thew were rushed upon and stabbed, the broth
err slighly, but Mr.. O. w. Simonds was severely
cut ia several places, and will be manned for ilte
None Of the perpetrators are known.
E9' A angular accident occurred on the Ded-
BAN railroad on Sa urday evening. When the To-
comotive backed into the depotto be connected 20
the 81 O'Clock Dedham train, 1t came in with such
force as to set the whole cars In motion and BACK
ed the train up aganst two other cars which were
in the depok with sach force that they became
coupled The mistake was not perceived, aud
the de2Gra" cars were taken along with the Dad
ham train, but the srapple not being complete, as
ia supposed, they became detached again six niles
from Boston. AS o'clock heavy freight tram
lett the depot, and while at speed OF about thirty
miles al hour ran into and smashed one OF the de-
tsched cars all to pieceR, and tore up the sleepefG
for some distance. The locomotive was somewhat
shattered, and the engineer Sustained feS slight
hruiaea Boston Courier 3D.
EscApRp-A female slave, astacEed to family
from Baltimore, Md. as domestic, 1t appears
accompanied her employers on a recent vis't 70
Newport and while aojourning there found means
to tlude her employers and msde her way % toia
CITY. Her MASTER upon learning OF her wherea-
bouts, followed her to this place, and on Saturday
sfternoon met with her on Purchase-s! 10 the
vicinity Of the depot and accosting her, declared
his Intention OF taking her with him. Soc imns-
diasey gave the alarm to some of her colored com.
panions, aud almost instantly, ike the border men
of Rhoderick Dhu, crowd of them Numbering
more than one hundred had collected 10 her rescue,
and this matter thus ended. 10 the tlnur the
slave had escaped, and has probably lett the city.
New. Bedford Mercury.
F1REs-Four barns In Atteboro', Owned by
John Daggett, Esq. and the Messrs. Wilnarth,
were consumed by FIRE on Sunday night, with their
contents, about ii O'Clock. Loss Estimated at
$4,000, partly insured Tbs work OF an inoendiafy.
Ey Mrs Lynn. rect Of the late Senator Lynn,
OF MMouri it is STATED, died recently in Clay Coan-
,y, Missouri, OF Cholera. where she was On visit
BEEs.-The most curious ihutance of change OF
instinct is mentioned by Darwin Tue bees car
ried to Barbados and the Western IalsDds ceased
to lay up honey after the asst year. They found
the weather 80 fine and the materials for honey so
plentiful tba, they Quilted sheir grave, prudent and
mercantile character, became exceedingly Profsate
and debsuched ate up their capital aud resolved 70
work no more, and amused themselves oy lying
about the kusa houses and singing the negroes.