New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-29
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
BROOKLYN ITEMS.

A SINGULAR AFFAIR-The principal circum-
stances OF the story which follows were hrst com
municated to the PHILADELPHIA Inquirer The mat
ter has lately been attracting considerable notice
here Some thirteen years go aSoOtchman named
John Cameron, on Long Island suddenly died. as
was supposed, # apopexy, leaving boy 8years
old, ard a widow, VINO appears 70 have nai some
intimacy with person named Palmer, who aver
wards left for England The boy was present
when bis father died The mother had gone OUT OIL
the village inat day, On visii, and the BOY pre-
pared The evening meal for his father VINO PA..ooA
OF II, and then expired. Palmer aud the ns's"'''s
were called in, and the next day the pOly was
buried. no inques. having been held, not even the
doctor examining he body. ,,.
Soon after this, toe relatives Of the deceased IN
Scotland received an aDODy letter. stauns 1nas
there had been case OF poisoning, OuI ho'nin5
more vss thought, or done, N the mauer'
The boy who became photographer ana mas
for some Years been employed by Mr.. Currier, in
Kasssu,st recently proposed 70 have the body oil
bis father removed 10 place OF sepulchre more IN
accordance with bis wishes. For this purpose ne
msde arrangements for a grave-stone, and Tor pre-
serving the remains. sexton was employed, and
the body was discovered in the grave where 1t
bad been placed by himself thirteen yearsaso. On
opening TIE coffin, the hands. which had been las
tened upon the breast originally were found under
the head the fingers cinched ia toe hair, indicating
that the mas had been buried alive. ms, now
ever, was not all The body retained al tne ifesn
ness Of lie was only little dlscoiored, ana co9lu
Dot be lifted from the grave on account o us weight
The flesh ep the surface yielded 70 the touch, ana
the bodv vqas recognized By many persons OF the
village. and tine slight change became the SUBJECT
Of general comment. A full examination Will soon
be made when il is possible that the circumstances
WILDE explained Ii is known that the deceased
was in The habit Of preserving birds, in which ne
used large quantities OF alcohol.
SIsGULAR AFPAIR-Somebody sends us the fol-
lowing story On Sunday the 10Th ult arrived the
ship Western World from Liverpool, bringing about
500 emigrants, among " HON were Scotch couple
who had been married only about three weeks be
fore sailing, aud by all we can hear appeared to be
in every way suited for each other no quarrels or
angry words arising between them during the
whole passage, thong h with such crowded ship
and the usual sea accompaniments will generally
try the most amiable of all human souls. IL aP-
pears that their intention was 10 proceed with the
husbands half brother (who came with them TO
Upper Canada, and for that purpose, early on Mon
day morning the two men removed their luggage
from the ship consisting Of two hair trunks one
wooden trunk covered with oil skin and one large
chest each Marked N. Buchanan passenger,
New.York, and leaving the wife, Mrs. N Bachan-
nan on board promised not to be long before they
returned. After waiting nearly two hours aud be.
coming uneasy she went with some passengers OF
the ship on shore for about an hour, making inqu-
ries During her absence her husband and his
brother returned the brother evidently having been
drinking some not finding her they went away,
and since which time they have never been seen
or heard of. Mr. Neil Buchanan had about him in
a belt round his body about E2OO sterling, all In
gold, in eagles, half eagles and douboons.
No 2's ESGISE-This Company had a trial with
their new engine on Monday night The expert
mepts fully attested the worth of the machine, aud
realized the expectations OF the boys who run her.
THr WEATHER-The mercury at two o'clock
in the afternoon Of yesterday stood at s2' In the
shade.
DEAD-Henry White who was found in Gold
st. with his throat cut, died in two hours after he
was found