New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-04

~ George Wood, ESQ viii commence tbs
closirg argr me ut in The Ismoua oase OF Ogden rs
Astor, at o o'ccck This Ftidayl morning 10 the
Superior Court before Judges Daer and Mason, II
will no doab, be an able, forensic display 4esars.
O'Copnot, Lord and B B Butler have already
bee 90 he ard in the case which involves 40 amount
Of about 5000 600 No triH
HAMLET Thu money necessary for the purchase
81 his alleged slave has been raised, and Mr. John
Woodgate, respectable merchant of this City.
who is acquainted in Baltimore. has geDerousIy
offered a. bis o"n expense, to proceed TO tba'
city, and consummst the usacton, procuring the
necessary evidences of freedom and bringing back
Hemittto New YORK He expects TO return on
Saturday
WYE OF HAmIET-We find the following in
the Jou,nol of Commerce: "Mrs. Hamlet was in
flee Tuesday, accompanied by her mother
and colored man She appeared to be in good
health though of course distressed at the miaSor-
tune of her husband,) and we hope she will live
thousand ears She certainly shall, if his return
viii have that tfecs-
HoMiclDE.-On "Wednesday afternoon John
Towers and Jesse Smith, laborers, working on the
opening at Eighty shrd-st. and the Thrdavenue,
got into az alteration in relation 10 come tools
which each claimed. A personal conflict ensued,
during which Towers threw Smith, striking the lat
ter's head against a projection of the rock, and
killed him instantly, Towers was taken into GUS
tody, and yesterday morning the Coroner went 90
investigate the homicide.
GRAFD LARCENY-Three men, named John
Stokes, Paul Litten and Luke Riley were yester-
day arrested on charge OF stealing ~ swine from
the yard of Winfield Shannon. 2l0 Thirteenth st.
Che accused were seen to drive OF the swine oy
James Donohue, neghbor Of Mr. Shannon "a who
was from home at the time. They were taken be.
fore Justice Eimpson and committed for trial
supDEN DEATH-FATAL ACcIDENT.-A female,
named Mary Flynn, residing the corner OF
Dover and Water ats about o clock yesterday
afternoon, while ascending a flight of atairs with
4, an empty wash tub, missed her footing and iell
backward down stairs, striking upon the back oil
her head, causing death shortly afterward. she
was SIS years of age. The Coroner Will hold an
Inquest this morning.
AccIDEET.-The end all Of one Of e range Of
buildings in process OF erection on the corner OF
Bixteenthat. and the Fifth avenue, opposite 20
the elegant mansion erecting for Capt Spencer,
(
iDjuripg severa of the men. One Of them, ma
aon, was taken offin a carriage, and 1t is feared,
was seriously hurt. We did not learn his name
ACCIDENTS John Hogan on Wednesday fell oil
the embsnkment az Eighty ninth 81. and the Fourth
avenue on the Railroad track, niuring himself
very severely. he WAS taken to the hospital at
Bellevue.
PoLIcE.-Thursdav- Matda Green was con.
vin ed n Of ERhbiDp
mouth covering the nearly of and cutting her face
coryer Of Mulberry and Cross Henry Brown
taken into custody last night on board The steamboat En-
pire Slate charged with stealing S25 and silver pencil
from board that vesRel
SUPREME CoURT-Special Ierm-Before Judge
Edwards Application by the Roman Catholic Orphan
Asylum Society OF Brooklyn agsnot The Board Of Educs'
ZION Of thai cry oo 9 ho pn ne
money, which 1t Is commended the Board wrongfuy with
Phs claim based on The Jaws l848 1885, which gives
the orphan ustees Of Brooklyn proportion OF sch Dol
money equal to ha OF the Public schools The claim In the
present instance resisted the ground that the Society
has compiled withihe conditions on which waste be
entitled 40 apportonmen and tha, The acts giving por-
opa ?he first To- that the Socey not only claims for the
orsh ba all others thai GO 10 school mere wcu are
the Board that The Society does not come within the law
scla under which the Society claims portion OF School
money, pasted when three ifhs of the members OF
ated public money hou!tpecifyng distinctly the purpose
fo which be uhedha the Hchoo! OF The Society quen
on teaches sectaran doctrines being of the Roman Cath
Church. and the children dsy csthecized! 10 the Roman
Catholic doctrine that the circumstances under which the
soceiy calns amount diversion OF portion OF the
fund In question: from tie purpose for which ii origin
ally rais that The Society claims share In the State
School Fund, which the Consultation ses apart exclusively
for Common Schools which this la NOT &c
On the other hand II 10 commended that Tho Society en.
led 10 an appointment Mr. Van Colt appeers on behalf
OF The Board Of Education and occupied the attention Of
The Ccnr yesterday in his argument which will be replied
10 by Mr.ysn Buren, who with MIR. Robinson and MIR.
Brophy appear for The Society.