New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-23

EXTRAORDINARY CAsk.--W thq short distance
al the Pavilion, HOckawsy, resides poor Insh
family Of the name OF Sicily. Tney have an only
daughter OF the age OF sixteen months. Ever aimee
her birth. she Ina. been the vic.in Of the disease
known ismiisrly as water 10 the head The head
Of this child 70 constantly enlsging 10 SIZE wth)uE
emaciaton 81 the limbs. II is already nearly three
feet ia orco and tothc eye aPpeArc ssarge
as a halt bushel. The child Is intelligent, end has
good appetite. Through the philanthropy Of Dr..
Boyd, well known in this city his scientific a.
tSinDeDts and benevolent character, now resi-
dent for the Summer at Il JckaGay, the circum-
stances were made known ~ th3 Visitors at the Ia
vii0D, within a few days pss, aud Euch was the
commits segetion there excited that Il subscription
was taken up for the beneh. Of the parents ami
sl20 were subscribed at once. Nr Stephen Whit
Iey and Mr. George Barclay, OF this city. Interested
themselves warmly ia the charity. aud Mrs Craas
ton, wife OF the proprietor Of the Pavilion. has taken
charge Of the fund iOr tho relief Of the family.
Evsring Posi-
DARING HiGRwAY ROBBERY On Saturday
evening, bets 10 and Ii ocl0ch while Mr.. John
ID Cady, vas returning 70 MS house, In Washing
ton-st he as met by three men, and one armed
with a club struck bin down, oitcr which the three
fell upon him, and took from him hls gold watch ant
chsin valued at : so beside 81 va bills Toe TOD
berry was effected while he lay Eenseless upoo the
walk On B1oday morning thinking he recogniz
ed some one of the robbers, ne wens 10 search OF
colored man. NJ d on finding hiD, accused hi OF
being one OF inc parry aeN ~ III C~so"H6 iH~Co"
him 10 lesd him TO stsble, where he proceeded 20
an oat bin and drew forth the watch and chain No
arrests have yet been made. tAlbany Express
PRKsBYTERIAN MIssIoS.-Ths following stats
tics derived from the annual reports OF the Board
Of Foreign Mission TO the General Assembly, show
the rise aud progress Of the mission OF the Pres
byterian Church In MRy, lsiS, there were
ststions, IL male and u fems!e missionaries,
Cburohes 81 communicates, l3l pupils, press, sld
toe contributions amounted 90 S4i7i4. In May,
1850, the stntiops were %, the meia msslonRrles
o. the females l., the churches ! Z, tue conmlnl-
csotA $50, tho pupils l75l the presses ., and tue
Contributions $l26 073
SrOrPAGE oF COTTON FAcTORlE>-We regret
70 learn from the Pitts6afga Gd< ne. that there s
at the pre- sent time much distress among the oPer
auves OF the town Of Allegheny, opposite that city,
caused by the si0ppsse OF siX OF the most extcn
,ive Cotton fsotorics carried On there Over 1900
persons have been thrown on: o! employment. Toe
Iroprieturs Of these eFtGblshne1ts have suffered
such severe Losses, owing - the tremendous guam
atty of imported goods brought into the market that
they have determined 10 Keep their mills closed iJr
a1me mont
To- Hon. Jesse Miller, ia!e Secretary OF the
lommouwe stb died yesterday az Harrisburg a.
ter A short illnefs Mr.. NJ. had occupied numerous
public situt tions and at the tine Of bis deceaGe
coeditor Of the Harrisburg Keystone. In his de-
nestc and sOCial relations he was enia5e and eN'
empsry. Phit Bulletin, 2ls;.
TF- We s-e sorry TO hear, says the National
IatoiligcEcsr that Mr.. Senator wings sbsenoe
from his place fJr siew days pas. has been caused
by indisposition.
~ Carloy } 60 been tined At Washington and
acquitted Of the murder Of Wm. BcowH, Al s.
Marine.