New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-03
CITY ITEMS.


tide. Among the passengers we notice the name
of Sir Edward Belcher, N. the distinguished
navigator who has been spending the Autumn ia
this country
FATAL ACCIDENT ON New YEAR DAY-A
horse attached to a pleasure sleigh. containing
DR.. Vancleek, Mr.. D. Bedson and child, niece
Of the latter gentleman, tsok frightin Madison-av
about 81 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon and
ran down the avenue to Twenty ninth st. where
the sleigh was upset and the whole party were
thrown out with great violence. The child es
capped upburt, DR.. Vancleek was severely injured
and the skull of Mr. Bedson was dreadfully frac-
tured The parties were Immediately conveyed
10 the Eighteenth Ward Police Station and at
tended by Drs. Mott, Wood and others Dr. Van
cleek was sufficiently recovered at o'clock as to
warrant his removal to his residence. Mr.. Bed
son died at o'clock he was young man OF
highly respectable connections, and was to have
been married in two weeks. By this painful &C
cident two families have been thrown into the
deepest distress Coroner Geer was yesterday
called to hold an inquest upon the body, and
verdict of accidental death was rendered. De-
ceased was native of this City, % years of age.
SERIOUS AFFRAY-A dispute took place on
Tuesday evening in Sixth-st. near Third-av be-
tween Geo Phster French shoemaker, and a
colored man named Kidd, in reference to dog
which each claimed as his property. Blows soon
succeeded words, and Phister, finding that he was
getting more than he could give, ran to grocery
near by and Selling large meat knife stabbed
the black dangerously in several places He then
started of, but while running slipped and fell, and
the point of the knife entered his left arm near the
wrist and inflicted dreadful cash, extending from
the wrist to the elbow. He was then arrested
and subsequently sent to the City Hospital. The
negro was taken to his residence
ATTEMPT TO KIDNAP CHILD IN BROADWAY.
About o'clock on Wednesday evening, as
Capt. f. T. Carter, of the barge lady Of the Lake,
in company with his wife and two children, was
passing down Broadway, the youngest, a lad four
years of age, was seized with much violence by
q desperate looking German. The mother
screamed for help, and her husband, who was
few steps in advance, seized the kidnapper and
rescued the child, whose neck bore marks of the
violence used by the German. He was handed
over to the custody Of the police and locked up
by Justice Lothrop for examination. His name
| is August Luher and he claims the child as his
ACCIDENTALLY SHoT.-An inquest was held
on Wednesday by Coroner Geer at 81 Stanton
st. upon the body Of Henry Jacobs, German, SO
years of age, who was accidentally shot on New
Year Eve by Wharf H. Miller. 1t appears that
on the evening in question several persons called
at the grocery Of deceased and after drinking
| liquor refused to pay for it and were otherwise
very disorderly. They finally left and deceased
supposing that they intended going to his other
store, loaded horse.pistol with the intention Of
| following them before starting however, Miller
took up the pistol and was examining the lock-
when the pistol went off accidentally and its con-
tents were lodged in Jacobs left side producing
| a wound of which be died before medical aid
could be procured verdict to this effect was
rendered by the Jury
SUIcIDE.-The Coroner held an inquest yester-
| day at 10 North William-st. upon the body of
| Gustavus Schenck, a German, 81 years OF age,
| who committed suicide ON Wednesday evening
! py stapping nImsen 10 the neurr with dagger.
| Previous to the commission of the act the de-
ceased wrote note to Mr.. Huber of II North
wished 10 see him alive he must call upon him
Immediately. He did so and found him lying
upon the floor in the agonies OF DEATH The loss
of his wife, whom he buried on Saturday last, pro
duced depression of spirits and was probably the
immediate cause of his committing the fatal deed
A verdict in accordance with the above facts was
rendered.
N \ ppO
about o'clock, as MIR. VIM. nj. Davis of Will
liamsburgh was passing through the Park he no.
tced, near the Hall of Records, several persons
collected round a woman and child who appeared
to be begging. While stopping moment out OF
curiosity the pocket of his overcoat was cut open
by some sharp instrument and a pocket-boo con-
tanning S422, with silk handkerchief taken
therefrom. He discovered his loss Immediately
after leaving the group, but too late to discover
the pickpocket. Persons who carry money about
at night cannot be too strictly on their guard.
There is no lack of scamps in all parts of our
City, who are the alert to plumber the careless
and unsuspecting.
s HAgsER, THE VIoLINIsT.-Mske Hauser, the
eminent violinist who, as we have already an
nounced came passenger IN the baltic hrlVeuln
this City yesterday. We shall shortly have an
opportunity Of comparing him with Ole Bull,
Vieuxtemps and Sivori.
SMARcUS c. STAYLRY.--This individual, rela'
tive to whom much has been said during his late
absence from the City, yesterday arrived in town
and surrendered himself before Justice Mount
fort who discharged him on his own recognizance
to await an examination on a sharge preferred
against him by the Drurys.
MUSICAL IESTRUCTIOS.-We call attention TO
the card Of Miss BoDrs, in our advertising col
umns Ladies who desire instruction in the piano