New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-19
CITY ITEMS.

GA, lip THE RIvER.-The property
holders IN certain defined district Ia the village OF
Pouehkeep,ie, are to vote on the 27th INST whether
tie -treets IN that section comprising the most ous!-
ness rt Of the place shall be lighted with gas by
- Oh the property. \ proposition submitted to the
,.hsb.tauts Of the whole village last winter. was
tored down but II is Eow thought that the decision
,1 no the other WY. The law under which the
vote % 10 be taken requires a majority Of AL the
rroDsrty 20 secure the light. II a man owning ten
.horsap5 dollars worth OF real estate neglecis -
vote the value Of ms estate Is put down IL he neg
tive TIE total amount Of property IN the district
il. es..,usted At one million and a half Of dollars
TsIALs Postponed Court Of oyer and
7sr7a,ner-Before Judge Edmonds and AID. Chap
man and kelvin the case Of Michael Mulvey'
hose trial was put down Tor Thursday, the District
Attorney said the witness rthe prosecution he refer
red 10 Yesterday stu SICK and he must ask to have
tie trial postponed 10 Monday Granted
Mr Blunt sad he vas ready 70 proceed IN the case
or Angelo Souarza and called number Of witnesses
Int they did not answer He said he would be COM
PEELED 10 apply for attachments TO bring them vP.
TIE motion Was granted. and the Court adjourned u
Nondaynoxt.
SALE OF A STEANSHIP.-Ihe propeller
steamship West Wind. built for w Aspinwall, Esq
was on "Wednesday bought in at the Marshal's sale
"a the Philadelphia Exchange by Reaney, Neahe
Co.. for account Of those having claims for her ma
chnerv and outfit and VIII be resold for their benefit
TINS vessel IS les feet long, has two engines. with
thirty inch cylinders and twenty-six inches stroke,
md can cary from four 70 five thousand barrels be-
SIDE, accommodating sixty-one passengers. Her en-
gucs sre furnished with Pearsson's condensing ap-
pafalus. At her trial trip she ran at the rate Of
Ceren miles per hour Her cabins are light and airy
FIRE. \ esterday morning, at Il o clock
IRE broke out in atwostory BRICK dweing-house on
seytuth-ay between Thriieth and Thirty hrs,-s's.,
which was partially destroyed before the fremen
could subdue the flames The fire originated under
the stairs leading 70 the upper story, and 1t was with
Tie greatest difficulty that the inmates OF the house
escaped with their lives, several being compelled 20
lump from the rear windows into the yard. The
flc was evidently the wor, Of an incendlay.
science Ar An EBB.-The Sarti colec-
ton was not sold on Monday not bid worth notice
was offered OF course the whole collection Will be
taken back to Europe Our NJ. D. manufactures
ought TO be ashamed Of tins but doubtful to one
Who reads their lists Of graduates # they could be
ashamed Of anything except scarcity OF parch-
mtt professors Il is really too bad that articles 50
Invaluable to medical and general physiological
science could not have been kept N this City
THF CHAMPION Tile Hartford Times
OF THURSDAY morning says that the steamer Hero at
'enrfed to get of the Champion last night, but could
noi GO u, She stopped on her upward trip hitched
large cables to the Champion, and after detention
of three hours and breaking the cables, She came of
leaving the Champion still aground It's abad stick,
as she ran on at a high tide.
~ Our Omnibusses are getting a good
distance up the River, a line having been established
last week between the villages OF Kingston and Ron
doui.
RrpARFD.-The steamboat Mazeppa has
been thoroughly repaired since the accident which
occurred few weeks since, and IS now running a
usual.
~ The barn and out-houses of Ed.
O'Ndl North Froni.st Kingston, were burned on
Tuesday night
OuTRAGE.-A few days since, says The
k,,d, rhook Sentinel, the inhabitants of Stockport,
were thrown INTO state of great excitement, by the
reported commission OF a hendlSh outrage upon the
person ui highly respectable a0d intelligent Young
lady of that town, aged - wears. by an ln1Nlduai
who las hitherto sustained fair character and Oc
cupCd a respectable position IN society. Inc name
OF the Young lazy, tcrStant is Sarah Pllllng,
and tina, OF the accused, Newton Gay, now OF Cox
sdckle After the preparation OF the outrage, the
Injured lady. Smartng under sense OF d shonOr, at
tempted Scii-destrucuon by taking laudanum Her
uurpose. however, was frustrated by the timely and
of d. salmon. Of Suyyesant Falls, whose unrcmn-
ting cxtrti0nS saved her life. The accused was
on Friday last arrested upon warrant issued by
Francis ". Bradley, Esq of that village and An ex-
am'nailon took place on Saturday. AteT hearing
,h, evidence the magistrate promptly committed
the accused TO take his al for the Ofense charged,
Al the next Over and TermIner in this county. Gay
has, since has commitment, been admitted To pail
himself IN the sum Of $4,000, and four suretes IN the
sum OF $1,000.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT About eight o'clock
Wednesday evening man named lngleoeth hlnm,
while walking through Orange 81 accidentally missed
his footing and falling heavily upon the sidewalk fTac-
iured ms skull IN a dreadful manner He was found
lyng upon the sidewalk IN state of msensblity, and
bleeding prOfuSely from the wound, by an officer OF
The With Ward who took HIM to the Station House.
Or simmons called IN, Mo dressed the wound,
after which he was conveyed to his residence, No.
l0l Ehzabeth-St. The DR. states that there Is Dnt
lite hopes OF his recovery.
to A son of Mr. Gilbert futile, about
10 OF - years OF age, On Monday fell from small
boat near Coxsackie, IN which he was sailing, and
Was Crowned.
~ On Wednesday week, VIM, W. Cole,
OF kingston, Ulster Co, was drowned IN Esopus
Creek. while irving TO catch an eel, which he M
tended TO swallow alive as cure for hts
WASHINGTON MONUMENT AT CASTLE
GARpEN-The Special Committee on the subject of
enlarging the Battery, to whom was referred the
annexed preamble and resolution IN relation TO the
erection of a Monument TO Washington, the site
OF Castle Garden, and the petitions of Edward \.
Rogers, Col John Cox, T. & ID Fowler, and many