New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-04
MAIL GLEANINGS.

TRIAL OF THE MICHIGAN CONsPIRAT0Rs.
The trial of railroad conSpirators commenced
on Wednesday last At Detroit. They are fifty IN
number. A jury was lmpanneed, and II was agreed
by the parties and consented TO by the court to exam
Inc few witnesses on some points, and then TO rest
until the 9Th OF June to allow time for the arrival Of
the Hon w. II. Seward who has been retained rs
counsel for the defendants The Detroit Free Press Of
Saturday mentions the arrest Of another Of the con-
Splrators, calling himself Charles Mason dlids
Charles Barnard. Ill., another of the rogueS, who
was in company with Mason, made his escape.
search of the premises where the arrest took place
near White Pigeon, resulted IN the discovery Of one
of the internal machines IN complete order for mis-
chief It's sort OF trunk some 80 inches IN length,
IA inches wide and eight inches IN hight, filled with
camphene, turpentine IN bottles, and covered with
wax, mic. pOass, and lntersperscd with layers OF cot
ton batting, match paper and other cOmbusbles, 80
managed TO be gnited from the outside, and TO eI.
plOde Immediately or at such time as may be de-
sired Such IS the peculiar construction Of this IN
fernal machine that after its explosion nothing but
exertions almost superhuman can prevent the de-
srctlon OF any building selected as the theatre Ior
Its operations.
EXTRAORDINARY EscApE.-On Friday
two little boys son of Mr.. Joseph COpp, aged five
years, and son of Mr. Solomon Hall, about the same
age were at play under the carriage mandatory a
MIR. Moses 7. Brock, on Unon-st., where there Is
SHAFT extending under the street to the Union MIL
opposite propelled by steam engine in the latter
The COpp boy playfully undertook 10 stop the shan,
which was making $50 eyolutlons per minute but
after making one trial and finding his hands burnt BY
the friction he took his apron, and throwing round
the shaft TO protect his hands, was thus drawn over
10 be tightly confined 10 the shaft with his face
toward It, and his body clinging round It. In thus
position he carried round for the space Of about
three minutes, making not less than $50 eyOutiOnS
before the other boy could give the alarm and have
the steam shut of The space between the shaft and
the beam over head, vas only fourteen inches and
less than that between the shaft and the ground be
meath, the latter being worn away by the boys cody,
as he turned the shaft The strangest thing Of All
is, that the little fellow, though badly bruised, is In
fair way Of speedy recovery. Transcript.
COMMON PLEAS AT SPRNGEIELD.-The
case Of Rev. John J Dohery, Catholic Priest, IS on
trial for assault with intent, &c, upon Mary Ann
MOnagan, young woman who boarded in Instantly
She has recently gwen birth TO a child, which she
be the result Of her connection with Mr. Do
herty Her testimony upon the trial was gwen WITH
great pOsitiyeness and the utmost cOOlness and was
not shaken at all upon the cross-examinatlOn. The
main ground Of defense Is abb, which strongly
supported. 1t is also sought 10 have II appear that
Miss honagan Was very intimate with other men
TREMENDOUS Hail SToRM-On Thurs
day, the 22d inst hailstorm visited the cen
trail portion OF this County, doing considerable dam
age TO the fruit trees, and breaking window glass 70
an unprecedented extent 1t did great damage 70
the fruit in Burton, Newbury ClaIidon and Hunts
burgh. We hope, amid all the damage done, II also
demolished few graSshopperS, who had begun 70
Otirude their unwelcOme heads into the meadows Of
the farmers IChardon tOhio) Republic, MayT
CAGED.-Jacob Slingerland has been con-
victed IN the U s Court at Windsor Vt, OF forging
and altering pension papers and thereby getting pen
sion money falsely from the Government, and sen,
fenced 10 five years IN State Prison. Slingerana
came TO RoyalstOn, VI, from New-YOTk, about TWO
years ago, and has carried this business Of getting
up forged pension claims pretty extensively. ~as
proved that he bled Uncle Sam with them TO the
amount Of $4,000 at least.
From THE CHEROKEE NATIoN.--The
Tdhlequah ADVOCATE Of the 18th inst says that Danei
Nann and Lewis Ross have both declined beng can
dldates for the Principal CMefancy Of the 'heIo-
KEGS. The opening Of the male and female seinha,
mes took place on the 9th and 9TH Of May. GENERA
Belknap and other officers from Fort Gibson "eIs
present. The AdUOcafe says: /" THIS day mas OeeI
looked 10 with much interest and ANXIETY BY many u
our people, as well by many Of our friends IN !ns
States: IL forms new item IN the history o. JUG
Cherokee people"
INFORMATION WANTED. of John Mounts,
who left Halifax Nova Scotia, about five years since
for the United States, with the intention Of visiting
Canada in search Of has sister. He has not psen
heard Of since lie is about 80 years old. ANY M
formation respecting him or his whereabouts, WI
be gratefully received by his widowed sister, mar
garcl Wright, no may be addressed by letter TO ths
care Of Thomas Carey, Mercury office, QueDee.
Other papers in the United States will confer h'oi
by copying this advertisement.