New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-25
NEw-YORK TRIBUNE.
CITY ITEMS.

ACCIDENT ON THE HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD.
AS the u O'Clock passenger train from this
CITY was standing at Peekskill on Thursday it was
run into with considerable force by gravel train,
which overturned two passenger cars upon the
track, end badly damaging others. Fortunately
no lives were lost, though several persons were
injured in the overturned cars. The whole acct
dent is to be attributed to the negligence of the
Conductor OF the gravel train who, having closely
followed the passenger train from the City, must
have known that it was standing az the usual
stopping place at Peekskill.
The ZuRIcH.-The Havre packet Zurich,
which rah ashore on SquRm Beach, was hauled
of on Thursday by the steamer Telegraph aud
reached her dock a little after midnight. She is
not seriously damaged, but her cargo is reported
to be somewhat injured.
E5e ALEXANDER GARDINER Esq. Clerk of the
U. 8. Circuit Court aud u. 8. Commissioner whose
death on Tuesday evening We briefly noticed
on Thursday, was q son of Hon. David Gardiner,
who, it will be remembered, was killed by the
explosion of the Peace maker on board the
Princeton Ex.Presdent Tyler was therefore,
his brotber.in law. The Offices which he had held
since le45 and which now vacant by his
death, are in the gift Of Judge Nelson
SINGULAR EscAPE.-A Mrs. Quinn, residing at
the corner of Ludlow and Hester SITS fell from the
ton of three story house the other day, alight-
ing on a coalbox which stood on the sidewalk.
Strange 10 say, she was only slightly bruised,
and the next day was about her work as usual.
IMPORTANT ARREST FOR FoRGERY.-A man
named Joseph Heritage, a jOurneyman in the en-
ploy of Mr.. Robert Pugsley, builder OF No. az
West. Fourteenth st. was on Thursday taken into
custody by officers Baldwin and Mead Of the
Second District Police Court charged with fOrg-
ing a check for 81 800 in the name OF his en-
mover on the Greenwich B ank Of this City. This
! check he presented on Wednesday at the Bank,
and the signature was so well executed that the
teller was on the point OF paying it, but suspect.
ing from the appearance OF the man that some-
thing might be wrong. he called in the above
named officers who questioned him. and came 10
| the conclusion that the check was forgery.
MIR Pugsby is at present out of town, but has been
cent for. The accused was committed by Justice
Bleakly for further examination.
A LrcKY HACK DRVEr.-A man named
Cleveland for many years hack driver "a this
Citv who went 10 California about two years
since. recently returned in the steamship Chero-
kee bringing with him upward OF three hundred
and seventy FIVE pounds of gold dust, with which
he has left for Philadelphia to get it coined This
luckv individual can now ride inside his own car
risge in preference to occupying seat on the
outer box.
ARREST FOR FURIOUS RIvISG-Henry Rae
gan driver of stage No. 3l9 Broadway and rhir.
~ third. at line. was Thursday arrested, charged
with driving at a furious rate and running over
man named Michael Stevenson, who was knocked
down and dreadfully injured Reagan was taken
before Justice Bleakly and held for examination.
The injured man was sent to the City hospital
GRAND LARcENY.-OHcer Elder OF the Lower
Police Court on Thursday arrested a man named }.
wilkinson Seight, Oh complaint Of Mr. Henry
Tbeison. who charges the accused with having on
the 2lst inst stolen from him certain instruments
OF writing valued at 500 The matter will be IN
yestigated before Justice Osborne.
GRAsD LARCENY AND ARREsT-A iemalS
named Eliza Freeman was Thursday arrested "
officer O'Keefe of the Fifth Ward, charged ~l so
stealing variety of articles, valued az ngAly =,
from the house Of Mr.. Human, No % huD''" ~
| She was committed for examination
ARREST OF FUGITVE.-GeoreeeIe m. phiIa9al-
with being a fugitive from justice lfon unaL;n.
Dina. was Thursday arrested oy oinoei A-oPn. -.
| IT he TLird Ward Police, and detained PrePA'ae
tory 20 being sent back to answer 0uarso u
! grand larceny.