New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-09
pu,11ps FIRE ANNiHILAToR.-We

,,.., this invention will be tested for the
cpdeis, hi. City, some time during the present
IT. ,,,.der the direction Of the President OF 'he
vsei, sn Company, Mr.. Whitney. We quote the
Ame'r. account Of trial IN Baltimore from Inc
So ., the Annihilator was had IN this city on
81 uia arernoon, IN the presence OF num-
1h0Sc Gentlemen, IN the YARD OF the Mercntnls
M u The machine IS one OF seve1aI when
st0i'o". ,mnoYted BY MessrS. EDWARDS, Sanford
have Oe es Adams & Co.'S Foreign Express, and Is
Co "a called the house size, or the smallest
nansa,ses. being f3. The experiments were under
81 ch1s~,nt endence of Mr.. Samuel vi. Snoema-
ne Win. Peters, and Mr.. George A. Raw
tG vi uere witnessed by number Of geRtle-
@ who had been ns nd 70 oe sspsted w
bsnes and fully ignited, were easily extngulsh-
re Gas thrown from II into the barrel A iur-
81 Vsssas1,roe nj was made yesterday afternoon by
W,sSs Shoemaker ana nJ =, Ws az op TrI ~.
jc1ins Wy, IN presence OF a number of gentlemen
10 test the utility and efficiency OF this I'M
nnoss ,Dveption. A tar-barrel, thoroughly satu-
rcz"' III allied with shayings, and dry boards spht
rsleo, ~ hole well soaked with turpentne, was set
Up VI. 'd an An IRON frame 20 admit OF free draft
gpoIhsIow and gnlted IN an instant the contents
ponl n,eloped In fame which rose WIN violence
W. eight or ten feet above the edge OF lhe paiIe
som. ' .e vben the combustion was most intense,
Ava IN Sss, had fairly taken hold of the boards and
zno t NJ the barrel, the instrument was put IN
inc So Zen and a stream of the gaseous fud which
opeie.s,.Iv generated, directed upon the flaming
was To- .aec, was astonishing Although prOba-
PIe a., Inc disadvantage OF an application IN the
Ply " nm; small proportion OF the gas evolved by
~ instrument was actually discharged upon lhe
fame. the whole was extlnguished IN twenty-five
haands and nothing renamed but the reeElng bar
81 snd its black, chaUed and molssened contents
~. spark was TO be seen, yet the power OF the In
Lament was not exhausted until some time alter u
ssd accomplished MS work"
BoAsp OF SUPERVISORS Board
tsld a session yesterday afternoon, but no business
a uaricular moment was transacted.
DISCUSSION took place as to an alleged rule adopt
5h the Committee on Taxes, not 10 interfere with
,sr regularly laid by the asses sors, considering
hat the had opportunity TO have the Assessors
so,rect H. If wrong. AID Miller objected to the rule,
he asth section Of the law Of 1880 giving to the SUI
,sfysors any time within SIX months full power to
correct.
IsouEs1 BY The CORoNER.-C Gcer
r.aerday held an inquest at No. I79 Eleventh-st.,
mon the body Of Bridget Longhama native oflreland,
81 wears OF age. whose death was caused by conges-
Ton OF the brain, IN consequence OF blow received
m the side OF her face. From the evidence before
me Coroner, II appeared that the deceased was
ionnd by her daughter on Sunday afternoon, suffer
,ns from an injury the left side of her face, and
tia. she continued to grow worse until Yesterday,
As TO the cause Of the injury, she stated that she
had hunt herself but did not describe IN what man
DER The deceased and her husband were IN the
habit OF getting intoxicated, and when In that state
msneled which often resulted IN blows between
mem A post morfem examination was made by the
Musician, when the whole brln WAS found to be
contested No evidence berg acduced showing
,hst the violence was inflicted u, her husband the
Jury rendered verdict that deceased came TO her
dssh BY blow received the left side of the face,
causing extravasation and congestion of the brain.
and that the SAID blow inflicted by the hands OF
some person TO this Jury unknown
NIBLo's GARDEN. -Grand Extra Night.
Bsne6t of Mons Biondin, on which occasion he will
Be assisted by The entire Company of the Ravel Fam
lys The entertainments chosen are most.attractiye
The wonderful BlOndn on the Tight Rope. Three
Gladiators Godenski, and Kim-Ka, the two latter
which Gabriel enacts his original comic parts.
EJEcTMENr OF PIGs.-One of the resi-
dents of Harlem complains that drunken man IN
yaded his pig stye ON Sunday Night, turned out the
SOW and eight young hogs, and lodged III their straw
himself, making so much noise as 10 disturb the
neighbors lie was not discovered by the Police.
ARREST OF A FUGITIvE FROM PHILADEL-
&. Emerson, young fellow Of dash
ing appearance, was yesterday arrested by Oifcer
Crosset OF the Lower Police Court, aS beng fugl.
tive from Philadelphia, where he stands charged
preparatory TO I've sent back for trial. number OF
skeleton keys and ether burgarious implements were
found his trunk and he is sand 10 be an expert no.
lei thief Emerson is said to be "A Bostonian and his
hther Is "A merchant of high standing In that city.
FATAL ACCIDENT. A Young freshman, Is
,ears of age named Patrick Hays. apprentice TO Mr..
smith carpenter, al Manhatianvllle, was instantly
killed Yesterday afternoon by the falling of BRICK
from tie top of new building IN cumberland
ptx .Hf th.St "a haf he - Ifl
Coroner WAS notified and wlll investigate the case
this morning.
SUPREME Court - Special Term - Before
Judge King the case Of Charles Adams sentenced by
a Court Martial and his DISCHARGE demanded on habeaS
OnOpmer, Of Court Martial aihoneh hS term Of service
expired durng the term of imprisonment, aud remanded
hin to the custody of the officers of the North Carolina
The petitioner, the Court SAID ~ detained IN custody ON
board the receiving ship North Carolina. 10y virtue Of
hnemg OF Court Martial, which senienced him To so
1.-The BIock NAVY ard for three months for musnous
conduct on hoard the L s bng Dolphin aud the term of
his Imprisonment has no; yet expired.
The answer his imprisonment Is unlawful, because
he has been detained IN pursuance OF sad sentence for
which he seryed-iha, the period for which mt enlisted
expired IN Apr 1851 the Dolphin beng then AT sea, and
arrived al TINS port Gath June
The prisoner relies upon the act of Congress OF Feb 90
Sio 1h Statutes at Large p 735 aud the act amended,
9Th Statute al Large 5S which provide that when the
term expires al the service shall till after
va al port o. after regular discharge provided latter does
act exceed 80 days also provides that when the term
pres ON board u vessel foreign station the party
shall be afforded the 10 return to the u s. unless
me public sen requires his detention and that he shall
entitled 10 onefcurth additional pay ioT time detained
amer service expires
The Count considers, agreeably 10 the of Wilkes
against Dcnman, Towards X, So IN which the COM
mander OF The Exploring Expedition justified an IN
ncng punishment upon in1vd al who refused u do
aes after his term had expired that and mariners
I sastc to the same regulations aHer term expires as
SAe tA that they cannot IN ordinary Ice detained
lme than thirty days after anNal port The prisoner
hs case not detained pursuant oeither of the above
su convict under the sentence of Court Martial BY
ne act Of ca geSS of 1900 Statutes at Large, a.
certain crimes committed by persons the Navy. subject
men 10 trtal and punishment hy Court Martial, and
aAony THIN that OF mutny, IN which sentence can he
nsed puns liable by death imprisonment Ne. The act
Provides against cruel unusual punishment hut there is
&hng IN the law which limits the duration OF the pnmsh
nent The Of alksr against Morrs vol g. American
Jcst, April 1880, shows that Court Martial has power
any time Def the expiration Of the thirty days try and
Mhlsh for cllenscS.
TIE Judge after giving has NEWS ,of which the above Is
~ ABSTRACT conclGdts as follows " IL appearing o.
N the sand Charles Adams detained custody under
Ne sentence II Court Of competent jurisdiction directing
HsmpT>onmehi for period not vet expired he must ne
nnsnded "a the same custody from which he has been
@Ieghl"