New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-19


we are very sorry 10 learn that Mr. Beebe has
been so unfortunate by fires at home and abroad a.
70 cause MN 10 be discouraged in the great enter
Prise IN whleh he has been engaged SO long time,
and that he has Withdrawn from the business without
he so richly deserves
ACCIDENT FROM BLASTING RocKs.-Hugh
Cook while engaged in blasting rocks in Thirty
nlnih-st, yesterday afternoon. badly injured IN
the lett arm by the premature discharge Of blast
Inc injured man was sent to the City Hospital.
AccIDENT.-Yesterday afternoon 4 man
named William DOYLE, while loading asmau schoon-
err lying at Pier IS +. R. with coal, had his left arm
fractured III shocking manner IN consequence OF
the chan suspending the tub Of coal breaking letting
the "hole weight OF the coal on his arm. DOYLE
taken to the City Hospital for treatment
ARREST FOR FURIoUs DRIyING.-A young
man named Barrow Laron, was yesterday arrested
on charge OF uriously driving his horse and bakers
cart through Grandst, endanSerng the hives OF pc
deStrlans tie ran against Mr.. Hugh Monahan,
residing al the corner OF Bond-Street and the
Bowfry Justice Mountfort fined Laron $40, which
ne PAID and was discharged.
More INQuEsrs By THE CoRoNER.-An
inquest was held yesterday at the New-York Hospi-
tal upon the body of John Knowles native of
Wales 43 years OF age, whose death was occasioned
by stroke Of the sun.
An inquest was held Yesterday AT Peck-slin unon
the Dody OF an unknown man found drowned at that
place NO description of the man appears on the
papers at the Coroner's Office.
RUN OvER-A lad named Thos. Discoll
was run over IN Pearl-st. near Hanoyer-square,
THURSDAY evening, by horse and cart and severely
injured. He was taken 10 the residence of his pa
rents, No 40 therryst., by an officer of the Fourth
Ward.
JUVENILE BURGLARs.-A boy named Jno.
Sheridan, IA years of age, arrested on Thursday
night, charged with burglary. He IS one OF the three
lads who broke into the dwelling of Mr.. Hurry. IN
Thirty-second-st., Fifthav. On that night Off
Cain, Of the Eighteenth Ward caught him COM
ing out of the house with a clock under his arm.
The officer is on the track of his companions. The
family Of Mr. III at present absent from the City
SERIOUS ACCIDENT Tuesday last, as
we learn. man engaged In blasting rocks at West
Hoboken fired a blast, which from some cause OF
other did not go of. He then attempted TO pick ont
the blast. While thus engaged the blast exploded,
managing and bruslng HIM terribly about the eyes
and face. His recovery was considered doubtful.
70 The man drowned in the Canal in
Newark day before Yesterday has been identified as
Lawrence Riley, gass-bower OF Jersey City, of
very Incorporate habits who has been missing for
several days He has for long time been subject
to hts
COLLISION Thursday afternoon, two
horses with wagon attached, belonging TO Mr..
Frost, of l. Irving place, away, and coming In
contact with dirt cart In Second-st. one of the
shafts entered the breast of the horse the right
side, and inflicted wound from which he will not
recover.
MARINE Court. Before Judge Cowles.
Thomas Costello against j. Grafnan and - Bart
ieu.-By seaman of the ship Martha Vineyard,
against the captain and mate, for assault and bat
terry, &c. on the late voyage from Glasgow TO this
poIt. Ii was stated that the ship had two cooks on
board. but they were not acquainted with the duty
that plaintiff, having been brought up on the AiSSls
sppl River. (he Is Young white man, and good
cook, was ordered by one of the mates 10 assume
the duties OF cook. which he refused that he was
severely beaten, subsequently sent for fourteen days
into the rigging and allowed but four hours sleep
out of each twentyfour that he was afterwards
verely beaten with a large stick by the mate, then
taken by the captain on the poop, who further
beat him. &c. The damages having been laid but at
$500 the jury unable TO go beyond that point,
and gave verdict for plaintiff for $500, being $3.50
each against the master and mate.
Court OF GENERAL SESSIONS, Juiy Is
Before Judge Beebe and Aldermen Miller and Cook.
Trial Ass~"Js ,r'h J-s~-s nan The t'"i vf
Leonhard Flicker charged with assault and battery
ST. on the Eth of May last, was this morning con-
tlDuod Wells, being placed upon the stand, testified
that he was stabbed and dangerously wounded by
the prisoner. On his cross examination, however,
he confessed that he had been twice trial for steal
ing and was once convicted and had served out
term of Imprisonment at Blackwelrs Island These
facts rendered him an incompetent witness and the
Court ruled that his evidence be stricken out.
Margaret Shea was then placed on the stand and
testified that she saw the prisoner stab Wells and
saw the knife In his hand moment aiterward
Fredtrick Leroy, MD, Physician at the New
FORK Hospital, testified that Wells brought 10
the Hospital on the Eth of May. Witness made an
examination and found an inclsed wound on the left
side, between the fifth and sixth ribs The coating
of the lung, and the lung itself perforated The
wound was dangerous one. The Jury convicted
the prisoner of assault and battery and the Court
sentenced him to BlackwelS Island for the term of
one year.
.Sentenced-Robert Jones, who was convicted on
Tuesday last Of burglary the first degree,
fenced 10 the State Prison for SIX years.
Michael Lopez pleaded guilty to grand larceny,
and was sent to the State Prison for two years
After disposing of some other matters Of small mo-
ment, the Court adjourned for the term