New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-11

horrible affair
ATTEMPT AT MURDER.--Abcut Il o'clock
yesterday afternoon desperate fellow. namel Nj
chscl Gavucy resi3ilg II 50 Center 81, ATTEMPTED
to hi h, wife y stnklas her Oh the head WIN an
Ak lie vas llthly prevented from executing the
L.nGer by a man named Thomas Walters "ho
In'erfoY,i while he weapon was drawn by the brute
10 bury Il, Il C BRAIN Of bis wife. Walters rrenched
he Ak fYom CaYney. VINO was 80 eraSpeTa:et t,at
he caught a large butchers knie End pursued VA
ers INTO The street where be caught BY the VITA
Ward Police, AM committed 10 prison 81 justice
LaArop.
ANOTHER SHAMEFUL AND SERIOUS RiOr
~ THE SxrEESrH WELDON Saturday evening,
about O'Clock, rOiOus gang OF rufhauS cOugre-
gated Ia Tenih-aveHUe, ne.T rwentyfJGrta-st., and
fell upon man named c. idy, whom they beat in
dangerous manner. Officers Houston and Patton DO
Ing near At the time, rushed IN to arrest Che ea1crs
Of the mob, when they were ssaultei, KNOCKED
down and beat in brutal manner Capt Stevenson,
Of the XYIth Ward, H,h all ms reserve force, re-
paired to the place, and found the avenue flied with
highly excited crowd IS FAR down F.itcenth-st.
The Captain, with ms men. commenced an attack
on the rufianS, two Of whom, named Robert ana
Daniel McGOwan. after a desperate fight, they Al
rested and locked up in the Staton-housc. These
fellows appeared 20 be the in5tigators OF The dis
turbance, and IN possession of one Of them was
found heavy square club with sharp corners, which
was covered with blood the excited crowd was
at length dispersed and quiet restored. Alderman
Delamater was on the ground, and active IN qucn-
ing the row.
ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE "A married woman
giving her name as Bridge. Bonecum, on Saturday
evening Jumped from The Battery wall into the
North River. with Intcuj TO terminate her miserable
existence. She however was rescuedfrom the water
By a Mr. Ayres, residing al No. Brdge-st. When
taken 10 the Saton-h0usc sac stated that her hus-
band had expressed desire 10 have her establish
house of ill.repute, but preierng death to such
course she resolve ed 10 drown herself by doing
she would not be the instrument Of her own disgrace
and Iilat OF her family.
UNKNowN FEMALE FOUND DRowNED. -
An nques, was held day or two since on the BODY
of an unknown female, found drowned on the shore,
five miles above Fort Lee. She had on a white mus
In iIock with red spots, and gold rng on the small
finger OF the right hand. She appeared 10 be about
twenty years of age, and 20 have been but short
time IN the water For information, apply to Abra-
ham CaTlock, Coroner AT Fort Lee.
FouND DRowNED. On Friday night, the
bodies of two unknown men were found drowned,
one IN the dock foot OF Sprngst., and the other at
the foot of Canal-st They were both taken n charge
by the Police.
DEATH BY DROWNING On Saturday
morning the body OF an unknown man, apparently
an emigran, about 20 years OF age, was found float
ing IN the dock foot OF Cor,and-st, n. k. The
deceased was dressed in blgc striped shirt, fustan
pants, blue cloth vest blue socks and coarse shoes.
Hc i thought 10 have been IN The water only few
| days
ACCIDENTAL DRowNING.--On Friday
evening, German lad, eight years OF age, named
David Rhinder while playing on per 81, East River,
accidentally fell into the dock and was drowned. His
body soon recovered, and conveyed TO the resi-
dence of his distressed parents, No 20 Chrstie-st.,
where the Coroner held an inquest
SUDDEN DEATH IN THE STREET.-Yester
day morning about O'Clock, man named Patrick
OBnen who lived at No LOG ilthst., dropped sud
denly on the corner OF 6th-st and the Bowery, and
died almost instantly lie was picked up by the
XVIIth-Ward Police, and conveyed to the Station
house, and the Coroner notified. The deceased VAS
OF dclirmn tremenS
SUDDEN DEATu-C0,oner Gccr was
called to the house lis Orangc-a to hold an inquest
on the body of a colored woman, named Jane Carlos,
VINO died suddenly on Friday night. verdict OF
death by apopleSy was returned by tho jury.
Run OVER AND KMLED.-A little girl,
10 years of age named liza Mead, fell from the rear
of a wagon which She Was riding, and before she
could herself and escape from the TO 3D. she
was run over by one of Reynolds & Weart'S stages,
and killed instantly. Her dead body was taken TO
OBS 9h.av.. the residence OF her friends where the
| Coroner was called to hold inquest Averdict Of
| accidental death was returned by The Jury.
BODIES RECovERED.- " esterday after
noon the bodies oftwo BOYS children of Mrs Green.
| who with their mother and others, were drowned
on Thursday afternoon by the upsetting OF SAIL
boat, Just at The entrance 81 the Kills. were brought
10 this City board the liuguenot, The bodies of
the two sailors have also been recovered. and are
| buried on Staten Island. Ali The males have thus
been recovered, and understand that Miss Pascal
! was also found sixpounder cannon taken
down from our arsenal and 6red all day yesterday,
at bret intervals, IN the hope Of raising the other
bodies, bu, up to O'Clock nothing had been Of
| them.
| ANOTHER ACCIDENT FROM CAMPHENE.-
On THURSDAY night last, man named Trims, Iesld
ing At the Of lOth-av. ana Ss;-St. dread
fully burned in the face and breast b. the explosion
of a small can Of camphene, with which he was fill
| ing lamp. What renders tins singular, above
Others of everyday occurrence, the fact that, II
| the time of the explosion, there no FIRE within
| three feet Of the can Nr- Timms filling one
lamp BY the light of another and was more thaR
yard distant from the one lighted, when the flame
caught, as # along tram OF powder. and produced
| the disastrous result which We have recorded Mr