New-York daily tribune., 1851-07-16
NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE,

furnished with loop or dead-cye' turned on each
end which prevents it from passing through the stats
Tie usual screws are placed in the original vari
etieS at distance OF about three hundredfeet apart
and the entire Fence may be tightcned ana prepared
on the ground before II is set up The patent secured
bv Mr. Wickersham also covers an improved method
NJ nlacinp the nos,s OF the Fence and fastening them
secnrelv in tho ground The iron clamps al the iooi
of each nos, are so turned to present nat sur
fce of resistance to the earth The Fence thus con-
e,r,,c,ed ,s warranted TO perform 1t, duty and we
doubt not will give entire satisfaction to those who
rset The inventor is fully up to the times, and
tnows how TO please the public we are glad to
know that his manufactures are growing IN general
repute Farmers particularly will find something to
please them at the Warehouse, 2iO Broadway.
CRoToN WArER-About 10000 water
takers have paid their TAX FOR the wear ending in
May next
NORTH RIVER TRAvEL.-The number of
passengers between Troy and this City on the steam
boat Troy last week was 3,l.6
ANOTHER BoAT-The Jersey City peO-
pie complain that the rush of Railroad passengers to
the ferry boats, on the arrival and departure of the
the regular ferry passengers. They desire that a
boat should be provided especially for travellers.
FIRE IN CHATHAM-sTREET.-A 81 clock
last night fire broke out in the fourth story of the
building Sc Chatham-st. Just below the corner of
| Chambers. The edfice occupied IN the upper
part as dwelling. The damage by fire was OF small
consequence but the food Of Croton penetrated the
! lower stories and did much injury. The first floor
was occupied by Mr.. w II. Frazer watch case ma
| ker the second by window shade painter, and the
third by Mr II. Tobias, capnaker. All these stories
were flooded with water, whereby damage to the ex
tent Of several hundred dollars IS sustained The
Police ofthe Sixth, under Capt. Smith, and deach-
ment from the Fourth, under Capt. Dchett, were
| promptly on the ground, and aided the energetic ef
forts Of the eyer-ready Fire Department to save the
building.
FIRE IN SPRING-sTREET.-A fire broke
out in building rear of 539 Springst., Monday af-
ternoon but was extingushed before much damage
| was done.
| ELoCUTIoN- notice from the Eciec-
nc Journal of Education, published at Chicago that
the prize for the best essay teaching the Alphabet
| Spelling, Reading, and Elocutlon, was awarded to
| {. w. Sanders, AM, Of this city-the well-known
author of Sanders Series of School Books.
! TESTIMONIAL TO THE STEWARD OF THE
| "AFRIcA"-Last evening number of the personal
friends of Mr. John Place, the efficient Chief Steward
of the British Royal Mail steamsslp "Afrca," pre-
senied that gentleman with fine silver pitcher, as
token of their esteem for him man and an Of
fcer Wndust, who is "toujours pret," got up
collation. for the occasion at which the gentlemen in
eresed were duly feasted, and over which the usual
| toasts and speeches were gwen. The pitcher is
rich and beautiful present 1t is of massive silver,
the base OF oak leaves side bearing representa-
tion Of the Africa" the reverse having Masonic en-
bems and the top crowned with the Rose, the This
| tie and the Shamrock
JERSEY CITY MANUFACTURES. The brig
"John French" now lying at the Cunard Dock, is
taking number of dirt carts for the Panama Rail
road-a large number of the same kind have already
been forwarded Few places of the size of Jersey
City, says the Sentinel have such variety, and turn
| cut such variety and such excellent work. Brass
and iron oundries hollow ware, railroad cars, soap
and candles, planning mills, steam saw mills, oakum
factories tin ware cement works, CRATE and fender
factories, stone cutting glass works, potteries, ma
chine shops starch factories, varnish and gum fac
tories, black lead crucibes spice and coffee mills,
| jewery, pyrotechncs whalebone works, rope walks,
jacquard machines lathes, packing boxes, furniture,
stoves, steam engines, crockery, silver spoons, &c
&c, forming part of the manufacturing branches
in fun operation i'll that city. And all are rapidly
| increasing.
The LATE FATAL ACCIDENT IN ANN
| SrREET.-An inquest yesterday held at the Belle
yue Hospital, upon the body of Miss Mary {. Dyke,
native of this City, % years of age, who died from
injuries received on Monday afternoon by falling
through the hachways of the building No - Ann-st
when the following evidence was adduced relative
TO the character as to Substantially OF the trap
door on which the deceased stood at the time of the
fatal accident
Bernard Norris, residing a, 100 Pearl-st Brooklyn
swoin have examined the trap door and that poT
uon of it which gave way and fell with deceased, and
the first floor beneath and find them as follows
There is head which supports the floor of said
trap, about one inch In width the trap opens from
the center and the north wing of IS supported with
iron hinges of sufficient strength, while the upright
was supplied with leather hinges of the ordinary
thickness OF sole leather the trap itself, and the
south wing of SAID trap, showed that both leather
hinges had been torn OF the plank composing the
wing which fell was about three-Quarters OF an inch
| IN thickness.
Other unimportantfe Testimony was taken, when the
case was given TO the Jury who rendered the follow
ing verdict, viz THAT the deceased came to her
death by injuries from falling through trap door in
the building 22 Ann-st., and the jury take occasion
to express their censure of the insecurity want OF
repair of said trap door calculated 10 lead TO accI
| dents of similar nature
The HELENA SLoMAN" SUBSCRIPTIONS.
We have received from the agents of the Helena
| >oman," the passengers of which ifated vessel
saved by the timely exertons of the captain and
| crew Of the packetship Devonshre, the following
statement of subscriptions and disposal OF funds
Last Donations Captains and Crs Of the ship Deron
| shtre and steamer Helena Slorsan.