New-York daily tribune., 1851-07-28
n.,.,,s Loss OF LIFE. While the

Wv "a living on the water there was a Panama
,aoat near the boat, but no person coui1 De
- The steamers sailed around the Hclnlty Tor
~. tune TO make sure ihat no ore was there 10
II is quite probable that one or more were
drowned
asroR LIBgARY.-The ediice designed
q, this magnificent collection Of books Is nearly
completed
TysrInoNIAL.-The " New York Nolun-
,ssrsv will. tomorrow night presen; tesimoniai
,ow S. Gregory, ESQ
F,ss IN UAaLpM.-About half-past
o'clock Saturday morning, FIRE occurred IN S'' -
frame honse in Fourth-aveuue, near Il''n's1'oe''
occupied by colored family aad o"hec oy '1nle'
Nccusker The building was eniheiy dcS"''e@'
F,pv IN WEsTcHEsTER.-At haif-past
o'clock Saturday morning, the alarm oi hfe was
sounded for the First District, when was aef "afdS
found 10 be IN Westchester County The hremen IN
The upper pari Of the CITY turned on, IN large num-
bers, expecting that tie FIRE had broAen out WITHIN
The confines OF the City
E,yr IN IIgrKTy-sTPEEr.-A % \. NJ.
Yesterday bed was set fire in the Sd story OF l26
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age 20 the premises
Arrest FOR LARCENY. .-Early on Satur
day morning. as the FIRE raging n the store 10
gslden-lane the Firs, Ward Police arrested three
men. named VIM Jordon, John /. Tate alias Kane
and Michael Green, who stand charged with ste Al
,ng boots from the store Of A. 4. @. TIash. lie
accused, 1t appears had pulled OF their Old boots
and supplied Their places with nov ones, at when
they were caught by Capt. Silyoy. Justice Lothrop
held the accused parties bail 10 $500 each to ans
wer the charge.
FIRE ALARm.-Shortly before II o'clock
on Saturday night the alarm OF fire was given IN
consequence Of the burning Of a window curtain IN
the house cerner Ridge and Stanton Ss,occasloned
nv the carelcssnesS Of Il drunken woman. Damage
but trhlng.
VIOLENT AND PERHAPS FATAL Assault
A man named Michael Callms was taken INTO Gus
,ody. charged. with having made d savage assault
on the person of William Dustin steward oil thc
steamship Ohio, whom he struck on the back of the
neck nnIcting INJURIES which l. is feared VIII prove
fatal The injured man was conveyed to ms resi-
dence in Brooklyn, and the accused committed to
PRISON by Justice Lothrop.
ANOTHER TRrAL.-We learn that Decker
and Lee are have another pull at the oar the dis
isnce 10 be from Castle Garden around the lighthouse
at Robins Reef and back to the Garden. There IS a
purse of 5000, the ownership OF which will depend
upon the result of their trial. Monday, the lith OF
August, Is the day fixed ior the race.
SLIGHT CoLLIsioS.-On Friday morning,
,s the Canal.st ferry-boat 90 lIobokcn) coming
m ON this side, a schooner which was going down
The river suddenly wore around, bringing her boom
across the forward deck of the ferry-boa, breaking
down the awning posts and demolishng portion OF
,he cabin. No person was hurt The impression IS
that the Captain of the schooner was IN the wrong
TrmpsRANCg IN JERSEY CITY WE are
ylad 10 perceive that the movement Is still active for
the ex,rsdnon of Alcohol from our little neishbor
over the river Rev. NJ. f. Cross, Of Philadelphia,
addressed large crowd on the subject yesterday
afternoon al the Presbyterian Church
RAILRoAD ACCIDENT Edward Jones,
baggage master on the night express train Of the
New.York and New.lla Railroad, was very bad
" hurt on Friday evening as the tram was leaving
Cansst. Depot. While the car on which Mr.. Jones
was standing was passing from the depot INTO the
street, Mr. J. struck IN the face by one of the
large doors which, not being properly fastened, had
swung inward. The force of the blow was sufficient
10 cause deep cash on Mr. Us head, which was
for time though, to cndangor his life. lie was
properly taken care Of and is now dong quite well
REMAINS on DoUGLAss AID BESSoN.-
On Friday afternoon the remains Of Douglass were
placed IN their last resting place. The funeral
respectfully attended and the ceremonies were per
formed with much feeling by Rev Mr.. Hodge.
The body of Benson was taken away by his friends,
and was inferred on Saturday. The confession that
has been made by the Two sufferers Of the law was
forwarded TO the President
SUICIDE by HANGING.-About . o'clock
Oh Saturday evening, married woman named
Catharine Toner, whose husband resides at No. ~
City Hall place, disappeared suddenly, and as she
had been IN a deranecd state Of mind Tor some days
previous, 1t was feared she mediaie1 some violence
o. her own person. search was instituted, but
without success. TIL yesterday morning, when the
unfortunate woman was found hanging by the neck
10 the limb Of tree in the ward of No 81
street, over which She had thrown her handkerchief
and made one end fast. while the other end
tTmiy hXed abou, her neck In this situation she
et herself down lfrorn the fence ard strangled.
She WAS discovered and cut down by ofhcer Loud
and Assistant Capt. Fiery OF the SIKH Ward. The
Coroner held inquest,
THE NEw FERRY TO SrArENlsL,Np.--ln
the Supreme Court on Saturday the case OF yaader-
Sh aga.pst Lac and others Was up, touching an in.
)unctonobtained by MI V. 10 restrain the new Sta
len Island Fory Co nom erecting pier al Staten
Island ON land they leased, We understand, from Mr.
Western Mr. Vanderbilt, II ls alleged, having
leased water right for long distance the shore
formerly belonging TO Mr. Van pusen, which lease
controls the water privileges OF this purchase,
&c, which II denied. The respective counsel were
present on motion 10 dissolve the injunction, but
some informally having occurred IL the case no:
tcus placed upon me calendar, tue .rsuuon: was
postponed.