New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-01

r,,.t AccrpEsr-Mim Letitis Donlsp.
,u.;Sen LADY, so years Of age residing at 80 Hen
-. Gas accidentally burned to death at her
-..;dsnce. on Thursday night. Her clothes are
~.ro.ed TO have caught fire from crate while
-ss 20. in the act of rising from her chair to re
80 co. che night. When discovered, her body
IVA. burned to a crisp, in which state she hVeo
.hou, ten hours Miss Dunlap is said TO nave
h.en the most wealthy lady in the Seventh "aro,
her property being estimated by hundreds Oh
.honssnds Of dollars. She was descended from
go of the most respectable Knickerbocker iaml'
a.. IN tho State. Mrs. Jane Moore, widowed
.;,,s, of the deceased now IS years OF age, 1t Is
said will inherit the large property OF her un'or-
.nnste relative. The Coroner held an inquest
uron the body of the deceased and verdict OF
aDes,b bv Burns Accidentally Received" was
rendered by the Jury.
~ Mr. D. f. GAyIr late of Albany. has
onened handsome suite of DaguereotyPe rooms
the corner Of Broadway aud Murraysi as successor 10
Ianeeubeim Co His pictures have frequently received
premiums, and merit examination
BOARD OF EDUCATIoS-The President IN tne
Cbair-A report was adopted approprlating 49,
l4O to the Public School Society TO meet dencien-
cies to February /.
A legal question having arisen as to the right
of the Board of Education TO appropriate ior I'M
movements &c of the real and personal estates
II the Public School Society, resolution was re-
ferred TO the Finance Committee 20 confer Win
the Public School Society to see II an arrange
ment could be made by which the society would
vest the title to their property in the City, and on
what terms, DC.
IEoUEsT-The Coroner held an inquest yester-
day at No 2s3 Eighteenth-s sc. upon the body OF
Michael TRAINER a native of Ireland, 81 years oil
age. who died suddenly at his residence yester-
day morning. Deceased had for several years
been afflicted with pain and palpitatIon In the re-
zion Of the heart. verdict Of death by disease
OF the heart was rendered by the Jury.
ARREST FOR FoRGERY.- Thomas Robinson,
keeper of a grocery aud lodging house on the cor
ner Of Oliver and Water SITS was yesterday ar
rested by officer Evans, of the lower Police Court,
charged with passing three counterfeit bank notes
10 George Mason, keeper of public house at the
corner of Thirteenth St and Avenue ID. Robin
son was locked up by Justice Lothrop for examl'
nation.
ARREST OF DESPERATE NEGRo.-A negro
named VIM. Read, was caught on Thursday
night in the house of Pierce S. Whiting, 20 An
thony-st by the occupant who Immediately closed
the door to prevent his escape and sent his daugh-
ter after Gil officer. The negro finding his escape
fastened his teeth in his cheek aud neck, biting
him severely. Mr.. W. still held the rascal, and
an officer arriving in a few moments captured the
desperate. lie was taken before Justice Lothrop
and locked up for trial
ARREST FOR FORGERY young man named
Geo. II. TompkDs, was yesterday arrested on
charge of having forged check for $40 81 on the
Butchers and Drovers' Bank, in the name OF Geo.
Raben. He was committed by Justice Mountfort
for examination.
BURGLARY AND ARREsT-On Wednesday night
the store Of Stephen Palmer, 3s9 Grand St. was
entered by forcing of the paddock on the front
door and robbed of a barrel OF Hour, which the
burglar rolled oil. Officer Mckinney OF the Sew
enth Ward soon after discovered the burglary
and traced the rogue by the marks the flour had
made on the walk to 232 Division st where the
-four was found in possession OF one George Scott,
who confessed his guilt, and was committed by
Justice Mountfort for trial The accused IS
young married man, and has wife and three
children.
BURGLARY IN BROADwAY.-The store OF MIR. J.
Cady, jeweler, in Broadway, was entered through
rear window on Thursday night aud robbed OF
40 dozen German silver guard and fob chains, five
rings and one overcost, with which the burglar