New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-20
1t is estimated that there are

It Is 40 making n al on hundred and forty
VII y -. II sewers. Ia sanitary point Of view,
ei5a' u ~ these sewers canno. 5e tao highly ap-
ihe "a AZ they are generally constructed al
feet below the surface Of the street,
oeP'A ., three feet below high-Hafey marx, they
anu d,z,n upon the cellars iniher wcinity' rem
se' 49,, free from moisture Owners Of ground
cer"s also muca benefited - theln IN BENG
prope'T las foundations FOR houses, and make ex-
en~'' sor cellars much deeper than formerly.
cs'A~O ,ae streets uptown 70 IS nex 20 inpossi-
in nan -, u house without Frs; having a sewer
DE arr street. and 50 well aware are the
bum :. ,,,ses and land there OF this fact, that
o"ae'' mos, anxious for their construction.
they ~ ~. 1,,,,4 tbet since the Introduction Of Gro
IS1" ,os,he coaseqlen, dsuse Of the wells,
toD 1,e,l, ,unpl ID the city, 10 water has risen
:, Ae groune q the mghs Oh many ic'. 'Oo'e 10 '''
ID w. ,hr. rendering the constitution OF sewers
..,,eratyey necessary. SINCE we i''' u u"y'
Noon nearly eight miles. or about forty
.n thousand feet Of sewer constructor IN oinereht
the citv. a. an average Of ABOUT 'h'ee ooAars
saI ,.el,e cents per foot. This gives 'ota! OF
ehon. Al 22o expended for sewers ron me CON-
1,sncement OF The year 70 The Pfese 'i'ne-
EtNH FfGS.-lT. 1. Nal ''~i'iiaii; vi
-, has raised some figs much superior IN size
N any "a yed IN this climate that we have
az ~, before-demonstrat what may be done
90. careful and skillful culture
Srxn,y CATTLE-DRIvING AGAIy.-1he
,.,,.,t Do,iv Adrrtsro Of Monday says that double
'r,,,,op Of this abonInablc nuisance took place
90 A. the hour Of going to morning service
49, d,oves-one through Broad, the other through
wasbnpton.st- passed simultaneously!
~ The steamer Alabama, Capt. Ludlow,
arrived last evening from Savannah, whence she
led on Saturday last.
Tgr GoLD PLATE.-ThaC magnlGcen
cold plate, intended FOR presentation to l.. h. Col
t,s Is ,, OH exhibition at the store Of the makers,
wes,rs Ball Tompkins q Black, Broadway, oppo-
81. the City Hall II IS a splendid specimen Of work,
and is universally admired not only for its richness,
but for It's beauty of execution.
FRt IN PEARL-sT.-At liz o'clock last
nigbt FIRE broke out IN the grocery store of II. NJ
Patrick No. 4i0 Pearl-st., near MadisOn-s st. The
6remen ana the Fourth Ward Police headed by
Capt Dtchc,i were very quickly on hand and eX-
unruishcd the FIRE in a few minutes. The loss will
be heavy chiefly by water Mr.. p had an exten
siye stock Of teas, fruits, preserves, wines, &c We
could moi ascertain the amount Of insurance
Boar RAcE.-The boats entered, at the
race on Monday, at the Thaiched Cottage, were the
James Mcdonald, owned by j. p. Perry and MIR.
Cooper the Isabella, owned by Mr. Haman Emma
Jane, owned by Mr Kenny and the GrecIan,
owned by MIRO. Cole The James Mcdonald came
in FIST and the Grocian second. The prize was
splendid silver cup, and was awarded to the James
Mcdonald.
SCIENTIFIC MAGIc.--Prof Anderson con-
tnucs his magical soirtes at Tripler Hail. with the
utmost success. His neat au skIlliul performance
of many eais which have never before been cxhib-
tied here attracts crowds to witness ms experiments
MACHINERY .-Messrs. Mott 4 Avres,
are constructing hgh.presswe engine for the
,Adroudlc steel Works in Jersey city 1t VIII be PC
inches IN diameter Of cylinder and three feet stroke
Of piston
I'm fLnRIDGF-ST. POISONING CASE
Mrs GunXIg. which occurred last week, was re-
Sumci Yesterday morning and occupied the attention
OF tie totonci'S Jury during the whole daY. Pro
lessor Reed, who had previously ootuncd the hearl,
lNcr and lutc,i of the deceased ior examination,
biled to detect poison IN any part Of them but on
examination of a portion OF The contents OF the
stomach, which had been Cjcctcd previous 10 her
death, he discovered considerable quantity OF
arsenic Tbs mineral was also found IN some SUI
gar which placed IN paper ana used for the
purpose oi sWcctCnlng the water given To deceased
previous 10 her death Testimony was also adduced
showing that hey husband had given her some sugar
from that pancT IN glass Of water. The case was
gwen To tee Jury ~ ! O'Clock m the afternoon, and
amer an ABSENCE OF three hours they came IN with
verdict thai Nctonne Grunzg came 10 Ter death by
poison. supposed To have been administered by her
husband, OTTO GrunNg. Upon the rendition OF the
verdict. the accused was re-commited 10 prison 10
await he action of the Grand jury
ARRrsr ON CHARGE OF RArE-An-
drew Ma chi,la. an Italian, boarding al the Walton
House No 326 Pear-st., WAS Yesterday afternoon
arrested bN officer sheridan, of The ourth Wand,
charged With the commission OF the above crime on
he person OF little glr seven years OF age, named
Sarah Ann stewart, the >tcp-ddgshtcr 81 Mr. Martin,
The proprietor OF the house. 10 appears from the
little gnl> statement, thar the accused induced her
10 enter h.> loom, where The violence was commit
tel He Afterwards gave her "A hvc-ccnt piece, and
requested RCi not 10 dNulge the matter 10 aer mo
ther. The accused Was taken 10 the Fourth Ward
"etf, the Coroner, made an examination OF the per
son of The child, and has certified thdt u rape has
beNn committed
SUSPICION or GRAND LARCENY Elisha
V4'er porter at the Howard Hotel was Yesterday
1A'h into custody by officer hlnncr, ol The Third
VAN on suspicion Of stealing $40 from the room OF
M John AnlSta hoarder al the house. He was
'@AeA otioie Justice Bleaklcy for examination
iorNG THEvEs. -Pcter Wheeling, Jo-
STpo MclSue, and eleven others. all bows. were ar
..Ned oN ottcer Bowker of the Fifteenth Ward. on
aolHSs evening, charged with stealing about SOS
"oth OF ScaOolbookS. &C. from the house of MeSSrS.
NsiA u fHnuCy, portion OF which Is occupied rs
sVno0 lnom The house Is or the corner ot McDou-
ga ald Fourth SIS and the officer caught the Young
i.s~AScomiug out Of She building With then plum
Seh IL seems the family are out Of town, and the
wy SSined access 10 the premises hy means OF a
baa'v's ladder which WAS put M N front OF the
"9S,e They We're taken before Justice McGrathfor
summation
DROWNED WHILE BATHlNG.-A sailor, Is