New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-18

80 so,oe interest due 70 !. "heh II Is ineci "o'on
s ~ recollecton of such names as are 20 De 'ouna
vpsnis FOn -
cm,vr., SUGAR HOUSE RErINERY.-
mart. Of the refinery that have been left stand
'F ,ss chimney and the bare walls Of store-hoase
.o,.sd the center Of the lot Every other por-
hi,SiDr Is one mass of ruins. strswed with
49,. If sugar casks and machinery The building
The largest estsblis hmsnts of the Kind in New
~. hsog ten stories high, occupying whole block
's,.x,,,ton Yves, and Lsght.sts and incloSing
i.rve gard IN the center
.As;son 10 the destruction OF the refinery, a
III hpgdi,s on weust, occupied by G. w. Eitgel,
BouUr store, was partially demolished by toe
sm,e Of the walls. The dwellings Lsight-st, OPP
- the burning building, were considerably
s.0rrbed. They were, however, saved by the indomi
..,e perseyeraDce Of tie firemen.
The whole loss Of Mr. Swift is estimated at nearly half
million Of dollars which is only partially covered BY
.ursnce. lie is insured for sa5OOOO in various city
,,d country companies The buildings estimated to
hare been worth 100000 and the property within them
atnearly s3oc0oo.
The FIRE was discovered by Mr.. Thomas. the foreman
ofthe establishment He says originated in the burnt
bone used in refining, and thence extended upward
through the elevators for raising the bone into the lofts
The bone is prepared on the premises and Is stored
tOmetimes ve,y hot in rccepacles of masonry made
freproof 1t is stated that the fire could, when hrSt
Uncovered have been easily extinguishcd with "a few
nils of water hut it could not be procured in time.
rav Pr,RI-sT. MURDER.-Coroner I've;
...a.v held an inquest at the New York Hospital,
,be body of Charlotte Connery, native of Scot
"a as yesrs Of age, who had her throat cnt on
SoS,essv ofia week at her residence, No so Pearl
:, Nv lanes Doyle and died Sunday morning at the
Irn.nta.l DR.. George Ssckey, House Surgeon 70 the
Hos, M testified in detail to the wounds received by
h deceased giving his opinion, that they were the
.r,. If death Officer Kerlin, OF the Sixth Ward Pc
u.s Ann Clark, servant to the deceased, and other
rs..e,. also testified but their evidence threw no
s,r,her lirl,, upon the subject After brief charge
from the Coroner the was given to the Jury, VINO
ndered the following verdict, viz We find that
Charlotte Connery to her death from con yesuon
s,As lungs caused by wounds inflicted her throat
i've razor in the hands of James Doyle" Doyle is re-
,averug and when in state to be removed from the
Uospitl win be committed to prison by the Coroner,
10 await the action Of the Grand Jury.
rY The East River Society had crowded
,,estpgs on Sunday on the Docks and in the Hans OF
hams
.sa,sssei by Messrs Bureigh, Austin and other efec-
tive speskers superintendent by Buchanan aud Brooks,
first and second Presidents of the Society The thou
sands who locked round the standard OF Total Aost
nance manifested determination, which viii prove
,.,ror 10 free themselves forever from the enemy
One hundred and twenty-five signed the pledge, many
Of them In destitute condition. The CONTRIBUTORS 70
the Society," TO enable them carry OUT their oenevo
lent Manifestations were upward of seventeen dollars
-
~ HAYpoCK, -Wood-sawyer, VIII
have a benefit tonight at Temperance Hall, No $50
Thrd,st near Avenue d. Among the speakers VIII De
Hon. GEORGE HALL, Of Brooklyn, LucIAN BUaLEIGii
and GEORGE HAypocK who viii discuss this question
Which does most harm to the Temperance Cause-
Rum se linz, Moderate Drinking or Eastwood Temper
Tickets l2le cents each and hope the friends
lof Temperance will give Haydock LIT. Tie Is poor,
lcippled and jealous, efficient worker for thorough
Temperance He spoke six times at out door meetings
on Sunday, and then In the Hall that evening.
DorArIoNs.-Since the lst CT January
the Common Council have given, In donations, 50 4o
t9s During the same period, they have taken over
$4,000 for salary as Aldermen, and probably nearly az
much as Judges Coroners Commissioners OF Excise
lac and yet, notwithstanding this very liberal allow
/ snce they have taken about $4,000 from the public
purse to pay for their suppers liquors and csar' ana
900 for carriage hire when 800 properly expended
would have been amply sufficient beside various little
items yet to come in And this plucking OF the public
goose Is what some people call reform. Tax payers
have another name fer it, however.
HoBokEr ITEMS The Jersey City Tel
esrsyA states that in May, 1851, the population was
1890 in May 1882 4l6l, being increase OF SOY On
Tuesday last the corner stone OF Baptist Church
was laid in connection with the Sabbath School Ami
versary An address was delivered by Rev. Mr. Parker
ofPaterson The new church Is Roinsnesque in srchi
lecture built Of brick, succeed to represent freestone
n feet deep and 4s wde surmouned by tower, which
Il will contain bell and clock A bsptistery Is placed
under the pulpit 1t will be lighted with gas and heated
BY warm air An organ win also be placed in an arcl
Of The tower back Of the orchestra. The old churct
has been disposed of to Presbyterian congregation
4 q A FOUNTAIN Pen, evincing many
Improvements on those first constructed has been pat
snted and Is manufactured by Cunningham Vilee, Rich
Il mond Va How II may work after week or So we can
not yet tell but the new broom sweeps clean and we
sincerely hope the necessity OF dipping every halnin
ute while writing may be obviated by it,
70" The horse-shoers Of New \ ork have
struck for higher wages They demand settled amount
Of fourteen shilugs day, their present wages being
nine dollars week About three hundred members Of
he Horse-Shoers Benevolent Union marched in pro
eesson through the principal thoroughfares yesterday
morning.
Run OvER.--James Furlong, member
Of Hose Company No. 40, was run over al cclscA
Yesterday morning. by the carriage of that Company
and had one of his eyes severely injured lie wal
tken into drug store In Franks sous re- where he 70