New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-16

time OF the explosion WINE charging the blast,
in some unexplained manner, the powder exploded
ipjuring the deceased fatally. No persons, except
the deceased, were near at the time Of the expI1-
sion. A verdict Of accidental death was rendered
by the Jury. Neardon was % years Of age and
Reid JG years both were natives Of ireland.
CAUTION TO BATHERs.-A lad named
jeremiah O'BrieD, on Wednesday evening, in div.
ing of one Of the piers in the First Ward, struck
his head against a stick of timber beneath the sur
face Of the water, and was dangerously injured.
He was removed to the N. Y. Hospital.
SHOCKING SUICIDE.-Yesterday, Ger
man emigrant, who for two days past had been
stopping at the German boarding house, No. 100
Greenwich-st, committed suicide by blowing his
brains out with pistol loaded with powder and
ball. The deceased, whose name was not ascer-
tanned, is represented to have been partially in
sane at the time Of the commission of the deed.
Coroner Ives was notified to hold an inquest upon
the body.
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT SUICIDE.-A
man, named John Brannon, on Wednesday even
the dock foot of Beekmanst. He was rescued
by boatman and taken to the Second Ward
Station house. lie refused to assign a reason for
the attempt upon his life.
Death BY DRoWNING.-The Coroner
yesterday held an inquest at the foot Of Houston
ST., +. r., upon the body of an unknown man found
in the water at that place. verdict of death
by drowning was rendered by the jury.
SUDDEN DEATH.-A man, named Spicer
Crandall, resident of this City, last night drop
ped dead in the Billiard Saloon corner of Broad
way and Waker-st. 1t is supposed that he died
from disease of the heart.
The CASE OF PALMER 81 CO.-STATE-
MRNT OF FACTs-From the evidence already adj
duced in the case of lIaight, the following facts
are established. Palmer * Co. sold tickets TO
California. bound emigrants to a large amount,
guaranteeing passages from Panama TO san Fran
cisco, on steamships, when in fact they neither
owned in part nor in whole, or had any control of
any steamer on the Pacific. They further repre-
scented TO the passengers that COrwne Brothers
& Co.. at Panama, were their agents. and would
forward said passengers as per agreement specified
on the face of the ticket Messrs. 9. b. Il Co.
not only denied being their agents for for Sardng
passengers, but publicly disclamed the same
through the columns of the Panama and New
York papers. Palmer n Co. produce letters in
proof Of their assumption, written in the year
1851 to them, by Corwine Brothers * Co. which
refer merely to the forwarding Of merchandise;
not sy liable refers TO the passengers business, or
ANYTHING that can be construed into any admis-
sion on their part that they would act as agents
in forwarding passengers of Palmer 4 Co.
Palmer 81 Co. further produce draft drawn by
II. ). Burdlch in favor of A. b. Corwine, for
SLIGO %, by which they expect to prove that c.
l.. & Co. were their agents in the passenger busi-
ness. The circumstances under which that draft
was given are simply these: The drawer, Mr.
Burdich was sent to Panama by Palmer & Co. to
forward their passengers or redeem the tickets
He was furnished with a list of pa sengers and
box of specie said to contain enough fInds to re-
deem the tickets. On arriving at Panama bIr
Burdicl found no steamer, or any other vessel, to
convey his passengers. Corwine Bros. q Co. bad
vessel up for San Francisco at the time, the
British bark Blonde. Dir. Burden, finding he
could not forward his passengers, applied to them
for large number of tickets in order to do 50,
the Blonde being the only vessel then up for San
Francisco, assuring them be had funds enough TO
pay for their value in the box Of gold in his pos
session. The tickets issued on that
apce, but on opening the box the amount ofS 100
25 W as found 10 be short. Alr. Burdch being IN
able to settle in any other way, did by draft
Palmer & Co, as before mentioned, and Corwne
Bros. & Co. at the time looked upon it, being paid
"a very doubtful. The fact of the draft, there
fore far from proving the agency Of Corwine Bros.
& Co, on the contrary proves the reverse, viz:
that Palmer * Co.'s actual agent Mr.. Bur
dch.
Another important fact is established, viz:
p Amer admits, in his affidavit that the special
agents of his firm sent to Punamn to redeem the
tickets which they issued had control of aud dis
hursed the same. II Palmer & Co. reCardsd Ger
vine Bros. & Co. as their agents, would they not
have Unsigned the funds to them directly, with
iuetruc ions to dsburse, aud what disposition to
nuke of them
The LATE AFFRAY BETWEEN A POLICE
! OFFICER AND WATcHMAS-O Officer IIiler, of the
| Seventh Wurd, who was assaulted on Tuesday
night and severely beaten with his own club, as is
J alleged. by Officer Green, of the Fourth Ward.
and Dennis Mclaughlin, Of the Custom-Hou
! Watch, is said by his physician to be in a very
critical situation. No person was allowed to see
or speak with him.
CHARGE OF GRAND LARCENr-FoRTUNE
! TElIIvG.-Two young men, named Cornelius aud
James Dounelly, the former a clerk and the latter
carmau in the employ Of Mr. Dentjrd Baldwin,
dealer in furniture at Nc. l9j Chatlam-square,
we're Yesterday arrested by Constable Jo-ephs OF
the IVth Ward, charged with stealing 500 in
| - untes frnn the stnre of their cnlnlnYer. The