New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-11

HUDSON RIVER hslfOal presented tnelF ~
socis,s, j. 8 L'obey E'q, valuable gold watch and
nppuiensnces day two since II was on the occs-
sion Of Mr.. Is resignation from the Hudson River
Railroad, who accompanies Mr.. Lee, the late SD
perintendent, 10 Central Indiana Railroad Qstsiy
presented with a valuable service of pla:a) The
watch was presented on behalf the Committee By w.
B. Shaw, Eiq., who ade some pertinent remarks on
the occasion hr. Libby responded, and thanked hi,
associates for their good feelings George Simpson
E,q, was in the chsir.
NEw-YoRK AND SANDY Hook TELE-
GRAPH-Tbe Neu.York and Sandy Hook Telegraph |,
completely ergsni'ed, aud the line, being nearly
nructed Will soon be In operation. Il Is llns which
ought long since to be established Among the benefits
which will result from tbs improvement NAV men
ton hs, captains arriving departing may give their
owners full advice when than twenty miles from
New York, whe,her the weather be foggy or no.
wrecked vessel may obtain relief In very shor, tne
criminals running away from the country may be
rested without cicul.y; the important affecting
the markets may be had hours Ia advance Of the srr
walls of the vessels. The following Il oficls:
Alta meeting Of the stockholders Of the New.York
and Sandy Hook Telegraph Company held on the stu
day Of August, 1852 the following gentlemen
elected Directors Edward X. Collins Johnston Living
b,
Charles Carow, Stephen Cutter, Edward Hincken and
Clarence Livingston.
Ataneetipg Of the Directors held on the 9th of Au
gust the following officers we're elected Ellwood Wal
ter, President; Charles Carow, Treasurer; johnston
Livingston Secretary.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT-One Nan Killed
aud Sere0l Bounded-At lle O'clock yesterday after
noon, an accident, by which one man lost bis life and
several others severely injured occurred at the
Manhattan Gas Works on the corner of Tsnst.av. and
West Eighteenih.ss
From the Information obtained it appears that some
twelve lsborers engaged In fastening iron roof
upon retort house when the roof suddenly gave way
aud fell 70 The ground, carrying with IL of the la
borers-s distance Of nearly thirty feet John Maloy
was instantly killed, and eight nine others we're
seriou,ly and some, i, feared fatally Injured. James
Plunket had bis leg broken; Patrick Rooney, foreman
of the work, njuIed about the legs head and face
Michael Mccormick, head and neck badly injured
Jeremiah Sullivan, skull slightly fractured, also his
left arm, and William Phillips, who was but slightly
injured. All the sbOvenamed parties were conveyed
to the NewYork Hospital and placed under the care of
Du. Suchlsy aud Cooper.
The cause of the roof giving way II i, thought was
In consequence of the rivn intended to bind to the
timbers being insecurity fastened The parties injured
with the work by which the accident was caused.
Coroner Ives was notified to hold an inquest on the
body of Maloy which he will do this morning, and in.
vesigaste the sad occurrence.
- A LADY SAVED FROM DROWNING On
Monday afternoon, little before o'clock, a lady, who
going on board the steamboat John Potter In COM
pany with Mr.. Hughes, Secretary of State of PenDsy
vania lost her foothold, or by other accident
stepped overheard, and would, in all probability, have
been drowned bu! for the inrepisliy of Nicholas Mar
tin one of the iremen board the boat, A soon az
Martin saw the accident he plunged into the river and
with one arm sustained the lady safely above water
until the fe.bost was lowered, when both were taken
board This act of promp; aid by Martin deserves
the highest commentator.
The following curious piece of composition appeared
on the First Ward Police Return made TO the Chief of
the Department on Tuesday morning:
APIS Hsrnen going hoe I'd Of ;he steiner John Pot
,er 81 - me pGef 10 Wc't :. Wn5 kescpod from
drowipg by james Kerney tue Pilot & Nckas Martin
the lie boat Was Prou'.ey on the spot AS PM"
A GEIEyoUs NUIsANCE.-Two men,
named George GeIimeyer and Terrence Burma were
taken into custody BY HE Nineteenth Ward Police on
charge Of having been unlawluy engaged in the boil
log Of bones oiA &c. in TenIhaY', between Slxtyffth
and Sixiysxih So The eiavia arising from this and
other similar establishments in the upper part of the
City, has Is represented, been OF the mos, insufera
bic character In which al the citizens of tda.
region have joined in pronounciDg di,gracetul nuis
ance Justice Stuart has given drectans to Capt May
nard of the Nineteenth Ward Police 10 arres. all such
yioators Of law whom he find Tae accused parties
were committed for examination.
The ExTRADIrIoN CASE The writ Of
haBeas corpus which pending in the Superior Court
before Judge Bosworih, has been dismissed, and the
writ Issued by Judge Nelson will be re.urnabe before
him tomorrow, at Cooperstown, when |. Is expected
that he will In accordance with his decision, send the
case for final adjudication 10 the Supreme Court, at
Washington
K On Monday afternoon the remains
Of Robert Rantoul, Jr late member of the House OF
passed through thls City, en- route for
Boston. IN charge Of Hon. Messrs Goodrich aud Dun
ham, Of Massschusetts Cleveland, OF Connecticut and
sstman of WIsconlin and accompanied BY Mrs. Ran
.oul.
For SAFETY. A correspondent sug-
ge,ts that every steamboat should be furnShed with
buoy capable of suppo ing many persons and into or
On which none could get That 70 ~ should be a.
asbed loops to which persons immersed In the water
could cling, until rescued and I. should be 60 con-
tructed that it could not sink matter how awkward
y Ii WA lei into the water.
STEAMBOAT HENRY CLAY-U. S. Mar |
'hors OEee-Wsrrants were issued on Saturday, for
he arrest Of Charles Merritt, Second Pilot, and James
Assistant Engineer They have not yet been
arrested being for the moment, Is said, out OF the
City.
THE STEAMER.-The Europa will sail
or Liverpool at / o'clock P NJ.
I1s7 Archbishop Hughes and Rev. Bishop
rmon left this port In the steamship Alostross, on
Monday afternoon, for Halifax.
r$Tba Citv Ip.nectOr'S RPDOrt for last !