New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-19
THr COLLISION ON THE HAnrrx Ram

.Gsts Ns1 mss Peots"es IN oef kvening Edition o.
-y The ~ o'e.ock train from ,hi, City, u.u.
an, meet, ,ss Dover srsis at wllliaussridss. waits
there upt,l the ,ao~n train passes On this occasion
TIE m ,,,i, ,.orns 80 usual and in short time
,r,,n sa.,.S ~ r.>s Conductor Of the Standing
train suppo,se tia, the o. - when passed @"Ia
New.York wa, N. Dover l. ain, and vsas on. In
something less than q mile he W. '"' .e-' 800
train, and . violent collision We.
quercs. He then sscersained that 'u' US"
which passed him at williamsburg, WA 'H' al
bary Express train, which should have be- u I"
New-Iork before the Al O'Clock train isn. bX
had been delayed by various causes. The inJu-
RES received in consequence OF this collision
are less than was at hrss supposed. Only three per-
sons wsre badly hurt. Mr.. Spencer, baggage-nas-
ter is severely injured that his recovery IL very
doubtful the engineer OF one train hal an arm
broken, and fireman had log broken. The Goa
ductor Of the down train was considerably bruised
The collision would have been much less dsstruc-
tive If the violent storm had not prevented the
engineers from seeing each others loconetv anti
they were very near each other 0ns locomotive 10
badly smashed up, and some Of the baggage cap arc
considerably broken, but the passenger are IN
injured. We are assured that all the delay and
resulsrity upon this road Is caused BY the method
corporations at the other end, and By ether parties
Mr.. sloat, the Superintendent, went up yesterday
to make new arrangements
SuIcIpE.-A man named Lewis Schmelts,
IS years Of age who resided in this City, whore hs
has wife and four children, having made several
attempts upon his life, and failed TO DESTROY htnseH
went to Philadelphia on Monday, AMI took lodgings
at French house, corner Of Fifth and Pruae-sts
About one O'Clock on Wednesday morning he died.
In the course Of the day, post mortsm examination
of the body was made BY Dr. Lewis under the dirso-
ton OF the Coroner, when Of arsenic was dis
covered in We stomach nearly 40 big ~ an egg.
From what the unfortunate man stated before his
death, he took the poison with him from Nsw-York.
On Tuesday he went Out to the Sohuylkill. dipped
up tin cup full of water, put the deadly chemical
into it, and swallowed it, He thea returned 10 his
boarding. house, and went to bed to await the awfs
sEd to which he had voluntarily doomed himself
The AsroR-pLAc. Rlors.-Mr. Stevens
has not yet published his promised statement spon
this subject and TAs Police Gazette intimates that
strenuous efforts have been made to suppress any
such documents. The Editor Of The Gazette pro-
fesses to have seen afteen or twenty closely wit
ten Sheets comprising that part which treated ofths
Forrest Riot" but word subsequently, sent that
some person had seized and burned the manuscript
Whether it will DO rewritten and published, Il new
altogether uncertain.
TAKING ALL THE CHANcEs.-Those des-
peratsly hungry fellows around the City Hail. In or
der to miss no shadow Of chance to get once for
party friends, last night proposed the following 70
solution;
Rssolvsd, That Anshepy T. Gallagher be sadhs
is heFahv apDOinted Commissioner of Deeds. 0heN-
svsr . vacancy shaH occsr
That 10 what may be called pretty sharp practice
and we presume that IL will become the rule until
all sfcss filed (prospsctivsIy) BY our felix's"
MILITARY FuNERAL.-The remains Of
Henry Gibson, the last Of w ston's Life Guard
were brought to this City on Tuesday By Commit
tee Of the Continentals, and are nov lying In the
Governors Room, City Hall. They will be inferred
with funeral honors by the Continental Companies
ofthis City, Brooklyn, jersey City and Newark, un'
der the command OF the senior Captain. j. C. Hslms,
on Monday, aad inst, at O'Clock r. NJ, from me
City Hall.
SCIENTIFIC LECTURES Silliman.
IT., will commence this evening, the storm oess-
sioning postponement, at the SptnslsS Institute.
his course Of lectures on the four elements Ct the
ancient philosophy, viewed In thsir relaSions 10
modern science. The subject this evening" 10
Earth-meaning solids Including discussion, With
ample experiments of mechanical and chemical At
traction, and illustrations Of the elementary coassi
tuition OF matter.
DEATH or AN OLD CIrIzEN.-On Thurs-
day last, Richard Leycrst, Esq, died at the i'd
vanced age OF 30 years. He was one Of the few Who
worshipped in the " Old Sail Lof" in Horse and
Cart.st., (now Wiiiam-st y the first place opened
for public preaching BY the followers Of John Wee
ley. He was the Oldest member Of tho n. =.
Church In this City, perhaps In the United States
MONTAGUE FRRRY.-In the Board Of As
sistanu last night several widely varying propost-
tons were offered In regard TO this Ferry. sseos
Taylor bid $4,000 year for it w. r. Marsh want
cd 1t for ton years at 500 per PEAR and would give
bonus Of $4,000; Jacob Sharp offered rent Of
Oh, 900 Der year; VIM p Buckmastsr offered % 49,
All the propositions with the resolution Of the Adsr-
men, we're referred 70 the Committee on Ferries
RoBBERv.-The Assistant Aldermen last
pisht voted 10 10 9, to help their seniors rob The
Msyor Of the appointment Of inspectors Of WsigAts
and Measures, and give the power 10 Harry Assuis-
rius, Of the Street Department What has caring
mud to do with examining scale beams and sprtas
balances!
SAILING or SrEAMERs.-The Sierra Ne
vaca sailed yesterday for Chagres, with s7S pas
sepgers.
The Pioneer sailed for San Fransisco, direct, VIII
ass passengers
NEw.Y0RK VOLUNTEERS. -Assistaat Aid.
WhssIan last night proposed donation from the.
City Treasury Of for the benefit OF the ndgss
survivors of the LIST Regiment N. Y. voluntssrs.-
The resolution was referred to the Finance CON .
mittse.
CoNcrRr.-A vocal aad instrument q
coecsrt will bs given at Ne Dutch Reformed Chu sh
In Frsuklia.st.. near Broadway, this evening By