New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-22
A PoucrmAy ATTACKED BY A LUyArIc-

A policeman ATTACKED BY A LUSATIc.-
Tro Persons Sta5bed-on Friday evening, stranger
named Alexander Ross entered the grocery store OF
Mr. Andrew Graham Of this town (Dundas) and from
his strange conduct and demeanor showed unmstake
able symptoms OF bis laboriDg under alteration Of
mind He exhibited a mostiomidabe looking weapon
shnpeed- Ike a bowie knife. large number OF
citizens Immediately thrODged around the house and
three Of the railroad police who were happily passing AZ
the time were celed for the purpose OF srrestng the
lunstic There Is hardly doubt that bis arrest would
have been effected without the melancholy consequence
which followed but for the Interference OF persons in
the crowd which had collected. One Of the officers
psmed p Duggan had his right arm nearly cut on
when efectng his arrest The JOntls nearly severed,
the sinews cut and there b hardly doubt but thai
the poor fellows hand must be completely amputated
He will 1t least never have the use OF T. Dr. Qrk,
byst6nder az the time, so cut mar the right eye
and on the forehead but not dangerously. man EN-
poyed in the foundry was also wounded before the
unsiie was occurred. Ross was hand cufed and con.
viewed 10 the police station, where be wa % confined
until Saturday morning. when some persons whose
sympathy wa greater than their Judgment again en-
treated the eOnstabes % take of the irons which was
done when be Immediately snd took hold Of an axe,
which was with considerable difficulty taken from him-
He st remains In custody and probably vii have 10
be conveyed 10 the Lunatic Asylum. lie had large
sum Of money. Hamilton Canada Express, FEB. :,
THENAssAcHUsETrsT RuASTLAw.-Bya law
Of Massachusetts, the authorities a towns and ces are
empowered 10 arrest and punish all boys who absent
frCm school and spznd their time IN idleness
about the streets or elsewhere. The law works well
and wherever las been executed the results are bene
fetal To truant boys and % society Boston v divided
into three Districts under this las, and sn officer APP
pointed Ia each % look after vsgrant children. In
September October and November, three officers ar
rested 6lj truent children, who were dealt with ac-
cordinQ 20 their desert by the eourp. Confirmed uu
anti. OF whom there l9 we're sent 70 me House
Of Reclamation, Schools Ct Reform, G Farm schools :
others 70 Charity Schools or 10 the Alrns House Inc
majority OF the Young offenders were Induced 70 attend
o
juvenile population IL believed VIII be one Oi tas sA
cellent results OF this system
~ There was great gathering, says Ise
Po1,oa Trersiley Of all bearing the name Of hyde, n
connected with the family by nArriase, is. -
since al the United States Hotel 70 rsse means = send
an agent 10 England 20 examine records mere iof hs
purpose Of asceranng whether or no. ,ney Vne hyaes
Of IL ecuntfy) heirs az law 70 me isIge s7ca1s
a, reclaimed dividends in the Bank OF Engiand ana
-rc,-sd dividends IN the East India SOCKS, when
have been laying there for years swsirlng eialmsns
Tbe,e have been A4yertisemeuE IN IN. L0adoa Its<s
several times In the last atty year, Tor nes 20 inc
go ,,red estates and dividends which amount in
the aggregste 20 several millions OF dollars There
were nearly three hundred present, coming from all
payts of the United states; finance eonm.rsee was
chosen ard q liberal amount WA subscribed Tor The
fartherzree Of the above projects.
" An accident occurred TO freight train
on he South Carolina Road, Monday last about 90
miles from Charleston involving considerable loss of
property Ths heysIyy Gays: The tenth about 800
feet from the engine on the train was discovered 70 be
OF Ere and before could be checked. communicated
20 az platform cars which, together with the contents
about 800 bales OF cotton were totally destroyed The
heat intense 10 mex the wheels and rails TO-
sether, niurDg considerable portion Of the road 90
20 delay The arrival Of the Columbia train until Oh
PM
- Kate Virginia Poole the gIrl who was
psrooaed out Of tia New Hampshire State Prison about
syesT since from for hfe for throwing her
child cut Of a car window has been convicted u the
Esssx Common Pleas Of sundry lsrcenie az Lawrence
and seu.-rced % sx rsatEs Ia the House Of Correc
Esa