New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-20
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We scarcely know what think OF this sero conice
termination OF very eventful affair Mr.. Hill one OF the
Opponents Is 81 verscity and H. moreover the Sex
ton Of he City Burial Ground where the coma ana It's SIN
gulsr contents inferred In spite of this reliable ev
Gence we are unwilling 70 believe that minister Of the
Goepel would knowingly be party 10 such sdouoe fraud
ard shall GnIiousy wait FOR more light apon the dArA
We have received a communication from the Philsd7l-
phia Medical College upon the subject That ns1tanon as
svOws having had anything 70 do With the BODY turtaer
than What was done fair and above board and the e1
animation on the nth inst The College s>sers "a sIer
the examination the remains were placed in s0nn and
given into the custody Of Mr. Street and the under axer,
by whom or BY whose direction, they were re- moved
The Coege asserts that 500 had been offered for the
skull of the executed emins and ssgey opnes thA
the body has fallen into the hands ~ some
Prhspe a. the matter IS being sgtsted, all the Facts
Ye.terdsy morning at an early hour painful occur
renee took place LOndons Mansion House at the corner
If Eleventh and Market sts young man named JACOBS
from the interior Of the State shot IN the SIDE oy man
nsmed John NJ Jefres Il seems that Jeiiries VINO Is
bOarder in the house, alone in bis room when T. b.
jenkins and young named Frederick Couldock en-
tered the ent There had previously been some dh
Guilty between Jees and Jacobs and the former think
ing the object Of the ntruders 10 attack him. drew
pistol and fired The weapon was loaded With shot which
took effect upon the left side inicting slight nssh wound
Ii rumOred that the two persons Who had entered tue
room afferward attacked Jes and that the latter in de-
Tending himself inflicted some pretty severe blows on the
heads Of his assaanis Officer kithcari, OF the Mayors
night Police hearing the report OF the pistol entered the
house took Jees into custody The latter was taken
before Mayor Gpin and he subsequently entered ball. IN
the Cont OF Quarter Sessions in the sum Of 81 OOO
vcbar whf ma he
II fortunate circumstance that the affair WAS not At
tended with any serious consequences The parties be
long to respectable families aud have hitherto enjoyed the
equation OF being amiable young men There wa a
number 81 exaggerated stories in circulation IN reference
20 the matter.
The Philadelphia Hppsdrome which has been perfected
through the enterprise Of General Rufus Wech, will open
thursday week June 3cth and continue Just as long as
the patronage OF the public Will warrant The site selected
the large IL; Locust Broad and Nesmoi SIS
having fronts of nearly two hundred ana ny ieet
each IL addition 10 this, al he vacant ground between
Edward,s lot S,huylkl Eighth s., has been kindly ten
dtrtd 20, ard g be occupied by the Hpp0dr,ne ana rs
apperdages La &c the ground Is It IS too small tor
Gen Vel ambition, but A. it - the largest WITHIN me
Give bounds u Is the only available one The building
vii b. If canvas with board sides, and decorated ir'nt
with tmrtts from which flags aud steamers will hosc
-Four elegant hor,es arrived from Europe by the steamer
Washington, and are nov III this city They cost IN b7r
H. the enormous OF thousand dollars. DINERS
on the way. number Of French Hippoirome per
rmers have also arrived and are pracicns daily The
establishment EMPLOYS Que hundred and sixty three hOrses
equal number of male and female performers Tue
dresses Properties ard accourenents for horses and cha
riots the most magnificent description having cost
600 which Will be added the osi OF the rich cos
tunes and trapplus Of the National Circus.
George ". Race an escaped convict from Cherry I'LL
Prison Vas brought on from New ork yesterday, by
Officer aing one of the specials in the office OF the
Chef Of Police your City Race, it will be remembered
tie indiy dual convicted between five and s1 years so
Of setting ire 10 Thompsons NIL at Eleventh and Button
wood Race sentenced 20 an Imprisonment of II
years for this ana other Otenses.
On the 9th Of January last the prisoner took advantage
OF favorable opportunity and made good his escape tom
the peuitehtiary The scamp made his 10 New York
where he managed to eude the vigilance of the police al
though he actively engaged IN nearious operations OF
different kinds II is singular that Race wsud labor IN
dusouy at his Business during the day and at night he
would engage IA vari"u' schemes OF VHNny. MW'hA
keyser and Mr. WaliDg, yesterday escorted the Fugitive
back to bs old quarters where he will probably have TO
until the term Of his imprisonment has expired.
The violent storm Of Friday came near being attended
with very serious consequences. The steamship State OF
Georgs her road from Savannah was oil the CsPes OF
the Desv At the time Of the storm and struck by
lightning The main t0pmsst badly shvered aud the
fluid passing down through the deck into the cabin
dtstToyt ID minor near which number of passengers
we're saueing The lightning passed of through the
tine without uIing any person As may readily be-
e. the passeI were much alarmed The damage
10 the Vessel l. not serOss.
During a storm new dwelling on the east side of Thir.
teenlhst below Wallace struck by lightning The
fluid tor OH several boards from observatory the
top Of the building ana carried them against the wind
some distance to wndwsrd. The family residing in the
Etu-t sustained no injury.
Tie storm hAd the effect Of esening the oppressive neat
Yesterday Afternoon az O'Clock the Thermometer At
McAh, ers il sDutst. stood 70 degrees. IS degrees
less han 10 the same hour the previous day.
meeting If surviving solcisrs OF the Of l5l2 was
he'd iast eSenug at the County Court House. Quite
number q old and veterans present Speeches
made by DR. =. Il Sutherland aud others. series
Of resolutions were adopted among them Was recon-
mendai0n 10 Congress erect equestrian statue %
mes Monoe 10 b. placed near that ct General Jackson
The occasion last evening interesting from the
fact that IL tho anniversary Of the declaration OF the
OF l-i2.
Yesterday the members Of the Mechanical Engine Com
paDy Baltimore visited the Hall Of Independence the
Academy of Fine Arts and other Objects Of interest about
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