New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-17
NEWS BY THE MAILS.

FscAPF OF A CoSyicT On Saturday last we visited
Sing Sirg where learned that convict escaped from
the State Prson the day previous very ingenious and
skiful James Dunn, the convict IN question
although but twenty years old had served one term IN ns
prison and had been but few months returned on another
sentence which WAS for life He worked in awesver shop,
and managed TO procure strips OF India Rubber CLOTH with
which be made tube some six feet long ana WAFER ugh
To one End Of this he attached bag Of the same material
and shaped like duck During the forenoon OF Friday he
left bis shop and managed 10 elude all the vgsnt keepers
until reached the where he threw of aud secretsd
all his clothing and with his India Rubber life preseryer
plunged into the water Sinking 10 the bottom he kept
one end of the tube in his mouth while the bag hOa,ed
upon the surface through which the air passed to supply
respiration In this manner he went some distance from
the shore and drifting with the tide he passed the guards
and keepers and all the employed along the prison
docks the railroad Robinsons dock the Farmers dock at
the low or Landing OF the village, Mansion House DOCK aud
Nd 10 Colyers dock, distance Of half mile Al this
point part of his pipe gave way aud he had to rise
10 the surface and sg ashore Here he found number
Of men and boys who astOnshed to sac stranger
swimming from bay four miles wide mi tdsy aud under
the burning OF of the hottest days OF the season
On gaining the shore he remarked with perfect compoure
that he had the bet Some one inquired where his
clothes He pointed to the upper landing and re-
marked that he had left them up there when he went IN
He then started up the railroad track, and meeting Mr.
Fowler be pointed 10 person still further north and IN
ouired Of Mr. Fowler if that had bundle Of cloth
pRf" lie received negative answer, when he replied
that he bad stolen his clothes while he went In swim
ming and then started off few hundred yards, when he
left The DAD and entered Gen Van Wycks grove Soon
after he observed crossing the yards and fields toward
the Dale Cemery the condition IN when he efi the
river since which be has not been seen.
fPeekskl Republican, Aug. TO-
Myr.ScHo1y ACCIDENT At MI DEsEREr-We learn
from the Ellsworth papers that few days since, as two lit
tie girls one eleven old daughter Of Elder Douglass
Eden and the other twelve years old the daughter OF
hr LYMAN out picking berries upon the eastern por
ton tho Mount Desert Of untans, where they
both in attempting 10 descend from the mountain were
creeping out upon shelving rock when " suddenly Up
pea and fell the brink, carrying them with IT, One
Wild dispairng shrek uttered by the eldest during
their u descent and the next moment she lay bleed
ing corpse The rock had fallen upon her Us in
meme and the momentum acquired grinding hertO
atoms Ia an instant The younger was severely Injured
but is thought che will recover Late 10 the Afternoon
th cries of the survivor ed Of the neighoOr
AL when found she had wandered TAR away from the place
where accident happened and could give no account OF
what had after their fail nor could she tell the
spOt where took place and the last she could remember
was she reaching down endeayorng to assist her
up over the edge OF the rocks when tney went
q, vi together The deceased was fOuad the next dy
spon projecting rock on part OF the GIN ntecesOi7
ally 0'''' 'N' va" y Bangor CNej Wig Aas IS
IsYoRr.Sr REGULATIONS FOR SrEAMBoArs-Ths Bo.d
Of Supervising Inspectors Of Steamboats, held nesting
Ptisbugh Oh Tho lst INST and continued Oy aOlnn-ns
Do 10 the 9TH They adopted resolutions sys The NqtiSHd
Etgsnor directing the local inspectors to again call
the ,peA attention Of owners Of st, Ansrs 10 inc mP,t
auc- Of having where pr4ccabie, steam pipe from ths
boilers convey INTO the hold for the more efectuA
e1iLgushmeLt OF fires also, that shoulder straps De Al
aeb,o e preservers or other means used or prevent
ug them from getting into improper position 70 tns
haz,rd OF h- printed notice, be posted In All state
rooms b.rths Informing passengers where tns NE pre-
s.ryers may be found ana the mann OF using th7n s
tr. b. b. either cOusautly connected with the pumps
or placed 10 asd conspicuous position there
for that explosive articles Dc conveyed ohy N 'sc1ie
metal ID Ch.si that materials which quite oy irc-
non be kept at safe distance from explosives together
a IN OFT ~ OF more technical description, Dat
eIfreusly us.ful and requisite.
DtArB - JUDGE JEssE HUGHEs, SR -Jurgs Jesse
Huyh., ST ole cd and mos; respectable cnZrns
a Cnlto County osd Tuesday 4-t Of droPsy Al W
r.,ic.l,e Of be son Charles ID aged = year, Jasss
"a, sd. nt 81 tho county AZ the period VI Us org h]f
nou-v.s one Of the first Associate J1cg-s IN Tnch "a
nact l.. served twenty eight consecutive years Inc a''
Iourr N the county zAs held 10 MS o@fn ~ lns -
NJ d.rsto La that although ~ ne t'euuso ~
a.. famous expedition against h,skskA ~ u, yeH ,h
Tt. Jesge or many y-ars consistent n7H fsyrfy
r. tl.t CuuIc h he man OF f-naHAaDiS -
go norgbtu.rz-c-lebr1sdfo for his good "a attic - 80,
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known t"AmA s'OH -D-'I -
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ahe a. ~ f0unoed by PRIV ste and ndsif.A
F-Di.s H. b-u.tts within the rea n u al etf>A
~ tte ul-sBs 0f procuring proper attention, r.
go - III a .sical sitshOL irrAtmsat rae ciy .
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