New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-14

hts Who was none other than the celebrated pioneer
| CD Graham Of San Diego. whose residncee ia the
orrr dates from 1892. In the course Of his argument
Mr. S.ny took occasion to auce 10 the unsTne's when
efmed 10 Characterize the proceedings al The same time
,,ostng VIA THE Court deemed suspcon tnat u was
not entirely unbiased Whereupon, the Clerk was or
dered 10 fne Mr. Ssnly twenty ave dollars Tor contempt
That gentleman stopped in b., argshsn,, wa l;e.
nm 10 the Clerks oesk and paid the nne, remarHing
a. be same time that nothing gave BIN more pleasure
than at all times render cheerful obedience 70 ne con
siued authorities OF his country ana conhuea
ment Mr. StapIv aftrwsrd took occasion IN h address
10 the Jury TO thank God he lived in free republic where
The frE might be told 10 twelve honest men and the
teller no, Arrays punished for doing Mr. stanly gained
bis case and the Jury after having rendered their yer
dict inclosed in Complimentary note 10 Nj stahy the
amount OF the fine that hs Honor had imposed which that
gentleman returned with an assurance OF hs appreciation
~ the compliment and request that they would give the
money TO charitable institution for the benefit Of
sboss who needed ii than himself to clergy
man whose mission 10 preach the Gospel of Truth
CnurLrr-The Greenfield Mass papers give an sc-
count Of a trial in the Court Of Common Pleas in that
County last week. which brought TO light Of great
cruelty Ate parrer girl Of years Of age was put out by
iy Of by the name Of Russell Sheldon to be kept
fcrtbe year at fry cents per week. She unwe dur
ing the winter past and died very suddenly February
when no present but Mrs. Sheldon, and IN her
every day clothes having been about the house bat few
minutes before her death The singular manner Of her
death and tie appearance Of the body after death, create1
the suspecion that she had her death from VIC
eDce at the hands Of Mrs Sheldon. There intense
excitement in the neighborhood and Mrs Sheldon was
Jury The legal investigation exonorated her from caus
ing the death Of the child by violence but revealed y
TEN Of cruelty almost without parallel She was IN
dced for six aggravated assaults and batteries upon the
little girl and convicted Of five. The evidence showed
that she had whipped her most cruelty with an OK gosd
had struck her with the handle Of hammer leaving the
marks till after death had pnched her. and in one instance
had compelled her punishment to hold beefs gan in
her mouth and aferward swallow II great deal OF in
srest and anest during the trial crowd
ing the house with ladies'. She was convicted, Is
have stated but owing 10 her ignorance and feeble in
elec together with the distressed situation Of her own
family and the fact that she mad infant n, the breast
she was sentenced to only three months in jail
IsHUxAr CRUELTY.-A man by the name Of Amor and
his wife, living in Henry County KY, were arrested on
the 10th for cruel treatment of the husbands child-a
little Qifl about ak years old Tho child covered with
bruises and scars. II had been cruelty whipped and
sealded and had been kicked the even into
the fire. in the presence its father and others The man
didn't deny the charge, but laid it his wife said he
couldn't control her, she threatened to take ~, NE
Those who witnessed the thought him az guilty as
the beastly step mother In addition to the nhuman NO
ence the little sufferer almost starved TO death IL
had been deprived Of food according to the testimony for
twenty four hours time reduced almost to ske
eton, exhibited at the tal most piIanle OBJECT
The wife had children Of her own that Jared differently
The court acquitted the parents bat took the enid from
them The demons being released they deeamped 10
Indiana and Oh the Friday following the poor child ded
reward has been offered by the Governor for the appre
henbion Of the fugitives
ROBBERY oY THE BoATNES's SAVING ISsrTUrioS-
AS statements will doubt get into circulation m re
gard the loss sustained by this institution by robbery
during Wednesday night il Is deemed proper to say that
The front door found unlocked on Thursday morning
y the whose duty was TO sweep the ONCE, ana
on looking at the safe discovered that the doors
were also open Information was intned ttey gwen TO
the principal officer who, further examination, found
tsf about eighteen thousand dollars in notes OF the Bank
of the State Of Missouri and little ~ 900 in gold
had been abtraoted thcrefrcm Strange enough me ROB
bers lef another in gold amounting to over $1,000
and several checks, in tho same safe untouched Inc
precise manner in which the entrance into the ONCE was
Effected and the safe opened has not yet been settled
fitutin la
until O'Clock while the other Offices close a. r. M ;
and the payments this day, after this hour we're unu
sually heavy and thus retained IN the ohce IA many
of the night police duty at the al, in conse
queDoe Of appehepsons Of riot there the opportunity
most favorable one for tho preparation oil me ROB
berry. We have not heard where the private waterman
WAS during the night The Board Of Directors was sum
oned after the discovery was made known ana we
learn that they adopted resolution ma@iHg Mtmlpes
xrsoa0Lv liable for tho deficiency in the funds which has
been created by this robbery In the meantime, no eff
fort will be wanting to the detection Of the rObber
o''' '"''' W. "''' St Louis Re publican 7th
MosT MELAscHoLY AccIDEST.-On Saturday last two
lads named Knapp and Zero, sons OF MI Lyman Knapp
and John Zero OF this city, went the creek GA fishing
excursion While gagged in the pleasant exercise Knapp
by come fat al move fell into the water and was drowned
and Zero overcome with fright started for home. Ills
fear punishment however caused him to say nothing oi
the affair and OF the family inquired after knapp,
he had occasion to make any disclosures Night com
ing on and Knapp returning his parents began to feel
uneasy but finally concluded that he had come into the
CITY late and had gone to stay with Zero On Sunday
morning he still fingered ana ~ iehgh mescnEoi WIS
sent TO Zero 10 inquire after his cOmrade, who then con
fssed the grevous circumstances above related An I'm
mediate search for tho body instituted but az last ac
counts 1t had proved utterly ifuitess The family oil
voung Knnpp are encompassed by the murkie grief
ing that he who left them but now shall return no more
i6ulalo Express, 18th
MELANCHOLY OccuRRrYcE.-A difficulty occurred at
this place Thursday evening last at about 10 o'clock
between Rufus X Bean Leo Clerk Of the Vice Chancery
Court at CaIroou. aud Mr.. Pairick herrngton which
resulted in the death Of the latter. II appears hat MIR IL
To "a lahOrlnr
liquor and is too frequently the case 4" intoxicated
persons quarrelsome noisy aud vulgar ia ms dePort
nent He, without any prov0caon whateyer rushed on
Bean KNOCK ed him down and he arose Bean gathered
the rst object that his eye heavy oak board III At
was accidentally lying close by with which he struck
Harrington the head causing his instant death The
xamned before Justices Moore and St Clair,
when MIR Bean dischargod-the Court, wen as the
entire community, being well satisfied that the h0mcide
was entirely justihable. lCarTolton my Democrat
GREAT ROBBERY Al ST LoUIs.-On Wednesday, the
9th int while the police of st Louis were endeav9rng
TO que the mob the jail the safe of the ST Louis Boat
mems Saving Institution robbed OF $4,000 IN notes
of the Bank of the State of Missouri and $1,000 IN
gold No clue to the robber at the last accounts Inc
Board of Directors have resolved 10 make themselves
personally liable for the loss thus saving dposuOrs from
any uneasiness reward of 1000 offered for the de-
lection and conviction of the person or persons Implicated
In the crime ana further reward of SfOoO LOT ihe TO
coyery of the money, proPoronate reward Tor the
amount recovered
GREAr FIRE AT 0sToNAGoN-Loss sl2OOO.-We learn
by gentleman just from the saul that the stamp works
saw mill and Office of the Forest Mining Company al On
tonagon Lake Superior destroyed by fire about two
weeks ago The loss Is estimated AT 1900 Amount OF
insurance not known Ii lie little singular that while the
stamp works and saw mill we burning the office situated
mile and four ffhs from the the scene, also took hre
The origin Of the fires is mystery The stock OF the or
est Mining Company was owned IN b9'ton lon. Inc WOsAs
handsome profit cleveland Plandealer, April 6.
Tux SEMINOLE ISpIASs- The Tampa Herald Of the
Goth u states that the Semnoes have refused TO emit