New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-21


struck ON Wednesday afternoon He fell near the track
where he was observed and taken home where ne disd
xesterasv morning about o'clock. lie was buried the
same afternoon.
sry rRoxy-Yesterday brakeman Of the name Of
J,a..s,eelv wS sun struck in Poughkeepsie He was
ov,, IN Hudson where he lies in q very precarious
Pr uL.-Among the arrivals at the hotels yesterday
A sC1.srsoSs-F. yG.e, Boston R. 8 Ford LensviIs
a.s John Hssh Ens:nd Nv e,Ts .n .nS 5S
serss; Capt r. W Fowler conasctcut John D. Pierce G.
ssS fun s1d CT Iovest Soo Va cunains6s
Isrsel Saunders, Liverpool
FRrE ACADEMY ExAMISArIos-The annual examine
ton of the pupils of the Ward Schools for admission mo
the Free Academy, commenced the 18th instant, ana
terminated yesterday The young were OK
namely; algebra, arithmetic, bookkeeping, eistory,
geography grammar spelling end reading IN al OF whicn
they acquitted themselves satisfactorily 80 hucn 3d. at
nearly oil who applied, were admitted.
There were from $50 TO 200 admitted OF which number
Ward setSS No 49, SohSe E No g had
mtted an Mr. Scott Of Ward School No. 10, had % adj
mitted.
near third from These facts speak hgh
for 81 o uptown schools, and should convince the
HOer Education that the teachers not very ln
competent as they deemed 10 be. the examination
was conducted in the srctest manner each lad being
known not by his name, the school from which he
came but by his number. He is marke according to his
answers and at the close these marks sunmed up
when If the lad has done well in all subjects and has not
inside any gross failure, he is admitted.
The Free Academy commencement takes place on
Tuesday next
AccIprsrs-James McGnf, while driving his team
through Twenty eveDthst yesterday was thrown from
his wagon and severely injured, the horses having taken
fright and eway. He was conveyed to Bellevue
Hospital. Robi. Mitchell, member Of Hook and Lad
der Company, No. g while running to fire in the Fourth
District at 10 o'clock Wednesday night very
yerely injured in consequence Of being caught between
the hook and ladder truck and omnibus. lie was
taken to his residence in Twenty'fifthst
MYSTERIOUS DISQUALIFICATION was yesterday left
at the Coroners Office of the death of young lady, name
not given at the house. No. SO Henryst., under ccum-
stances which lead to the belief that she had voluntarily
taken poison while aborng under temporary alteration
of mind. She was heard TO remark recently that she
would not lvelong. An inquest will be held upon the
body to-day.
DEATH IRON EXCESSIVE ISTEMPERASCE.-CoronerH Hill
ton yesterday held inquest at No. 249 Frsav, upon
the body Of Nancy Phillips Irish woman, 81 years OF
sge who died from intemperance. II appeared In evil
depce that the deceased had been drunk almost constantly
for the last ten months, and frequently had deliriun
tremens On Wednesday last she drank sixteen quarts OF
beer besides considerable brandy and rum The Coro-
ncrs Jury rend red verdict of death by intemperince
Shaw died yeste day he New York Hospital from the
elects of pistol shot wound received the sb inst.
while on board vessel lying in the stream The shot was
6,ed nv a companion and is believed to have been acct
dental The deceased under the care OF Dr. Derby
and at one time thought to be convaescen An IN
quest will be held upon the body this morning.
SERIOUS AccIDFSr AT A SuGAR-HoUsE.-A young man
named Michael Maloy very severely burned yester-
nay On walking vs Which
termed blowup," and which is level with the hoor'
and without guard to prevent persons iaaS 'aso H.
few weeks since another of the aboreis In TINS estao
shment was burned TO death by falling into one OF these
sblow.ups and it would be well it, for the future, ran
pgs placed about them to the ne b
Newly ork Hospital. He has family living at No. lo3
Elmst.
ALMOST A FIGHr.-TwO companies of Irish were pro-
ceedng to Calvary Cemetery yesterday to deposit the re-
maine of of their number and when on the corner OF
Orange and Hesterss difficulty occurred between them
a. 10 which company should be foremost in the procession
After wranglipg in the hot for half an hour one COM
pany withdrew and went about their business leaving
their competitors to visit the cemetery alone. The affair
created considerable excitement in the neghoorhood us
fight was momentariy expected
AGGRAVATED AssauLr.-A complaint made on
"Wednesday last before Justice Stuart by Mr. Suydam OF
No. lis East Tweny.fourh-st, against james IRVING
butcher Of Washington Market and two others, named
Geo. w. jenkins and Conkn Pearsal whom he charges
the former with violently assautng and beating him and
the latter with being aiders and abeers thereto II ap
pears that Irving tenant of Mr. Saydam, and was
Indebted 10 him in the Of slf6 for rent Mr. b re-
Gently sued Irving for this sum- and this course greatly
aggrva him. On the 18th inst; Irving sent word TO
Mr. s. that he would like to him. Mr. 5. was pro-
ceedng the place appointed when he was met on the
sidew ak in front of No. Ill East Twentyourthst by
Irving and the two others Irving, after using some
abusive los guage him. knocked him down. kicked and
beat him in most barbarous manner, iuurng him so
severely that he confined 10 his bed for about week.
The three we're arrested by officer Elder and held to
baiIrving in 900, and the others in 81 600 each to
the charge at the Court of General Sessions
ExnrzzLrNExr IN AN INPoRrIyc HoUsE.-wm NJ.
Bsrlow book-keeper in the importing house OF Buckley
Co. Nos so and 80 Williamst yesterday arrested
BY Policeman Norris Of the Chiefs Office charged with
having embezzled s76s, the properly of his employers
The late deiaeaion Of Paul the banking house OF Bel
mont Co., led the firm to overhaul their books they
having suspected Barlow of dishonesty At the fist
glance they discovered the above deficiency and are LED
to believe that the defacaton extends to thousands IN
stead Of hundreds Of dollars. Barlow had been IN their
the firm that the first entry he made false one
Justice Bogsrt committed him to prison 10 await exam
inat;on.
Srrrosrp SNroeLEp GooDs.-Wc are authorised TO
state that the goods seized by the customs from the store
Of Messrs. Levers. pre,hers No fl Maiden lane some
time since, have, y 'nvesiigation been returned 10
then.
CHAnor OF Gna. l. >SY-John Nelson, master o.
fast sailing zach terlay arrested by Policeman
Haley Of the FRS. harged with stealing six bar
rsls cf wheat -four, II sss, belonging to Smith
Frsneher, Esq, of No > sier.st. The property was
River and found in pc' session of the accused who
alleges that he was empoyod by man whose name he
esye 10 convey the Hour 10 Gowanus, l.. l. He was
ksn before Justice Bogart and committed to await
animation.
CHARGE OF FALSE PRErESsEs.-Lewis f. Williams,
q merchant of south Norwalk, Conn, was yesterday
rested by Officers UBdorh and kearney OF Second Dis
f,cs Police Court ehsrged with having some months