New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-02

IScyyptARY-ArTEMPr TO DESTROY THE ENQUIRER
BumDIsG Our contemporary down the street made mar
escape Thursday night. Al about l2 O'Clock tho
foreman of the newsrOom, III the fifth story, alarmed
by tie smell smoke which he shortly eterw,r
taiDed proceeded from the jobrOOm IN the third story.
lie awakened the foreman of that department who sue
ceeded in swpgr by rope through the window OF tiO
the department-he door being locked lie then found
FIRE had been knded under the large cylinder press, aud
il was burning brrky This evidently done 10
its fall through the floor in which from its excessive
weight il would most probably have torn through each
floor in its descent candle an inch ia length burn
ing among pile of loose paper under shelving
tanning quantity of paper in solid bundles, aud which,
when the light should have reached some light paper upon
which the candle was placed, would most probably have
effected the object The incendiares must have ett be-
fore completing their arrangements AS similar pieces OF
candles found in parts of the ROOM but they
had not been lighted The villain or villains mus; hayo
entered through broken pane of glass Of an extra SIZE
over the door, with false key. No clue has been
found as yet lead to tho arrest Of the perpetrators al
though they have been scented individuals their
track. The premises unmatched, but hereafter
couple of watchmon will be on the alert each night
tCncinnst Gazette July y
HORRIBLE C.sU,LTY-WoRKaAS NEARLY BOILED
DEATH.-Between and O'Clock yesterday afternoon q
German named Samuel Hayoner, aged about 20 years,
while at work ct the dsery Of Bryan, Maitland Co.,
al Canton, accidentally fell into large val, hei with
swl heated almost 10 The boiling point. Notw lthstand
ing the intense agony which the poor have been
urng ct the lime he succeeded IN extrica,ng himself
from what m lat have well been termed the bath O DEATH
Medical assistance being promptly sent tor, arrived
IN the person of DIR. A. j. Darympe, who deserves tho
skiul efforts to the life of the unfortunate work.
man. whose skin actually boiled away from various
parts Of the iace hands feet and body The sufferer
removed to bis residence in the Of the dIstllery,
where bis reception, by fond wife, and tive aectonate
children was truly scene of hcar-rendng nature.
Notwithstanding the humane efforts of DE-. Dairy nple in
behalf Of the poor victim il feared he is beyond
reach Of human remedies, and informed ut
early hour hi, morning that his death hourly antei
pated. Baltimore Argus, 29th
Az OUTRAGEOUS ROBBERY.-DuriDg tho past few days
"a aud ru.
tai transaction recently occurring near Aelpha Ross
County. We have the straight OF the story tom The
Chicothe Go-ene II il of the bolest pieces OF vii
bDy that has lately fallen under our observation. The
Cdz,tfe says:
1--WE learn that last evening the house of Mr. Aber
nathy an old gentleman residing in Coldrain township
near Adepha ia this county, entered by three ruff
fans who seized and tied the old nan fast in bed The
old lady very decrepid and the only remaInng per-
about the house was wd0@od granddaughter One
of the villains took her by the throat and threatened her
lite if she did not tell where their money -ecrete
She confessed the place where two or three hundred dol
lars belonging to her hid They took this aud Ger
tcate deposit the Valley Bank for hundred
more aud robbed the old Of all he had which sald
to have been between S. 900 and 81 000 Mr. Abernsy
was known 10 be Vi money, and was said, Kept
much secIeted about his bous. lie il n years of age
No suspicious as to the perpetrators OF THIS foul deed
NARROW Esc.PE-The family OF William 81 Esq,
had proyidemtisl escape from rabs dog saturday
last The dog suddenly dashed from the road nto tho
house among the females OF the family dartng from oae
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spasInodic attempts 10 bite, by one OF the ladies', who
seized broom for that purpose, while another with true
nirepcty rushed up stars and SEEING two loaded guns,
alarmed work people VINO hnally dispatched
the desperate animal but not until he had entered the
dwelling two or free times occasion passing
I'D stairs, and dsItDg through secOnd-story window.
The mouth OF the animal covered with iosla, and
quantities OF the saliva marked his progress through tho
house Less courage than displayed by the ladies'
might have ended in disastrous consequences
tFuhiHs JOsroL oh
Two LADIES DRowsED.-A very melancholy accident
occurred last evening Dam No. l. above this City is
seems that two ladies, the daughter Of Mr. DAVID
Woods, residing between the TwOmlle and Four'mhe
Runs this le of the MonOngahea, aad the Other re-
lsOn of hers undertook to themselves cross the da
rem the BrmI cham side Homeland hat wheh tney go.
into the middle Of the river the SKIN sprung eak ~
which il filed and down, causing Doth illeS 10 %
drowned II occurred about clock last evening" whsn
the darkness that timely assistance wnch
would have afforded We learn that the Dodes Oh DOM
ladies were recovered this morning. ,
fPttsbursh American lS,b nli
Tgy Tn,yyLyR-This III faed steamer is again above
water Last night the pump Fixed on the bows Oh
the boat was put in motion and slowly but surely she ross
from her muddy bed in the bottom o.. the river she can
vet become one VI the fne.t vessels ahoat, ana
her excellent reputation second to none on the es'~
Lakes fChicago Journal, July -
MAcKgREL-The Yarmouth Register says that several
msckere fishermen arrived at that place last wees 'hs
ing in very small fares One vessel Is SAID mas Deyt
absent about four weeks and has not taken barre wh
the highest fare will exceed ten barrels MacAe'e e
reported TO be plenty, but won't bite.
STEAMER BCRSr.-The steamer Agawam was ufs'o!e u
BY fire in the Connecticut River Friday evening" gu
III. The fire r. -1ppos-d =" have mn h'"-''