New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-26

TURF CHILDREN POISONED by THEIR STEP
noTHER.-From Mr. Allen, resident Of Hamilton,
we learn the following particulars OF fendish at
tempt on the part Of siep-nOiher 10 put an end to
The existence Of her three step Children which took
place last Wednesday near the little town OF Nsel-
Vile, in Butler County. Il appears that q German
farmer named Christopher GuiiPhor, married for his
second wife IN Irish girl who had formerly lived IN
bis family a. a domestic In assuming the duties of
wife, she took charge Of three Of Mr. g. children,
who were by his first wife, the youngest of whom
was boy three Fears of age The nsF mo'nsr
gradually began 10 tyraDrize over the children, an
finally 10 abuse them with all the hatred OF cruel
s,epm mother. The father of the children frequently
expostulsted with Der but ell to no purpose her
haired for the children became worse aud worse. On
Wedntsda lsst, after tea the children were all
seized with q violent sickness at the stomach. Their
sickness became alarming that the father Jumped
on horse and rode to Melville, where he described
the symptoms TO d physician, who, taking stomach
pump ard come medicines went back with the father
TO tue latter's residence. The wife was not there,
and from this circumstance, and the fact that al.
three of the children were taken sick at once, the
father and the physician suspected foul play. The
children were in excrucatiDg agony, and no one to
assist them from the Tina Of their fathers departure
until bis return. The stomach pump set to work
the contents OF the stomach were analysed, when
arsenic WAS discovered The two eldes, Of the chill
cren survived, by the promp. administration Of anti
dotes but the youngest, the little boy, died. the
affair has created much excitement in the neg hbDr
hood and dilgent search has been made for the end
isb perperator of the act, but without The
sep-nother who is strongly suspected took with her,
when she left home nearly fifty dollars in money,
aud is supposed to have gone to Chicago, where her
parents reside. Officers have gone "a pursuit of
her. Cincinnati Gazette, 23d.
EXTIyGUIsHIsG FIRES BY STEAN-The Peoria
Press has the following account of the method by
which Messrs Frioley & Lincoln furniture makers of
that place, extiDgushed fire recently in their factory
"The main building of their establishment is three
stories high. The engine used in running the ma
chinery occupies shed in the rear: The fire was
caused by the burning of some lumber which had
been placed on the boiler TO dry for the use Of the
workInen engaged in making chairs and other furni-
ture. When first discovered by Mr.. Fddley the
flames had burst through the roof of the engine room
ard were ropidly fastening upon the main bulldog.
Seeing the imminence Of the danger and believing
the fire engines would not arrive in time he concluded
by way of experiment. to try the efficacy Of rather
novel annibiiator. Finding there was a good
head of steam, after clearing the coast he
opened the safety valve, and let It rip. Aud rip
il did. Knocking a hole through the roof Of the
epgiDe.room, and filing the building with vapor, the
steam literally followed the rushing flames to the roof
of the main edice, and suddenly and completely sub.
dued the fiery foe. When our active Gremen arrived
the ground, they found the work had been eectu-
ally DONE
SINGULAR RAILROAD ACcIDEsT.-A singular acct
dent occurred at the depot of the w. aud X. Rail
road Company last night The evening train came
in as susl, and arriving at the very heavy
grade just north of the depot, the brakes were at
tempted TO be applied and the motion reversed so as
to stop the progress of the cars but some accident
occurring 10 the machinery, il found impossible
10 do so, and the train rushing down the plane
past the depot, aud so to the wharf, where meet
ing piece of timber placed al the edge for tue pre-
ventiOn of just such accidents, the locomotive and
tender bounced into the river, thereby breaking
the connection with the train, and opposing such
other obstacles to arrest its progress. |. was most
fortunate and proyideDtal that the coupling irons
connecting the engine with toe broke else the
entire train loaded with passen GERS would have BEEN
probably precipitated into the river, caus fear
ful loss Of life. As it was however, but one person
received injury-MI. Quares the Mail Agent, who
sprang from the and broke his arm. One man
ent over with the locomotive into the river, but was
saved. The engineer and fireman jnmoed of before
II aching the wharf Wilmington y. g. Her., 2jt.
The Manchester a. H. Mirror states that L1cien
Aver, of Plaisow, who, three years ago, was con.
victed ofa State Prison oense in Rockingham Couoty,
n H. and cleared out being free on bail, returned 20
Plaistow last Sunday, and on Monday was arrested
and sent to exeter Jail He has lately been at the
he ad of a Wildcat bank in Kansas, which has been
spoken of in connection with the enterprise of that
country as an institution hourisbiug under the Gu
"terprise of distinguished son of New-Hampshre"
very large meeting of the citizens of Chicago,
assembled Tuesday to protest against the location
of the Custom. House and Post Office on the site
Gently selected by the Secretary of the Treasury
The Press doubts whether 80 large number OF the
mCst infential business men of the city were ever
before assembled at the same time