New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-30

PRoBABLE MURDER-The citizens Of the Thirteenth
Ward rtsidDg Eight-st. Sycamore were aroused
as Digt by serious disturbance their midst of which
the following are the particulars, could
gather hem: ltappears that man by the Of Fer
renee Lioy working III Loders rectfying estabshm su',
in Charcoalalley, had quarrel with Of his fellow
yorkmen, Owen Sullivan After Llley had retired
70 his home Sullivan accompanied by party of h-
rymen, entered the house and beat ey and his wife IN
shocking manaer. About 10 clock they returned and
resumed the fight when Robert Rands an Old citizen OF
be Thirteenth Ward who attempted to in erere was
badly beaten having his jaw broken, being otherwise
20 badly hurt that bis life is dcspGired Of The watchmeD
we're sent for and took possession Of the hon'e 10
guard il against any future assault About II O'Clock the
psriy returned third tme and with volley OF stones
broke in the windows, doors, &c. The officers male
ruh upon tho but in the darkness of tie night they sue
eedtd in escaping. This morning four of the assaans
were arrested and brought into the Police Court A. the
m extent of the evil has not yet been rtaned, the
State asked continuance in the case until Monday next
by which time others of the party VIII no doubt be arrest
ed The prisoners taken before Mr. fands' aud he
identified of them the person who struck him.
Their names are Owen Sullivan MChaclO Conner, Incl
Murphy and 4. MCCanty Cincinnati lines, 2lth.
AsoTHER DREADFUL MURDER-Bctween 10 and IL
O'Clock last night an afray occurred at Andrewss c)ee
house on Wanut-st. between Mercer and Thirteenth, be-
tween two named Conrad .mer and Henry Shelbeg
in which the formor was killed II appears the parties got
into dispute about wrestling, which ended in personal
fight when Shelbeg drew knife and stabbed II nnef SIX
times in the left side. The wounded man ie and expired
few minutes. Shelbeg arrested shortly aiterward
by the Tenth Ward Police and lodged in the Bremen-st.
Station House Coroner Noble held an inquest the
cofdance with the above facts. lCm CON- 2'th'
SHocKIEG ACCIDENT.-A shocking accident occurred
Yesterday ut about in WashngtOn St. the particulars
Of which gather from person who was spectator,
ere briefly as follows: German, name unknown, while
cndcavong stop his horses, which drawing load
OF hay and rather restye, endeavorod to take them
by the bits to prevent them from running. He held on
tic tongue the wagon his face toward the horses, they
confirming 70 until arrested Wy telegraph post.
AT The time Of coming in contact with the post the man
had sunk down partly under the horses feet, 50 ihat s
head was Just at the end of the wagon tongue anu AT me
moment the tongue against the post has head was IN
sautlv crushed to pieces by s collision his brains beng
scattered about the rouDA and subsequently gathered
Up IN q tin vessel lDuhalo Nouilci' ~O'n H'''
EscArE OF AUGUSTUS b. PRIoR.-We learn from our
Sheriff hot Prior who sentenced to be hung on ihe
osth July nc vt eecoped from the Columbia jail on Monday
night last Mr. Jones had gone down on Monday Tor tne
purpose of bringing the prisoner back TO te Jun
nin eprlyinc for him on Tuesday morning, he was IN
formed Thai the prisoner had broken jail and He'd sees
that Prior and others in the second story ana IN
The same rooIn BY means mot known) they man
aged to Dry aside of the bars of the PRISON SUI
fe.ntly TO afford passage for their bodies With the as
ssanco Of blankets, they lowered 10 'e eo1
and LEFT for parts unknown EdgeGcld IS c. Adv 2'th
Henry X. Seymour, messenger OF the American Ex-
press Company is under arrest at Cincinnati On cn'Sc
Of HAVING stolen on the 9th inst package containing
Al 600 during trip between CINCINNATI anu lndiahapohs
Suspcop ever since the theft has rested on seymour anu
recently ii was discovered where he had exchanged s'Vo
Of the missing money 80 o.
FIREs IN ST. LAwRENcE CoUNrfIAt farshNlnc' @ ~ ~,
Lawrence Co. on Wednesday the 18th, the academy Two
churches and several minor buildings were destroyed oy
Gre The fire had previously been raging III tue "VVus
and was finally driven into the village
On the same day. Mr.. Charles Lyon of OsdensouTsh
"A ,be misfortune TO lose 5000 cords of wood together
.ih b;s wbrrf and buildings near Chippewa Bay Inc
FIRE took from the woods Loss s3ooo.
Tho stoomers Governor Graham and Fanny satteEioe
came in collision on Cape Fear River n c. ON "Wednesday
lsst, and the latter sunk No lives were los''