New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-12

USLooKED FOR RIcHEs-SISGULAR OCCURS HcE-Dr.
p Domino, physician of this city, died last at the
simonous disposition had few acquantances and we be-
leve, not single intimate. For many years he had nm
Office Market st., between Thirteenth aud Fourteenth
sts., where he spent his whole time when at meals
doing apparently little business and Of mystey
to his neghbors He dressed ordinarily well bat ia all
other respects seemingly in INDECENT circumstances.
After his decease however, person overlook his bag
gage examined small carpet bag lying in his chamber,
and to bis surprise found over s. 900 in money, all in
small bills.
The deceased during his sickness was in constant fear
Of being robbed but did not disclose any Of his attend
ants that he had SO valuable possession and the of
his extreme solctude explained u0ti the fndny
OF the money Dying iDtestate and having no known
relatives in ST. Louis elsewhere the Public Admins
traitor took charge of his effects ordered Gale of tho
furniture and personal property in his Office on Markes
Yesterday Mr. Rggn, the auctoneer, IN conformity 10 the
order held sale of the premises. While it was progress
ing and during the moving of the furniture one ex
anned the cellar to take inventory Of the articles sub
jet to SALE and in old box under heap of wood came
upon over 81 700 in gold and silver was tied in na
bags soroton from age that the slightest hunding reduced
the canvas TO shreds This discovery induced another ex
ploraton OF the cellar and Office and it ended in a stu
more surprisng resuthe finding of near 81 500 in Ms
SCUM Bank bills hidden away in the chimney DlIigent
search was again made, but no more money was forth
coming II 10 probable that the entire wealth of the OLD
man has been regained r1mor prevailed however,
from the statement Of two small boys in the nehborhood
that about the commenceme of the sale
leaving the office with two small bags Of money. Tho
Inc sums last found also in the hands OF the Public
ADMINISTRATOR. lSt Louis inteigencer, Aug D
FRIoHTYUL DEsruUTIos AND CRuELrY- The B1iti-
more American tells that Friday morning last lady
appeared at the mayors office in that city 20 ask ai 10
bury tie remains ofa cousins husband just decea,ei AZ
Ter an illness Of ten years. She stated that ooh herself
and her cousin neices Of the late john hcOOnough
the millionaire Of Orleans, who left his relations 10
sarve and bequeahed his large estate ne prey 10 two
corporations The poor widow had been forced to sup
port her late husband and children for many years.
by the labor Of her bandsbnt from me high price OF the
life of late she got in debt 10 her Ian erd
for eleven dollars Of and he armed with legal auhori
ty had sold her last bed from under the dying man. and
ey ery Bit of furniture in the miser able dwelling The
wrecbed man died the floor the next morning and to
poor widow thus bere without particle TODD in the
house made application through her cousinhersef not
much better of-for the Of burial An amount for
that purpose was at once raised by the worthy mayor and
handed to the lady.
grove of the town of Unon in this county recently pur
chased in Troupsburg, Steuben Co., N " 200t acres OF
land at $40 acre. and has since fortunately discovered
his possessions coal and iron Mines and plaster
richer than that Of Cayuga He receives from the STATE
s 900 bounty the first discovcrer OF coal in New York
He has been offered and refused ESQ 900 for his property
The mines seem be excellent and nexhausble and the
be ascertaDed. Mr. Colegrovcs mines only about oi
miles from the New York aud Erie Railroad
tBinsharn,ou Republican.
NOVEL KID OF Az ISoEsDnRY-TAe M1strsL
Go-ele states that on Friday last some fend Ia human
sbape after smeaTDg the long hair Of dog with tar and
urpentine set il On fire and drove the unfortunate
animal into tae Office Of that newspaper with the in
tent ln probably, of setting FIRE 10 the quantities Of loose
paper against which the dog would rub bimself in his ei
fonts extipgush the flames thus burning the Office The
flames fortunately extngushed, but the peTpeirsor
Of the wicked deed has not been discovered.