New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-10

The Office Of the agent ia at No. $40 Broadwey'
All cases of illegal selling-with the prcof-shorld De
entered on their books and will be duly brought be-
fore the Courts.
The Rev. ID. Lore and family, late of the Methc-
diet Mission to South America, arrived yesterday
morning from Buenos Ayres in the bark Hugh Burck-
head.
Antoine Ravels benefit comes of at Nib!o's to-
night, when the house will be filed to overlooking
that is if the friends of that prince of comic panto-
mimists begin to do justice to their favorite.
The Board Of Aldermen held session last night.
but did nothing worthy Of notice. An attempt to take
ND the REYNOLDS contract affair failed.
The Board of Councilmen last light disposed of a
large number of papers; appointed Inspectors OF
Election to fill vacancies proposed reception for
the French officers but laid the motion on the table,
and began an inquiry into method of preventing
accidents at the ferries. Adjourned to Wednesday
MECHANICS IssTITUTE.-Tbe annual classes at the
Mechanics Institute corner Of the Bowery and Dvi
siop.st for Dstrui ton in mechanic al, architectural
and ornamental drawing, aud modelling, with other
branches of education will be formed during the
present week.
MenE FIRrarS CoxIsG.-The Silver Gray Fire
Association, No. 10, of Lyons, Mas VIII arrive IN
this City on Wednesday morning next
Tuv LA1r SwIypLISG GAME Justice Stuart yes
terday took the complaint of six young men a. 'n't
George C. Holbrooke, the party who was arrested on
Sunday. on complaint of two other young men Who,
by an advertisement in the City papers were induced
I'M o v,
$50 TO slOO and then to go different cities to sell
worthless sntiquated novels twice their value All
these Young men, an is thought dozens of others,
have been served in a similar manner by Holbrcose,
| who when asked by them for the return OF their
money told them to 90 of about their business. Any
others tina. have thus been duped requested TO call
at the JefTerson Market Police Court to-day The
accused IL now in prison, and will have an eranna-
ton shortly.
PRrsEsrATIoS.-Yesterda afternoon the members
of the Fifteenth Ward Police presented their Captain,
G w. Dilks with elegant gold watch and cham,
valued at $780, ar slight token OF heir respect aud
esteem. The presentation was mace at the Station
House BY Justice Stuart, in neat and appropriate
speech, to which the Captain briefly responded, re
turning thanks for the gin and for the kind feeling
tertaned for him by the patrolmen OF his district.
The watch bears the following inscription Presented
to George W. Dill by the member, Of the Fifteenth
Ward Police as a token of esteem, Oct. 9 1854
Shocking C.sUALTY FROM CARLEsssEss WITH
FIREaRns-Yesterday afternoon young msn named
Domipick 0 Conner called at the porter-house No SO
Centerst put his mu.ket in order preparatory to
going on target excursion. The nipple of the gun
was stopped up and he after dseonnscny the barrel
from the stock put his ramrod into the barrel for the
purpose of ascertaning if it was loaied lie finally
came TO the conclusion that it was not and with pm
comuepced opening the aperture OF the nipple
friend who was standing advised him to pat some
powder in the nipple and touch his lighted cigar TO H.
for the purpose of Gle airing il. He cid so, ana IN an
instant the musket was dschsrged-the bail passing
through tailor shop then Center 81 through
the boards of an oyster-stand the corner oil Pearl
st. and then through the leg Of boy II years OF age
named VIM. Nichols and finally, after striking the
knee Of the other leg, fell to the pavement As the
gun was discharged the barrel recosd, and tia. por-
ton of il which used to fasten il TO the stock en-
tered the abdomen Of Conner INJECTING severe but
not dangerous wound. He, with Nichols, was con-
veyed as quickly a. possible to the n. \. Hospital.
ALocoxorIyY UPsEr on THE NEw-HAyES RAIL
! RoAp.-Tle Engineer Terribly SealdeG - Shortly
after 70 O'Clock yesterday afternoon the locomotive
of the III o'clock A. N. train of the NewHsven
Railroad ran of the track the aorisania
Branch Station and was upset Mr.. Timothy Smith,
the engineer, fell underneath j, and was terribly
scalded from bead foot, and in this condition Vas
placed upon down train and brought to the Foua-
tain Hotel, corner of Franklin and Centre streets
where Mr.. Cummings, the proprietor while a car
risge was being procured did all in his power to re-
Keve his suffering, and then had him conveyed to
the New York Hospital The circumstance is said to
have occurred from the gross csreessness OF the
switcb-tendss, be having, while the switch VS.
wrongly placed. showed the white flag signal that
an vas right. Fortunately no other person vas IN
jursd. Mr.. SnitAs recovery i thought to be almost