New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-23

IsHuNAS OUTRAGE.--TAe Baltiaaore San OF Monday
says: On Saturday afternoon, about clock, William
S gleiou Of No. % k0ckt near Lexington entered his
boust and after short conversation attempted 70 murder
his uife. He had deliberately provided himself with
large hatchet with which, and without any warning, he
cut the def nse,ss woman 10 the ground dssperse
blow took ,I-c, in the right side laying open Deep
brood gash willie another cu and mashed her hand from
tie wrist the finger ends IN such manner that but little
use will be- derived from il IT, indeed the terrible
wound in her sice d,es not result in her death AZ tho
time of the assault their little children IN the
room and rushed to the side of their mother with the de-
sirt Irp ct her. After the principal blow hal been in
toted, Sn tn ok out small bottle containing choro-
fmm aud that she should take Il, ~ he
determined her destruction, but she resisted much
her strength would allow and the murerous desin
frustrated Inceed tie act attempted 10 De performed
while Dr.. y II. Pratt who had been sent for, in the
act of entering the door ne accused was arrested by
officer Lewis Esselder assisted by officers Bender and
Cord sLe who promptly took him the Western station,
there locked him up until the arrival of Justice Ring
gold when tn examination took place and h. CON-
m.ted jail for further hearing. The accused had pre-
ytusy laid th- he determined to Kill his WIFE, aud
conduct ard conversation while under arrest evidenced
de sporate spirit lie aCknOwledg his gult an said
be to think he had not killed her; that he did
for the prison walls for law for officers;
that be would he to kill Essender for arresng him and
that il his wife died il matter OF ind .ference him.
Singleton is about forty years of age with savage physi
ogI omy, addicted the Incorporate of liquors,
Drank during Saturday several times but seemed perfectly
sober m the afternoon. HIS wife has always maintained
goud chara, ter for industry and virtue, and supported
the family by hard work.
HUMAN BODIES FOUND SEA.-Capt. KocSg gether Of
the ship Hindor which arrived at tins port few days
0m Bremen met with qulte an incident On the pas
sage When forty days AT sea, the weather being
c an open boat was deserted in the dstance wi,h
il supposed, no one IN it. The captain immediately
bore down upon i, when, on examination was found to
contain four human beings in other words, skeletons,
es the flesh had BEEN ennely stripped from the bones
Tie boat filed with water but beng Of lght, airy
structure. Rad continued 10 float for days perhaps
months upon the turbulon; deep. In tho boat were
large number OF fish Which no doubt proyed upon the
Inni. A A. ot ell
hai barb hut much torn ~ 10 preclude the possibility
OF telling whether they belonged 10 seanien or pas
stugers. There can be 10 doubt that the bolies were
those OF the many unortnnatts who were wrecked
in OF The missing vessels. Is it not probable that
they were part o. The crw or ps;;Gngers OF the missing
steamer City of Glasgow Capt kOck geher st retains
the boat. II be board his ship at Chases
wharf Th remains OF the bodies the arrycl Of tho
ship at this port, were deoenty Inferred
HoT AIR rs STEAM--We understand that tho Ohio and
Mississippi Rsilroad Company have ordered locomotive
TO BE- constructed which shall be propelled by hot an
entire principle. Should THIS experiment meet with
success the of the teuder will be entirely dispensed
wh aud coal sufficient t. take the machine ID Cincinnati
be carried in single barrel We cannot too highly
conn end this Company for the enterprise which induces
them To make the experiment. Railroad Companies have
heretofore very strangely rejected all improvements which
have been bTOu ht proposed for he creator perec
ton of the locomotive, and thus the engine nov IN nse Is
the very same with ew uncomfortable exceptions, ss
that first made by Stephenson years and years ag,ne If
this experiment OF this nhueuia and enterprsng Compa
nv should with success il will create revolution in
propulsion such astonish the world, AMI entte
the Ohio Mississippi stockholders o the greatest hon
81. Louis Democrat.
MAILS FOR JAvA.-We authorized to say that notice
has been receN ed from the British Post Office Department
that The direct communication by British mail packets,
running in months between Singapore aud Dia
via, heretofore existing in connection with the overland
mails to India aud Australia, has bcel discontinued. The
regu ar msil for Java will henCe.orward be mQle no in
London every occasion OF the dispatch of mail In
da beth via Southampton and via Mirseiles hereto
fore, and will be conveyed by British packet far as
Singapore, whence viii be carried TO its destIa,ion by
th packets of the Netherand Government The rates Of
postage, however, rsmain unchanged. Wash. Union.
SURVEY OF WIscoNsTN.-Mr. james G. Perciga of Con-
nectcut, newly appointed State Geologs Of Wisconsin,
will soon commence a scientific survey Of the State