New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-14

ADysrRT ER SHOT We learn that on Wednesday
lest party of Who had deserted from the tenth
regiment United States Army, at Fort Crawford, Prs-
RE du Chen and had gone thence toward the Pock
et" In the neighbornood Of which they bed exchanged
their uniforms for citizens dress and bad hired
to bring them In this direction, oyertaken short
distance north OF Lancaster, oy ieuteD snt. On rec
oeniziDg him they ef, their wagon, and exclaimed,
1--WE are your prisoners" He ordered them tO halt,
end the report taet the command and the dfing OF
his revolver were smu taEt0us He shot one OF the
men in the bsck of the head, killing him instantly.
The other deser'er then surrendered, and the party
proceeded 20 Lar caster. The Lieutenant was thore
examined and CONN itted 70 jail. A. last accounts the
csters at large. Three officers passed through
hese Thursday in pursuit OF them; $50 reEard 10
offered for each. Plsttev,lls Wis., American.
BuRSaD TO DEArH.-A most shocking accident ec.
CURED in Gambia, few miles distant from this city,
Iast Tuesday evening. Old Mrs. Freoch, lady up
ward Of 90 years Of age, was reading newspaper
alone in a room, when tbs paper caught he names,
and before she could reach tho room where the rest
OF the family war, her dress esrly burnt Of OF
her. She was so dLfgured by the flames that she
was sight TO zee, and, after continuing along IN
terrible pain until Thanksgiving day, she died.
(Msnehsssr IN. H. Mirror
IsrEREsTISG PETRHAcTIoS.-In 1879 schuyler
Van R.nss aer Of this city Os little child SEINE su
months old. Al tha. time MI. Van kennssser 70.
rided at Cherry Hill, in the immediate vicinity Of
which the child WA inferred. Las: week the coffin
vas aiken up for the purpose of being removed TO the
Cen etery. On opeang the coffin the bocy vas found
through state of pe,rfsction, and had become ~
solid az marble. Mr. Van K informs US that tbs body
was buried in earth, large portion VI which waA
white clay Whether this led to the pexitsetion A
mo- e then Se can ssy. Albany Knickerbocksr.
The Grand Rapids Herald Gays that the uniform Of
Gen Ethan Allen is nov 10 the posseMion Of Mira.
Allen, widow of the son Of Gen. Ethan Allen, who
resides Grand River IN Ottawa COu1ty. near
s'teles Land e The old lady hss long been an h.
yesrs Of age. Her hubbard, Ethan Allen, IT,, died
when only % gears Of age she says be weighed Of
the time OF their marriage go los, while her weEns
was but 10 lbs. Shs is still haze, hearty and lively,
ard loves 10 recount facts and incidents which 90
cured in the life Of Ethan Allen In the days "he
tired mems souls"
MAMMOTH EsGIsEs.-The ". Y. Central XIX Con-
pan some time since contracted with no oenon0c-
lady Locomotive Work. for two magnificent ana pos-
eifDl engines for this section O. the iosd On ossor
day last one Of these monsfTou' msc1tnes csme M
with A train of 50 cas, part empty, and on Monday
brouybt from Rochester IS heavily laden can win
the gyestest ease This mighty iron horse has ten
wheels ak Of which are drivers ~ incose "
The cylir ders are seventeen In enne.r, VIZ ssiGAs
of % inches.
A. fr;end asked Anthony RoI, q superb engine
s,1yyr 90 the Ohio River, how be came 70 get free:
o n WSv Maass Vincent my heslth was very bad
hen was In Kentucky; ! couldn't do no kind OF
vork; I wm very feeble; twas jes a. much - could
90 to Doe my own garden AID ess the sses; and tha
mesus that owned me zee that was . mis- abe mig
g.r-ore Of the mis- oblest kind 30 ssid 10 her:
ghssus. I'm Q mis- able Niger, and ] amt worth
nothing, and think you'd better sell me- m fnca
mis- able niger Now, hasss vinosos va sacha
poor niggtr that missus agreed 70 eel me TOR nun
bred dollars, and agreed to try 70 work and earn ths
money TO psy her, and did, and my health hs been
getting better ever since, and speaks made seoat
nine hundred dollars thai time out Of that Niger.
Wah, wsh hsssa Vincent