New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-20

Of this heated term Increases in its intensity and his
davataP N reached 81 degrees. The lowest tenn
pcrs,ure since A. NJ. Of 18th, was at O'Clock this
IN, ming, - degrees.
On Tuesday the temperature ranged from 20 TO 9s
degrees seven consecutive hours. Wednesday 80 TO
90 degrees eight hours. with perturbation on tho
second hour, and to-day from 90 . % degrees
/ We have Australian records before us recording
temperatures OF rs deg, lis deg, l2O deg and 10
deg maximum four vera days and on one OF those
days IL was H. deg. for nearly whole day. We have
tic Arctic record also before OF 50 10 SGT degrees
below for cold rm Of toar aud a-qusrer consec
utiye days. The two compared together show diff
ference Of one hundred AMI seventy nine aud quarter
DEGREES temperature between these two places That
goes heyond anything We ever have in this latitude
BraI'yH III ~ JAY - Z. MERRIAM
THx sr. NICHOLAS FoRGEET CAsE.-The examina-
tor of Francis 4. Wheelook, charged with forging
the name Of C. H. Stanley for s296 the ST. Nicholas
Bank took place before Judge Osborne at the Mayors
Office Yesterday. Wheelock was disch lrgei on the
ground that the charge was rot substan,ated, CON-
piait an. having previously seen Whee!ock DO buSl-
ress in the name of Stanley, and that the credit was
given TO the dyiiua drawer of tbs check and no, to
the name Of Stanley.
SHOOTING ATYRAT n THE SINTH WARO.-About
O'Clock yesterday afternoon considerable excitement
W McApin sud Richard Barry. II appears that
some person had severely beaten a son of MeAlPn,
lad OF about nine years OF age and the father went
e. Barry store and accused him Of being the aygres
scr He had pistol in his hand. and demanded i'm
mediate satisfaction. i any undertook 10 take tho
weapon from him. and while doing the pstol was
discharged, but did no damage. Barry, thinking that
McAlpin had fired the pistol at him Intentionally,
pourced upon hiu and sis or seven Others joining
him IN the assault McAlpin beaten in most ba'-
barous manner. Two policemen then came vi aud ar
II sted both per'ies; but McAlpin was subsequently,
discharged BY Justice BcSart. Barry was beldts
bail e. appear ard answer.
FouND DRowSED An unknown man about 81 feet
inches in hight was yesterday found drowned in tho
East River near TIE foot OF Twelnhst. He was stout
built had red hair ard whskers and dressed in
alpaca cont and blue pants belt with q knife and
sheath in Il was fastened about his waist. Tho
body hsd been about eight dsys in the water.
The body of an unknown man, about % years OF
sge was found in the deck ~ pier No 7, North River
The deceased was dressed at sailor, aud had brown
hair and goatce. In his pocket a card OF the boarf-
inr.hous. No. &C Peck. Slip wa found phe body
had becI but a few days in the water. Coroner O'Don-
nell held inguests on the two deceased.
SrrcIpr ny Suoor1NG-Jecob Swartz, a German.
70 wears Of age committed sricLe about 10 o'clock
on Wednesday night by shooting himself with piss
tol al lis residence No. ll2 Charlton-st he leaves
wife and child in INDECENT circumstances. lie was for
merry employed III sugar refinery, but for some
weeks past has done nothing but get drunk. On Tie
night in question he told his wife that he intended de-
s'roy ing himself and Immediately after bade her gocd
by and went into the yard, where he shot himself
through the stomach and died almost instantly after
ward. Coroner Gamble yesterday bell an inquest
upon the body, and verdict of suicide was rendered.
FATAL FAIL.-Mary Mccormick, the woman who
accidentally fell while eslecp fom the fourth story
window of the teneme nj house No. 1911 West Thirty
first died yesterday from the injuries received Sho
native of Ireland % years oil age An inques,
wa held upon the body.
PFmLous SIrUATIoN.--A man named Stuart was
discovered at O'Clock Yesterday morning IN situng
posture asleep upon the roof OF No. 3os cepnd ave,
his legs banging over the edge of the roof. 20.
licemsn Young alar ned the nmates OF the house ana
the sleeper rescued from his perlous position ana
sent below.
AGGRAVATED AssAuLr.-patrck Dolan and Martin
MDonad were yesterday arrested for brutal assault
upon the porson Of John Kelly committed on the tth
of July. Kelly, it appears, was boss aboer and the
accus ID and Others were bis workmen, and they hav.
Ing struck for higher wegCs, which he declined giving
attacked and beat him numerically. The prisoners
were locked up 10y Justice Brennan.
STEALING CANARY BRDs.-A man named Gun
Ming ham was Yesterday arrested charged with sealing
A. different times 25 Canary birds worth 500 from
the house of L. Tread WELL in 52d-sireet, where he
employed The accused committed by Justice
Bennan TO answer the charge
Drowned WHILE BATHSG.-Dariholomew
Puschl a German, was taken with cramps Wills
bathing on Wednesday night, at tie foot of Twenty
ihird-st North River, and was dro gned. HIS body
was subsequently, recovered and taken to the Six
teenib Ward Police Station, where all inquest will DO
held upon il.
REcAPTURE or Al ESCAPED PRIsoNER.-Charles
Collins who escaped from his cell at the Sixteenth
Wald Stston-HOuse where he had been put for drunk
erness on the night OF the 15th inst, yeserdayre-
CAPTURED and committed to answer.
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