New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-16


TRrIr OF "A FATHER AND SOS TOR MURDER.-
The Supreme Court Of Rhode Island engaged yes
terday In the trial Of father and son named Brown
for the murder of Juni Smith. The PT0rid1Hce Journal
gives the following particulars:
Juni Smith, Vim. 5. Brown and one Harrington
are al the house Of Smith having a time over two
quarts Of rum which Brown bad brought 10 the house
The prisoners, father and son. go TO smith $ house
las they say to bring home or reecue the said imam
$, the son Of the elder Brown, and brother OF the
the unCer The elder enters the house, saying or
rather ipquirng, An drunk here '-is answered No
by Smith and ordered to leave the house under penalty
Of blows from hand sled runner which Smith caught
up and brsudished The father withdraws but slowly
aud reluctantly, Smith following him, 1t seems out of
doors for four five rom the door he receives
blow which fractures his skull and occasions death
within about 80 hour from long but not very heavy
club or stick, welded by the younger prisoner Inc
sfray seems TO have been purely OF the species
casual as il did not appear that any difficulty or Ill
feeling existed between the victim and the accused.
The brother William s, who was witness OF the
transansaction, could not be found by the officers,
who sought to summon him Ak witness for his father
and brother RUNS doings again, probably. The
Jurvs verdict after celebrating hour two, was
guilty of msnslaug hter-TecOmmendin mercy 10 the
father"
PHRILoUs SITUATIoS-A MAS on CAKE OF Ice
IN The RIvIR.-There was great excitement caused
in the city this morning by report that man was on
cake OF ice IN the nyer near the Falls, beyond resch
from the shore. Hundreds of people rushed TO the
river bank on both sides below the Falls TO ascertain
the truth of the rumor. 1t turned out that man
was on small cake of ice grounded IN the river
short distance below the Falls, about one hundred
fee from the shore. The water was rushing swiftly
by him on either side toward the rapids and Lower
Fal- over which he would speedily pas If the ice
upon which be stood should become dislodged. HIS
ptrilOus position, and the imminent danger OF his
being speedily carried away, caused intense excite
ment among the people upon shore. 1t was dlscoy-
cred that the VI fortunate had but arm which
Of course prevented him from swimming to the snore
as a strong might have done. Liberal sums were
offered by citizens for boat any person VINO would
rescue the man. After an hour aud quarter vi in
tense ar xiety, the man wa recued by means OF a
rope, which carried T. him from me shore by
plank pushed into the stream from the shore above.
He was drawn ashore amid the chee.s or the multi
tude He proved 10 be Jacob Suffer, who resides in
North Clinton street He says he gat herring drift
wood and stepped upon the ice beside the water ~
seize stick, when the ice broke away ana roated
him into the stream. Rochester Union, Aprl =
The SLAVE MOTHER MARGAREr.-N will be recol-
ected that Mr.. Gaines announced some time ago, IN
statement which was repubished in The Gazette tina.
be had sent Marshal Butts after Margaret and would
surrender her 10 the requlston OF Gov Chase as soon
a. she could be brought back Butts having returned
with ner week ago yesterday, having Travelled the
last part Of the route with Gov. MOrehead who said
lie would telegraph her arrival 10 Gov Chase as soon
be reached Frankfort. Margaret was placed by
Games in CovingtOn jail to await requistOn. Ga
"wednesday, Mr.. Cox, the Prosecuting Attorney, re-
ceved the necessary papers from Gov. Chase AMI the
next day Thursday two of the Sterf deputies went
to &C yDgtOn for Margaret but did not ind her
she had been taken from the eu the nlgnt be-
fore. The Jailor -ad be had given her mp on Wednes
day night, 10 a man who came there with written
from her master Gelee, but could not tell where
she had been taken. The officers came back and
made a retsrn mot found" Gin. Gaz., Apnl II.
Esd OF THE SOCK WAR.-Inforna'ion has been
received in tits city from unofficial source, tina,
Gen. Hapey has Lad ga talk" with the representa-
tyer OF all the Indians in the Sioux country, With the
exception Of two tribes ranging about Fort Clark,
ana that Gefnitye terms Of peace and friendship have
been agreed upon between the parties. The Two
tubes holding ut have for SOME time maintained
Hostile pOsiiiOn toward the Uni'ed States, and may
yet give trouble. They live high up on tae
hissOur. Col. Vaughn VINO II fully informed OF the
arrangement between Gen. Harvey AMI the ln1IdIrS
net with an accident on bis route, and may De ue-
aged some days. 1t. LOUIS RepuOhcan APiu .
AcqUITTED.-A Dutchman was arrested n Ceve-
land last week on the charge OF numbering his VIE,
and biz examination was held last saturday IL was
proved that he bad struck and abused her, AMI that
he had 81 last strangely disappeP--d The evidence
wa. Getting dark against the nla-, when the door
opentd and in walked tie wife in perfect health Tired
II his abuse she had gone TO the pOOrhOuse and bad
been living there for six weeks when hearing OF the
arrest of her busbaLd. she came into IT witness
for him, and produced OF course much excitement The
couple were once more united aud now living to-
gether.
SHOCKING BKurALIrY.-We are informed that
few days sirce young man, who has been married
bet year. and residing in FraI kfort got glo-
rously drunk, and abused bis young wife in brutal
nsr knocking of her teeth cut Of her mouth,
and otherwise bruislpg her, but this did nOt satisfy
hin. On Monday night. or rather about O'Clock on
Tuesday morning Of this week, he returned nome from
Proggery oruIk, and kicked her until be broke sey
eral If her ribs, and she Il IN dying state, not
already dead. Little FALL Journal.