New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-29

Tur AsroP PRopERrY CAsE--The celebrated case
e Ogden ". Astor. which was to have been argued
yesterday morning in the Superior Ceur before
Judge Duer Is postponed until Wednesday morning at
IL o'clock The reason Of this adjournment ~ owing
to the engagements Of the counsel employed in the
cause.
The lie boat invented by Mr.. III. Burdan and which
was reported favorably upon by the COMMITTEES APP
pointed BY the Secretary of the Navy, will be eStb-
tied ct the Merchants Exchange for few days.
ArrKMpr OF GREER, THB CONFIDENCE M,S, TO
ESCAPE FROM PRI,oS.--0n Sunday afternoon Greer
the Confidence Man. who was confined in the prison
at Essex Market, made attempt TO escape by saw
rg through the iron bars Of the door OF the cell in
which he was confined. The EFFORT took place while
all the prisoners except himself and female who had
been !, sked up for diSordehy conduct, were on the
ground floor and 10 this female he gave large and
handsome handkerchief as a bride for her to engage
the attention of the other prisoners while he was at
work saving the bars. She did 80 for short tune
and was then discharged from prison, and soon in-
fued one If her female associates living near by OF
what Greer was doing This woman immediately
called upon Justice Wood, having the handkerchief
in her hand and informed him of Gfeer's operations
His cell door was then examined, and the cross bar
found to be nearly severed. Greer denied doing it,
and said that his fellow prisoner had stolen his hand
kcrclief which, by the bye, bears on it the name of
Green" He was removed to the Tombs aud placed
in very secure cell. On searching him in his hrst
prison the saw could not be found.
Horse newer is used in Buffalo to clear the side
walks Man-power in New. York is used to prevent
horsepower from being used to clean any part of the
streets Talking of cleaning sidewalks: why doesn't
some Yankee invent hand machine that can be
showed forward like wheelbarrow and clear OFF the
snow and ice from the sidewalks ten times "a fast rs
TIE work can be done by shovel
TUy WF,THER-The cold term continues, and at
TITLE rs midnight will count $40 hours durston bling che
first Of the third great circle Inc highest ad loves
Highest. Lowest.
Friday. 18th H.; ;''.''''.''..'..ilSSoo 20
sunday, 1th............''2P
Snow commenced falling IOs yesterday, sud con.
tnued with inermi..ions into night AT a m 81 to-day
freezing north surfaces the temperature dunns the time
was C below the freezing point Shortly sttef ceased ga
storm commenced and continued 10 " p fh IN MI
about seven inches of snow has fallen; -.
correspondent seEds me from Hanbi Missouri, s..e
exposure and sheltered from the wind made At m, y N;
thai daring that time the tempcstus rose oooye the
freeing point only two dsys-i7th and Sand on the last
named day bat II above.
O the inn and 18th the weather mild extensive
sprfece At Hannibal Mo- nth 4Co 18th, $50 Brooklyn flights
l7h $50 18th 3io Boston, 18Th 40 Thus the perturbation
extended In a line OF more than 600 miles
On twelve of the days the Temperature at Hannibal at a. m
be1 been from zero 10 go that lre-shOing most
state atmosphere Only about ak inches OF snow
fell there during that time VIII en- not enough 20 otec
cold The TO vegetation VIII,
therefore be very disastrous Ny correspondent adds The
Mississippi to be creased on the Ice on the I'd
Of December.
This cold term have its reaction and the concurrence
Of Il will be serious. Ia mfItLAHI
Byookiyn Hight, Jan. B. 1856