New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-09

fouY On reaching the boat, they found no oas' ."'
oars were a the house. forty rode up the hill Tnxner
they FASTENED and told their srrsnd 70 nsWesd who
called her brother who good oarsmsn and bad tue
oars in his keeping He down aud jumped INTO the
boat and pulled for tho wreck with al possible speed
but all this bad taken time, and although the upset
boat was light, and quite capable Of sustaining a'
seems that three Of them hsd failed to hold on.
At the end Of the mast . boy was holding on, the
boat syipe on her beamends; the little fellow cr'ed
ont, as Mr.. Buel neared the wreck, in great conn.,
depce: "Oh you'll save me, won't you =
"Yes, yes-every ope hold on, my brave little
fellows a,mnute longer, and will take you into my
boat; you are safe."
He said subsequently that he was not bit afraid
after he saw that bosA coming.
Mr. Buel, Of course, first attempted to save the
females, ard in trying to pull one young woman INTO
the boat her clothes were enfangied in the rigging
upon which she replied most nObly: oh, save the
others fr.t-never mind me- am not alarmed, aud
al can hold on"
Bless you" he replied, if all vii! keep equally
cool, al shall be saved"
All were eaved that were then alive Perhaps al
would have been if they had kept COOL as requires
but slight effort with hand on the edge OF boat
in smooth water to keep the head above. In such
Let the living profit by the others misfortune.
An ALLEGED ITIGHwAY ROBBERY SIMMERRED
Down TO AN Assault AND B,TTERY.-One of the
gambler species named James Hopkins, alias Polly
Hopkins was yestert ay morning arrested by Officer
Smith Of the Lower Police Court charged with hav-
| rg robbed Philip Tobias of diamond pin valued at
$l5 Tobias in lis affidavit alleges that on Tuesday
| night he was passing along the Bowery and when
rear Hester street person came up to him and
| struck him violent blow the forehead with some
instrument The force of the blow felled him to the
Sidewalk and he came down upon his knees, when his
assalant caught him by the hair Upon looking up
he recognized Hopkins, and at the same time saw him
seize his (Tobiass) breast-pin
Upon bis discrimination, Tobias stated that he
had known Polly three four years, but during the
last year and half had not been good terms with
him. Previous to year and half ago they used to
visit porer-houses and gambling-houses, but never
had game together. Since they had been at logger
heads Polly had threatened to beat him, and on
occasion he had him arrested for abusing him in the
street. lie could not soy potivey that Polytook his
breastpin, but identified him the person who COM
mted the assault
The Magistrate held the accused to bail in the sum
$500 for assault aud battery, the charge of highway
| robbery not being subs:antiated.
| ExrESsIvE1RoBBERY- esterday morning, as Mr..
| joseph F. 'Mahoney of Fredericks Winchester Co.,
Va, wass leaving the Philadelphia cars at the Jer-
| sey City Depot his pocket was picked of a wallet
containing 81 ,255 in money, and two notes of s6l7
each. The money was nearly all of the denomination
of 800, of the Irving Bank Of this city One of the
notes was made by Macarthur, Byrne, Gibbons & Co.
| APPRoPRIATIsG ASOTHER MANS PRoPERTY.-Of
fcer Understelar yesterday afternoon arrested one
Trowgood Weaver, charged with stealing showcase
Of silverware from Charles Collins, of No. II Duane
street. The showcase was on the sidewalk, whence
| Weaver took it, and carried it to his own room or
apartments in the upper part of the house. The prop
erty was traced soon after to Viewers premises and
he was discovered 10 the act of breaking open the case
In default Of $500 bail Justice Connolly committed the
| accused to prison.
| PATENT SAFE SwISDLE.-Mr. James Z. Daniels, a
resident of Shelby County, Illinois, while at Staten
| Island on Sunday last, fell in with a couple of
| swndlers who shaved him out Of $3.50 in gold coin.
One Of the parties in possession of patent safe
and the other professedy endeavoring to open it,
| bet of course proposed, but the second in
| divdua, who represented himself to be merchant
from St. Louis not having the cash hand, induced
Mr.. Daniels to loan the contents of his purse until
they should reach town together, and rendered as Sc.
! curity for the amount check on the Shoe and
Leather bark for 5000, signed by Stratton, Field &
| Co.. on presentation Of which Mr. Daniels learned
that il was worthless, such firm individual as the
| drawer being known. Mr.. Daniels called upon
| Deputy Superintendent Carpenter at No. 80 White
| street where he admitted that he not in the
| habit Of reading the papers.
| ALLEGED RAPE on SHIPBoARD.-George Conway
| captain of the American ship Switzerland, was ar
rested yesterday by tie United States Marshal. He
| is charged with committing rape upon the person of
| a passenger named Jane Haggard an English woman
by birth, and r Briti.h subject, though now res
ident of Rochester in this State Her story is that
the captain forced her into bis cabin early in the voy
age, and having accomplished his purpose, kept her
there during the residue of the voyage by threats and
representations regarding her having been already
di,graced in the eyes of all the passengers.
| Fousp IL THE WATER.-Coroner Gamble held
inquett at pier No. a. North River on the body of
| James Dehart q colored man, who found in the
water at that place. The deceased worked for Messrs
Bogart & Chrsty in Washington Market, and has not
been seen alive since o'clock last Friday night
| when be parted company with John Cisco, n West
Broadway, lear Duane street. He was sober at that
| time DIR. O'Haplon made examination Of the
body, on which be found no marks of violence, and
was Of the opinion that death was caused by drown.
ing The jury rendered verdict to that effect. The
deceased was q years Of age, and native of New
Jersey. lie resided a, No l62 West Twentieth street
| wle he hss family III il supnosed tina the