New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-17

removals or Appointments until after the Syra1r'e
Convention which takes place the l0h Of Septen>
ber The Collector appears to be devot;ng biz ssteu-
ton mainly to facilitating the busess Of the Ccstns,
and ressrvdg the rewarding OF his friends aud the
pun ishing CT bis enemies for future day.
A RAIGRosB CosyEsIIos.-Ralssad oconso..on
involves money enough to warrant such review al
will either establish reduction of st esst onethird
in running and repair expenses, or else prove that aay
material reduction il impossible. 1t is stated with
refererce to economy already established in Europe
ard proved By experiments in hundred different de-
Ailments on some OF our own roads, that the adoption
of certain known improvements by all roads will
| save Thirty millions of d,llsrs year. Among these
Improvements are, the contract system for working
roads repairing track and machinery, etc. the thor
| ough combustion Of coal vaporizaton Of water end
use CT steam, light engines and cars; adaptation OF
engines and trains to theroad and traffic; better pro-
portion Of locomotive details accurate work;
better tools and Implements better joints and drain
age Of track. Again. the proof that new devices are
not improvements, or that old devices are right must
be established by some better standard than opinion
| and guess.woik. IL the amount Of power obtained
| from tun Of fuel the maximum power which that
| feel can produce This question alone involves
millions Of dollars yearly Hence the use Of instru
merits, ncadiDg the dynamometer, indicator, by
drometer pyrometer, ETC., which will measure the
elements and conditions Of power in al stages OF ia
generation ard application, must be established on al
| our roads as a test Of reform.
Such considerations have Induced many Of our lead
ing railroad men to call Railroad Convention to be
holden in this city on the lst of September next, for
the purpose Of discussing all matters relevant to re-
ducpg the expenses OF railroads. and if advisable to
arrange national trial Of railway machinery, to occur
about Nov. /. The following parties have authorized
the call of the Convention:
g. H. Tsiton, President Ps.aephi,, WILMINGTON and Bait
T. sykes Vice PRECEDENT Hudson River Railroad lwliam
Parker late PesdeD. Boston and Lowell Railroad John Rob
Lewis L. Harvie President Richmond and Danve Railrosd
W. H. Clement. Superintendent Ohio and Mississippi Railroad
Brown Superintendent Buffalo and Erie R,ro.d O. Par
ssd
Dsnvile Railroad H.ye. locomotive Superintendent
Gs fai saG RsGsy
Superintendent Boston and Providence Rao,d David uPtos
Sweet Locomotive superintendent Buffalo and Erie Railroad
Sy D sn
Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton Railroad John Messrans
MILAN s...I9 LocOmOtys supentendeHt rhidspha
b. JoSs locomotive superntendent New York Central Rail
fSaf 1hG% y 5ST%oES
depbis Richard Morris Son. Locomotive Builders Philadel
City J. II. Anderson, Locomotive Builder. RiehmSad; VIM
ceo%ota. Bads scisncctay smith and PsItH.
motive Builder: As1Andiia john Brandt st. locomotive
All correspondence with reference TO the Convention
should be Addressed to The american Engineer,
| New.Yoik.
For EuRorE-As the Baltic was leaving the dock
at the foot Of Tenth street. f. r., on Saturday morn
ing to proceed to the foot Canal street. she unfotu
nately got upon the mud, and, the tide falling it was
necessary to remain there until the next tide when
she hoated off, Her departure for Liverpool was
sequently delayed until yesterday afternoon. A sup
| Elementary mail was made up and closed yesterday
at O'Clock p. Among the passengers are the Hon.
| John Z. Kennedy. and the Hon. Henry G. Murphy,
Minister to Hague. She takes out s341 100 a in
specie.
| SrlBBIEG HER LoysR.-For come time past, Ste
phe n johnson, On oysterman doing business in Caha-
rne market has been living terms OF intimacy with
a Young woman named Mary johnson, but at length
having discovered the error of his ways, he came to
the very wise conclusion to mend With view OF
breaking Of the intimacy that existed between them,
Stephen sought an interview with Mary, and told her
of his determination She demurred to the step he
proposed taking, but in vain. He would not be
| shaken in his resolution. They accordingly parted
| Mary vowing vengeance her fstbless lover
Yesterday afternoon the parties met in Water street,
near Roosevelt, when Mary suddenly seized Joseph,
and with sharp knife which she drew from the folds
of her Dress attempted to cut his throat. The weapon
fell short of its intended aim, but took effect little
above the breast bone. causing severe but not fatal
wound. Officer Thompson of the Fourth Precinct
being near AZ hand, interposed and prevented the
woman from doing any further injury. Stephen was
taken to the Hospital, aud Mary committed to
prison for examination by Justice Osborn.
STABBED BY ABoY.-Yes!erday afternoon maa
named John Mcdonald, and Cornelius Bresnaham,
boy sixteen years of age, got into an alteration in
saloon in the lower part of the city, when AsDonad
slapped the boy face, at the same time applying some
abusive epithet. This 80 enraged the boy that he
| drew knife from his pocket aud stabbed Mcdonald
in tho breast, inficting severe but not dangerous
wound Officer Bentley Of the First Precinct, arrested
Brespaham and took him TO the Tombs before acting
magistrate Aid. Graiths, who committed him to prison
| for examination.
| HIGHWAY RoBBERr.-Yesterday morning about
O'Clock, as VIM. Travis was passing through Tenth
avenue near Fory-ninth street, his way home, he
was attacked by four men and terribly beaten. One
of the ray thrust his hand into Traviss pocket and
took therefrom porte-monnsie containing some
change asd bills. Officer Stewart, hearing the cries
of Travis for assistance hastened to the spot and
rested one Of the party who gave his name as John
Henpigan. Justice Flandreau, before whom the &C.
cused was taken, committed him for trial.
| DIsGRAcErUL FIGHT AMONG FIRENEs.-Durng
an alarm Of FIRE Saturday night in the Seventh Dis
trct, several uptown companies, among them Nos 8,