New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-28

fail till Sunday night when death eusred. lie was
about "a year Of age. and native Of Dublin. Ire
lard h lived in Fcrty-thiri street, Eleventh
Avenue Davis has no relatives living. No5ice vas
given TO the Coroners t. hold al inquest.
CHsRGE oF LIBEL PHEIERKED BIZ WAsRISGToS
BAsK5R-Mr John Tyler Hodges, the editor al pro.
pretor Of weekly journal pab!.shed Ia this city,
titled TIE Journal i FHaAoc was arrested yesterday
by Officer Gardner Of Judge WesAs Cour.. at the
instance ana complaint Of Joseph w. Webb, banker,
doing businers in tie City OF Washington. who charges
the former with having published IN the journal alluded
to sundry alleged ibeous articles recommending VIZ
girans to keep their eyes open and pockets clos-i
against Roanoke Bank blls, on tie ground t!,ss the
Institution in question managed AM controlled by
Mr. Webb. vino had figured eonspicuously in the
Arlington Bank. M. Webb's also unfavor-
ably introduced into another article II connection with
The affair Of the Bank o; Charleston Va, and the
Bank Of Kanawba.'
Mr.. Webb in his affidavit ssserts that he was never
in any wise connected with eny banking Institution
which did not promptly meet rs obligations VIXEN pre-
sented; that he lad hal no convection with the Airing
ton Bank for than eight months prior to ia iall-
ure that ell the bill OF that bank while he was inter-
ested therein always redeemed when Presen'edi
that according to his books, whic. were aec'racly
kert there are standing oHt only SO of the said
Arlington Bank bills, which Issued while he Nh
Webb in any manner Interested N IT. affairs and
that he is ready and willing to redeem the same on
presentation; further, that he has no interest what
ever in the Bank Of Roanoke, aud has merely assisted
in getting the sioc, taken by responsible parties AMI
that the bank is organized under a special charter,
which required all It's bills to he scared by State sec-
rites and that none Of the bills Of the Bank of Ros
noke have yet been issued.
Under these circumstances he pronounced the state
ments N The Journal Of FiHaHcs q malicious libel.
and Judge Welsh held the accused To bail in the sum
Of $500 to answer in the Court o. General Sessions, Mr..
VIM. Branch of No. 27l Broadway becoming his bail
PosrPoyrp.-The trial of General Superintendent
Talmadge, which has occupied the attention of the
Police Commissioners for several days past and
which, at the Inst meeting, adjourned over until
Monday morning, was still further aliourned until
Tuesday forenoon at II O'Clock.
ArIEMPrED SufcIDf.-Thomas Paine residing cor
rer of Cherry and Scanned streets, attempted suicide
yesterday morning by cutting his throat. The wound
was promptly dressed by surgeon and was thonght
Mr.. Paine would recover.
The MURDER OF MoRRrs TwonEr.-The Jury in
this case rendered verdict The deceased came to
"his death by blow and fall administered by the
hands of John Kehoe, in quarrel at the corner of
"Tenth street and First avenue, On the morning of
Sunday last but that the blow hot given with
"the intention to KILL" On the rendition of the verdict
Kehoe was committed c await the action of the Grand
Jury. Hays, who WAS arrested with him, held to
bail to appear as a witness. The deceased has left
wife ard two children.
CAsUALTY-Yesterday morning while Fire Engine
No. 30 was passing through Broadway on its way to
the fire in Pine street, of the members was thrown
on the pavement and the wheels of the engine passed
bis back ard hands inurng him seriously that
doubts expressed to his retovery He was taken
to the City Hospital.
The EXAMINATION OF STEPHENS BEFORE JUDGE
WELsH.-The examination of James Stephens before
Judge Welsh on a charge of having caused the death
of his wife by poisoning which to have been
sumed Yesterday was again postponed until Thursday
morning, in consequence Of the investigation CON-
menced by Coroner Connery in the matter interfering
with the attendance of the prisoner aud witnesses be-
fore Judge Welsh. Sophia aud Fanny Bell, also Mr..
Cardw-l present in court yesterday to testify on
the part of the prosecution.
Gas ExPLosroy.--About 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing when Mr.. Simeon Draper entered his counting
room on the ground floor Of tac building No. 80 Pine
street he found the filed with gas, and there
were no gasfxtures the premises, his clerks were
puzzled to know whence il came. Mr.. Draper then,
very mprudently went into the basement with light
in his hand to discover the leak. When he opened
the door of the coa-yault under the side walk there
was an instant explosion of the gas collected there,
and part Of the partition which separated the vault
from the basement room was thrown down. Mr.. ORA
per fortunately retreated hastily that he escaped
serious injury. but the fact thst his eyebrows aud
whsLers ard the fur on his hat singed shows how
narrow was his chance. The alarm of fire was given,
and several engine and hose companies soon arrived,
but they had little to do the fire confined to
the burning of the gas in the vault, which is cor
sructed of stone and is freproof The gas continued
for some time afterweri TO through the crevces
in the wall Of the vault and about u o'clock thirty
or forty Jets were burning but no further danger was
apprehended.
RoBBERY.-Tretb.e Godfrey No. 432 Seventh
avenue appeared fore Justice Kelly Yesterday
morning, and charge Mark Il. kenney ami W IN. H.
Jole with violent aid feonous assault upon the
complainant on Sunday afternoon last, in the Eighth
avenue, which followed by forcibe seizure ron
Treble by the defendants Of q silver watch valued
at $40. Joie is - years old, was born in New-iork,
lives al No. 25s West Forty-sixth street, and Is
painter by occupation. In answer 10 the charge,
Jolle said: "Iknow nothing about it, heard some
" one cry Watch = and on going to see what tne
matter was, saw the officers taking kenney to the
" Station House; l followed them, and when got
there they locked me up too henney s sl'c ..e 5
years old, was born in New-York, lives at No. 80
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