New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-06


,hidIes, son and asseht Of VIZ. sAsss IF O,.r-
asrs Holl,w, were c:osspg, oo Aondsy lAsL :he |
bridge over ;ss O1osdssa CIesh, aeM taeu der,s,
..a s.s .h .SGa; 2sI
water. His little ss:er witnessed tie sccdsn., ssv
him rife and dIsppeN - siS, whtreupon sne rsn
bcne ds.a.ce Of 20 or 40 rods, :, nf,,m heT father
ef the sccdsat. Mr.. SABINE immediately repaired 70
The spst vhe.e TIE g: raid she had seen ner brother
.irk. he groptd about in the vs:er, AID one Of re
boy's shoes we're picked up, but the sd v8 10: ds-
covered. He lett the place, and p'osssae! sSns?s
iltheY en- without any better slcce but resolved 70
return snd renew his search N he s7o where he shoe
was picked up. Tie water s. tn point wSs hye Zee:
deep. Here tie search was renewed, snd tee i.;he,
got bod o: tie boys ,eg and paled h.n OFT. He tsi
be- in :he ser from II 20 - minutes and appeared
Ifeles wher taken out. BE vss carried home 20 he
bou,e in the Arms of hs father, n saeh position sc
70 allow the water % escspe from his urgs-isss .,
lace downward he was laid ou: .. desd-there not
being the slightest evidence OF vitality manifested
.ir &c beirg rescued from the wster. Wsat more
strspee and singular, an hour afterws:d tae ooy rss
observed to breathe; every effort was employed oy ais
parents FOR hs recovery, and a. Il oc,ock me sd vas
conversing with them. He s dong vel: TnI Is :he
ost srg uar Of TesIsitaton alter drowning that
We ever rtcolect hesying o.. Another singular cir
cumstsnce il connection with the above sccdectt ts
the fact that the yourg gil above mentioned, Two o,
three years sirce, fell into vel thnty feet deep, and
was rescued BY her father alive. She had foloxed
him into the yard and not returning to the house vita
IN, search was instituted and her name wss csled,
when she answered from tie well Here srn, father
down here" She vss ft und clirgiDg to he side by
her hands having csugh. hold OF the stones 10 her de
ecent And waa immersed % TIE wa.el up 10 Doi snoa.
deIs. loyIscsse Soar'e''
SINGULAR CASE OF SuIoIDE.-The most singular
cse Of suicide recorded occurred IN the borough
Of Hsnchester en- Sunday. An old man named DAVID
Watt, better hnozn as " Daddy Watt, some sixty.
i've years OF sge lived in .:le brick house alone.
He had separated himself from his family sad had
conceived scme singular notion; aooIs hsvns ms
was nsane. On Sunday he failed 10 make his sppesr-
ance and neighbor going TO the house and looking
ip found him y ing the floor, which was covered
With blood. TIE door wss opened ard several gashes
we're found in bis throat while q small penknise lay
beside him, with blade only two inches long The
Coroue er was called in held 81 inquest on the 3ody
and ore on the right the jury returned verdict OF
sucio by cutting his throat But the strsrgest part
of the story remains to be told. On Monday morning.
VIZ en- the body was prepared for burial, nal was
fourd driven through bis sku the top OF his hssd
II required pair o! forceps and some exertion OF
tItrgth TO extract il, when was found to be four
pepLy lathiDg nal, an inch and qusrter long. Inc
Coroner wss informed of the fact and sgan visited
the place. in company with DR.. Dickson, who made
thorough examination of the head. He found that the
nail had been driven through as far as the head would
the brain iphctirg no Jury. The scslp showed four
sceratons where Intellectual attempts had been ma 70
to drive the rsil. On the wall were ieversl marks
corresponding with the head OF the nall showing BE-
ard driven it through by repeated blows against the
wall. Failing in effectpg hs object by this means be
had resoIted to the knife. This is the most remark
:hle case Of suicide that has ever como within our
knr xledee and shows an amount OF nerve and deter
minstop, n the set nuraaS!er seldom eluales.
' Pittsburgh Post, 81
DooRKrEPERs AT CHuRcH.-There vas very m.
fortunate arrangement made a. the Warren street
UpiveJsalist Church yesterday whereby two officers
Of the Society stood guard ard would not permit any
persons but Few proprietors 70 enter the house. A
lsree crowd assembled, desirous OF hearing DR..
Chaplin and Col Cowdn, one of the most active men,
Sss Sfss az sctc, s Of two mem Asr delay and
iop, tie doors opned and there was Pn'hc wor,
chip. From the general condemnation this official
conduct has received it probably will not be repeated
dookeeper in the house of tue Lord in this century
s quite other thing from the ideal OF the sacred
writer That such a course should be attempted in
Upiyersalist Church is indeed marvel. How unlike
the proceeding was the teachings ard Character OF
the preacher whom the people wanted to hear
GEOLOGY OF NEBRAsKA.-The following commun-
cation fiom Dr. Hayden and Mr.. +. b. Meek has since
appeared in The National IateHigeaeer. The letter
is addressed to Lieut.. G. X. Warren, who was in
cl srge Of party for explorations in .hst region:
"We understand from good authority that DIR. Hsy.
den has also discovered chick bed OF Pocene age,
from which upward Of twenty new specss OF fossil
mamma e have been procured; among them )nes Oh
horses psnthers, gigantic wolves, and camsl, or an
animal allied c it. This discovery csnno: oui oere
garded With very great interest by scisnhc men 10
this country and in Europe. These fossils are al 10
Philadelphia q. present, but understand will abort
| " be sent TO the Smithsonian institute q, WNhing-
| ton. Mining Mssszise.
Two CHILDREs BuKSED TO DEATH.-A shocking
sair occurred day before yesterday on street.
Third District, by which two chiiiren, one oeoy anu
the other child about three years old lost their Ives
| The mother a woman named Mrs. Martin Hesly went
10 market in the morning, leaving her husband and
| two children in bed. Afterward the husband went
out to the stable and renamed there sno s. ~
matches and by and by set on ire the mosi9ito ost
of the bed where the children were. Inc SAN oi
course shortly reached the ears OF the sthe ano ne
cid what could be Gone under the circumstance. eu.
hs efforts unhspply did not result IN much good, of
the youngest child osd that night and he otner yea
| terdsy morning n. o. Bulletin, July -.
Man CARRIED Orr BY OxES AND JAYNED
| AGAIysr A TREE-A serious scciden. occurred to
| German named Korner Kholo, IN the employ OF Mr.
Henderson Of Eastchester Westchester C9uoty on
| Thursday, which viii probably prove fsts!. hnolo
was sept 10 ke up the oIen ard by mtake got tne
eff OK on the left side, and when be attempted 70 az
tach them 10 the cant they became restless 6nd un'
msnsgsble, and finally strared on On run. ~ SH
rptipR TO stop them he got between the o1en Hno
| carried him aloDS he holding OF by the yoke, cow
lane, into an open field where stood Cherry tres'
They ran directly sgsirst the tree ana s'2ppvu;
crushed the unfortunate man teniby between y ana
| the yoke. He was at first supposed to bs desh ou.
soon partially recovered. II ls almos, mpossos ina
| he can survive. - -, -. m.
| A Posi- OFFICE QuEsIIoy.-Ths editor Q, tns s
Saratoga Daily Ners hsvirg been REUSED " .ue
Postmaster at that place hia letters ara pspsis
called for at the General Delivery, .aed 9l asa,
sges to test his rights. The Justice before whom mo
case was tried decided in lis favor wheIsupon ,ls
Postmaster appeals from what he c,L. TN, Ioet
"ilegsl ard unreasonable verdic': Inc gtoani u
the appeal is that the Postmaster had nght 70 o.
force the regulation which BE hsd made, 70 denver
| from toe window marked Private only such Ma.'e. 81
| Az belonged 10 persons having privste oo1es. ~