New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-23

A HoRsE.TBIEF SHor IN ILLrsoIs.-rbe Sheriff OK
Woodford County, Illinois, and Mr.. Miller OF Decatur,
were pursuing two horse thieves whom they overlook
few miles north Of Bloomington Ia McLesn County,
on Friday last. They rode toward the men until quite
near them when suddenly the fellows drew esch re-
yoiver and covering his mar separated TO strike OUT
across the prairie The Sheriff followed oae, Miller
took the other and the former pressed his fugitive 30
closely that the latter turned ADD msdo some oyensnc
AZ il TO fire, when the Sheriff suddenly fired h,J own
pistol, and shot the man through the breast lie fsl
instantly dead from the saddle, without word the bsu
having parsed through bis heart The other man,
seeing the fate of his comrade gave himself quietly
Both the living and the dead horse. hieyes taken
| TO BIOouingtos on Friday night.
EFFECTS OF POISONED WHIsgY.-Tns Crarfords-
| ptle 1Dd.l Journal reports a OF poisoning BY
whisky, that ought to be- effective q dozen temper
arce lectures. 1t says that young man named Lew
it, Of that county, drank whisky the Both Of Jaly
which burnt his throst and stomach and made him
vomitnot unusual occurrences With more liquors than
whisky. The next day be drank again. aad 10 the
afternoon, hour after swsllowins the last glass,
be seized with convulsons which lasted elk hours
and coniOrted his body and limbs terribly. His toes
drawn in upon the soes Of his feet, his fogsrs
in On bis palms ard his head aud feet bsck 10 gard
esch other till they met ard bent hs body into circle
He sws were locked fast and could not be opened at
all but he retained hs consciousness For ten days. at
intervals Of five hours, these spssns have
turned bu, happily with entire uDconscousness in the
patient since the first ones.
RIDING os THE Cow. CArcHER.-Snce Wiiiss de-
scrption OF his cow-catcher exploit the Baltimore
and OHIO Railroad many fcolhari y passengers have
solicited the conductors that great thOroughfars to
allow them TO try the sensation. day two since
LADY ard gentleman Insisted upon taking jsont ON tho
COW catcher of a train coming west. Their request
granted at last and the train berg slightly behind
time they were carried along in this unprotected way
at the rate Of ffyfve miles hour. When relieved
from their position they could rot hsye been persusfed
10 Try the sensation second time. The tram had not
gone two miles further when the pilot struck COW
and shouldered il. II the passengers h.d continued to
Iwseehpg In,elisencer, August II.
An ABscosDTs0 AGEsr.-Qui'e a li1e excitement
bas exsted for day two among the Portuguese pop
ulation Of this city, accom-. Of the absence of
German Jew by the name Of Henry Harris who had
been doing business az No 12y Union street. in the
clothing line and in the Western Island trade Il is
reported that he IF, with go &C., and that his iab-
ties are about double that amount 10 parties 10 thus
city and Boston. The money in his posses.ion was
obtained in part from the insurance on brig Pilgrim,
of which he agent, lost time since aud fuods
the store amounting to about g. 1000, have been at
Ached. New BE 1ford Mercury, Aug IL.
The new Cathedral Of Chria Church. Montreal, now
erecting at cost Of upward OF 500 OO0 from designs
by the late Frank Wills, Of New-Yoik and T. s. Sct
Of Montreal is rapidly approaching DpetiOn. Com
plets in I'll its architectural details, With spre rising
Two hundred and thirty -four feet presenting in n sx-
terror the deep blue Of the Canadian limestone relieved
BY facirgs and acery Of Csen stone It will s,sn says
The Ptot hitting memorial Of the present Lord Bishop,
through vhose ndefatigab able exefots it has been thus
far erected. A, it, coming coosecraion appointed in
the month Of October invitations have been ex.
tended 10 Bishops of the English, the Colonial and Tho
AmsTlcsn Church. ~ be pFsssnt.