New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-14

TRIAL OF THE WIsASs SrEAMER.-A trial trpd
the Wnaps steamer was made yesterday morning, q
proved entirely satisfactory to her owners. She "
her wharf in the forenoon for trip down the river
test the improvements made in her machinery al
with fair head of steam attained speed of IA M
an hour. The wheel made % revolutions per miuepI
and there was no difficulty by the heating of the elf.
rails. The ship went down as far a. the buoy on ~
BodkiD bar. and had adverse wind going down ~
coming up The river making q cross sea on the bow.
causing other vessels to roll considerably. The vi
steamer, II stated by those board had -
peiceptible rolling motion. On the return, she vN
run at half speed, for the purpose Of examining "a
parts Of her machinery, with view TO making ~
improvements that night be found necessary. -
now contemplated by her inventor, MIR. Th0on
Wlnans, to take IF the bows, aud put 10 others y
that she will be sharper, and also TO cut her in tg1
aud increase the length from the center IL is elsois
tended to change the fanges the wheel, and COO
Time the experiments with her machinery until ~
baltimore Sun, Msyn
The FIRE At OSHKOSH, WIscOssIS.-This fire q
Monday night last, briefly noticed in the telegSegA
dispatches, far more destructive than the ~
run stated The fire is supposed TO have beeues
work of All iBceDdiary, as il broke out simutanedoy
in two places. The wind was blowing brskly stAs
time and tie buildings which were mostly frsns,
buried rapidly that IN little more than .
hour six blocks were in flames. The Oshkens
Niunebago ana City Hotels; the banking-hoe
of Kellogg & Co., and the Posi. Office destroys
The heaviest losers Hutchinson & Co., hardvcs
merchants, $io,W0 aud Bigger g. Hill, dry goee
$25,t0 TIE total loss il probably not less than %
a million u dollar. Very little Of the property ~
insured as is exposure great that no rehase
company would assure risks upon 1t except at vi
high rates. Nothing is left Of the business part q ~
town except one clothing store, one grocery aIAss
hotel. a.
A FUGITIVE SLAVE RETURNED TO FLoRrDA.-E
Hymns lMass) NesseDger Of yesterday, says ~
tie brig RUlesoD, Captain Orlando, came into ~
port on Sunday the 9Th ns., with fugitive says -
board The slave had secreted himself on board ~
brig at Penracola and did not show himself until ~
vessel had been several days out, when he fccse
to do so by hunger. The brig put into Hysnnis VII
the man III rors, for the purpose Of telegraphiY 70
the IT, s. Marshal at Boston. TO be 10 readiness to ~
charge Of him on the arrival If the brig at that ctg
The schooner Elizabeth b., Captain Bacon, nse
lying in port chartered for $500 10 carry the bys
to Norfolk, Virginia. Captain Bacon agreed 10 tsve|
him seLt There to Pensacola. The schooner sals1|
accordingly on Monday morning last, before the fs1
became publicly known-the slave being chained VI
the capssD.
STEEL SrAYs.-The LOAd0n Cont Journal ssgs'
"A reguar crusade has been entered into by the ~
tors OF Pans against the ighful fashion of steel st
brought ia With the new cut dress now in vogue. ~
teniiOn has been drawn to the subject, and repf
seLt in to The Academy If Mediciae in consequen
the sudden death Of two young ladies' employed in 81
Of the fashionable houses Of this place to show of ~
FASH M. These young ladies', whose sole business Ssl
H. Wa up AID down the Magasin where the wonisr|
Of the mag ina'on VI the propreors are displayNI
yifg with each other 10 the degree 10 which tOravI
could be bonle, had gradually accustomed themselw
to be drawn 70 tight that III the bursting
bloCdyerrel was the CONSCIENCE and in the other o
gesiion Of the lungs carried off the victim 10 ~
hours"
ORGAsIzATIOS OF A PREsBYTERIAs CHURcH.-Isl
ceremony Oforgsnzing the Third Presbyterian Church Of
City took psce last evening" in the S~cond Reformed u
Church. in Wayne before quite large sudeDee u
sermon wssdrlyerec by the Rev. j. NJ Krebs, OF W.
York asrwhIeh Mes-rs William Atcbi-on John Wilson
samuel strIg installed and ordained Elder, ~
Rev Charks X nbrr Of thP Firs. Presbyterian Church
charge wndehssed by Mr. Samuel d. Alexander, one o.
Conf mite, 81 the Prrsbyery Of NewYork This Church n.
b-s ihiri three MEMBERS aud will worship f the Pfrs~s
/ Union Id The Rev. James Gubby Is the Pastor.
| THE sCBOoL-GIKL WHIPPING CAsE.-The case
Erresi Reder. the German Catholic Priest, accused
| recent! cruelty whipping schoolgirl, daughter
Mr.. j. j. Frsucis has been settled between the pa1s
principally interested, thereby preventing tedo1
and Lengthy examination before judicial tribunal
is stated that the Offending priest is to resign az
charge in this city, and express sorrow for whst %
occurred" IBoston Journal.
There is daily morning prayer meeting, In bsngu1
at eight O'Clock, which has beer held without inter
missoo for fourteen months IL has been mainfaines
e. uaiop meeting, and all are invited TO attend.
LIdssyp DOos.-Under the new State law whra
went into fleet April D. 1910 dogs have PEE
liceued in Boston. After Monday neat, OIL do8. ~ y
liceLed are to be Unfortunately sIsughtered' :"
found in the streets.