New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-11

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a BRUTAL FATHER John Maloy, an IriShman,
living in Gonverpeur street, while drunk yesterday,
beat bis son. child of years and drew large knife
and cut him fesrnlly across the leg When discovered
the poor lad was lying in bed weteriug in his blood
his wound still bleeding, while his father lay on
another bed smoking his pipe. The child, who was
almost exsangunated, was sent TO the Neg-York
Hospital in state Of great exhaustion, and bis father
was licked up by Justice Brennan to answer charge
Of feonious assault.
STREET DEPARTMENT CosTRAcTs.-Tbe Street
Commissioners yesterday opened proposals follows:
Blasting and removing COentie. Reef to mean depth Of
twenty three low water two bids the low est OF which
was iham Mailer at s35 Geo. The other bid by Pc
ter " Hustled and Julius H. Kroehl, at $4,000.
The above contract was not awarded TO the lowest
bidder because the amount stated in his proposal so
far exceeded the appropriation Of the Legislature
which was $50 000-that the Street Commissioner did
not feel authorized to accept it. II is generally be-
lieved by the officials Of tue Street Department that
the work cannot be performed for the amount sppro
priaad d.
Building new hose carriage for the City for the
use Of Hose Company No &c. four bdS awarded to James L.
Hawkins and Van Me-. at f4Io surees Andrew R. Jack
Building hose carriage for the Of Hose Company No
Az three bids awarded 10 Abrsm Van Ness and JAS L. Hsw
kns at s47o suIeties Andrew r. Jackman and VIM j. oSe
Building Ere engine for the Of Engine Company No
49, three bids awarded to Abram Van Ness and Jas l. Hax
kms at Sioa5; snrees, Andrew r. Jsekmsn and VIM j.
O'Nei in $1,000 each
TRIAL OF A FIRE-EscAPE.-The Pempiers, q Fire.
Escape Company, organized under command of Capt.
Louis Fr0ehlich, made very successful exhibition
with their apparatus yesterday afternoon in front Of
Frencb's Hotel. Long before the hour of A o'clock
the time set for the exhibition the Park and street in
the vicinity of the hotel thronged with people;
and when the Pompiers arrived there were upward Of
FIVE thousand persons on the ground AT the sound Of
the bugle the company, provided with several short
ladders at one end of which were large hooks, COM
menced their operations. Story after story scaled
until the seventh was reached. BY means Of ropes
the large canvas tube hosted up several trunks
passed through it to the street. The men csmbered
from story to story with apparent and safety and
went through variety Of evoiutions with the short
ladders By means OF a long wooden bracket, such
is used by painters they aferward gained the roof
The bracket was secured to the top window and lad
der placed thereon, over which the company passed
without danger Ropes were then lowered, and by
means of the belt and the small sliding apparatus at
tsched thereto some half dozen cid from the upper
descended from the fifth story, and were loudly ap
plauded by the crowd.
TIE members Of the company gee n to have been
well drilled by their captain, and we doubt not that in
cases of fire they will prove not only instrumental in
saving life, but also in saving property. s 'oud the
Common Council deem the matter Of sufficient import
aDce the Pompiers will be connected with the Fire
Department and thus become permanent institution
FUNERAL OF THE LATE JoHS W. BUNTING, Esa.-
This gentleman, who was of the Vice Presidents
of the American Institute President OF the Mechanics
Society, aid wealthy builder in this city died sud-
denly of congestion Of the heart at his residence No.
IL Livingston place, on Saturday night During Sal
urday he was in bis usual health and in excellent spr-
ils. He was very active, energetic member OF tue
American Institute. His death was announced by
Thomas McElrath, esq, Acinary of the Institute, at
the meeting OF the Farmers Club on Monday. AS
mark of esteem and honor to his memory, the Club i'm
mediately adjourned. BY order Of Gen. Hall, Prssi-
dent of the American Institute large number OF its
members and officers met at the rooms in the Cooper
Institute Yesterday afternoon, and went in body to
the lite residence of Mr. Bunting and thence followed
his remains 10 Greenwood Cemetery. Dir. Banning
leaves large family to lament his loss.
THE STATE PRIsoS.-A correspondent writes: The
Board of Inspectors of State Prisons majority of
them decided on Monday 10 rebuild the shops recently
destroyed by fire, upon the SITE and OF the same
hight as the former ones To any dsnerested person.
or one no would act for the best interests Of The State
il must I've perfectly plain that this locality is the worst
that could be found. These shops have been burned
down three times, each time endangering the whole
L.. H. loo ind aff Tho ia
fire. any one must have been satisfied that nothing
could have been saved We understand that there is
sufficient room at the other end Of the yard to bald the
required shops andwe do trust that If the inspectors
fail 10 see what is best for the State that the Governor
OF the Controller, when application is made for the
money, viii think it may be necessary to make an ex-
animation before furnishing the funds.
ACCIDENTAL POIsoEIHG-We published few
DAYS since an account of the death of two Children
named Anpa s. White and Leugcnia Ei'ce, occupants
of the tenement hoase No I6l West Twenty -eigdth
street in consequence of having partaken Of quan
tiy of blue lux, which they found 10 bottle in the
street. The stomach of one of the deoeased children
xss submitted to Drs. Heul sad tinker for chemical
analysis, ard they yesterday reported tsat IL was
found 10 contain sufficient oxac acid 10 produce death
There physcisns STATE that they believe the hquid
which the children drank was that used in washing
clothes and called indigo blueing. This biueng Is
composition of Prussiar blue and oxalic acid small
ou,ut;ty of which will cause DEATH Alter nearing
this evidence the Jury came to conclusion ttat
death was tho result OF accidental po-oaing caused by
having taken quantity Of liquid blueing The otner
two chi jren who drank from the same bottle, have re-
covered from the sickness which followed.
We are indebted to The agents Of the Galway hne OF
IL ~ ihaE opuauDilt.