New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-01
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TBE RIVAL CITY RAILROAD COaPASIEs.-The City
Railroad Company constructed new track on Filth
avenue from Twenty fourth to Twenty-sxth streets,
on Friday, commencing at II o'clock a. M, and COM
pleng the work by daylight The road Of the Central
Company extends TO the new Cemetery entrance on
Fifth avenue, and the City Company in order TO afford
equal accommodations to their passenger laid the track
to connect with theirown road The object of doing the
work at such ali unreasonable time was il il said, 70
steal march on the Central Company as TO prevent
them from procuring injunction. The intention Of
the City Company is TO run branch from Third avenue
to the new entrance. As the Central Company
ascertaned what had been done, they took mearesto
the track and there the matter reefs at pree.
MURDER IN THE FIFTH WARD.-An airocious mur-
der was perpetrated in the of No 2S Front street,
about IL o'clock on Thursday night las reported in The
TRIBUNE Yesterday The name Of the victim was
Patrick Kelly and the alleged murderer Charles Nc;
Cauey, porter Of Claffiin, MeIen g. Co., No. Ill
Broadway, N. Y. Both the men have families, who
reside on the second floor of the same house-kely
in the front part and McCauey in the rear The cir
cumstances of the affairs appear 10 be as folows:-A
difficulty occurred between Mrs. McCanley and Mrs.
Kelly some days ago which created AN illfeelng be-
tween the twohusbands. On Thursday night McCauley
came to Keys door, and making use Of abusive LAM
puage bantered him to down into the yard for
the purpose of settling their differences.
Kelly accepted the challenge and went down, not
withstandng his wifes circumstances; Mrs Kelly then
ran out to a neighbours and persuaded young man
named John Tammany to come in and try TO restore
peace. Meanwhile, Kelly and McCanley had reached
the yard and applied epthets to each other preparatory
fighting. Tammany tried to dissuade them from vo-
lence and taking hold of McCaney both fell TO the
ground in the struggle McCauley regained his feet,
and going toward Kelly was met by him, when ha
(McC.l made thrust with knife and stabbed him
Kelly in the breast. The latter cried out Il ani
stabbed and ran up the back soop. When be reached
the entry be fell down dead. McCauley passed the
PROSTATE man. went up stars and changed bis clothes,
after which he lesurey walked ont Of the house and
escaped. He was met on his way to Catherine Ferry,
by some persons who did not know what had occurred
Mr.. Tammany became that he had himself
been stabbed by McCaney and feared TO follow him
to his He told two other men residing in tho
house Of what had TRANSFERRED but they did not feel n
clined to NEEDLE in the affair Tammany stabbed
in the thigh but the wound although serious is not
necessarily of dangerous character. He states that
he no knife anything else in McCauleys hands,
| although it is plainly evident that was used.
Kelly stabbed in the left breast, below the nipple,
and near the heart. The cut is a inches in length,
downwards and three Of the ribs are completely sew
cred. The wound is large enough to admit mans
hand. A post mOrtem examination made by Drs.
Louis, Bauer and Willets at o'clock Yesterday
afternoon. The result of their investigations shows
that the heart and stomach were penetrated by the
point of the knife. The inquest will be commenced
before Coroner Horton at the new Dead-House, al
o'clock to-day.
The deceased Kelly, was about % years of age, and
leaves wife and two children. MeCauley Is repre-
sented as a rather short thck-se man, dark hair and
whiskers under the chin He had on a pair OF dark
Pantaloons grey knit wooden jacket and cloth cap IL
is thought that he changed his clothing through the iD
srumentahty Of some friends.
The police ascerained last evening that the accused,
after committing the MURDER Went to the honse OF
Alexander Mcdonald, in Water street, between Hud-
avenue and Gold street, and il is stated that he
manned there about two hours. Mcdonald and his son
Randall Mcdonald have been taken into custody on
suspicion of harborng him and aiding him to make his
escape. The elder Mcdonald acknowledges that
McCauley came to his house and informed him Of what
he had done but that he did not remain there
than fifteen minues-that his family was in bed at the
time-and that be advised him to surrender himself TO
the authorities Some of the residents opened the door
and let McCauley in.
II is the general belief that the accused is secreted
somewhere in the vicinity and the police appear conf
dent that they will find him before morning.
The DANGER OF PREscRUBIyG LAUDANUA.-Cor-
SneI Horton held an nqpes, lhuIs upon the body
Corhe the who died at the Third Precinct House.
The night previous from the effect Of overdose of sunu.
she stated the oee who found her in the she
stomach The druggist recommended her take little lsud-
impress her with the that she could not sur
ylve By the time remedies could be applied was too late
The deceased native Of England aud leaves husband aud
five children.
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.-On Thursday night a no.
orious NewYork rough named William Kelley attempted !,
commit burglary at the residence Of Mr. John Npp In Smah
street North Second street T. D. he gained sutrpoce
to the premise. BY upper window and the sspns
70 him He lnoeS her dn n sss ad tie @
seE which he attempted 70 escape bp, arrested ~ oer
Soroy oil the sixth Yesterday morning he ken before
Justice Antoney Walter The foregoing facts proved and
the Tuaan let of with sixty days in the PensntaIy