New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-30
NEW-IERSEY ITEMS.

RAILROAD AccIpEYT.-The Phiadelphis mail train
due at Jersey City at 10 p m. on Friday night had
narrow escape from very serious calamity, In the
vicinity of the cemetery, about mile south OF the
Broadstreet Depot in Newark. A freight train was
coming in behind time in consequence of too much
water inthe boiler. The Philadelphia train was com
ing up behind at high rate of speed when the loco
motive struck the of the freight train, which
was loaded with hay this car was forced upon the
mex, one ahead, which was passenger car, but no
person was in it, and both were considerably
broken The cow-catcher of the Philadelphia train
was broken and couple of the baggage crates were
thrown off, but further than this damage occurred.
Three four employees the freight train received
some slight bruises. The passenger train arrived at
Jersey City about II o'clock.
SUICIDE BY TAXING ARsEsrc.-Mrs. Rosa Rosen-
thai, German lady, residing at No. l27 Washington
street. Hoboken, committed sef-destruction by swal-
lowing a quantity of arsenic on Friday afternoon.
An INQUEST was subsequently held by Justice +. w.
Bohnstedt, when it appeared that deceased arrived in
this country. together with her husband and four
children, few weeks since and for some days past
has appeared melancholy and partially deranged. The
jury rendered the following verdict:
n. Ro; r ap.ssa %ss to her hss death By sif
the Of the public authorities the loose in
which poison, are sold BY druggists generally"
IScEspIARY FIRE IN jEnsSY CITY.-About !
O'Clock on Sunday morning, FIRE broke ont IN the
carpenters shop owned and occupied by the Cunard
Company, and situated at the foot OF York street,
Jersey City. So rapidly did the flames spread, that in
less than quarter of hour the whole roof Of the
tensive coal shed owned by the company was
completely enveoped in flames. A fresh breeze was
blowing in a souh-eastery direction aud before the
.lraIt haf fra pdad N he hU
ing occupied by Ketchum Co.. machinsts, and owned
by WIN. Evan. A small frame building situated in
the Of TIE and containing the engine
and heavy part Of the machinery, was, with its con-
tents tota " destroyed. The flames extended the
north to the Custom. House, which, being fire proof
buildiDg, was damaged mostly by water. The follow
ing is list Of the leases: Cunard Company, s. 900
shed and coal and 81 900 on goods damaged by water
in the Custom House fully insured in the Eagle In
suIance Co. of New York; Ketct um e. Co., 50 500,
insured for 90 900 in the Jersey City Insurance Co..
VIM. EVAN lose buildings about 81 ,5O0-nsured.
The tiremen entitled 10 great credit for the
prompt in which they checked the fire, which
at one time threatened 10 be the largest IN jersey City
for many years. The extensive undergrad Of Burst
& Co., Immediately adjoining, was in imminent peril,
aso the shipping at the dock, one OF the Cunard
into the river. As there no fire used in the vcin-
y Of the carpenters shop, there Is no doubt 1t was the
work of an incendiary.
HYDRoPHoBIA IN A HoRsE-A MAN BITTES-Ihe
MWark Mercury OF Saturday says:
g. valuable belongings to Mr. VIM a. VreelaDd No
Merits became unusually violent on
Thursday evening while In the stable tearing the msnser with
teeth breaking the halter and performing series OF
wonderful symnac Unmistaksble signs Of hydrophobi
were exhibited by the animal in the gstenng eyes, enlarged
no, foan the mouth heavy bresshog and tendency
snap everything that In her way MI Vreesnd
While In the of sdminser medicine to her. was bitten
violent Nj v deemed TO dispatch the ami
NAL before further , na dS but he s.S %
carriages under shed adjoining the stables and became wedgsd
sfoding good opportunity for STRIKING her IN the head with
whsh promptly done, and she died In few minutes
agony The upon Mr. Vreeands csn.ed by
the bite though first created spprehenonsa
to result bis physician him out Of DANGER
RoBBERY-About 3 o'clock on Saturday morning
the CITY Hotel Hudson and Grand Jersey City
wss entered and watches and IS In money stolen from the
har.r No Inc II he THE