The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-02-07

A DRUNKEN DRAY DRIVER deliberately rolieu
n sugar hogshcad over the head Of little boy,
at New Orleans, on Monday. Tho child died
coon after having boon carried to tho Hospital.
WmLr orLSG A SAVING MACHINE at Glib
son, ILL.,, on Saturday, tho operators neck
tie caught; he was instantly whirled round the
| ny wheel, and his body broken to pieces.
THE LINN or A FALLING TREE struck JoMS
| RosESrIIAL In the breast, at Spencorcourt, N.
y, on Tuesday; he was completely run through,
and pinned to the ground.
A MADMAN, recently liberated, returned to
| his homo, at Washington, Iowa, on Friday; on
complaint Of his wife, he was again secured
after a desperate resistance with hatchet.
FrdITrvE SLAVES HAVE nErv frightened
| AMI scattered at Cleveland, o., in const quence
OF the recent prompt action in carrying out the
law.
| TWENTY TiiEEE DoARpERS were druggci
with strychminc on Monday, at the Sailors
Home, New Orleans the clerk and cook were
supposed to he implicated, and were arrested.
TuIEr Girl PRISONERS nearly escaped from
JcilersonN lie, Ky. prison. on Saturday night !;
a watcrrpOut hruko with their weight, rs they
were climbing out Of the yard, and raised the
alarm.
A mGTwAYM,S ATTACHED 4. u. GIRyIS,
At Albany, on Friday night, and Knocked him
down and kicked him, but as his coat and over.
Noat Wwo bulOut'l, ulN CIltS iOT ITlRHlci-
cd the rascal away without any booty.
THREE STEAMBOAT rrREMES cornercd des-
perate fellow against cotton bales, at New Or
leans, on Monday evening. Ilo forced his way
out, bowie knife in hnnd ripping open one,
stabbing a second in the breast, aud nearly cut
ting on the left hand Of a third.
A TuITr STOLE An ovERcoAT, containing a
number Of unopened letters at Cincinnati, on
"Wednesday. 1he owner advertised next day
10 th, i.f IN ntn tha Lat and kanN In
coat this was done, and the unopened letters
were found to contain large remittance.
JERRY SULLIVAN Discovered TWO BuRG-
LARS, on Tuesday might, when going home,
near Fayetteville n. Y, he seized one, while
the other was entering a window the family
was not aroused before the burglars escaped,
having torn SuLIINAN'~ clothes to shreds IN
the struggle.
Mrs. HORACE SMITH PREVENTED s. +.
NEWELL ~ irryng young lady, at Auburn,
Cal, reccnty,by telling her that he was already
married. Newell traduCcd Mrs. SMITH in
revenge: SMITH followed him to San Franc, SEQ,
and on New Years day stabbed him tn death
in clothing store, and then gave himself up.
A Brutal HUSBAND WAS WROUGHT ur, at
Washington, on wednesday, aud sentenced TO
| 90 days, for beating his wife. lie drew back
| and gave the Magistrate a heavy blow, saying,
"What do you say, Squire 7" Pulling and
| blowing from the blow, tho Squire replied, 81
guess hirty DAYS will do for you" Perhaps the
Judge will give him the 30 days at the eXpira-
| tiOn Of the 10.
A GANG oP HUR0rARs entered a lumber
yard, at Rochester, on Friday night, stole a
| quantity Of clothing and attempted to set the
| place on fire, happily without success; they
next visited hardware ttore, plundered it Of
slOO worth of cutlery, &c., and again failed in
firing the premises; they subsequently brok,
into two butchers shops, but got only 81 ir
cents. During the night the police having
noticed three suspicious characters, trackcC
and caught them. The stolen property, a
we'll as u lot Of plunder, the proceeds Of othel
burglaries was recovered; the fellows, with
two others were arrested, a. well as the OwnoI
| Of the place, where they were fonnd.