Troy Daily News Troy, Rensselaer County, NY April 13, 1860 (cont) ANOTHER WAIF Last night about eleven o'clock, as a couple of young gentlemen were passing down Broad street, West Troy, near the United States Arsenal, their ears were saluted by the musical tones of an infant apparently near at hand. Upon looking around, they discovered a willow basket setting on the steps of Mr. DOCKER's house. On taking a peep into said basket, they observed about two yards of new white cotton flannel, as it had been torn from the piece without hemming, and under this the bright, black eyes of a beautiful babe looked up imploringly. This was too much for the susceptible hearts of our two young friends, who declared it was a pity, and took the basket with them to their boarding-house, deciding upon taking better care of the child. It was dressed in a calico frock of the size of a child of some six or eight years old. The dress had the appearance of having been lately taken from the line. The waif had no other garment on, and was evidently dressed with a view of leaving no trace of recognition. It is a girl, and promises to be the pet of the boarding house. The child is evidently about one week old. NARROW ESCAPES AT THE DRILL The enclosure around Camp Wool yesterday afternoon, was to a great degree filled up with carriages and vehicles of all descriptions, on the seats of which, and in the wagon boxes, stood from three to a dozen persons in each carriage. Mr. J.W. FULLER and party of six others were standing in a wagon, three on the top of the seat, and the others in the box of the vehicle, in order to see the drill. When the crowd began cheering, the horse suddenly started up, and the whole party were thrown violently out upon the ground, striking their heads, and two of them very narrowly escaping instant death. All were more or less injured by the fall. Had it not been for the nature of the ground and the fine growth of grass upon it, the accident would certainly have been attended with fatal results. ALARM The alarm of fire about 7 o'clock last evening, was caused by a fire-cracker lodging on the roof of Gen. ALLEN's store, corner of Congress and Fourth streets, but a few pails of water put out the flames, and the firemen did not get to work. ARREST FOR ATTEMPTED ARSON A lad named George WARD, 13 years of age, was arrested by officer RYAN this morning on a charge of attempting to set fire to the barn of Joseph SHEHAN yesterday afternoon. He was committed to jail. The lad, whose parents reside near the barn of SHEHAN, on Second street, South Troy, just below the bridge, was caught by a person who takes care of the premises, in the act of lighting some chips which he had pressed into the opening of the boards. It is supposed that this was the second attempt made to fire the premises, as nearly a bunch of matches which had been ignited and become extinguished without doing any damage, was discovered on the floor of the barn the day previous, by Mr. S. The lad, on being apprehended, remarked that he was "only going to have a little fun." As there are several frame buildings in the vicinity and his parents reside near by, it is presumed that he was ignorant of the peril he was placing them in had he not been thus timely arrested in his serious sport. POLICE COURT--Justice PARMENTER presiding. The Court was occupied nearly all the morning with a disorderly case. Amos BLOOMINGDALE complained against Thos. BAKER, Thos. COLEMAN and David BAKER, who were charged by Mr. B. with insulting and striking him on the 4th of July. Mr. BLOOMINGDALE and his witnesses testified very strongly against the prisoners, and from their testimony it was evident the boys were very bad and deserved punishment. But the defense introduced testimony so directly opposite to the evidence of the others--and proved so completely that BLOOMINGDALE began the assault,--that the Court acknowledged that for once "she did not know herself," and in order to decide it justly to both parties, fined both the complainant and the defendants $2, which they paid and departed satisfied. Some one in this case undoubtedly swore false. There was scarcely a single point in the testimony on which both sides agreed, and the case throughout was a very perplexing one. The parties all reside at the Nail Factory. Submitted by: Colleen Boose