New-York tribune., 1841-11-24

notwithstanding the storm, had noble Mission
Meeting. in the Methodist Church, Second street
The exercises were of the most interesting char
ac,er. On presenting the pledge, Aid. Hatfield
was among the first 10 give his signature and MS
example wa, promptly followed by Mr.. Webb
Captain Of the Watch, and twenty-five City Watch
men, besides many Corporation Officers To these
succeeded platoons ef patriotic Mechanics and
Working Men to the number OF seventy-one, who
subscribed the Constitution of the Society. In
Guiding few Ladies present, over one hundred
and twenty names were added to the Total Aostin-
ance pledge that night. So the good cause moves
on.
A COLLEGE IN AaoosTooK VALLEY.-The Ban
gor Wing says tina, Bishop Fenwick OF the Cstho-
lie Church few years since purchased land on the
Aroostook road on which large story build
ing has been erected for Catholic College. Sew
eral Young men have been educated in Europe as
teachers for this College, who their return will
commence teaching at the college, under the direc-
ton, probably, of the Rev Bishop.
Sr1k-A CORES pondcnt of the Philadelphia
North American states that the Yankee Silk Com
pauy at St. AIMS Bay, P o., is rapidly progress
ing. Eight millions OF eggs for the Company were
taken out by the bark Marine from Boston, and
they have completed cocoonery one hundred feet
long. The trees are said to have attained hight
almost incredible in so short time. Two OF miro
months growth are from ten to eighteen feet high.
70 Two men, named Woodson Chamblee and
Calvin Griffin, have been arrested at Raleigh, \.
c. charged with the murder of one Llttlebury Blu
rem, Constable of Franklin Co.. under circumstan-
ces of atrocious cruelty. The deceased was found
some seven or eight days after he was supposed
to have been shot, buried in a mud-hoe like dog,
without covering of any kind
g A negro at Flatbush. Sunday, playfully
threatened to shoot little colored boy. The little
fellow attempted to watch the pistol which went
off in the scute severely, though, 1t IS hoped, not
mortally wounding the boy.
% From Port Phillip, in New Ssuth Wales,
the papers of June I'd contain accounts of the
murder of Mr.. Morton and his servant By the blacks
in May last The of the herrible tragedy
was at place called Mustham.
U Berry, one of the murderers of Billiard, in
the Penitentiary at jefferson, Mo. has received his
sentence to be executed on the 10Th Of next msnlh:
he is about l9 years Of age.
o Water was three feet deep in the river at
Pittsburg on the 18th. 1t raining hard, but
the Editor of the American says he Il make no
promises.
70 flannel mandatory occupied BY Robert
Whitaker Hoiston, Mass was destroyed BY FIRE
on Friday of last week The machinery all
destroyed.
J' An extensive Turpentine Distillery at Will
mington, n C. was burned on the l7th. Loss from
So 900 to $4,000.
70 dead male infant recently found in
Hudson county, n. !. Verdict OF the jury that it
came to its death by strangulation
70 The store of Barlow and Pendergast, at
Baltimore was entered on Sunday last and robbed
of about $500.
G A snail boa, ma ing fishing party on board
was run down at Philadelphia on Thursday OF last
week, and young man named Lamack drowned
70 New ships have been recently launched in
Thomas,on, Belfast Calais and Brewer in Maine.
o. Baptist Church at Skovhegan, Mass. was
burned last week.
CorToS.-This article has been Coming in very
freely during the last week. Indeed, all the
information We are able to derive from different
sections of the Sta'e tho crop is pretty nearly
picked out The severe frosts, weeks ago,
killed the weed completely, and prevented thou
sands OF balls from maturing. The crop will con-
sequently fall short OF general expectation, and will
soon be in the market. There has been decline