New-York tribune., 1841-07-17

Railroad Pernont, ROckland County IN attempting 10
lump upon car few d.ys since missed his footing and fell
when the car run him and crushed bis legs badly
tina, he died after about three hours of intense suffering
SroRM-Oh the 5,h inst Salisbury CT. visited by
violent and destructive haior accompanied by wind and
torrents of rain The dcsoa,ion of u, and the crops is
represented be dismal So completely is vegetation
DESTROYED in many places that the farmers peughns up
their and and many hea;felds not worth
harvesting The path of the about twenty miles
in length and me in breadth its being serpentine
from East West.
STORM IL PHLADELPHIA-Thr Journals say that on ed
ne.ay afternoon terrible thunderstorm passed
Philadelphia. the Northwest of that city it quted
as,rous prosa,ng trees, destroying crops and dcuging the
country with rain. The track of the railroad between
Po,svillc and Reading many places ob.trucied by
fallen
MoRK OF THE THIEF AcExcY-Itis said that letter has
been from this city by the Directors of the Salisbury
Mass Manufacturing Company promising surrender of the
money recently stolen from them the payment of hun
dred dollars and questions asked.
~ The Philadelphia papers say that the reports that
the persons found dro~ ned that city have been
cognzed They evidently strangers in that
city, and probably from the country Eliza Ferra
wh. said have been of the parties writes nds-
nan letter saving that she such fool drown her
self for any
D51 The body of pedder named Nichostwas found iu
the canal basin at Rochester few days since. Some three
weeks since in the evening By another
carrying heavy sack toward the canal On being questioned
they said they waiting for boat 1t probably the
body of the murdered man. His box found broken
open, few days before his body.
T A slave secrced on board tho bark kagan, arrived
a, Boston on the 18th He was discovered sued
for his passage, $40, by the and committed to JAIL
but ne wa. soon baed OUT and will undoubtedly leave for
Canada.
" tavern keeper named Hugh Donahue has been
rested and held bail in 900 for having stolen from
of his bOarders watch worth 300, and money to the
amount Of s369 The property was iosnd in his posses
sion.
~ Six more OF the rioter, the Troy and Schenectady
Railroad have been brought Albany. Their are
Eaiy Duffy Lynch Hines Tivol and Hutton n.d they all
admit that they engaged 1t appears that forty Of the
rioters were armed with nuskes
T Joseph Papineau Esq, father OF the late Speaker Of
the Canadian Assembly, who well known or his share
in the rebellion of 1887 died Kingston the 9th inst
the age 98 years after short illness, caused by fall
~ The large stone tannery and manuactury Of G.
W Ludham IS Co.. and iye dwelling houses, Nupanock
in Ulster County were burned the 18th. Loss about
100000.
/ ~ A carpenters shop burned in Philadelphia on
Thursday and fireman named James Simpler by
an engine and killed.
G The directors of the Bristol County Insurance Com
pany have given that they will pay no losses build
iugs where chemical oils have been used.
D7 The bell factory at Huntsville, Tenn ewned by
hessrs Pauen Donegan Co. destroyed by ere on the
I'd inst Less $50 O00 insurance $4,000.
U Isaac P Simpson, aged Is, drowned while bath
ing at Florence Ala. the 9th ult.
D@ The Dye-house of Allen in Wheatland, Monroe Co.
was burned on the 18th. Loss $500
D7 The new Church at New-Abany, la. recently de-
s,rOyed by fire.
CRY HorEL-By the retirement of Mr.. Packer, the
tire conduct OF this weknown establishment, has devolyed
upon Mr. ALEX GARDsER already long and favoraby known
in connection with it. As quiet, comfortable elegant
house of entertainment alike convenient the OF bus
ness the steamboat landings the places of popular resort
and the ever-nyng Battery, the City Hotel boasts great
advantages and they viii be improved the by Mr.
Gardner
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT
By and nth tSs adpiec and eonsent OF the Senate
Csptain. WN VI. CRASE and DAVID CossER, to be Com
missioners Of the Navy Board
FIrcH w TAYLOR THOMPSON S. HARRIS, and CHARLES
H. A1DES to be Chaplains in the Navy.
JAcxsoS sioE4oS TO Navy Agent the port OF PEN
sacola Florida.
TIMOTHY UPHAM to be Navy agent for the port Of Ports
mouth, n, 4.