New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-05-21

IL The BROOKLYN tag!c o~tdiy s'>et1> Una ~
Federal meaning Wing party first published to
the world in the a., Presidential campaign the
doctrine that Property IS the test Of merit.
The Editor Of the Eagle $50 intensely ignorant
| IN Political questions and 80 deficient in under
standing generally that he nay not be fully aware
ha, hi. assertion above quoted j. most airoc'or'
| fabrication |, IS most certainly an untruth but
If the Easere,raet. it promptly We shall be hsPPY
To believe it no, wilflI one.
| LATEST FROM TExAs-The steamship Nep-
mne. Capt Rollins. arrived YESTERDAY morning 70
hours from Galveston. We received fall flss ut
Texas papers but they almost totally destitute
Of news.
Gen. Souervilie arrived a, Houston On the I'd
instant. and reported tha; agrccahy - the orders
Of the President he Ind di,tanded the troops W.
Ter hi. Command ard came personally 70 report TO
| the War Department.
several gentlemen who have lately arrived at
/ Houston from Bcxsr states that the most com
1ote tranquility prevails IN tha, section Only
abou, loo soldiers remained at that place. wh,
| are Whiting for The volunteers that ARE soon cX-
! sec'ed To start for the Rio Grandc. They say
| that iumcusr herds of cattle are pas,IIirc in the
| valley 1t the san Anicno-~uihcicn' ~ afford
meat for large army fr many months. Gen.
| Bar,c.on had returned 20 hi, home. and ia, De-
clined taking command Of any volunteer force. 20
cross the Rio Grade. y. O. Pic. llih.
! FIRE X CHILL-Wo regret to learn. saws the
| Rochester Democrat. that on Friday, the l3lh
INST. about , o'clock L. W.. the barn, sheds. and
carriage house Of Hon. Isaac Lacey. Of Chill, of
more than one hundred and City feet in length,
u-hi fro from q spark from some crnhors IN the
road. where shaviurs had been burnt and were
carircly consumed There were also consumed
| IN tue building several se.ghs one wagon. sin or
seven sets ct harness. together with pioushs, era
dies, and large quantity Of farming utensils. SIX
horses. which were tied in The barn at tho ,imr.
were rescued by the courage of one of Mr. Lnccys
daughters. who, at the risk Of her life rushed int,
the burning building and turned them loose. The
household furniture Of Nr. John I. Lacey who
vas about removing 10 Michigan. which was stored
ia the barn. WAS also destroyed. Loss $1,000.
! W insurance.
BALTrvoRE ENcANPvgNT--Thc Baltimore
Sun OF Yesterday saws Among the incidents ct
Wednesday night it mly b. proper to mention the
fact, tina, Captain Lilly. of the Independent Blues.
received a wound on the head, which was acci-
dcntally inflicted by one of the York Riilemcn,
then doing TIE duty of camp sentinel IA We
understand the matter certain species OF police
was organized. for the purpose of testing the mill
tarv fidelity of the guard and Captain Lily being
in the execution of this nocturnal duty and IN
known to the sentinel. received his head the
3. butt end" Of the scn,ucrs piece, which feled
| him TO the ground. Iii. wound however, j. but
slight. compared with what it might have been UNI
| der the circumstances.
The Communicates Chief. VIC learn, while test
ing in disguise the fidelity Of the guard, had
bay onct opposed to his attempt TO Pass the lines
| 4 SnocKIse OccuRRENcr.-The York (PaO
| Gazettc SAYS Coroner Mcclellan was summoned
| on SUNDAY last to hold an inquest upon the body of
| a Mrs. Miles, widow, of Peachbottom township,
who died on that morning, a. is alleged. from the
cilecrs Of wounds inflicted upon her By Rev. SAM.
Park, pastor of the Slate Ridge Congregation.
The Coroner not having returned when paper
went TO press, without particulars
| PRAisEwoKIHr.-Thc Boston Transcript states
! that the American residents Rome, asd visitors
In that CITY, have subscribed $4,000 to constitute
a fund fer the estab shment of a school for Ameri-
can Artists.
This is most excellent movement, and will ma
tcriav aid MANY of the Young American Artists,
whose limited means have heretofore prevented
them from studying the works Of the Great Masters
with which Rome abounds.
| We learn that the Schooner Henry Clay, Capt.
| Nathan Foster Of NIachias, on Saturday l4th
| inst. when about thirty miles South OF Monhegin,
split, and instantly filed and capszed. james,
the son Of the Captain, was drowned in the cabin,
and the cook nearly damned TO death by the
| sudden moving Of the lumber. The Captain and
crew remained on the wreck five hours and were
taken OF by Capt. Godfrey of Brig Balkan, and
arrived in this city Yesterday. Bangor Courier.
! ~ We learn, SAYS the Newark Daily, thar be-
tween and o'clock on Monday morning last.
fire broke out in the dwellins-hous- OF Me-srs.
! Ru,hfarth and Andrews. about a mile north ot
Bellcyillc. in Harrison Township, which MAS con-
| .umed with nearly all it, contents The family
| bad barely time - escape in their night.cothes.
The fire originated, it j. supposed, m the kitchen
chimney. which was very old and detective
Los. = 600 insured for $4,000
As EXTRA PAssExGER.-While the st. Law
renee was poughing her way through old Ontario
on Thursday last, the wife of respectable emf
! grant gave birth 10 a daughter, who. upon the sug
rc.,ion OF Capt. Van Cicvc, .prinked with
| few drop. from its bright, sparkling waves, and
| named Mary Ann ~. Lawrence fdrri,.'
| Rochester Post.
| q The Narragnnsett Bank, in WEXFORD h. l.,
was entered on the night sf the 10th inst. through
back window. The Burglars dcmoli she'd a great
part OF the brick work surrounding the vault, but
did not succeed in getting ii open, ana Jeff without
carrying anything away.
! u Letters have been received in thi. city from
persons on board TIE iriga,e [. States, from which
/ we learn that She arrived at Rio Janeiro from Ma
deira on the 9TH instant and remained there on the
| llh. undergoing some slight but necdful repairs,
preparatory to rounding Cape Horn for her ds-tina-
| ton IN the Pacific.