New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-10-26
r.esss,a.ure of New-Jersey.
TRssros, Tuesday, Oct Is, I'm.

day and was organized oy LUG aPPoia1iiieue %
Hon. WILLIAM CHErwoop, of Essex, as Vice
President of the Council, by q vote OF TO over
John Cassidy, Of Bergen.
CHARLES G. McCHEssEr, Esq, of Mercer,
was unanimously elected Secretary and r. D.
SaREvE, of Burlington, Sergeant at Arms.
| In the Assembly, the Hon. SAMUEL B. HALsEY,
of Morris, was elected Speaker BY vota of 81 to
90 over DR.. J. Conover of Monmouth. ALEX
AMBER A. CArTELL, of Salem, was elected Clerk
over F. S. Mills, the Editor Of the Trenton EmPo-
rum, by vote Of 80 to 26 D. D. BKITToN was
elected Sergeant at Arms.
Those elected are of course all good Wings
Just such as the Jersey Blues always elect. We
trust to hear soon of the organization of Wing
Legislature in the Empire State. Yours, &c.
New INDIAN TREArY.-The St. Louis Re-
publican states that a treaty has just been con-
cluded between Governor Chambers OF Iowa,
Commissioner on the part of the United States,
and the Ssc and Fox nation of Indians, by which
the Sacs and Foxes have sold to the Government
all their country between the MISSISSIPPI ana Wis
smri rivers. amounting to about twelve millions of
| acres.
The Indians are, however, to remain in posses
|
years-the eastern portion. including the county
between the present boundary and the White
Breast river on the Des Moines, to be given up
by the first of May next. The United States are
to provide home for the Saes and Foxes on the
west side ofthe Missouri river.
The price paid for the land is about 81, 05O,0sO,
of which eight hundred thousand dollars are to be
| invested for the Indians-the United States guar
antying an annual interest of FIVE per cent. he
Republican adds, that the country coded is rich
and beautiful, and that the treaty is regarded as
very favorable to the Government and TO less so
| ia the Indians. The lands will cost about nine
cents per acre.
J.Ma1cA-We have files of the Kingston Morn
ing Journal to the LIST of October. A great many
rebberies have been committed of late in Kings
TON. The Journal SAYS: 20 Midnight robberies
are now committed on such systematic principle
as clearly demonstrates that if eur black Popule-
ton have not improved in the other rehnements OF
civilized life, they have in an extraordinary de-
gree advanced in the arts of viainy. An earth
| quake shock was experienced in St. Thomas IN
the East on the 2lst ult. The Journal complains
that trade is very dull, and business almost at
stand. Phllad. North Amerscan.
| DEFALcAr1o4s OF THOMAS LLoYD.-By the
| Comptroller's Report of the 9Th September, the
monies collected by Lloyd for which receipts have
| been shown, and not returned to the Chamberlain
or accounted for to the Comptroller's ottice,
amounted to SIS, 1923 70. By bis Report to the
Board of Assistants on Monday evening last, it ap-
pears that the ascertaned defalcaton has increased
to near $50 900 since his last Report in Sep
TENDER. The increase of defalcation OH Water
Gran, RENTS 81 ,G18 35; on Dock and Slip Rent
$500, and on Wheat quit rent SCI 50, making the
entire dofalcation as far as ascertained, S63,70o
66, large majority Of which, it also appears oc-
Cured in the middle Of 1841 and early in the pre-
seat year.
Col. EDWARDS IN THE STATE PRIsoN.-Th's.
celebrated inancier and forger was yesterday con-
Quoted to the State Prison az Sing Sing, by Deputy
Sheriff A. NJ c. Smith, to commence his ten
years term ofimprisonment. In ord~r to give new
lightness to his ideas in that dark abode, it is un-
aor..eoa l-;- BE- employed I'm carpet weaving,
as most congenial with his peculiar talent, for
showing himself off to advantage in the world
STATE PRISON STATlsTlcs.-A. M. C. Smith,
Deputy Sheriff. informs us that there are $50
Sing Twenty-fcur have been discharged by ex
piration of sentence the present month, and twenty
have been sent to that Institution from this city.
LARGE FIRE.-A fire at Simcoe, Upper Canada,
on the 18th, destroyed three hotels and bakery
The North American Hotel, owned by Messrs
Brown & Force, with seven horses, carriages &c:
the Commercial Hotel, owned by Mr.. Beaupre
the Royal Exchange, owned by Mr.. Ross and the
bakery of Mr.. Gillespie. The total loss is est
mated at $4,000. "A resident Of Simcoe has been
arrested charged with having set them on fire.
Mail RospER.-A young man named Solomon
Bauchmar committed to prison Saturday
at Philadelphia charged with opening and pur
Joining money from several letters, while he was
employed as mail carrier between Cherryville and
Bethlehem. He confessed the fact.
SuDDEN AND AWFUL DEATH.-Yester Mr..
Samuel Askew, SO years Of age while doing some
carpenter work to the house of MIR. Mason, No. 3
St. James street, was precipitated to the ground
upon his head he expired almost instantly.
Philadelphia Ledger.
NEGRO SrEALlNG.-The New-Oreans CONNER
cial Bulletin says that e man By the name of Wash
ington Cothwell, arrested on q charge of negro
stealing at ST. Martinsville La, has confessed the
crime.
% The Pittsburgh papers say that Captain
Chauncey had inspected 100 Paixhan guns made
there for Government, and thlt every gun passed
inspection, no having proved deficient. They
are all 80 Founders, and weigh about two IONS
each.