New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-11-17
A Shaker Mystery.
NEW LEBANON, n. Y, Nov. II, ls'

ilCtosed SaHu YOU eoF! W. "a. '"sN'i -
slab of marble lately discovered on the mountain
east of the Shaker village. You will NEST prota-
blv recollect manifesto issued BY the Trustees
last spring, saying that their church would not &c
opened for the admissioa of strangers this season.
l am informed that they go up shither to SNIP
and they are now guarding it by q high fence, 10
prevent it from being polluted by unclean hands
Suppose yos suggest te Miller, as ne IS on your
border, that here is ine chance tor him ana MS
followers The Shakers admit that great events
arv about to take place, but keep to themselves
what they are.
INDIAN TRoURLEs.-The n o. Bulletin notices
disturbance among the Choctaw Indians upon
the other side of the Lake the city, which 1t
is feared may cause serious difficulty. Il seems
that at powow some drunken Indians attacked
son Of a sh,aba-the head OF family living apart
from the rest. Ash,aba killed one OF the Indians,
and the rest we're determined to take revenge. The
Bulletin fears the broi may involve both whites
sna Indians
~A lad named Shinn, who was cunning with
some others. was accidentally killed near Mount
Holly few days since by shot from one OF his
companions. The Philadelphia Ledger says this
is the fortv-seyenh death from the careless use OF
6re-srms recorded since the srst OF October
T letter in the Union states that an Eng
lishman named Templeton recently visited Ma
CARA Falls and entered his name as W. l.. Mac
kepzie.' On crossing the river he was fired upon
L hot
by armed soldiers-the ball passing through his nat
CANAL ToLLs.-Account OF Tolls received on
all the Canals of the State for the hrst week IN
November, and the totals to 9Th Nov IN eaeh Oh
the years following lst w'k in Now Total Nov:
$50, 059 76 Sl,tl2,3So ~
184l....... 82,239 II 1,S74.12o ~
1912. 1853 50 l,599,s94 VI
The falling off this year as compared with the
last Is. in the first week in November S8,4ll 2o'
and the total falling off to the eth November Is
so75. %. Albany Argus
r,orp AND WuEAT.-Account of Flour and
Wheat arrived at tide water on the Erie Canal
During t week in Nov Total Total Sh Weaa sp
1912. So, l53 $685.. 100000 S21 VA
ls4l. ...79,9s3 4l,393-- i ,364,5l1 644,5lo
Exc. 40. 5 no l7,565... 35,527 49,, 49S
Taking Flour and Wheat together, the excess in
1912 is equal to 70 ,029 bb!s. Flour. Alb Arg.
CoAsr SuRvEY.-The U. S. surveying schooners
Galatin and Nautilus, under the command OF Lieu.
tenants Blake and Davis, arrived ct the Navy Yard
Yesterday, having completed the survey OF the Del
aware River and Bay, from Fort Gllihln to the
Breakwater. We understand that the survey Of
the survey of the river, from the Fort up, will be
commenced in tho spring IT, 1az.
M1cH1GAv AND ERIE CANAL.-We noticed
some time ago the proiec. ia Indiana 10 cut ca
nal from the Upper Wabash at Fort Wayne to the
St. Joseph at Elkhart. Such canal, in connec-
ton with the Erie and Wabash Canal, would open
water communication between Lakes Enc and
Michigan We find that the proposition IS still
entertained Books have been opened at various
places fer the subscription OF stock, and conslo-
cradle amount has been subscribed. SubscrlP-
tons are received in money, lands labor, materials
or service. The expenses, at the present reduced
prices, is estimated ct $780, 600.
Ps1soSEp.-The family Of Mr. Garner More.
land, Of Coahoma County, Miss, leaving near the
Yazco Pass on the Mississippi River, was poisoned
few DAYS since. Mrs. Moreland and two OF thou
children, one boy abont Ia years OF age, died
and the other members of the family were all yer.
sick The family are supposed to have been POI
soned by eating peaches which had been drled OF
painted plank the acid Of the peaches comoln
ing with the alkine and other properties OF the
white lead, probably producing poison like su
gar of lead. But whatever the reason, we men
ton it as q caution to others to avoid the cause
Weekly (Miss.) Register.
RAILROAD FINlsHED.-We leara, officially, thai
the cars will commeuce running thro ugh to the
Potomac, from Fredericksburg, on Thursday next
on which day and after the cars will leave Rich
| mond at o'clock, A. M. precisely, instead of AZ
as heretofore reaching Washington in 9, and
Baltimore in u hours Richmond Wing.
DRowNED-Mr. Thayer hand on board the
schooner Grace Amelia, was knocked over board
in the gale last evening by the main boom and
doubtless was drowned He belonged to Ashta
bula. lCleyeland Herald.
Mn. CALHous.--The Charleston Mercury says
| /" We have seen of late in various papers intlma-
lions that our Senator would retire probably from
hi. no.r before the commencement of the coming
session. We have reason to believe that there Is
| no foundation for these reports
NJ The Orleans Republican mentions the case
Of WHO who was ten miles from home on cleo
tion dav. and being unable to obtain conveyance
he walked horne through rain and mud, and got
70 the polls lust in time. He the last three
miles Such Wings are worth having.
p The schooner Ann Maria, Captain Peters,
arrived on Saturday, from Sisal, in six days, but
brings little news of interest. Nothing had been
seen or heard of the Texas Schooner San Antonio,
Lieut.. sseger commanding, and it was feared that
both crew and vessel were lost. N. o. Bull.
MYSTERY ExpLAIsED.-MrI Isaac Boltonwhose
mysterious absence we mentioned on Saturday,
and who was supposed to have been accidentally
drowned in the mill-race on the east side OF the
river, returned 10 his home yesterday confirmed
maniac. Rochester Eve. fost.
20 A letter from Chicago, dated November 7,
49,. ii. Tho steamboat Wisknnsan IL as bore about