New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-08-22


Reduction of officers:
Com. General, 2 Surveyors, 10 ASKS ant Surgeons
Inspector General, Military storekeepers Pay.
Pprvars reduced in Infantry 1852
III aruiiery .......................- ZCo
IN Dragons .....................-. l7a
Whole reduction .....................5,56l
A LARGE RoBBERY.-Thc trunk ofa passenger
"a South American) was broken open on the
steamer Belle of Mississippi, the night previous TO
her arrival at this port, and robbed of about $4,000
in money, principally gold, and about $4,000 forth
ofjewelry. The next morning a thorough search
was made, but nothing was found of the stolen
property; aad, as the boat had not landed and the
yawi was missing, it was supposed the thief had
escaped with his booty in It.
Yesterday morning, after the boat had arrived,
man named John p. Hall went on board the
Eells Air, and engaged passage to Cincin-
natl, after which he handed the Clerk wet bag,
containing quantity of dsubloons, for safe keep
ing. In the meaa time the report of the robbery
reached the ears of tho Clerk, and from the cir
cumstance, he was induced TO believe that the fell
low was one of the robbars, and had him arrested.
An examination was had and he was committed.
Since which time two or three others have been
arrested. About $1,000 has been recovered. The
thieves secretcd the money by putting it in a bag
and suspending II by rope beneath the guards in
the water. Est. Louis Republican.
DEATH rRoM GAS IN A WELL-The Perry
Freeman, Pa, brings US the following account of
q death near Bloomfield, Pa, on the 10th inst
under the following circumstances.
AT Mr.. Robert Nelson's about two miles west
of this borough, the deceased was engaged in
sinking an old WE'LL which had been dry for
considerable time, to find water. He had been
working in the well on the day before, and in the
forenoon of the day "wednesday, the 10th inst.)
On which his death occurred, and complained Of
the effects OF the gas, finding respiration rather
difficult. Having made blast in the forenoon
after dinner he went down into the well to bring
xp some of the tools with which he had been
working. He was on the bottom of the well but
Q few moments, when he told those above to hoist
him up This they did promptly: and when he
was drawn up about ten or twelve feet, the gas
overcoming him, he fell from the bucket to the
bottom, ont of which he was not taken until life
was extinct. The deceased was an industrious,
sober, reputable citizen, and has left wife and
two small children to mourn his loss.
MELANCHOLY DEArH.-Stephen Brewer, Esq.
the well known agent of tse Northampton Wooen
Manufacturing Company, mot with an untimely
death on Wednesday afternoon last, under the fol-
lowing painful circumstances. He was out on the
Connecticut River, in pleasure boat, about a mile
from the village of Northampton, Moss. with
party OF friends, and happened to be standing up
en- the side of the beat, when the boom swung
around, which knocked him into the river, and be-
fore assistance could be rendered him, he sunk to
the bottom and could not be found. Bost. Atlas.
DELUGE.-The kennebec Journal states that
on the 9th inst the rain fell the Sebasticook in
perfect deluge, overGowing the low lands and
cutting the roads into deep gullies, in one place
cutting .fchannel no less than thirty feet deep.
One field of grass, yet uncut, of twelve fifteen
acres, was entirely covered with mud from the up
land. The water ran four or five feet deep. across
the fields, carrying off fences. The damage to the
crops has been very serious in the town of Sebas
ticook.
DISTRESSING AccIpEHTs.-A Mr.. Warner
oyerseer Of Mrs. Skinner, Talbot county, Md, in
tending threshing machine on Saturday last had
mis- left hand so mutilated to require amputa-
ton near the elbow. He is represented as poor,
industrious man, with wife and nine children.
On Wednesday last, young mar, while en-
gagged on the farm of Charles Waters, Of Bucks
county, had his arm taken of, up - the elbow,
while engaged in feeding threshing machine.
IowA.-At the late election in Iowa, the ques
ton was submitted by an act of the Territorial
Legislature to the people whether they were for
or against the formation of a Stats government
Upon thi. question the Hawk-Eye (Burlisgton)
says: Notwithstanding all the efforts of those who
desired convention to form State constitution,
this county gave a large majority against it; and
so did every county we have heard from The
office seekers must feel bad at such result.
YALE CoLLgeE.-We learn that there were
nearly 200 Of the Alumni present al the late meet
ing. The following venerable members were pre-
sent, viz: Henry Daggett, of the class OF i71o;
Abraham Bishop and Noah Webster, OF the class
of l778; Elizur Goodrich, Jonathan Maitby, and
John Moves of The class of 1879; Simeon Bald
win, Stephen W. Stcbbins, and James Kent, OF the
class of l7s1; David Daggett, Of the class OF
1888 All of these, with single exception, are
more than so years old. The class which gradua-
ted so years since, to which belonged Charles
Chauncey, the father of the Philadelphia bar, and
the Hon. r. Nj. Sherman, had meeting this year
at which half tho surviving members We're present
The Oldest living graduate is Mr.. Plamb, of the
class of 1869,
The total number of persons enrolled as men,
bers Of the College is about 1000 the whee NUM-
her Of graduates 5, 300 of whom 2,dl6 suil sur
vive, which is large proportion, and argues thai
the scholars life is favorable TO longevity The
several libraries number $4,000 volumes. On
Wednesday evening DIR. Dickson of S. c. adj
dressed the Phi Beta Kappa, on the tendency OF
knowledge to promote human happiness, gate
novel theme!
The exercises of the Senior class, which num-
bers los. and is the largest ever graduated, took
place yesterday. Among their public performances
was Poem on Humbug, by Theodore Ranyou, OF
this county. Newark Adv.
iGERRYaANpERlNe.'-T following is on the
rounds, as PLANTATION of the term Gerrynander;
"Elbrdge Gerry, one of the Signers OF the De-
clara,ion of Undergraduates from Massachusetts, was