New-York daily tribune., 1842-08-07

DISTRESSING SU1o1DE-The Coroner YESTERDAY
held inquest a, No. la9 Haninoad-street, ,he
| residence of her mother. on the body ct siiss
Catherine Ackerson, q very accomplished ona
amable girl. only Il years Of age, who commit
ted suicide On Saturday evening by drowning ne,-
self in the cistern. The young lady, II appeared
had been for some time past in 2 low and dcsPona-
ing state of mind brought on BY the Infamous cor
duct OF young man named Thomas L tldred'
whose attentions she had received for length OF
time up ID the middle OF May last, and TO
whom she was engaged to be married, but who
basely deserted her for another fenae about ten
or eleven weeks since. So great was her despon-
| dency that she, a short time since, had resolved
on sef-destruction and had purchased laudanuH
for the purpose, but was detected 10 the rash at
tempt Last Friday she overheard TO ex-
claim . To think that | must die for that villain,
&c. &c, then offered up her prayers 10 her Maker
for his torgi leness in breaking his promises to-
wards her. On Saturday evening aer mother and
sister went TO market about hait-past clock.
and requested her TO accompany them, which
she refused 10 do On their return, about II
o'slock, skc could not be found, uutil discovered
dead at the bottom of the cistern. Verdict
Came 10 her death by drowning in cistern-a
voluntary act of seIf.desuuction.
EXPLOSION Iy A WELL.-The Elmira Gazette
notices . remarkable and fatal explosion which
occurred in a wei! in that town oa the evening OF
the o9h ult. Two men named Carr and beu!ly
had gose into the well for the purpose of finishing
it, it having then reached the depth of 48 feet y
lad named Joel Heller attempted to follow with
a lighted candle, but descending about ID feet
bv windass the gas in the well took fire and cx-
ploded the lad falling to the bottom the vindlass
and plank being blown off from the top and the
tive men at the bottom being seriously, though il
is hoped not fataly, burned. Heller not bad
ly bruised by the fall but was so sadly burned that
he died soon after The gas in the well was car
buretted hydrosen--the same which so often ex-
plodcs in mines in England-aAd is quite distinct
from the carbonc acid gas which frequently
produces death at the bottom Of wells by sutioca-
ton.
70 Thomas O. II. Croswell, of Catskill, Greene
co., n Y, is said to be the eldest Postmaster in
the Union. He appointed by Gen. Washing
ton, half century since, and is now upwards OF
eighty years old.
/ HoMnoPATHY.-Dr. EPps (says the correspond
dent Of Liverpool print) sjust now favoring the
public with Il course Of lecture on homeopathy
He read an account of the progress of Lord By
rons case, and animadverted on the active ueat-
! ment which that nobleman received from his ply
sicans, remarking that his death under such g
course was not extraordinary. If" said he
"they had given him the miliionth part of grair
of aconite. and the month Part OF grain o.
tucitilla lie would have been well in twcnty-foui
hours. Let man III future talk OF his scfup!es
lest wo bolieve him to have the swallow OF an ele
phsnt. a scruple on the homeopathic system j.
a monstrous dose. Then again, DR.. Epps, after
talking of the numerous counterirrtants which i
modern physician would employ TO remove sore
throat, said, "gve the patient the len-milliontl
part of a grain of the tincturc of beledona at night
and he will be well by morning = There 8 for you
reader! Surely YOU would not be surprised if yor
found an homnopathst addressing your imagina
ton, and feasting you like the entertainment mem
TONED in the Arabian Nights; serving imaginary
wines in ina ginary chrystal, and rich fruits, o
which you had nought Ent the name, in gold and
silver dishes equally unsubsantial. HE ter-mll
lonth part of grain nf the !incturs OF belladona
Only think of that reader Try if you can con
ceive it try if you can swallow il We fear Us
too small 1t seems impossible to iraag inc man
lseriously prescribing such potion. We should as
soon think of hearing learned gentleman say,
after gravely feeling The pulse give the patient a
mixture, consisting Of no caIonel, not any jalap,
and not the slightest quantity of mint water, and
mind that yoa make him swallow at bedtime pill
made of nothing at all
% The homeopathic error, ii it be one, is
certainly the right side, y dose consisting Of
no calomel, etc. is Gas general rulr) the best
calon1el dose we ever heard Old. Tr.1
70 Few persons. we presume, even in our
midst, have idee of the turpsntine used by
the urpentne distilleres of Wilmington There
are three establishments here, and they work up
about 300 barrels day, making between sixty
two and sixty-three thousand barrels per
Seventy or eighty thousand barrels, it is ex-
pected, will be used by them for the year
Nearly one hundred t.orsand barrels of turpen-
tine besides were shipped from this port for the
year ending the 1st Of July.
Wilmington (N. c. Chronicle
NEw-yoRE, August 1912.
PalIJP 3. WHITE, ESQ:
Dear Sr-Your letter rendering your resignation
member of this Company vas received and resignation
PEELED part with you, feelings do that place
cannot well be supplied and that i'll afford 10 part