New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-11-16


mails. and few other cases have occurred; but
thew all admit of easy explanation. The beasts OF
prev which existed the latter portion OF the ter
tiarv period most certainly would not have allowed
man TO exist at the same time. Bears were then
as large as horses. and sharks were then, if we
may Judge by analogy, $50 feet long 1t Is EVIL
dent. then that man must be OF recent origin, the
last creation on the globe.
DR.. S. then spoke of the materials OF which the
Earth is composed. There are l6 ingredients IN
to which they nav be divided, though chemists
nrofess to find more We have rnetalloids, the
bases of soda, potash, &c; metals, iron ana
manganese, and noa-metalc substances-oxy-
gen, hydrogen, &c LIEBIG finds other divisions.
but Lebig said DR.. S., is very poor authority he
states many things which | know 10 DC false and
many more for the truth of which we have nothing
| but his own assertions.
or all known substances, oxygen is the most
Notwithstanding one-halt OF all the matter OF
which we have any knowledge. Carbon too Is
verv abundant, and FERNS u per cent. of all the
marble and limestone in the world, Including the
5000 feet of coal, and large proportion OF ami
NAL and vegetable substances.
These several elements form what are called
binomial compounds.
Allpsciu1u Dr. S would define to be that soil
means that which has been transported by water
sometimes called drift. Diluval action may easily
be observed in any vertical section: as where ex-
cavations for cellars, &c. are made, and even IN
bitches in our streets.
This sketch comprises the substance OF Dr.
Smiths remarks last evening.
NEw-HAMPsHIRE.-A Loco oco State Conven-
ton assembled at Concord on Thursday to nomin-
ate candidates for Congress-Gen. John Mcneil
Of Hillsboroush President Although their Le-
gislature has resolved to nuify the Act of Con-
gress and refuse TO District the State, the Conven-
ton vet divided the State into four Districts for its
own convenience, follows:
Dis. l. Rockingham and STAFFORD Counties;
/" II. Beiknap, Merrimack, Hillsborough;
GIL Cheshire, Sullivan balance OF Merrmack
and Hillsborough;
Nv. Grafton Coos and Carroll.
From these Districts they proceeded to nominate
their candidate, as follows:
l. JOHN P HALE, of Dover, Straford Co.
H. NOSES NORRIS .r. OF Pittsheld, Mer Co.
III. EpMusp BURKE of Newport, Sullivan %
". JOHN r. REDING, of Haverhl, Grafton Co.
Hale is violent Federast of old times trans
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Wright School; Norris is the present Speaker OF
the House, also ultra Radical; Redisg and Burke
are small lawyers and smaller Editors, who are
Members of the present Congress The two
former we believe men of talent. 1t is plea
sure to see the most empty and bitter man ct the
present Delegation-Ira A, Eastman-droPped by
his party The new Delegation will hardly be bet
Ter nor worse than the present.
N Y LYcEUM--The lecture this evening will be
delivered by the Rev WILLIAM HAGUE of Boston,
on " Preparation TO see the Verdi This lee
ture is addressed particularly to young men and
we trust that a large number of our young men
will avail themselves of the opportunity of hearing
an able speaker upon so interesting and important
subject
70 Nj. MAX RoHRKR's first Concert in New
York will be given at the Apollo Saloon on Thurs
day evening. He has been eminenly popular and
successful in Boston.
Col WEeR.-By reference to our City lntelli-
gence it will be seen that Col. Webb, has been
again indicted for his duel with Marshall The
Indictment is now believed to be correctly drawn
WREcK.-A letter in the Bangor Wing says
that the schooner Catherine. for Machias, run
upon the Black Rocks Of the Kennebec, on the
10TH and was wrecked. Capt Randall was lost
overheard when she struck. The crew were saved.
The vessel will be total loss. The crew were
taken off by the steamboat Telegraph, Captain
Howes.
STRASGE-Some fortnigh since, person who
had been teamster for about four years at Aba
nv. was married to respectable girl, who had
laid up considerable sum of money. 1t proved
that the groom was woman, and she was COM
mit,ed to JAIL The possession OF the girls mon
ey was doubtless the object of the marriage, bu
why the woman should have acted as teamster,
in male ATTIRE for four years, we cannot imagine
Two LIVES Losr.-The Louisville Journal says
that on the oath ult the towboat Starwas round
ngtoo for the purpose of taking in wood, her pad
dies struck the steering oar of fiat boat, on which
Mr.. Rapfallez was standing, and precipitated him
into the river. He sunk Immediately. One of his
friends searching for the body was also drowned
NOT BAD.-lhe following cohunuruih, lioii' '1ie
the Post, is decidedly too good joke to be lost
of course it is MT true -
"Why is the Wing party like sculptor
Because he takes CLAY and makes hurst.
SHORT WoRK.-on Tuesday of last week one
of two German travellers attacked the other near
Monococy, Md, knocked him down and robbed
him. On Thursday he was tried, convicted and
sentenced to the Penitentisy for seven years and