New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-12-20

Have forged Thy chain yet while he deems nee oonno
The links are shivered, and the prison s vas
Fall outward terribly thou sprlngest lot
As springs the lame above burning pile,
And shoutss, he nations, " 80 return
Thy shoutings, while the pale oppressor c!ss7
A, tho monentous contest of Liberty drew near
the whole world vas hushed in tranquility as if
20 hear the first sigh of the coming blast. The
arms Of Russia were stayed in their encroaehments
on the Ottoman Spain, France and Portugal were
dumb with tranquil expectation. In the Eastern
Sens the waves were calm the tempest mat nso
wrecked Egypt subsidized as if the voice OF Heaven
had lulied its latest surge Peace reigned through
out the gobe-and every nation stood on flPtoe 10
gaze upon the issue-to see If the men VINO went
10 America for room to say their prayers would be-
come nsurgent for principle and 90 TO war Tor an
abstract idea.
ATTEMPTED MURDER AND. ATTEMPTED SUI
clpE-On Friday morning, about 3 o'clock,
Mrs. Lynch, the wife of weaver, residing in
Black Horse Alley, at Philadelphia, made an at
| tempt, while in bed, TO cut her husbands throat.
He escaped and ran down stairs, when she made
an attempt upon her own life BY inhic.iug severe
cash across the neck, nearly severing the wind
pipe She was conveyed to the Aims House,
where she lies in dangerous state. Jealousy is
said to be the cause of the acts.
Mr.. CALHOUN The Legislature of South Caro-
lima on the 18th inst. voted to accept the resigna
ton of Mr. Calhoun as U. S. Senator, and on the
18th to proceed TO the election of his successor.
81 This evening Mr.. Mooney reaches, in his
fifth Lecture, subject which has been the theme
of much inquiry with the Historian, and is full OF
deep interest to the Chri stian-the Mission OF ST.
Patrick. This lecture will also embrace review
of the state OF Letters and Science in Ireland be-
fore his coming-a subject of great importance in
it: action upon the results of his labors. See ad-
vertisement.
FRENCH LAxGUAGE.-We would refer persons
who wish to study this language to the advertise
mcnt of teacher who has employed Manescas
system with great success.
SEVERE Observation-Disclosures A. keyser,
Esq. of the Schenectady Reflector, in the short
space of eleven days lost all his children, four in
number betweeathe ages of three and eleven years,
by that dreadful scourge the scarlet fever.
T Dorr has addressed letter to gentleman
in Providence, recommending his friends in Rhode
Island to register their names to vote under the
Constitution just adopted by the legal party. He
says he is about to issue extended Address to
the People of Rhode Island.
20 Mr. Edward H. Macy, formerly of Hud
son, and son of Seth G.. Macy, Esq, was instant
ly killed on the ODD ultimo, near Battle Creek,
Michigan by being thrown from his sleigh against
the fence. Mrs. Macy was in company with her
husband, but escaped without injury.
10 The steamers Missouri and Sam Dale came
in collision on the Mississippi, few miles above
New Orleans, on the 9th. The Dale was sunk,
and the Missouri was considerably injured. No
lives were lost and good share of the cargo will
| be saved
% A man named Schmid has been tried and
found guilty of fighting duel in St. Marsinsville.
La. The Judge fined him $50 ana cosss-declar-
ing that for second offence he should enforce the
rigor of the law.
| 10 A man named Williamson, near Jefferson
Barracks, Mo. was shot at on the 9th instant and
wounded in the face, but not killed. Little hope,
however, is entertained of his recovery.
| FOUR PERSONS BURNED.-A most caamitous
FIRE occurred near Croyles Mills, Cambria cousty,
on the night of the LIST inst. The building destroyed
was small two story frame dwelling, occupied by
an old gentleman named Balloe, his wife, son and
two grand children. Mr.. Baoe and wife and the
grand children slept on the ground aoor and the
son up stairs. The son we believe is young man
of Is or lS years OF age-he awakened by
the flames bursting into his room. All escape BY
The stairs being cut off, he jumped from the win
dow, and immediately attempted to force the door
below, in order to rescue his parents and the little
ones but failing in this, he sprang through the
window into the apartment in which they slspt.
(Which was already filled with scorching heat and
smoke, made one grasp upon the bed, but his pa
rents were gone-the little ones too had left their
bed-and now, almost overcome with the smoke
and heat, he forced to fly for his life through
the window he had entered-leavns MS parents
| and the children to their fate.
| When the flames had consumed all and left the
| building smoudering heap Of ruins, the crisped
| and blackened bodies Of the tour were found
They had left their beds before the entrance of the
young man, and sunk down, in all probability, from
sufocation in attempting to escape BY the door,
FROM TExAs.-By the way of New-Orlenns we
| have advices from Galveston to the Sd instant,
| but the intelligence is scanty. The principal item
is report from the West that the Texan forces,
about 900 strong, commenced their march for
the Rio Grande about the 20th of November. 1t
was more generally believed however, that the
soldiers were dispensing, and that nothing of
military nature would be Effected. The crop Of
cotton was expected to be very large. President
Houston was at issue with his Congress touching
the Seat of Government he being for Washington
and many of the Legislators for Austin.
DuEL-A duel was fought on the GENTLY
Road, about half mile below the city, Yesterday
at o'clock, P. NJ Pistols were the weapons