New-York tribune., 1842-01-04

hunira,is 10 to=in;ellectuaI eyergi-n who are now
wasting their leisure hours IN pr9ftless anase-
nent orsbarren idleness, If nothing worse. AT
any rate, lei our citizens have one more opportU
nty 10 hear Mr. Burrlrt Who vii take the lead
in il? Shal!=it be the American OF Mechanics
institute
T Mr. HuRs.s Musical Festival al the lster-
uacle !a.t evening was we'll attended, and went oH
capitally We thought Madam. SPoHR.2AHS
was the iayorite of the auditory, though Alessrs
RRAsAM, HoRS and Ma5sgrT were in good voice
and sang to great acceptaton. Signor de BEGS1s
sung his j al de !'argent in his best humor
The Chor,.es we're given with great power and
efficiency Mr.. Horn deserves the thank, OF the
lovers Of Music for this feast of Harmony, and we
trust he received these and something over.
~ DR.. uRE,s DICTIONARY OF ARTS, MAst-
fAcTuREs ASp MlsEs, is about TO be reprinted IN
this city from the last London edition ; and sold IN
,yvenry.one semi-monthly numbers at d cents eacn
in ell s. -, for work which new costs 81,
and is illustrated bv 124 eneravngs. We doubt
no, that the Mechanics Artists and Manufacturers
Of this country will amply justify this enterprise
nad we are confident that five thousand copies OF
this standard work in the hands OF our Miners and
Artifcers viii doubly pag is Gas, In their acreas ed
production, even within two years. twill be is
sued from the Wa,chman Office, l2G Fulton street.
(Sce Advertisements
% We are glad TO learn that fine edition the
Poems Of Rev. joins STERLING is in the Press OF
Mr. Herman Hooker, Philadelphia. The Poet Is
universally and most favoraby known rs the Ar
ch;pns of Blackwood. The PHILADELPHIA edition
will contain twice as much as the English copies.
MuRDzR.-A man by the name of Calhoun,
killed a Mr.. Choate in Waynesborough, Tenn,
Dec. l7lh, by stabb;ng him in the breast. Ihe
criminal is now in custody, awaiting the penalty
Of the The altercation sprang up in grog-
shop and both were under The Influence OF liquor.
20 man named Griffin, who had several
hands under his care the Canal, near Richmond,
Va, lel. tn, shantee on Christmas night, telling the
men that he should not return until morning. Hs,
did return. however, and was mistaken for robber
by one Of the men, wlo shot him upon The spot
% 4 meeting OF the citizens of Sucketts Har.
Dor has been held, resolutions passed and a
petition to Congress drawn up praying them TO
erect fortfcnlions at that place has been done
at Oswego and Ogdensburgll.
70 Mr.. Joshua Witham Jr., was thrown from
his carriage few days since, while riding from
Rockroft 10 Salem, Mass, and fatally wounded.
The risht=arm of a genlleman-a Mr.. Wallace
riding with him, was broken
r7- The trial of Rev. Washington Van Zant,
Cor the seduction of Miss Sophia Murdock, at So-
chester came on in The Circ1it Court that City,
the 31til, and Was probably concluded thu next
day,
10 y man named Dalton, in fit of insanity
ndGced by drunkenness walked our of d window
IL, tie third story of hotel Grand Gulf, Miss
on the nigh. OF tic 10Th ult. am,! was 50 badly
bruised that lie lived bu: a short rine.
attempting 10 enter a house IN Richmond the
2yih Wa besct by two negroes. who beat him so
severely that lie died in few hours.
~ Tie store OF ]. c. Tucker at Ware Mass,
was burned on the ii ult with portion of is
contents 1t s supposed 70 have been re; On fire
to secure The insurance.
Gs Azcotton factory in=Lisbon, Ct. owned by
Mr.. Tarbox, was burned the l2,h ut.-proba-
by sEezwoli, OF all incendiary. 1t was fully IN
sured.
u Mr.. Royal Ferguson ovsrsser Of George
Lake, in Coplah county, Miss, was murdered by
u negro a short time since. Tke slave has been
convicted upd sentenced 70 be hung.
lJAr the por, OF Boston during the past scar
there sere - .5 Foreign and 4.574 Coast arrivals ,
aud l,569 Foreign and , 81 Coas, cicarsnces.
u Hyde. the murderer of Murray al Dubuque,
HI has tad bis sentence commuted to ssven years
imprisonment in The Penitentiary.
q The hre ara ii Boston were called out dur,
ias ,he IS. ~ar#l30 times. Ii consist. o.: chef
engineer, zen as sistsnts. and 5s9 enginemen.
ASEYczLL ENT= =APFoISTMEsr.-Ws perceive
rhaL President TYLER has removed Phelps, the
fabiti Loco. Foco Postmaster OF East Hartford,
Connecticut, and appointed Mr.. Henry Wells.
firm ana influential Wing, to hll his place Ibis
appointment Is he more gratifying, as the LEGO
Focos and few nlilk-and-wa,er Wings have en-
ptoyed every exsedient. fair and unfair, 10 keep
their friend PhelP. in Office. and Mr.. Wells out;
ard they must be satisfied by this time, that Presi
dent Tyler, vero no veto, intends 10 make re-
movals where the public service requires il, and
Ia, ail-such The hauts ssisctad hX