New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-08-19

Loss OF TIE STEAMER JoHN PERRT.-We re-
greet TO learn that Capt. Van Houten's new and
| splendid boat, the Joha Perry has beea lost. The
clerk of the steamer Caspiaa, arrived yesterday,
informs that while rounding to in order to- sound
at Island, some $50 miles this side the mouth OF
tue Ohio, she struck ssag and sunk in a short
time. No blame whatever is attached to any OF
the officers, no one could have supposed that
a snag irnbsdded in this part of the river. a
part of the cargo has been saved and the engine
and many of the fixtures of the boat viii also be
got without much damage The hull will
probably be lost. The Charlotte came along soon
after the accident, and took off the passengers.
N. 0. Picayune
DRowSED.-John Redding was drowned in the
river at the foot of Ferry-strset Monday. He
was driver of one of the teams belonging to Mr..
| RayHond's menagerie, which came into this city
on that day. It seems that he rode horse 20 the
rver Leading two others, for the purpose of water
! ing. At the place of this unfortunate occurrence
the watered covered the wharf to the depth OF
| Two or three feet and as the horses advanced while
drinking, the one rode by Mr.. Redding suddenly
| plunged from the wharf into deep water, which
| displaced the rider from his seat, who, being
cred and inferred in the afternoon of the same
| day. He was an Englishnan His age was IS
years. Middle,own, CT. Constitution.
A Extraordinarily afternoon violent
wind, with drcnching rain, hail and lightning,
swept through the upper part OF our city, pros
trating and rendins many of the fac shade trees
along West Broad-street, Bay-street and else
where, and causing much colmotion In the river.
Several vessels were driven from their moorings.
| The ships Howard and Robert lsaacs, brigs Ex-
eel and Thoosa, British schr. Jane, pilot boat Ma
rion, and several other craft, parted their cables
and drfted some distance The steamer Beaufort
| District lost a boat, and the Santee her awning.
The British schr. Jane had some of her spars
damaged but all the vessels were speedily restored
in comparative safety to the wharves. The rsof
| of Messrs. G. w. Anderson & Brothers ware
! house suffered some injury. The damage done to
buildings generally has been trivial and fortunately
there serou. personal accidents or loss OF
life. The wind blew from the southwest, and al
most boxed the compass in few minutes.
| Savannah Georgian of AAg. Is.
STEAMBOAT AcclDESr-The Eliza struck snng
on Sunday, 3Ist ult at Morgans Bay, Is miles
above Bayou Sara, breaking her tnbers from for
ward to main hatch; the river and out
on the bar, to prevent her going down, Were en-
deavoriag to repair her sufficiently to enable them
to return to New Orleans. Her cargo ALL or nearly
all damaged, a portion of which, say 700 bags
salt dissolved and lost; remainder lying the bar
| in damaged condition. Also on board about 200
packages merchandise destined for Santa Fe; her
letters, passengers, &c. were forwarded by the
Alex. Scott. The Eliza left New Orleans on the
Seth ul. st. Louis Republican.
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| Capt. HILL of the brig William Thatcher, at this
port from St. Croix, that the island is suffering
! much from the effects of long continued drought,
| which has destroyed the prospects Of good sugar
/ crop. Last season only about six thousand hhds
were raised, and the next will not equal that.
| The planters are very much embarrassed, and the
! Government has even had TO purchase FIVE or six
hundred hogsheads of corn meal to support the ne
| groes on some estates. The scarcity ofmoaey pre-
vents any thing being done in American produce,
| for which the market Is extremely dull, and prices
| nominal.
| AtSt. Thomas, also, the rnarketwss overstocked
| and dali. U. s. Gazette.
| DARING AND HEgolc.-Eary in the day, few
mornings since, gentleman of East Boston,
| Mass, named Abbott, boa: adrift and
| something like human head near it. Springing
into boat, he neared the spot, and looking down,
discovered body at the bottom, in pursuit Of
which he plunged to the bottom with all his clothes
| on and succeeded in bringing it to the surface.
| 1t proved TO be that of boy Of eleven years of age
! the son OF Mr. McCloud of East Boston. Mr..
| Albeit conceived the hope of resuscitating the
body, and to his great delight, succeeded in fan
ming the vital spark to fame Tho JOY and
gratitude of the parents can better be imagined
than described. Phi!a. Chron,
| LARGE FIRE IN ST. JOHN, N. B.-A letter from
St. john n. B. received in this city, states that
| the night of the 10th, or early on the morning of
| the Ith inst. fire broke out in new block Of
wooden stores on South Market wharf, erected
upon part of the site over which the last contagru
ton swept, and four large stores were consumed.
Fortunately the wind was light or the damage
would have been much moro extensive. The
stores contained produce, flour, &c Two of the
| buildings were owned by Mr. Hughson. The
names of the occupants were Knowles & Thorne,
j. D. Purdy, J. D. Pickup, G. & E. Saltus, -,
Sweet, Jne. Bowes, - Cove, Jr., - Hay
cock and another Boston Adv.
SERIOUS AccIDENr.-On Thursday last Adam
kessinger lad aged about twelve years, in the
employ of Henry Sassaman, of Reading, Pa,
while climbing ladder with shingles, after get
ting to the top was preciPi,ated to the ground
head foremost, and so much injured that doubts
are entertained of his recovery. His head wa,
literally smashed, the blood oozing of his ears,
mouth and
! g STATE LuSA11c AsrLUA.-We are gratifed
at being enabled 10 state that DR.. AMARIAH BRIG
HAM, at the head of the Connecticut Retreat
for the Insane, has been appointed Superintendent
of the New Yorli State Asylum for the Insane, at
Utica. and that he has determined to acceptthe np-
pointment. Com. Adv.
MuRDER.-We learn that traveller by the name