New-York daily tribune., 1842-07-28
P.lsruL Fav,r. - CRpE.-A man ty the

PaISFUL FRUITS - CRINE.-A man ty une
names # Charle, Rundle, resident ot feeAsN''''
vas arrested on Tuesday, while on hi' way TO 'n,'
cts. having claiaI the officers who were II s'af'n
tor nn on Monday. when o warrant was is'ueu'
OF O. charge q forgery in sifiSins H. mo'''r
game 20 a ao,e Of 500.
ii i. noa .,ce-.ain,i hat this Is tar from oe'Hs
the i.r., offence of the Kind. On previous o'0~'
..os. tie for.erie. were assumed aad paid BY the
mother. 70 aver, The detection and disgrace ne
son. ard night have been assumed IN the pre-
s1t r.ta ., -, ii. her total inability TO meet iht
-einsad
The extra, gam and abandoned course OF tins
man d. pro,erttal ia ne asishborhood. The nr''
ha. reduced on excellent and rrefsoachaole mother
a,u aa'leut circumstances almost te absolute
want. aai lie .r,r j. Ia; bringing her grey hairs
with sorrow ?, the grave.
Thel, is not 4 heart IN thc ~ age that docs mol
bleed fox - mi.iostlnes ard distress OF th'' mucu
respected lady. nor voice that is not bud IN ie-
noancirc tie outr,ce> which have been committed
by her proili gate son.
FIRE Is IIHAcs-By slip from the Albany
Daily Advertise. we learn that large sad de-
.trIct,e fire 10 tue most central and business part
o.. the village Of Ithaca took place on Monday
morning. about o'clock. 1t destroyed eight
b,;li.nr. oa ONcso-strect and three Tioga-st,
Among the sufferer, were Culver, tialsey X Co.,
who had the largest business establishment IN the
place. aad whose two stores were crowded with
very large amount OF mcrchandze and produce.
They were insured in part The wind was high,
aud the confederation was with difficulty ksp, from
spreading 70 Hoyt', extensive Coach Factory and
the office OF the Ithaca Chronicle. The latter re-
moved every thing AMI mad their presses damaged
/ BY the water.
SrlclDa-A Baptist preacher named Israel 7,
/ Case committed suicide in Lexington. Mich. on
the liza inst. jealousy Of hi. wife was tso
causc l. appears that on the morning OF the ia-
/ tai day they had talked over their family matters,
and agreed TO part and finally did 50 she going to
/ her fathers house. Oa sendin. tor her clothes
and other thing about noon, hs was found hang
! ing by ihe neck dead.
WABASH AND ERIE CANAL.-Thi. great work
/ i, 80 f4r completed that as, Monday boats passed
at the Toledo side en-, into Lake Ere The sque-
duct acros, Swan Creek il not quite finished. and
prevents the navigation being carried quito to lts
termination, although FOR all practical purposes
.he Elstcrn termination may be said To be com
p., ted and II j. nayigahlr in it, whole exteHt. b,
Using the Maumce 20 miles. and Il Short portage
The whole length is 230 miles. G6 OF which IS IN
Ohio. and the remainder in Indiana. Lafayette
on the " ahash. j, the Western termination, and
Toledo and Manhattan 81 Lake Erie
Tie first idea of this Cunal. was suggested in
1917 and a grant OF land was made By the | = to
tie State of Indiana. to aid in the wsrk. Gov.
Jenuing-. first Governor of the State OF Indiana,
wa- one of tn, inst and mos, active individual.
In ohiaiHins tno grant, and in the incipient ar
ruugemcn. for commencing the work Gov. Clln-
ton Of Ncv-York. took an active part, by CORES
pcndence and otherwise, in promoting the object.
The State of Ohio yery reluctantly came into the
arrangement. with the State Of Indiana, To muks
the part within that State; and sss been very tar
dy IN the execution although Ohio has the most
profitable part 1T the Canal, in proportion To
crsth. and the value of the lands she received for
making the Canal.
Tn, Canal i. the mann trunk it has been the
! cau.c of projecting ot.cr Caua,s or Feeders, 81
greater extent than tine trunk. Th9 Miami Canal
! +, ftr advanced toward, completion. The most
expensive uar, ot the work is finished. More
tlan two millions of dollar. have been expended :;
and le.. than hall p million wouid complete ths
work. The Canal from Lake Michigan, TO form
%, junction - Fort Wayne. Is now in progress :;
also the White Water Canal. and several Railroads
/ When " taee ,to consideration the uninhabit
~ state Of ihi, country when Ills system Of Ca
na.s aal Railroads undertaken. and their
vast extent, IL T. the mos, daring enterprise IN the
wor'l
The Wabash and Enc Canal il but one of the
/ link. Of q vast chain OF inland water commuuica-
i ti1u Of more than tia thousand miles in extent.
/ ast n ha, two point. Of termination. the City oi
/ New-York j.. one. aud Montreal the other. Ne"
/ prcan, s the Western termination OF IT, Ii Is the
connection by water, u tie Gulf of Mexico ana
the Gu'' Of s.. Lawrence and at New-lork the
4 broad Atlantic. Toledo Blalo, 22d.
/ ST Caolv.-We have been favored with the fol.
/ lowing extract Of a letter from ST Croix. dated
+ July lh.
" We have had most dsirc,siasly dry weather
T since .a-t October. The Island j. in a most mis-
cradle pligt'. Grass and rainwater have been very
-carcc-sO iEuch that there has been very great
mortality anong stock. Hundreds have died Of
real hunger. ac n rainwatel has been seng s,i-
yer. ebout7 cehis) for the pail OF gallons 1t being
considered favor 10 get it a; that rate We felt
the shock OF an earthquake here on the 7tn inst,
M o'clock. ! was standing by ciarifer,
toll ot liquor. which had not yet boiled X produ
ced = wate iu re liquor Of at least or inches.
|, va, tc By different persons all over the Island
J The Clre iches. Cocualaways and two