New-York daily tribune., 1842-08-11

purity OF motive WHICH Proihpleue eiiOi' - - -,
while many now believe that good has resulted
therefrom. 1t is 10 be hoped that every wing
paper which has not published the remarks ana
noticed the rotes of Messrs. Morris, Stokeiy ana
Goode upon tAe Tariff bill, will do so.
The whole conduct of these gentlemen boths sios
vsars nrev;ous and during the few weeks subse-
ouent to that attack has been that OF steadtas'
Wings and high-minacd gentlemen, and kn0t0
that no Wings in Ohio are more respected and DC
loved by their constituents.
Those who have known these gentlemen Tor
many years here, and during years long past IN the
Legislature of Ohio, and have seen them always
contepding for The right and always IN the van IN
every POLITICAL contest were not little surprised
to hear their political integrity questioned Tor SO
slight cause
For the Trsune.
CRo1oN WHARF.-THE Water Committee ought
to advertise the streets in which the pipes are
laid. Many persons who wish to have the water
are not aware that they can have 1t immediately,
but suppose they will have to wait some months
for the pipes. You are right about the pipes ussd
in Philadelphia. There the volume OF water Is
sufficiently large to produce some effect, but the
half inch pipe in this city will be of no klad OF
use in washing pavements or streets. otlii' II
there is great scarcity of water, perhaps it would
be best to keep it at the smallest size which will
answer for the uses of the family. If, however,
the supply is as abundant as in Philadelphia there
seems to be no good reason why New Workers
should be deprived of the privilege of keeping clean
their sidewalks and cutters MORE WATER.
CASE OF THOMAS ToprING--The District At
torney and Dr. j. w. Francis, the commissioners
appointed by the Governor to inquire into the sanity
of Thomas Topping, under sentence ofdeath tor the
murder of his wife-resumed the examination OF
witnesses yesterday at o'clock in the Session
Chamber After examining Justice Matsel, Jas
E. Hyde, late keeper of the prison, the Rev. Ben
jamin Evans and William Bruce, all of whom tes-
tilted that the imbecility of mind of the prisoner,
and the Rev. gentleman declaring that the mind
of Topping was so weak as to be incapable of re-
ceiying religious instructisn-the commissioners
concluded their labors, and the testimony taken
in the case will be transmitted to the Governor to
enable him the better to judge what disposition to
make of this miserable malefactor
Ds man named Merrell at Hamburg, S. c..
recently struck another named Burns with bar of
lead, knocked him down and stamped in his face
till he was nearly dead. He is in Jail. Both were
agents for two stages and the quarrel arose from
rivalry in securing passengers.
20 DR.. Orlin has been chosen President of the
Wesleyan University Of Connecticut, in place Of
Dr.. Bangs resigned.
p We learn by Hatch's Express that there
was terrific thunderstorm in New Bedford and
vicinity yesterday morning. At Fairhayen, the
lightning struck the house of Mr.. Buttrick, but
fortunate. y lives were lost. The electric fluid
descended from the chimney, and extended to
nearly every part of the house. One of the rafters
was entirely removed, and one of the large up
right posts in the frame was shivered to spiutcrs,
the windows were broken, and the doors un-
hinged. A bed in corner of the room was
taken entirely across the apartment. The sink
and stove in the kitchen were removed some dis.
tance from their places, and large quantity Of
glass and erockery ware was broker. The dam
age done to the building, it is thought, will amount
10 $1,000. 1t was insured at the bingham Office.
rained most of the forenoon. Boston Tran
RICH GOLD MINE.-We last week saw some
of the most beautiful and valuable specimens of
Gold that we have ever seen taken from the
ground. They were from mine lately discovered
on the land of Valentine Derr on Stany's Creek,
in Lncoa County. One piece weighed 40 penny
weights and grains, and six other pieces ave-
ragged from 2 to pennyweights pure gold when
found. The mine has now been worked about six
months, and seems only to increase in value
May it continue long to de- so.
Mecklenburg, n. c. Jefersonan.
DEATHS AT SsA.-The ship India, which ar
Wales Island, lost three of her crew bv death dur
ing her absence from the United States. O., the
18th of June, 1871, at sea, Andrew Mackie sea-
man, of Wareham, Mass, fell overheard from the
flying iib. boom and was drowned on the 25th of
July, 1841, of Java Head, w. G. Furber, first
officer, of Belfas., Me-, fell dead during his watch
on deck; and on the 22d of May 1912, Martin
Salvatore, seamaH, of Manila, jumped overheard
and was drowned. He wa, in double irons at the
time for stabbing the captain and one of the men.
Boston Post.
Quick RusN1se.-The U. S. steam frigate
Missouri, Capt. Newton, bound to Newly ork, got
under way from her moorings off the Naval Hos
pital at half past 6 o'clock on Saturday morning
last, and Notwithstanding she had food tide run
ming 81 knots to contend WITH she arrived abreast
cf Cape Henry, distance of 36 miles, in two
hours and fifty minutes. Norfolk Beacon.
% senor ]. Antonio Navarro one of the Texan
Santa Fe Commissioners, is still confined in the
celebrated Acordada, City of Mexico. Being a
Mexican by birth, the feeling against him is much
stronger than against any Of the other prisoners
hence his continued confinement. At the time of
the breaking out of the Texan revolution he was