New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-12-09
MELANCHOLY DsAsrEs.-The brig Shawmut,

.ro on the IL IN ut., IN latitude 70 III, tell IN
9TH the wreck of the brig Naiad, of and from
Halifax from Demarara, when the following mel
a,cboly particulars were ascertained The Naiad,
Cant Pearson, sailed fom Halifax on the 14th
ssntember, for Demarara, and on the 22d, in lati-
,nds 90 &c. was capsized in heavy squa and
,so of her crew were drowned in the ferecaste
She however righted the next day with the loss
of ali her spars except the foremost, and full of
water No vessels came near enough to afford
her spy assistance, and one by one the officers and
men died of hunger and thirst. When found BY
the Sbswmut, there was but one man (named VIM.
Fosdick) alive on board. He was in the fore-top,
and was in a state of utter helplessness. When
,sken of, he supposed that it was about the Goth
of October, and that the last of his comrades had
died about six days before. 1t was not until after
his recovery that he able to relate the forego-
ing facts Boston fost'
NV HAMpsHIRE.-The Conservative portion
Of the Loco-F oco party in New Hampshire, under
te auspices of their leader. Isaac Hill, are about
TO hold State Convention at Concord, to concert
measures to bring out their strength to the polls In
March next J. Fl. White of Lancaster; Ex-Gov-
Page, of Haverh; or ExGor Badger, of Gil
manton. will probably be the Hill candidate for
the g,bernatorial chair, in opposition to the pres
sent incumbent, Henry Hubbard. Bos. Am.
CHEAP LlvING.-In the provision market of
Columbus, Ohio, last week, the finest turkes were
selling at IS cents each; geese at IL cents ducks
At Is cents the pair; and chickens at Is cents a
dozen-sixpence piece! Beef atS cents per b.,
and other eatables in proportion. cheap place
10 live in, that Columbus must be. But perhaps,
as Pat said Of the state of things in Ireand-a
turkey could be bought for sixpence-but the
plague was to get the money. Com. Adv.
An .ERIAL STEAM CARRlAcE.-Ths is the
name which has been given to new machine, for
which company has taken out patent, and
which is to convey passengers, goods, and de-
spatches through the air, performing the journey
from London to India in four days! and to travel
at the rate Of from rs TO 100 miles per hour! a
company of gentlemen is really formed even Of
mechanical men; the patent was formally sealed
on the Doth of September last, and systematic ar
rsngements in progress to complete the design.
In January the machine will be thoroughly organ
lied, and until then take leave of the subject,
and only trust that this alleged invention is neither
exaggerated, nor an Utopian project; and, from
the conversation we had with those in connection
with the design, we have every reason to believe
that neither is the case. London Atlas.
ANOTHER DIsAsrER.-STEAMBoAr ERIE SUNK.
The steamboat Erie, owned in this city by VII
liam T. Pease and others, while on her downward
passage from Port Huron on Tuesday afternoon,
{ was so seriously damaged by coming in contact
with the ice in Lake ST. Clair, that she sunk in
nine feet water, off Point Huron, near Belvidere.
She had little freight on board, and her pas
seugers and crew were all saved. Roch. Adv.
10 The famous I" British American Associa-
ion," formed in England under Sir Allan McNab |
20 colonze the poor in Canada, proves to be spe
cula,ion The Duke of Argyle, who en-
rsunced as President, of the Society," with 81 |
Scotch Barons as Vice Presidents, disavows any
responsibility, except having made donation of
$780, 1t appears to have been a specializing
scheme of Sir Allan, who is now in Canada AID
gives notice in the Canadian papers that the whole
Stock of the Association, 100000, has been
placed at his disposal, and invites those having land
which they wish to sell to deed it to him. and take
stock for the ameunt-the prospects and ultimate
, gain Of the Association at the same time being
most glowingly set forth.
~ The Star, published at Richmond Va, says,
"the four seamen Indicted for firing the snip Mag
net, were tried and acquitted. There Is some
thing curious and rather funny about the case
There were three witnesses, who haze been an
prison about t,co gears, held in bondage to give
testimony in the case. These poor fellows, as
nigh, be expected, we're rather sick OF being Gagged
10 that way, and so they dubbed together aud |
paid counsel round fee to have the matter settled
out Of the fees coming to them. The notion OF |
Witnesses paying have an accused party cleared,
is decidedly funny, and taken with the lncarcera-
ton makes in this case state of things decidedly
novel;"
NATIONAL OBsERvAToRY.-We have been in
formed that Lieut. ]. Nj. ellis, United States Navy,
took passage in the Acadia, aud that he goes out
vested with full powers by the Secretary OF the
Navy, to purchase a complete set of instruments
for the National Observatory now IN course of cree
lion at Washington, that he has been charged by
the Secretary to visit all the principal Observable
,ies Of Europe, and to procure of the most emil
asnt makers the following capital instruments
One sixteen fact Parallactic Instrument, to be
mounted in n similar manner to the Pulkova Re
tractor.
One Transit Telescope for the meridian, OF seven
fee, focal length.
One Transit Telescope for the prime vertical, OF
! seven feet in length.
One Mural Circle, of five feet diamer
One Transit Circle.
Together with complete sets OF Magnetic ana
Meteorological Apparatus, with the most modern
improvements.
Also, a Library embracing all the standard ma
,hematical works; annals of all the ObscrvatorleS
Catalogues of Stars, Nebule, sc. sc.
Boston Courier
" We regret to hear that two pilots are re-
ported to have been drowned below Quebec dur
ing the late severe gale. They were traversing
from ship to the shore when the beat swamped'
One is represented to be of old standing and rapu-
laion in his calling. lQueoec mercury
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