New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-06-16

OF honor ana honesty WHICH tlS SClIll- ClNll!Ztu
nation repudiates with loathing and adherence
In a recent ordinance the President recltes the
circumstances under which the Convention Of
1899 was entered into by the United States and
shows that the Pienipotentlary who negotiated 1t
did so in violation OF his express instructions
Judging from the conduct of some of our swim
ding Governors this preface would indicate a de-
sign to repudiate the debt: but instead of this
Santa Ana goes on to state the measures he has
taken to pay it to the utmost iarthing. He says
Should Mexico no;y, when the period for performing
what she promised has arrived break her faith she would
incur the most irrserabe disgrace the eyes OF all
tons besides giving the United States Just cause OF
An appeal 10 Nenco.would net lear; but she ought
hazard unjust hers the sympah!es
all nations would be against her His administration
public affairs shall he SAYS s,eia tseli nor the
tiona honor with such open ah towards aucher coun
Try. Mexico redeem, at matter what cost The en-
gagcmet which she has permitted 10 be mades III her name
The sacrifice may be severe; but its those by which
alone honorable among nations can b. either won or
preserved
u TIE INFLUENZA is more prevalent this year
than it has been during any other season we re-
member. In this city great number of persons
engaged about our office arc afflicted with 1.-THE
Offices Of the Commercial, Courier, and other pa
pers make the same compIaint-about sixty Of
the crew of the North Carolina are troubled by
1.-THE hotels have been visited, and several
boarding houses within our knowledge have not
escaped. In Albany the editors, reporters and
printers, and others employed in the Offices of the
Journal, Advertiser, Argus, and other papers, are
Il, Jnlp
complaints reach us.
u A correspondent of the American sug-
gests two new methods of using the Croton
water: One, to employ it In washing the worms
from the trees, which they so greatly infest and
the other to station men with small hose at the
corners OF our streets TO extlngulsh offensive Sc
gars. We know Of no two cxpedicnts likely to
confer more benefit upon the public. Broadway,
especially at evening, swarms with puppies be-
hind segars-and they are infinitely more often.
slve than all the worms that inhabit our trees
We sincerely wish some method could be devised
to abate the nuisancc--i: is useless to appeal to
their sense of propriety or dccency-for they
SSe'i w H"'C ultI!iy iost ~ VI tilc dPPedi WOuu
not be needed.
u One Milford was tired few days since
at Goshen on five indictments for burglary, and
sentenced to t~enty.fre years confinement in
the State Prison-five on each indictment.
" One William II. Jones, of Perry County,
Alabama, was recently sentenced to The peniten.
tlary for ten years for whipping one of his ne
groes so cruelty as to cause his death.
u The Magazine Of Horticulture, Botany,
&c. Tor June, has just been published by Israel
Post |, contains good article on Insects inju-
rious to Vegetation.
. Mrs. Bigclow, wife of Dr.. Bigeow, Of
Buffalo, was found drowned few days since, in
the cistern attached 10 her residence.
TIE TRAGEDY AT WoopFoRD, KY-We re.
Gently noticed quarrel which had occurred at
Woodford, Ky, and which terminated fatally to
q young man named Rowan, By the hands of his
brotser-ln,law, Mr.. Dudley Voolfolk. 4 cores
pondent of the Lexington Observer gives the facts
Of the case thus:
NJ and Mrs Rowan SpeadIn: few DAYS a; he
fathers on their from the South their home in Lunch
burg After breakfast the morning of the eth ult Col
jos Voolfolk left the house business aud the ,d?, OF
ne family engaged IA preparations visit with Mr.. aud
Nts rowan the family OF neghbor Doctor Hall About
tins time Dadley Voolfolk arrived from his plantation hay
ing business with Mr. Rowan. They were
the yard alone when shot heard which alarmed the
family. Mr. Rowan turned toward the house ard had
nearly gained the door. when he fell the of his
motheT-ir-aw at the very his horror-stuck wife
re2cled the side OF her wounded aad dying husband The
oay words he was heard 10 utter We're Lord Lord have
mercy upon ard IN very few moments he expired.
The shock said have bsen severe upon Ms. Wool!
folk who feeble health, that her life is endangered
thereby There IS The fullest evidence In , community
from persons wise connected with any Of the parties,
that the condrct of Nix Rowan towards his wife of
kind exactly calculated exaspe1a;e brother JUS
uly The general impression here that the grew
Off, and 70 account for the sympathy almost UNIVERSAL
lie STORM IN OHIo.-1n addition TO the break
IN the canal near Cleveland, the storm seems to
have extended with considerable effect throughout
other parts OF the State. The Hudson Observer
says the stone basement that supported the wool
en- factory AT brandywlne gave way, and the
whole building was reduced TO mass of RUNS
The building was four stores high the lower be-
ing OF stone. The immediate cause of this acct
dent was the destruction of Leech's dam at Little
ioFk. The loss IS estimated as high as $4,000
and over S14 900. A portion of the bridge at
Brandywlne Is also carried away, as also one of
the bridges on the road 10 Boston.
One OF the reservoirs at Franklin gave way on
Monday afternoon, and the food caused great
damage to buildings, as well as to nill.dams,
bridges, DC. The dam at Monroe Mills has been
carried away, and the mill somewhat injured.
The Bank OF the Canal at Campbelsport has
been swept off.
L00mis's Mills, in Twinsburg, have been also
AT Akron the storm was equally severe The
factory belonging to George Y. and James Wal
lace on Brandywins Creek was entirely swept
away. tBufalo Com. ADV.