New-York daily tribune., 1843-10-19
FAIR At N1DLo's-The Fair still attracts mucn


from the country than on any previous day, many
Of them doubtless attracted by the exhibition OF
the Cattle, which it is said by those who are COM
petent TO Judge is the finest collection of cattle
and live stock ever before exhibited in New-Yo ork.
This part of the Fair continues through this day.
| Among the new articles which we saw IN the
| saloons Yesterday was consignment from the
grounds of ALEXANDER WALSH, Esq. of Lansing
| burg, which. as night be expected, consisted OF
| articles little ont of the usual line. We noticed
| two large Squashes, the seed OF which was OBJ
tanned from the American Institute in March
| last also, cultivated Squash, remarkable for
| the dcicacy of It's waist, and formed after the
| best models of the French Millinery School. This
was effected by our amateur by the use OF a TIN
case instead of whalebone corset, the article
| commonly used by ladies to effect similar pur-
pose on their person. We also notice five Basse-
no Beats new VARIETY resembling the Turnp in shape and
of beautiful pale red coloTrey fue also wenty.one va
rees Of Potatoes VIZ II named sorts and 10 sorts NOT
named raised from the seed. Cultivated Cranpsrrles aito-
-sther and better than the wild Cranberry aud We u-
dersand they be cultivated with butltts trouble Roam
eatab Berry known and used France England and Scot
land and pleasncly commemored by Sir Walter Scott N
one Of his Poems Chinquapn Chestnut originated BY BRING
inc m contac, the flower of the Chnqualn with the pollen
of the Chesnu Also specimen Of Squaberries bsauti-
full delicate small vine with red berries, and very ornament
al for garden mounds We also notice two fine squashe'
from W j. Strahau, of Waterford, y. Y. The seed was
obtained from the American Institute the present spring
concert
evening at the Apollo Saloon was well attended,
and the audience apparently highly delighted.
Several Of the pieces were finely executed: such
as The Snov.Srorm' The Grave Of Bonaparte,' and
The Old Granite State. Others would have been better
done had the acting been omitted Ihe effort at The present
d,v 10 carry oppression SO far Kills II ne maniac
would have been effective without the di'fe'eeu a''
and arinr eyebals and tragic The acting o the
onsra without it, orchestra and scenery TO sustain H. must
always be failure With this exception, we do not kno"
Of way we could pass reasante evening than al the
| Coucetts of the Hutchnsons
S,1c1pE.-The Coroner held an inquest at NO.
725 Washington street. on the body Of David Rlopper,
native Of Germany The deceased steady man, bur
appeared on Tuesday gloomy and despondng and was seen
by one of his small children with pistol IN his pocket lie
went TO bed however gh with his son. boy OF TO- anu
slr II
sing his father rose and him, and finally forcing his
way into dark ROOM found the deceased lying the floor
with his face torn off by the discharge of pistol that lay
on the floor near his right side and entirely dead Verdict
committed suicide by shooting himself in the head with
pistol.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY IN BRooKLYN.-A man
named Gus,ayus Stuze stranger the city, was coming
down Fulton street, Brooklyn about II o'clock Monday
night last when he accosted couple Of and enquired
of them the ferry boats still running as he wished
10 come to this CITY, They told him the Fulton Terry was
not running and sent him the South ferry The ruilans
followed him aud when near Coonnade Garden knocked
him down with stone and robbed him Of gold watch and
CHAIN breast pin and small amount OF money.
GESERous-A letter from the brig Somers
states that on visi, to Puerto de Plata Hay they were
visited by General Anthony Cadez, Commandern-Cef oil
the Haytien forces that part Of the Island lie was saurd
with l3 guns His sable excellency was highly graft
fed with his visit, and being set ashore In the Gap
ans GIG took out trenyue cents and handed to the
MILDLY who landed him, Here sare take dt sa'e
and do your duty sGre."
UT The Secretary Of the Massachusetts Colored
Society Joseph Tracy has issued circular stating that the
emigrans rs number who were saved from the wreck oi
the barque Reuchet which went ashore IN Porio Praya
Cape Vsrd Isles have been forwarded Morava. But
their private the goods sent out to purchase pro-
visions WITH mostly lost. 1t is proposed to send out
new supply, and donations solicited
O. The Bayou Gazette states that the cane
crop around Bayou Lafourche will be onehird less than
last
G-37 The frigate Savannah, now in our harbor'
!, expected to leave to-day for the Pacific
n The Old School Synod Of New York met
on Wednesday evening in Canal reetChurch The opening
n n 4 ~
q-T The Ravels have engaged their passage IN
the barque Mazeppa for the Brazils
Il CANADIAN TAR1FF.-A bill was introduced
into The House of Assembly the 9th inst, to establish
new rates of duty upon agricultural imports into Canada BY
th hill barley rye or peas taxed 3s sterling per quar-
tr oats .s meal of all kinds 2s per barrel hay os per
,onrnoatoes per bu.he ham and bacon, 5s per c"t;
picked beef and pork 2 butter ID per pound; Cheese
2Id lard, cd; eggs IA per cent ad 'aiorem'
NJ The Mechanics Institute Of this city pro-
pose to establish Perpetual Fair, or Polytechnic
Institute, for the exhibition of New Inventions,
Models, works Of Art, specimens of rare work
manship, &C. &c. The idea is certainly good
one; but, as it originated with Mr.. Barnum of
the Museum we think he ought to be allowed a
fair chance to carry it out before any one else
commences upon it. If he fails to do the right
thing, then let the next undertake it.
Il Mr. C. ]. HEMpEL will deliver his Second
Free Lecture at the Disciples Meeting House,
so Green-st. this evening Subject critical
analysis of the evils of our present system of So
ciety' We hope inquirers and thinkers will hear
him.
DR.. LARpNER's LYcEUM.-This evening the
lecture viii be on the question '' Are the planets
inhabited 2, Illustrated by the Planetarium