New-York daily tribune., 1843-04-06
NsusYork 1egislaturr.

;,c ,rnora,e the n. Y. Silk Manufacturing Con1-
nsny.. Il was ordered to be engressed for third
reading. Mr.. FRASKLrs reported bill repeating
,bs nrovisions of the Revised Statutes requiring
the Inspection of certain articles 1he olll In re-
lston to the Distribution of the Geological reports
then came up. After rejecting several amend
nents-among them one to give COPIES OF tue
work to the Reporters-the bill was reported 10
the Senate, and was then reJectcd-l5 70 ID. luz
Senate soon adjourned.
In the ASSEMBLY, the bill to repeal the compui-
scrv provision of the Inspection laws, Passeo IN
Committee of the Whole, and was referred with q
view to extend the principle TO the weighing gaus-
ing, measuring, &c. Of merchandise. Inc DIN 10
provide for the appointment of three adclnenal IN
snectors of flour in New York, was amended by the
adoption of substitute reducing the fees OF IN
spection about one-haf-and the bill was tneh isiu
on the table The bill repeating the Jury law ana
that relating to the division of Wards in this city,
we're then discussed, after which the House ad-
journed. -.
~ We are indebted to the Expresses OF
Mes,rs. PoMERoY & Co. for Northern and west
ern papers, and for letters from our Albany Cor
respondent, many hours in advance OF the Mall.
From Me.srs. PuLLEs & Corr we also received
Albany papers.
rA long and interesting letter from our Al
bany correspondent, 'Wstchtower. received at
late hour last night is unavoidably crowded ous
this morning.
RHODE IsLAsD.-A correspondent of the Provi-
dencc Journal states that the door OF the Artiery
| Armory at Bristol was broken open on the eve
ming of the Cd instant, and large quantity OF
powder, &c. with matches arranged, probably tor
tbs purpose of blowing up the building.
Postscript to the Chronicle states that the
Board of Canvassers at Smthtield, while register
ing the names of voters, was assailed by drunken
gang and forced to disperse. 1t is said that the
assailants were provoked to the act by hearing
that nearly all the names on the resl'try's' were
| friends of law and ORDER
WRECKED AND Loss OF LlFE.-1he schooner
Crocker, Captain Partridge, of Taunton, Mass,
bound to New-York, went ashore on Plumb Island
on Monday night, 9th ut., filled with water, and
| will be total loss. Her cargo consisted of nails;
insured in Boston for 1000, which will be saved,
damaged The crew were lashed in the rigging
| 6 hours. One man, Charles Leonard, colored, OF
Taunton, persisted.
On the same night, the schooner Dodge, Heay,
| of Camden, Me-, went ashore, sprung aleak, and
her load, being of lime, caught on fire, and the
whole cargo and vessel were consumed. The cap
tain had his feet burnt in endeavoring to save his
clothes. All the crew were saved.
p The testimony on both sides, in the case of
Mercer, was closed on Tuesday evening, and the
summing up commenced yesterday. Mr. Carpen-
ter was to open fer the State, and MIR. Wall for the
Prisoner Mr.. Vroome is expected to close for
the Defence, and Attorney General Molleson for
the State Two witnesses, man and woman,
SUMMONED in behalf OF the State, were proved to
be disreputable characters, and were elected from
the cars at Camden. They were afterward brought
to Woodbury. by private conveyance, but were not
suffered to enter the Court. Houss.
10 It will be seen, by an advertisement in our
columns, that Prof E. C. WINES is soon 10 repeat
The course Of Lectures upon the Civil Government
| of the Hebrews, which be has recently pronounced
| in Philadelphia. They were listened &c tEare E'h
the deepest qualification, and are said to exhibit
most intimate acquaintance with every thing re-
ating to that ancient people. We doubt not they
will be we'll attended in this city; and we have
every reason to believe that they will prove highly
| instructive and valuable.
30 The Carthage (Tenn.) Republican contains
the particulars of most brutal and unprovoked
murder of Mrs. Raney by drunken fellow
| named Rowland, 10 Putnam County. In his rage
Rowland threatened to XIII somebody, snd got up
T! in the night to effect his purpose All in the
house go, out of his way, however, AID the next
morning he again made an ASSAULT upon number
of persons who were about the house They all
escaped except Mrs Raney who was overtaken'
knocked down with an axe ana hey head then sew
| cred from her body. The wretch was arrested
immediately.
% By slip from the Office of the Norfolk
Herald, dated at 8 P. M. on Monday, we learn
that Mr.. Cooke who killed Mr.. Gardner, was
again arrested on Sunday, and committed to the
Borough Jail. An examination was to be held
on Tuesday before the Court Of Aldermen The
warrant for the second arrest was issued on the
allegation Of additional evidence.
% Capt. James Taylor died recently at lanes
Vile, Ohio, aged "A. He was native OF Phila-
delphia, was appointed by Washington, Lieutenant
of Dragons, and served for long time under
Gen. Anthony Wayne mad Anthony as ne was
called, TO whom he was strongly attached. He
was buried with Masonic and military honors.