New-York daily tribune., 1843-04-27
~ Samuel Chiffon, who has been nominated

NJ Samuel Chiffon, who has been nominated
bv a Wing convention OF the Ninth DISTRICT OF
y;rr;nia as their candidate for Congress, has
issued y short but eloquent address 10 the people.
Among other fine and patriotic sentiments he
puts forth the following
II will zealouslv and cordially support Henry
S-ray of Kentucky. for the next President cf tie
United States, because believe him prt-ens.
,r,tlu o1aI6cd to discharge the duties OF ths,
.I,,y,tcd station. with the most signal advantage
10 the country. His distinguished talents his
Ionr and varied experience. his iar-secing Ssacty
his well .tr;cd honesty and PATRIOTISM his gcner
o,s a;s;ntercstcdness his ardent devotion To his
country's welfare, his irrnncss OF purpose AID in,
te.rrity of character, an concur 10 mark him as
the man. and almost the Only MAJ, IN our country
fitted to control the helm and guide the vessel OF
state through the shoals and qucksands, which,
ON either hand, threaten her destructoa.s
How rr WoRks-'ihe Utica Wing speaking
of American Cutlery, says II IS informed that the
rrrat English house OF ipsorSoN ~ BROTHERS,
are of the opinion that 1t VIII DC more profitable
fr ,bsr 10 manufacture their tine cutlery tor TIE
4, An,rr;c,n market. in the United States, than at
hnn,,, bv reason of The impoS, duty which the
tar
,h,, they are now making their arrangements 10
establish. within the present year IN the State Of
N.n York. 4 uanuiactory for that purpose.
w. ask the Loco. Eoco farmers of Western
H.,, Work which would benefit them more, to
b,v, the cutlery used III this great state manu-.
f,c,,red bv laborcrs the whole of whose poVisons
a,d tba, 6f thicr families would be furnished hy
themselves, or TO import cutlery and pay Tor 1t N
hard dollars
W,r,r CRor N WESTERN New ioRK.--We
have taken some pans TO ascertain Tie prospects
of the wheat crop now on tie ground, and are
rratiticd in beng able to state that It Is quite as
nr,,,,,s;nsr rs usual. Fears were entertained that
!, had been smothcrcd by the vast quantity Of
snow that had fallen during The winter; but the
disaprcarancc OF the snow has generally removed
such fears These remarks, so Tar as we can
learn. are applicable TO the appearance OF the crop
not ONLY IN this county, but III the counties around
us. An intelligent farmer from the Genesec Val
lev. informs us that the crop IN that quarter is
hnc. and promises an abundant yield.
Rochester Democrat.
Eo<srl. RlRps.--Lcttcrs from DIR. Mantcll OF
London and Professor Danbcrry, OF OXFORD, TO
Professor Sman, of Yale University, mention
the arrival in England OF the bones OF gsn-
tic bird, of the Ostrich Class from New Ata-
landr The impress made by It's teet would oe
fully equal to the largest track observed by fro'
Hitchcock in the valley OF the Connecticut. 1 lie
arrival of these bones III England has tended 70
produce convection IN the muds OF III Wantcii
and Mr.. Murchison, the President OF the Heol-
ocica Society. as well as other members OF Inc
the Society. that the impressions IN the valley yoi
tl,,t h,rl hath
the Connecticut are genuine, and tlia' piraS' ooul
small and gigantic, once walked over tte surface
of the rocks question, when selt enough 10 re-
c,,,yc M, impression oil hc;c feet. The bones
from New Zealand were found III an alluval ior
NATION, and u tradition still exists among the
natives. that only within a century past have The
+ birds themselves become extinct. Bos. Atlas.
A PIRArE.-Thc Nassau Royal Gazette OF the
Sth, contains letter from Capt. Snan, OF the
Am brig Rcbecca, at anchor at Hcneaugua, ad.
dressed to the American Consul ut Nassau, IN
which lie states that plratical schooner was LUX
ing between Santa Cruz and Trinidad. a schr,
arrived ut Santa Cruz the day before the he
becca left, was reported to have been boarded by
( the pirate somewhere among The Keys to the
westward of Santa Cruz, towards Trinidad. lhs
pirate is represented as fore and aft schooner,
with about fifty men on board.
a BANK RIor.-lt was rumored III st. Louis
/ on the 18th inst that a design was OH foot TO mob
The Bank Of Illinois, at Shawneetowri. Some loO
+ -perspns- were concerned, and were to meet IN
! Shawncetown on certain evening. Only hfty
of them arrived. The number being insufficient,
/ they thought 1t prudent TO defer the undertaking
to future day. Mr. p, one OF the bank agents,
considered the bank in danger; he became
alarmed, and drew the specie for the amount he
had.-2O cents on the dollar-and received ceftlh-
Gates for the balance and left for farther West.
REMARKApLE WmRLwND.-Ship Oxlord, ,Rath.
bone, at Liverpool, from New York, met with
remarkable whirlwnd on the passage. At tho
time, the ship was under singlc-reefcd topsalls,
and the sea quite still. Appearances indicated
no sudden alteration Of the weather, when, all at
once the foremast went by the board The fore
mast passed over the fore part of the ship leaving
the after part unharmed. One man was washed
overheard.
DUEl.-The Picayunc contains an account Of
a duel fought on the 5th instant between two
Creole gentlemen of La, Mr. Brush and M
Mnnson. The weapons were small swords. Dr.
b. was thrust through the body and was not e1.
peclcd to survive; Mr.. NJ. was slightly wounded
in the head. This was their second meeting al
the first Mr.. NJ. was hit.
o. The public generally arc not sufficiently
aware, we believe, that the franking privilege" I"
members Of Congress ceases when they are 10
longer mcmbcrs. They often are subject to post
age, after the termination Of their conneSHn'
with the national Legislature, which Is sometimes
burdensomc. We have been induced to direct
public attention To this fact from having casually
learned that the postage paid by Mr. ChyS
enormous. National lntellgenceh
SulcIDE-Mr. S. Dean, for many years Agent