New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-01-18

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RussIA-We learn from St. Petersburg that an
imperial ukase has been published there, reducing
the period of service in the army TO ten years.
Iris measure is said TO have been adopted
check upon deserten; ,he convention between
Russia and Prussia for the mutual surrender OF
descrters being at an end
The brig Mavis, while on her way from the West
Coast of Bombay to Canton, on the lst of Sept,
struck by lightning and instantly blown up
the electric build having passed through the maya.
zipe. Her commander, Jones, and several of the
crew were killed others escaped by clinging 10
spars, &c
The Artesan Well, in Paris, (at the Porte de
Grevelle,) continued TO pour out uniform stream
of clear water of warm temperature OF one thou
sand gallons per minute.
An accident occurred on the London and Bir-
mug ham Railway, the 9th Dec, by which
Mrs. Bye, once the nurse of the late Lord Byron,
lost her life, and several others were seriously in
jured.
The correspondent of the Evening Post says:
8. The most important item of intelligence to
Amercans, however. is the news from Bengal, an
| nouncing the complete failure on the part of the
American planters to raise cotton in that district
OF Hindostan in consequence of the hot winds and
bad climate. United States cotton growers, il
would seem, have little to fear from that quarter
for some time"
70 We can we'll afford to let TIE PleJeiam
speak twice TO our once and go of with the last
word. Its pettifeggng attempts to set up differ
cnce between LocoFocos in the Massachusetts,
Legislature voting their own minority candidates
into the Massachusetts Senate and Wings voting
against Morton, cannot need exposure. Every
reader must see that it is your bull and my OK,
nothing p,ore. We have all along believed and
urged that the Wings should allow Morton 10 BE
chosen Governor as 4 matter of manifest policy.
nothing more. That they had the perfect right as
we'll as poper to send up from the House 20 the
Senate the names of am two Of the four highest
candidates the Popular Vote, is too PLATA TO be
| argued. That the Loco.Focos would have sen,
| up any other names than that Ct Joha Davis 10
Wing Senate VIC never doubted. The Senate of
| Massachusetts has such unlimited right I,
choose Governor as The Pcbeian claims. but
! Simply rig hi 10 Choose him from the ttro whom
Tie House shall select from the tour highest. Yet
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wiser in permitting Norton TO be chosen.
We only allu6e 70 the subject 10 place on record
tie Plcheian's assumption that the Wing House
was 6ouad 10 send up the name of Morton, thus
ensurins his triumph Tha, pspe, viii justify an
opposite course whenever it shall be more con-
yenient, jus, as it did when orr minority Senate
violated plain iaw as will as detied The Popular
win in 1899 by refusing to make nomination lov
u. s. Senator jesi it mas ali along justified the
E.occ.Foco Senators of Tennessee in dei1ying the
Posular Win! detying the Legislative majority SET
ting at neusht the uniform usage OF preceding La-
gislatuyes through the haltcentury Of the Safes
existence. and iisobeying even direc, vote of
! ,aeir BODY BY refusisg to go into joint Bal
10, for the elec.son OF two U, Senator'S and thus
leaving the State WHISKY unrepressutea in the SEN
ate for two years at least. Is not this pretty
paper 10 talk of esr hsving no faith in the capa
city of The People 10 govern themselves :
~ Rev, DR.. PsSSY, one OF the ablest clergy
men in Western New York, and formerly Prssi-
den, OF Hsnli!,on College is announced about
to assume the Editorial charge OF The Rochester
Evening Post. The press ought TO cnlis; the pens
Of the strongest best educated and best prnciPied
men OF the country : and We are glad to see such
msn, more geserally ,han they have hitherto done
entering upon its direction ssd support.
EHenry Dubulh. Freuchu,an al Mobile. was
Killed few days since BY man named Bernard
la Font. qasrrei arose oat Of conversation
on sosse Freaeh political suaject. and Duballi was
stabbed So severely thar ne died il few heurs
lie Font had 10, been taken 81 the last accounts
~ Mr.. T. w wasrtgY, Q! tins City, VIII speak On ,se
snelect OF ASSOCIATION ana Attractive Indass-y this
si al Paterson, y. J. We are cauSden. that be VII
seope truths oi deep interest bsceGcsace all classes