New-York daily tribune., 1843-04-03

! MR EDITOR Justice to myself demands ,ha, should
submit TO the public the oioring s.asemcE, have bern
employed 10 procure pensions by the following named
widows to vii:
Stockton, " Laurence
Bonnell Norman.
Edsall, % LaGgstaf,
c.tt cGa1i9s'on' 9GS /" hfssse; hs;ssick
IN the following cases assisted the Agents respectively
who were employed by the widows whose NAMES are ap
Mrs Halfpenny, Hrs. Bnrew,
airs Ward.
in the in which was eHployed directly rendered
charged SO each; il go eaeh and ib- red2e
tue uotary proposed jy M parties tenisetVe'-
fr my sea- vices. have te,tfed al, far as know,
10 their per;cC! saacon aHd have fuit discharge IN
yoted 10 rot OF that winch most Gear 10 me- mat
have resided II this unity duT!ng the iasI twenty
yea'shave BEEN engaged III active business ard hea 'ev,
era public station, during that period ana ie Seacra
iasgciy OF nay character with confidence appSa 10 my
| fellow citizens
Mr. Joha Simpson has been charged with being connected
with in the business u! pensions, t7ke tbs Tuofic
,nethod OF denying iat charge wholly Alr Simpson has
ucver been Interested, III scnntary poln! OF '!eF II
single He hss aceA the Attorney tor drawing iie
money pension certificates in majority 0: the cases
above saned but SO ar as now remember, he never re-
ceived on ceut for his Persons of respectable
in this community have ac;et Attorneys or
pensioners for several years past There would be as 'ch
uSice ia charging tem with fraud as mir. Simpson, bui
""' ''S''' r'-'''' JAMES c. ZABRISKIE.
! Col Znbriskie farther states in another place
tia. nc holds no Office under the General Govers-
meRt Our Philadephia correspondent: had stated
lha, he was Post Office Agent for New-Jerscy.
TaE john ADAMs-Thc officers and crew OF
the U. S. ship Concord that were taken on board
of the John Adams, have arrived at Norfolk in an
! American balque. The Supercargo of the harquc
denies that there is any truth whatever in the
NOR Of a Hlutiny on board the John Adams. The
following are the officers of the Concord that have
arrived at Norfolk
z. Holland, Lieutenant; John c. Spencer: Surgeon; C.
J. Van Alstine Acting master; g. a. De RI,Sey Aciing
srn Passed M1shpman.; W b. jameson, y a. karr,J
Myers, j. J. Pringe, J. T. Hart MIdshipmcn; Charles !.
Kemp, Acting Boa,swan L. Smith, Acting carpcs,eF
DuELLISa,-Sono days since the bill introduced
into the House to repeal the present laws against
duelling and establish Board of Honor, was re-
ferred to Special Committee. The majority of
The Committee Yesterday reported bill which
struck US rs peculiarly adapted the state of pub
lie opinion in Louisiana, and well calculated 10
suppress those promprinss of false honor which
have occasoned so much misery, and wrought such
irreparnblc mischief The present bill repeas the
statutes against dueing, and substitutes a number
of penal enactnents as we'll for the act OF sending
or accepting challenge, as for fighting IN single
combat The punishments are graduated on
scale proportioned to the offence, OF them be-
ing of severity sufficient to defeat the law, all
tending to place sa!uiary restrictions upon the
mnrderous propcnses. We trust the bill may
become law. Il. o. Bee.
SAspwIcH IsLANDs-This group of islands
comprises about six thousand one hundred square
miles. There are twelve islands. eight Inhabited,
and four uninhabited. They afford fine hafbors
for the whale ships. At Honolulu the common
range of the Thermometers is twelve degrees in %
bonJs. The greatest degree of heat during twelve
years, in the shade, was ninety degrees, and fifty
three degrees for the coolest; the mean is about
scventy-iive degrees.
Co1Lls1oS AT SEA.-The brig Laurel, Of Prov-
dence, was run into on the 22d inst Oil the CaPes
of Virginia BY an English barquc bound to Bristol
Both of her were carried away, her bow stove
in. and the anchor carried from her bow, which
brought the brig to an anchor. he crew OF tue
Laurel were taken on board the bark
C,SADa-Accouuts from Kingston OF the 18th
ult. represent the health of Governor Bag as eH-
hbiting no symptoms of Improvement, "alSe ms
debility was increased.
The riots Of the labcrers on the Lachine canal
have been repeated
De The trial of Whitney, for robbing the T. S
,oa;l abont three years ago near Stockton, was
concluded at Mobile on the .od March, and
verdict of gully rendered by the jury. lbe pun
ishment is death.
rTr,n.cs, Works pus!,hed and for sale at Tic
Tribune Ohice, wholesale and retail.
ALIsONS HISTORY, No. 6............-..Frice 81 -
HECTOR O'HALLoRAN, No. ll...-........... -:
ENCYCLopEoIA OF GEOGRAPHY, NO. ST." 20
MARTIN CHUZZLEWIr, Ncs........ ...''......' o. Vi
FERDINAND COUNT FAIIlOM (by snoiet|''; 80
ROCKY FOUNTAINS, No. !, (As:oria, by lfVins', -
MACkENZiE'S pEFENcE..-- ..''''-.-.''. 80
ST. ROMANS WELL, (ScoIsl......'........'...' %
THEIRS REVOLUTION, No. l5....,..........'. 80
SPARKS LIFE OF WASHINGTON, NO s..'''' 81
yrHE GlPSEY OF THE HIGHLANDS .......... IA
LADIES' COMPANION, April .............:'''.' -
SOUTHERN LIZ fERARY MESSENGhkt hiarcn' ~
aNGLo-AMERICAN MAGAZINE, No. S.......' "a
LADY'S BOOK, April l........................'.' -.
COOLEY,S AMERICAN IN EGYPT, no. 4...... 30
FANNY DALE, or rhe First Year after Marriage. -:
TuE BOOK OF TIE NAVY, No. S........'.... %
DEMOCRATIC EW..................'..'' ~
PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE U. STATE NO -
nR.NpE,S ENCYCLOPEDIA No 5...........: 20
CRIMINAL HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH 0os' 20
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .........''' ~
AMERICAN FAMILY MAGAZINE, No 4.'..... -
The RAINBOW, No. az
THE YOUNG wlFES Gook............'..... -
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