New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-02-22

Ssvera of The mos, important witnesses among the ap'
nreut;ces OF the Somers having recently disappeared y
ierousy in manner TO Indicate magnagency TO inJuIe
nv before this Court, and the iessth 70 m
yes,ipaon is drawing out, being likely 10 furnish Tune io
additional threads the number 0! these WI"
nesscs, a. Sr, % snsnend
m The nrrsent the examination OF officers, in order 10
inredu &c testimony mere directly bearing on The gum o'
Cromwell ere it be 100 late to obtain 1asn IT.
Your obedicnt,
ALEX. SLIDELL MACKENZIE.
Commander u. s. ~
February 81. 1a43
| Some conversation then took place between tue
Judge Advocate and members of the Court, the
former objecting to the above as lnslnuating that
the friends of the deceased had been engaged In
procuring. the disappearance of the witnesses
and MIR. Duer intimated that it could be proved
that money had been given to induce them to go,
1t was decided tina, the paper be put on record
and Captain Mackenzie called
William Newell who was examined to prove
that Spencer had shawn his list to Cromwell which
the witness identified. He also spoke Of the IN
timacy and private conversations Of Spencer and
| Cromwell His testimony however, was the same
as that given before the Court of Inquiry.
On his cross examination he said: first told
that had seen this paper to Mr.. Ganseyoort after
our arrival here He was inqeiring around the
brig, if any one knew any thing about it, and
wrote it off on piece of paper and cent 1t IN,
had heard some Of the boys say that paper had
been found in Spencer's locker. The reason said
nothing of it before, was, because no one asked
me. mentioned it to Clarke, one OF the apPren
tices. after the execution. Clarke has run eft.
was particularly questioned before the Court of In
ouiry about this paper. did not then say had
told this to Clarke, because was not asked.
would not swear that this is the paper that l san
in Mr.. Spencers hand. To the best of my belief
it is the same. I was only questioned by one gen.
,lcman about this paper before was examined at
| the Court of Inquiry. That gentleman, believe,
was Mr.. Duer. 1t was at Commodore PerTy's
bsuse. We had not been here long when firs
mentioned this to Mr.. Gansevoort. | never knew
any thing about Mr. Spencer showing his day.
work TO Cromwell. | was near enough to tell
whether there wero arithretical figures on the pa
per, but did not see any.
The Court adjourned till 10 o'clock this ("ed-
nesday) morning
Ou1o-A most disgraceful scene occurred in
the Ohio Legislature on the lltb, though we are
forced to say that it is by no means singular tor
similar outrages have been of frequent occur
renee during the present session: A Mr. Bylnstop
sent to the Chair as an amendment to g bill under
consideration resolution, asserting =" that the
Speaker of the House had forfeited all confidence
as an impartial presiding officer, either from stupid
ignorance of parliamentary law, or from wlful
mal-adminstraton of it,!
This was negatived by a unanimous vote with
the exception OF Byngton and Stedman.
Mr.. Gordon then offered the following:
R.solred That Legrand Byngton, member from Pike
be ceasured by this House for his unprovoked Insult 70 he
| Speaker.
Byington moved a long amendment, requiring
in substance that the censure should be pro-
noumced by person possessed of common honesty
and the various acts and decisions of the Speaker,
by which the said member from Pike had been
robbed of his constitutional rights and privileges.
Fearful Of disgracing itself farther, (Which how
| ever could scarcely be- the House adjourned.
A NEW MEDIcINE.-Dr. LOCKE, OF Ionawen-
da, near Buffalo, was lately called up at night to
visit oatent, said to be dying of spasmodc cor
yulsions He went and found the man, named
Harrlott, raging about the room at terrible rate
beating his head against the wall, and throw
ing himself into all possible shapes. The Doctor
aoproached and was saluted with a violent ktck.
By dnt of perseverance, he succeeded, however,
ia ascertninipg that his patient hoaxiug him.
H.,
way Of assistance, gave him few cuts with his
riding whip; whereupon the man declared he
felt much BETTER and became quiet. The Doc
tor was arrested for assault and battery, and fined
six cents, which the District Attorney cheerfully
paid, in consideration of the new medicine he had
intrcduced-lhe remedy used NOT being prescribed
in any book Of Pharmacy.
70 The Jail at Jefferson burned to the
ground on Monday night of last week. The Jailor,
Mr. Nye, was aroused by the prisoners, who called
to be let out. Seeing that the house could not be
saved, Mr. Nye opened the doors and the prisoners
aided him in saving his furniture, and not one at
tempted to escape. Mrs. Prentice with her child,
who resided in the upper part of the building, es-
capped with some difficulty.
20 Mr.. Robert Dugan of Fayette Co., Pa, was
recently at Pittsburgh on bis way to Ohio, where
he had some land which he wished TO dispose Of
He was seen on his way to the Ferry, since which
time no trace of him has been obtained. This was
on the Goth Of December.
p The Parsonage of the Methodist Church at
Hillsdale, Columbia Co., was burned a few days
.:..a Rav Mr. Rainhridee who occunied II