New-York daily tribune., 1843-04-01
ne,anc,holx snIcIde.

We regret to learn that Pas 4ea Assistant Sur
reon RlceARD w. LEAcoeK, OF the L. 5. brig
Somers. corumitted suicide at o'clock last eve
ming IN the gsn-room of his vessel lying at the Ma
Wy Yard, By sh ooting himself through the head just
above the eye, with pistol. In his death the ser
vice has lost v; luable and accomplished officer
He has been attacked TO the Somers ever since she
has been in comm ission, and has enjoyed the high
est respect and es1eem OF all with whom he was
associated. He WIS % years of age and native
! of Norfolk, Va. The sad occurrence by witch ne
has closed his lie Is attributed 10 settled ms!en-
choly and partial dersngament induced by long
and severe attack of the yellow fever, which ne
contracted on former oyage to the Coast OF Air1
can in the S. schooner Shark
TIE C.s,sET QuARREL--It would seem from
,be r,,mor. from various Quarters that there has
been some personal quarrel in the Cubinet between
Secretaries Spencer and UPshur, aad that IT may
have bean connected with the case Of Mackenzie
| The Washington correspondent OF the Baltimore
Patrio, states that the decision of the Court Mar
risl was submitted to I, be Cabinet on Wednesday
and tina, Nr. Spencer 'as present at the meeting
| II is rumored through he streets OF Washington
tha, sharp words pas sed between him and The
Secretary of the Navy on the subject. lhs Msdi-
| son;an has mysterious paragraph declaring all
minors of collision in the abinet 10 be inventions OF
| ,be Presidents foes at Washington. The Com
! mercial states that peTsonai dithcu!sy mas 1ot
some time existed betwee Secretaries tl shsr and
S,eocer. and tha, it grew out of hsfemoval OF
| Col. Craven as Naval StorekeepeS at Brooklyn
and tho appoin,rnent of Paul r. GeoEse IN ms
stead. The Comraercial adds that the course
taken by MIR. Spencer 10 effect this removal was
considered not only unfair, but something more
than disingenuous, by Judge bpsirur; snd marked
coolness has existed between these gentiemeR ever
since. correspondent OF the Baltimore Patriot
attributes the difficulty another cause. he says
that some time since Dir. Spencer posted up in al
the Departments order requiring every one who
wished to call upon him first 10 send In his name
and then wait unit! he was stnt for. Mr.. DPshuI
tore this order from his door, and spoke of II to
Mr.. Spencer in indignant Terms. Which of these
! acccunts-or whether ei,hei--is correct, we have
no means of knowing.
U We published, a day or two since, notice
nc ,ha Lectures on the Indian tribes of North
America, recently delivered at the East ty Col
lTsos. MckENsEY, and of the great degree O.
favor with which they had been received. We
understand that, in compliance with the invitation
of the Apprentices Library, Col. Nj. has consented
70 deliver these Lectures at the Broadway faber
nacls. He has enjoyed the best possible opporiu
mites for becoming Intimately acquainted WIKI
these tribss, and his disoourses beyond ali doubt
uiIl be most valuable and interesting We have
moi heard a, what time they will rroeebl. be de
f iivered.
~ The Brook}ys Daily Nems. in the course
. af an eloquent and just eommendaron OF the Wig
e candidate for Mayo. of that City, signihcansl,
9 says:
I'VE o,sn,y DEFY any man 10 accuse David a. Bokee
mean act He never tock advantage cf Charity scea
sioa 10 propitiae religion: sees he never oosined II
OF great difficulty, and particular pefsons iayo, De neve
exchanged support ms 'o sr o cr
into The District school falsely presnding that Il was ey
great struggle with The rich who wished 70 eAe'0ae 'e'n
!, &c. &c.
: Wha, does all this meant There seems TO b
:. what the lawyers term negative pregnant here
J. And the News says further that II knoars some
\ boaywho aas done ,hess things, which Mr. Boxes
>. has not.
/" 10 The ARTIST for April has just been pub
le Eshed, and contains very beautiful engraving
o the Fountain in the Park, with fine Flower ant
y Fashion-Plaie. Mr.. Seba Smith contributes al
TO Indian Tale; and the remaining literary paper
q. are various and interesting.
e p ArwnL, POI Broadway, has publishe,
n Ole King Time and The Mother who hath
in Child at Sea- two of Russell's fine pieces. H
~ has for sale al the songs Of that eminent vocalis