New-York daily tribune., 1844-05-14
Things in philadelphia.
Correspondence OF The Tribune.
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Things in philadelphia.
Correspondence OF The Tribune.
PHILADELPIlI, May l3-P 81
TIE Ctrr.-Thercw was no disturbance OF any kind
las, evening in the City and County, and most OF
lhe volunteers have been discharged. Tomorrow
the u,afy vii! all lee "iihtnwn, after whc t'a. ,hee
a. offered reward Of sco Ior the apprehension Of tie p
,on or persons who fired - AGs'istne ""ieh.
SAD AcCluE>r.-Dr Thomas h. " ARE, native
NJ salem New Jersey wa, acri4canly drowned a.; even
M. IN the Delaware at the io3t 9f Nofis'. "Iia heMas
nieinnn talent ard had teen ectuf n M ciy lot
Inc 4 ,ses or ~, disease, Of tie lungs lie was unve
S>oyHER or THE DEAD.--During yesterday az
,,, IN, lcfv Of nm lr,hman who had been Sled DUNG
the not ioRG among Tie runs N Cad"al.aaef ''e
i>e liz FRiExDs.-Thc Yearly Meeting OF the
Friend, has commenced tins city, The females NEE, the
Cherry Meeting cqse and the males m 1IeIn i'I; r.
o,y,y who was convicted twenty months since OF an IN
.mo, outrage upon respectable married woman IN me os'
skirts of the District oi Nioy"'e''>'S' u''e ee ~ I've
MORE SHoorIxG.-A boy named Lewis Cur.
living in Willow street shot the body IN bu
from pistol m on The TST0sa M IT, h not SpeceS -, ap%e' @ BOZ
AkKrsTs-A number oi persons nave been az
ifiehitn rios and held to bail to answer.
SToCKs.-A large business VAS done to-day in
Stocks md pces generally improved. State ., went 10
Reading Railroad .hare, g. and Reading Bonds q.
h ~ nt Is 20 do do 5 ia, S7 s3iC1 Wnns,og
s. is's'si so0j d. do, ls S. $500 Readns RaTsi
bonds ~ i ~ 80: ie i, ,, H. ~ Ho ,g 10
i.ir,i Bsnk - $1,000 l.ehlsh g. ls5. ) 70 DO T. Sic.
'a,o i1aeE S H. IL 1 a "' Dun" '' ~ 10 VIZ
:,i-t,, SEeo>D Bo,RD25 .hre, Grnra Bank 500 Rad
D haes Ulog Bank oi ~ re9nessee d"y, Il = 81, $500
do d" lechser,' a"nk 100 do Wilmington RsifSadS
SH,p Nlws-li. +. M.-C5eored his afternoon.
-Brg iIun-.s. Baker, West Indies Lafayer,. Atwood
,u y Isaac jackson, Bedford:
spark. Ro,on: Mnnhatu'n. Hopkins. do; Bntus. Co,rl,
do S% c!S f ExdS@s S'P y nafS iGm H.
Berry. sears days from Providence
- During the storm on Saturday night tho
lightning struck the rounda of the post Office, in
the Park causing considerable damage to the c., i.
ing, and passing off. Two of the clerks whr w.,e
in the building at The time, were stunnpI by the
shock, but escaped without serious inju,ty.
. STATE PrIsos Aursr.--Wc W. .d,rsto,s ,bst ,be
Governor has nominated RASGoM Cook E.o. of
this village, agent under lhe act recently passed in
relation 10 state prisons. M E.. is eminenily nlali
dence OF the gredt body of the mechanics of the
state. tSaratora Sentinel
POISONED BY THE LEAF OF THE PiE Plant
The whole family of Mr.. Hayens, OF Bedford
were poisoned few days since, in consequence
OF eating Rhubarb leaves boiled as greens, and il
is feared that two of the children will not recover
The leaf of this plant, of which the stalk is used
for pics without danger, contains 4 considerable /.
quantity of oxac acid. Jour Com.
FIRES-The Mssisquoi Hotel, in the vicinity OF !
VI ontreal was burnt on the 9th inst, and Ii horses
belonging to a troop of cavalry We're consumed. 3
The shop oil Isaac Dillingham;, Tin worker, IN -
Brewster Mass. was burnt on the 9Th. Loss Sl2DI.
insured $3.50. f.
On the night OF the 8th instant. the barn OF Mr.
George Dudley, in Talbot County, Md. wes burni I
together with all the out buildings. Loss, $4,000. q
MIR. - was absent at baltimore attending the Con- i
vcnt:on. ID
=, On the Saturday preceding barn belonging to :
hii,,,. r refniand baynard in Kent County, Nd. was
burnt and four horses killed. ;
fiRE.-A fire broke out abou, half-past O'Clock |,
- 'u"y morning on sloop loaded with bags,F
.yi"s d, GiG loot OF Chambers. street Ii was e1 =
ung"ished before much damage was done.
~ Last night two houses in W;lIougbbv street,
were entered and robbed Of clothing nnd o,bo, ooA
erty to considerable amount. One of ,b. Lm1t Il
nss, we understand, was occupied by Mr. Crom!t
men, mustard manufacturer, the other We .re ,,nsb
bic 10 learn. GBrookIyn So
IL The United States ship Potomac toucbct a., IT,
the Balze on the lst inst, and sailed Tor Ma,anas
~ Geiser the German who murdered Mr.!
Smith and his wife at Huntington, l.. l., has been
sentenced TO be hung on Friday the 9TH OF June.
BrrrERFuEs.-There are various kinds Of butT
terfies in this blue rooted world OF ours. When
we were children, We chased the real aruclci
through fields Of clover, and afternoons Of sun y
shine, and got licked in the evening for tearing our
trowsers into shorts. At eighteen or twenty, we
chase butterflies made OF blue satin trocks and
black velvet eyes which by the way, are the
/ Ill ~ A
chase one called glory, sfiarry little creature
that s commonly found in the vicinity Of hilua
.raining -, grave yards and short lived people Al
forty the tables ere turned and ono commences
chasing us, white withered thing called death,
which by the way, is the most powerful and feet
of al the buttcrfes-for though you were 81
Sampson he can throw you-and though you
were mounted on thunderbolt he can overtskeI
you. By the way there is one very sngulaEtratt
about this little creatures taste that is very hafdE
to account for. He always prefers chasing glnr
drinker, and man that keeps late hours SIN !
guar, Alb. knick
u Digby was riding the other day with MS
| friend Dr. Dr0msy The DR.. began story, ana
Dighy, after listening patiently for "a couple %
miles, and seeing no signs of conciusIoh' sa'',
Dr.. the man who told you tnat stor,' on't'eI
one thing" And pray what IS It = inquire
the DR. Why, SIR" SAID Digby, ne 'ofgo' -
tell you the end ont. The worthy doctor gs''I
the reins It jerk and was silent bosi. foS'. =,
ANscDorE-A wine merchant received ~
following note en- tie day after the tire IN wac,
street the other day: My dear = az, a.
sorry TO tell you that your store was las. n.sn, as
bmned to the ground and your VINE is al, uy gY"'
To the devil. Yours truly, am
lie replied as follows :-"Deir N - a.,
glad nv wine is gone where my inends WIZ ~ =,
most likely 10 drink IT, Yours truly
.AwrcL DExuxcnrIoN.- The Globe OF MOE
day. in its article on the Virginia EIccu0D''
says:-
1t was during the bloodlest tunes OF the ''H,, ~
Revolution, that the Jacobns in the stree's -
~ g., - t,., rAIex GaZ,