New-York daily tribune., 1844-03-19

The MoRMoNS.-A late letter from sumter
county, Alabama, to the editor OF the Mobile
Register, says that the Mormons are making
somewhat formidable demonstration In The al
Joining county OF Mississippi
They commenced operations at Pleasant
Springs late IN the fall, and now number about
seventy five prose ytes-some twenty being sece-
ders from the Methodist connexlon, and about
twenty-six from the Baptist-the balance from
non-professors. They have recently commenced
prepagating their faith at Brooklyn, only few
miles from our State line, where they VIII Prooa-
bly meet with a like success.
OuTRAGE-On the 18th INST, as the steamer
Clipper was leaving the wharf at Cincinnati, she
fred her cannon (by way Of bravado, as is sup
posed at the steamer Cutter, lying alongside and
ready to start COR the same port with the Clipper.
The cannon (says the Cincinnati CommefclaD
was pointed directly into the Cutter, whose guards
were filled with passengers, among them large
number of ladies' The waddlng from the can
nm struck two men, woundIng them, asls suppos-
ed at this tune. Inorta!ly. One OF them, we are
informed, cannot possibly survive lne names
of the unfortunate men are, as we nave Deen IN
formed. Edwin Evans, (mortally wounded,) and
Sydney HUMPHREYS and hooking Port, very
badly hurt"
A meeting OF the business men of the city
of Rochester was held on FRIDAY to take measures
for the restoring of confidence with the shlp-own-
ers on the other side of the Lake. Seizures OF
two of the principal boats running to Rochester
were made last fall on charges of smuggling, whlch
have been regarded by the proprletors IN Canada,
as well as many OF the inhabitants OF Rochester, as
frivolous and yexatious; and the proPnetofs IN
Toronto have determined not to communicate
with Rochester unless they receive assurances
that they will not be thus annoyed IN future
BEAUTIES OF THE DRAMs-Christophe Lilly,
the boxer who was short time ago arrested IN
New Orleans on his return from England, Tor the
| murder of M'Coy, in prze tight near New
York, and delivered up to the authorities OF that
State on requisition; and who got ball on ms
arrival and was set al large, and had again 10 ny
| from Justice for beating q young man named
Moore nearly TO death in one OF the Boston ne
| aires, was advertised to give an exhibition al
one of our playhouse last night. The morals
of the drama are surely on the mend
Philad. Sum-
NJ The gross attempt Of the New-Bruns-
wick Assembly to gag the press, by I'M
nisoning the Editors of the Loyalist, has sig
nauy failed, the Judges of the Supreme
Conrr bgving decided that the Assembly
has not the arbitrary power which 1t has attemp-
ted TO exercise. The Editors of the Loyahst
viii Immediately sue for false Imprisonment.
1.-the R. C. Bishop, OF Montreal, has DIS.
pensed the people of his diocese from the custo'
mary rgid observance of Lent, for the present
season. The reason given for this dlspensanon
is the scarcity and high price Of fish, and the unu
sual privston among his diocesssns.
IT The consecrauon OF the Right Rev Johr
Fitzpatrick Catholic will take place IN the
Trinity Church at Georgetown on Sunday TIT
oath inst
Death OF PArn1ARcH-Rev. Jacob King
who has for about so years, been worthy ioca
minister of the Methodist Episcopal church Il
Baltimore, died in that city on "Wednesday after
noon, in the S6th year of his age.
i n VIM. Curtis of Randolph, Mass. hunl
; himself on the llth inst. Cause, Rum.