New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-01-05
EVENING EDITION.
FRIDAY, ?! O'CLOCK, p. Nj.

MAssAcHvsETrs.-We have some farther re-
turns from the Special Elections for Congress in
this State, which render it probable that no one
but slr. Rockwell is chosen, though there is
Wing gain in each District as follows:
Asso;s s ~ i Hi P Is yb5 H s, s
y towns. .46S3 1857 1880 1864 1913 94l
Maj. against Abbott. 1854. Do. Man. $50.
Wing gain 500.
Two towns to hear from, which cannot elect
Abbott.
towns R'i:: cs. ss sas s.5s cs:s? sos
MAJ. for Baker. Ill. Do now .l59.
There IS evidently no choice
NOR Rockwell Bowl with 5 2s55f Rockwell. Boar Jan Scat,
DC towns. 3,402 1913 s75 '2 1857 1915 81
Maj for Rockwell. So Do now. 4O4
Hardly doub: OF Rockwell's election.
The MA1L RoBBERY-Charles Blake and Lem
uel Flowers, stage drivers connected with carrying
the T. : Wall, were arrested at Hudson, and brought
into the city this morning by Assistant Marshal
Smith, charged with being concerned as accompli-
ces with lloh in the recent mail robbery
FROM Nova ScoriA.-Ne have Halifax papers
10 the 223d ultimo The Steamship Acadia hence for
Liverpool, arrived Halifax on the 10TH in IL hours
from this port. and left for her destination the same
day. these papers bring the news OF the dissolu-
ton OF the Cabinet OF Nova Scotia and a new Pro-
yisional arrangement OF ii. At our last adyceS the
elections OF Members for new Legislature were
just completed. That Legislature being about to
come together, appeared that those of the Minis
try who had advised the dissolution of the late
Legislature were in the minority.
\ fire took place on Alhemarlc-s,rcct, Halifax
near the corner fronting on the South Barrnck. or
the 22d ultmo, By which house belonging TO H. II.
Cogswe was destroyed, and woman and two chill.
dren lost their lives. Boston Adv.
FIREs.-We regret to learn that the barn of Mr.
Robert Spencer, few miles south of this place,
destroyed by fire on Friday night last. Several
horses and cows, the grain in the barn and some
stacks adjoining, we understand were destroyed.
The roof of the house OF Mr. E. Houcl of North
Market street caught FIRE Friday evening, but was
eXtinguished.
Since the above was written, and during the high
wind last Saturday night, the house of MIR. Houck
was again fire, under circumstances rendering it
certain that 1t was the work OF design. \ negro
girl belonging to Mr.. Fl. has been committed to jail
on suspicion that she is the inccndiary.
Several alarms of FIRE We're made on Saturday
night last. Examiner, Frederick City, Nd.
STEAMBOAT SUEK.-The Louisville journal OF
the 10Th ut. says that the steamboat Sylph on her
trip from ST. Louis To the Illinois River, Saturday
last, struck rock at 10 o'clock in the evening,
about twelve miles above that city, and sunk in
about seven feet water, the water rising over her
cabin floor. She had 100 barrels of salt and few
barrels Of whisky and molasscs in her hull. The
balance of her reigh; was in her barge and was
saved. The machinery, cabin and furniture will
also be saved, but the hull will not be raised.
DEATH BY TREEzIyG.-An unfortunate woman
named Ann Robinson street walker-was found
at about half past 6 o'clock in street near the ncw
jail, frozen to DEATH The unfortunate creature had
only been discharged from the Jail the day before.
Montreal Transcript 3Oth.
AMIcABLY SETTLED.--We are happy to an
nornce, on the authority OF the Hon. William H.
Frebe, counsel for Nathaniel P. Willis, ESQ, that
the latter gentleman had discontinued the sutagainst
the editor Of the Tribune for libel. Portland Anne
SNAIL Pox-This maody is raging alarmingly
in Plattville, W r. BY the latest accounts, about
sixty cases were existing, and five or six deaths had
occurred.
~ The house of Mr.. Alexander Kcnrick, Deputy
Sheriff in Orleans, Mass, was destroyed by fire on
Christmas evening. A considerable amount of mo-
nev which Hlr. kendrick held Collector OF Taxes,
and about $500 which he had collected Treasurer
of the Orthodox Society, were Destroyed by the fire.