New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-05-20


-The Rev Mr. Raine, Primitive Methodist MIN,
lister, an Englishmau by birth, who has been settled
for a wear or two over small congregation III inns
CITY, and has been considered very exemplary
man. has lust been tried by COMMITTEE OF ms
bre,hren, and convicted OF gross misconduct, which
he confessed and Immediately after fled from the
city, His crimes involve one certainly, and without
doubt two females, in lasting disgrace lhe girls
were domescs in his family, for he has vile and
several children now in the city. There arc various
minors in respect TO the affair, which II is uneces-
sarv TO repeat. The wretch has been preaching
since last August, the probable commencement o'
career of crime in this city. One report says he
has gone Westward and another that he has return
ed 10 England. He has been expelled from the
ministry and the church. Mr.. Raine has also been
n believer in the doctrine Of Millerism
New Haven Pail.
MURDERous ATTEMPr.-On Monday evening
last II most villainous and murderous attempt was
,nnde non the lives of Young ladies, inmates oi
lhe house of Mr. Thos. johnson, West S0rato"a-st.
Between and 10 O'clock after the ladies had reur,
ed 10 their chamber in the second story, they hearu
Il noise under the windOw~n the street. They raised
the sash, and locking out, observed Il couple OF
ruflian.ooking men, each carrying gun these
night pr0wlers after standing SOME minutes III ui'
posi;ion where they had been. discovered, as stated
above, began to move off in westerly direction, and
on getting some forty or fifty yards from The house,
quickly wheeled and discharged the contents OF lhef
Guns at the window. The ladies received no INJURY
The men then fled at full speed and thus lar have
escaped detection. baltimore amer
THE WEATHER AND THE CRors.-Thc Felicia
ma, La. Wing of the 18th inst. says:
With the exception of n light shower nbout
week 90 there has been rain in this section Tor
long period, and the farmers in this and the neigh-
boring parishes begin 10 fear the most serious CON
sentences 10 their crops. In some places the corn
- dNi n
less rain comes within short time, the cotton cr2p
especaliv will be n very light one; for few oil our
planters have seed 10 rcplant with, did the season
permit.
= We learn from the Southern parishes OF the State
that the drought is severely felt in that secuon.-
On many of the sugar plantations the Young cane
which previously looked unusually promising, IS
whitening up.
Brutal OUrRAGE.-Ar. Stephen Hoyt, keeper
of the Franklin House, in this place, was wa, land
knocked down, and robbed, on Tuesday night, The
9Th Instant al about half past IL o'clock, while on
his way home from his brothers, where he had been
transacting some business.
The whole affair is shrouded in mystery-suspi-
con changes ts object almost daily-and Mr. Hoyt ;
account oil the affair will probably be all that Will
ever tranSpirc respecting IT.
An Irishman has been arrested on suspicion, but
| nothing certain was ELECTED. a colored man was
also taken, but was discharged without n formal
examination.
We are happy 10 say that Mr.. iIoyt is GONZALES
cent though terribly bruised. ithaca Dem.
f-Y- We are happy to announce The return TO his
home and friends oi Willis Hall, Esq. from IA VIM
,er'S soourn in the Island OF Cuba. |, affords MS
great pleasure 10 be enabled to say that MI iai
health during his absence has been constantly mn
proving, and That, though su affected by the physl-
cal severity OF his attack, his general health Is eX-
cellent and his intellectual vigor and mental powers
unimpaired Albany Eve. Journal.
MYSTERIOUS AFrAiR.-Perhaps the most myste-
rious affair that has occurred in cur city or Vcinly
for wears was the finding of human body tied up
in sack, on Saturday afternoon, al the loot oil Law"
renee street, floating IN the Ohio ltyer. Upon eN-
animation il was found to be the body OF boy about
Zen wears old, who, it is conyecurcd, was, when
asleep, sewcd up and cast forth on the waters 10
die Who the murderers are, or where The deed
was perperated, is not known. BY all appearances
the BODY had been in the river Tor some time. A
Jury was summoned and Coroner's Inquest held,
but nothing like identity has been discovered.
Cincinnati Dali, Com.
A PAlrABLE Hlr!-Thc Republic speaking
of the defeat Of Mr.. Mckay's Anti Tariff bill,
and OF Mr. Van Burens opinion on this prom-
nent question as expressed III his Indiana letter,
well saws that 8 the views of Mr.. V. &. seem 10
be very near the same complexion OF that OF the
democratic members from n. York in the
House, viz II against the Tariff and Is torn"
DEATH OF REV. SYLVESTER EAroN.-The Troy
Wing of Wednesday announces the death OF TINS
gentleman, Presbyterian clergyman OF high stand
log in the Church, who died in thar city after an ILL.,
ness of several months. lie was formerly Pastor
OF Church ut Buffalo, and also at Patterson, \. J..
DR.. Sprague preached discourse at his funeral.
FIRE AND Loss or LIFE.-'rhc dwelling house
OF Mr.. John Moser, an old and worthy citizen Of
Monroe County, Tenn, was consumed by ire dur
Ing the night OF the 29th OF April, and tina, Mrs.
Mclnturti, no was III an upper room OF the build
ing, and who had for some time been afflicted with
partial arrangement, persisted in the flames. Mr..
Mosers loss is estimated al $500 or $1,000,
VIOLENT SroRM-A violent tornado occurred
near Marshall, Saline County, Mo. the Odd ultl
mo. stone building, occupied by George w.
Barnes, was blown down, and his family was buried
in the ruins The citizens of Marshall repaired 10
the ruins and succeeded IN ex,ricatng them. Most
OF them are most horribly muulated, and 4 child
crushed to death.
IL William B. Goodfellow Medical Stu
dent, was drowned on the Sd of the present
month, in attempting 10 swim his horse over
bayou, while on his return from Alton, Illinois,
to ST Louis, OF which city he was resident.
SANTA FE.-lt is said that Amijo, the Governor
of Santa Fe, has been removed or suspended, and
that Mariana Chaves has been appointed in his
place. The American trade in Santa F this sea-
son, is said to have been reasonably prosperous.
Capt. Tucker, Of the brig Namakanta, arrived
tins morning, reports that in coming out OF the har
Dor OF Rio Janero on the 18th OF April, he saw
large American friga,c standing in, which he sup
posed 10 be the RariIan from New ork. The
United States ship of the line Columbus was at Rio,
10 sail for the United States in four days after the
arrival of the Raritan.
e A steamship called the North America has
commenced running between Halifax and New
Foundland. Ii is an important enterprise.