New-York daily tribune., 1844-08-02

OuRANG OUTANG.-A female Ourang Outang,
about three years old, arrived at this port Fri
day last, in the brig Northumberland, from AIM
CD She is very docile and intelligent, and at
tracts much attention. As to her accomplish.
ments she is something of painter, for lew
days ago she possessed herself Of Il paint pot and
brush, and mounting the rigging proceeded 10
display her a-tistical powers on canvass, leaving
specimen of her skill, which is still visible, on
one Of the sails. She can also draw well, as is
evident from the crowds who flock 10 see her.
She can smoke a cigar with all the grace of
Spanish lady, and tender it, from her own mouth,
to any gentleman standing near, as politely as
though veIscd in all the accomplishments OF the
French school. She is also something of
housewife, and a disciple of the manual labor
school, for she can help herself,o coffee and draw
water from pump as readily as any of the biped
race without tails. In short, We dare not relate
all her wonderful qualities lest they be deemed in
credible. Salem Register.
G3TTo keep preserves for years bottle them
up, aud place them some conspicuous shelf,
labelled arsenic" We have KEEP: the bsst pc
serves for years, in this manner, even in house
full of boardsrs and apprentice boys. 1t beats
cool cellars all TO smash. Alb knick
~ An accoun. Of al awful Tornado which oc-
Cured al Pinevillc Ill. given in letter published
in The Ncwtown pa Journal oi Tuesday. The
storm occurred on the 5th inst. and MIR. Curtis u.
Trceo, OF Pineville who was watching it, TWO
black clouds approaching each other, and when they
met, every thing was iii a whirl The violence
oi the wind burst The doors OF slr. Irego's house
open, aud demolished every window MIR. Ireso
finding that The house would be broken dowc, at
tempted TO get his children out, was thrown down
and blown along the ground some distance, when he
was struck violently upon the head and lay inseDsi'
ble 20! half an hour. The house literally blown
into wreck. but fortunately Mrs. Tfeso and the
chldren, except one, escaped m ume lte one ieil
behud was found in The cellar unhlrt. The dwell
inc OF Il ueishbor Mr.. Howard, was crushed, and
himself and has Ie Killed by the falling ruins.
4 Mr. A,ieas dwelling suffered the same tate the
others, others, and some oi Mr.. Aliens family, his
wife especially were badly bruised.
The Tornado swept every thing III lis paii-aGoui
forty houses were blown down, furniture and goods
scattered and ost-iences ,om up and corn laid
level with the car,h. Not panel OF trnce was
Left standing wi.hin q mile from The centre of the
storm
THE RrvER.-'rhe Ba, ou Sara Chronicle OF last
Saturday states that the Mississippi 81 that place
had fallen about three icches within The last three
days, and expresses hopes that it will now continue
TO fall until il comes within It's banks.
Al SicSSburS II had fallen about two inches. On
the 18th, al Helena, Arkansas, The river rising
slowly.
The Baton Rouge Gazette Of Saturday says
g We are happy 10 announce ;ha, for some days the
river has been stationary, with rather icteerina
tendency The cIcyasSes we announced last week
at SIessrs Van Wiukle's and Evans's. and opposite
Fort Hudson, have been given up as desperate, aud
the water is ;,s, overfowiDs the neishborns pania
tons Several planters in the vicinity Of these ere
vases will lose their whole crop"
At Memphis on the 10Th inst. the river was
high as II has been any time this season, having
risen soaie two inches on the previous day.
IN o Picayune, 9Th.
II The Halifax and Fredericton papers OF the
l5th inst. speak isvorably OF the crops IN Nova
Scotia and New Brunswick. There Repeal
meeting q; ST. John, N B. on The Sth instant, hen
ESQ we're collected; and an Orange Society dinner
on The Eth. Ali passed of Quietly