New-York daily tribune., 1844-07-31

THE LONG ISLAND RAILRoAp-In the Di-
rcctors' Report published February, ISL, the
estimated time rc1u;red for performing the dis
tancc from New. York TO Boston, by this route,
is 81 hours, viz From Brooklyn TO Grccnport,
81 hours; across the Sound, 2 hours; from
Stonington to Boston, i hours. II is probable.
however, that the distance viii be run over III >
hours: 3 hours 10 Gr.enport; to Stonington /;
TO Boston. BY the Norwich road The time
will Slightly exceed this.
The completion of this enterprise connects
| Newly orl; and Brooklyn, by railroad, win irovi-
dencc Taunton. New. Bedford, Boston, Salem,
Ncwburvport, Portsmouth, n. Ii. Portland, Me
| Lowell. Mass Nashua and Concord, \. II. WOE
cestcr and Springfield. The great Eastern Rail
way is rapidly pushing towards Augusta, the
Capital Of Maine, and Bangor, It's great lumber
ing depot We cannot speak with certainty, but
our impression is, that this road is 10 be CON-
plc,od and opened to Bangor, within four years.
The road from Boston 10 Fitchburg is advancing
with great rapdty, and will without doubt, be
extended to the Canada line.
What stupcndous results Of the enterprise and
industry Of fourteen years. In ISIS, there was
not single mile OF railway, Of We except
wooden track in the town of Quincy, Mass. used
for the transportation of stone from the quarres,)
in all New England. Now, eight huRdrcd and
fifteen miles of Railroad hare their termination
in Boston Brooklyn Star.
WHEAT CRor IN Omo.-A Chlcothc cores
pondent of the Cleveland Herald says:
The failure of our crops is almost universal.
The continual rains during the last Of June, TO-
gother with the rust, have sadly changed the as
ncct of things, and now VIC hear and arc person.
ally knowing TO the fact, that many entire fields
of grain remain untouched by the gcapcr; and |
will be fully borne out In asserting, that oi the en-
tire crop comprising the Counties OF Ross, High
land, Fayette Pickaway, Brown and Adams,
there will not be to exceed ORe-hdJ crop OF mcr-
chuntable wheat. All this | have ascertained
from observation alone, and from few lndiyldu-
ais whose opportunity OF Judging can be fully re.
lied upon. y great proportion OF the yield IND
totally unfit for merchant-work, being hight and
destitute of substance.
Such being the termination, our farmers that
have been more favored seem disposed TO hold on,
and arc now stacking away their gram for higher
prices. Good understandable wheat could now be
sold at 50 cents, and from all appearances, the
market cannot range below these figures during
the fall.
From the Statesman and the 'Cinclnnlu
ChroncIe,' we have different accounts, which
trust may be true, but fear they have not suiii
GENTLY snuffed The country air 10 prognoslicatc
with any certain degree Of accuracy from the
latter paper [ learn that the yicd throughout
ONO Will amount To 2O,000,0 900 bushels, being
an aggregate OF PSI per cent. over the yield ol ~
DARING HIGHWAY RosGeRy.-As Mr.. n. u.
Gay oi Dedham, was returning from Boston on
Saturday evening", when about one mile beyond
TUFTS on the turnpike, about 4 O'clock, m an
open wagon, he was fred al by rufiian, the bali
passing III front Of hun, through the wagon; he
Jumped from the wagon 10 defend hlm-eii win
his whip, when a second person lelled him with
ID cub-he was seized by the throat and about
sixty dollars taken from him. The robbers were
BACKED, and they told Nir, Gay they had not for
gotten last Tuesday night, when the same man
was waylaid, but gave the robbcr somewhat ol Il
maung. Mr. Gay was picked up by neigh
bur wno was bat Il short distance in the rear.
A large number OF the citizens of Dedham turn
ed cut promptly on Saturday night and yeste--
day, securing The woods, where It is said some
suspicious persons had been seen. A repeated
robbery of the same person. and particularly at
such time and place as the latter, Is truly Sill
guiar; but VIC do not learn as yet any substantial
reason for discrcditnu the statement
Boston Mere. Jour. 29th.
LoUIsIANA-FouRrH DIsTRIcT.-The Bee Of
the 22d says:-The Alexandria Transcript thinks
MoRsEs majority in The Fourth District Is ~,
and calls upon Judge BogDELoN to contest the
election, rs there was large number OF spurious
yotcs-morc than I00-cast for the Loco-Foco
candidate in the Parish of Rapidcs alone. OF
one thing, says the Transcript, VIC are sanSiicd
that BoaDELoN is elected by the bona iidc rhlte
voters of the district, and sorry to say that
u nm IN,
this Parish was net CT that character. This is
grave charge, and merits investigation. In 1642
a similar accusation was urged against the Loco
Foco party in Rapidcs, but not pressed 10 the
point Of clicting any development. That Parish
Is obtaining quite an cnviablc reputation
REMOVALS AND APPOINTMENTS IN BosToN Gus
TOM HousE.-Horatio n. Glover, Inspector at Quin-
cy Nicholas Johnson, Ellngwood Smith, John Dee,
Henry Stearns, inspectors, have been removed
their commissions 10 expire on the 3lst.
VIM. B. Duesan, has been appointed in the place
of tloruIio \. Glover.
Russell Crooks, in the place of Nicholas John
son.
John Muzzv, in the place of Ellingwood Smith.
George +. Emery, in the place OF John Dee
Jonathan Shove, in the place of Henry S,carns
[BosIon Times.
CANADA-REsIGNArIoN OF Mr.. DRAPER-The
Pilot reports that Mr.. Draper has resigned, and
more than hints at the recall of the whole body
Of Ex- Ministers. We know not what to think
but are ready to believe any thing of Sir Charles
Mclcalle, whose reputation for ability has been
very much overrated, and whose consistency,
provided he has allowed M Draper TO resign
will be term of rcproach in every body mouth.
british Wing.
AFFRAY IN OLNEYvILLE-MAN STABBED.-An
aItcrcation on some trifiing affair took place in
Omcyvic yesterday afternoon, between two men
named Aaron C. Miller and Robert jenkins,
which ended by the former stabbing the latter IN
such manner that his life is dcspalred Of. The
subject was Of most trivial character Miller
was arrested and is now in prison awaiting his
trial, which takes place on Wednesday.
Providence Transcript, July 90.
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