New-York daily tribune., 1844-09-24

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.4sssSsa,snts-A number for fencing lots paving
streets, received
From Depdr.atHtS-SeN eral conmuulca'io"S
from tie Commissioners oi the As House. Board oi Educ
ton and Counsel Corporation recsye gnd Teie
red-among winch wa, the SUBJECT oi the erection o ~
Pape were received from the Other Board and appropriate
Afer some other bu,iue,. which unmpor'an' the
Board adjourned ------
TuE DRoUru ~ Bosroy-ihcre was shower
in Boston on Saturday afternoon but the fest'ayS.
days OF soaking rain needed TO rspIenlSh tie
exhausted earth.
N. Rain fell on Saturday night. iorthe first time
since the 2Sh uit in this city and vicinity. Although
i, rained from o'clock during most OF the night,
the thirsty earth had absorbed it all by morning ana
there was Ii,rlc 10 Indicate that any thing unusual
had happened, beyond very grateful change IN IN
temperature. la'O"hS NsuS'
N In consequence cf the severe drouth, the
Factories at Auesbury ami Salisbury, have been
compelled 10 suspend operations altogether. We
have heard that such is the in several, other
places III this section. boston LINES
~ The steamer Adelaide. Captain Bougher
struck u rock on Peucoar Bar, about fifty tour
miles below Wheeling, on the l3lh inst. and sunk
She vas chiefly loaded with dry goods, which are
neary all damaged. The loss will be about Soo'oOO.
rsy- james Donaghe ESQ. has been removed from
the office Of Collector Of the Port OF New-Hayen,
H.. IL.
been appointed 10 succeed hlm
n Mr.. CALuouy left Washington on Friday
! for South Carolina
INDICTMENT FOR MuRDER.-The Hudson Co N.
] ] y Grand jury have found true bill for murder
eg,inst the German Menges, accused oi killing
Martens another German, at tioboken, about t"o
months since. Tn. Chief Justice set the trial down
! for Friday the 9TH Oct. next.
We lcurn that suspicion has fallen strongly on
another man. for whose arrest warrant was issued
on Saturday. The prominent ground OF suspicion
was that whereas he has long been notorlOusiy poor,
so that his family have received support from tie
public CHARITY this man has lately been in p0sses-
sion ola large sum OF gold, Tor MS acquisition oi
which he gives very lame and improbable account.
Commercial Advertiser.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN GuADaLourE.-Iaptain
klrwan of the schooner Thomas Hooper at
Baltimore, from Antigua reports that hre
broke out III Bassaterrc Guadalupe, on the 2bIh
of August and had burnt nearly all the town
down, and was burning still on the morning Of
the 9th, at the time the steamer lett. Loss
of property said to be Sl,OGO,GOO.
B.ssaofrc the capital of Gauda!oupc, lics
abou, - miles west of Pnnte-a PItre. IL Is
only about Il year sncc PoInte-a-Pltre was de-
str0yed by earthquake Bassntefrc Is
smaller town, with population of about 5000.
Having bad harhor, It carries on but little
trade and ls supported chiefly by the residence
| of the Government.
FIRE Ar NoRrnAMrroN.-Au extra from the
| Democrat, dated } a. VI. 2lst, SAYS
About two O'Clock this morning the large
barn belonging to the American Hotel, was dis
covered to be on fire. The fire spread rapidly
! through the wooden sheds to the hotel, which
was soon consumed. Insured at Hartford
/ The stage and express horses were with difficulty
pot out OF the barn. The house of David Da-
mon, Esq. stage proprietor, together with the
two large barns belonging 10 the stage company
were much exposed but were saved. Tne barn
and wooden sheds attached to the house Of DR..
$ Graham were consumed but the main bud
ing, which is of brick is saved although much
! injured. Insured at the Mutual
FRUIT AT SMYRNA.-SMYRNA, August l9th.-
" We regret 10 add that the prospects for Fruit
the coming season promise badly. The harvest
Of Figs has suffered uncommonly, the heat hav-
ing caused them 10 fall mmatnrcy from the t!ces,
and those which remain are bat poorly nourlshcd
Fisurc TO yourselves trut whilst the Ordinary yield
of our harvest is -, 600 camel loads ~e shall
hardly have this year 5000. The Raisms have
also suffered severely, and great anxiety Is already
manifested to make contracts IN advance"
CLgRlcAL.-!ye learn from the Presbyteriaa
that Rev. DR.. Yeomans has resigned the Presl
dency OF Lafayette College, and that Rev. Dr.
Junkin has resigned that OF Miami University
the latter has been invited to accept his f0rmer
station as President OF Lafayette College. The
same paper mentions the death OF three OF the
members of the last General Assem5ly--Rey.
Enoch Bouton, Rev. Theopbilus Gardiner Potts,
and Rev. George d. McCuenn.
GOVERNMENT Exhaustive understand that
Gen. Duff Green passed through this city yester
day, as q Government Express from Washington
to the authorities of Mexico, in relation to Texan
affairs. 1t will be recoilected that an article
copied Yesterday from the Richmond Enquirer
stated that Government Express had LEFT
Washington for Mexico.
Charleston Pat. Sept Is
RosBERY.-On Saturday last before noon, Mr.
John Mckee, Of Fairfield, Jefferson County,
Iowa, was robbed Of pair Of leather saddle bags
containing $3.50, in silver; 500 in gold half
eagles; two French gold watches, orc single and
one double case: two English silver watches
two French watches, plated cases ard lot Of
clothing, a brown dress coat, pairof blue pants,
a blue cloth vest. shirts, drawers &c. And also
an Indian breast plate made Of silver and en-
graved with wons likeness, about five inches IN
diameter: and receipt book and papers o! value.
Mr. Nc kee offers twenty five dollars for the re-
covery of the property and Is too poor to atve:-
.ise Il. st. LOUIS Missounan
@ LADIES and VINO ~ih study the Piino Forte.
or who aaye already studied without due attention to the
elementary puncipes Of nuc. enjoy an excellent oD
uortuniy for information that subject M: Warner
elementary class which on Wetneslay aoa Saur
day evenings The irst eson win be repeated ifinex
lay evening seot a5th O'Clock Boom I'll Broadway
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