New-York daily tribune., 1844-11-22
y The CoSyscrlcpr Hlsromc,

CF The CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
has 'eeeny come lnto possession ef he Identical
80, cs-st formerly owned b, roer Brewster, rhr
=. .brsied companion OF Hev. Df Robinson and The
,.t Of the Pilgrims wha landed ut Plymouth in
$40 The chest was brought over in The May
rloser. and is identified not only by its original
..rss but bv other satisfactory testimony. Ii has
wsys remained in possession Of the lneaI descen-
J,ns of the Elder. II passed from him into the
s.nds of his son &ilism Brewster, thence into the
,o.ssssion Of his grandson Joseph Brewster and
,fs,wafd into the possession of his great grand
Jmehter, Ruth Brewster, who married Mr.. William
Sampson, and removed TO West Springfield in Mas
,schusetts, where she died, few years since, at Il
rea, age, in the family Of Hcafy Day, from whom
Dr.. Robbins procured it. 1t is made OF Norway
Fine, and was probably procured in Holland.
The LoRD's- DAY CoNvEsrloN.-This BODY as
ssmbles in Baltimore on Wednesday next. 1t is
National Lord's-Day Convention. Invitations
ne extended 10 all friends of the Lords. Day in
I'll parts OF toe country to attend.
RELIGIOUS TowN-In Springfield (Mass) are
5OrthodoI, Episcopal, Unitarian, 9 Universal
d, Baptist, Methodist, l Wesleyan ard Ro-
nan Catholic Church: in all 20. There, every
sody has chance 10 go TO church.
TERRlBLE OUrRAGEs-Asa Young, late Sena-
or from Barren Co. tKy.) TO the Legislature, re-
elved eleven stsbs in the side and abdomen at one
fthe election precincts. His life is despaired of.
In Bath, lKy.) two men, on one Of the days OF
election, quarrelled one was killed On the spot, and
he other died before morning. There were no less
pan 90 fist fights. Frank Com.
SUIcIpE-Mr. vi. b. Jameson, Of Orange, Rich
ind County, O. committed suicide on Monday last,
y shooting himseli through the brain with rife.
lie committed the act in the bar-room of MIR. L.
Snurr's hotel, while his fellow boarders were at
5nskfssf. We learn ha left letter which may
i've some clue to the cause. He was young man
fgood standing in community. Bugle.
RAILROAD AccIDENT.-A man named James
DOYLE, had his foot crushed on Monday on the
Rtadipg railroad, while attempting TO get into the
:ars when they were in motion.
FATAL AFFRAY.-At Circleville Ohio, OH Satur-
tsy last, man called William Stewart lost his life
il a rencontre with Felix w. Renwick. The quar-
rel was begun by Stewart, and the other in selt-de-
fence stabbed him through the body. [Circ. Wing.
FIRE-At Brandywine Hundred (Del.) the barn
and out-buildings, belonging to Wellington Grubb,
With all their contents. The loss is estimated at
5000.
CoAL.-The increase of coal in the Pottsville
region over last year is $4,000 tons in round num-
hfs and in the Lehgh $4,000 tons, The whole
Shipment for the yeur will reach 85O,OOO tons.
[Pottsville Miners Journal.
lowA-The Iowa Convention has fixed on Sulli-
yan's line for the Southern boundary of the new
State which (the st. Louis Reporter thinks) Mis-
souri will never assent TO. Iowa city has been
agreed upon the seat Of government until 1860.
The Legislature s 10 be composed Of SO Represen-
nlves and II Senators. Application for admission
into the Union will be made TO Congress at its ap-
preaching session.