New-York daily tribune., 1844-03-13
AN INTELLIGENT SEsAroR.-The following

AN INTELLIGE EST SENATOR.-lne lOllo"iiig
scene, which occurred in the Massachusetts Sen
ate the other day, is decidedly too good to be lost
We copy from the Boston Courier
The Senate was indebted Yesterday for hearty
laugh 10 the gentleman who had previously informed
members that Louis Philippe was son of Napo-
leon; Dr. Gardner of Bristol, the Chairman OF the
Committee on Education, was this eradite indivld-
uai. In the course of the debate upon the Agrcu-
tural Resolutions which he had introduced, the sub
ect Of the duty upon imported soft soap was brought
into notice. and Dr. Gardner stated that the duty on
this article was fifty cents per pound lie was cor
rected by several Senator's and among others by
MIR. Lvermore of Middesex, who stated that the
duty on the article fifty cents a barrel. Dr.
Gardner was highly incensed at this contradictions
and appealed 10 the Tariff itself, from which ne
quoted the provision establishing the duty on soft
soap at so cents per bbl. "Now," said the Doctor,
s. if bb does mean pound, will thank some
gentleman to tell me chnt ii does mean " A gen.
eral roar from all parts of the board was the res
ponse TO this inquiry, under cover OF which the
head of the Committee on Education satdown, with
out insisting the information he had requested.
I3 The Ladies' Temperance Petition, in Gin
cinnati, which we mentioned q day or two ago
as having been presented to the City Council, re-
ceved some very scurrious treatment from one
of the small papers, in which the editor took &C.
casion to lecture the ladies very impertlnently as
to their duties. This created great deal of ~
dignation every where; but one of the LADIES' mas
taken up the quill in behalf of herself and her
charitable ssterhood, and shown most conclu-
sively that the sex is quite as capable with the
pen as the more ordinary implements of female
occupation. We suspect the offending editor
wishes he had adhered, as usual with him, to his
scissors.
UPPER RED R1vER-The following interesting
paragraph is from athe Caddo Shreveport Ga
zette of the 2lst ult. /: The Miami has been up
Red River fifty miles higher than any steamboat
has ever been. The Captain informed us that he
obtained some cotton in that distant region, and
that the settlers being now satisfied that steam
boats can come to them have resolved on gong
extensively into the culture OF cotton tie also
stated that he found no more difficulty IN ascend
ing the river above the kianichi than in going
from Fulton to Fort Towson. The river is shall
low though broad The Miami halls from the
Rocky Mountains.
AN EDITOR IN JAIL The Editor Of the Fred
erickton N. B. Loyalist has been arrested and
thrown into jail by order of the Provincial House
of Assembly for commenting with some severity
upon the action of that body. The Editor writes
from his prison house, and says he dehes
and despses the body that have, at their mere
will and pleasure, without any of the forms OF
law, incarcerated him. He evidently feels that
he has the best of the bargain, and is as happy
as lord.
Fatal Acc1pENT.-Ast stage driver named Sher
man P Fowler, on the route between Montgo-
merry and Mobile, was instantly killed on the
26th ult. by the upsettng of the stage, which 1t
is supposed struck a stump which projected into
the road. No one was present at the time OF
the accident. The team was found standing by
do Il h,x,
the body Of the driver. The hands of the unlor-
tunate man retained firm hold on the relns when
found.
u The Juniata Times announces the death
Of the Hon. Amos GUsrINE, of that county, late a
Representative in Congress He died at his resi-
dence in Lost Creek Valley, on Sunday last, after
an illness Of several months.
IL Miss Hannah Farnham, young lady OF
Dover, Me-. committed suicide the other day by
taking laudanum She had been engaged to a
young man, and the engagement had recently
been broken off She attributed no blame to him.
however.
u The Grand Jury at Nliddetown, CT. on
Saturday last found true bills against Lucian
Hall, Bethuel Roberts and VIM. IL. Bell for the
murder of Mrs. Bacon in Sept. last, and they
were to have been put on trial yesterday.
CHARITY.-A stout, well dressed young man
recently applied to a ladies' charitable society a,
the West, requesting them to furnish him witt
something, as he was entirely dcstltutc--evcn of
wife.
Is. The Home Squadron, now in Baltimore
harbor, and recently under the command of Com
Mullen, is now commanded by Commodore J. ID
Wheeler
u Antonia Ponta a Portuguese was stabbed
by drinking companion, in a brawl, at New
Orleans, on the 2Sth ult., it was supposed NOR
tally.
~ There had been twenty five days of sue
cessive north east winds at ST. Augustine on th
I'd inst. This of course was very unlavorable Il
invads.
Or Dempsey Justice, charged with the mur
der OF the Georgia Pcnltentary Guard, and TO
whose apprehension the Governor recently ofierct
reward of $3.50, has been arrested.
IL Alvan Cornell, lately convicted of murder
IN Chautauque Co, has been respited by Gov
Bouck, and an investigation is being had tt
show that he was insane at the time of the mur
der.
~ Ten feet water in the Ohio, at Pittsburgh
on the 5th Large bodies of ice were coming
down the Allegheny. and it was presumed to b,
broken up.
" Two Of the Savannah River pirates (crimps
have been convicted sentences, months lm
prisonment for one, and 5000 fine for the other.
II An old frame building in Pittsburgh wa
entirely consumed, and an adjacent one paoly III
jured by fire on the 9th inst.
u" Fast Day in Massachusetts,, April 4th.
DRAFTS ON ENGLAND, IRE
fAss&sSTI4 LAND, &c-rersons about rernittins mon
I&NT&Tacy 10 their friends in the Old Country cal