New-York daily tribune., 1844-09-04

ExrRaoRpINARY.--Th sloop Sea
AZ aH Caot Janscn, arrived nj this port Wednes-
Gaa, last, from ST, Lucia, Florida, bringing
4 dH dH,hs, FIVE passengers, two OF whom picked
VIZ" ,h. beach bstwecn st. Lucia and ST. Angus.
up say;pe been shipwrecked The Sea Gull is
QUO -, of about three tons burihen, half decked
has proved herself an excellent sea bont--
over, experienced two serere blows, and entered
si.'s.r,,s,;ne daring gale. She was five dsya in
JT,om ST. Lucia 10 ST. Augustine, the whole of
selasS distance she came outside. Arriving at ST.
sN,s,;ne sp." Quite a crowd gathered around her har-
hss,w and all expressed astonishment that she
ft..u live through such blow as they had ex-
sa'sU:.ncsd there After resting a few days at ST.
uns,;ns thew took in provisions and water, and at
a.siock in the evening, again launched their little
,be waves, but had scarcely cot outside the
@ ea h~rore the wind freshened and that night thew
p,, ,,;snced another gale, but 10 the expression
tfbsr valiant Captain, +" she stood il ike duck
VS.ibv DAYLIGHT next morning they We're at Doboy
,rJc, from which place they oamc the inland route.
The messengers are well. and express themselves
,;,by pleased with their trip, and intend returning
he, after visiting their friends in the interior of
N'' The Sea Gull is perfect curiosity to look at-a
...l home built. She IS now wing Ut Foisom's
"hs,f where the curious eau see her, and We ven
n. The assertion, that OF all that look at her but
sw. Il apv would like TO maxi voyage of five
hundred miles in her, Savannah Georgian.
NoRr OurRAGxs ~ CANADA-On Sunday night
,.s, Mr q respectable Scotch farmer and a
Ian of 70 years of age, who resides with his wife
end three daughters, the line OF the canal within
,f,s miles OF Lachine, had retired TO bed, when his
borse was invaded and taken possession Of by three
armed villains, with their faces slackened. On the
nd man rising from his bed and demanding their
Business, he was knocked down by blow on the
t.sd with the but; end OF pistol and ordered to de-
liver ur his money, or they would shoot him on the
spot
One of his daughters ran to the door for the pur-
ro.e of alarming the neighhors, when she found Z
man stationed outside, armed with pistol she ran
back aud escaped by the back door.
The nearest neighbCr lives some acres distant,
and. before assistance arrived, tine scoundres had
broken open every box and trunk in tie house, in
s.arch OF money, robbed the old man oi bag
taining some silver ard copper money, together
with gun, aud effected their escape, leaving their
aged victim yng helpless aud wounded upon the
floor But this is not all.
On the following evening, lilonday) two shots
were fred at the windows OF Mr. Robinson-we be-
Iieye the engineer on the work-one ball striking
close 10 the window, and the other striking off q
corn.r Of the SILL Then, on Sunday evening, we
are told, gang of canallers took possession of a
bridge across the canal, aud would allow none 10
pass without paying them toll.
Montreal Herald
The DRoUTH.-We regret much, says the Cad
do Gazette OF the Nth inst. TO hear from almost
quarter, OF lfe great uundgt WHICH Us Delng
done 10 the crops by the extraordinary drouth. On
manv plantations, as we understand, where il has
been usual 10 make as much as could be gathered,
there will not be made the present year more than
4j0 pounds OF cotton 10 the acre. Picking has been
commenced for some time, and fair days work is
made bur il is feared that there will be but little left
10 open after the first picking. The weed is often
found drying up from the root 10 The top.
Savannah Georgian.
BRIG SElzEp-The brig VIM. IIortentio, from
Havana, which entered Baltimore some days since
under suspicious circumstances, having smuggled
consetves and other things on board, with specie,
not entered in rha manifest, was zed by aloreou
Forest U. s. Marshal in Baltimore, on Thursday
evening, and libeied. Capt. Wolton, her command
err was committed 10 Jail.
DsGRAcsFuL PROCEEDINGS AT CAMP MEET
Ne.-A gang Of drunken rowdles attacked II Metho
DIST Camp Meeting near Pittsburgh, Pa. on Mon
day night last and attempted TO murder the preach
err Rev. Mr.. Blackburn. Three OF them, named
Mackerel aud two Smith, were captured Fortu-
nalelv the stab at Mr. Blackburns heart missed its
AIM the knife passing through his coat between the
arm aud side.
" Baron Frederick Won Rauner paid visit
10 Reading Pa. on Wednesday, remaining until
Thursday noon, " hen he left for Harrisburgh The
Baron, saws the Gazette, Is short thick set man,
Ofabou 90 years with very distiDgue" appear
snce We think he might safely travel " ncogno"
from one end OF tbe country 10 the other, without
ever being recognized us OF the GerMan lterati.
He was accompanied by his son, an iniegen! look
ing young man, about 23 years OF age.
The IsoN BusIsEss.-The furnace, near Pine
grove, has been fitted up ealrely new Pig iron
commands $50 per ton very readily at the furnace,
and iaeness aud dilapidallon, which characterised
the place but a few months since, have given place
10 renovated buildings and the busy hum of prosper
Gus business. Miners Journal.
- The iron steam Gutter, for the Revenue SER
,l,A .l.co Ia- 80
tons burthen. She is 10 be called the :. Mclean"
Bost. Bee.
The CRoPs-The Edgefield Advertiser says:
Fron all quarters of the District from which we
have heard, the Corncrop will be average one;
and in some sections oi our District the Farmers
will make at least third more than they made last
year. The most OF our Planters and Farmers have
commenced picking out their Cotton and some have
already sent small quantities 10 murket. We have
q late and favorable Fall, we expect fully much,
iinot more, will be gathered this than was made
last year. Peas and Potatoes have both improved
since the late rams. Corn and Meal sold hery last
week at 40 and is cents per bushe [Charles. Pat.
UNPARALLELED IN THE History OF THE WEST.
Yesterday afternoon, during the storm which arose
about o'clock, large flakes of snow fell AT intervals
Let ii be remembered that it showed on the 9th day
day of August, 1914, thing which has never hap
pened in this city before during the summer months,
at least, unknown to the oldest inhabitants.
(Cincinnat Times, Aug. 2S.
New MOVE IN FlSANcE.-The tol-gate on the
National road, about two miles West OF our city,
says The Wheeling Gazette, was recently abolished,
and the tenement ut the gate evacuated by the old
collector. day two afterward, an eccentric
genius established himself in the vacated premises,
and entered upon his seli-imposed duties o. to-col-
lecior. He met with no opposition from any but
few persons in the Immediate neighborhood OF
the gate, vino had been apprised OF the fact, and
those he soon brought TO terms by closing The gate
aud threatening them VITA The formidable missiles
which he had prepared for the purpose. The fellow
was doing hourishng buslness--no rent 10 pay,
and all ms receipts clear profit, when gentle
men from Bridgeport, who had been informed OF his
proceedings, repaired to the OF his inancicring
operations, and iorciby ejected him from the prem
ises.
MARRIED..
Monday evening. September = by Kew Dr; Bangs Mr..
lutt