New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-04-16
"A BABE IN THE wooOs."-Great excitemer

"a B,ss IN THE WooDs"-Great excitement
was created in Femme, Usage township st.
Charles County, Missouri, some weeks SINCE by
the loss of little GIRL three years old, the daug1.
ter of MIR. Elijah Bryant. The child wandered
off into The woods on Tuesday evening, 18Th ult.,
and was no, found until the Friday following.
When found. The child was still alive, though 1t
ate nothing during the time it was out. and was
,b;nIg clad, AT least one hundred and fifty per-
sons turned out in the search. She was found
by one of Nh Bryant's negro men, and .ecogni-
zo1 the man as soon as he came up. She was
sitting on the leaves and crying
n \ communication in the Port Gibson He
raid SAYS that General Dcvcrcu1, the distinguish
cd South American Patriot, is on visit TO his
reIa,ive, Mrs. Dr.. Parker, of Port Gibson Inc
General intends remaining a few days, and then
returns to Natche5, whence he will proceed
10 The Northern Cites. Though he Is entirely
be,eGt of sight, he still holds high post at the
head OF the military OF Columbia
Twenty HEAD OF CATTLE BuRNr.-Thc barn
OF Mr.. Jacob Hakc, in Manchester township
York County, Pa, was destroyed BY fire on tr'-
day nigh, last, together with four horses, fifteen
or twenty head of horned cattle 400 bushels Of
grain and a large quantity Of hay and straw
Loss $4,000
HALIFAX, n. 5. April l-Reporfsd 'orefk Of
a Sealer-A report arrived in town last evening,
that the schooner Niger of Sydney, Cape Breton.
belonging to Messrs Archibald OF that port. had
been lost on sealing voyage, with all hands on
board % in number
RocHgsrgg-The publisher OF the Rochester
Directory states that the population OF that city
in March last was | |, 5S9 white and 2i9 co!ored
males II .-iS9 white and Dos coolred females
Total 1858, being an increase OF 335o since
lS4l.
~ A new Post.o.fice has been established in
Buckingham township, Bucks county, Pa, 10 be
called Lahaska, and Thomas Belts, Esq, has
been appointed Postmaster.
NJ Sew-York and Erie Rail Road.-rhe
deeply Impressed with the great Importance o
the Newyors and Erie Railroad to the Cy and State be
evins that It's completion will he in history eqae
ony by tine opening the Ere Canal that will bring 10 our
mar set through the abundant supply al provo'
and thereby greatly diminish the OF living: will open
an avenue for the hitherto neglected but Gnd fertile
country emh,actl IN the Southern me ruuntes VIII prevent
the diversion. of valuable portion oil the business OF the CIV
md ma se new region, the boundsS West tributary Ia Is
Commerce thereby Increasing the business OF all trades and
professions and enhancing the value OF all property IN the
City New ork and believing that the present Board oi
Directors have placed the affairs OF the Company astuaton
peculiarly favorable the immediate prosecution otc Work.
do hereby respectfully their follow citizens 10 attend
public meeting he held the T.tBfRN AClEon Till rs
DAY me lsth I7rl instant at = ococh me ereR1.,
for the purpose of responding the call ct the Directors and
OF adopting measures procure subscriptions Ia the Capital
Stock OF the Company to an amount which Will ensure the