New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-02-07

sition is by abolishng high salaries, special privi
leges and sinecures, securing energetic and
faithful agents. putting the mails through at least
as fast as any thing else goes. and carrying at
very low rates. Any private citizen IN like CIR
cumstances would have found this out long ago
From the East.
NJ LONG ISLAND SOUND is substantially re-
opened The Mohegan, which left this City on
Saturday afternoon, went through to Stonington
before next morning, and her passengers were
safely set down in Boston by Railroad at IL
A. NJ The Narragansett, with Monday even
ing's mail and passengers, left Stonington late
on Monday night, and reached this City about
two o'clock yesterday; SO we may consider the
Sound open again. though there is much floating
presses again.
MANE-The Augusta Age Loco) has returns
from all the towns in the District but three, and
if these 60 before, Robinson is elected by three
majority. The Age intimates that the NADIA
waska vote will be thrown out, and Robinson's
election defeated.
O. Abner Rogers, Jr has been tried second
time for the murder of the Warden Of the Massa-
chusetts State Prison, and this time verdict
rendered of Not Guilty, by reason Of INSANITY
The Jury were out six hours. Rogers is to be
confined in the Lunatic Asylum at Worcester.
Gov. FENNER.-The illness Of Gov. Fenner
has assumed a serious aspect, and fears were en-
tertained on Saturday, that it might terminate
fatally A note, dated Sunday evening at 6
O'Clock, informs us that he was decidedly better,
| and if his favorable symptoms should continue,
his recovery was looked for His disease is
eryspelas, and will probably reach its crisis to-
day. Great soicitude is felt upon the subject,
and we sincerely trust it may be relieved by more
| favorable accounts to-day. Prov Jour 9Th.
From HAYTI.-Capt. Hardy, of brig Rocket,
arrived below this port from Cape Hayden, 18th
ult., states that the Island was tranquil. Full
duties are now exacted on imports, and payments
were required in specie, as we have previously
stated. The duty expected to be laid on coffee
by the Congress of the United States has caused
an advance in the price Of that article. Amer
can produce was extremely dull of sale and the
market abundantly supplied. Boston Adv. 9Th.
FIRE.-A fire broke out on the Sd inst. in the
stone cotton factory at South Boscawen, Fish
crviIe,) six miles above Concord N. H. which
resulted in the loss of property, as near can be
ascertained, to the amount Of 80 or $35, 000.-
The building, about 100 feet in length and four
stories high, was owned by Messrs. Freeman,
Fisher & Son, of Boston.
The building was damaged to the amount of
from to $4,000, on which we understand there
was an insurance in Boston, Providence and
Worcester companies. But the heaviest loss oc-
ours to the machinery, which is more than two
thirds destroyed and also to large amount of
- o.
they had insured total of S27,750, viz Sl0,-
600 in the Massachusetts, company at Boston,
$40, 900 in the Manufacturers Mutual at Wer
cester, Mass, and $3.50 in the Washington at
Providence, R.R.
The mill had only been in operation about
week, and its loss is heavy one to the owners
and the fiourishing little village where it is situa
ted-throwing as it does 100 persons out of en-
ploy.
MELANCHOLY Acc1DENT.-The Eastport SENT.
mel states that one of the boats of II. b. NJ.
Steamer Columbia, with FIVE of her crew on board,
was upset on Saturday as It was returning from
that place to WEIGH Pool One of those on
board, boy about Is years old, was drowned ;
the others, after being in the water for nearly half
an hour, were saved by the exertions of Mr. |
Mchiner and Mr.. Wilder, who went to them in
tielr ooatS WIN all possible speed as soon as ley
saw the accident. The persons saved were very
nearly killed by the cold, which was intense at
the time, but it is understood they are now doing
well.
Quick PAssAeE.-Ship Gov. Davis, Meet, of
and from this port, arrived at Mobile in ID days
p.ssage. She rounded the Tortugas in days
Boston Adv.
o. The General Assembly of Tennessee was
10 adjourn, the 3lst of January. !