New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-07-12

DEATH OF Rev. DR. GRANr.-Wc regret 10
say that from information communicated 10 Us
this morning there is little room 10 DOUBT ''c
death of Dr. Graut of Mcsu Early ~ June
We have conversed with gentleman VINO reau "
letter brought hv the last steamer, written ny ,ne
medical attendant of DR.. Grant. ana adufeSSe Gu 10
a friend of the Doctors then in bondon. II az
nounccd that DR.. Grant was severely III ior aoeut
two weeks. and that during most OF the time he
was not sensible of what was passing around nm.
Through the greater pert OF his illness ne appeared
to imagine himself engaged IN preaching 10 the
HISTORIANS.
A subsequent letter from the same medical
gentleman conveyed the intelligence that Dr.
Grants illness terminated fatally. Commercial.
FRou SouTu AMrRcA-We have the Bucnos
Ayrcs British Pocket of May II and Is; hut
these two papers contain nothing of Importance.
The latter speaks in general terms Of "a blow
dealt TO Rivera by General Urquiza,' but has no
particulars.
The Packet Of the llth says that the Govern
mcnt At Nontevideo was endeavorln~ 20 make a
forced loan from the merchants, to purchase pro-
visions for the garrison and that a rumor was
current of the removal OF Commodore PHrvis
from the command of the British naval forces j"
those waters.
II The Providence Annual Conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church adjourned on
The 9th inst. alter session OF seven days. The
Conference raised from It's own mcmhersa sumol
nearly $4,000 TO aid the Wesleyan University at
Middletown.
During the session Of Conference there was an
animated discussion on the subject of preaching
III NH, oh had p.IO
some of the members Bishop Holding. after
some pertinent remarks, said that if under GER
tain circumstances crntches had been used. he
hoped that they viii be hereafter dispensed with"
r." The steamer LesaIe brought TO ST. LOUIS
on the 29th thirty bales OF wool from the pralres OF
Illinois. The receipts of this article have m
creased very much within the last season, and 1t
will not be long before it will form one OF the
principal articles of export from Illinois. Inc
advantages of growing wool are equally favorable
in Missouri. and is the present rate OF duties on
foreign wool and foreign woens be maintained
il is probable that the wool trade Of Missouri and
Illinois will increase every year at most rapid
rate. ST. LOUIS New Era.
AccIDENT-We have been furnished with the
following extract of a letter, dated Fort King,
our neghburhood last Monday evening. A ycung
gentleman named Mcleod was shot through the
head while fishing in the Oclawaha. 1t appears
that he had got up into tree 10 have better
opportunity FOR fishing and while sitting there,
man named Heather came along, and seeing his
head onv supposed it TO be water turkey. and
fred. Mcleod fell dead in the river. But one
buck shot touched him-Ibat entering the back
of his head, and lodging in his BRAIN
Jacksonville (Fa.) Tropical Plant
The CLAWS MuRrEKERs.--We have iniorma-
ton from source to be relied on that the Presi-
dent has not pardoned David Mcdaniel and
Thomas Towson. They have been respited until
the 9th of June, lS45. during which time they
will be kept in confinement in the st. Louis jail.
John Mcdaniel the Captain Of the party, and
Joseph Brown, will be executed on the Eth OF
of the present month, unless the President should
grant them further rcprieve, founded on repre-
sensations recently sent by special messenger
10 Washington. [St. Louis Rep. July2.
FATAL OccuRRENcE.-A sloop from Communi-
paw, loaded with manure sunk on Tuesday alter
noon in the North River about 300 yards from
the Jersey City ferry, and before the ferry beat
could reach the spot, the two men in her-broth-
e.s named Cook, OF Comnun paw--were
drowned. The vessel must have sprung u leak,
for she went down suddenly, head foremost.
AccIpENr-Thc train of cars going East yes
terdav morning encountered u few miles
this side of Springfield. The animal was in
stantly killed, and the locomotive thrown off the
track and considerably damaged No other in
Jury resulted. The Western train was detained
little over two hours. Albany Journal.
CONTENTS OF THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE
FOR THE PRESENT WEEK.