New-York daily tribune., 1844-09-26
THURSDAY roRNEEG SEPTEMBER

NEW-E GRk,
THE Cgo7ox We have before Us the Quar-
terly Report Of the President, OF the Csoton Aqoe-
duet Board, for the quarter ending August 5:1,
;S44, end find in its pages some interesting
statistics.
The total number cf water takers that IS OF
person who have had the Croton conveyed into
their dwellings, &C. was on the Sd OF August,
6,0l7. The annual revenue accruIng from the
rent paid by those persons would be SlO2 604 Ol.
The water rent for the past year has, however,
been considerably more, Viz over Sll4,rU0.
We presume this latter amount includes paw
ments from individuals who purchase the wafer
f1r other than ordinary domestic purposes. In
deed on looking farther, this is evident, the num-
Der OF private dwellings in which the water is
led on being stated at only 5,5lo, which at TIE
average rate would yield no more than S5S,-
9o3 IS per annum.
The whole number of permits granted last
quarter was ,l62.
The number OF water takers is larger than the
number of permits issued, for the reason that fre-
Quently three or four houses are included in one
permit
The force in the employment Of the department,
has been reduced to one small company Of man
engaged in laying pipe, beside the usual numbar
engaged in making repairs. The works geIe-
rally are in good order with the exception OF the
free hydran,s, which, however, are in the course
OF repair, and previous to the setting in Of cold
weather will be in as good condition as they are
capable OF being placed. True sun.
New VARIETY or WHEAT Several farmers in
this quarter have cultivated rev variety oi
wheat, for year or two past, with great salts.
faction. II is called Alabama Wheat, from the
fact that about half pint was brought here
from that State in 1889, by an observing iarm-r
After finding that it succeeded well IN this CHI
mate, he disseminated il for ssed, and /: Is CON
puted that tnis year 1900 bushels have been
raised, chiefly in the Whitewater Valley. 1t takes
the preference by FAR, over all other kinds Of
Whca: brought TO this market, weighing from 6J
to GS lbs to The bushe It's yield has averaged
abont 80 bushels to the acre this season ; and the
crop was 50 forward, that, at Harrison, in this
county, it was all harvested By the 9Th Of June;
one man in that place has raised this season 500
bushels that sells quick at $ per brshel for seed
It's culture in this quarter, and in the neighboring
parts of Indiana and kentucky, will be largely
extended this fall. The C!ermont Fourier Assn
ciation will alone SOW one hundred acres with it
MIR. Bradbury, Mr.. Fagin, and probably other
milIers here, are selling it to Farmers FOR seed,
at 81 per bushel. TIE supply. however, Is far
short Of the demand. Cincinnati hll4s.
DHGRAcEFuL ArFKAy.-After the fire of Men.
day had been got under, dlsgracetu fight took
place amorg the Fircmcn, in which several OF
the combatQnts were stabbed, and otherwise Sc.
vcrely Injured We are informed that companies
No. &, 9 and 4 were those most prominent in the
affray. Albany Atlas.
CAPITAL pUSisHMEHTs.-'rhe following para
oranh is pertinent illustration Of the efficacy OF
public executions in restraining men from crime:
.Ebenezer ]. Perkins, valuable and highly es
teemed citizen of Lowndes county, Ga. was killed
on the 9th ut. by Alexander AlcFail, who imme-
diatelv abscondcd. The quarrel originated in some
small matter. The fatal wound was inflicted with
y dirk knife Only the day before the murder Of
Mr. Perkins, Samuel Mauox was hanged at Troup.
vile. n the presence Of more than one thousand
persons for the murder of a small boy; and among
the lookers-on was Mr. McFai!."
ARREST OF 4 MURDERER.-John Ferguson was
arrested this norning nt The Washington House in
this citv bv AIessrs. Shedd and Neserve charged
with having killed Jefferson spauldng on the 23d
of September 1913 in Canaan. Maine. Ferguson
was n, that time connected with circus, but has
o,clv enlisted IN the L. 5. army service.
[Low- Advertiser
DESTRUCTIVE CoSFLAGRATIoN.-Th citizens OF
Gsorpetown and Washington have 10 regret the de-
strucfion bv fire of Col. Bomfords valuable nnd ex-
,ensive. flour and srist mill which was built moi
monv years since the south end OF Market pace,
ha,wesn Bridge and Water streets. Yesterday
nornino about @ ocIock the fire broke out; and nj
though the fire companies were quickly upon The
snot 10 render assistance, that entire building, itE
excellent machinery and valuable contents were
eventuaIv DESTROYED. The mill cost the Originals
oronrierors no! less than $l0,O0O. There were ten
thonssnd bushels of grain and two hundred barrels
of nonr totally DESTROYED in the mili also the iron
ssi. mot fire. proof containing S2OOO and many val
rshla paners We learn that S2l 600 were insured
on the MILL hy the fire insurance OF Georgetown
ond Baltimore. This, however, 1t IS feared, VIII
NOT cover more than halfthe loss. Eight hundred
barrels of flour were removed from the mill only on
the dav before the fire.
The flames extended rapidly 10 the surrounding
bindings. and frame house nearly opposite was
ro,allv DESTROYED. The brick building belonging 10
Mr. Peter Magruder, and occupied by MIR. Iheck-
er. also caught fire, and was much injured IN the
roof &c. Mr. SCOTS house also caught fire and
was Injured by the flames.
From all that can learn, we are led 10 believe
rhot this destructive fire the result of negligence
tie walchmen in the mill having fallen asleep, the
rubbers caught fire by friction lNat. Intel.
SUPPOSED MuRDER-About the 18th OF April
last, Mir. Andrew Burns of this town, while hshng
in the Naumee River, Immediately above Perrys
burg, found several pieces of clothing, apparently
torn from u dead body. The clothes were formed
into bundles enclosing quantity OF stones, and cast
into the river during feshet
'''' - " [Perysburgh tOhiol Paper.
R- tis reported at Fredericton, n. b that the
Imperial Parliament had appropriated the sum OF
c7000O for the erection OF military works al 'he
Grand Falls. The works will soon be commenced.
Boston Atlas.
HEALTH OF THE CITY.-Two cases OF yellow
fever were reported 10 the Board OF Health on Sat
urduy, and four Yesterday up TO O'Clock r. NJ. oi
Mobile Adv. Sept. Il.
r- North American Phaian1, Monmouth 70
! address esdsvi!le P o } IS miles from New-i oS via
.tenmbot ORITS from Fulton Mnrketto Red Bank daily au
mo the summer Mr.. EDWARD GILES Is the accFe',i'sn
A,eut the Phnan1 in NewHors and may be consulted on
-, hrs,nss, from s 10 clock r. NJ. at his residence No L
Walksr-st.