New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-08-24
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Anti. Slavery Standard
From tic New.O orleans Bulletin, June 26
! LIBERIA We have had lhr pleasure oi perusine
nuinp-r OF letters written by The nnnutmtied ser
wants Of our esteemed fellow citizen, John Melon.
ough, Esq from thrlr home III Africa, 10 lhei'
former master aud other gentlemen. These letter.
| express The utmost satisfaction Of the -migranus
with the coil, cHuie, productions and situation OF
The colony, aud abound with expressions OF thank
fulness and gratitude 10 Mr. MD. 10 whose forecast,
iberality and we'll considered philanthropy they arc
so greatly indebted. Coffee, cotton, potatoes, cas-
| sadues, ptanlan, are among the articles which they
euumrrate as under successful cultivation by them.
| T0ey have had little no sickness among them
speak we'll oil the general condition of the coonists,
moral and physcai-oi the schools and especially
OF The religious opportunities which They ENJOY.
he ftw Inconvenience they are under, OF which
can be found in the letters, are only those III
separuble from emigration 10 a country compura-
lively new, and not tquul 10 those usually en-
cOunered by families removing from The Eastern
INTO the Western States OF the Union. The picture
represented 10y The letters the honest roug sketch
OF simp minded negroes aud Is exceedingly graft
lying and encouraging To the friends OF African col
onz alton, and fully proves, think, the advantage
| of MIR. Me Donoust's method. We trust the sue
cess which has attended his experiment will induce
others Of our enerprising and humnne proprctors
| TO adoptit
New STEREOTYPE PRoCEss.-lt is stated in q late
British paper, that most important improvement
has been made in the CIT OF stereotype printing,
which bids fur to work complete revolution IN Inc
book-naking world. The procuring OF q cast OF
movable type by the methods hitherto adopted with
plaster of Paris has been attended with great diff
July and loss Of iime objections SO entirely reno
we'd by the substitution OF some other substance by
the new plan that perfect mould, free from all de-
frcts NAV be obtained in half an hour. Under the
IL Minds. .ln nnItf hon tFD-
quently had TO be done over again. Specimens, IN
which passages of Hebrew, Arabic, and other orien
raj languages are given, have been seem and ;he
stereotype IL perfect fac-simile OF the o'lginnl-
The saving in the expense OF s'ereotypng Effected
nv the new process will be seventy or eighty per
cent aud The public will no doubt benefit by IL by
and by, in the reduced cost OF standard works.
LIGHrx1NG-On the 9th inst. John Clendenon, an
old gentleman of Co. aud his nephew lanes Glen
demon, an orphan boy he was raising, aged ~ were
both Instantly killed by lightning, III Spring held
Township Franklin County, 1aGiana, while sitting
under a large oak tree. They were making hay To-
geiher when The shower came up and TOOK shele'
under the old oak, which stood alone near by. H.
clothes were nearly all Torn Of The old man, and his
,ead was parrlnlly buried in The hole made by thu
lightning in the earth. Ii appeared as though 'he
main charge had struck his brd;, az the Dung man
was apparently moi much injured.
OurRAGrous--We understand from several per.
sons wIn witnessed the scene that on Sainrda,
ngnt u wa,ciinsn hv The name OF Jack son arree'rc
u Iunn on Second street, near the Glasgow HOnse
because M was intoxicated aud nolst. III wonld
.pprar from statement that the man refused L"
accompany Ii n, w,-r-uuon this officer u! The Iai.
truck INN over the liend with ms Geasy ciuii
knocked him dIwu, and alter he was down repraien
as blows until The mau WAS bat one gore oi blood
he was trackrd BY the blood for more than halt q
,Gt!l,e W, ar. 80, disposed 10 sit ta'ncy - aud
L. 80
guilty OF such an act Ibis, should he taught tha,
ID. re is power superior 10 his peiIy authority.
ST. Louis Organ, Aug. II.
The STORM AT NuKRIsrowS.-rhe lightning
rod on III. Count IIo;,s. in No-rsiown M"ns omrrt
oun,,, was struck daring the soIm on MoDda. +,
while the Court was III session, but he person was
injured.
n. residence OF Mrs. McDermoti, in the same
place. was struck. aud the chimney ard enc OF The
,aiIers shattered Mrs. McDernnlt was Knocked
down, aud her righ leg sever.l, burned. The house
nt Samuel Houston also III NyrIslu"n, was slight
~ damaged ,,
A harG belonging TO Jacob Boyer Of Worcester
Township, about SIX mics from NorriSio"h, "ae
truck and burned-the horses ana callle were sa-
vtd. lfhl"u' Spr' L INES.
The REcArTA-We understand that the sailing
match he,w-en Col Winche,ter'r yacht Nurthern
Light and the pilot boat Belle, came III yesterday
forenoon in The Bsv, below The Light House. On 1t
third tack, the starhoard toremasi stroud OF The
| Northern Light was carried away, winch circum-
stance prevented any decision cithe conest-lhough
he Northern Light maintained, throughout, the al
vantage, ard is, undoubtedly, superior sallrr.
Many persons witnessed the match from the deck OF
| steamboat that accompanied The vessels
Boston Courier, yesterday.
DsowNEp.-On the 10Th inst a very interesting
lue boy pged seven years, son Of MIR. Leopold, was
drowned in a bayou while bathing with several
others of about the same age. The little fellow got
in water 100 deep for him and met his melancholy
end. His companions raised "ni.arm, and after "
Ing in the water twenty minutes, ne ~as taken out
| corpse. lNaicheZ Oourltr.
BsThe venerable Bishop Heddng gave one ofhis
excellent common-sense discourses yesterday Morn
ing a, The Methodist Church. In the afternoon,
Pres DIN delivered deeply impressive discourse
and Dr. Piuan preached an able sermon in the eve
uinC. During the day, fourteen Deacons and eight
elders were ordained. Bangor Gaz. Monday.
Mill BuKxr.-We regret TO learn that the Steam
! Grist Mill belonging 10 MIR. Stephen Gardner, at
Columbia, III. was burned down yesterday morn
ing. We have not heard how the fire originated.
The loss, we presume, must be At least STU. ooo:
| CSt ouis Ron II