New-York daily tribune., 1844-06-26
USUAL ABUNDANCE OF AMpER.-A remark.

Unusual ABUNDANCE OF AMpER-A remark
Me phenomenon, which has been observed
J,rinr the present year, on this shore of the
R,ltc. has proved source of great profit to the
;,haMtants The amber gathering has been more
",oduc,ive than il is remembered ever to have
kS.en. In the village of kahlScrg alone. where
.be amber gathering is iarmcd, quantity of
,nber. amounting IN value TO twenty thousand
.h.lcrs. has been obtained within the last few
..ocls Probably the late violent storms that
lave ureyaicd tins winter, especially through the
~.onh of December, have brought This treasure
N from the bottom of the sea. tl5'ng Zci,ung.
MYSTERIES OF GAMBLING.-Some discoveries
.,.en,y made in house occupied by gamblers in
poI,;more show that the game of chance il some
:,.s reduced II certainly hv lis professors. On
::"rs,ica,ius the place ii discovered tha, hole
S.5 been very ingeniously perforated through the
s.or. above where the card tHbc s,o3d. 4 Ic.ccra-
Ss, were was placed in The vicinity OF this, which
Istached 10 n taSse or signal III the gaming-room
TIE presumption is. hy thoS' WHO have examined
,Ss premiaes, :hat person stationed above,
Tho looked through the oriice mcntouct and when
b discovered the state Ct the different hands num-
-, nj t.umps, &C.. gave has colleagues signal by
anch they understood precisely how 10 play and
hov 10 win their adyersarics money.
a MrryoR.-About ten o'clock last evening a
.,endid meteor was visible from most parts Of the
r;rv. |, resembles ball Of ti,e. about twice the
sza OF mans head, and passed nearly the
rbole arch rf the heavens. rising n few degrees
,,oye the horizon 10 the southwest aud moving
Nile north of east until it seemed be lost behind
he hills of Long Island. For than ten seconds
the appearance o; the phenomenonwaS exceedingly
bsautul. and excited u general expression of won
Der and admiration !om all the spectators.
Eve. Post
MoRE MISSIONARIES TO CHlNA.-A meeting WAS
hsll Friday evening in the chapel If the Brick
Church lDr. Spring Tor the purpose OF a farewell
interview between the members OF The Presbyterian
Church and MesSrs. Culberlson, LOOMS. Loyd and
Happer four Young ministers who are Ia be sen; ont
~ the body as Missionaries To China. The shin
COhota with the Missionaries on board, wen; TO sea
On Saturday.
KYaSlzED DUoK,-R. B. Forbes. Esq has placed
Il the Merchants, Exchange, samples of Cotton
Canvass, which have been placed under ground so
A,ys one OF which was k,anizcd IN the manuiac
,aie The others not. The former in perfect ORDER
,ne others quite rotten. One pound of corrosive
;gbimate dissolve in ten gallons OF water, was the
ppportion used. 1t answers the same purpose Tor
fwine, Rope, &c. Boston Adv.
DEPLoRaBLg ACCIDENT Yesterday afternoon
sDr. Norhome Gall, OF the most respectable
citizens OF Louisville, was riding in gig With TWO
Cftbnre oi ms cnildreu upon the She,hsviIlr rond
his horse ran away near the Rearsra,s Brdse,
about miie from the city, and upset the gig. throw
Ing DR.. Galt upon his head. he WAS taken up
sserhlr>s and SenSe!css, aud WAS still 20 several
henrS afterwards, when we last heard rom hiu
Very ulr hope was entertained vi ms recovery The
children W. r. not injured. Lou. journal.
SAD CASUALTY The sail boat Eagle, containing
ten persons, upset and sunk YESTERDAY, about noon
opposite Sa>sair,s Point, about one mile from tli-
shore. Mr. VIM. B'aiira, hoat,uan on the Black
sone Canal amt MIR. Levi b. Barnard, II pedlar, hoh
Of New anpshue, were drowned. Fine rest of llt
nrB, who .mployrd on the Canal, were pck-d
gpb, boat passing, and Two or three boats chint
. their assistance from the shore. Four ol The uen
sere nsenSbie, bur were resuscitaied after some
e1ertion. Providence Jour
SriciDE.-Thursion, who has been in jail in this
city, a~aliing his Irla for supposed forgery on the
Painters and Mechanics Bank, committed suicide
BY taking, IN the OF Tuesday night The whole
Of dose OF medicine which had been prescribed By
the physician, in small quantities. He left II letter
aalng that ii was his intention 10 end his life in this
manner. [Char!cSton Pat. Thursday
u The tendency OF the adoption OF the suggcs
lion of His Honor the Mayor, in his late Message,
TO employ The able bodied tenuuts Of tbc Aims
House in labor of one kind or another may be
judged from the fact that during the last three
weeks i'll which arrangements have been making lo
carry The suggestion into practice, more than TWO
hundred OF the tenants have left the Institution.
ANOTHER CONSPIRACY CAsE.-Ycsterday tie
Grand ury returned true bill ofindictment against
John Thomas and twenty-one others, coal diggers,
for conspircy. The charge OF conspiracy is founded
on The strike Of the coal diggers last Spring.
Pittsburgh Chronicle
y@ A conveyance of 1000 worth OF property in
August and September 1872, by Gulen Ames, OF
Springfield, Mass to his iather, TO secure certain
debts, has been declared null by the Court on ac-
cOun, OF his having applied for the benefits OF The
bankrupt law prior TO The date OF the CONVEYANCE.
t-y A gentleman at St. Louis, from Santa Fc,
reports that the place is now open 10 all who wish
to trade there. Gen. Martinez has entered upon the
discharge OF his duties as Governor.
COURT CALENDAR. TINS DAY.
SUPERIOR CoURT.-Nos. >, l3, % Il, ii, Oh 90,
nL 90 nn