New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-04-17
Corresnondence OF pomeroy & Go.

| Burr,Lo April -. SIP NJ.
BY steamers from the West this evening, l learn
4 that the ice which obstruced the Bunker Hill i'll
Asckinaw Straits has passed ort, giving a free pas
sage 10 vessels bound to the upper lakes, and that
| on Wednesday last the propeller Porter, with some
| 5000 bushels Of wheat from Chicago had got down
| az far as the ST. Clair flats, where she remained
waiting for lighters. This being the case, the Lake
4 Michigan fleet may be expected here IN all the
sung week, and by the time the canal is TO be ready
| M navigation.
Steady but not very extensive sales Of flour con-
Snae TO be made To-day 300 bbls OF Castle &
| Strong sold III 81 l2l and $50 Monroe brought
Is from an Eastcrn dealer who also took 500 bhls
VI the highest grade OF fancy at 81 81. a small lot
Of Erie, in indifferent order, went at 81, exhibiting
| vide range of quotations, which may easily be ac-
counted Tor during the season OF navigation by those
hmiIiar with markets, viz: Western miller.
Otning in with their invoices 10 realize, and the
Eastern operator to purchase from second hands
The sales this week have averaged nearly 1900 Il
DAY, within the range which named above. In my
correspondence OF the 9th, the figures were not fol-
Owed correctly. They should have been AGO hbls.
ASA h. 100 bbls. a, S4 lSi, and 500 bbls at 81 81.
The weather is astonshingly warm. and the lake
region tranquil US midsummer, scarcely u breath
stirring. On the Southern inclination o. the ridge,
as learn from gentleman from OHIO, such hot
weather was experienced this period OF The
season. Calm and hot MS II is, notwithstanding, sail
vessels manage TO get along. Several now in
SCH, in the ofhng, and one landing 1000 bbls. OF
Monroe -four the first cargo OF the season.
From HAvASA-The steamship Alabama, Capt.
"indle, arrived at late hour last night, bringing
Us Havana dates up to the Sd inst.
The disturbances in the ncighborhood Of Ma
lsnras still continued, and arrests were made
daily.
Ole Bull was still at Havana His success
mas been great, and he is 10 give other concerts.
New. Orleans Pic.
EARrHauAXe.-On Monday evening last, we
were visited with the first thunder shower Of the
season. TIE lightning was very vivid. but did
not approach very near this vicinity. When the
tiowef was at It's hight, about quarter past nine
o'clock, shock was felt which occasioned "a
sight trembling of buildings, the gathering OF
windows, and then passed off in rumbliog sound
IKE The wheels OF ID carriage passing over frozen
ground, and unlike the thunder which preceded
and followed IT. We have heard thunder much
'oneer, but never knew the most violent to pro-
uuce such a conclusion. Ii was noticed IN all
secuons OF this town, and we learn that at New
onryport 1t was felt az violently a; The same time
put coming as 1t did in the midst Of thunder
saoTer, It was at the moment generally regarded
sthundcr Portsmouth (N. HI Journal.
BODY FoUSD.-The body of Edward Price, a
plot, who was drowned in the river Delaware in
February last, by jumping overheard from the
schooner Gilbert Hatfield, while in state of tempo
t 70 insanity, was found near New Castle on
sunday. The deceased resided at Lcwistown,
delaware, where he has left wife and children.