New-York daily tribune., 1845-12-12

FUNNY AND FATAL CATAsTRoPHE.-A very SIN
gular and funny and fatal contest came OFT on the railroad
in the vicinity of Xena few days since The conflict
was between big bull and the locomotive the aiore
said road The conclusion said terrible in the
extreme but the head of the locomotive proved 100
hard for that of the bull which had it's head fractured
and It's neck broken the first blow The bull had been
making hostile demonstrations towards the locomotive
tor some time previous. He large fellow and had
been lord OF the brucs in that neighhorhood for long
time The diurna visits OF the huge putting monster ne re-
garded invasion on his premises. II evidently stuck
in his paunch and troubled him excessively Alter Civ
ing the locomotive fair warning for several successive
days by assuming fierce and hostile attitude upon its
approach he resolved TO punish It's npertncnce and
prevent future inroads by summary csstigaIion He
accordingly planted himself firmly upon the track and
pitched head foremost into the locomotive But alas
he calculated too much on his own strength and ne
weakness his adversary and the unfortunate bull came
of with fractured skull and broken neck-beine nthcf-
wise put hors du combat The passengers aboard the
cars admired his spirit they did his discretion ana
all amcnted the untimsly end OF the heroic conbaunt
Although the passenger thrown from the track
yet was injured by the accident
We suppose this rcucontre will furnish key to the
soution of the great question" Who bucked the bull
of the prdge?' dayton (o} transcript
Missouri STATE CoSvESTIoN.-In the Conven-
ton new in sessi n Jefferson (Missour) for the re:
vision of the Constitution OF that State member offered
resolution proposing TO deprive the LEGISLATURE OF the
power incorporate Banks and declaring all contracts
the consideration of which is Bank notes null and VOID
1t was negatved by the decided vote OF i9 TO Is.
proposition that the Governor shall have been fifteen
years CITIZEN of the Uuited States and five years h
citizen of Missouri; also voted downAyes l9 Noes
AZ 1t was aticrward agreed upon tina, the Governor
shall hereafter be thirty years of age, shall have been
citizen Of the United States ten years and citizen oi
Missouri fire years
VISIT OF CAssIUs Nj. CLAY TO CrBA-The
Evening Journal Of Monday gives the following extract
Of letter dated
DANvILLE. (Ky) Nov. "a.
al sat with Mr. Clay about half an hour He has been
suffering a,cy from the effects of cold. He told me
that he was going next week n. Orleans and that he
would probably spend the Winter in Cuba for his health
THE WEATHER,-Night before last and yesterday
morning the coolest OF the season Yesterday
morning the thermometer stood at zero. During the
day moderated lille, and yesterday evening It STOOD
at Is degrees above The r.ver is iu! OF hea'y
oa,ng ice and for the present navi alton may be CON
sidered as suspended -. Louis Rspuo. "a.
FIRE AT ST. LouIs-The family grocery store OF
F. A. Dryer s. Co. on Marketst. burned on the lst
inst.
E The Augusta (Georgial Chronicle announces
tine death of Mr. JAMES FRASER, President of the Bank
of Augusta who died Friday. after severe illness
of four days from paralysis. He had been citizen oil
Augusta for near half century and in all the relations
of life maintained the character OF just man.