New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-10-15

LEAD MINE FoUSD-ln the Spring great noise
was made about a lead mine found IN the region OF the
kankakee River and men very anxious 10 BUY rnd
what not all unsnguar the proprietOrs let them BUY
and pay high AS they pleased. The pr0pnetors nsue
a raise and the spectators commenced digging tthey
made very small discoveries and those in small parcels
of two and three pounds each. One note being sued
rant o. ras ydqef The defendant bought
q lead mine and he could not find any. IL appeared on
evidence that others had found bit Of lead on the
ground there NhcrcupOn the Justice decided tnat ne
had not dug in the right place and must pay the note
Another of the spectators calling the whole matter
fraud he bad worked sN men three months ana i0uhu
nothing icamstcr standing by observed that ne com
menced digging too early lead mines IKE potatoes,
wanted time TO grow and ala get fully ripe until all
The humbugged specuat0r demanded an explanation
When he was told that the lead hauled from Gaena
in the Winter, and 30 was not planted urr ul' p'ns
an he did expect much of crop now, as the gen
emen spectators had dug over go much OF the ground
and taken on the seed. lChlcaSo paper
Loss OF THE BRIG EMiGRAST.-We learn from
the Buffalo Commercial that the brig Emigrdnf Captain
Manson sailed itom Cleveland the 4h, for Chicago
with cargo Of 300 tons coal 100 tons Of irOn nails &c
aud driven shore TIE gale Oithe oh, az Avon Point
10 miles above Cleveland The vessel : bi-eG the car
20 OF iron &c viii be saved There was 5000 insurance
on this vessel.
SERPENTINE--A quarry Of The most beautifully
varegated marble commonly called Serpenune, bias
been lately discovered in Florida few miles from TINS
village Specimens which surpas The puan IN beauty
and variety OF coors and susceptibility OF polish have
ineXhaustable mass. An en'erprising Company have
purchased the quarry and preparations are being made
to work it, The gram IS finer and the structure more
compact than that Of the other marble IN TINS region anu
when polished in thin slabs the clouds and diereni
shades OF color are Of great beauty.
North Adams Mass Transcript.
VERMONT ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE Al BRAT
1LEBoso'.-By the Ninth Annual Report, which Is just
published this Institution appears TO be in prosperous
condition The buildings have been enlarged this season
by the increase OF about 80 additional rooms ahordns
greater accommodations and imprOvngthe means Of ca
shcalon i63 patients have enjoyed ts advantages the
past year % have been discharged and t3 now remain
OF those discharged. % have recovered
FIRE-The alarm of iire Sunday morning, came
from the Massachusetts Fruit snd iced store. kept BY
Samuel Walker, OF RoXbuTy, IN the Horticultural socie
tvs aiding in SchOOst. The nre when the store was
ope1ed found 10 be on one side underneath coun
ter and in a rack Of drawers. Ii was speedily exiin
guished doing no great amount Of damage The stock
of fruit and flowers was essentially used up.
lBost Atlas.
DEBATE oN SLAyERY-The debate on Slavery
between Rev Mr. Rice and Rev. Ir. Blanchard, At Gin
cinnal. Terminated the 9th Ii occupied "a hours
About three thousand people were IN attendance. M
Rice defended and Mr. Blanchard opposed the existence
Of Slavery.
DARTMOUTH CoILEGF-The Catalogue Is JUS;
published The whole number OF under graduates Is
i7e viz: Seniors - Juniors 81 Sophmorrs 80, Fresh
man AZ The number OF II dical students IS 3
~ The shocking murder by a negro. notice Of
which copied icw days ago from the MAys'Ac Ia
gle occurred IN Grant and not in Harrison County, as
stated Mr. o. z. Hogan. OF the murdered men, rep
resented the people OF Grant IN the Legislature TWO
years ago M Kendall not dead e. the asi accounts
but his wound was considered moral The negro has
not been caught. lLoui''iie 'oufhA.
70 The Galena Illinois Sentinel, Loco has
been discontinued Mr.. Sweeney In his yaecciory =
little severe in his structures upon some u the neinoc
OF MS party whom he charactelzes - designing men
who profess democracy Tor selfish purposes The ma
tera. OF the Sentinel have been purchssed oy MI IL A
Ienney who Is about 10 publish ne" paper 70 DC
called the Gaena Jeiicrsonian.
ry-A man about fifty years of age was drowned
from the canal boat RIP Van WInklc about two mrs
from Lockport on Saturday lsst. The body was soon
recovered but there no papers on ~ Nnieh LIS
name could be AscertalDed.
~ The Secretary Of State returned to w ssh-
lneton this evening from his late vsi 10 PennsylvanA
lUniOn Oct 10
~ Rev Mr. SAWYER, late OF this city is preach
ing IN Utca
II Mr.. WHITsIY. the Oregon Railroad man "
u Cincinnati