New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-08-06
THE TRIBUNE.


Tar oy.Hariox or THE NEw Posi- OFFICE
-, s,,,l,csfion At the Post Office Department
- -, ~. y,po.sibiity Of acquiring correct iniorna-
, !, This tune concerning the general operation OF the
- osfsse law. Nor shall we be able n lay before our
1870 any general exposition Of it, Elects until after
,s. ma ID the current quarter, which expires on the
la, dsy Of next month From the City Post Office We
e.rn ths the number o. letters papers and packages
passing through their hands unconnected win ,ne bu
n-ss o the Government, has increased about So per cent
when compared with the business 81 The month oi June
The gross amount Of proceeds from postage on these has
fallen of nearly 05 per cent while he postage CHARGED
TO the Government Tor it, letters &c received and sen
IL enormous For the Post Office Department alone y y
ssid TO reach 10000 ioE the month just past
Washington Union.
TRASsxIssioS OF LETTERS ASD NEWSPAPERS
TO CASADA-T'he following notice has been put up a.
the General Post Office Letters and newspaper iOf
Canada posted hereafter specially addressed by he IN
ted States Mail" will not bs transmitted ~ closed mans
but will be included m the ms for the Jniiee Spe ~
will DO delivered up 10 the Post once =, Deson. ~
Boston postage wi be chsrgeable in TINS country On
n~wspsr..rs 80 forwarded Leers viii be suoect 70 'h'
British letters for the United 5tat' nam
IT, L. when rot exceeding hall an ounce ana 80 Ou
and This rate ust be paid In advance, or the ieter can
nos be set under this reputation Post Masters are re-
quesd particularly 20 o5scrvc, That tnc postage on
Ter not exceeding half ounce addressed 70 o1isoS
and marked by the United states mai VI , =. -, - -,
pust be paid In advance the postage on tiieI VI ~
same weight no. marked by The United STATES maj
will be Is 3D. be paid ia advance or MOI inc opium
Of the sender.
S.opo IssrERrcrrox-The plantation Of Mr.. j.
T. yyubs,ns .ta,ed some miles South Of this place was
The .cene since, Of n0liie alarm and confusion
owing 10 the fact Of the negroes thereon having refun
20 submit 10 the authority of the oversoer hopef' hsn
ho had been ief 20 mansge them In the absence 81 thfr
master Mr. Hall in attempting 20 correct one, discover
ell that all were armed with dangerous and formidable
knives which they threatened and attempted TO use upon
him and ne.rhb0I who present " y SAID that Hal
,ncc.eed finally in reducing the negroes 20 subordina
non 0u, not until he had called 10 his assistance seFcrM
of MS neghbor. and had resored 70 cold steel and Pc"
der and ball On Monday last three OF the negroes 49,
brought ~ town In charge Of the Deputy sherin, WIN
g. Roper and were lodged in jail 70 await their tria al
the mex, term Of our Circuit Cou but were released on
bail We not IN possession OF al inc pa'i.. h -
the above affair but have gwen them az we nea' n,
Helena (Ark) Shield. July ~.
svyryscy OF FtowrRY-Tbe Anniversary
fermentation In the West Indies was ceicpra'eu ~ w
United STATES Circuit Court yesterday says e 49,
NV uro,ouncing sentence Peter fo"ery' hefe.goIc
convicted u itiing out the schoo"oi 'P'
tent 10 engage in the slave trade -, .,. ho 81.
gued former day YER sso go" anJ w. sper impson
,nent 90 the common jail five years The sentence was
pronounced by Judge Sprasue- 80
Col Rogers suggested that account Of the unhealthy
nature a Boston Jail the sentence might be executed in
acme other ail and be named the one at Salem. The
Dstrct Attorney acccdcd 10 the suggestion and the pr
soner was accordingly ordered 10 be committed 70 tho
Salem Jail and he declared 10 be In the custody Of
STRANGE DyATH.-A coored woman recently
died nj the aims house and form the symptoms develop
ed the physicians were unable to determine upon ihe
cause of death Upon post moren examination OF hcr
body about two hundred nails found IN her mites
tipe. t-gether with large two inch screw. and some
crooked twelve penny nails, about four incnes ions
some pins bent up. and two pieces OF anthracite coal
The nails generally four.pcnny' fix.penny ana
eight penny some Of them broken One OF the resident
students weighed them and found the ninety nails now
al the aims house to weigh one pound About Twelve
OF the nss in the possession OF physician OF ths
civ What could have induced the poor creature 10
swallow iron and coal. and how she could swallow
rusty ns four inches long questions Tor speculative
philosophy The woman was an IDIOT bu, very harfn
iess and had permission 10 walk through the yard
where il is supposed she picked up the nails and sws
lowed them without the knowledge OF any oil the inmates
of the institution She never complained ana "heh ner
declining health noticed, and she was asked whai
was the matter she generclly smiled she always ap
pcared happy and was very kindly treated.
Baltimore sun
EXPERIMENTS WITH GUASo.--lIOn. J. A.
Pearce of Kent County Maryland. in letter to the
editor OF the "A Farmer" says tried 6uano THIS
sprjng upon my wheat oats corn and grass crops WIN
40 good effect that wish 10 make extensive expert
men,s this Fall If I get II on the same terms ]
will dress fifteen OF twenty acres oil wheat win IL
in September next. On wheat and oats he result was
,erv striking All my orchard grass timothy lots
having been dressed with II cannot speakd so certainly
Of its adoption these grasses though they have yielded
better cutting with me- than my noighbors have ON
better land.
ToRAcco-Thc Steamer Wapeo arrived here
YESTERDAY from the Missouri river with oil hhds. OF to
bacco The steamer Die Vernon also arrived from the
Upper Mississippi with 100 hhds on board. This is the
largest cargo remember ever TO have seen brought
from, that quarter Surprising behold the increase
of this article Three years ago and the whole amount
brought from the Upper Mississippi did not exceed 500
hhds this there will be near 1000 hhds shipped
The town Of Clsrksvo alone, it is said will ship
1000 hhd this large amount "a raised in the Counties OF
Pike Lincoln. and Marion. No.
ls' Louis New Era July ..
The CoNsrELLATIoS.-The contract for the ma
chnery Of this steamer has been taken by Mcrrok
a Townc, Philadelphia. When the alterations are com
nlele she will be lowed around the Philadelphia Navy
Yard % receive IL The work Is be done under the
supcrintcndence of Com. stockton. True Sun.
FLOUR FROM NV WHEAT.-Mcssrs. JAMES II.
PEAsE 4 Co. agents for Merchants and Millsrs line.
yesterday received ~ bbls OF Hiram Smiths Extra
Premium Flour" consigned TO ~ II. WOLF. New-york
being the fret arrival Of -four from Ncr Wheat this
con Albany Ciizen
HoSoRABLY DIscHARGrD.-We learn from the
Norfolk Courier. that Capt Rice Of the schooner Pho
neer OF Baltimore who was arrested and his vessel de
tanned at that port the charge of having runaway
saves on board has been honoraby discharged. They
all free.
BosToS LIBERALirY. There is not another city
In the world which exhibits such bencvolence
The donation by Abbott Lawrence OF saoO the Latin
School 10 followed by the donation OF $1,000 to the Cam.
bridge Observatory, by David Sears.
DRowSfD.--An lrishman named Thomas Nc.
Cormick At work for the northampton and Springfield
Railroad Co on the bridge, building at WiImanset was
drowned in the Connecticut river at that place. We'd
ncsday morning. The body had been recovered ON
Thursday evening He was % years of age.
CONDEMNED SERNov--Thc late DIR. Cleland an
eminent statistical writer Of Glasgow. related that
criminal after aitentvely listening 10 the condemned
which preceded HIS execution. turned 10 com
panon and remarked in Dr. Clelsnds hearing, A very
good sermon but rather too personal