New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-02-08
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reconsider the Of yesterday, referring all ia.
lure propositions, &c. on the subJec, OF Texas, 10
the selec; committee having it in charge. The
question of reconsideration was decided in tie
negative-ayes 81. noes 81.
So the entire subject of Texas, as embraced il
the pending and all future propositions, was re.
ierted 90 the select committee.
Mr. MORRISON then moved 10 Instruct the com.
miiee 10 repor; in favor Of the resolutions OF Mr..
Wor,!en. tomorrow, at - O'Clock. The motion
was lost.
The Amendments to the Constitution passed
uuon by the last Legislature, came down from
the Senate. accompanied with resolutions OF that
BODY, adopting them by The constitutional vote,
and they were referred 10 the committee OF the
whole having in charge that subject.
The House wen, INFO Committee OF the
Whole, Mr. Swceny in the chair, and took ap
the Governors message.
The Polk CABtNEr-A Washington cores
pondcnt of the Baltimore Patriot, abiding 10 the
new Cabinet, says - Rumor now gives The
Treasury 10 Mr. ElmUre, OF :. Carolina. Mr
S,eyensons chance for the State Department is
still in Madame Rumors estimation the best,
Mr.. wilkins will not be able 10 hold on 10 the
War Department. although Mr.. Dallas and Mr.
r. J. Walker are his brothers in.aw. The place
will be given 20 General Robert Armstrong. Of
Nashville, Tennessee, ii he will take IL II not
t, William q. Butler, of Kentucky. 30 DO
predict Should Mr. Walker be made Attorney
| General, Romuhs VI. Saunders Secretary OF The
Navy, and provided Mr.. Elmors gets inc rea.
surv. there will be nothing lett Tor Northern
man but the Post Office Department. And who
will fill that post =? Rumor sInns hard occa.
sionally at Rober, Rantoul, OF Massachusetts.
He is very adroit and interchangeable man. and did
rs much as any one ut the Baltimore Conventioa
towards putting Mr.. Van Buren, on the shell and
| Mr.. Polk III nomination"
Ngw.JgRsRy. The following appointments have
been made by the Governor OF New. JerSey,su aud
confirmed by the Senate: Oliver :. Hasted, Chan.
cellor; Joseph +. Randolph and Ihemas Car
penter, Associate Judges OF the Supreme Count
Abraham Browning, Attorney General Elias P
Serley. John c. Ten Eycke, William c. Morris,
and Isaac w Scudder, Prosecutors OF the Pleas;
James Speer OF Passaic Aaron Roberts OF Warren,
Ferdinand ;. Schenck OF Somerset, Jonathan j.
Spencer Of Burlington, Joseph Porter OF Camden,
and Joshua Brick OF Cumberland, Judges OF The
Court OF Error and Appeals
ICON. Adv OF yesterday
no tlYpIorAryry, or TIL: WATER. CURE new
edition OF DR. Shows compilation exhibiting the
Principles, Modes of Treatment, nc. OF the Wa
ter ure. has iIst been published by Wiley \ Put
nam. Ii is considerably enlarged and improved,
especially in It's accounts OF the uses of Water IN
disease by eminent physicians long anterior 10
| Priessni,z We rejoice that this subject IL stcadIy
attracting more and more attention, and that atef
Carefully preserved from pollution by baser liquids,
is taking lis proper place among the most potent
and salstary antdotes to disease.
|
MARROW Esc,pE.-Gapt Dixon, OF the South
| BrookynsFerry, on Thursday observed man IN
small boat surrounded by ice. IN the East River,
and went TO his assistance found the bottom OF the
boat stove in and the man IN water up To his knees
took the man on board the ferry boat, and towed
the boat to this city, But for this timely aid the
man must have persisted.
THE FEHRlEs-The difficulty OF crossing the
ferries 10 Brooklyn is much greater at present than
il usual at this season of the year. The river Is
very full OF ice, and when the tide is running ats
swiltest rate, the boats are often forced TO laE
wherever they reach the shore The deg
thus occasloned is very great, and large crowdsGe
thus collected at the ferry houses.
CA.,Mirous FIRE All WETuMPKA, ALA-We
have been favored with the following extract OF a
letter from gentleman of Weumpka, Ala. TO his
friend IN this City, from which it will be seen that
a most disastrous lire occurred in that lace on The
10Th ult. by which nearly the whole business-part
of the town was destroyed
WEruMKA, Ala. January %, lSi5.
This morning our city visited by one OF the
most destructive fires thai occurred IN tins
| section OF the country. 1t first discovered
about o'clock in the store of J. = Oliver and be-
| tore many could get 10 the spot, the whole town
was enveoped in flames. The number of build
lngs destroyed is about No. comprising nearly the
whole buslness-part OF the place. The Stores Of
McElroy u Co., Trimbn Il Co, Lacey 81 Co,
Catlen, Vim, f. 5. Heard, Dale u Ives, O. f.
Adams, and several more that do not recollec at
this moment; are entirely consumed. Very few
were insured McElroy's policy was out few
| days ago, and was not renewed.
forgot 10 mention the following buildings which
were consumed besides the stOres:-The Post
| Office; American Hotel; llatchetts Cotton Ware
! house, containing 1900 baies OF Cotton stored on
Planters account The whole lot is estimated at
S200,W0 Mr.. X. > Persse, VIM q James Doug
lass, and Ready Y Hong hton The only stores
not destroyed.
The FIRE AT ALnANY.--The Albany Evening
Journal OF Tuesday gives the following particulars
Of the fire, an account Of which we published yes
terday:
Knickerbocker Hall was occupied, on the irst
floor, by Messfs. Carpenter and Kirk and Putnam
and Jackson, taofs, and above by Peleg Moves.
Mr.. Noyes is insured for $500, which will cover
his loss and Messrs. Carpenter and Kirk are in
sured $1,000, while the loss they have sustained does
not probably exceed $500. Messrs Putnam and
Jackson were also insured. The building belong
ed TO John knlckerbocker OF Waterford, and ]. T.
McCoun Of Troy, and is insured in New-York for
5000.
Nos and Broadway ,%ere occupied by John
Campbell and Sprague ~ McNaughton, tobaconj.,s
and George &. Treadwell u Co. furriers Camn,
bell Is insured Tor SI000, s'prague 81 McNauphron
for $1,000 and Treadwell 5000 here and $1,000 in
| Newly York. These amounts more than cover the
respective losses. The building was insured for
5000.
Nos. Band 5 Broadway were occupied by Bleeck-
er " Bogart, dealers in hardware, who were IN
snred 5000 here and 5000 in the Etna Company
at Hartford. The damage 10 their stock was prin-
clpally from water. The building. which was burnt
only IN The root and upper story, belongs TO the
estate or Ten Eyck Ciansevor, and ls insured for
5000.
FIpE IT Al .,..r, .n,,. -; IN