New-York daily tribune., 1846-01-12


Of Delegates yesterday Mr. Leftwich from the Select
Committee the subject reported bill for taking the
Oft People on the call of Convention to amend
the Constitution Of the State and for other purposes
And Mr. L. also presented report from the minority o!
the Committee The bill provides for organizing Con.
ention the basis of the present House Of Delegates
with l34 members be chosen the delegates now
chosen. The Minority Report objects TO the organza-
,ion and insists upon the e basis the only true re-
preventative principle The Bill and Minority Report
ordered 10 be printed. Richmond wing.
JUDGE GARLAYp-The New. Orleans Picayune
of the 3Oth u says of this fallen Judge Garland
it is said has fled the West Indies After two unsuc-
cessful attempts to commit suicide he mas thrown nm
self among strangers. Would that all memory Oh MS
crime could be ooterated with his disappearance, go
that his msdeeds be not visited upon the innocent
DEATH OF GEN OvERroS-The last Red River
Republican published al Alexandria, Louisiana an
nounces the death that place, OF Gen water Il.
Overton. During the memorable defence OF Ne%-of-
lt ans in S4l5 Gen o. entrusted WIN th u.ehce
of Fort ST Philip point below lie ceIenued he po-
sition against the bobardment OF the English with sig
nal and heroic bravery. and hs gallant conduct on he
occasion is inserted in the pages Of his country history
He in the 5th year Of his age and his loss Is ccn
regretted
Es Letters from Corpus Christi OF the nth Dec
the death OF another officer OF the Army zen
the 2ls year OF his age de died OF typhoid peurley
after illness OF l3 days. and was the sixth victim
ansng the officers since the army OF occupation mas
been eucamped in Texas. The others are Lieut. Col.
TIE FERRY Boar UxIoy-This steamer which
plies between Black Rock and Waterloo has of late ex-
perenced some escapes owin2 TO hostile feel
ing between the and some individuals Attempts
have been made blow her up by means OF fuel highly
charged with gunpowder And farther learn that an
attempt has again been made on life OF Col Kirby Of
Waterloo by shooting him with buck-sho but owing to
the thick padding Of stout overcost the charge had but
little effect BUT. Com 'tn inst
A MANS LIFE SAVED BY A NEwsPAPER.-Mr
Sarnuel Waite in WisOl's store Fort
land Ne reading the Argus, when chemical process
was going on, which produced ar explosion scatter
ing burning liquid in every direction Ine newspaper
operated shield 10 Yates face and neck anu ihere
by saved his lie. Other portions OF his BODY were Sc
verely burned, and his clothes nearly burned on
MAGNETIC TELgGRAPH-We yesterday had the
pleasure OF communicating with lightning speed with
Doylestowu by means OF the magnetic teegraph-the
wires having JUS; been extended and the batteries
moved 10 that place We learn from New iofk thAi
the line from that end progressing rapidly anc ina! IN
ten days We shall be within minutes OF Newly ork
This rapid transmission OF intelligence between the two
important commercial cities must have happy indu'
ence upon business generally.
fPhl n American, 10th inst.
NEW SHOALS ts TIE PActF1c.-The Captain OF
brig Hannah OF Salem between Chins and the Sandwich
Islands, reports follows shoa about 5VO yards u
disneier with breaker il lat p NJ lon 70 ~ e
small low island at y N lon. 10 IL E. small hish
Island lat 80 y n. lon lio E These ne believes are
not to be found on any book chart
Il The Providence Journal of Saturday says
The Perry Steam Manufacturing Company hll II Ne"
port was on hre yesterday morning when our INFORM
ant left, the nre companies the ground ana IS
supposed the IRE 60, under without mucn oA'Ags
y The store of Mr. E X. Gilbert, in room OF
the Mansion House, Main.street Richmond YVES ~hoHF
burnt out by IRE Tuesday last Loss about SiuUU-
partially covered By insurance The otheF af' oi lne
building sustained no injury.
FROZEN To DEATH.-A Mr.. StockdaIe was fro-
death The night OF ne 18th urmo, about four
miles from Rising sun Oho and on the Eieht OF me
18Th. Mr.. andrews with Ike fate ana "iain one
hundred yards OF the same place.
2 The St Clair. Ohio, Banner records tour
different .es which have occurred II the vicinity oil Asi
town wiihin few days-three dwelling houses ana one
cooper shop.
u dead child apparently about tour weeks
old, with rope around lis neck ana stone aIlAcneo
was found OF Buffers wharf Providence r. l. on me
9,h The verdict of the Coroners jay was mar 'ae
cald came 70 lis death either sraDguaaon or oreh
ing.
q The friends OF John P. Hale give tina; gentle
man supper al Concord this evening de VIII sso ao
dress the people s, about o'clock today we saai en-
deavor TO hear him There is rey rare iport sheso
most puissanI Democracy OF New Hampshire very
indeed Manchester American Jan 6
u Ralph Waldo Emerson, Esq delivered
Lecture before the Boston Lyceun Thursday even
ing. Subject, Napoleon
r Al Langdon, n q short time siace. Mr.
Derrick hstwel was thrown from his wagon. and died
Gay OF sWo ai1er from bis wounds,