New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-27

EARrHQuAkE-About five minutes before five
o'clock yesterday morning, there WIS an earthquake,
which sensbiy felt in this city and the vicinity
and accompanied by the usual rumblins noise. The
shock was sufficient 10 cause the rafting OF doors and
window shutters and TO render the oscillation OF the
walls of houses distinctly visible The motion seemed
70 proceed in direction from Northwest 10 Southeast
and lasted several seconds.
We hear OF the shock at Springfield, at the same in
slant, where II is said TO have been OF longer duration
than could have been produced by cannon or the eX
plosion OF a powder mill. At Worcester, bells were
rung In houses. BrRintrce Dcdham Concord and vari.
intermediate places felt the shock. Al Ncwbury-
port the time lie fixed at five o'clock AT Jamaica Plains
chimney shaken down. writer from Beverly
says Iii sounded though dozen Railroad trains
were passing my house The Traveller says the
magnetic intensity at the Observatory at Cambridge
greatly disturbed by the shock. The vibrations
appeared 10 be in direction North and South and to
have continued for second two We shall look
with interest FOR from South America. which Will
probably bring the intelligence OF severe earth.
quake N that section OF the world, the effect OF which
we have slightly felt,
Some early risers that there slight shock
felt in this vicinity ahou, haltpast four. From all
the late accounts which hear, we opine that the
great shock felt generally throughout New England
The Northern Lights were brilliant on Monday night
I'LL after twelve o'clock. Boston Cour 70
A SAD DtsEAsE-A correspondent OF the West
ern Christian Advocate, Methodist clergyman com
plains OF the prevalence. in his neghborhood OF dis
ease which he calls the Sunday sickness It is neither
fever ague. small poN but is sympathetic with the
moral condition OF the patient The disease Is perodl'
cal-,he patient is indisposcd about Church time on
sunday morning but is usually quite able TO attend to
his ordinary business Monday however early IN the
morning it may commence, The correspondent adds,
postscript, that when strange preacher comes
along this way, the disease Is not general This,
BY the way is rather awkward confession for rcver
end gentleman 10 make.
STEAMBOAT ACCIDENT AND Loss OF LEE.-The
new steamer Tom kirkman plying between Memphis
and Louisville struck lately about thirtyfvc miles
above Memphis, which tore OF her whcelhouse and
Guards throwing the shaft wheel sc. overheard She
then proceeded her way with the other wheel and
when about eichtyive miles above Memphis the first
engineer fell overheard and drowned His uyinc
was John j. Bogss, OF Beaver, Ia
TnE BoSroN THEArRE.--The Boston Times
states thar this new theatre opened with no arrange.
that shock The public The boxes are all
the in form and price, and with no unpleasant di'
vision for Objectionable class snd no ardent spirits are
sold in the house
MR. JoSxrH BuRKE THE NIoLlSIST.-The Bata.
Wa spirit OF the Times states that this gentleman has
purchased farm in the vicinity OF that vilase and.
save when absent on professional business will consider
Batavia his home.
FuiE.-The house Of Samuel Fletcher ESQ.
Treasurer of the Theological Institution AYdovsY was
destroyed by FIRE on last Saturday night Dsnsce from
800 $500 Insured at Andover Mutusl.