New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-04
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
Dreadful TruEety in the Theatrc-John Kan
dolph's Siarcs--A Negro Artist.

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he was On actor and connected with the TeopeS hca
ire He was acting last night as Pfomptef' a Mf''
Cooke connected with the Theatre ven, up 70 Reeves
and commenced teasing hin by turning over the evos
of his book and talking He gently rcprovcd her and
told her to be Oft that nc did not wish 10 bother with hcr
now She continued TO provoke him. and ne gave her
slich, ,n,h and showed her from him She Immediately
wont TO her husband and made up story when he
sourb, Reeves on the stage while he engaged in
prompting and immediately plunged knife into his lett
breast, It entered the heart Of Reeves who moved two
steps and fell corpsel While the audience were
stamping and making noise, clainorous Tor the per
iormancc TO proceed not knowing the cnuse OF delay
the shrieks of the women were heard from behind the
sccnc nj sight of the dreadful tragedy In the midst OF
all this Cooke raised alarm OF ire and in the general
excitement and confusion, escaped. Reeves ia repre-
zcntcd have been very harmless and inotcnsIve
man. Cooke was formerly resident OF 81 Louis and
a clerk in store there. lie married danscuse by the
name OF Cnncgaii
Every thing is very dull and stagnant in the city
IN the way of business. a number OF merchants
hnyc come 10 the city from the neigborng States with
onev 10 purchusc goods but declare they will make no
movement until the of the Tariff is decided and
aickays bill IL become law express Their detcrmn
anon 10 purchase very pariugy in view ui the general
arrangement and commercial embarrassment which the
passage such bill will bring upon the country ca
lstae suffering terrible depression.
John Randoph's inoilenslvc maIunited slaves
nrc to be driven from the state. The people oi
after selling the iild win tie knpNIctsc
that the Negroes 20 be the occupants OF H. ana TAX
inc from them All exorbitant price Tor IT, have turned
out with arms in their hands against an ulrined people
and driven them from the soil which 10y every right i
theirs They then abandoned the intention oil setting
down as IL Community which had been their original
design and attempted 10 locate IN squads III a adjoining
County But in this effort they were iocd being per
secuted ,narcaed and driven from tho attempt rs ii
thew carried with them pcsuleucc. II Is the intention
of Judge Leigh who has them in charge. TO return with
them 10 Virginia but the laws OF this State wal not
Of itnf
ders over twelvcmonh, arrangements arc 10 be made
TO have them 10 Liberia. my country!l soil oil
the free refuge OF the prosecuted ana oppressed,
where all men are OF right ana ought 10 nc Tree ana
equal whit sad commentary is this on thy boosted hb'
crty. Two Of the number OF this company oil Negroes
are over one hundred years of age.
had great treat last evening IN the view oi
some portrait paintings and fancy pieces from the
pencil OF Negro, who has had no instruction or
knowledge OF the nj. He has been working ms
common house painter and employed his leisure
time IN these works of and they really beautiful
one fancy piece much struck with, ;rui, and veg
etAblc buskct The Negro painter was conveying home
10 his family from market large basket hiGd WIN every
variety OF Vegetables and fruit ~ he reached nome the
old wicker basket parted at ono OF the sides and out tu
BLEED the good provcndcr gccstcd the idea o. the
picture 70 the painter VIII correctly and beautifully
arnwn saw these work ~ lpauv with lady from
Nashville in whose family OF the artistwas reared
and brought up Slave She rec csted her former mis-
es and patron saint 10 accept T." the paintings, In
humble testimony OF the kind treatment always received
her handhc mistress looked at her and said that she
did not think she would be doing right in accepting these
efforts of her husband that they might be disposed OF Tor
money and SIS would be oi great service 10 her and her
family The Negro burst into tears and said, what do
care for SOS would rather you should have the paint
in. than that should receive $500; and she added that
ii her mistress did not take them she would be forced TO
believe that she placed no value upon them turned
from this between the mistress and the Slave ana
asked myself wherein do the kindly feelings oil gratitude
which flow from the heart and throb in the bosom OF the
Negro differ from those of the white race
MEETING OF LABoRERS Is TRoY--A meeting
of tho n,aehinsts millvrehts blacksmths. laborers
and others. employed by the Troy Vulcan Iron Works
was held at the Works the Both ut to consider the
effects of the repeal of the Tariff Of 1872 Resolutions
We're unanimously adopted expressing their conviction
that the owners OF the Works had alternative but TO
close their business and declaring that without refer
ence 10 their former political principles. they solemny
pledged themselves the to the other irsm THIS day
forward oppose the parry which advocates or carries
into eacc, measure which dcprivcs them OF the
means OF supporting themselves and families This is
talking to some purpose.
IF GERsuoM FLAGa an extensive Farmer and
brother OF our Controller a. c. Flagc, is the Wig
candidate for the Legislature OF Illinois from Madi-
son County We should prefer fighting under the
F?agg Of the Mississippi Valley by large odds
The CoTToN CRor.--By letters and paragraphs
in the newspapers OF Georgia and the Cuolinas we
learn ,ha, planters greatly alarmed by the appear
ancc OF the caterpillar in the growing cotton writer
in the Charleston News save They have shown them
selves on nearly all the islands OF the Coming
early the season and when the crop IS unusually
backward and busy there is room for doubt nless
Angus, be very dry and hot mont that their ravsecs
will De extensive and runous the grower, II not
than in 1926. In that year the crop moro
,,,f sh,a os. 81,
LAroRrE COUNTY, N-WAEAr-A correspond.
en-, writes that years crop OF whea, in Laporte IS
estimated ST 10000 bushels while tina, OF the present
wear though equal quantity is 10 per cent, inferior in
quality en- account OF the The price of whea. in
the interior is IL cts-a, the Lake As Other crops
in the County never looked better
Tup Loss OF rHE ROWLAND HiLL.-We learn
from the Montreal Times Of Saturday. that TWO more
bodies had been found thc torccsste OF this Inflated
,s,,r II will b strange If uorc are not found after
farther examination
The Quebec Mercury gives the following particulars OF
the collision:
There has undoubtedly been loss OF lte, butte wAa,
,xrnt is not Vet known Sonc accounts represent ma
,wo Of the alone persisted Others us' SEVEN" ps
,rs ,y,r, victims some crushed 20 death snd others
drowned The facts connected with the sad '~e SS'o
be made oug Tor few days 10 come. The Lo:a SHueH
Captain L. l.. Armstrong
h. FIVE minutes after the collision took place Waer
nearing the wharf the persons on shore called 20 I;e
Canan rot 10 come there N the ws'er
lie Immediately laid his vessel alongside the upper
wharf lowered his boat; and wen IN search OF The per
eoas supposed be immersed NOT snd!ns any heIi
the wharf he rowed down toward the Black hlSef Si
be fen IN with the wreck where nc rendered every as
sstsnce in his power and thar o; his men IN saving the
passensers Ne finally brought down the SydenhsIi
mi r y, he,,yc,n the Quebec and Rowland Hill and
received on board the travellers coming 10 S9eoec.
Capt Armstrong with The lsudable desire oil SdnS as
unfortunate riyl, renamed by her, atose'ae'' aoo@
three hours.
Iii difficult in the absence OF fuller Information 10
Tor this melancholy affair i seems TO US nov
ever, and the same opinion very seiefSi! .
that great ,IsInaasegncn OF attention Is a''f
bu,abc both of the chief officers OF the boSs IN
question We must an ample inquiry into the circuni
stances will DC made and hope that some proper steps
will a, once be taken to call and punish the
guilty. party parties if any there should prove TO be-
racing should