New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-09-03

The CRoPs.-EXtract OF lcttor received IN this
city from Georgia: Ii may be safely asserted that
the Sea Island crop OF Cotton in Georgia viii be very
short. The rains have already cut the crops short TO
the extent of one half and there i now every proba
by that 1t will be stll farther reduced by the catcrp
lar. This insect has destroyed oncthird of my crop.
and in the ordinary course of things viii sweep the ne
mainder in three weeks. The next brood will
probably appear i'll every hcld.
charleston Eve. News. Aug, Goth
POPULATION OF LOWER CANApA,-Thc Quebec
Gazette contains table OF the population OF Lower
Canada according 10 the latest census, which exhibits
the great preponderancc OF the natives and residents OF
French origin The entire population OF the province Is
6907S2 The number OF natives OF Canada OF French
origin is 5i 3U1 OF British origin $3.50 OF the Cont
nent OF Europe 1899. The number OF natives OF En-.
gland is II $50 OF the United States II $40 OF Ireland
$685.; of Scotland 1892
RAILROAD AccIDENr-As the train from Spring
hed was going into Cabotve yesterday just the opc
ravcs coming OF factory near the line of the
road young woman stepped 10 the track, and was
struck by the locomotive aud ked down across
The wheels passed her literally sevcriuc her into
three pieces. The accident could not have been pre-.
vented by eNertor oi those charge OF the tram
as when the woman stepped upon the track she was so
haiti impossible TO stop Bos,. Trans. LIST
CoPrER ORE.-One OF the most striking speci.
mems oil native copper have seem was shown Yes.
,orday from the Michigan Mining Company, Bad
River. Ii solid boulder OF native copper. brightly
washed By the water, and studded al over with project
ing particles OF native silver II wss picked up by Capt
weighs S lbs o. Detroit Adv. 18th ult
THrSpERSroRA ~ HAvASA.-They expert
epced severe thunder storm Havana on the 10th,
accompanied by the heaviest fall OF rain which had
been there since October ls4i Ii inundated the
houses, and caused great in that part OF
the city situated outside OF the walls The electric fluid
also did considerable damage TO several dwelling houses
A great deal OF merchandise DESTROYED
ARRIVAL OF THE BRITISH MlXlsrxR-The Rt
Hon. Richard P,senhsm the Brush Minister plenipo
ecnsary. accompanied by Hon. Spencer Ponsonhy ar
rived in this ci,y from Albany last evening, and took
apartments AT the Albion bost Post, Tuesday.
SUDDEN DEArH-Mr. John Smelling well
known and estinable citizen OF Boston found des6
in MS bed this morning he o. years OF sse death
occssoned by disease OF the heart. Bost Trans Isl,
GEOLOGICAL SuRNEY.-Sixty sets, comprising
eleven volumes esch. OF the Geological Survey were
sold ut public auction to-day ~ an sve;sSc price OF
s. 90 per volume Alb. Eve. Jour.
ROBBERY John Armstrong. merchant OF Pitts
bureh robbed Of So0 while stopping 3; the Ken
lucky House, New Orleans on the I'D Ilt Inc roeoe
hiss been caught
STEAMER OLIVE BRANoH.-This steamer, which
was ashore Memphis, is total loss having parted
about mldships
~ The Boston Chronotype of LIST inst. records
the illness of Mr. Augustus interchangeable phiianthro-
ps, of that city, while attending the Such
the hea, and the great number o. criminal cases IN
which he benevoently Interested that ne was quite
overcome and suddenly fell receiving severe cur III the
head by the fall On being carried out be uncovered and
much better though seriously i'll The constant
ahors OF Mr. Augustus in the cause OF humanity are sui
hcient TO wear on. much stouier frame
sS s. Humes Porter, chief clerk OF the Indian
Bureau a, Washington arrived in this City yesterday
notwithstanding returned from Nsch;tocheS to which
place he accompanied the delegation OF Cauianche In
dams on their Way homo the prarcs OF the Tar "es
leaving item MI in good spirits. RI. o Delta Aug p
70 fight occurred between two engine com.
Panies at Pttsbnrs Pa the Both uli which Edmund
Lawson Was killed by young man named Braddock--
breddock arrested bat was rescued by his comrades
ana The officer who arrested him knocked down and
bruised in very serious manner
GS Rev. Charles Adams. of the Bromfe,d.st.
Methodist Church has bees appointed Superintendent