New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-11-14

The Gus Corrosive erred last night in stat
ing that the prepared cotton with which Mr. Peter Won
Schmidt exhibited experiment III presence, had
been used for tive years i'll the Russian army Mr. Y :.
that he himself made the discovery five years
since and has employed II portirc for rockets.
This morning witnessed striking experiment
made 10y Mr. " :. with his preparation OF the cotton.
With about live grains of it he loaded small revolving.
pistol and with percussion cap fired ball at the DIS
lance OF eighteen feet The ball perforated two panks
each and half inches thick, made large dent in Il
third plank and fell To the ground quite fsttcncd The
report quite loud, and the impulsve force very
strong \, distance OF thirty feet similar ball pero
rated both sides OF empty flour barrel and buried
itself III the ground. II is very remarkable circuu-
that according 10 the positive ui Mr.
Won Schmidt the elements of his preparation
,ircy different from those of the compound prepared
by Mcssrs Shonhcn and Otto the German >araRs in the
possession ol Mr. Robertson of Bremen.
Wash Union, Nov. II.
ARREST OF \ CoUNrERrKIrER.-Of icer House
returned to this village Saturday morning last from
trip To Iowa bringing with him from that Territory in
divduR named Barnet \. Villains, who WAS arrested by
virtue oi rcquston from the Governor o ihis State
the Governor OF Iowa Williams stands CHARGED
with having been concerned IN the manufacture OF DO
gus money the town OF Marcelus in this County,
some three years since lie was formerly engaged IN
mercantile business nj Marietta IN this County.
Williams lied from this section three years ago to
escape and imprisonment tor the practice o his
trade coUnericiter leaving behind vile and one
child Since be settled in Iowa he has accumulated
several thousand dollars in property beside adding
another and still darker item to the chapter Of his
criIucs-thst 6iGGmg His nrs wife Is now broken
hearted disconsolate woman, and Is inmate OF our
County Poor-iiouse
Al; the time Of his arrest Williams doing flourish
ms mercantile business al heokuk lows Territory On
arriving here Oh SATURDAY. morning he immediately
lodged in Jail Syracuse Star.
IMMIGRANT RoBBEKY.-Some OF the money
robbed from the German Immigrant has been traced 10
one Stewart Forbes a notorious person who was yes
lerdsy arrested BY officer Mink. This afternoon officer
Jenkins IL searching the trunk OF FORBES discovered
S61 N cod-mos,y twenty frame pieces. One Living.
ston Speaker alias Victor Post was also arrested
as an accompce Elias Kent Is also under arrest under
the charge ia!e -AuA-
AceulTrAL.-The trial of DR. William Tyler, in
dctcd for malpractice i'll eifce IN attempting 10 poison
Ex-Governor Thomas by administering certain drugs 70
him some fifteen years since which took place al Fred
erick last week has resulted in verdict OF scqutsl
upon the first count and upon the others mol rpS was
entered Maryland paper
a Nice PoiyT AT LAWN Ohio black or ma
s,,c person is not allowed De witness in any case
where white person is party In recent case, a
hand employed board canal boa; brought a suit
against the boat Tor waes The witness reed on was
coorrd and the attorney for the defence objected
TO his testiiyns But the Justice decided that csnsl
bost is not white person in the meaning OF the law
The testimony Of the witness heard and verdict
rendered for the plaintiff IN attachment
CuAyGr or T'UNy-Jus, before the New York
election the Washington Union saiG that Gov. Wrsht>
election intimately idennHed with the prosperity
of the democratic party Aitei lis uSita - asserts
tina, he was defeated not "on tee ground OF nsuonSi
politics. The orssn of one day does not seem 10 ne
colIsc, the tune ii plsyed on the previous one
Phil n Amer.
CHEAT PoSrAGx-The cheap postage system
will certainly succeed 1t is said tina: tue amount
OF deficiency which the Postmaster General VIII require
from the Treasury will De bat $4,000 Next year the
Department will pay expenses and N two years
viii WELD revenue OF three millions annually
~ THE L. s. STEAMER LEGARE. from New
Orleans via hey West, bound 10 Norfolk. pQ' into
Charleston ON Sunday for repairs, hsvins Carried swsy
the ler and obliged TO steer by rudder chains ana also
LOST her rnsin yard Officers snd crew a.! We'll
Mr. DEMrsrkR IN SCoTLANp.-N perceive by
the papers brought by the lsst steamer that Dempste
the vocalist giving Concerts al Aberdeen and other
places in Scotland and with great success he proposes
10 make tour through that country and then return 10
the United States his permanent, place OF residence
II |, is rumorrd that Commodore Stockton, now
in command OF the L. : Squadron il the Pacific Is 10 Re
relieved bv Commodore Shubriek Captain StrinshsIn
i, Is said is to take command OF the L. s ship Ohio
destined for the Pacific as Gem Shuericks nag snip
Newark Adv.
u The robbery OF the ST. Louis mail turns our
to be no robbery al all The missing mail hiss been
found in the dead letter Office Washington CITY where
il WIS sent by mistake.