New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-28

I'VE are glad to learn that Dr. BARrLKTT not TO leave
country, his hesh s not injured we sup
posed Our information derived from source which
we relied on and communicated to the public accordingly
Ed. Trt
MODERN REPUBLIcASs.-Th following story is
told in Paris:
An orator. who had probably taken drop too much at
daner mounted the tribune Of the Clubs and de-
cared that to save the country he demanded thirty tnou
sand heads.
Burss Of laughter and hisses followed with the cry Of
"hustle him OUT and the orator disappeared among the
crowd.
Another then took his place the tribune. aud said;
Geutlemen like the last speaker also demand thirty
thousand heads
The storm began again but the orator whose features
wore tue pacific aspect manifested By an expressive
gesture wish TO explain himself They consented to us
ten, and no continued:
"You have caught my idea. II ! demand thirty
thousand heads isnot make bad use OF them or TO
dspol them Of single hair Heaven preserve me from
SUCH a thought You will appreciate my intentions bel
Tar when you understand who am. ami halter and
It way ofrade that address my humble request
to you II you will deliver thirty thousand heads,
viii deliver to them thirty thousand hats, and my for
tano will be made"
taking advantage OF the good humor skiully excited,
the witty halter drew several handful Of his business
clds from his pockets aud from the elevation Of the trb-
une distributed them among the assembly.
FIRE IS MAIDEN LASE.--A fire broke out in the
Third story Of the store OF Messrs. NORTON BAScocK'
Druggists 39 Madensne, at about hstpas' 10 O'Clock
this morning. Two young men, LkGRASp MOTION q
New-York and WALLACE W. DEssLOw OF New Haven,
were engaged making opodedoc and spirits eff
pentlne usei In connection with the process accidentally
took FIRE as their backs turned and in an nstaSt the
whole room was In blaze. NORTON very badly
burned 10th his face hands and to be feared In
ternally DESsLow also burned but not 80 sefi
ously. Tue Fire Department was instantly on the
spot succeeded in subdusg the Gre with no farther
damage than the OF the sreaer part OF Noa-
TON BABcooKs stock and running the Interior of iher
store except some sgh. injury done to theore Of SMITH,
srRATTAs 4 Co. No. l4l.
The loss OF NORTON & BAscocK, II Is thought, viii be
covered nv their INSURANCE which as follows Eagle Co.
$4,000 lEna 81 0OO Firemcns $4,000, Hartford SaOOC'
Norwich S3OOO-tot.l $1,000.
POWERFUL MORAL ISFLUEScEs.-Our opposite
neshbor the American Tract Society. seems TO be fully
occapes IN all its various and extended departments Of
printing and publishing good books The financial yea
has lust closed ana told they have printed during
that time ssren and har millions Of books and tract pub
lcaops averaging ,hsn 276oO por day during he
year. OF these 1914 500 handsome bound volumes
Of instructive reading, from the pens of gifted Minds
whose works have approved BY 5000 men OF various
donomlnoons In addition 10 the large number OF eopo-
ieurs nos In the employ Of tho Society," se new soorefs
were commissioned last Friday for various States nelu-
ding Texas During the year past. the Society have cir
ensred 4O 100000 pages grasatsoSsy valued at S1ooO
FREs-The alarm Of fire this morning about J
oclGk caused by the burning Of spce'fsctory IN
Nineteenth ST. near Tenth A Ere broke out this
morning about 2 O'Clock In the house No III Chatham
ST. which was extDguissed without much damage
u The subscription 10 this City for the wild
os and orphan, OF those who fen by the Revolution Of
February, amounts To Ssi2 So