New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-07-10
CITY ITEMS.

developments have been made which tend in some d.
gree b throw light on the affair Il appears that ihe
woman. sarah stewart came from Augusta SIC and
that her real il Louisa Savage u slso reported
that she had actually been secretly married % Nf Bre
mond but under agreement that the fart should BE-
kept secret The Herald publishes the following cefiif
cate purporting 20 have been found DO one Of her
trunks BY Capt Gilmore Of the second Ward Police
10 whom she had gwen the key
This il 10 certify that Pgrs u BreHoad Of ne City
Of New York and L0ai.a Sarge. Of Augusta Ne were
oined BY mo in the holy bands OF natrm0ny tbs nth
dsv III {uul 1876 EBENEZER GRIFFIN
Vrrygss. - Minister Of the Gospel
Il b. also stated on the authority Of the Coroner that
the skull Of the decessed the ihinnes he had ever
seen and thst slight blow the spot where it
broken might have produced death His mother who
has s, returned from abroad 10 ind her the vic
Jim Of such shocking fate at present in state o.
complete insanity
Alexander FoRBE.. EsQ-A meeting Of TIE
friends Of this gentleman who fell sacrifice TO HE be
nevoent Offices in bringing home the remains Of tn
New York officers who were killed 10 Mexico, was held
last night AZ Central Hall Col Calhoun presided and
theiolowinr resolutions, offered by Lieut. Col Potter
were unanimously adopted
Resofrsd That We regad the sudden dccease Of our
friend and ASSOCIATE Alexander : Forbes as me source
Of profound grief % al who knew MIN ne has oeen
taken from the fed Of bis labor and usefulness m me
iror Of fusnhoodnot even the Angel Of Mercy, whose
rDcssengcr he was could stay the hand Of that nerces
reaper Death who gathers hls harvest among ruined
hopes md bleeding hearts Alexander FORBES is
d a. but the recollection of MS many sterling virtues
will live W. IA US until We too mingled with the
past As q man he was honest brave and generous
in every relation Of life he performed ne duty and hs
falings II b. had any. "l leaned ~ virtues side.
ResOlred That we tender bis WiLe and family the eX
precision Of our sincere coincidence for this affecting dis
pensation Of Providence The widow and tatheTess
command our sympathy and would that ~ 40 deeply
felt and freely rendered could restore Joy ana nap
pness b the mourning household.
Res0lred That will, rs a mark II respect ana -
for deceased friend, attend his funeral ~
body and occupy such position IS the proper auihor
ties may assign us
AIMS HousE CoNNIssioNEE-The Committee
appointed 20 investigate the charges preferred against
Mr Leonard by Mr.. Ees have reported favorsby TO
Mr the charges not having been sustained.
The FREvcH CoNsuL-N snounet the first
official representative Of the French Republic who
has arrived on our shores gave reception fete 10 h
counirymcn and others yesterday At bis residence y
Greenwich q.
FiRr.-This morning, at about O'Clock fire
broke out in the basemen, Of house e6 suaolkst but
the fremcn were quickly on the spot and succeeded IN
ex,ngushng the flames before much damage had
been done.
PoLiCE.-A coored man named Jacob ID Green
was taken into custody yesterday a charge OF steal
Ing : 10 from Eugene Dupuy. Alexander kOurtung
committed 20 prison on charge Of stealing poll
cies 90 Thomas Mayo colored man was locked up 10
answer charge OF stealing purse from countryman
REMARKABLE Adventure WITH A BEAR.-lt
was one day during the present week that two boys
sons Of seth Names OF Bradford township, Pa. one
perhsps fifteen and the other not over eight or ten years
Of age discovered very large bear carrying sheep
through of the fields. The eldest boy 10 the
house got gun, gave chase, and coming up % d.
shot aud wounded it la the nose He then commenced
relOading his gun and whilst he doing his little
brother ran forward by means (the particulars
did not learn became engaged with the bear The
older brother then 10 the relief Of the little fellow
and when he cached him received "A stroke from the .
bear ON the arm which knocked him down. and the .
three then rolled together gun and all Presently the
older brother got loose pulled the gun from under the
bear and while 10 holding the child In It's arms,
shot il dead The bear is represented TO
have been very large one and to this fact perhaps,
the lesser boy indebted for his life and perhaps both
of them as his arms were too long to crush small
AN object and the wound in his nose and mouth pre-
vented him from biting. lCearncld Banner.
ABORIGINAL INDUsTRY.-By the census of the
indian tribes which is now in the process of being tax
il is shown that the seven bands of Ottawas about
numbering about TOO souls, VINO rely
wholly ON Agriculture for a subsistence. have raised
during the last year 5000 bushels of and $1,000
buhels Of potatoes They also made the past Spring,
ij 900 pounds or l49 tons OF maple sugar which
worth in the Msckinac market cents per pound
making e22,75O on sugar alone Corn is worth, AZ
the same place 30 cents aud potatoes 81 cents per
bushel This single example shows what the Indian
tribes could do for Uenseircs were they all 90 make
bold appeal 10 Agriculture for living and abandon the
chase
CAPIrAL TRIALS ~ BosTON.-Augustus Dutee
charged with the murder of Ellen Cakes has Just been
ound GUILTY The Jury were out fourteen hours
ffn hg pf1s QKalf he
amly though after he remanded 20 jail there were
gns of intense feelings on his part The Jury at hrst
tood nine for conviction for murder TO three for man
slaughter Immediately alter this the supreme
Court commenced the trial of James Murphy for the
murder OF his wife. lvers J. Austin and William H.
Whitman counsel for the prisoner. Eighteen per
IONS were peremptorily challenged by the prisoner but
he panel having been exhausted two OF the challenged
we're afterwsrd taken 20 make out the Jury
DISCOVERY or lNDIAN RELICs.-Mr Garrett
'lswson. of Hector Fails seneca Lake, recently
bowed up the bones of an Indian, together with small
Upper kettle, tobacco box omahswk, bullets, Nc-
The tomshawk brass pointed with steel, and seem
"A To the double purpose of the pipe OF peace
md the Ratchet of death Considerable interest was
manifested hy those who had collected around the spot
here they had long laid in peace for each seemed
nNious 10 obtain some relic of him whose history had
hus been buried with him" something 10 remember
lim by and general division OF bones took place
choosing and another another part OF the re-
mains, seemed 10 strike their fancy.
NEW GRANADA AND NENEZULEA.-Advices from
aguyrs 10 the 9th ut that the Republic OF New
iransds has been somewhat drawn into the Nenezue
an difhcLIes. Il seems that General Psez, when he
etircd from Venezuela merely crossed the border in
New Granada and took up his residence at san Jose
ie CUcuts, two leagues distance from the boundary
inc. The Venezuelan Government have demanded that
be should be forced 10 retire al least thirty leagues
rom the frontier Al first there some disinclina.
non on the part of the Granadisns 20 interfere finally
however orders directed 10 the Governors of the
provinces OF Casanere and Psmplons directing them to
instruct General Psct and his adherents 10 move to
some other'pOint farther removed from Venezuela.
Hos. J. u Cook or MIssoURI.-We had the
pleasure recently in common with the sssemblage at
he Central Tavern, who in attendance at the
Wing Convention 10 listen 10 short speech from
Hon John y. Cook of Cape Grsrdesu who is can
RAISING ihc First District for Congress The Wilmo
proyiso he looked upon d matter OF vast importance
Il It's results were not calculated % have vast nhu
,ucc he declared himself unable 10 look into the
womb 81 the Time The ordinance of t7S7 was looked
lpon per petuR law. snd he declared his hrm and
unqualified approval OF the law as 1t now stands
i Louis Rep
TWENTY SLAVES BURNED TO DEArH.-From
source on which fully rely, learn that Gov.
Johnson recently had negro house burnt and what
s almost incredible, twenty negro children out Of
wcnty eight IN the building consumed with It, 10