New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-18
The Wheat Crop.


NIosIsas--A orresponient Of the Detroit ID
r.,tss ~IitBs frr IN Battle Greek under date OF mseb
sth ssys " .hord. me se.t IRE Of Ma
soms. Lspser. oakland, Genssee W"ntenaw' Jac.son
snd csboae hs, since the late rains sso ne
have not found held smOos those few we. Is
sfnos desmed wholly ruined hich does not loos well
Tbs ssme IL true informed OF all the other coun
ia the State There Is ~ present every 20
ep.t. larger crop than Michigan ever before wtoeseo
VIRGIsiI-rhe Winehester Vrgiaian says -
w. never have seen cheering prospect for the
farmer than WI heds present 20 the eye OF
nan. The Wheat Mss come out OF the Winter well
IsrrRrsrIso RELIc.-Tbe Boston Whig pub
r,hss tne flo~icg extract o. letter written sy John
Adams 10 bic John Qancy, while the latter was secre
tary NJ ST. Petersburg. IA the year lIsl;
your stade. doubt not. you pu because sno"
you 70 be s,udioas youth bot above all pre'erye
sssrsd issard 10 your Own honor and reputation Your
ners. are worth all the sciences, Your cosseisoee IA
the miai.'sr Pssipotoetary OF 600 Almsnsy ~ 1osr
brss. See 70 IL thai this minister never nesouse' ~
v.o Attend him. in opPo.ion 10 ell the courts N the
ssrld 80 charges your ssec'iona'e Fisher ias
ALMOST A MuRDER.-No little excitement was
created yesterday sanaay) soo9t noon by report tna
an had been ardefsd In city, and the muTdersrs al
i.fss 40 old man German hy the name Of Peto ivlns
down opon the Neck had been most horribly bruised win
h.iehst hole having broken IN sskull about the
also IL dollar cash cot ia hts throst With rsrcr sod
lsf almost In fslsss sitastiou Assistance, however
"a, soon at hand and his wounds received the necessary
s,saton being dangerous though with great care ne
rnsy survive Toe old stated tina, bis ana son
III. wsrs the Perpetrators OF this inhumsn deed but
~boa oos of than II 40 i'm possible TO tell There
hve % ak IN 70 TINS 81, ~
Newark Morning Eagle, nth.
THE TELrGRAPa- The important work oil stretch
os the wire scross the ST Lawrence at point near the
Cksn Of the Lachile Rapids, for she Troy and Monrei
telegraph, 10 nov fat progressing toward eompieuoh
PROM the shore 10 Asopps Island 10 5z'o feet tno
from THE sl.pd to The vest Montreal shore, $3.50
pisr will be built small island nov submerged In wa
t between Asopp's Island sod the east or Lepralne
shore which strong ard HI gh scsHod will be erected
supp rng mast projecting fro m the topto 10 tet ho
the sroand T~o other the east shore and
one the side OF AlsopPs Island will be OF the
sane hsht and that the west shore .Oteet inc 4
pisD Ne The most difficult WORK and that te9nitios me
almost shi will be stretch ths wire the current,
where the rapids exceed Ia dangers and diteuues any
other part Of the ST. Law Montreal 0szstte
YAsxIE ESrERPRIsE-St Johns n. Is papers
Of The 18Th inst state thst there an Amsriesn go ne
nan that cit who IL willing TO build bridge sctos
the river short distance above the site OF the Old bridge
ssd that he asks assistance or no oeo 10 take STOCK
until he comp the work at his own expense An
attempt was build bridge across the nver som
siocs but when ~ was 20 far compc,ea
that aaubsr o. persons had passed over IT, me wofss
gave way snd potion OF II fell into the nVoi,
lillts number Of ghe workmen. and Encouraging all
fsfthsf efforts with the sofk Sluce tns. tiHe
We believe no efforts have been made to erect bridge
Yer ASorHER--On Friday night, respectable
sdy In Phiisdsphs assaulted by sviilain wthin
doors Of residence and narrowly escaped orlnS
murdered He attempted 20 cut her throat ana In he Ell
fess TO defend hsssn inflicted severe wound on her
hand Her cries alarmed the wretch, ~ho ran on oetoi
he could be secured
EscAPG OF Six CosyIcTs FROM CLINTON PRISON.
On THURSDAY evening sin prisoners made their escape
Though their light immediately Known and ire mos
promet taken % secure their sIfet ney
eissss ell efforts to reesptcre them rewsTd OF $50 IL
oH.f.d for zach Utica 8axelte, 18th.
suppsS DxArH.-Mr Samuel Whittier an old
and respected merchant and formerly keeper of the Whit
moroiur while in conversation with friend in front
his hoass-snd Immediately expired. Port Argus 4h