New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-13
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
The FpHrRns-A memorial to Congress has

and Newcas.e, 10 Newiampshre praying tnst the duty
upon hsh imported from foreign ports be made specific and
Il The rate prescribed In the Tariff Of e+2 The memorial
20 vessels and about 500 are engaged there
in the fisheries and that the business requires large out
LAY Of capital which cannot be w,narswn wnou sres'
the dshing ground IS from I've TO Twelve hundred mies and
that successful prosecution OF the voyage requires good
vssss well manned and prcysonef Tor nom Two 70 SIX
months. On the contrary. the fishermen OF Tie British
Provinces are but distance from the tshingground
which they Gao daily y and thus procure their rsh
much less cost. They are thus imported INTO the Csed
states invoced q. such rates uhoer ,e az Vsen ouy
a 10 en- those engaged In the business 70 undese
svu nsheruen and n gnt takes place In the market,
they are placed the L :. warehouses 70 await more
favorable state Of Affairs and while there SID continue 10
dsprsss tbs price Of the domestic article Unless some
reiief obtained these fishermen Of opinion that the
sma and m.ckere fishery must eventually be sbandoDes
Boston Traveller.
RELIGIOUS RrvyALs--The religious papers
rom Different sections Of cur widely-extended country
continue 10 mention the existence Of unusual gous ~
teres In their vicinity. Ia Plymouth " H. tbefs -
TO b unusual cesree Of religious feeos Pc. yy,6
nsiehborheod In Plitsord and In TWO s.g,es NJ
sor Co VT there "a also said exist an unusnA oesee
relisioss feeling 10 West Bradford, NAE me.
,stsd s.roog religious interest for sevels inon
In Rideefed CT. somewhat ', - ,sno,,sd a. IN
In progress for three mouths feFi'aa -
prosrcss At Pek eripz Canada West among the
and among the Msbotists 10 Csyuga District, n, ]. ne
~,s,s ..o OF the existence Of UNUSUAL religious IN
.., a. lava Wisconsin, Illinois Tennessee, lncans,
snd Msssspp Indeet from nearly every section OF me
ount,y we are receiving limitations OF the existence mere
ana there ospecsl gons Interest a, The present une
.ad this no, confined to any particular sect denomina
ton and would appear MOI generally me resrt o. az
s,scls exerons but Of the blessing Of Heaven on me or
dnary means Of religious Improvement lbost. IrsV.
RrxAPEABLE sEscAPE-On the goth inst the
corn mill which was located IN the steam sa~-m OF d
VIM L. 5kidnore of this village, blown 70 pieces o.
the xres. velocity at which II was running ana the ec
thrown 10 ali directions over the room AZ 'ne une o.
the explosion Mr. skidmore and Mr. ODDS we're working ~
ths room and their escape without serious in)ary IS
wonderful gratifying Mr.. skidmore was slightly ID
jared. piece Of iron about ire SIZE oil t"o-ounee
vssbt struck him on the right side. just ovr the lover
m ana but for the fortunate Circumstances Of striking
ArIs horn handled knife and silver watch which
st the tine In bis vest pocket wond IN all pooApy
hsvo HI Cd him instantly AZ IL was the force INC "o"
was 20 area. that Il Frustrated him for few minutes
Otbss driven deep Into the side oil tne fo"nl
and ve can only wonder that Of he not
struck down BY the iron rain hat beat around and about
them The mill used 'of grinding corn 10 the COO and
the ,plosoa caused By the raliiity At when was
running at the tine. bf9eSpo'' "s'cn'na''
NOVEL AND FArAL AccIDEsr-On Christmas
DAY. negro boy aged rs, belonging % MI Dunlap AZ h7
Red Sulphur Springs, Va accidentally killed himself IN
most shocking masBer. He bored an anger lie INTO
large log ipchss deep, put two ounces Of pow
der in IT, drove down open 10 peg Tour inches IONS
leaving q sroove In the peg by winch 10 communicate
slow match u the powder tremendous report was
heard and IN few minutes the boy was found dOuoeo up
the Log, apparently i.less bis head sod lace covered
with blood. II supposed that The match hishsd ana
that he back ~, whilst dsisg which Inc
load went OF Upon examination. Il va found that the
large end Of the veg had perforated the skull upon ID.
rybt side alb nj the upper portion o. the frontal BONE and
penetrated three inches ino the brain II was mned'-
atey extracted. With small particles Of brSin adhenng 10
n. Medical ard was at hald-but Of no avei The case
terminated fatally in about four hours RiclmOnd Rep
AYFRAr AND MURDER At HAcKsTrsTOvN- n. j.
Ga SATURDAY. three young living In The Vicinity
went into Isckeisown, on the line of Warren and Nor
ria Counties TO speBd the evening Alter drinking With
company OF young men of place, they left for home,
aud were followed aDi bantereo by some HzcketutOwn
boys James Knyper one Of The latter running toward
Thomas J. Lake. OF tie three above referred TO,
seized aud threatened To throw him into adj cent
stream Lake took oct hls knife and stabbed him
inHioiing wlund which terminated his life. The neigh
bors being called the SPOT he three arrested and
taken before G4sgisrste (Jasce Linehury) by whom.
after doe eyanioaon the, committed To prison-we
presume the Mosrs County a Their nsnes are ThomssJ
Lake Jacob Lake and Anthony Pot Another sad lesson
OF the folly nd madness Of The habit OF drinking.
(N,wnk Adv Tuesday.
SHOCKING TRAaEDy.-On Friday evening ueeh
(ssys the jacksonville (Als) Republican, Mss Emira
Bre~er young lady OF that cuu'y shot by sYrusg
named Rooney and severely II no. r1ortay wo1nte
IA two places Oa entering her broas. without passing
through and the other her hip IL appears thai Rooney
prepared himself With two pistols weot IN cotto heif
where the young laiy alone. and Immediately on de
c.rins his intention shot her dog with pistol, and
then AIRED the ether after she fell He then went 10 the
house Of ntishh)rtoi him what he had done-gave ~
the pistols and said he desired be hung lie also p I'D
guilty charged before the committing magistrate Tie
only given the prisoner for the hoTud sc Was
that he had desired 20 the gif hut she would mol
him, and he preferred to k her rather than she
should become the wife Of another The young lady was
tl alive when last heard from, AMI hopes we're enter
Atsined Of her recovery.
DISTRESSING CASUALTY On Saturday last Sn
san Odridge and Ann Tssker, inmates Of our Asylum.
len the As, lum for short visit 10 the city. They called
tho shop Of Alexander Calder. and Susan went out ami
procured half pint OF and the three drank freely OF
II While under its influence the clothes OF Susan took
IRE, and she hurried the door and pched
thrown out OF IL to the street. dsIsoce of about sin
fat hy xht IA Qual IN hart ara
ssApce procured and she was returned TO The
Asylum where she fingered ia great pain until 10 O'Clock
that night period OF absut six hours, when she e1-
pirsA. Providence Journal. 18th.
INDIA. RUBBER FELT FOR RAILwAYs.-Fet
has been spoken Of in columns being used in Ems
land on Railways. India Rubber IL manufactured
here with large mxnrc OF metallic substance, render
ing impervors heat and cold, end OF all thcknesses
from sixteenth TO quarter OF nch) for the purpose
" being placed under the bearings c the rails and al the
janction ~ the rails what IL called the Junction plates
BY which Il Is supposed much Of the jar and consequent
noise and wear. Of machinery will be avoided sPocl
men OF this composition "a now before ne II 10 exire1e
ly tough though very elastic aud being applied 10
revolving gsrestone, said suffer abrasion In
CIV time than steel We understand IL Will be used on
several Railroads where the track to be laid the ensu
ing Spring. Jour. Com.
" We are requested by Gov. Slade 10 say
that the statement made In the Catholic Telegraph Of Gin
ciunau that OF the teachers cut by the Board Of
National Popular Eiucs had become Roman Catho-
lie he has sseerisne. to be untrue and that Ear As he
can learn hot the slightest disposition to embrace the Ro
Catholic faith has been manifested BY and teacher
ssut by the Board He requests this contrsjc
ton md place Ia the papers that have given
rsucy 10 the statement referred TO- loho State Jour
" A letter from Washington says; " There |
said 10 be nine thousand applications resulting from
the Mexican for bounty lands and Treasury scrip
that the Peoslon 0fiee is overwhelmed. Hence the
csssity for new clerks. aud even oulldngs"
n At an early hour yesterday morning the /
theI moeter in the Exchange socd at degrees btius
lower than ct any t'ms for three years past
lPhil. Gazette 18th.
q The magnetic telegraph will, il is now ex-
pcctsd. b Ia conple,e working order between Wsshin
lon CITY and Columbia about the 18th inst.
Y Hon. Joseph b. Lancaster has been elected
Judse for the southern Cucuit OF Florida
q A bin establishing Common School system
Aas pAsssd both branches OF the legislature Of Florida