New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-16

The distance say p mle-. i'm the old channel
common running steamboat would be- three hour ll
going round. and now iist ooaf can run through ODE
CUtoa iu ton minutes zap. auu one ol two minutes
down. thus saving two hours sld uify minutes. lhg
wood that large b0st would burn, m The difference az
the time would be nine cords. which 81 SD per cord
would amount 90 So ST. 20 ihat every large steamer
viii thai amount and The time specified. The
penses OF large boat ere about s. per hour"
MoNuNENr 10 Su.As WWcHr.-A publ meet
ing called iast mcn.i without distinction ID party GO
Weybridcc. w. the naive piacc OF Governor Wright
90 consult upon the prufucty ol erecting monument
90 his memory IN thni town The monument B. de-
SIGNED % be ct upon the public common, near tLe
Cemetery, where DE the remains of Governor Wright
parents aud friends. 90 Toe constructed Ui Vermont
White Marble The form is % be plain obcisk iu con.
i0rmity 20 design presented 1y the celebrated arcai
tcct Ami r Young Esq ~ Boston The main shaft to
De 81 feet inches the whole hcgn, sd fcet the
meni j. 90 stand upon elevated spot ~ ground cont
mandng extended view 81 the surrounding country.
overlooking more tasu twenty towns IN Tie state %
Ncrmonr and Oh e whole country ou The west 5anS Of
Lake Champain In tins state s1uIh of Fort Defiance.
In Ncondcroga 90 split Rock near hecsvilca re -lon
Of country Of more than 80 nils 20 extent
Albany Atlas. lltl
POWDER Mn ENrLostoN.-Wc learn that the
-rauin. mill 40 jamesons powder w0ras. about eight
miles from the CTS OF Baltimore. beyond Franklin.
blow un Monday last involving the lie OF one MAN.
and b loss Of about aol TIE man killed was a Ger.
man. employed la tie csfall slmtnt- ho was blown
about one hundred wards and ali-ltcd loo The water
lie was not Immediately killed bat HIS SINCE died Thc
-ran.uy mil located 50 FAY from the ether build
ings that no damage was sustained by g.
Baltimore sun 18th.
FIRE-At Bricctou Center on FRIDAY. II. Bias
tom. large furniture establishment Mr.. Webb- black
smith shop and NJ himbals carriage factory. were
DESTROYED hy nrc The nci-hboTng houses were badly
scorchcd and Mr. Billugss large tannsrv saved with
much difficulty by covering the roofs with wet hides
The buildings destroyed were owned and occupied by
very eutcrprisine mechanics und have been rebuilt
since year $40 4st Ill., when they we're al burned %
the ground Portland Advertiser.
CHANGE oF WEArsEH.-Ihc l.htdresses Which
were found necessary day or two since. ON account %
the excessive heat we're uncer monously dohed yes
terdsy % be replaced With flannel md broadcgth The
tacrnometer sc tcuiUy I'D some hitccu degrees from
pc elevation Of TIE pre- ous day, ald lfst evening,
STEADY COD rain commenced f.iils. whl,h continued
Up 10 iAe tine % oar soing q press
charleston Courier. 10Th.
MISSING NEssEI-Thc bark Albert Henry %.
Boston Capt Halctf. saed from Rir,u West oa-t OF
Amerlea, on the "a u July. lsl7 Tor Boston since
wl.ch nothing has been heard OF her The ioiovv.n.
orioes have insurance franklin. $1,000: Warrca
$1,000 and suaolS, $1,000. boston Traveller l3.b
- TIE time OF holding the Ohio State L berry
Convention has been changed to Thursday I'D day Of
June.