New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-06-02

The SAVE CREyAssE We visited the ere
vase az -tuFes last evening and regret 10 say the
prospect of stopping 10 j. remote The dif.
hclliic- are much greater than Capt Grant had pic.
tured t0 himself from the description gwen him Of the
breach. and hc Is working almost without hope. His
work thus tar has been eAsy % accomplishment. Mr.
Dunbar had driven serncirclc Of piles the batrure
outside the crcvas-e, and enclosing n, with IN" eNcep
tiou OF embra-ures each about 80 feet wide. 20
the pllng complete, Mr. Dunbar had frODted
10 with ba- Of -ant which admits OF but ltte water
The oid hulk d0ated into the crevasse lays with her
oroad,ide % the rlyer and almost ia direct line be
tween the broken points Of the evee. Capt. Grant
under shelter OF Mr. Dunbar's work, IL making his
abutments apparently with the view of resting his
line on the hulk lie has not yet driven moro than
thirty feet OF piing each side, and this IN slack
water Ills great encounter Is be when he attempts
meet the torrents rushing through the embrssures
OF Mr Dunbars work and the nrst and principal diih
Guilty here Nil be- In placing the pedriger IN position
The volume Of water has increased since a raft
drawn into the crevssse, Tuesday. The raft shook
about twenty feet Of Mr. Dunbars pilng leaving so
much ot 10 ia such condition that the hood threatens
% rive it every moment.
The crevasse IL no~-yenturing measr rement by
the eyeirOm $50 20 800 feet wide and the magnitude
rue its lmpetuOsity and the nnuInersbe diff
cuities which can only be realized by careful recon
noisance sufficient % appa the sklliul and
.uccesiui creyssse stopper Capt Grant has a. many
hands be- ind room for NJ the work and they all
labor with viii y. .. Delta, 2th
The Crsscenf says Admitting the dimensions Of the
rent ot - miles the quantity OF water coming through
would amount 10 ~ 10000 cubic feet per hour Il il
evident that unless this much be carried on through
the various openings made with lh4t view. the city will
not be- ~ all relieved. We question whether this
Je done The principal canal yet cut Ia the ridge only
carries on fj 90 cubic feet per hour, which IN
par-on with the amount coming IN, is scarcely an ap
yrecsDie quantity Again We DO not believe that
thousand drains would carry on "A much as comes
through the creyasse, admitting the fall % be
gre4t Until the volume Of water between the Ridge
and the eyee become great that IN the Mia slsspp
impOss BILE thai great current can be obtained
exists 40 the for the pressure and conse
quentv the momentum Is less. For these reasons, We
think the only effect thar be produced in the
proposed By Hr Preston and Mr.. Communy will be 70
prevent iaftner advance Of the water and that only
the event that the quantity coming Ia and going out
Are equal.
THg CoNszeuEScEs Or THE OvEsFLow-There 10
deal OF misery distress and desututOn apparent
% any one who chooses ~ make partial reconnOsance
the back streets Of out city. Bat the IDLE lOgnger
have but az nklng VI the real amount Of suffering
nat has Visited large portion Of our indusrious and
worthy citizens and depOpuated about an eighth part
of our city The qusntsm Of distress, Of actual and
pre-nt suffering and of tghted prospects, cannot BE-
r-rnated ia adegree and ~ far practicable, these
present and pressing evils Will BE- amslOrated ~ the
liberal and rnunhceut contributions II our more for,u'
naie and prosperous eitizen.- -. y. Tom BUM n-
FROM sAUr Srg MAEIE-A letter from the
auf ~ the Ds,ron C2neycai Afreris, under date VI
May ~ contains the following items Business this
-Drng opens much Drsker than heretofore and IL IL
the prevailing opinion that there will be more shipping
" merchandise 10 and from Lake superior during the
present -eason Of CATION rnan A any former pc
rod The propeller Napoleon was % have left ssGt
e Mare Eagle River and other ports the day after
me lalependence but she met Nth a serious acci.
dent ls she ready ~ eage most Of the pas.
seng-r. Who have come ~ tlls seasOb destined for
rne mineral region. sul here. Not iew are fear
til that the independence- ACT Of heg nOn-arrvs
1as 100 become crippled should this be the Gaze 10
Ei occasion Eucn deranyemert IN the business plans
~ many % our mining coz panie- and fear
non much suffering above for the Of supplies
The weather Tor the ast ten days has been mid and
summer Ike. The pact W inter represented 81 the
coolest ever known u this region, the mercury fire.
q1eRly sinking into the bulb Of The thermometer.
-HuOTi>o CgAzY MaS.--As A T. Penniman
Of Canton, Mas going nt0 Boston yesterday
morning, early, stranger seized his horse ~ the
bride and demanded " nde. Ar supPosing eifn 70
be highTaynsn, discharged pistol AZ him, and ma
ng gave the alarm a. the art house on the road
search made. and the wounded man was found
scene OF the the urrence descrioed above
lie turned OCT % b peddler who had been seen 10
that vicinity FOR several days previous Hes supposed
% - insane. lie vii probably survive bis wound.
tn. CHOLEEA-THiED CAss.-Mr Henry Gpis-
chard Of this place seized at evening With violent
spasins pains IN the stomach and vomiting. physi-
clan Dr. Wade called a. once, and the indispOst
tou pronounced 70 BE- an neipenf attack Of cholera
Whan last heard FROM hopes entertained Of the
patents recovery. lWlAansou.ga Times, lE-