New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-03
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS,

ana r1sre a copy ol Waits fssins sad Hrmns Spsl
Ing 5ookh snsL Arihmetics aut hst dozen or - .
M1rss's small GeOgrsphy. These ccrsntuted the ifs
nature CO he town. This boy allowed % plant
Hale patch Of potatoes. 10 nay bs hsl sn sore. Thu
increase vss annually sod ., scout twenty cents ~
bush J. and TIE cash aid b.. During this period b
learned thsf there such tai8g A. 4 ncvtpspm
printed AZ the capital Of BIS state For tbs n sub
scdbed sri PAID tor out OF his potato iu-iS tie sls'
accidentally tie last volume " " irse ghrs, IN si'
. volumes longing 20 a iitlc social library 81 tss
hundred volumes. in older settlement, ten miles
distant lie read that volume with erserness. The
influence upon his mind Nss iadscroa5.s Previously
he knew nothing Of books, save those rarcd- OF 4
library be a never heard. TIE importance Of the
ere acquired value n bis estimation greater than
gold mne. ne resolved % appropriate portion q bis
iuus Interest; in g. he ga 50, snt ky tog
several years be continued - take half day for Oh
isining book toha read the succeeding week This,
however. sler while. did not ssfsfy him be wanted
/ books q bis oFn. IA potato funds, very cNiravs.
ganiy hs neyerto 5c-for. otter mother tcou shi,
were used up ia the purchase Cf them. N sixteen b,
resolved 20 ob'siu public educs.cn. Tbs he accom-.
pished studied profession took 10 smsl part IN
promoting the literature Of tie country ani insy re-
ceved tire highes; collegiate donors the whole Of
which may be referred 20 mental improvement md
in tire mutations Of life, that boy IS now FLEMING
Gaovs Newark Daily Adv.
FIREs-The parties burn, out at the Milwau
kee wis ire On the a0th ut previously mentioned by
Telegraph. were Ncssrs Aba Kimbsl wholesale
grocer. Tovnshend & ksre Dry goods; J. smith.
grocery fruit and n. Msb5lit xrcccr-:otal oss
At Milan, Ohio on the 2i,h ult the cabinet
and air factory Of Messrs Soy nour and stree and
on the 26.h the tavern of David SGpusr. ware burned
loss Of the former : 600 ths latter 81 300 The
residence Of Rev D. NJ Stowsrt at Rushville Qs) was
bu rnci on the 20h Oh, lOss - COO The dwelling OF
Thls. Fleming, AZ Hamilton, lOiol was consumed on
the 22d lt loss 81 900
DisrILlERY.-The Pfisburg Commercial Jour
nal OF Feb 70 says An order from wealthy company
a5oot 70 embark In di.nling whi,ky received by
OF our steam engine manutsctgrcrs, 20 supply the
necessary apparatus They refused 10 all the order for
such purpose when application was made TO others
engaged the copper and sheet iron business but with
no better successs refuse 20 be instrumental in the
manufacture OF ardent spirits THIS spesks well Tor
temperance OF those engaged In this branch OF the
Ptisourg trade.
GEN TAYLOR AND MS ScHOoLsAsrER.-Th
Frankfort (Ky) Commonwealth says Gen. Taylor,
while In this place, met bis former schoolmasier -.
We'll, General said the Old schoomsster, reckon
I am the only who say he ever whipped Gen
Taylor" All" said Gen Taylor, sraspng the honored
old teacher by the hand. but you must recoect II
took you long time 70 dc IT, u seems young LacS
di1 no, relish thrsshlng even when boy, aud re-
stated bis schoomsster but he was finally forced to
surrender.
CASApA-TnlUNPH % TBR MINIsTRY.-The
Ministry a bersls) have carried tho motion, In the
Canada Legislature, to 20 into committee on an inaen,
nifty 20 be paid for rebellion losses BY vote OF % to 90
The debate on the question lasted from three In the
afternoon 20 eleven o'clock the next morning twenty
hoars The Moausci Gazette announces Ia connection
with this result tue efflNa OF tDf 'FtDtt W Lynn
Mackenzie la Montreal, and informs the Governor and
his advisers that no may be found At the Exchange
Hotel IN that city.
USiaS OF rHE BALTIC AND THE NORrH SEAS
The Rhesa DsR0cra states that gigantic project the
construction OF Canal hetween kl. and the mouth OF
the Fbe connecting The Battle with The North Sea, Ia
seriously contemplated Tire reason assigned Il the
Illustration Of the monopoly Of the passages OF the
Sound ana the Two Belts, al present enjoyed BY 'he
Scandinssian powers
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Vashfa9tep "Wednesday. Feb, 29--Cyrus Layton. E.q
N Ysv York and william ,Irandn, Esq ot the DlstElct
ofthis Cour, No. A. samuel Vesze, appellant %. Ma
thapiei L. Williams IT al The argument Of this cause
was continued By Mr. Davis ror the sppsIlees Al
iourned u1til 20 morrow III o'clock
BOILER ExPLosIos.--A letter from McGrsws
vins Cortland Co dated Feb "a says A sad accident
lately occurred 10 this village. nne horse steam
boiler used in tannery exploded destroying the part
OF the building In which Il was placed kilins Instantly
lad aboH, thirteen gears OLD. and slightly njarng
several others, who seem 20 have escaped slmost oy
miracle The lad named Amsss Holmes
BRITISH CENsUs-Whst the United States be-
gan 10 do sixty years ago Great British has ust thought
Of doing, namely numbering the people census oil
the whole Brtsh empire is 10 be taken in leo Orders
have been sent all the colonies TO make preparations
for this labor that IL may be- executed On systematic
and uniform plan throughout the British dO.n!nons 10
every part OF the globe
TRg susouEHaNsA RIyER.--We learn from
gentleman VINO came from Hagre de Grace yesterday
mat the lee stl remains gm Ia the river but 10 his
belief thatt will give way In the OF two or three
days Our informant is Of opinion that here will not
bs much damage In the breaking up OF the Ice unless
there Ia heavy rain Ia the mean time lBalt sun Isl
ARRESTED FOR MURDER.-We learn from the
Hegrs,os md Mans that Charles RyruD, who killed
his brother nav named Esston At the Big spdng, ss
miles north of that place few days ago, has been ar
rested and held 10 bail In sum OF $1,000 Hs mtde no
effort 10 escape.
ASOrHER DErESrIoS.-The mail tram rom
New York Yesterday morning was detained I'll
o'clock by the locomotive running ~ toe rsefi Two
miles this side If Burlington. The detention was the
only harm ocea.loned By this accident,
GotvG TO WAHfSGrOs.-- Philadelphia
boat arrived Il Phadephia the evening Of the ist
inst with % passengers from the East Several pock
cts we're picked in the crowd. An extra rsn was dls
patched Tor Washington at o'clock.
R,TrLEsSsKEs-Mr JDo. &. Green, Jr. and
,1o other. while water bound near White River. Ark
sn.ss recently found den Of RaItesnskes and loFth
with amused themselves by oispatchng seccafy sec,s
Of them, each measuring over four feet
PoRK PAcEING.-The p0rk-packlng business
has been carried quite brisky In Princeton aad Hen
nepls III. this Winier-more hogs being packed man
any previous season Az least 600 hogs Will be- packed
IN Princeton.
~ Antonio s.billick convicted. at New-Or
leaos Of piracy aud the murder Of James Chapel On
board ,h- ship = Louis near seia Cruz on 1ne Zs.n
g7th u April next Tie st0uty asserts his Innocence
~ Thomas ". White, ex Sheriff Of McHenry
County III Is deaulter on the State and County tax
70 the amount Of g. 200, snd having been given up 81
bis securities "a now In Jail
ARrEsIAS WELL.-The Artesian Well at
Chsrieston, : C. IL rapidly advancing tue augef has
already been sunk 70 depth Of ~ feets Inches Inc
temperature AZ that depth was 73i'
IT The following is a true copy Of letter re-
ceived by sehoolmssier near MDnuOs- 'Cur, a. you
are man Of noegs intend 70 inter my son into your
skull | am, Sc
-. The BogliHg Greea Ky P0i.t.eal BeacoH
Il ogt IN favor Of gradual emancPasoo Toe ssae1a'
L0co-FCco paper.
E~J.L. Freaner, Esq. the Mustang Oh Tie
y,--O,ieaus Dsta during the Mexican war nas gone
10 California where he VI! write is.tss ios tns