New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-04-30
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
NEWS ITEMS.

,hsd al Por, an Prince an Official account Of the
rnereemeut Of the expedition undertaken oy President
Souiouque against the Dominicsps The Pre'seni eit
the Capital the 9Th Of March and repaired tr't 70
Mrebsais and then then 20 Lescsb0oes where Ne ar
rived the 9th and put hiSef al the had Of The army
there concentrated He was received Win innen en-
thusissm By classes and remained In the town r4
the lath when preparations for marching having Deen
mstured be ordered az advance 70 Latnmstts h-sp1e
for persons and property on Inc route was .o
r5e, Of the day the end Of maintaining ire prnc
ole Of the ndviGoty u the country oy restoring 20
The bosom Of The Republic ihoss ofoor iello~'ctzent
nov unhaoully es,ranz ed from H. major portion Of
he nhAbitsnts Of the Eas vish 70 relnte sn 10 out
dsuved of SUPPORT they await our presence 10 mAnost
M alspo,ltion 90 the 5th the Hayden army ca
egantered Csjul the advanced posts Of me enemy
which covered Larnmste. The main oody 81 tne DDiAi
picsn, did not wait the advance Of the Hayden army
but retired upon st Jean In 'ais mo'eHsIs ~
we're attacked BIZ The columns under the command 81
CenerAls Pobo Vincent ard l. Michel. beaten and put
% ght Abandoning their pursuefs i've pieces q a.
tlerv with large quantity Of munitions Of war Ioeir
los. Ia Killed and wounded said - be conscersbe wa
not ascerisined. OF the Haytens an officer ~ The IN
infantry was killed and there were Ten persons wound
Cd In the afternoon Of the 18th the President Of Hayt
en,.yed Lsnsf,e o. the l9lh he passed in review al
the troops and addressed 70 them order Of the day
oonsrat1lA,nz them their victorious progress and
reterstng MS immutsbe determin alton 10 tolerate
government upon the Island other than that oi the Re
public Of Hsyt On the evening u the % the army
Of the Republic entered 81 Jean. having encountered
no resistance The enemy retired before their approach
confident and effective The population u the country
which itsveses Is fsvorsbly inclined y s purpose,
and abundant supplies are alvey, a. haod
Hour. Of Commerce
FaRrByR PARrIcuLAes or TIE BURNiSc or
THE GIN PIKE-We are indebted % the Point CgDps<
Echo for an Clip printed yesterday A. ina; tce
Tor fuller particulars O the burning Of she steamDOst
Gen Pike, mentioned In paper Of this morning
The FIRE occurred about o'clock 10 the morning The
boat had stopped At the plantation Of Nr j Harbour,
TO land the engine and nsehisery for sugar nil.
While Ia the act Of landing the engine Sc flames were
discovered sit Ia the ladies cabin How the ire occur
red knows. ~ there vas but one LADY passcn-
ger in short time rapidly did the aaEnes spread
that the whole bOat wa completely ervtlopeo J Ls
clerk WIN A. Porter bad no me % The books or
accounts and many Of tie pAssongers escaped con,
iy naked. Col Butler, gentleman vel kno~n 10
many parts 81 The Union, sod citlzen oil Ie.1' ~
which State no had lately received Al appointment
from Gen Taylor perished IN the flames. while en-
desvoring b the lady passenger VINO was faV
ing in bis company The cargo, We understand Wa
fully Insured the boat partsly. The Con. Pike was
commanded by Capt X. " Kendall The osPttin and
officers Of the remained y the wreck until u was
completely consumed aud sunk using every en1ea'oT
TO save much Of the cargo as p'ssgie' ln'
has left the and several han1s 10 cnafg@ 81 TOE
wreck In order 20 whatever may n)at 70 tne sur
face and take charge Of bst which hss been saved
m. o. Pic 20th.
The ILLINOIS MISSISSIPPI TELEGRArH Con-
pAsY "A meeting Of stockholders in this Company took
place AZ Peoris last week and complete oigsnikslon
was effected The superintendent IL the only officer
who receives salary which IL Fixed AZ ~ 600 per year
Before the organization took place, Mr.. Okeihy tN
planned 10 tbe Satisfaction Of the stockholders me
which has operated 70 prevent TRANSFER 81 vac
lines at an earlier day-the msin Dbst6cie growing ou
OF the litigation between himself ind tho Representa-
ves OF Mr. Morse IL s stated In the SpriRhsid Jo4rHa
that "ln consideration OF Mr. y heiys agreeing 20
make oil the necessary repsrs upon the whole extent
Of the lines t7J nlesJ possible af ne oioH
oosi all claims upon him for the profits Of the oihees
relinquished up % the l5h inst from which te
the business Of the Company commences Inc receipts
of Offices for the last three months showed RAPID
and stosdy Increase OF business -. Louis Rep 2oih
TERRIBLE VENGFANcE-A woman named
Mary Foley this morning brought up before Re-
corder BALDWIN the charge OF having in NJ oi 1ngef
DESTROYED the eyesght II l.. W King. Mr. King made
sffavit the lGth nst stating That on the 9Th o
January last toe accused committed m assault on Linn
and threw Into his eyes some poisonous Nquid tho
name Of which Is unknown 20 h,m which mace nim
entirely blind almost nstsnty lie farther states that
ne lie yet perfectly blind and believes was thf inen
ton ~ tho accused 10 destroy his sight Mrs FOLEY
when Arraigned this morning stated that the liquid
which she threw on tho complainant was camphof-
She requested 10 have her examination postponed until
the let OF May next person whom she requires 90
a witness IL nov lying sick. n. . Bee, ~
WEATHER FRUITS &C-In Ohio, the hlrtcul-
turiHs cay the Fruit owing 10 its backwsrdne's. has
escaped tho late ffosts without injury. Accounts now
ever. from Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, ana
portion 81 Florida generally agree that tne W crop
aud that portion Of tho Cotton crop which was up have
been almost entirely deaIfoyed The Corn has suffered
great injury also but this be remeded by r. plant
iug II the weather has been severe ia Msslssppt
Louisiana Texas and Arkansas, 81 u was Ia Georgia
must have the ofec. of greatly cur,ang the Cotton
aud Wheat crops and consequently Of raising prices
There il not CO0usaed enough IN the country u re
plant the crop but tho Injury 20 tho Wheat may, ~
some degree be repaired 10y planting more largely OF
Cora.
PiNr,PrIvs Is FLoWpA-A writer in the SG-
rdnnGl GsoTgiqp says that gentleman put out 60
clips of the pine the 20h Of August 1913 aud they
fipened fruit July TO- ls4j, be has now $500 plants
half which will bear next Jolly The apple does as vel
- i.tf In ffsta tfa frlIf ia
larger aud better About 1900 pines eau be produced
81 the This fruit from the pine plants OF South
Florida noed not be plucked al II has quite matufed
when Il will come into market In beuer condition
and of finer flavor than any other The average value
Of the ploe then will be At least cents and an acrew
yield 500 OF tsOO while the produce OF the orange
about ESQ per acre.
a Coon ISvENTloN-Mr William Smell, Of
Ession Pa has invented machine 10 form ladies md
gentlemen's gaiers half gatera and short CATERS
without seams, AT the same time producing any sle
required In all thcir proportioni 80 as TO nj wth The
greatest naety and exaeiness The machine will form
any o the materials In general use, such 90 patent lea
Their calf Kip, mems morocco split leather or nythne
wooden IL dispenses With the operation of boot cut
ting and more than hall the binding Such 10 The elm
pcity that any person unscqusintcd with the business
H. II will reduce patent leather boots one thiid
their usual coat
LATER FROM MExlCo.-Thc N5bic Hcr9id and
Tr,bHas Of the Eth instant says The Royal Mail
steam.packet Thames, Captain Abbott arrived IA tue
lower bay yesterday morning from Vera Cruz whence
was detained % hours at Vera Cruz waiting for the
malls which, In consequence of a norther. could not
be brought OH from snorc. She brought on freight
si5OOOO in specie. OF which So ooOis for New Orleans
$50 bales Of cOchines several small packages Of vEu
Ia aud 30 cabin and deck passengers Tor Mobile
and New Orleans. beside 10 In transition England
CASUALTY AND Loss OF LlFE.-Mr. jeremiah
Stnson OF Nickshurg, accompanied by = young man
and two negroes lett that city in ,kf Tor Ola River
When above the point some I'VE OF three miles from
town. snd whe passing along near the bank, = large
tree fell scross tho skia The two negroes, who were
rowing, were Killed Instantly and sunk. The young
man who wss in the ,tern of the bost olUng 10 thc
limbs Of the tree and taken Oh soon after by a
hsbost He says he saw Mr.. SilnsOn who wac slitins
in the bow of the boat sppsronily attempting TO win
up the stream. but he was undoubtedly drowned
CHARITABLE BEQUE<rs ~ MASSACHUSETTS, -
The late Henry Todd OF Boston, leit by hrs viii alter
amply providing for Inc family connections. >SO0 %
the Massachusetts General Hospital The interest OF
which forever so toward furnishing tree beds for
those whose circumstances may require them To thc
Boston Asylum and Farm school for INDECENT boys
he left legacy OF sS.0O0-to the " Boston Children
Friend Society $4,000 The remainder ~ his estate.
amounting. probSoly. 10 some $1,000 be eequesihsd