New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-28
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.

RiLgY THE DEsERTER.-A letter IN the PAR
faeka Chronicle from Of party bound 10 Csiior
MA by the way Of Mexico has the following nouce OF
the personags above named At Jalsps we were called
on by Col Riley the Irish deserter 80 csDed9 lie Is
An o.cer 10 the Mexican army, and says ne mas Deeh
uniusty punished by Gen. Scott AZ he never was w
Anne rcae citizen nor be enrolled In the American
army He came to Mexico on his own hook, and asked
A com mission from Gen. Taylor was refused ana rs
his object vas 10 make money he joined the mehcsD'
and after serving In all the battles was iaken .huru
bn,co lie received two hundred stripes, the letter ID
was burnt 10 his cheek end he Imprisoned nine months
He intends Gen Taylor takes his seat 20 a
ply TO the United States for redress when " hn Noy
K true be will undoubtedly get IL IL sah zen iAyor
never considered him deserter. he Ia a nne speci
men Of an Irish gentleman, and friend to ali Amer
cans He has great influence here, and has helpd many
Americans that were Va trouble here. we dined win
him on Sunday and had very pleasant Tune
"A MOTHER IN IsRAxL."--A venerable matron,
resdps with one Of her daughters In the souhefy part
Of our city celebrates this day the one hnndredfs ann
resary Of her birth She s the widow OF worthy Jus
ce of the Peace In Worcester Co. whose sreuous On
ties both civil and military, in the times that tired
msns souls" were prog;ty and effectively performed
She has been the mother Of nine children-iOur sons
and Eve daughters-sir OF whom are now living sew
entytwo grand children sriytVo OF whom are now iv
ing; one hundred and fortytwo great grand children
one kundred and oeny IRE Of whom are now living ahd
far as can BE- ascertsined t,n ereatsres'
dren all living The Incompetence OF the STATISTICS
of the latter generation arises from the fact OF tne emf
grafton sons years sgo TO Wisconsin OF several OF ne
great children. Of whose families ion lsrueums
are not known. The aged lady retains 10 remarkaole
degree her varied fscultes-tme alone, independent
Of all disease almost imperceptbly debil,st'ns mind
and constitution remarkably vigorous and acuve.
Drsrpucyrvr FIRE IN AMHERST n. live
Yarn from Wh,neys Express thst ABOUT two o'clock
yesterday morning fire broke out In large bnildng
known AZ the Amherst Steam Mills Amherst III which
wss wholly destroyed, together with large dusnsU
of stock, and many valuable tools The building wss
erected about two years since by several citizens OF
Amherst At an expense OF about ana was occu
pied by mechanics OF various trades The whole loss
Z Estimated at about S25 O0o on which there was In
surance for o, 900 only. Boston jour- 2oth'
MURDERS. Hiram Godsey, discharged con
vct In OF intexicstoD shot John Morris at Pike
Vile Tenn the 7h inst The murderer says he was
insteated by the wife Of the deceased. He has been
arrested The Wesisrn Taa of the lat inst states
that Mexican murdered recently near san Anto
MO, by another Mexican, who mistook him II being
dark, for another person
THE FIsHrRIEs-We learn from the Gloucester
Nexs that over 20 vessels engaged IN the hshing bust
ness have commenced their voyages from that port this
season and there remain about 10 more 10 be fitted
out The fleet will employ about 800 men and boys.
Al from IS TO 40 vessels will be engaged In
the business and probably about Co vessels from Rock
port
FiRr IN CHARLEsrowS-Last night at IL
O'Clock the lard oil factory OF Mr. w Hsnsford Char
lestown was with nearly all lie contents. consumed by
IRE Loss estimated at 5000 600O, which 10 nearly
covered a, the Chelsea Taunton Concord snd another
out OF town office Boston Trav. Goth
FIRE IN FALMOUTH ME-We learn from the
Portland Adrrilssr that wostory building in Fsl
mouth, owned by Capt William Crabtree of Savannah
6a. was burnt on Friday night Last II was valued Al
from o., 200 TO 81 500 and WAS unoccupled.
SMALL Pox.-We regret To learn that small
pox 10 prevailing at seguin II 10 reported that over &c
cases have occurred In that place gentleman Jus
from Victoria reports one case there
lLsvsca CTexss Journal
II The different churches in Springfield pro