New-York daily tribune., 1849-10-29

GREAr FoOr RACK Probably the most inter
csng and beet contested foot that has ever taken
place In this country. came OF yesterday afternoon,
over the uotfing course st Cold Spring The course
was rather hesvy and yet the time wss the beat win
exception, that hss get been made IN the Inited
States. Jackson A. the American deer, seemed to DC
the isvortc and vac taken AGAINST the neld oy sVs
numb Der of ssns suine be,tes The knowing once were
ready 10 cover all offered aud pressed the greatest
confidence the foot aud bottom OF the Indians ssne
Is or 10 lndisns started, and sovera OF sm ran ,ne
nr., mile well Il was soon apparent however, 'nst
.he contest be between Cansds, descendant o
the Fox Nation from Csllsrsufus, and the white man
Jackson, although Smoke and Armstrong made sood
psy all through 'hs race On the tenth mile Csnsds
lsd away from his only competitor. Jscsson ana soon
put sn end to all doubt ss 10 the result Almost nm
ately leaving the judges stsnd he eominerced
10 gain upon Jackson, snd before passing 'ne ns h'r
post he was more thss twenty rods ahead lie came
10 In 2l-ruuning the ten miles In - minutes 'nd "
seconds without being fstsusd or eiownto any sso,"
degree. Considering the condition Oh inc fssA' 'ns
probably the beet time ever msd-. Buffalo Exp 2o'n
LAND StIpx-LOss or LIFg.-The rlse 10 the
river consequent on closing the gses OF the dam stthe
New city has caused considerable dsmsge To the tsch
of the Connecticut River Railroad which laid on 'no
bsnk fog soms distance Yesterday morning tn' usss ~
was found be undermined In two places and al iS<
o'clock shout 900 eot Of tho track gave way at once
and sauk into tho ster man, name unknown. who
walking on the track at the time, VI" buried W
the river with the sinking msss of earth The water
was constantly washing away the enosnhmsnt, ana
ast evening there sboa, Que mile sf tho road I'm
pssssbls tor the trains passenger train passed over
the road about bali an hour bsforo the slide took so"
and locomotive without any attached passed over
the suuken section only 10 minutes before lha loco
motive went on to one OF the smaller br.sks shove
and While there the great slide took place Leaving 'or
glne on the track with the road mpssssbe boiot"
and behind H. IL fortunately happens to be In '"
spot there 10 little no danger of slide 10 Do
spprehended lspnnsnoio fos' ~''"'
ESCAPE oF SLAyrs-The Baitimore ChPpr
says four valuable slaves Improperly ofCol Ia
ward Lloyd and Mrs 1lghmsn OF Taboo county, 90
csped on Saturday night reward Of $1,000 10 offered
for the apprehension Of two Of them belonging 70 Coz
LLOYD Two others made their escape ON sundsy
nj att from the Bsyste, both of whom however were
ceusht on Monday evening and lodged In Easton Jh,
O1e of the runaways wss woman belonging 20 o'
John Tilghman, OF Queen Anne's county. The Ce"'"
ue Sentin In referring ihs many escspes OF slaves
says n something not done, and that speedily too
there viii be but iew ves remaining on 'ns tas'srn
Shore OF Mary land In lew years They arc running
Oft almost daily. Four sets oi bus onerlps fS"m"s
for runaway negroes printed by us last "eeh
Col Edward Lloyd oilers q 600 reward for tho spprr
hension OF two. lanes l.. Bryan, Esq ofer' 500 70,
one Charles Stevens. Esq offers 500 Tor one snh
Mesus James and Franklin Bright offer the same for
another, belonging to ,hs estate OF their fsther
ArrRAr AT THE SAILORS Hosr.-At tho sail
or Home Purchases lss, evening aa ARRAY occurred
at the supper table. drunken sailor, named David
Wilson commenced an indiscriminsts assault upon hs
bOsrd-rs The landlord nterferred and proceeded W
eject Wilson from he room, when he dfews knis ahi
stabbed two seameD. boardeU, nsmed Lewis rem
given into tho custody Of an 0 er, who conveyed hn
20 i, Doctors called In 10 examine tho wounded
men and pronounced them Ia dangerous condition
Kemp was stabbed In the region OF tho heart and
not expected ~ recover WAGON 70 NOV ~ osseasV
hurt lbo"on 'ou's'' ~''"
TRgATY WITH TIE HALF-BKEsDs ~ MIrrfso-
rA-Ihs u Pau Chronicle announces that treaty
WAS effected on ths 9Th inst with tho Hall Breeds iof
the land lying Of tho Missssipp bordering upon
Lake Pspin about 10 miles below this psoe u
bounded on the River about IS miles extending oscH
IS miles making some 10000 scres, purchased 70.
100000 or about 10 cents per acre Ihs lana so"
10 bs OF good quality generally having some noe sl'a
u1ns on the L.ks and . number ~ Improvements
made by tne Half Breeds
TEACHERS CosyEsriOs.--The Teachers 1850
CT alton OF this County met In Convention al oalon
Hall, IN this town, yesterday The ssten'snoo ~.
quite lsrEe during The day. Last evening ,. ~.
sears Secretary Of the Bosrd Of Efucsroo oea''
so .ddress before the Association. lIsun "sa S''n
rY An sffray occurred ct . sailors boarding.
house in Boston on Tharsdsy eveoins, during rncn
Thomss Macon and Lewis Camp wsre seyerey csooed
by David Wilson Wilson and one or i've oshe"~ ~sre
taken into custody
~ Js..s Hsmsbot.om hes been foand guilty
NJ he murder OF bis wfs In Greene 20 ONO ana sen
,eocsd 10 h. hanged on Friday January -.