New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-24

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al,is reported that II was assault upon p. Blair
Jr In whish ct least two persons were concerned one
Of tbem-the report iswss Dr. PreioDtslne Tor some
time pas, ,hs acting editor Of the linton
INF Blair bad been In attendance at the Denocrsic
Meeting person rouitsd In cloak advanced
toward him and after addressing bin suddenly az pr
Blair drew revolver from beneath tne CLOAK apo pIeo
two shots quickly IN succession Mr. BAR VINO nso
By this time drawn his pistol, fred once 10 re'o'n
which succeeded by another shot from he person
10 the cloak, WHO then walked on.
FLOOD IN the ILLINOIS HiygR:-We have re
reyed the following extract OF letter dated behos
town IN dated March 49, relative to the 1000 10 tne
Illinois River: The water IL higher now thsn II has
been aimee the great food Ia 1875, aud am not sure
but far greater destruction OF property VIII oe tne
result Nearly all the houses on the rVer nave ianen'
one Of which extensive pork packing estabsnmeht
sufred 10 the amount Of 5000 nearly sD the stsc3
on hand hsvog been carried OF with the current I'm
quantities Of wheat and corn stored of sDppns
a. soou az the cation should be open, have Deen
da.tfoyed and the water Stl from two 70 three ieet
deep 10 the streets Our town Is 10 most sarin'ng
state and II impossbis to tell what 'he amount Of
damage may yet be-
Fmys-Tbe iron foundry at South New Market,
NJ H. wss burnt on Tuesday night Loss, eO'OyO IN
sured 5000; $500 each Al the Atlantic once hNe,eI
and New England Office Concord.--.A 'srse "91oen
building near the Lower Falls, owned by Gems hum
phrsys and Duulsp and occupied as ssugsfDoN pau
cispboard shingie lath and mustard msouiactoty ~
Gen humphreys, and match block factsry by lns'ch
or Ross was destroyed by hre on the lStn WIN al hh
machinery for the sanufscturc OF the artcles-.lo
dwelling house of Messrs Amos and Nelson bnrroogns |
Of GIN Mass destroyed by IRE on tuesday blgh'
Loss tween 81 900 and $1,000. Insured Tor sliOO
GoLD IN WIscoNHs.-Tbe Boston Pest says |
We learn from Green Bay Wisconsin. thst de |
posit OF gold has been discovered within the limits o.
that village; the ore resembles the Csiorns sca'es
and 10 mixed with silver and copper Near the 'fsno
Chute ON Fox River 25 miles above Green Bay, new
town has been commenced, 10 be called Appleton, 10
honor Of Boston gentleman ana the fouposnVh 9'
building for the Lawrence Institute" has been laio 90
named In honor Of Mr.. Lawrence OF Boston. ne"
town has also been laid out at the Grand hsuksns on
Fox River between which place aud Green bay Steam
boats are b. run.
Tar WrATgER.--On Tuesday evening severe
gale from the southwest sprung mp and blew with un'
common fury during the night About daylight yester
day morning the gale became squsiy; sccompan.so
With passing showers and continued 90 ne
dsy Al aght the rain fell fast and Gained the gale
This the only rain thy the name OF shower the'
We have had since the 18th OF December Two schoon
era were driven ashore by the gale, one on the sph,
and the other Gslups Island and remained seiouho
lat evening Tho vessels In the stream rode with TWO
anchors down and yards pointed to the vino 80 eres
was the swell In harbor that the Terry boats cnno
not during part Of the day take teams on board
Boston Post 22d.
curucu =, SAs FRANcisco.-Rev T. Dwight
Hunt arrived at San Francisco from tho tswsian -
lands IN October last when meeting OF those iavoI
able To Abe establishment OF chaplaincy was caleu
and about ~ 200 subscribed for its support Mr. hunt
upon being requested 10 perform mo duties OF 'n' o.
Office at accepted. and his EFFORTS hsVe peeh ~
tended with success A Sabbath School has been OF
sanized and q conference meeting established by MN
Outrage IN LrBasoN.--We find m the Leila
non Warren Co % Star OF the 10Th the following &C
count Of an outrage perpetrsied In that place ne
sro man Of the name OF York on "Wednesday evening
last feed shotgun, loaded with sug', At Aonzo
Chsmberlin, young man Il or IL years OF age "
dieting severe wounds ON his lace neck and hesu ne
10 a son OF NJ Lewis Chamberlin.
R.or AND Loss or LIFE AT Sr. JOINS, n B.
The Calais (Ms) Adrrt,ser saws that Mt The recent
Municipal election In 81 Johns, N. h riot took place,
r.al.ss ehAfd ag hu
rino ball and that the military were called out before
order could b. restored. The Aduriiso adds that al
ali the elections there scenes oil riot and oiooosned
YOUTHFUL ISCESDAWrs.-Three boys from 10
10 10 years of age have been arrested In Wsertown
Mas. charged with setting fire to Mr.. Bemiss barn
few nighis since They were examined aud put under
bonds OF OIL 900 each COZ farther examination
CIrRycAt.-The congregation oithe new Dutch
Church In Pouehkeepsie have, says the Schenectady
CsSasl unaninousy requested lis c0as',ory TO call
Professor j. A. Ya,es, OF Union College to lis pastoral
charge.
FIRST Tows DowS.--The steamer Baltic, with
eight psrses and tho steamer Trojan with hyc bsrges
ali OF which principally loaded with Grain, eit
far Newlork this afternoon, being the nss tows down
this sssson Albany Eve. Jour. I'D
CONNECTICUT RlvsM-The Connecticut River,
a. well the Hudson 10 open Several vessels arrived
OF Hartford ON Tuesday.
~ The announcement OF gold ON the Big
Platte does not seem to be news 20 the isuiaied.
gentleman In Bruassek informs us that he was applied
TO some tim. since In confidential way TO ION osna
Of sdvengrers to that region snd that company
now forming secretly IN ST. Louis Tor 'hs purpose lie
has doubt OF the gold bu, the indians are dangerous
Missouri Rrunsscker
~ We learn that Thomas Parker OF Hiram
Oxford Co who arrested on suspicion o being tue
murderer Of gesse Chase. man recently found dead
In that town has been committed 20 Paris jail where
Ne now awaits his trial The statement that the par
ou. lssco (Mo) Dem.
rS- In Concord, y. H. Henry Lsrkin was poi
soned BY ncirr- OF sconite which he supposed TO be
brandy had just been brought into the house by his
= daughter Mrs. Gerald He lived bu, few minutes
siser drinking IL.
TY- The Mohawk has broken up The ice from
has been passing down the Hudson all the morning
without doing any injury to vessels yins al cur
wharves. strong breeze from the west scattered
portion Of II along the east bsnk Alb Eve Jour I'd
~ The Old NORTH Star published at Eliza
beth City, IN CO says thst the fishermen have com
raenced operations in that vicinity. Mr.. Wm Charles
caught !. 100 shsd and 1900 behring's at one haul
~ The Cathedral Church ct 81. Louis is 10 be
enlarged and repaired Tor the sum OF SS 500 Mr. Mir
wan. OF ew.oresna has contracted 10 complete The
work BY the month Of December next
~ Ii is stated that the frost has killed thou.
aands OF orange In Florida this month Oae
ehsrd Of 1900 trees, near Apslsehcos, Was swept by
the board.
convicted In BOSTON Of the murder Of Thos. Harding,
isto be hung for Justice sake on the s5h of May within
the walls Of the Jail
~ j. w. Wilson. one Of the owners OF the
shp Frsnklin IL an unnasurskei Enslishmsn from 81
Johns NJ H. HE letters indicate scarcity OF school
houses 10 those disgins
HY- During the year ls4s the Maryland State
Bible Society have spent S36s ~ In buying and dis
trisasng bibles. They propose to spend sow next
PEAR.
~ The temperance candidate has been chosen
Commissioner OF Cambridge, Nd BY : majority, Ane
there viii be no licenses
~ An unsuccessful attempt was made TO roo
the Plymouth Bank ct Plymouth, Macs on Tuesdsy
night
u Tho 81. LOUIS Ner Era of the 5th reports
thrss steamboat accidents the Mississippi neither OF
them vsry serious
u The wife Of Mr.. William s. $. Banker, of
Monroe. ~ J. was burned 10 death on Monday lsst At
her residence she was g. years OF age.
II Randall Evans's contectionery~es establish
ens at Winchester Va WA destroyed BY IRE on Tues
day night last.
~ The Vice President OF the United States
since tbs closing Of Bsekwel Hotel has taken up his
quarters At Wnlsrd's
~ The hotel on the Canal near Elizabeth City,
n c. Known a. the "Hsf Way House" was totally de-
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