New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-27
"THrL.r oy FAR1H"-The Irish

"TsE L.sr or Earth The Irish have been
srevous sufferers by the prevailing disease, as might
he expected from The mode Of ME OF vsst pumn'rs u
them. their poor accommodations improper diet, ard
exposure. Three or tour miles of Wiliamsburgn
there IL Roman Catholic Cemetery where great mum.
bers OF them are Inferred
The grounds occupy about three acres. They have
been used for infcrnents about years Already the
whole space is occupied with graves yet bodies are
s,ill inferred there IN great numbers Ihe grave os
gers told him that for ne last two months there hA4
been An average OF more than 100 intermenis DAY
During au hour and half that he remained there, %
bOdirs were brought IN and Inferred The graves are
dug about eight feet deep and several cofns are 'u
above each other vi b layer OF earth oe'"eeh-'ne
upper coffin being within three feet OF the surface
ne fees are very high, viz ten dollars tor grave
1nava1ssd mt b. dt,fr.s6 Tor one win me
t0subfv Of dsiurbsncr two for an infant ana m pro
portion for older children The chances ~ conthu
snc.. even for those 10 whose behalf dollars have
been paid our informant thinks are very sshf II "hai
he is 10 be- taken h. speclmen grave h5n o. o.
made tor some persor recently dead anu 'u' ".'''-
being full allow toe sexton man 20 cohNrr"'5
select uncut earth he thrust bis spade lrfD grave
which had received occupant 90 recently A. i4si e
cember while ~ preliminary. he removed rom me
head the memorial that some lameniiug relative h'o
no doubt erected there "a the fond nope Oh Us oe.ns
allowed % remain.
This three acres OF ground must be exceedingly pro
ducfve b. somebody the ices for 100 bodies AZ 40
average Of 81 each would be- 500 day Our informant
supposes that bodies inferred there not only from
this city but from Brooklyn and elseahere The mum
Der Of sravediggers on duty was ten.
Journal Of Commerce.
THE LAST or Tng CH.yAssE-Al the timber
sacks bricks &c used in stopping the great cfe'a-sr
were submitted yesterday 10 public competition %" me
spot and we're knocked down Tor SOD, an ihhnl.y
smaller sum than IL cost 10 knock down the p'- me
loose materials were bought by various p1rh's ana
the crevas-e itself purchased by Mr.. / Sp4nsth
bourg I he old ship Suviah Was sold tor e@'S me
sum realized bv tn sale about four MINIS oi one per
cent Of the entire cost Of closing the brcach-rAlnrf
Flemish account. We should say a. y. pee 4''n'
THg DRnUGHT Ia consequence Of the smau
quantity Of rain which mas fallen for the past two
months tn thrOug hOut the country are uhu
suay low Charles RIVER mas shrunk 10 the SIZE oi 4
.rna brook and ln places person can almost
iuuu across IT, seven paper mills II Newton Lower
Falls all stopped yesterday for want Oh "Hirr'
aud also Pette's large works At the Jpper ais Inc
late rain did reach the potatoes ana unless speed
followed by heavier show r. this necessary escueht
will be scarce and dear again Tor the coming year
Boston Traveller 10Th.
HEALTH OF Rrv Dr. BAscoM A letter dated
Lexington Ky July a. received IN this city yes
terday morning. from n member Of DR. Bascon : fami-
y communicating the gratifying intelligence mat he Is
not only sui alive, but considering his late illness ne
10 doing well This information Is TWO days later than
that contained in the O,srU'r, and published IN the
Sun yesterday morning and It must oe grau'yng 10
the friends Of this distinguished divine 10 know that he
/, out of danger Baltimore sun, 18th.
REV JrsEPH PoRTER.-This faithful misslona-
~ well known in Clark County, started tor Indiana on
Monday the p instant Mr. p. left his couptry IN
1896 and mas settled the principal part OF The
tme since Lod-ns in Northern Indiana de Is su Il
young man. not yet thirty five, We believe. lie taxes
out bride wit him-iJrmeriy Niss Mary Parvn VI
Pbiladelpbi grand daughter Of C@sar Rodney
Springfield (Oho) Republican.
BFoUFsTs BY THF LATt MN. Lyman The BoS-
ton Agctis,r states that Mr. Lyman Dequea'hed "ea-
cy OF 10000 To the Reform School at WestOoroueh OF
which he was the founder. lie has also given SIOuOO
10 the Farm school which ne has been active OF
fccr for several YEAR, 900 TO the horticultural
Society in whose labors he always took deep
FINts-Af Easf H0ddom lCt the Couo" Fac
tory Of Mrs Sarah Cowdrey. leased 10 Messrs Allen
Uiard was burnt up the 2Oth inst Loss about
Sl3 OOO-suppoed to bee the work OF an incendiWy
A. D0rchssr (Msss) the Observatory on MI bo"doin
burnt Monday night also the work Of incen'
diaries.
SHFFP STRAYGNG BEYOND THE FoLD Montreal
papers mention Sunday last the conductors Of
LAr0,r ii Q The Future newspaper we're formally
accommodated and delivered over TO Satan cu-to'
dy aud safe keeping Tor the present, at the Roman
Catholic Parish Church.
~ Epss Phinnev. Clerk Of the Courts of Mid
dlessx Co Nass) died At Lexington In that State on
the 24th inst aged about 70.