New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-07
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.

and desired to .ee Mr. Nee The stage "a. rr..ed
INTO the tiing In the second story WIN be 10.
formed Mr. heC@noiess that NJ rad c.Iod 70 confer
WITH hin IN relation . farm ~ the Instance -
rins hear "sstchoser AIR taking over the matter.
le eDtesvored D. prevail poo Mr. Nee = get nto
vehicle ard accompany I'm . the residence Of the
owner Of the fam. bo, ne said lived only Snort ois
lance below Grays Ferry Mr.. McCsntlsss declined
s,iDs At bght and sfter farther cOnversston,
ne visitor rose from bic and taking pOson IN
netis;aly behind 81. Nee commenced murcerOus
attack upon him with dszxer fts0ong him Ia tee
neck face. head, side and other parts Of the body Nr
Nee Rrspyed with him. sud oy desperate efort-
seized the murderous weapon. which was being thrust
into bis ABDOMEN and ~Ie'tsd It out OF the villain
hands.
Nj McCsnd.css giving the alarm b crying murder.
.h- assassin mo had unseen secured the door tie
inside hastily removed he bolt, and fed o. ~ stairs
4 email isd con # Mr Nee was holding The stfaoyers
torse IN ths street The toy bearing tne cree Of his
father Jet he horse I. run t. hs stssance and mt
the derer rushing out Of the house lie scouuaf-
igu,eI Dto th- vehicle hurredy drove or and 10
.rstan. out oi s'E-t Ine wounded man WIS
promptly ATTENDED - oy Dr. SeSbri1. H.s ~ounds
found % oe severe bat 1ore q n n Verr n ire
oloi1n e Dr. y mo,tsi TIE strange vis.ter Is DE-
tc.iDcG b. hr McCs11ess 81 young. eeniei looking
mar. ~ith black vniszers sDd mOustache TIE motive
Of n- dtatocal act can only be- cO1jectured Mr. HcC
. aronRly impressed villa the ices tina, tho assassin
iust aed by another individual - take his be
TIE Individual referred TO- paid bis ADDRESSES 10
Mrs HcCandless when the parties al lived Ia ireland
aud since they 20 this cgny be has annoyed ars
Nee and set her letter within the lst few months
We may add that on Noudsy set M. Mccsndiess
received letter through the Dispatch Post which be
be- i4ve' decoy - murder MIN. There are o;her
circumstances connecled vish the fou Transaction buS
tie late hour O. winch obtained TIE information pre-
vents Is from saying more. lphL y. Amer fin.
ENAScIrATIoS Co>ys,Tio> IL KESIUcEr.-
The Kentucky Yeomsn OF frankfort boldly opposed 10
al sn Slavery sentiment, s5in u hat the appearance.
numbers AMI Intelligence Of TIE Emancp patton Conven-
ron indicates thst toe veTnertis real one, aA1 mat
ihe5 nls, expect COMES. However unsuces'iial ~
ssca .houd b. the fesuiD the anrsisvcry men Of
kentucky may be 10 ther uOol' enterprise tncy WI -
l-a.t succeed In placing and especially political
nea IA their right footing Toe late movement Of the
politicians there TO other public sediment deserved
rrhukn aud the result vii certainly ilfnsa tEat re-
buke--nO msi.er wnst the result may be.
A public sentiment In those states, al the head OF
which ia Henry Clay, is not ~ b. put down by the
reso' l,on q Legislature The YtoudA states that
number Of the members clersymeu. They aye 10
worso for that The real religious sentiment oi The
nation is against Slavery and Conservative - religious
generally are yet they will fee that the ultimate
principles OF Christianity are att SlaTerJ-snd ms
e!irs they caA neither hide from Themselves nor him
Der its influence upon their characters.
Wa sh. discuss this subject. desire n inter
frc the least with the interests feelings Of the
slave States Yet there is n iec, ID the anti Slavery
10 vement s. clear a. that Ia moral movemeni-a
founded the morality OF the New Tesla
lG,lt Al that is Gsreiy poiuc4l though l. should IN
yy!qe The rshis and Interests Of millions may be mat
'e: OF compact aud when tine compact Is made II IA 50
cured by re sold dDi,Es"s OF the Law. Bat when
men once lay dorn tie principle that certain inln"
light a. tesied BY the mmut4ole standard
Of the Bible, they 70 be- sashed by compact or
silcucsd by litigation They will egiate. though poll
ilcsbs Should issue thousand decress-and even the
Hierarchy OF tho Church iieeif endor'e the edcs 81
slstesrnen Cincinnati Daily Atlas. Ap 30
GREAT CoNFiaGYATIOS-ssr 0 600 WORM oF
PROPERTY DESTROYED On Wednesday morning lat
ire o,ignstug in the carclsssness OF some chs~co-l
burners broke ou- in the woods shout forty mile irn
Bro, klyD. on the Long Island Railroad and notwuh-
sfrf Nla o.
leclcd spread with the greatest rapidly. Inc wind
varied many tmes. and a the hre vas conquered o.
one point i broke forth with renewed violence at an
other Eetrasting in number Of places from culti-
,atsd iams q destroyed 81 The timber and shrubs be
tween Deer Park and Thompson. The width 81 TIE
burnt district ia elk or seven miles, and II eXieui- from
hall to tbreequsrters of mile North and from tSo to
three miles sO3n oi the Railroad. OOJ acrrs on lsnd
have been burnt over the timber destroyed being some
OF the fuest Long lsiand. Tho loss. amounting 20
over go 600 will fall on " sixty persons A, one
tune tho nrr caught in fsrmers yard but was speed
liz cxiinEuis hedwhsher In any other case y has de
.froyed barns Is a. yet unknown 10 severA
places /; made threatening attack On babylon The
scene 10 sai = have brcn grand yet terrible. y nse
volumes Of smoke, which could be seen al Bedford
dsr kcbed the sky, while The cracking and roaring Of
tho flames they cured shout the lofty pines or dart
ID % toward heayeu will not soon be forgotten by
those who abored 10 the burning ses. snd after the
gr,a,rst eXcftons only checked the conhsgr~on yes
terdsy afternoon lSGn, May Z.
TIE BosroS PIfOr Boar ASoSTsA.-A letter
from Capt Chss. +. Tresd~e! OF pilot boat Anonyma'
| l1; and from this port Jan. 10 dated honteVlleo
March 10 ststes that he hsd just arrived Ia mae days
from Rio Jenciro, in company with the pilot boat
Felipe. Capt Norris. OF and from BALTIMORE Tor san
| Francisco. Capts TTesdwe and Norris agreed 10
keep c. mpany from Rio JsbeirO uu they had passed
through the straits OF Magellan Capt I thought tae
| Anonyma would have met with her match among the
superior vessels bound 10 California from the United
states but he fell Ia With and passed several vesses
including the ship Su tan. revenue cutter Ewing bark
| In,cphinr snf big David IIenshaw The pilot boat
Eclipse lei; Baltimore days beo.e the Anonym sailed
The pilot boats went INTO Rio JAnelro ogethHr snd
carried the latest dates from The Uulted states On the
voyage from Rio Jsnero 10 MonievideO. the Anonyms
| h-uad down her 70 let the Eclipse come up win
her The mate Of tue EcIipse aud one man had been
seslsrs yesrs in the straits Of Magellan bot
! vessels wer. to lesve MOpteyideO Immediately.
Much of the ~atr q the Aronyma being put into
liquor casks bects spoilt which ns5c h necessary 10
| touch al Rio Janeiro. Boston Advertiser, ash.
| BRowNLow AssAssiSATEn. - Rutheriorti9a,
| (NC) 5yrd "A gentleman was IN our offee on
NJ ndsy and informed US that be bad received icter
from freud residing Jonesboro. its,ing tnst
| " G. Brow nlOw editor Of the JJnesbOrO Wns' mao
been ss.s.naed 10 the street by smsn by the name Of
! Ryland-,hat Ryland struck him on the hs-S OF the
head fIacturng the skull in such nsnntr that three
pieces OF the bone We give the report as We
received H. aud reafOn 20 doubt 10 correctness
Char Cour 3d.
| SENATOR DorGIAss REFUSING TO REslGN.-lt
seems that Senator Douglsfs declines org che
druce h. the Instructions Of the Legislature but MAN
t.n. his position as Senator because mi 1ry OF ne
own party did not vote for the resolution n.trucos
him TO resign In adapting bis peculiar situation 10 MS
conscience and of propfiry he makes NJ count
OF Wig votes bu regards h, m 90 OF no importAtc'
wtaiever. when ih.ir influence Is brought 10 bear
against bis douentsing and trucking q the 'aFe,c
| racy. lfrerPor' l"') 'Vu'n@'-
! ENPEDITloS TO OREG0N--MsjOr Beger. 50 wei
known IN New Orleans OF thc mott efficient and
energetic officers connected with the Ouarterma-tcr
pc0artin,nt during the late with Mexico lct yes
f-rav on tho steamer Missouri intending 20 repair inn
mcdatcy 20 Fort Lcavenw orih. 20 take charge ~ tie
Quartsria-tcrs command OF the expedition 20 Oregon
Tao expedition VIII De u great interest "a 10 wall
ie te lrsi ~ aul1cI military command that has ever
vel proceeded scross the HocSy Mountains The COM
| iaaiid Will ho compose. 81 inc ride regiment with =
| company Il artillery. and viii start about ihe lst Of
! Nav fnigr 20 Oregon or California ffou The
North VII ind tits favorable opportunity q lns 20
! those distant countries under .sic escort
! - O Della. 9Th llt.
Mn. HowARD's TRIII AZ ClSCINNLTi.-Tn
trial Of Mr. Howard commenced AZ Cincinnati; on Tie
| 3th ut Much difficulty expcri etcel il cfip IN
| nflng Jury Eve were peremptorily clAlr1l-'d-
one II the called Juror on being questioned as % me-
scrupe- regarding capital punishment, should tAo law
and evidence Justify couslcuoa replied taai Do Wa,
l.als.I o. tns-fnr dai tspr-if 90 a17gt.s rraI0
lh. answer brought down quite torrent ~ srp.-u-e