New-York daily tribune., 1849-02-19

which bring more than 5 a bu,he on the spot
FIErs-Tae saw and erst mil OF Cephas and
Josiah Fsrnsworth IN Lisbon, BE. cunsuned by
ere the evening Of the 3ls, ul loss 5000 lnsu-
rance 81 300 The steam mill q y. & Benjamin
( Co. situated a. Windhsm. Wyoming Co Pa was
burned on the night oi the JOtb Ut Loss s50OO-par-
italy insured.
r1y- The Susquebauna River is covered with
ce-hard thick and fast-snd passengers snd mails are
conveyed the Ice In slegns end not IN the
ferry bost ss erroneOusly stated yesterday
friend describes the ice 70 be % solid that 9cono
i've might usf over tho river II there rails he
ice 20 Guide L. Baltimore American.
DR CooLIDGE TAE MCHnEREF&An article
has been going the round Of the gspers the effect that
tbs notorious individual had mace his escape from pri-
son IN the vuise Of be sister. it IS not true petition
having been presented % the Governor Of Maine BE-
with sdvce Of the Council On the l3th inst commuied
Cooiiige's sentence % imprisonment Tor lie
ALLIANCE Is LOwELL--A practical alliance
smong al the pastors In Lowell has been formed for
a practical pupose. Al sec's unite In sustaining
sabbath evening service the Universshsts Uniarsns,
and the Catholics The purpose seems TO be 10 reach
all classes with moral religious truth and improve the
morals Of Lowell and crowds sIe drawn together each
evening.
r@- A new Post Oasoe hss been established at
West Acton Mass and Dr. Reuben Green la. been sp-
pointed Postmaster Another new ONCE has been
established sl Salmon Falls, n T., 7. Emerson, Post
master which takes the letters heretofore crectec %
Salmon Fails South Berwick, and Salmon Fails,
SomeTsHorth
SUGAR N TExAs.-Therc are not only many So
gar planters IN Texas but who planting on
hrge scale One gentleman, for example, living near
Braz0rs viii probably make at least go hogshesd Of
sugar during the present year The cotton crop thls
year Is good and j. estimated 81 80 600 bses.
Posr OFFICE SroPPAGE.-The Post Ofaces al
/ Lebanon Centre Le5snon and West Lebanon have
been closed account Of infringement upon the fost
Office isss The isT expressly demands mat 10 Fo'i
master be or become Mail Contractor Il appears tnsi
the Postmaster Lebanon had become Mall Contractor
conseq equently bis Office is closed dover skeieher
! GESERAL CASA telegraphic dispatch TO the
Buffalo C0uri1, dated Detroit February 3 says, Ger
Csss Is cutie unwel with the prevailing lnfuenza-so
that 1t Is unssfe for him 10 start on bis journey to
Washington he will esve 81 he is well enough,
and probably 90 by the way Of Buffalo"
| BURGLARy-About . o'clock last night the pro-
vision store occupied BY Francis Patterson found
opep by officer Duryes and on examination 1t was lie.
covered that the premises had been entered BY rear
window IN the third story The amount OF properly
taken BY the burglars hiss not yet been sscertaned-
GOLD ~ NEw.JERsEY.-The editor Of the Rah-
ray Republican Is informed that Gold ore has been dis
covered on the farm Of Mr David Meck OF that town
| shin II was discovered by Mr. about two feet be-
low the surface while digging hole In springy piece
OF ground At the foot Of hill near his residence
C5- Francis Jackson has withdrawn from the
/ Charitable Mechanic Association, with which be has
80 been connected for more than third OF century
because LIQUORS are sold house which that Society
owns but hes leased for years without any prohibit
| tion or restriction.
| FATAL ACCIDENT On BOARD THE SrEAMER Nj
AoARA At BosroS-On Thursday afternoon one OF the
sailors iel from the Nagarss ioreysd overheard upon
the ice In the dock fractured mis- skull, aud broke one
/ OF bis arms and ribs. physician was Immediately
sent for but before he arrived the sailor was deao
A Man SHor.-Aloert Lawrence, bar-keeper
st Relays Hotel Winchester Ky was shot on the 9th
| ust by Samuel Hanson, Jr the ball penetrating the
neck and lodging in the throat. II not thought he
could survive. The difficulty was OF trihing origin
| Lawrence has wife and three children
FIRE AND Loss or LIFE-The dwelling house
| Of Mr. w Anderson of Jackson, Michigan. dis
covered o. be on rre about o'clock the 9Th instant
aud o. great the progress Of the flames that was
with tiffcuty that the wife and children were saved
Mr Anderson psrished 10 the DANES.
rP- Col Webb, bearer OF Government Dis
patches % California accompanied by his escort pass
81 a1wn The river yesterday He con,empsies going
through Mexico taking The san Di-go route o.,
~ The bin fer the modification Of the negro
lsW Of Is passed the House Of Representative OF
kentucky on TIE 9ih inst by vote If 55 70 -. The
Senate had postponed the farther consideration OF the
subject until the 10Th met
MURDER.-A man named Chase, just returned
from Mexico was murdered al Kezar Falls Psrsonsfelj
oxford Co few days since. The murderer had not
been arrested although suspicious are strong against
person belonging in the place.
Trout FIsHING on WINSIPIsEOGEg-There is
Great snort on this Lake this season One fisherman
dows cooking utensils, &c with which he makes trips
% and from the Lake.
LEwIsBURG USWERsITY.-lt is announced in
the CarsiGH Chronicle that subscription OF 100000
has been secured for the endowment Of University at
Lewisburg The Institution 10 10 be under the direction
of the Baptists Of Pennsylvania
FrRr.-" Harrison Hall" at Cherryfeld Me. was
des,royed BY FIRE on Sunday last II was the finest
building In the village the upper part was used as
church and the ground floor was occupied by stores
IN A packet will sail from Baltimore in few
days for Iiberia with number Of emgran,s' several
of whom 90 out under the auspices OF the NcwNork
Colonization Society.
~ letter from mercantile house at Havana
dated sh inst states that vessels from the Unit states
are no longer qusrsntined except those coming from
New-Oroans.
~ The Senate of Ohio has passed an act by
very large majority, in favor OF taking the sense o.
the people the propreiy OF calling Convention 10
| amend the Constitution OF that state.
rE The other day some persons broke into the
store of Mr. Steward, of Gardiner Me and let out of
bis casks by boring holes In them, liquors amounting
to from el 900 to $500.
| BArrIsrs rs MroHIGAS.-A late report gives 10
associations l7s churches, 81 ministers, 3l7 bsptisms
| s,079members
~ Mrs Sally Williams was burned to death
near CleSrmont n H. the other day by falling on the
hre-probsbly In h,.
ry1 The late Col. Haynes Of Nashville, Tenn.
devised real estate In that place valued At SOO0O -
T A villain named Daniel murdered gen
| tleman named kinssy. N Cherokee Co. N c. The
| murderer Was arrested in Alabama.
rg- The Senate Of New Jersey has fixed upon
the let OF March the day ofadournment The House
| previously resolved 10 adjourn on the nth inst
CS' The fatboat OF Mr.. Laton Saunders, con-
tsluing 400 bales OF cotton, was sunk recently IN the
| Noxubee River.
" We are glad to lean that the loss OF Messrs.
| Dunbar s. FoOte. publishers of the TrlmbEA County
Bhi1. by the lale hre at Warren O. was but trihng.
IL Mr. w. F. RIrcHiE, Of the Richmond
EEqaHsr elected the public printer by the General
Assembly OF Virginia on Monday.
CV SrEPHES TRIP, Esq. City Treasurer OF
Providence X. l. died suddenly q, his Office Wed
nesdsy lsst--aged 73 yesrs
IT. The two shores OF the 81. Lawrence are
connected by ice opposite Quebec, for the hFs, time
since Jan. 81, lsis
~ Two or three buildings were destroyed by
IRE In shippeusbHrg. Pa on the 10Th inst
~ Prof AGsssIz IS about to deliver course
OF lectures on Fossil Geology al Philadelphia
rY Several deaths from the black tongue have
| recently occurred Al Augusta Kentucky.
II The Netrark Eagle reports several cases Of
| small pox a, South Trenton
| IV~ Alfred Allovan has been arrested at New
Orleans for attempting 10 murder his mother.