New-York daily tribune., 1849-04-23
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.

ALLEGED MURDER AT SEA.-Audrew J. Big
gins the mate Of the schooner Falcon, oi SteubeD
Maine, yesterday morning arrested on charge Of
having caused the death Of Godfrey Davis sailor on
board that vessel the night Of the th Of March last
while on the voyage from Wilmington. North Carolina
20 ths port BY striking him the head with some blunt
Instrument The affair occurred while the wstch on
the deck in company with two other who are wit
nesses sgsnst the prisoner Davis died the next morn
ing and the body was kept on board until the 18th,
when became offensive that the Captain was forced
10 bury il at sea- when Of Cape Lookout After par
tai hearing before Alderman Crowe tho prisoner was
committed 10 await fGi Investigation of the charge
The vessel On which this tragedy occurred arrived on
Thursdsy and is now at Richmond taxing IN Dad oI
coal. The Csyisin 10 named Ivory J. Parrot, ana DC
states that the were very turbulent act Dens a.
times quite nutinsus 10 their conduct and the msts
mad much difficulty In controlling them me maie y
sltO held charge OF asssut and battery sEnI ohr
of the hands who appears a. an evidence aksh'' nm.
on the charge Of homicide. The deceased ShlPpe1 "a
board the Falcon Al WILMINGTON. North Carolina. lie
was IN very bad heath bu, a. unruy - te rest oi
ihe crew. The mate belonged 70 ihGnsstn, he;
TaF WyaT CROP II WIscOSsIS.-The Editor
Of ths Batertovr (Wis) CarOnioie Of April 4 says
We have taken considerable psns 70 ascertain the
prospect the growing wheat crop in this snd the sd
dining Counties and happy 70 state thAt u IL truly
natsring The weather hss been peculiarly isTorsoe
since the dsspposranee Of the snow and should April
remain %, the prospect will BE- fair Of sn sbundsn,
harvest We think the wheat product Of this state
viii BE- al least 100 per cent larger ibis year than It ~ss
last The S,a,iasla and Ges gives sfsvorabo account
Of the crop In tho EaIiern counties.
FROM gASTA Fg-Mr Reed, citizen o. tins
place but rho spent the past Winter IN sAnts re A.
rived here last week. The company With when he
came In were ~ days IA performing the trip Nr r.
attempted make the trip late 'st Fal but "ss CON
PEELED y return owing D the Intensity n the cold lie
had ha feet frozen and l0st aVers OF h mules during
bis return t6Sana rs, after having Travelled about 20
iles this way Mf Reed states thst trade is gresty
oTofdone Ia that place and that pfcea II goods are o~
Lexington fNoJ Express sHh,
THE LATE NAL ROBERT ~ PEsssYLFAsfA--
For some time past letters containing meney, msled
t MOntrOse Pa 10 70 Fat hhyin been sbs,raced from
direction 81 Of the T.. Generals special hgcuts.
when the trial letters finally opened ~ Great Bend
by George Baldwin, Postfnsster Of the place. MI b.
immr dsiey arrested 80 In money and an oPrn'1
lotter found upon him, together with - Otnsr et
tors Addressed 10 different pefsons 80 wes lodged 10
MODtrOse al b await his triai
HAHN al 81 Lorls-The whole number of
deaths for the week ending april q. was ~ oi which
- wore under Ago yoars Of age. From 1uetdsS' ne
3D. 10 Tuesday the Oih, twenty ak Gates OF
cholera reported a. the FegistoTs once Oi th'
number twelve died tho others are elmer c"n'Slss
cent or ths result has not yet been reported Oi me
twenty .ix reported nineteen were hands on steam
bost, emigrsntI lsty arrived the other, were re
sidents u tho city. IT. LOUIS rep L.
CoLOSIzArIoS-W. W. FindIcy a colored
man OF CovBgtOB. Indiana has published an address
o. the coOred people OF that state 10 which be urges
ihom IN view OF the civil and political oppression 10
which his is subjected, - remove 70 IlDcrh Hm
sef and some Of ha friends % enigrae In October
next he desires 70 obtain many a. possible to ac
company him. lnior nation, the Nm Abday Dtm9cfai
ssys can be- obtained by ejdreSsing Rev. j. mitchell
Agent Of The Colonization Society at Indianapolis
FROM RRA2iG.--By letters received in Boston
dated Pornambuc0 March FIVE days later than those
before received 1t would appear that the insurrect0n
10 that Province had been thoroughly qneled ne me
writer states that all quiet and likely to continue
So There was decided improvement Ia business
matters In Pcrnambuco.
NEw-ORLKANs UNIVERSITY The first com
Of tho University established by the pres
ont Constitution in New Orleans. was celebrated On The
9th inst The degree Of Bachelor Of Laws was con
ferred on 80 graduates.
TgI WFATmTR AGAIS.-Suow fell ht Milford
IN 10 on Ihursday last 10 thr depth Of four inches
Tho passengers from the upper part oi the Wof
the station IA slegbs on the same day.
MuN1oiPN SPrcUtATioS.--Th City OF Houston
has resolved 10 purchase negroes % work upon the
roads leading into ihs interior To do this, the Cor
poration has issued 900 In bonds 10 per cent 10
tcrcst
RoyPuRY MAss-'Tho resolution g allow the
claim Of the city Of Roxbury 10 $500 for the support
of State paupers roeciod In the Senate OF Mssss'
chutetts on Friday, ~ a vote Of lo 10 IT,
BUFFALO MEDICAL UsIYFRsIrY.--Tho Com
mepcement Of this Institution celebrated on The
18TH lo,t The degree OF MD. was conferred on ~
graduates.
FIRE rs THE WooDs-More than one Thousand
acres Of woodland ire tract known ~ the Dark
plain eAat Of Concord n II Overrun by hres on
Tuesday and Wednesday lssi-tho work OF incondia-
ries.
FIRE Al MFRIDEN, Cr.-On Thursday the ex
tensve watch factory of n w. Pomeroy on the Mid
detowu turnpike, near hetiden was burnt up. Lose
$500 OF 81 600 above the Insurance.
UNiyrRsITY OF VRGISiA-Thcrc are now 29e
students In this Institution from II different states
AcouiTTAL.-Foote indicted At Norwich Ny |
for the murder OF his wife In as has been acquitted
NJ.