New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-06-01

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are almost totally destroyed. Taxing aI IN a. ii'
beet Judges conclude, that unless great ''i W
better taxes place but little more tiau n"i 'i'P l
he expeeted . The - MgrffascWb lLaJ Cf0,1 Oi tL'
Io,h II, .svs under the article Of crops o Jon.
drought has succeeded protracted spei u ram u
crons If corn and which had suffered from afl
weather, now IN the growing oDh1.ton ~.
nothing occurs hereafter % blight the prospects " t
sugar planter we may anticipate r. prosperous resr.
for him The late frost injured the cotton senDn-y
but yet this crop looks well a. preseni ns'ln2 Deen i
planted where il entirely killed, and the average
Weld will yet be good. The Cholera nas entirely az
appeared and with the prospect Of reAe from tii
curse and the bettered condition Of ne crops ihh5
wear q much more cheerful aspect We % not Ahof
that there j., At this time single care o. Iho'ia !"
parish
AsrIHEsr DgcIsfoS.-The ADong tree'otoe
of the Goth says The Of stephen an Ken.
IT, Thomas Shaver, which was argued before jung
Watson Harris and Parker Ia February !"st has De'i
decided The opinion Of tho Court "s- '"'-'"iyt
maj no power is conferred upon the Judges ~ say
,roceedngs in the collection Oi rent Judge "Heht
who was not upon the bench when tne case was -i
yued reviewed with the other Judges me evidence ana
axu,oeuts uresented H. the Court upon WhoH - HH
sn,er,cui be-. vyeen thcm We understand dcvOvfs thc
duty Of writing out the opinion oi M court t".
opinion IL important, and It ~ due 70 me tenants a'
n be written out II the power docs not reside ~ i
Judiciary it docs in the Legislature That 1t aoc' IN
the latter We have high authority, and that the Lesh
ture may pass law authorizing the Judiciary 70 stay
proceedings well as any other law "ncA justice ana
The well. being OF society demand
CRUISE OF THE INDEPENDEScE.-The United
States ship Independence just returned 10 NonOh'
sailed from Boston on the 2ith Of August leiN DuihE
her absence she has been al sea four hundred DAYS ana
In foreign ports ve hundred and ninety hVe days ana
has sailed altogether very near htty seven ihous"hu
miles Her greatest was ~ knots ny h' i"- OF
279 by obscrvationcqual 10 $50 statute miles durIS
"a consecutive hours She ran 2D2 knots under roya-
lower and topmast studding sails Her greatest spcd
during the cruise was l3 knOts, aud - knots under
royals The port Of Mazsilan was blocka1cd ~ th'
Independence during the thiryhve days sh' was an
ehored there In 1871. From November j. lrlH 10
May 7, ls4s she held military possession Of Ma]atan
In conjunction with the fngate Congress.
The METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH NORTH
AND SouTH.-The most prominent issues before 'h'
convention at Alexandria, Va are the plan oil sepaia
ton and Church Property. The plan oil separation III
wolves a question Of much moment to both chufche-
which IT, whether the territory OF the Baltimore con
ference, which not represented ~ tho southern
Convention II Justly liable in part or IN whole, 10 thc
incursons OF the Church South II So il such labi
ity 10 be definite TO time and permanent az TO boun
Diary, rolling 10 both, as the majority IN stations
and societies may chance 10 be- n the ascendant Tues
day evening the vote was 10 be taken whether TO re-
main with the Methodist Episcopal Church south, OF
adhere to the Methodist Episcopal Church
ASSAULT AND SUIcDs.--A dispatch from Wash
ington MAY % says " An inquest was held to-day
over the body of Mr. frOehlCh found drowned ycstcr
dav in the Potomac The Jury IN session Tor sew
eral hours and finally rendered verdict that the de
ceased came to his death by drowning, which was
FuDeunduced by the harsh treatment ne ftttNtu from
a man named Harrington, whore hc boarded HafHng
ton was consequently held to bail TO answer Tor the IN
jucs he IL alleged 10 have inflicted upon the decreased
This affair has created no little excitement at the Navy
Yard, against Harrington. sud II IL reported that
meeting on the subject be held The deceased
a dranghtsman employed at the Washington Navy
Yard, and was a worthy and ingenious machnist
OUTRAGEOUS AssAULT.-On Monday night about
II o'clock, party OF five gentlemen, returning from
old Town. where they had been serenading TO their
homes were attacked on Baltimore II. near Light by
a number Of cOwsrdly Williams, who with clubs and
knives made Onslaught, upon them One OF the party,
Mr. John r. Richards, received severe wound IN the
right side above the groin, inflicted by sharp weapon,
since which he has been confined 10 his bed Mr.. Jas
Kenney also considerably hurt. Thus far, no clue
has been obtained by which the guilty parties may be
recognized and brought TO justice. Phil sun, 3Oth
Hor PLAcrs.-While Mr.. Blake was speaking
In the Canada Assembly last Friday, mentioning Mr.
Papinesus $1,000 salary when Speaker, and his re-
cept of ieuda taxes PatroOn, and how little good ne
had done for the money, the member for MonimorcncA
in a rage said 10 Mr. Maloch, e Go TO H. Mr.
Maloch replied that he would slap him the snout
and complained. Mr. Speaker whose ears are too pc
lite 10 permit him to hear such expressions babe gen
temen take their seats that MIR. Papincau =
constituents won't go Tory-thcy have addressed Lord
Egn with 1850 signatures and hints given to the
exSpcaker to resign.
AsMY N,ws-Col John L. Gardner. Of the ith
Artillery arrived here yesterday from Pensacola where
he has been stationed in command Of the posts near hai
place, to assume the command here of the Military De
paftment lately he'll by MAJOR ten. hiooAc rms N'
partment extends, believe from BATON Rouge 10 hey
West We learn. however, that Col Gardner win ih'
consent of Major Gen Gaines commanding the w este d
Division will make his headquarters at Pensacola Ma
lor Gen TSiggs also arrived here yesterday nom ~
Louis. The General learn Is ON Through ana Is a.
route for the North. y .. Pc. I'D
APMzg FioHr.-One of those puglsuc en-
counters, termed prize SIGHT, which disgrace human
fy, and which among the peculiar virtues OF N,
great Anglo saxon" came of Yesterday. either NJ
Madisonvillc or Pass Christian, we know not which
and presume the public care not The names OF Tie
combatants are Niece and nelly. They Tough. ioi
$500 aside. The brutal encounter continued forty hy,
minutes, during which there were thirteen rounds
when MCGEE declared the victor y. q. Delta, 81.
NunnHR or BUILDINGS DESTROYED AT ST
IoulS--SO far as We have been able % learn the FOL
lowing IA nearly correct statement of the number o
buildings DESTROYED by the late conAaSra,iun. the
different named and the adjacent alleys Lcvcc
&C. Main.st lOl, NorthsecOnis ST - Ohyest 81, Pine
st. 81 Chestnut -. ~ Msrketst, Al above W Hnut.st
in all SOf below Wslnutst in ALL III total as This
list does not include back premises Of little value
81 Louis Union, "2d
A WORD TO ALL CHRIsriANS IN kG>TUCKi 1901
A time has come in Kentucky when the Christian
population OF that noble and rapidly advancing state
win spcak and vote like Christians at The polls and de-
monstrae its love of liberty and right by extending
them to everything IN the form OF man. that bTcs,hc'
lis air OF trcads soil II will be her greatest honor
II viii be her greatest interest 90 be rs' n 'hl'
great work" ALEXANDER CAMrRKLL-
ARRIVALS AT QUEBgc.--The number of passen
gers and shps, and the tonnage has decreased this
year As might have been pcctcd after the violent Tory
onsla0ghts Of last February Up to May 26ih, ou,
4i9 passengers had reached Quebec from Europe and
only Isl vessels, measuring 81 81 tons instead Cd 80
vessels lO,S tons, last year OF Il cmierant vessel.
with L. 9s3 passengers, but had died on the VOYAGE
and only We're anweh when they landed
GAIE AT PArAcONIA-A letter dated Watch
mans Cape. Coas; OF Patagonia March y received II,
This city states thai the ath of March there was
severe gale al that place. The French ship la Tour
Hrfx. a.ka he mat
men being AL there were boSrd. were drowned -
Three schoOners parted their chains able o,
get clear and returned in three days. The other Nv.
were lost Boston Atlas, 5oth.
FAlsE RUMoRs.-The HGHNiboi JoarRGl OF III,
i7h SAYS that the report that Arthur SAearcf had Se
B. Gore on the Plains, j. foul and malicious iaise
hood and without the beast shadow of foundation A'
story about the Illicit intercourse Win Shcarrf VIE
Il u the same character
MoRg RsrUK>ING COIN SEEKSEs-We have
heard IMPORT that the Overland California Company
which let this city few weeks since tor the sold region
has dishSnded and thai part ~ H. members Srr so~
O. return 10 Aabarn. Auburn Advertiser
SYNOD OF Colonial BiSa0rs-roe Bishops o.
the ave British North Americas diocescs propose Il
meet at Halifax On Ascension Day next TINS Will b,
the hrs Episcopal synod in The Colonial (ProtcstSal
Episcops) Church Nova SconAn
A>oraEK CAPITAL TRiAL-We understanl
a., T,sasv the l3fh of June next has been apnoinr