New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-06-30
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.

STEAMBOAT DfsAsTEE.-We have 70 record an
other steamboat disaster n toe sinking Of TIE Arkansas
No. Z. Capt FTisoee, which occurred about o'clock
yesterday morning, 10 the hgolets We learn that the
Arkansas No was run into By the steamer Gen TIA.
mer, Capt. Cozzens-the former on her way 20 this
city the latter hence for Pensacola The Arkansas
sunk 10 ten minutes after the collision Fortunately
there was 10 loss Of life The PASSENGERS escaped from
the sinking boat 20 the Gen HameT and we're subse-
ouenry taken OF that vessel By the James L. Dsv Capt
GiDersOn. and brought 70 this city They however
barely had time % get the Hamer-many q them
leaving their clothes and baggage behind them. The
Arkansas was lying when the Day left with only tae
upper part Of her deck visible. y. o Delta June H.
GOLD MISEs Or SASGKE d. CHRIST Lately
respectable citizen 81 the Arroyo Don Carlos Orves
on visit 70 these mines worked three dsys With moth
Ing but wooden shovel did not dig more than half
yard, and obtained So IN gold -Four others. IA the
year -43 brought IN 600 10 gold dust after four days
work. The great difficulty which has heretofore pre-
vented the working o. these mines has been tie
between the Utas and Mexcsns and since tn entrance
Of the Americans the with the Apsches was made
by Gov. Wsshingfon The propnetors d tie cangre
de Christ, who nave claim from the Mexican GOV
eminent poor men, without capital u work the
mines, and have empowered Capt -. Nrln % form
company for working them. santa r. Republican.
key WEST, June 23.-The schooner Naomi,
Hal msster arrived The lsth from Chsgres. winch
place she left the let ot June with .ick crew
having on board John Appleton Esq Charge De A1aifs
~ Bolivia and his Secretary NJ Dodge Henry Is
Kenree Secretary Of the Pacific Squadron and Deaisf
Of dispatches The Usited states Government rom
the Legation al Chilli Charles Bahlsen, const. DeIe
raj % Norway and sweden Nessrs : e. "oOus
Alfred : ggins and +. d Howard, al 81 "hom 70 On
the steamer Issbe for Charleston They report tae
cholers be the increase The scnr s oaains ioi
| New.York iCor Courier.
| The CREgAssE.-The news Is still good. W
are happy 70 cay that the announcement made yesf
day Of the closing Of the SauYe creVssse y ~
| Mr. Dunbar one Of our own energetic englneer- VINO
arrived In the city last evening Inc "oTks are ~
sere 90 far and the task u closing up the TWO s1es
nj the breach will require but little farther labor Inc
water now passing through the sloes OIL tne
40 anal ia volume that il readily carried OF BY the
canal and bitches running through NJ Sauyes lands
Therefore no more waterst least from tns cfe'sfse
| can come to the city ~ o. re zlst inst
A SHORT PAssAGE AND VALUABLE CARGO
The beautiful ship Harriet Erving- Gays the Boso7
Trarener, arrived a. hsi port on IhuIsaay Iiq
raiso April H., COquimbo April 20, and Cape Horn May
3 making the passage from the latter point 10 forty
eight days Her sdvices not 90 late ~ have oecn
received overland she brings no gold, but has I'VE
bars Of silver and very large quantity Of copper &C
Her cargo IL valued ~ about s3,OoOOyl
Dreadful AccIDENT.-Yesterday about II
o'clock the arch above the tunnel now being con.
structed under the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad
10 Chesterfield for the passage Of the Danve Railroad
gave way, and the earth was precipltatSd upon tne
workmen, killing two Of them and inJlring thfo
The unfortunate men, thus suddenly killed, were
Robert Smith and son, Engishmen, and miners from
Chords Black Heath Pits Richmond Republican
FROM TRUxILLO AND NEW GRgsADA.-The
brig September Nickers0n, srried at THIS port thls
morning from TruxillO 9Th inst. There was nothing
new al TruxillO All was quiet at New Grenada, where
more revolutionary troubles apprehended at last
accounts The SEPTEMBER brings among her cargo bag
virgin silver, dug from the earth in that country
~ Captain Rolling reports having left at Hs-
vans the United States fngate Rartsn Capt B. Page,
bearing the broad pennant Of Commodore +. A. Par.
ker commanding United States Home Squadron. The
Rsritan arrived from Port Al Prince, Qaytp June H.
and expected 10 sail on the morning OF the 2Jd Tor
Vera Cruz. Officers and crew al well.
charleston Courier
II An Irish woman named Catherine Cum
mings, and killed by the Express Railroad
walking the track with her back to the tram Inc
Engineer rung the bell whsiled, shouted reversed the
engine, and put on the break, but IN vain
n Some villain placed distractions on the
Michigan Central Railroad between Ann Arbor aud
Ypsilant. which threw the train OF wednesday last
of and detained it II hours 1t was very fortunate
that no lives were lost.
F Massachusetts, has paid for the support of
psupers sick with Ship Fever, over sl000O-s-052 20
OF which fell upon Boston and $1,000 upon the town
of Fall River.
CW Rose-bugs, the voraoious pests OF grape
vines &c have made their appearance in the neishoor
hood vi Boston, and making sad havoc. Ditto at
Brooklyn, l.. l. and various other places
~ Ancient grave-stones have been discover
ed on Boston Common bearing date 1872, 1865, 1902
SC The names were Burriu, Tying and Porter. They
were found by some workmcn while digging trench
~. The Western papers remark that the Lake
cities Toledo, Cleveland aud Sandusky are free from
Cholera. At Buffalo and Chicagoit exists but Ia mild
form.
t-Y- The Western Anti Slavery Society held a
Convention at New Garden Ohio, the 10th, 2lst and
22d inst II. c. Wright and Oliver johnson were the
principal speakers.
t1r Dr. Beecher is about TO leave Cincinnati
to take up permanent residence in Boston.
I-Y' A County Poor House and Farm has been
established at Gsena. H. Nearly $1,000 were paid by
the County Commissioner Tor the farm.
~ The Board Of Health at Rochester, recon-
mend that there be celebration OF the coming 4th OF
July in that city.
t>Yr John Van Buren, is to be at the Ashtsbula
Free Soil Convention the ith and q, the gathering
at Cleveland on the 18th
,-Y- Judge Blythe. Collector OF Philadelphia,
under Tyler died in Adams Co. Pa on the 20h met
ry- A grand jubilee of the Sons Of Temperance
tAkrs nlnce al Cleveland. July 18th.