New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-13
The EXAMINATION RELATIVE TO THE MAN

| The charge il, that the prisoners committed tue
murder by cutting Parker's throat with razor IN
connection with Horace Wentworth OF Lowell
and VIM. C. CLARK of Manchester. The particular
purpose of this examination is to obtain re1ulsi-
ton from the Governor OF Maine, 70 convey the ac-
cused to Manchester, n. II. where the two others
charged with the same ofiense are IN custody
The pricipal witness for the Government IS John
| II Brown, who is understood to have been an asso-
ciate and intimate Of the Wentworth, and TO have
been conversant with their proceedings IN refer
ence 10 the murder of Mr.. Parker. de has been
released from Amherst jail in order 10 testlfy on
this trial Only two witnesses were examined
Yesterday, and these furnished no direct testimony
against the Wentworths: The above iacts we dec
| rive from the NAL, which contains ull report OF
| the examination. Boston Traveller, 10th.
| TIE FLOOD AT AsHBURSHAM.-A letter from
| gentleman in Ashburnham to friend IN Boston,
saws -"You have probably heard OF the awful ca
lamity that befel us on Monday by the giving away
| Of the Reservoir Dam, about half mile north OF
| the village In a short time from seventy-hve to
an hundred acres of water were upon us, and so
suddenly did it come that the girls in the new fac
tory had not time 10 escape. Trees, TIMBER rocks
and rushing water were roaring by them IN wild
confusion, and for nearly an hour no aid could reach
them. Very large timbers were finally passed
over the stream from high bank, and the girls
safely landed. They bore it bravey till they were
safe and then tainted Everything is swept away
mills dams, roads, bridges-and all business sus-
pended. There is no help for u.s. Many indiyidu-
ais are ruined, and Fifty years will hardly see the
damage Of a single hour repaired Fire is harm
less element compared with water. saw large
mill, nearly new and three stories high, all dashed
to fragments in less than five minutes.
FLOOD IN THE CoNNECTICUT-The food occa-
stoned by the rains and melting OF the Northern
SHOWS reached it hight the lst inst. On the
morning ofthat day the Wells River Bridge, across
the Connecticut was swept away, and the east
all f irIc Iyo hrgdOaa xUara in
great danger. The water in the Connecticut has
never been SO high, 1t is said, since 1888. Much
injury has heen sustained by lumbermen, bat by
far the greatest damage has been sustained by the
Connecticut and Passumsc Rivers Railway Com
pany. IL is now something over q week since the
cars have run north Of Bradford and only few
miles below, is we learn, in running order. Several
weeks must elapse before the road can be put in a
passablc state Of repair Very much Of the road
was submerged, and the washing out Of embank-
meDts in the deep fills will take much time and ex-
pense TO replace.
We learn that the freshet on the Pemigewassett
was very high, and that the Holderness Bridge
and Canton Bridge were carried awy. Some con-
siderable damage was done to the Montreal Raj.
way, that the cars were unable to run to
Plymouth. Haverhill Republican, Sth.
FREsHET AT EXETER, N H.-The Exeter IN.
H. correspondent OF the Boston Times states, I'M
der date of Nav O. that at % O'Clock p. NJ the dam
of the Manufacturing Company at that place gave
way, carrying with it several small buildings and
destroying in its the String Bridge suspen-
sion) below it. The writer says that the timbers
of the dam were carried against the platform OF
the suspension BRIDGE instantly swapping of the
chains and all the connecting rods OF the other side,
sweeping nearly every portion of the bridge down
with the angry current. The loss Of the bridge
alone is estimated by the writer at $4,000 that Of
the Manufacturing Company at $1,000 and the loss
of the buildings at about $1,000. At o'clock the
L.. H. L.
known.
GREAT FRHsHET IL THE BLACK RIvER-The
great rains and melting Of SHOWS at the head of
Black River and its tributaries caused very hea
Wy freshet, which occasioned the destruction of
large amount Of property at WATERFOWL, COM
mencing on the LIST inst Many bridges, mill dams,
saw mills, factories and other buildings were swept
off by the force Of the irresistible current SIEVE
raj booms containing thousands of saw logs also
gave way, floating them into the lake. TIE amount
OF loss is estimated at some thirty thousand dol
lars, sustained by some dozen individuals The
great loss which lumber.men have encountered by
fresbets this season will be caution against roll
ing their logs into streams in future, until the Spring
floods have passed.
GREAT FLOOD IN WIsCoNsIN.-The Western
papers contain accounts of a great flood which re-
Gently occurred on Black River, in Western Wis
consin. Immense quantities of timber were swept
away, and sad to relate, four men were drowned
The loss of property is estimated at from sl5 900
to 100000
CAPTURE OF SLAvERs-Letters from the Coast
OF Africa to Feb 90, state that H. B. M. ship Rat
tier had captured a large American brig with $50
slaves on board The Cyclops took a full cargo
not long since, and the Pluto had lately taken three
American vessels, empty. The Water Witch cap
tared brig called the "Carnation," or Incarna.
ton with American papers, and under the Amer
lean flag. She had 800 slaves on board. This was
undoubtedly the brig Encarnacon, which sailed
from this port last April for Valparaiso, but meet
ing with disaster off Cape Horn, she put back to
Rio where she was condemned and sold to go |
under a foreign flag. The Encarnacon was a
clipper brig, and we believe formerly hailed from
Portland. Boston Journal
FIREs-The great fire which was seen in this |
vicinity last Thursday evening, turned out to be in
Plymouth woods and was first discovered about |
five miles south of Plymouth near College Pond |
II estimated that 900 cords OF cord wood burned
The principal sufferers are Mr.. Truman Sampson |
and Capt. William Burgess. The fire was SUBJ |
dued on Friday. IA fire took in tue woods in |
Kingston, on the line Of railroad and an acre be-
longing TO Miss Adams was burned over The !
house OF Mr.. George Faunce, of jamestown, val
ued at 81, 200, was burned the same day. Dor.
ton OF the furniture was saved. Insured for $3.50 |
Taunton (Mass.) Whg.
DESTRUCTION OF A CoTToS FAcroRY-At
Newton Upper Falls, at II o'clock last night the
lower cotton factory, owned by the Ellis family, |
was discovered to be on fire, and was totally de-
stroyed, together with all its contents. The factory
was occupied by Mr.. Hewitt He was previous
to the fire, engaged in working up the stock on |
hand, with view to a temporary cessation Of op-
erations. About fifty hands are, however rather
unexpectedly thrown out of employment The |
building was uninsured. The machinery, &c. are |
said to be partially covered by insurance
Boston Traveller, 9Th
FIRE IN NEEDHAM.-The Cotton Factory o,cu.
pied by s. Hewitt in Needham, Mass was totally
destroyed by fire on the sth inst. There was an
insurance for $4,000 on the machinery, at the Ma
tional and the Fremen's Insurance Company, one
half each, and 81 200 on stock at Providence, L. /.
Ruildino not inenrad