New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-28


Mr. Williams, of Rochester, who had bsen n
ployed BY the committee to cree. tents, awnings,
haes. &c presented 20 the President Of the Com.
mitsee, j Markp, Esq of Kingston, splendid
British flag, made in Rochester 0 d receiving the
flag Nj Nj remarked in pleasant manner, " We
1os} take the flag but oo 10 yoa if yoa erer come
to CT II DORM" Mr Williams replied, in the same
good htmor II my country demands 1t sh5 De
among The first TO perform shat 5erotce IL Is
earnestly hoped that he coun.ry men OF nsl!hsr he
donor or tho recipient may have occa,lon to con
tend for that Or any other flag lA'o' A"as'
A SAM PATCH LEAP.-On Sunday afternoon,
4 man named Fielding, whose residence III Ia S9s
I'd ward ieaped or fell from the Westernflyer oanK'
near tie Lower Falls, and was taken nom tue
ystfr xccn after in an insensiblc condltlon.-We
learn that he wss seen to fkl by men WHO were Gu
the opoosise side and who crossed over TO rescue
him f. feIl distance Of aome seventy or eighty
feet. arr his escape from death il rsmerRaoLe.
Tiftl. booes were entertained Of saving him al
Iastrero1ts re remained inaensi5le, aud unable TO
8;v. sy account Of the nearly fatal accident %n}9h
befell him. He has been resafoea SO lnous..louS
and etrAGy pela0n. Rochester Democrat.
"MlsD YOUR BUSINESS Hon j, S. Phelps,
who remained in toe dischsrge Of bis duties at
Washington not eisha!anding tao combiaed eforts
at ZONE 70 defea. him. has been elected by an over
whelmiDg majority and sen Wlllls T. ID all, VINO,
pefhtps though: his chaucen lot wor contendlng
for apd " no continued at his pest IS supposed to
have been rejected. On the o:hcr hand, the eev.
nth hour 1ecrea1t Jas B Bown, VINO left the bu-
sinets of bis constituents 10 take care OF tself hl
he posted of bis distrci 10 dragon the nullhers,
met 9th he ssnal defeat re merited- When too
late he has lrttnad the importance OF mlndlng
nre,s bnsinzas, ISt Louie Union.
FEW GoLI ZOE company OF benevolent 10.
dividusle ha 20 recently purchased plot OF ground
near Cleveland, Ohio containing 275 acres, with &
view Of 10 sbng ii site o. College, provided tho
means necessary TO erect the buildings required
/ Daft Rek, NAH nCnPnteh
the Presiden.y OF the Institution, which IL to be
conducted uUon The plan OF Dr. Wayland as re
esrds slowing the students TO select their own
/ course of study. A young ladies &c nlnary, under
the charge OF female Professors is 10 be established
10 the vicinity Of the College, in order to give the
upils in it tie advantage Of scientific lectures,
A scHUoL OF SHARKs-Capt Wedmora OF the
! schooner Minerva L. Wedm0re, at this pors, from
Virginie reports that off Montauk he passed
through school OF sharhs which was about a milo
in extent. Some Of them appeared to be as long ns
zine fest and they came up close TO the side OF
the vessel that the men repeatedly struck them
with poles. This is q very unusual olrcHmsFance,
| spd we DO not remember TO have seen any account
of aha Ks in such large numbers Prov Jour.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE "A fire broke out in the
Mount Vernon Bouse, village of Mount Vernon,
| Mime on the 25th inst which spread with great
rapdity, destroying in it's course, 10 buildings IN
! Guiding every store in the place, the Post once,
/ Dr. Ting's office, Blossoms tavern with stable
and out buildings, and several dwelling houses IN,
Guiding the MeasTs. Ting ak valuable norsea ana
one COW were burnt in the ntable. Tavern insured
for 81 zoo; furniture $4O0 All the records OF the
post office were burned, nothing being saved bus
| the letters for delivers. The amount OF goods and
furniture saved is very small. The fire waB Proba-
bly, the work of an incendiary
FIRE IN WEsTvILLE-The papermil in Weat
| Vile in this town, owned by Err A. b mallory
and situated under West Rock, was destroyed by
fire Yesterday nooD while the Workmen were
hway TO dinner. The fire originated in the oit,
among some stock which had sbeen originally
packed away In q damp state and is supposed TO
| have been caused by spontaneous comb aston
Vhe loss ia estimated at about $4,000, on which
there was an insurance OF 81 600.
~ TNew-Haven Journal 26h.
FIRE AT RocHEsTER.--The machine aud pat
tern shop of E P. Penman, on BGffao'st. Roch.
eater, caught FIRE Monday morning, and was de
ptroy led, together with Mr. P's dwelling adjoining
Losa SIS, 900; insurance SO, 500.
LoNGEv1rY-Mr, Francis Becroft, who resides
with bis son, Jacob Beoraft, near Fox Greek
Bridge, entered upon the l0lHt year of hie age IN
July last. q reads the fneat print without gaases
Betsey Caesar, colored woman, residing in the
family Of Mr. c. a. Schafer, near this village, is
l05 years Old She was captured in Africa when
'o0-o' Ischohare IN. " Patriot,
SEVERE STORM AND Loss OF LIrg.-A George
town, XIV correspondent of the Louisville Courier
10Th, in this town and vicinity, H. @ Graves, Esq
had valuable negro man and mule which the
man was riding, killed by lightning. MIR. Jesse
Cannon barn, come two miles north west OF town,
was also struck by lightning and get on fire. killing
three horses and burning up the barn, with guam
tity Of grain.
MINING IN THE CHocTAw NATIoN.-We un-
derstand, saya the Little Rock Democrat CON-
pany is miRing for Lead, in the ChoctaW Nation
about six miles west OF the Arkansas boundary
line, and about opposite the center OF Polk county
The mineral contains large per centaye OF silver.
The prospects Of the company are said to be very
hattering
G~ Henry Hardy. Esq late Editor of the Shep,,
herds0tsn VA Register, and formerly associa ed
with Mr. John T. Crow, in the Georgetown ID "
Advocate has been appointed by the President sPe:
oial messenger to convey to Santa Fe certified
copy of the New Mexico Territorial and Texas
Boundary Bill He started on his mission on the
| 18th inst.
SHOOTING AFFRAY-Capt. j. w, Russell, State
Senator, and MIR. Stapp, editor of the Frankfort
tKy.) Ye0man fought duel on Tuesday, Sept 3D.
at Frankfort Capt, Russell had slapped Mr.
stspps face, for an editorial publication, and hence
the renconter. Capt Russell received a Aesh
wound in the neck
nr There are five sisters in Cambridge. near
Boston, who can only sing when in the mesmeric
state, and then they are said to sing with great
sweetness and power. The Boston Journal says:
Their music while in the rtate of trance, induced
by Dr. Cutter, is superior to anything we have
ever heard in the normal state
HB the Postmaster at Vincennes succeeded In
arresng OF the 10Th, in Illinois, stage driver
called himself Thomas Jefiries, but whose real
name is Patrick ireland. he stands charged with
having robbed the mail on the 30 inst near Wanda
liza, III.