New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-18

SIX join FRASxLIS.-sr Georre simpson
Governor Of the Hudson Bay Company, who g
Row 10 VI .a,rea las pubhsle 60 the .0loHiar .et-
ter IN explanation ot the report gwen q i-E days
since "a the Erp-,a. about : John Franklin
SIR Having noticed in Your paper yesterday
report tlat Information has been received BY way
Of -, Paul 30 y Minnesota. that 2 o0g tram had are
rived there from some distance above Lake -4pe
nor with l-tters stating that - John Franklin
was so1cd AID safe. regret % ssy there s no
foundation whatever i1r the s,atem-l,- wnlcn af-
pears 10 have ORIGINATED "a the sr-vs' At -. Pan
Of a. express seat thi,ner b. the Hlcsons Bay
Compan,s fife. 20 Rcd ver Settlement. With
tiers from Mex uzie Biver. conveying the re-
ports # Captain Pollen and 81. Rae 70 ne Lords
Of the Admiralty. winch repoi-s are - the eHecl
tia. nothing had been discovered throw = any
izht on the ste q the missing expedltoa-
Capt Pollen. who eft II. VI ship Power a.
WainUri-tt met reached the Hudson bat
Companys post o. Fort Good Il Pc, on the No
KeDzie RIVER on the i,h Of September thence
he came up tbatrivcr - the post Of For' I'm SOD
where be e pess.ng tie present " inter WIN roe
intention % proceeding u YORK FACTORY 90 ii41
sons Bsy 1.-THE opening Of the naY-au'h' 10 ,'
derto take h.s passage 20 England 10 one % ."e
Hudson Bay Company sshfps thence mex. ~
tumn. f. IS possible. however, t1at ms l','..s
ArI1rfI
ne here sb9gt txo months ago, and were lnile' i
ately forwarded ~ Capt POLLEN 10y express Iu4!
da,sir him duriDy the ensuing Summer ana ~ 4I
.er ID, making q further examination o. me Alt-t
coast. d. connection win the tucson nay I'm
nan, & usrties enpioye upon the same service
an sr yoa' 0'e' LEM ~ GEORGE SIMPSON
Hlasoa's Bay House. Lsc1.ns' A'ol l. i''1
UoRrlp NrKnEH-Oue Of the most awful NOR
j. 70 ha 10
Gently taken place 10 Decatur, Mss. The details
are as follows
Dr. q ~ buchanan was arrested ior stealing
watch in the Summer o. last year which caused AZ
the time. and for months after, much eXct ment ia
Newtown County. Pablo opialon seemed 70 sway
to and ir0 Tor Ions time ~ reference 10 the Mat'er
but there are circumstances attending TIE com
mission of the asst ohense, which 60 Tar 10 sposan
ate the trltn OF the first charge which was prefer
red against Buchanan. The facts connected Win
the commission of this most aggravated o1ense'
have been communicated t. as somewhat IN de
tai
II appears that during the excitement m refer
euce 20 the charge which was preferred against
buchanan that Lash.y was one Of the number VINO
believed him innocent until Buchanan, presumins
upon his friendship. In ured frequently u he ever
heard John Dunn l,ghO was the principal witness
for the state In the watch case SAY any tmng
about him or threaten his HE. TO winch Lashi!
replied that he had not. Buchanan then stated 10
Lastly. that it made 10 difference whether he
had heard Dunn say 50 or not So he would tel nm
So and stand zap D. u in court Of justice. "lhst
he said "woud answer the same purpose, aud
that three or four hundred dollars no object %
him.
He also reminded LASTLY that be- was very poor
and dependent and had 10 work hard for hvng.
ana therefore be had better accept the offer 10
all Of which Lastly Indignantly replied that ne
would not aot swear lie and SIND ms SOU % heN
for him or Any other man. Lsshiy Kept TIE par
ticulars of this conversation 10 himself as long AZ
he could but finally be could contain himself no
longer and communicated them TO several citizens
who advised him 10 take out warrant ana nave
Buchanan arrested He said che had resolved TO
make Buchanan propositions pubic even nj me
sacrifice Of lis hle-that he would permit 90 such
villanv to remained concealed within his breast
On the 2lst inst about 10 o'clock AN Buchanan
went 10 the house OF Mr. Lashly, about bait a mie
from Decatur. where he was at work Some con
vcrsation Immediately ensued, which was in part
heard bv the sheriff aud another person at short
distance who went TO arrest Buchanan and hear
what passed between him and LASTLY Buchanan
first inquired Of LASTLY # he had any water
Lashly pointed lin 10 spring about MY Yards
from the house, and came down from the roui ana
started with Is in tina; direction, walking before
him About half way between the house and
spring Buchanan drew down his double barrel gun
and shot Lastly placing the gun nearly t. his head
aud shooting of his loft cheek and nose. He then
deliberately took the gun which LASTLY had
haying been out turkey hunting that morning.
placed IL 10 lis head aud shot him again, managing
It in most shocking manner. He then laid
Lashl,s gun down by HIM, and lief. in a fast walk
IN n westerly direction.
The murderer fancy ing himself unseen went TO
the house OF a neehbor, and quietly at his dinner
when It was announced that LASTLY bad been
killed He then rode away and has not since been
him.