New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-06

ARREST FOR ASSISTING SLAVES TO EscAPE.-
Some information wsa furnished, few days ago.
TO the Police authorities here, which Induced them
TO suspect that two runaway slaves were secreted
on board the schooner Celebrity, lately arrived at
Rockets from the Pamunkey River. On Friday
lRtt Officer Wkerson overhauled the vessel, ana
diecovertd them boih-one hid In the hold aud the
other in the cabin. The captain, j Do Williamson,
was Immediately arrested and wlti the he6roe',
lodged in iai' They were brought before the May
nr On Saturday, but the case Was continued untl
Wednesday,, to await the arrival OF their mastars
in the citv One of the slaves belongs to D. Ii
Travis of Brunswick and the other to Brsxton
Gariok OF New-K cent. We regret to learn shat
Wiilismion is o Vrgineu by birth No doubt he
was employed by Northern Abolitionists to con-
init these larcenies When eneruated to Col Nor
CANS charge, he will probably find con3enlal &C.
queintance in Mr. Smith, Hho la.ey preCedef aim
for similar offepse Richmond Wing.
LATER rRoM VENEzUELA-By way OF st Thon-
as " q have dates from Laguayra to the Gu 81 Al
gust The elections were going OFT quietly, ana
The Indications were that Don Jose Gregorio Mon
aeas brother of the present incumbent, Dan Jose
Tadeo Monagas would be elected President. he
WAS an unsucceasfu candidate against the latter IN
le46 being at the head OF the Liberal party, while
abe successful brother waa then friend OF Paez-
The Electoral College will meet the lot OF Octo
Der next and should MoDagaS not receive TWO.
shrds of the whole number of votes CongreIG will
then choose between the three having the greatest
number These will be- it is believed G.egoro
AoDagas A. L. Guzman, and Senior Rendon, the
last named being the candidate of the Paez party
Phila North American
NAvAL-The U. 8, ship Independence, Capt 6.
g. Blake, and steamer Aississipp Capt j. q.
Long left Liabon on the 20h Jaly for Gibraltar,
and sailed thence on the 25:h, the former for
Naples, and the latter to Mshon The U. 3,
frigate g. Lawrence, Capt Paulding, arrived at
Lisbon Oh the 5th of August, having been out 81
Dale
Lieut. w D. Porter, arrived al Gibraltar on the
LIST uIt from Marseles, having on board the Otto
man. Commissioners to the United States, and cutie,
and sailed On the I'd for Nav Y ork. - The U. s.
soop Of war Marion Commander Glendy, from
Boston viu Rio de Janeiro, arrived at acao on the
10Th June.
FIRE AT AuBURN--THE NEW GAS WORKS De
srRoYED.-A dispatch from Auburn dated Sept
32P M to the Rochester Advertiser, says About
3 O'clock this morning, the main building OF the
Auburn Gas Company, just hnished, containing the
generator gasholder, separator and other hxtures
was discovered on fire. Being of wood it was en-
firey destroyed In 2 very few minutes Tue total
loss ia not less than 3D. 500 No insurance. The
ets had been let on for the first time last night
Some OF the principal stores were lighted. The
accident W as caused by the explosion Of the mixer.
THE PorATo BLIGHT,--We are sorry to hear
that the potato blight is showing itself in various
parts OF the country. We are informed that fields
are struck with it in the east part OF this County,
and that the disease has appeared on the other
side OF the lGk e in the country about Toronto
Oswego Times Wednesday