New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-29
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~ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
correspondence of The Tribune.
The Fugitive Slave bill continues 10 eng
.,.oh IF the ,sblic attention, and the proceedings
49,, ,,,orcnts of the law causes considerable
:,..;.ot;on oven in this mild Southern latitude 1t
.oer,s To be conceded that the approaching SEES
zion of Congress viii be more stormy than even
tbo mast. and that the great subject OF contention
will be the question OF slavery, especially the tu-
r;t;ve Slave bill That there viii be an effort
made by the friends Of progress to obtain It's re-
nnol there is no doubt and that such move
mont will meet with the most determined resist
anre from the Slave States is equally certain
7be Free States il united have the matter under
fp control and what viii be the result Is hard to
divine The time however, approaches apace
when something must, and VIII be done, the eli
feet of which will be of great evil or correspond
ing good to this Union. May the spirit OF com,
promise and Cancellation be such as will safely
guide the ship Of State out of the vortex IN which
She is threatened to be engulphed is the ardent
desire of every true patriot.
The Fair OF the Maryland Institute still con
tinues the resort Of thousands OF our citizens It's
success has been beyond all anticipation, and to-
gcther with the a gricultura air and Cattle Show
has drawn hundreds Of persons from the country
into the city. During the past week our hotels
and boarding houses have been crowded to over
flowing The Count Bodisco, Minister of Russia,
and number of distinguished citizens of Wash.
ington were present at both places on Friday
viewing the exhibitions
Among the articles on exhibition from your sec
tion of country the Institute Fair, in addition
r. those mentioned in my last, | notice the fol-
lowing:
BY James Dane Co West Derby W. wrought iron nuts
MAJ ~, lrgu .rlu
nq qd he'd ~ &c nude by oc&weE
T.; solfseuing saw-nill dog, made by a. ale Newport
a. Y lot of bunk locks, made by Ira H. Cady, Newport
NY u melodeon made by D. Bartlett, CONCORD, Mass
starch from the manuactory OF j. w q vi. bedG, N.
: CO v,London Conn sand paper from the Excelsior
Mile N y; patent clloroioun inhaler, made by Rush
made by Thos. Dearine, Syracuse, N. r.
The premiums to the successful competitors
will be announced at the close Of this week.
At the Cattle Show and Agricultural L air there
were exhibitors north OF Philadelphia, with the
exception of makers of agricultural implements
and as they were not deposited by any OF the
makers, it is not necessary to trouble you with
their names. This was one OF the finest exhbl-
tions ever held in the Southern States, and was
visited during the three days gifts continuance by
at least thirty thousand persons more than hall OF
whom were present on Thursday. The receipts
to the Society were upward Of $4,000. 10 give
some idea OF the display, l will just give few
totals
There were two hundred and thrty,one head of
cattle on the ground, embracing some OF the best
Devon, Durham, Hostein, AYRSHIRE, Attorney
Spanish and mixed breeds in the country. There
were one hundred and forty sheep, embracing
COtswod, New O Xfordshire, SouthDown Lelces-
ter, imported and mixed breeds. There were fifty
horses fifteen mules, and two jacks, OF the best
blood and stock that could be found any where.
There were sixty-eight head of swine, OF Berk-
shire, Chester, Russian, China and other breeds
beside forty three coops of poultry of all kinds,
several hundred IN number. OF the fruits, flow
ers, household manufactures, tobacco, products of
the dairy, honey, cheese, vegetables, &c, there
was an infinite quantity of the best that Mary
land, Pennsylvania and Virginia could produce
The agricultural implements occupied about three
acres of ground and embraced every thing in that
line ever manufactured. The above is birds-eye
view of this new era to our agrlculturlsts, 80 tar
as display of their produce, stock and other re-
Qusltes are concerned.
A young man named Samuel Bahie OF Lancas
ter, Pa was quite badly stabbed at tavern by
rowdy named Martin, who has been arrested and
committed.
Last night VIC had tremendous storm Of rain,
with thunder and lightning. Many cellars were
flooded and much damage done. lAGo.
DEATH OF DEsHoNG THE MATHEMATICIAN.-
The Toronto Globe gives the following account of
the sudden death of Peter NJ. Deshong, which
took place on a steamer between Kingston and
Toronto on Saturday evening 9th inst. The Globe
says:
son Saturday an inquest was held before Cor
oner Duggan on view of the body of Peter M.
Deshong The Jury met on board the steamer
CITY of Toronto, and alterward adjourned to the
City Hall 1t appeared from evidence that tho
steward of the steamer had gone down to call
Deshong shortly after leaving Kingston, on her
upward trip but nc was lying. IN his berth ana
i'm fN hn
nothing further was done until next morning
when he was discovered to be dead The Jury,
among whom were DR.. Gavin Russell and Or:
Norman Bethune, returned verdict of-Died
from Apopexy. On his person were found iiVe
dollars and a few shlings His effects were
handed over to Mr.. Williams, the undertaken, by
order of the Coroner and his body is lying IN the
vault waiting instructions from his parents, who
have been informed of the sad event by telegraph
1t appears from an advertisement IN the Indtan@
Palladium: OF August 81, that deceased had IN
vented new mode of computing hgures, by
which person could give the sum total OF any
column as fast as the answer could be written
The sum total of column OF dollars ana cents
would be given without adding the hSures TO-
gether by peculiar rnle OF his own-the same
rule applied to fractions aud interest at Hiiy Poi
cent. Deceased had been lecturlng on Mathe-
matics in Quebec, and was on his way to Toronto,
for similar purpose, when he was arrestcd by
the hand of death He was about 50 years OF age
BoRR1rLE MURDER OF YOUNG WoMAs-AR'
REST OF Tux SUPPOSED MURpEREK;-On, Wed
nesday, between the hours OF - an 9ioo t.' j."
young woman named Mary Welsh "a AGED s s apPa
Tently about 81 years was murdered at udeSeru
st and Delaware av. The alleged murderer IS
James T., Groves, the proprietor of cutlery stand
'' He Ir ia a married man and has four children. AS
might well be expected, the tragedy caused not a
little excitement, and rumor with her busy tongue
was not slow in setting forth the cause Oh so ue'
porable and painful an event
MARY Welsh was a rather good looking young
.,orann remark ably tidy about her dress, and her