New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-06

Mr. Conway moved, that When tue ConFentson
adjourn it ad journ until tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock. Agreed to.
The Convention then adjourned.
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PROBABLE DETENTION OF Two AMERICANS IN
pARAGrAY-By the arrival OF a friend. who for
the last three years has been travelling IN Brazil
and the BuenoS Ayrean Provinces we ago placed
in possession Of several items worthy OF notice.
Our informant speaking OF n journey which he
made through the interior OF the Province o, Rio
Graude do Sui, in June last says:
''Upon my arrival at San BORA, village Of mis-.
sions situated on the banks Of the River Uruguay,
| learned that Mcssrs. Howard ~ Hopkins, IA
son, believe, OF Bishop Hopkins, OF Vermontl and
Geo. A. Brandreth (son OF DR.. B. OF this cityl
had left San BORA in the beginning OF February
for Assumption, Paraguay. They took with them
n guide and couple Of loaded mules, leaving the
bulk of their merchandise, which could only De IN.
troduced after obtaining special permission from
Lopez, the President OF Paraguay. Although0nIy
eight or ten days is necessary tor journey from
San Boria to Assumption, and Messrs H. ana
B. left with the intention OF returning lmme'
diately for their merchandise, nothing had been
heard of them up to the time of my leaving, A
ncriod of five months The general opinion
in San Boria is that they are detained by Presl-
dent Lopez" Speaking OF the celebrated French
botanist Mons Bonpand, our informant says;
at was my good fortune to meet IN SAN Bora
with Mons Bonpland, the companion CT
Humboldt in some OF his most remarkable trav-
els, and rs he was about proceeding to MonteyideO
by the River Uruguay for the purposes OF recelV'
ing his pension whichls allowed him by the French
Government, and this being in my route, we made
the VOYAGE together. Mons Bonpland, although
7a years of age, is still vigorous, and in full pos
session of every faculty His conversation is live
" and very interesting, and bis plans Tor the tu.
ture are such as one would expect to hear from
man in the prime OF life. He still corresponds
with his friend Humboldt and, unlike him, has de-
termined to pass the remainder OF his days IN oo'
security. Near the retired village OF San BORA le
occupies cottage and cultiyates the ground at
tached to it, He has a native wife and number
of small Children to whom he is much attached
Mons. Bonpand still continues his botanical re-
searches, and during our journey from San bora
to Montevideo, he collected and described over
200 new plants His collections are immense and
doubtless very valuable, but he is probably des-
tined never to realize any benefit from tham as
nothing can persuade him to return to trance'-"
His long residence in the interior OF South Ameri-
ca since the year 1877 including an lmptsonment
of nine years in Paraguay by the Dictator tranola,
has SO accustomed him to the rude and simple lie
of the natives, that nothing could induce nm to
change his present modeot living Couf' ~ Eng.
A DRAFT FOR TIE VALUE OF FEaALr Fco1.
| rWr.-On Wednesday last Gen. Deyens, United
States Marshal, received very curious comtnu'
nicaton from Aaron Mlihardo. OF Norfolk va, the
first part thereof being draft on Cornelius oPaf'
row Tor $3.50, as the yaluc of Martha Ann White.
head, fugitive slave OF said Nlllhafdo Inc seeoud
part was letter to Gen Devens, Informing nun
that Sparrow was free man OF color, ana Ihat
Martha Ann was his wife, and living with nm In
Boston 1t further stated that soon alter MafLhs
Ann absconded he, Milhardo offered reward OF
$500 for her apprehension Gnd 1t authorised 'eh'
Devens to discount the amount OF SOU, il 5Pas-
row should accept the draft, and pay the balances
of $3.50. The Marshal took no action on the com
nunication, but Mr.. Riley, deputy marshal, THINK
ing that Sparrow ought to be informed OF the
proposition made by his wiies owner sent meg
sage to him by colored man named Jones In re-
lotfon TO it. Sparrow called at the Marshal ohca
on Saturday, and Mr. Riley suggested 10 him 70
consult with Mr. Norris the colored lawyer
Sparrow did so, and decided to take no notIce u
the draft Gen Devens then re-malied the com
munication to MIR MiIhardo, together with lette,
informing him that, being United States Marsha,
he coud not act as agent or attorney IN reiaeIon
m anv demand or claim which might come oe'ois
fhe + s. Courts holden ia this district ior adlao|
cation No demand was made upon 9PeIio"
He only informed OF TUG oPl'o s :, y r
sented for securign his wi;e's freedom Tor Sf9o.
HoRR1BLE MURDER OF 4 Boy IN JAiL.-A col
orad how oeed about IS, named James Cox, was
most horribly murdered on Friday evening lat, in
the County Jail. The particulars elected during
the Coroner inquest winch WAS iield vi ,'ae1L-
day morning are these; James Kelly ana Jacox,
white boys, and Alfred Butler, James Miller, and
the murdered boy James Cox, all colored, were
inmates Of one CELL respectively aged from IL TO
l6 wears. On Friday evening James Kelly told
the other boys that he intended to punish James
Cox fortelling lies to Mr. Glenn, the ailor, absut
him TX ely and commenced beating Cox WITH
stick, after which he stripped him OF his clothes
and forced him to sit down upon the hot water
Dipes which warm the cells, held him there and
beat him over the whole body with bottle the
hot pipes in the meanwhile burning into the boys
flesh. After Cox became insensible under bis in
lures, the three boys, Butler, Miller and Jones'
alarmed the iailor, who Immediately rescued the
unfortunate lad from his murderer, and called
proper aid but to no purpose, as the boy expired
on SATURDAY morning at AN. The other three
bows stated during the inquest, that they were
unable to aid the boy. Cox, as Kelly was stfoDse
than all Of them, AID abused them also. ,.n.,.,
A TRAGIcA1 AfFAia-Our readers r. "iii rs 20,
collect that last May, returned oanorn .th W
the name OF johnson of Bangor on ms way ~, 5n.sSa
in the steamboat, left about s5oo0 OF g9ia 9poa
the wharf at Belfast which was oana ana re- Re.
turned to him. Mr. Johnson was consLdefed u 10
xery lucky man, notonly in recovering bis gon.
a.. :; go able 70 bring home so large pile