New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-20

ARASnoSMEET OF FoRT HALL &c The OhiU
Statsman gives the following letter from Fort
Laramie, dated July The express from Ore
eop. with dispatches from Major Sanderson, ar
rived here last evening 1t appeara that Fors ball
has been abandoned. The troops left that post ON
the 10th OF May, taking up the line OF march Tor
tho Dallas This move is said to have been made
for the want Of provisions. The supply tram To-
tended for Fort II all, will be stopped AZ this Fort
also the recruits under Lieut.. McCilne FOR Fort
Hall. The breaking up of that post even tcnpo'
arily, will be a very great dlsappointm ent to tie
many thousands emf grants that have taken tia,
route for the mines Ii is not litle strange tnat
n command Of less than one hundred men could NOT
have been subsisted at Fort Hall until the regular
supply trains arrived from the Staesi There are
at this tim O. fourteen emgrknts scG 10 the hoaplt
al; four died in day last week. The troops are
remark ably healthy. The surgeon at the post re
ports II at the sickness among the emigrants 10 not
The cholera He Attributes their sickness TO drink
Inc so much bad water from the many soughs on
the plains. The whole number Of emigrants that
have passed, up to last evening, 10 as follows
36,6l5 men, 734women 900 children, s77s wagons,
1859 hsrses, 497 mules 29,02l oxen, $500 cows,
ard as sheep. The emigration has fallen OF rapid
" within the last week The wagons cannot eX.
coed ten thousand.
RAILROAD ACcIDEST-Up pom tie Portland, Saco
and Portsmouth Railroad, on w ednesday afternoon
the Portland advertiser states that the passenger
tain from Boston came In collision near the outlet
of the canal in that city, with canal boat ust en-
tering the guard lock- The engineer and fireman
seeing that collision was inevitable, after revers
ing the engine and breaking up" eaped oil. The
cow.cstcher tore away the platform of the bridge
and the engine tumbled end fore most through the
opening into the canal beat dragging the tender
and baggage crate after her, and sinking the boat
The shschlebolt connecting the passenger cars
parted 40 that the cars were left unhsru ID on tbs
edge OF the draw, most Of tho passengers being ig
nofant that an accident had taken place.
LIaHTSIEG.-During the storm on Sunday, the
Sd inst, we had most remarkable Illustration Of
DR. Franklin's theory, that the lightning will not
pass through & rcol covered with metal, but will
difuse itself on tho metallic surface, and il there
be water spout will pass OIL through that to the
earth. The house 10 covered with tin, and has a
tin pipe leading fFom the roof 10 the cistofn, end
hes no lightning rod. The flash was 50 great as TO
stsrtle persons a. distance, yet, bsing directly
over the house, was not seen or fels by the in.
mates. AL they knew OF the shock was from tho
roar Of the thunder and having the water pipe sbi
yered. Net shock was felt in the house
Ichsrles.oDlCourier,
LAND TURrLE.-Mr Kerr Russell Of Lewis
township, saw q land turtle on his farm recently
which be witnessed being marked June 3, 1900
and which he has seen on his farm every year
since. 1t looks as young as il did ff,y years ago
and promises to live fifty years more. Land tur
ties survives many years. Penna. Nitonian.