New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-18

which were, last year. turned out OF the fifteen
mills on the Saginaw river alone, have 60, 20 DO
fed and GeResee has food - spare. And-to
saw nothing of her own lumber, or the demand for
for her flour N Eastern ports-Genesee will get
in return for her food, some Of the hard cash for
which that forty to sixty millions OF lumber can
be sold-every foot OF It.
This brings us 70 the consideration Of the road
as a main trunk, to feed and be fed by numerous
branches. When we look 10 the geographical
position of Saginaw With relation TO all this region
of country we have 10 doubts that ere long va
shall see branch roads connecting this trunk with
Flushing Fenton, Rich6ed, Goodrich Dawson,
&C., in our own Countrywide Byron, Corunna,
&c, in Shiawassee-and with any pomt IN La
peer, and Tuscola
ONIONS AND SINNERs.-A Paris correspondent
of the Journal Of Commerce suggests that the low
condition of morals among the Frenchis attrlouta-
bic to the national fondness for aud scot, onions
This vegetable contains more than any other, al
amount of sulphur and phosphorus. Inc "rlsee
contends that people moving IN an Atmosphere
Of sulphur an atmosphere IN which the kreat
father Of evil is supposed 20 be most at homes
cannot be as susceptible TO moral Impressions az
others Just think of the morals of the commu-
dty rising and falling with the price OF onions
and the milder and higher graces OF humanity
growing out of a short crop OF those internal b1ios
Imagine the mistake of steak with onlonst
Think Of slipping Elm with soup! ,s.-,-ue.,,p..
SMALL Pox.-The bark ClGlia, which arrived
at this port on Saturday, from Mobile, now lying
at the north side of Commercial Wharf, has the
mall pox on board-one man dead
DIsTREssISG CAsE-SUPPosED KIDsAPPIsG.-
A colored woman named Alice Hunter, widow,
living within mile and a ball OF haddonheli,
her bbSpi s e. Ees ss 81 .bs
She left in charge OF colOred woman, by the
name Of Jones, her two children one named Han
nah, eight years OF age, and the other named Oil.
yer, six years old, until she should come back.
About week ago she returned, and TO her sur.
prise aud great agony found her house entirely de-
serted. Since then she mas heard nothing satis.
factorily Of the woman the children. The IN.
fortunate mother is suffering the greatest anguish
of mind with misgivings that they have been kid
mapped and are now in slavery. Philad. Ledger.
RAILROAD AccIDENr-The freight train which
left this city at "a o'clock for New York, on Sat
urday evening, met with an accident nem
Bridgeport. When near the bridge just this side
Of that place, the draw was found to be open, and
before the train could DO stopped, not Githstsnd-
ing every exertiOn was used, the locomotive was
preciptated into the water The engineer and
fireman jumped oH-the former sustaining slight
injury, the latter unframed.
The passengers were taken TO Bridgeport in
carriages, and from thence conveyed 10 New York.
Last evening the disabled engine had not been
got out of the way, bat il is believed that the
track will be clear, so that trains can pass over
the bridge to-day. New Haven Journal, nth.
CITY OF RIO.-A census Of Rio de JRneiro City,
Brazil taken in the latter part Of the year 1919,
showed total population there Of 2O5 900 inhabit-
ants In the city and surrounding districts thers
were 266 466 inhabitants Of which number 1908
were born in Brazil and 1888 born in foreign
countries. Of the native Brazilians, 49, were
men, and 7s 345 women. OF the persons OF foreign
birth n 2l7 were men, aud 81, l56 women. The
Ior Of fDrafguqrQ ha baan Canand bQ
the constant influx OF slaves from Africa. There
were 49, l29 men and % s7l women slaves casfef
among the foreigners OF the free population;
1913 men were married, 2,503 Wid0Wers, anu
69953 single u 963 females were married, 6,2ld
widows, and 1914 single.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN lOWA.-A corresponds
ent of the Miners Empress, writing from the capt
tai of that State at the close Of the Session ofthe
LEGISLATURE, says: 800,
1.-THE subject of Capital Punishment, over which
there has been much contention, Is LETT 80 IL w"
found at the commencement OF the Session.
Though there was a clear ajOrity IN both Houses
in favor of its abolition, as exhibited by their
action upon the "appendix,' still, 6y some nooA
or crook, that ma jorlty cooniyed TO dsieat ltsen
IL was the Commissioners of the Code who re-
commended the abolition Of the DEAN Feha"y'
and not the Legislature
TuE CHERoKEE ISDIANs-We learn rom
uo-tiamsn who arrived yesterday from Fort
GnnIf
S,on, ,be Government at W sshington 10 distribute
the 100000 due TO the Cherokee nation under
the stipulations of the treaty OF 1888. The 6oy'
eminent first sent out Instructions TO pay the
money 70 the old settlers that were living Ie1S,
or TO their legal heirs and representatives. 10
this the Council of Chiefs excepted, and demand
ed that the money should be divided pro rN1'
among oil the Indians Individually. Inc uo'eiu'
ment accordingly changed It's Instructions 10 CON-
DIV herewith and preparations were being raaas
TO distribute the money when our informant leis
The troops at Fort Smith were all in good health
IN o PeayGne
FIRE-One of the buildings connected via
the paper mills OF Daniel Buck, Jr. ia PoquonocS,
tWindsor,l was burnt last night, March l4!n
was the building on the south side Cf the FafmiS5
ton River, used Tor preparing the rags ioi Or. IN
principal mill The bridge across the Fafm"s.s
River, belonging 70 the town OF Windsohs soo'
also burnt. The bridge was insured tor s"''S'
1t will probably cost $4,000 to rebuild 1t.
RoBBERY.-A clerk of a large mercantile nJa'J
in Cincinnati, lost package between the W.T." r..
and the store on Friday, containing 81, SOU "a
Commercial says the sum was sent on oosivs ,ou,
steamer Cincinnati consigned to MS care 49,
Pittburgh-it is supposed the clerk was 1 T~hs.
robbed or had bis pocket picked by some "S'
fingered gentleman. .b.
III A bsher's dozen of Fugitive Slaves 'p', an
ed here. In the steamer Admiral, last vice. 10Th.
their W ay to ST. John, N B. Eastpart oen a.
Posr OFFICE RoBBERY--A Po'toihce e ..aJ on
Augusta. Ga. named Brown, has been arr IA alb
charge of robbing letters The amour ~ ~ con-
stfacted is over one thousand dollars "S
fessed the crime. ,.,. Ia
~ There are about $4,000 white ao'
Virginia who cannot read nor WHO ...uie
rr Fsrp,y in Connecticut, Friday, Aprui'