New-York daily tribune., 1851-07-14
UEssrAN FLAG.-There is now in Alex-

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andria Va, the first flag taken during the Revolu.
ton by Gen. Washington from The neSS,anS n Trcn-
ton. II IS composed of sik, beautifully embroidered
in needlework-thc crown appears Prominent, and
the date l115 on the front Also, The identical dag
surrendered az the battle OF lorAiown, 1t was the
flag Of the seventh regiment and now bears this IN.
scrip,ion The surrender OF Lorl Conwalhs. being
the crovaing glory OF the complete success Of the
American arms" The hag Is OF rick silk well perfo-
rated with bullet holes. General WashingtOn's body
guard flag Is also there-silk with the motto 'Con-
quer or DIE"
WESLEYAN UNIyERsIry The annual
commencement OF the Wesleyan University at Mid
detown Conn will De held from the si to the 9th Of
August The baccalaureate sermon Will Ne preached
on SUNDAY. the 3d. On Monday. the Grafton before
the literary societies Will be delivered by the Rev G
B. Cheever, ID. of this city. On Tuesday, the 5,h,
the Grafton and poem before the Psi tpsIlon Society
VIII be delivered by VIM. &. Prescott, Esq, and :. J.
Pike An also the ora' ON before the Alumni by the
Rev +. Wentworth. and the Grafton and poem be-
fore the Society of the Mystical seven," BY the Rev
II. W. Beecher. of Brooklyn, and J. 6. SAKE. Esq
On "Wednesday the senior exhibition viii Be held.
COMMENCEMENT OF TRINITY CoLLgGE--
The annual commencement of this Institution viii
be held IN Christ Church IN this CITY. on Thursday,
July 3lst This being the twenty y-hfth commence
ment an appropriate address Will be delivered IN
the same place on Wednesday evening, the 10th, by
Rev. T.. Edwards BeaniSey of New Haven The
annual meeting OF the House of Convocation will
be held IN the College Chapel AZ o'clock In the
morning of "Wednesday. and the address will be de-
DNtfet on the same dtlefloOn, ~ CLOCK, Ill
Church. by Hon. Levi Woodbury., Ii. ID.
(uartford Courant.
THANKSGIVING DAY-An effort is being
made by Governor Wood, of Ohio, In pursuance OF a
joini resolution Of the Ono Legislature, TO have
uniform day for Thanksgiving and Prayer IN all the
States OF the | IniOn aAd he has correspondent with
he Executives ofthe several States on the subject.
The Gay selected viii most probably be the las,
Thursday m November This is right, and We hope
all tho States OF the Union VIII adopt the suggestion.
tOho Statesman
Factory BURNED Bv LIGHTNING
cotton factory of J Amesbury & Co. North Killing
", Windham Co, was struck by lightning last Thurs
day and burned to the ground 80 rapid was the
spread of the devouring element that VI was found
impossible to any of the contents OF the mill.
That the fire was the work of lightning there Is No
room 10 doubt. The estimated total loss We under
siapd to be about $4,000 while the amount of insur
ance was $4,000 Norwich Courier
WHIPPED BY A WoMAN.-A Mrs. Ire
fethern, residing at the North End conccl,ing her
sell injured by certain reports OF Mr.. Laban Pike.
undertook yesterday to seek redress by chaStislng
HIM Seeing Mr. Z enter a store, she procured
cowhide and without much preliminary eXpana-
tOn applied the whip over his lace, head and back,
SO severely as to bring the blood. The poor fellow
plead for quarters. when the woman expressed her
satisfaction and len the store. tNewbt Herald.
70 The CamptOwa Ky) Journal says
that citizen of that place lately took ninety head OF
beef cattle from that place TO New York City by tho
railroad, through this State, and returned home IN
eleven DAYS with the proceeds OF the sale. The ex-
pense per head $li 49, and the shrinkagc hardly
ANYTHING When driven by foot II required seventy
five tayS and cost about $50 per head. and was at
tended with a heavy loss by shrlnkage.
FIRE n HINsDALs.- Last night the paper
mill of Newman, Robinson & Co, in llnsdalc,
H. with all It's contents, was burned. considerable
raw material on hand, which shared the fate OF
tie building Not much paper was burnt as the stock
had recently been sent away. Loss estimated at FROM
$4,000 10 $4,000 Insured m the lEtna Company.
Hartford for - 500 900 the mill ~ 500 on the
machinery, and 81 900 on the stock brat Eagle
VlRGiNIA TOBACCO CRoPs.-Thc VIM
chester RepubIcm says the prospect for crop OF to-
bacco III this State is much worse than last year
Few planters have anything like plants enough To
reset Many crops have been planted over, and
many of the plants are very small. planter OF
Charlotte County says 1t Is impossible 10 expect
mn crop Tins VIII keep tobacco up.