New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-20
MAIL GLEANINGS

CoRRTcrIoN-Ihere was statement
published ln some of the papers short time since,
That very respectable member OF The society OF
Friend, had been arrested m Kent County, Nd, and
lodged n jail, for aiding runaway >a' Is IN getting
away from their masters. We are graf lhci m being
able tO correct this statement which appears not to
lc tue Do the charges made The facts, as we
gather them from reliable source are these \
negro man had been caught ~ runaway, bur Who
presented hS pass. and the officer. >uppo,ng t To De
forged b.. Tins " Friend" had HIM arrested ON hs
waV to Chester. while riding with has NNe DID, their
gig, and forcing hm from his compamol put mn ln
.al DO mons. ODD ihc same apartment WIG tue murder
cr- OF the Cos3on family. He however gave bail ihe
fe.t i.orrfue DID $4,000 and had an in1cstgltiOn of
thc ,s, hy District Attorney, and "a "PPcered on
trnl That particle of evidence wa, c> lD>hch
h. ,e. therefore promptly discharged. a. beng en-
urc'y innocent ~ The charge preferred against HIM
baltimore Patriot
LIQUOR LAws.-A JOINT Select Committee
ofihcC ouuecticut Legislature have reported ab pro-
Mbung ihc sale OF wines. >pmtuou, or malt liquors,
except tor medicinal, mechanical, >cientlhc or rrN-
liOu~ uses Dee civil authorities of tle several i)"ns
trc authorized % convene once year. 10 license or
NOT at their sUrctlou. perou> lo sell wines ana H.
QuOls for these purposes. uuc Oi 30 lt imp).el
uuOn ans person violating the law on conviction Tor
he FIRST ofcnse. huc of go ON the ,econd conyic-
ton. and $50 ar imprisonment ln he county Jan on
WorklOuSc Tor thirty days, 40 the discretion Oi Iut
Court II Grand Jurors neglect 20 prosecute upon
complaint made, any cICct0r of tO"nWty prosecute
n behalf OF 'he town Anypers0n COW iced Of VIOLA
ton of thc Law who SHAH appeal from af decision oil
the Justice of tine Peace n case he shat not be sue
ccssul ln reversing such Judgment ln me county
Court 20 "a Inch The appeal is TAKEN fUf County Court
h, fo impose "a fne Of double the amouui imposed by
tle Justice. THIS act is io De submitted I'D ihe people
u ser. ember next
Tur FLOOD We have very distressing
account, from al quarter, OF The rayagc, of the
flood Oh these We may speak nefeaiie'. NJ pre-
eut. We have nothing further to record Ia oht llht-
dlatc vicinity To is the opinion ol ihose VINO nave
examined the localities that the Dixie remain. nrin-
ft 81 il body d. Do. me ing around
ne eastern end B, not AS great, is beheFe1r as Vas
- Cyst feared. AZ the western end there is strong
break through Bloody Island The telegraph mast
on the island fell last night IL is, however, securely
anchored Quarantine Island is nearly ali submerged
Duncan's Island from present appearances, Us near
Ia al washed away The Gas Works were so much
affected By the water Yesterday evening al The time
0f lighting. that n Vus not until late hour Thai ugi
''u'- ~ s. Louis Rep 10Th
Among the other disasters
of the fo0d not tine least distressing md cdinitous
ba. t,.n the rendering of almost one thousand per-
- residing or tl4 opposite side of tlc river, house
lo., ana homeless. Those persons, 0iteh away
from Their DWELLINGS in Lunoi,tOWn by ne nnlN Ol
the water a. hgu 81, me second Story, ana VA 'o,ne
case, by Tie sweeping ol their houses down lhe MIS-
.s-.uuI have taken refuge n this cliy destllufe oi
roof fo shelter them. and m many instance, oi an
moan. % secure the m0-f ordinary comfort ii tnf
general wreck Oftheir personal and nouseAoa ehccis
Great number, Of them have resOrie1 tO me oluf-
econ market. where they are living iol tne present
rr fn comfortable WIN fIfF ffl
'' '-' Isl fouis MON. l0th
A.tIloJ,. o;oetv
year o. s 9re i Bl t5MHsh9 Montgomery Co
,,5-e She ld long been d resident and Until within
,ix months Of her death. occupying small house
,-tl-.fveio~e Icon examining ne house after her
'I'' .., o., ,r. llTIl9 carefully stowei away
ee. 80, ~ - ~, ~ f5s, al 400 ID bankable
,1oney. eYce.t a So biil together with some $2oYo
i'..i., ~ ..,'er ~ 400 The old lady always rep
resented herself a.. very poor. Size was accustome4
-, no be- tavc. rertiffd 81. % was generally be-