New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-08

Tie g1odt Macy AT w Nislt VI AfdLiD
and It old not belong to the popular branch Of Con
sreSs now TO take steps backward and refuse TO
Keep pace with the Senate IN extending the hand oil
welcome and courtesy 10 the teprese'atlVe OIL rec
dom N Europe Mr. GREY did honor ~ his great
S,atc and credit 10 himself BY his noble, patriotic
ard eloquent speech.
OLD WnlIEY.-A paragraph has gone
tie rounds Of the papers, to the effect that Gen
Ta,iors war-horse, Old Whitley" was present IN
the procession in honor Of kossuth, in Newly oTk.
lie is represented 10 have been harnessed to isht
wagon. 1t is a double slander-lt ISLANDERS "O!d
Whitley - in placing him where he never was be-
f0ie-to Wit ia harness and 1t ISLANDERS the re-
spected family Of Gen. Taylor, IN countenanclng
the idea that they would part with charger so
fan GUS III the annals of our country, ana SO pr0ml-
ncnt in the history of Buena Vista. " Old Whitley"
is now at the residence Of Gen Taylors son, on the
coast, few miles from this city, and Is permitted To
roam undisturbed over fine, large pasture, entirely
appropriated 10 his use lie has, too. the best and
most comfortable accommodati0us,-live as An old
charger who has done the State some service, should
live,-proud, contented, fat and happy-honored by
all the family of the brave Old llero-his former
IN o Delta. Dee 2j
AN INTREPID AcT.--A letter from an Of
fcer on board the ship Matches, Capt Hail. OF this
port, at Pernambuco Nov. II, relates the following
instance of personal intrepldlty which has rarely
been surpassed The wife and children Of Capt.
Han were on board the Matches rs passengers, and
when near the line on the passage out, while the
vessel sailing at the rate OF four knos an honr
self on deck, accidentally fell overheard her other
who CHANGED 10 De near the spoi, lmineuiatey
leaned from the side OF the vessel, caught the shA
jpe child, and sustained her IN his arms, whus Il
boat WAS lowered from the vessel for Their rescue
Capt. Hall had become almost wholly exhausted
when the boat reached them, but With characteristic
nrescnce Of mind in concentrated effort ne Snc-
ceeded in raising his hand above the surface OF the
water which was eagerly grasped from the boat,
and father and child were happll rescued from 'leif
perilous situation lNew-Bedford Mercury.
u The ALBANIA Atlas notices the fact
that "Mysteri0us Moses" have broken ont at the
house of Valentine Hamsher, East Hill. Sometime
last summer the family were alarmed by the noise
as of some one "spinning on large wheel up
stairs, but on examination 10 one was IN the room
then the noise resembed that OF tamOoflne,
and when spoken to, the noise considering ltselt
encored, would be repeated thus It continued az IN
tervals for several weeks, till within the past few
weeks it has assumed the shape Of suncry rappnss
and knocks on the windows. breaking paneS OF
glass as often as Mr.. llamsher could replace them,
until he has been compelled 10 board them up en-
trey and now the noises heard daily IN different
parts Of the house in the shape of " knoczings."
slamming of doors stamping, grating, &c, defyins
all attempts at satisfactory explanation.
BosroN Cry DEBT-The amount of the
city debt exclusive of the water debt, on the LIST of
May, 1851, was $l,si5,927 81 increase since that
time, $qi27l O5 making $i,gi0l9s SO. Deduct
payUents made since May /, 1925 900 IS, leaving
the actual amount Of cebt TO be 81, 1925 "A; To
meet this debt there is now on hand, specially ap-
propriated for that object bonds ard mortgages
amounting 10 $5i3 $50 i6. Amount OF bonds and
mortgage on hand April 30 1851, Si4s,4is Increase
SINCE April 80, 1851, $500 l6.
~ Alexander S. Johnson, the newly
elected Justice OF the Court Of Appeals IS the great
grandson Of John Adams, the second President OF
Tie United States--his mother having been daugh-
ter OF Charles Adams, Esq. of the city OF New
York, the second son of the President His pater-
nal grandfather. Zachariah Johnson. was Jew,
and one o. the earliest settlers Of the County Of
Oneida. syracuse Star
u At a meeting Of the Albany Print
ers' Union on Saturday evening Dec %, the follow
ing gentlemen were elected officers for the ensuing
six months President Il. w PLArr NIce-Pfesl-
dent f. J. Burnham Recording Secretary I. IL.
Edgerton Corresponding Secretary VIM Dunn
Treasurer J. Y. \ Whine.
NEW PRINTrNG PREss.-Mr. Montague,
editor snd publisher Of The Pftsf6d Eagle has IT,
vented power press, on which he LOW prints his
pager. We understand il will print OC0 sheets the
hour the forms Beng fastened IN an upright posi-
ton, and the impression gwen by cylinder II
may be worked by steam or hand power, and can De
made st a ccst of $3.50 for single cylinders and %
for double cylinders.
HORRIBLE MURDER.-Two brothers. BY
| the name Of RcyneaSon, bad quarrel with young
man named Irsin, III wood near Muscaiine Ia
on the Isl Dee. when one OF the former buried avs
| ak IN the bsain of Irwin. Tie murderer ana MS
brother FED but they were captured by the nelg D
| bcrs, and the orc tha, struck the bio" was fully
| committed for tiIaL
FIRE.-The Office OF The Middle Ten
| nsssean. o, uoeburg Was consumed by fire on
| the 9th Dec with all the stock and materials The
| building, which was uninsured, was worth 10000
FIRE.-On Christmas Day the magnlii-
| cent foundry of Messrs. r. & Lachlison, savan-
nah, Ga, was consumed by fire The loss is es'i'
| mated a. S9,C00 No insurance
| "MySrERloSs NOISES" such as imltltIag
the spinning OF a wheel rapping. &c, have broken
out in the house Of Valentine iamsher, East HUI
y. Y The last Of the demonstrations was me
breaking Of al the glass in the house and the owner
| has now boarded up the windows.
SOUTH CAROLINA HOMESTEAD Law
| The Legislature Of South Carolina has adopted
| Homestead Law, e1empting dwelling house Mo-
acres of land one horse and So worth OF PROVISIONS
| from levy. -,
The Rochester DAILY American says tina,
contracts to the amount Of $2,Oo0 GOO on the Jana
! Enlargement have been taken in that County