New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-15
IT ALTERS rue CAsr.-The assessor of tar

II ALTERS THE CisE.-The assessor OF tar
es Ia his oic city, called ON certain and-hOlder
heli way between - Paul and y, Anthony, the other
day. and commenced a valuation of he estate Mr. d.,
what value do you hold your est 10 afr" IVY, sare
hold de most yncble eset in dc TerTitoire hab hne
prairie good wa'ere, and acres tree hundreds. Ia is
worhOn hundreds dollars each acrere. Ihsb been re-
fuse ten toussnd dollare" "Vcy well, Mr. d., will
aSFess your three hundre ed Gcres, G hundred
dollars acre" Whereupon the assessor mounted his
horse and went 10 the next house The sequel, so isr@
heard FROM IT, that the nprudent has ior three days
been racing his Indian pony between hi lawyer andth
asscssor 10 get abatement OF the appraisal from one
hundred dollar per to five dollar Which in his hui
'''''' lMimne.o,a PiOseer.
tya In the late gale at Prince Edward Island
tyentyfour fishing vessels anchor Nh, harbor
Of Sours which eXpOsel n the full force Ut the sea-
swoepng over n long space OF unhroken ocean. 80 'io
lent the gale that weutyhree OF them were driven
on shore and nearly al totally wrecked The other one,
the schooner Atlas, Oi this port, only saved by the
master Thomas Baly, Jr, getting his vessel under why
during the gale, and beating out OF tn: harbor under
single reeied sas-pttng all bis sails and losing the
waistboards Who making this successful Effort 10 es-
cape shipwreck, the vessel wa almost buried under
water-thc men working on deck up to their middle h'
water The attempt 10 beat out OF hs harDoT yais was
reyer before made snl viewed with adjustment by
the JEWELLERS on the horc Such example Of sall and
energy in rescung vessel "a dessrEing the no1ce 81 the
underwriters. lNewburyp0n Herald.
rY' Capt. PETER TwrcHELL, Of Bethel,
u
wear voted tor Scott and Graham at the recent cleo
ton He has voted a. every Presidential election from
Wellington down 10 the present time, and for tho
successful candidate II every other election. The Cap
tain walks without several miles day Tor exer
ciee-is regular attendant at church, and assumes
standing posture during prayers and sermons through
cut the day tie has been advocate, the most OF his
life OF vegetable diet and, for the most o. ne nme,
hes put his views in practice. Portland Adv.
A RIcH REToRT.-It is said OF the Marquis
Of Townsend that 1hen young ami engaged IN battle,
he saw drummer at his side killed by cannon ball,
which scattered RS brains IN every direction is eyes
were Ct once Fixed the ghasty object which seemed
10 engros. his thoughts. superior officer observing
him supposed be in.,ndated st the sight, and adj
drcssed him in manner TO cheer his Sths On, SAD
the young Marquis, with csnness bur severity arm
not ffighteneC-I puzzled 20 make osf now any man
with such quantity Of brains ever came 70 be hereP
TERRnLK-The Register, of South Bend,
Ind ,ays Toe barn OF En0u uit adjacent % ms
per, was consumed ~ FIRE Bght before last aud the next
morning cur ctzlG shOked by the discovery VI
the bodies Of two boy in the rins. One Of them Is
fcn 81 Charl's Bertrand who Is In California and the
other boy by the name of Crshen, from Ele< They bal
LCth recently lot te Catholic College, whore thsy bad
been attending scGOc ana bad PROBABLY loiged IN toe
barn Tor night or Two previous 10 its burning.
FATAL CAsUALTY.-The Greeasb0r0' Patriot,
o Saturday ssys Rev Jonas Case, young minister of
the Baptist Church was killed a. he started home from
Briccs CrOss Roads the evening Of election day By
dead tree whDh blown down scross the road
Anoth'r man VIZ knocked down AMI stunned but ~.
coveredi while others Ia company received some very
snehf H. uries.
EXTyysTE ROBBERY IN PoTTsynLg-On
Saturday night last The cwelry store Of Mr. George Hcs
ton. Ia Pottsso, entered by some daring villain or
villains, aud robbed OF watches and jevcry 20 amount
exceeding two thousand dollar reward Of 500 V
offered for the Of the thief and The recovery Of the
jowelry.
u The Ohio State Journal states that there
Is 2 movement on foot for holing National Railroad
Convention soincv here in the Great Wet AZ nIne %
be named hereafter bring the people OF the dfoTent
pets o; the country aether for the purpose % consult
son and acquiring Intelligence relating 10 the insrets OF
the country.
m Mrs. Harris says the only way 70 prevent
STEAMBOAT explosions Il to make the engineer que neir
water ashore H. Der opinion, al tnc oasuh scansoaD
cooking the stesm' on board
~ Judge Redfeld has been chosen Chic
Itire OF Inc luurcne Court Of Vermont, BY the Legs
sturr Of that tsi Chief J'tse Boyce hsving declned
p election 70 b" pot