New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-14
MAIL GLEANINGS.

~ The SUSSEX IN. J.) Register says
that terrific hail storm swept over Montague Tues
day last aging about half hour. The stones meas.
ured from ak 10 nine inches 10 circumference, and
some were nearly as large as mans Inst The storm
followed the of the Delaware River, commencing
In the northern part of Montague, and sweeping the
whole length of the township In track about two miles
wide
1t extended into sandyston township, but did COM
partively little damage therein. Fields OF grain we're
completely cut of-frut of all kind destroyed, and nu
me rous patches Of corn so injured that their
owners at once powed them up to put in buekwheat
The window slass in every building within the range
of the storm more or less Injured
Mr. Nelson Shook was narrowing In buckwheat when
Recommended and in his efforts to manage his alright
ed team be lost his hat and had his head very seriously
cut by the hail The team OF Mr. Benjamin Cole broke
loose and away With the harrow, until they were
completely exhausted and rendered nearly yalueiess
by cuts and bruises received from the hail, and from
the obstructons with which they came in contact Al
together the storm appears 10 have exceeded in vlo
lence any similar visitation within the memory OF the
inhabitants, and the damage sustained is very great
LY Mr.. Weed, in one of his agreeable
letters from Europe gives the following notice of the
mania for fine lace, which Is conspicuous among the
forms of modern extravaganza:
THE ladies visited the principal lace mandatory
where the Brussels article made and sold for sums OF
money that would ffighten prudent people. WHIST do
you think for example, of trimming dress with lace
at $3.50 and $500 yard But just now the rage Is Tor
old lace In Florence Rome Naples, Venice, &c, trait
fc in old lace is vevy active. Ladies look Tor II with
more soictude than for any other article OF dress
Neither ewelry precious stones are 50 much priced
as lace known to have been worn by Cardinal or
monk a century or two ago No lady thinks OF leaving
Italy without securr Of their precious spo5 OF
course the supply Of old lace keeps pace with the rap
Idly increasing demand How much Of 1t Is genuine /
will not undertake to say. Every lady quite cure she
can detect the antique from the modern
~ At the request OF a distinguished
citizen of Louisiana, the Secretary OF the Navy more
MD of tho East
India squadron to procure and send home roots OF the
sugar cane from SasDga, and the Straits OF Malacca
which Is believed to be superior 10 the cane now gro Tn
In the Southern States Of the Union and several boxes
of roots In growing state, have arrived and have
been turned the Department OF the Interior for
distribution among sugar planters at the Soutn-ot
allowing first and due proportion TO tue Intel
1igent gentleman Gov Roman, at whose suggestion the
impOrtati, was made.
Il A farmer named Warren Skinner, at
work In his field In Esrylle Oneidz CO. struck by
lightning and killed, "wednesday last His clothes
were torn into fragments, and thrown In different di
recops more than thirty feet from where he Stood and
both bis boots were entirely of and thrown at least
ten feet There scarcely shred o. any part OF MS
clothing left him. There we're two holes In his head
which appeared have been made by the electric huid
and also hole In the bottom OF each foot, and hole In
the ground directly under his foot.
u The Postmaster of Charleston, s. c.,
has issued notice cautionng the public against send
ing slaves 10 the Office for their letters. Instances have
occurred in which white rogues have taken valuable
packages from the negroes, but they cannot be con-
victed on black testimony
r. The President of a Loco FOcO Club
at Pqus the other evening closed meeting by calling
for three cheers for "Scott and King The cheers
given with WILL the Wings present for once TAX
ing TIE lead.
II A man at Utica who had been sun
struck and delious and dying, was saved by
putting bis feet in water.
II Commencement at Brown Univer-
sity takes place to-day DR. Bethune delivered the Phi
Beta Grafton yesterday.