New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-06
tn We have been informed by gentleman


just returned from surveying in the County OF Rnouski
that fell Sunday the Eth Oct about - miles
southeast Of River du Loup, TO the depth of egite'R
7chts having meo ured IN several places Monday
morning. at River du LCUp. the banks OF the St.
Lawrence, at the defiance above named it fell at the
came time 70 al out the depth Of half All inch only
and disappeared immediately. Though hear Of
having fallen during the last iOrtni yht, in ds-
taut partf, every point Of the compass around
this region end particularly 70 the soutlward, we
have not seen a particle Of snow in Quebec. True
one day the mountains to the north cOaied
with it, and occa-ioDally-wc may say frequently
ice has formed 20 slight thicknefs II not TOO cold
for ats and ordinay clothing. but are not yet ar
TiveG at UGH advanced stage Of the winter a. is
ported IN remoc qunr,0rs, whose Journals persist in
saying that Quebec Is irozenuT. iQuebec Mercury
rY- The Boston Trar'Hcr, speaking Of the
funeral at MerrLied saye The incidents OF yesterday
furnished very good Illustration of the advantages OF
advertising The steamers Mayhower md Atlantic both
made excurficns Mlrshfe1. The Atlantic advertised
In al the principal papers OF the city, at expense OF
some S35, and carried down between FIVE and rx hun
drel persons, at two dollars each. TIE Mayhower ad
verified IN only two papers-tLo circulation OF b1ii
OF which combined is Il sthun Ouebaf OF that of TIE
Iyopelicy-and carried down three hundred and fifty
passengcrs II door each one half the price of the
Atlantic The Atlantic rcciycd some $40 for the ex
cursion while the MsyfDwer- receipts did not exceed
$3.50, and ,hnt when inc Maylowcr by far the most
suitable Tor the cxcursion, a. the result proved.
sY' The Providence Journal Gays: &" We have
not seen tie coincidence anywhere noticed that Mr. Web
s'er rot the only great 10 whose mind 'Grcys
Ecey hrs occurred on the exc of death, but we read
that when Gen. Wolfe waa moving ut midnight in his
bOats 10 tbc attack Quebec with the shade of his sp
preaching fate upon hi mind he repeated TO his officers
th poem and at its cosc said Gentlemen had rather
be The eul or Of II O,c lines tim take Quebec tomor
row.. The parallel might be continued for me can
doubt FRI m the calm manner Of Mr. Webster's dopar-
ture that h, like Wolfe though in far higher field Of
conflict, was also a conquerOr even III DEATH
e>V' Tho well known case of Oliver and
Others against ID mel Cnutman Stephen Whcatley and
Philip Biechel, charged With harbonng and assisting
thirt, fciiye slaves TO escape from their in
Maryland was decided in The 4. = Circuit Court OF
Phil dClpha, tnrday, by the jury rendering YER
dict for TIC plaintiffs ia the sum Of $500 damages,
sg,ns Couhulon, aud not guilty rs 10 the other two de
fepdants The rinl commenced on the 18th OF last
month and the ury were locked up from Thursday
uorDing until Saturday evening. This dc ision settles
shf fact that juyies an ne Unit Stdes Courts in Pennsyl
van VIII give vcrdcts aganet persons who MD in the
spe OF fugitive slaves.
A SERIOUS ArrRAY-Ths morning q very
serious sfftv took place board Of boat lying
the Coumha.st bridge. between John Smith, captain
of canal boat. John D1nsar, and Charlcs Grant,
hand on board of barge. Ihe aHray grew out OF a
conversation regard to horse. Grant seized hand
spike about FIVE feet long deadly weapon and dealt
Smith blow the head, fracturing his skull He was
lcko up insonsibe, and conveyed TO the Office OF DE-
Smiti where his wound dressed IL is feared that
he cannot survive Grant arrested and taken be-
fore Justice Cole and, ot,e. partial examination, conf
nltted lAiO- Eve. Jour, 4Lh
rPj- The Importance of our town in the COM
meice Of tho country may he inferred from tte lset'
/, AZ our exports for 1851 amounted to ts9O1O wale
-, At Toronto for the came year $4,000 and
nj Unmjlch Sgl, 900 The imports nnd exports OF st.
Ca'lpruo place it among the most important ports IN
,hcproyince Another instance Of the rowing pros
Nv ~ our town will be found In the fact that the re-
Cent of Custom duties for Port Dhouie, for the quar-
ter ending Oct TO- was nearly el,9OJ more thnu was
received al ts port for whole year not long sr'''
sy l549 lSi. Cdherue' ~ T.
gR Mrs. Martha s Wolsey wife Of the
prssidert of Yale COLLEGE died H,ddrn al NewHVen,
on the evening of the Sd inst, in the iorheth year
her age.